2018 also marked the first ever Michelangelo Challenge sponsored by Pixologic, Lenovo, Wacom and Ultimaker where artists were tasked with creating a sculpt out of a digital block of clay in fifteen minutes, the idea being to simulate the subtractive stone sculpting methods of Michelangelo’s era. Onsite attendees enjoyed a chance to advance their artistic careers by taking advantage of ZBrush workshops as well as having their art portfolios reviewed by industry titans including Dreamworks Animation, Epic Games, Framestore VFX and more, giving them the unique opportunity to receive advice from talented pros and possibly even be recruited for jobs. This year’s winners were both first time champions, including Belgian artist Maarten Verhoeven known for his organic work surprising everyone by winning the Hard Surface category and recent Gnomon graduate Donna Urdinov becoming the youngest Organic category winner in her first time competing. The annual ZBrush Live Sculpt-Off kicks off the weekend each year with two dozen talented artists competing for the championship title in both Organic and Hard Surface modeling, the winner taking home a FormLabs Form 2 3D printer and holding the championship title for the year. The show, which includes exclusive presentations from over a dozen top tier studios and artists also provides a number of interactive activities both onsite and online for artists and fans to participate in. The event, which is held each year at the Gnomon School campus drew it’s largest crowd to date and was once again streamed globally to thousands of viewers.
After four exhilarating days, the fifth annual ZBrush Summit has come to a close. The applause of the crowd has quieted, the Wacom stylus laid in its cradle and the final stage light switched off.
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