Introduction
Hello everyone. My name is Yury, and I am a 3D Character Artist. I work at Side (formerly 1518 Studios). Today, I want to share with you the process of creating my fan art based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
The model was made using a gamedev pipeline. I have loved this universe since childhood. My favorite strategy game was Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. I even had a poster with a Space Marine on it. When I first started my way in 3D, I really wanted to create someone from this universe. But I understood that at the beginning, I did not have enough skills to make something truly interesting. Later, I started working, and time passed very fast. I completely forgot about Warhammer 40,000. And when I began to focus on my portfolio, I went in a totally different direction. You can also see here the making of another one of my works, published on 80 Level.
Everything changed when the game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was released. I spent more than 200 hours in it and understood that the moment had come. I could create something interesting from this universe. I chose a Khorne Space Marine. In some way, not because I like the cult of Khorne or Chaos, but because it would be a very interesting enemy for the classic Space Marines. In Space Marine 2, I don’t really like Chaos. There, it is shown as followers of Tzeentch, and their Space Marines are mostly just empty armor.