Kurt Papstein
Kurt’s passion lies in creating compelling characters and creatures. For the last 5 years, he has worked as a sculptor, concept designer, and teacher creating new and exciting monsters for film and games.
Maarten Verhoeven
Maarten is a 3D sculpting and design artist with a passion for anatomy, film and monsters. He has worked for Hasbro Toys and on films including G.I. Joe and Iron Man.
3DTotal Publishing
3DTotal was founded in 1999 as a simple 3D resource website. Over the last decade the site has evolved into one of the premier CG art websites in the world, offering a variety of training products, an inspirational gallery, a free texture library and hundreds of free tutorials on a variety of subjects.
In 2006, 3DTotal entered into partnership with Focal Press and launched the popular book series Digital Art Masters and Digital Painting Techniques. The premise for these books was to provide high quality content that would inspire and educate the next generation of digital artists. Featuring the work of top industry professionals, detailed tutorials and image breakdowns, these series have become firmly established as indispensible resources for any digital artist.
After five successful years working with Focal Press, 3DTotal Publishing was launched in early 2010. As well as self-publishing the next volumes in the pre-existing Digital Art Masters and Digital Painting Techniques series, 3DTotal Publishing has launched a number of new titles including: The Art of Atomhawk Design: Volume 1, Photoshop for 3D Artists: Volume 1 and Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop.
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, UK. Originally a digital artist's resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.
Cover by Andrew Hem. Born during his parents' move from Cambodia in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, Andrew Hem grew up between two cultures - the rural society of his Khmer ancestors, and the dynamic urban arts of the tough Los Angeles neighbourhood where his family came to rest. Fascinated by graffiti at an early age, he honed his skills with graphics and composition on the walls of the city before following a passion for figure drawing to a degree in illustration from Art Center College of Design. Working in gouache, oil, and acrylic, Andrew Hem weaves atmospheric, richly textured narratives in a vivid palette.
Contributions from Feefal. Feefal (real name Linnea) is a Swedish/Japanese artist with a following of over 1.1 million on Instagram. She is known for creating anthropomorphized figures and cute, spooky characters. She lives in Stockholm and she shares her art on Instagram on a regular basis. Feefal uses Procreate (digital software), graphite, and gouache for her work. She published a top-selling art book, The Art of Feefal with 3dtotal Publishing in 2022.
