Amir Anbarestani’s Awesome Custom Collectibles
At the young age of 27, Amir Anie is a self-taught digital artist whose craft began as a hobby and eventually became a job that pays. And of course, it sprang from passion that he nurtured early on.
With an experience in creating custom collectibles, Amir Anie definitely knows the ropes around the Digital Arts industry and is more than competent and talented. But of course being tenured as a digital artist doesn’t come without challenges.
Let’s get to know Mr. Amir Anie and his journey into becoming a ZBrush artist.
Xeno Creatives (XC): ZBrush technology brought a lot to the industry. What processes did you have to learn to be skilled in it?
Amir Anie (AA): I have a background in traditional sculpting and found the transition into Digital/ZBrush quiet challenging. The most difficult part was having to learn how to use the program and getting used to sculpt using a stylus rather than my fingers.
XC: As a dedicated artist how did ZBrush help you further your art?
AA: Its efficiency helped me speed up my content output and improve the level of quality and detail in my work.
XC: Was your craft really a passion to begin with, a hobby, or a mere job?
AA: My craft began as a hobby and passion and slowly worked its way into my real life, showing me that I could maybe make it my full time job.
XC: Given your experience in the industry, what do you think is your edge as a 3D artist?
AA: That’s a hard one, but I’d say it’s much easier for me to understand the shape of objects and human form in a 3D space.
XC: Whom do you do you consider your influence(s)?
AA: That would a be a very long list but to mention a few, I love the works of Mark Newman, Troy Mcdevitt, Steve Lord, Marin Canale and Simon Lee to name a few.
XC: So far, what were the challenges that you had encountered working in the 3D industry?
AA: Every Project has its own challenges. So far I have walked into a challenges on every project that I have never encountered before. But I find it very difficult for me to work on complex hard surface models.
XC: What is your most exciting project to date?
AA: It has to be the Domino, because I learnt a lot from my mentors working on that piece.
XC: Do you have any advice to aspiring artists?
AA: Learn your anatomy, sculpt every day, and learn how to market yourself.
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