jsmarantz Working on #cyborg was a huge honor. I’ve always loved the character and thought that this take on him for #justiceleague was really cool. The design was based around #apokolips technology, so it wasn’t going to be clean tech. Figuring out how to do that in #zbrush was a real challenge. I got pretty close in the first pass, but I had to spend a lot of time refining the design.
Originally I wanted to hold on to a lot of the football player shapes and went a bit bulky with it. Then when I realized that we wanted to show that his body was completely destroyed I started slimming him down.
I was really proud of the visual connection to the apokolips armor of #darksied and #steppenwolf. I came up with a fast solution for the faceted large metal pieces. I quickly sculpted them and then decimated the pieces multiple times to get that planer diamond cut effect.
When justice league came out it was disappointing that we lost the second set arms. That idea really sold how alien the technology was and was one of the more unique elements to this #cyborg. So glad we got it back!
I loved Ray Fisher’s portrayal of the character. So sad and stoic. When working on a concept, you know that no matter how cool the Art turns out if there isn’t an incredible performance behind it it just won’t work. Fisher was amazing! It still amazes me we got the directors cut. So much work, I never thought I see it on screen. It was incredible to see the original vision.
New Spidey Suits from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game get the Variant Spotlight
New Spidey Suits from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game get the Variant Spotlight #comics #comicbooks #spiderman
The highly-anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launches on October 20, and Marvel’s Spider-Man comics are joining the excitement with new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Variant Covers! Showcasing designs of the new suits that will be available in the game, these previously unannounced covers will adorn various Spider-Man titles starting in November, including upcoming issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Miles…
jsmarantz You never know which sketches are actually going to turn into something. I remember doing these early Steppenwolf sketches in a café in Leavesden. The doodles were just for me. Everything I did on that show was in #Zbrush for the most part. Justice League was a great project to be a part of. I started the show in LA and then they flew me to the UK. I was listening to my favorite album on loop, @_health_ “Death Magic”. It was an exciting and surreal time. I was working on all of my favorite characters while being in a new place. I brought two computers with me. I left one at the studio and had another one at the flat. I was working on this project nonstop and it was really exciting. Every artist has a show that changes their work and takes them to the next level. This was one of those shows for me. I’ll always have fond memories working on this project and working with the incredible teams in both Los Angeles and London.