Congratulations to our winner!
This year again the decision wasn't easy for the jury as we had so many stunning nominees but the jury came through and selected the winner of the 3D Artist of the Year 2020: Chen Jiangtao! Chen was able to convince the jury with his 3D rendition of 'The Unequal Marriage' by Vasily Pukirev. Congratulations Chen!
We also want to take the opportunity to thank all the participants of our 3D Artist of the Month contest, especially the twelve winners of 2020! It's thanks to amazing artists such as you, that we are able to build a 3D community. Keep on being creative, pushing the boundaries of what's possible and amaze the world with your art! New submissions will be published in our gallery on January 4th, so stay tuned for that!
![3D Artist of the Year 2020](/images/rf/aoty/Winner-AOTY2020-Chen-Jiangtao-1110-601.jpg)
Artists
Yuriy Dulich
January 2020
"Nature inspires me, there simply is no better architect or designer. When working, I frequently watch various documentaries on my second monitor. It broadens my horizon and helps instill new ideas."
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Alexandre Mougenot
February 2020
"When it comes to styles, I want to try my hands at absolutely everything! I love working with realistic characters while continuing to deepen my anatomy basics, and then make them more stylized."
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Chen Jiangtao
March 2020
"I am fascinated by the relation between traditional and digital art and wanted to try my hands at a traditional painting and see what effect I could achieve in 3D."
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Jared Fischler
April 2020
"Having a balanced creative mindset is super important, because traditional art is full of abstract work, while CGI more often tends to chase realism."
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Santiago Vilaseca
May 2020
"I draw inspiration from all things around me, in my daily life as well as in my travels. Music is another invaluable source of inspiration for me."
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Constantin Vilsmeier
June 2020
"I observe how the material reacts in the sun, how dust or dirt builds up on surfaces, how old age wears down wood or metal."
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Paul Birman
July 2020
"Learn, learn, learn! Every day, try to learn something new! Create your own projects and don’t be scared to post it everywhere on the internet."
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Sarah Petruzzi
August 2020
"First of all, I gathered all the resources I needed, including references from the film itself as well as photos of the real props such as the headbands."
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Artur Tamiola
September 2020
"What inspires me the most as a 3D artist is to solve problems given by myself and others. To be more exact – I try to see the bigger picture, understand different fields of work and figure out how to go about it."
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Kasita Wonowidjojo
October 2020
"Whatever I do, I like to either have a story in mind or a message I want to portray visually. When that storytelling element is in the heart of the piece, everything else falls into place."
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Javier Pedreño
November 2020
“My favorite discipline is 3D sculpting characters. I just love putting aside the technical aspects for a while and only focus on the basics such as anatomy, proportions, silhouette, etc."
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Alexander Alojants
December 2020
“In my opinion, personal projects are really important not only as part of a portfolio and demonstration of your capabilities, but also as means for artists to seek out and overcome self-imposed challenges."
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