Hey everyone!

This is the project I created during Leticia Gillett’s mentorship.

Throughout the mentorship, we created the character and story from scratch while learning and applying different design principles. This class was especially meaningful to me because, besides being a student, I was also Leticia’s assistant, helping the other students with questions and feedback. It was an amazing and valuable experience for me. Huge shout-out to Leticia for that! :)

About the project: my character is the underboss of an Italian mafia family, and today is his day off… or kind of hahaha. He is extremely loyal to his family and works day and night. He barely ever takes a day off, and even when he sleeps, he stays close to his gun so he can always be ready. You never know when you might get betrayed.

I came up with the idea after binge-watching The Sopranos, and I’m also a huge fan of Martin Scorsese’s mafia movies.

I was responsible for every aspect of the project, from character design and storytelling to modeling, posing, lookdev, grooming, lighting, and rendering.

Software: ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D Painter, XGen, Arnold

I hope you like it! :)

https://www.artstation.com/leticiarg