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Interview with Ali Noori

Take a closer look at Ali Noori's upgraded Infested Marine from Starcraft, with November's fantasy gallery winner and Blizzardfest entry...

Take a closer look at Ali Noori's upgraded Infested Marine from Starcraft, with November's fantasy gallery winner and Blizzardfest entry...

Ali Noori's Blizzardfest entry of the Infected Marine character won November's gallery award in the fantasy category with 630 points; a character he upgraded from a lowly station to hero status. Find out more...

3dtotal: Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you, what do you do, and where are you located?
Ali Noori: It's my pleasure. Im a 3D artist working as a freelancer, and living in Tehran, Iran. I have been working in 3D since 2008, and for the past 2 years I decided to focus a little more on modeling, especially character modeling .

3dt: Tell us the story behind your recent Blizzardfest gallery entry: What inspired you to create it?
AN: Yes, I created this character for the Blizzardfest challenge. Starcraft is one of my favorite games and it has a lot of great characters, and there is unit in the game by the name of Infested Marine. I decided to upgrade the character from this unit with special armor making him into a hero for his unit.

3dt: What software did you use and do you have any tips for using this software, or any other software that you use to create your art in general?
AN: I used ZBrush for sculpting and 3ds Max for some modeling and rendering, and also 3D-Coat and Photoshop for texturing.

Using software like 3D-Coat or MARI for texturing is recommended because you have more control on your model and a better result as well.

3dt: Who are your favorite artists, traditional or digital, and can you explain why?
AN: There are some artists that inspire me, such as Caleb Nefzen, Rafael Ghencev, Gilberto Magno and lots of other artists...!

3dt: If you could choose any superhero power, what would you take?
AN: Haha, I like the Batmans armor and vehicle 'The Bat'. If I could use them, that would be interesting!

Related links:

Check out more of Ali Noori's work on Facebook
Ali's image earned 630 points in the November fantasy category
Get your hands on ZBrush Characters & Creatures

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