viiartistic vision of a project not only during the concept design stage, but also throughout produc-
tion. Zack is currently working as a freelance art director and concept designer for feature film
and video games. He is also a member of the Art Directors Guild Technology Committee.
Alex Alvarez
Alex is founder and director of the Gnomon Workshop and of the Gnomon School of Visual
Effects in Hollywood. Having dedicated the last decade to educating students and professional
artists around the world, Alex has helped change the face of computer graphics and design edu-
cation. He has been published in industry magazines, websites, and books, and he has taught
courses at several major trade conferences. Alex is president of the Los Angeles Maya Users
Group and sits on the Advisory Boards for Highend3D.com and CGSociety. He continues to
work on personal and professional projects, recently as a creature development artist on the
James Cameron film Avatar. Prior to Gnomon, Alex worked for Alias|Wavefront as a consultant
and trainer for studios in the Los Angeles area. Alex is an alumnus of the Art Center College of
Design and the University of Pennsylvania.
Eddie Yang
Eddie has been working in the film industry for 22 years, creating characters for such films
as Clash of the Titans, Ironman, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Superman,
The Grinch, Planet of the Apes, and Men in Black. Eddie started his career as a sculptor/
designer for Academy Award winning make-up effects artist Rick Baker in 1987. After a
16-year career with Rick, Eddie pursued a career in digital effects before joining the Stan
Winston Studio in 2003. Today he offers his services through http://www.eddieyang.com.
Ryan Kingslien
Ryan Kingslien is a digital sculptor working to advance the state of digital sculpting and develop
new ways to use the computer as an artist’s tool. He is the founder of ZBrushWorkshops.com.
Svengali
As a leading creator of some of the most useful plug-ins for ZBrush, Svengali can be found
at http://www.zbrushcentral.com.
Fabian Loing
Fabian Loing was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is currently a character artist living in
Canada and working for Pandemic Studios.
Image Contributors
In addition, I would like to thank the following for consenting to include images of their work
in the book. I hope you find these images as compelling and inspiring as I do.
• Alex Oliver, “The Mummy”
• Arran Lewis, “ZSphere anatomy”
• Magdalena Dadela, “Old woman”
• Steve Jubinville, “The darkness monster”
• Joel Mongeon, “Studio Wall series”