FAN ART | IRONHEAD STUDIOS THE THING

It has been YEARS since I did a personal collaboration project.

I have had this one in mind for over a year now, ever since I saw Ironhead post this concept maquette that Jose sculpted for the original Fantastic 4 film.

It is no secret that I am obsessed with everything Ironhead Studios produces, in particular their helmets and masks. Jose Fernandez is a wizard and in my humble opinion, everything he does is absolute gold.

The goal I had in mind for this piece was to honor the design Jose created and create something that is photoreal but not in the sense of a photoreal living creature, but in the sense of a real maquette with a little bit of extra texture and material flair.

I want to give an enormous shout out to my friend Sergey Ponomarenko who agreed to take on the monumental task of modeling and sculpting this fella based on Jose's design. I couldn't be happier with what Sergey has done, it is absolutely STUNNING!

We plan to take on another Ironhead/Jose design for our next project so more to come on that later!

The Thing was rendered in Arnold for Maya and consists of 7 4K UDIMs.

Texture work was done in Substance Painter.

Thanks for looking and we hope you like it!

Model and Sculpt by Sergey Ponomarenko
Textures, Materials and Rendering by myself
Concept/Design by Ironhead Studios

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/18oyoe

Ironhead Studios Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KqCvAleb6/
Sergey Ponomarenko: https://www.artstation.com/nakedbuddha