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Tom Isaksen
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Character Director at Ubisoft Paris
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Hi, I'm Tom, Character artist with 25+ years of industry experience, worked on Hitman, Ghost Recon and other AAA games. 3D is my job and my hobby and will probably mostly write about that.

www.artstation.com/characterink
A long time ago (well… 2015), I modeled this scene from a galaxy far, far away. Happy Star Wars Day – May the 4th be with you! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #CGI #3DArt #FanArt
May 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
After finding Zbrush for iPad underwhelming, I'm diving into Nomad Sculpt. Any fellow Zbrush veterans have tips for transitioning? Particularly interested in workflow differences and hidden features. #3DSculpting #NomadSculpt #DigitalArt
March 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Turns out Civ VII isn't all that great, what a shame. Guess I will wait a few years and try again, so I can get back to making 3D. #CivilizationVII #Civ7 #Gaming #JustOneMoreTurn #Steam #Strategy4X
February 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
After years of waiting, and playing Civ VI, Civilization VII drops today on Steam for pre-order players! My 3D projects might have to wait – you know how it goes... "just one more turn" 😅
#CivilizationVII #Civ7 #Gaming #JustOneMoreTurn #Steam #Strategy4X
February 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here is a turntable animation of my 3D Firefighters. #blender #3dart #FDNY #firefighters
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚒Personal 3Dart inspired by my firefighting days. Finished and posted on Artstation. A tribute to @FDNY and firefighters worldwide. Started in 3ds Max/maya, before I decided to switch to Blender. www.artstation.com/artwork/zxKZ2Z #3DArt #Firefighters #Blender #FDNY #FirstResponders #3dart
Firefighters-FDNY, Tom Isaksen
Spent the last year of my spare time creating this piece, drawing from my own experiences as a firefighter. There's a unique energy in those critical moments - the weight of the gear, the heat, the focus. Wanted to honor the daily courage of FDNY and firefighters everywhere through this work. The project started in 3ds Max/Maya with V-Ray, but I moved everything to Blender/Cycles for the final presentation. It's been a journey, but I'm confident my next personal project will also be in Blender.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Setting up VDB fire and alembic water simulation in Blender for my personal 3D project. Motion blur gets a bit glitch but otherwise happy with the progress.
#LearningBlender #Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #3Dshader #BlenderCommunity #3Dartist #DigitalArt #Firefighters #JangaFX #Embergen #LiquiGen
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Getting to grips with Blender hair, recreating the brows, lashes, peach fuzz etc. from my Fire Fighter project, previously done with xgen. I don't feel in complete control yet.

#LearningBlender #Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #3Dshader #BlenderCommunity #3Dartist #DigitalArt #hair #Firefighters
January 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Testing out the Geometry node in Blender to make reflective strips, wonder if there are other methods out there to get more physically correct results?

#Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #3Dshader #BlenderCommunity #3Dartist #DigitalArt #SubstancePainter #Shaders #Firefighters
January 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Still having fun with Blender, getting into the shading side of things on my fire fighter project. Blender seems to have trouble reloading textures when rendering on the GPU tho.

#Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #3Dmodeling #BlenderCommunity #3Dartist #DigitalArt #SubstancePainter #Shaders #Firefighters #Mud
January 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My first step in learning Blender is to finish the firefighter project I started last year in 3ds Max/Maya. So far I'm having a lot of fun and particularly enjoy the very fast GPU rendering directly in the viewport.

#Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #3Dmodeling #BlenderCycles #render #3D
January 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
After years of watching my wallet cry from software subscriptions, I'm finally going full Blender for my personal 3D art!

#Blender3D #b3d #3Dart #GameDev #OpenSource #3Dmodeling #BlenderCommunity #3Dartist #GameDev #DigitalArt
January 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hi, I'm Tom, Character artist with 25+ years of industry experience, worked on Hitman, Ghost Recon and other AAA games. 3D is my job and my hobby and will probably mostly write about that.

www.artstation.com/characterink
January 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Looks like my Samsung EVO 960 might need a blood sacrifice to boot today #asus #samsung #ssd #m2 #numberofthebeast
December 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM