Curtis Jackson

A hyper-realistic digital double of Curtis Jackson AKA “50 Cent” in collaboration with Alex Mendonza developed as a personal study in likeness and character reproduction. The project was created entirely from scratch using photographic reference. The focus was on achieving high-fidelity detail across sculpting, texturing, grooming, and look development, with an emphasis on accuracy, material response, and overall realism. The work reflects a disciplined, hands-on approach to digital human creation.

Year:2025Production:Personal projectDuties:Art Direction, Character Design

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Anatomy & Realsim Studies

Collaborative project with Alex Mendonza  centered on the creation of a hyper-real digital human, with a strong focus on likeness, skin fidelity, and overall realism. The character was sculpted in ZBrush, and textured in Substance Painter with grooming and assembly handled in Cinema 4D, and final shading and rendering completed in Octane.

Behind The Art

Diving into the process

A “Behind the Art” breakdown showcasing the texturing process in Substance Painter, with a focus on realistic skin development. The video highlights the creation of roughness variation, micro-detail layering, and the refinement of surface response, alongside the texturing of beard and hair elements to achieve natural depth and cohesion.