Autodesk Maya · Substance 3D Painter · Unreal Engine 5
Finished painting · Tonally adjusted reproduction
Original reference
The starting point.
From Marc Gabbana’s illustration to a three-dimensional interpretation.
The futuristic vision of the Top Gear 3000 cover shaped my creative journey. Since September 2022, I have been interpreting its curves and mechanical details in three dimensions.
The preliminary studies explore the composition, vehicle and characters. Together with the finished painting, they offer a closer look at the original process and the forms that guide my reinterpretation.
From original art to volume.
A personal tribute to Marc Gabbana’s Top Gear 3000 artwork. A hard-surface modeling study developed in Autodesk Maya.
Concept and process.
The model was built in Autodesk Maya. Hard-surface modeling translates the illustrated silhouette into volumes, curved surfaces and mechanical parts while preserving the proportions that make the car recognizable.
The high-density mesh supports the bodywork cutouts and assembly details. The untextured views reveal this construction before the final presentation.
The workflow also uses Substance 3D Painter and includes development of the presentation in Unreal Engine 5.
Autodesk Maya · Substance 3D Painter · Unreal Engine 5
Form, construction and detail.
More views and details.
References, reinterpretations and applications.
A tribute in another language.
The vintage “IT’S LIKE TOTALLY ALIEN MAN” advertisement is the starting point for the “IT’S LIKE TOTALLY UNREAL MAN” poster. The reinterpretation echoes its typography, composition and campaign tone, now featuring my 3D model. Replacing ALIEN with UNREAL alludes to the project’s development for Unreal Engine 5.
Top Gear 3000 © Gremlin Graphics / Kemco / Nintendo. Reference artwork: Marc Gabbana. 3D model and original compositions: Ramon Fer Studio.