Zicon makes pretty pictures

Zicon · September 12

Some days you just need a hot elf in a suit.

An albino elf with long hair wearing a purple suit and platform shoes with high heels. They are leaning forwards, hands on their knees, and giving the camera a big grin.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · September 16

Wolfgang is, hands down, the finest character made for any generation.

Realistic portrait render of a man with multiple scars and one milky eye looking up at the camera. He's wearing a black space pirate outfit with glowing red details, and has a thick gold ring in his ear. He has a glowing sword slung casually over his shoulder, and he tips his hat as if in greeting.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · September 18

I didn't set out to make a series of these, it just happened.

A dark-skinned elf man in a black suit stands in a confident stance, smirking at the camera.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

David R · September 18

On thing that brings your figures to life is your mastery of facial expressions. Well done.

Zicon · September 18

Thank you very much! It's incredibly satisfying when a custom character grows into their facial expressions, when a given expression looks obviously wrong or obviously right on them.

Zicon · September 19

The results of combining a posing exercise with trying out the character Akhane. I'm not entirely happy with how the thumb-in-waistband turned out, but fixing it to my satisfaction would have meant spending far too much time on something intended to be quick.

Realistic 3D rendering of a barely dressed elven man in front of a wall with bright lights.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · September 20

I made this for the "floating islands" event on Creative Brew. At the time I planned for it to be the first in a series, but it didn't work out that way.

My guideline for building this scene was "if I still have VRAM to spare, it's not done yet." Everything you see in the image exists as an object in the scene, nothing was added in post, so this about as big and complex as it can get and still render in one pass.

The actual floating islands seen in the background is my very first attempt to sculpt an asset from scratch in Blender. The result was objectively Not Good in just about every possible way, but I knew exactly what it needed to do, and it was Good Enough for that.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · September 25

I don't get vampires at all, but I'll fake it if you ask nicely.

Featuring ChangelingChick's new character Marius.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

ChangelingChick · September 25

Zicon said:

Wolfgang is, hands down, the finest character made for any generation.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Ok that's amazing. And agreed. He is indeed awesome!

Zicon · September 27

ChangelingChick said:

And agreed. He is indeed awesome!

I am constantly crossing my fingers he will get an equally amazing G9 version. It makes creating art a little awkward, but it's worth it.

Zicon · September 27

Gordig said:

Just from a technical perspective, I would suggest that the room is too brightly lit for the phone to be putting out that much light.

You are probably right, but if I have to choose between perfect realism and effective storytelling, I will always lean towards the latter.

Zicon · September 30

This absolute nonsense was made for the "cosmic horror" event on Creative Brew. It's my most complex and time-consuming work to date, with lots of tiny details and easter eggs, including one that has never been spotted so far.

In addition to making the scene, I also did multiple voice recordings for the soundtrack made by my amazing collaborator Griesmeel.

Like Floating Islands, this one is a VRAM-buster, and the only time I've had to dig out Scene Optimizer to squeeze the scene into 24 GB.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

David R · October 2

Zicon said:

This absolute nonsense was made for the "cosmic horror" event on Creative Brew. It's my most complex and time-consuming work to date, with lots of tiny details and easter eggs, including one that has never been spotted so far.

In addition to making the scene, I also did multiple voice recordings for the soundtrack made by my amazing collaborator Griesmeel.

Like Floating Islands, this one is a VRAM-buster, and the only time I've had to dig out Scene Optimizer to squeeze the scene into 24 GB.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Did you do something to make the perspective a little cockeyed? It just looks off to me. Like one of those medeval paintings made before they really understood perspective. Maybe it's just the subject matter.

Zicon · October 2

David R said:

Did you do something to make the perspective a little cockeyed? It just looks off to me. Like one of those medeval paintings made before they really understood perspective. Maybe it's just the subject matter.

It's rendered with an orthographic camera to open up the view and give it a touch of that old 2.5D look.

Zicon · October 3

This was my entry into the Crazy Fashion Kitbash contest on the 3D Shards forums, and features many hours of texturing work to turn single garments into outfits.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 8

This one is part posing practice, and part excuse to put a hot elf in a suit. Because sometimes you just really, really need to put a hot elf in a suit.

A dark-skinned elf with multiple scars in a two-piece business suit and mirrored sunglasses.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 9

Talan has a face that was made for eyerolling while scoffing at the petty concerns of mortals.

A pale-skinned elf man with blond hair, clothes in pastel silk, and multiple pieces of silver jewelry set with purple gemstones. He is sitting on a throne in pastel velvet and silver decorations, and is looking off to the side while absent-mindedly playing with his necklace, apparently uninterested in what is going on in front of him. His expression is somewhere between bored and disgusted.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 11

The new FilaToon shaders is one of the best things to ever happen to Daz Studio. Just look at my boy Taren! Look how cute he is!

Render of a young blond man with one green eye and one blue eye in a cel-shaded cartoon style. He is wearing a pink t-shirt and is smiling to the camera, and is pointing towards his face as if it say "look at me!". Behind him is a green landscape with multiple trees against the blue sky of a sunny day.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 12

CC Marius toons pretty well, too.

Cel-shaded rendering of a tall vampire man in a frilly red shirt that is open down the front. He grins at the viewer, holding up his goblet in greeting.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

3Diva · October 13

These are great! It's good to see male characters get attention. And I really like the FilaToon ones too!

3Diva · October 13

Zicon said:

This little cutie was made as a gift for Pax Asteriae's birthday.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Dawww So cute!

Zicon · October 13

3Diva said:

It's good to see male characters get attention.

Hot men and pretty landscapes are my favourite subjects! If I'm making anything else, it's usually a promo or a commission!

Zicon · October 14

I made this as a test render when the Michael 9 bundle was released, and thought it turned out nice.

Realistic 3D image of what looks like a medieval village. A man with a gun in his hand looks around him in suspicion. Another man with a bloody knife in his hand and blood on his clothes is hiding behind a corner. He looks scared.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 20

I made a comment how this shirt texture looked like something a certain type of tosser would wear, and was immediately punished/rewarded with making the comment into a promo picture for the shirt. That should teach me to keep my big mouth shut.

Scene of a man and a woman in a fancy bar. The man has an awful fake tan, bleached hair and airpods, and is waving around a gold credit card as he leans towards the woman with a big grin showing off whitened teeth. The woman is leaning back from him, holding one hand up between them, while using the other hand to cover her drink.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 26

Landscapes continue to be my second favourite thing to make.

A placid stream moving through an autumnal forest.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 27

Something I made for the weekly challenge in the Daz Slackers discord a couple of years ago.

A humanoid robot made of wood and stone sits on a rock in a desolate landscape, its head leaning on its hand as it looks at a flower.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

WinterMoon · October 27

Zicon said:

Landscapes continue to be my second favourite thing to make.

Zicon · October 29

I'm not immune to the influence of halloween, so if you ask me to make promos at this time of year, this is the kind of thing you get.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · October 30

What do we have here

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Zicon · November 1

Today has been a pretty crummy day, which means my first impulse is to do something horrible to my favourite grumpy goblin. I don't think this will make him any less grumpy. Happy Halloween and good night!

A young, green-skinned goblin man is angrily pulling at the skimpy, cat-themed witch costume he's been dressed in, unaware he's accidentally about to stomp on a cat.

[ view in daz gallery | view full version ]

Notifications

Zicon makes pretty pictures

Comments

Adding to Cart…