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"Hai Phan"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 14; Deviations: 59; Watchers: 4275
Watching: 29; Pageviews: 155542; Comments Made: 406; Friends: 29
# About me
My name is Hai Phan and I'm a character artist for games.I went to art school at SCAD, and then did 3d modeling for a naval subcontractor before I finally made the jump into games. I was at ArenaNet working on the Guild Wars series for nearly 5 years, and then moved on to Trion Worlds working on Rift and other projects for 2 years, and now I'm at Blizzard Entertainment working on Overwatch.
There's actually a lot more art work (especially if you're looking for old Guild Wars stuff) you can find on my personal web site: [link]
Thanks for stopping by my gallery!
# Comments
Comments: 200
hELLO! Amazing gallery, it's astounding to find professional gallery with lowpoly models for game.
Have you played final fantasy dissidia (PSP)?
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Amazing to cross your path here when I was just looking for fanart.
Your work is breathtaking and I dream of having the same job as you one day. (Still studying for)
Keep going.
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hi, i'm recently playing overwatch and i just happened to stumble across your account. great work on making those models. mercy is my favorite character and i think you made her look really amazing!
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Man I know you and your stuff for a while, amazing work you did there for all the big games you worked on.
I'm currently a student at a game arts school but sometimes... well it's not an easy job...
And now I'm playing Overwatch and remember that I know your deviantart account.
I really look up to you! You are kind of a role model for me.
I would do anything to just sit right next to you at work and learning form a true grandmaster.
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I love your style, thanks for staying here and, of course, still drawing
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Hello Hai, just want to thank you for making the amazing collection of tutorials, so far I'm on the 4th volume and I'm loving it, can't wait to buy the last two, I just have one question I've seen that all of your lowpoly models have a really nice wireframe with no crooked edge loops, how do you achieve that? is it part of some tool with in 3dcoat or is it by moving one vertex at a time 
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Great gallery, Hai Phan!
I've recently bought and watched all your volumes on CGCircuit, but I still want more! Zbrush / high-poly modeling specifically... I've recently got in it, and there's so much to take in, what with all the possible workflows involved in it (ex: when to use Subdivision, Dynamesh or Zremesher at the stage of modeling I'm in? ). I would also be interested in hearing your own personal tips concerning hands, feet and detailed prop-making (ex: ornate belts/bags/quivers...), for example, which weren't part of your volumes.
I'm also curious regarding your use of blocks of hair instead of the traditional sheets of hair... Suppose your company asks you to transition one of your characters to hair planes, how would you proceed? And if you modeled for a game knowing those characters used only hair sheets, would you even bother spending time modeling the high-poly hair mesh at all?
One final question: do you think Marvelous Designer 4 would be a good tool to add to your high-poly workflow? It's a clothing/fabric mesh simulator, and has been used in games like Metal Gear Solid 5, with pretty good results.
Thanks for your time!
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Thanks for checking out my videos. It's hard to definitively say when to use those modeling features in zbrush because everyone likes to work in different ways. I usually avoid getting into specifics like that because what works for me may not work for others, and vice versa. However, you're right that it could still be useful so hopefully one day I'll get around to making some more videos (although by the time I finish you may already have mastered everything on your own!).
For the hair, it really depends on the style you're going for. Even when I do use sheets for hair, I tend to use larger shapes because most of the work I do is more stylized. Using a lot of hair strips typically means that you'll be reusing portions of the hair texture which works better in more realistic art styles. If I was asked to convert one of my models to use more hair strips then it would definitely be possible, but it would basically mean I would have to remake the hair. I still think sculpting the shape of the hair is useful as a guide for how to arrange hair strips. The main difference would be that I probably wouldn't need to refine the sculpt since I'd be relying less on normal maps.
Marvelous designer is definitely a great tool. I haven't used it much myself, but I think it's going to be a must have for artists who need realistic clothing wrinkles and such.
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Thank you for the answers, Hai Phan.
I'll definitely try to incorporate MD4 into my pipeline then. As for your videos, let's just say we never stop learning new things. So if you make more, I'll definitely still be buying and watching them.
Anyways, keep up the great work over there. Oh, and don't let those politically-correct people get to your art, please. I believe we're all aware by now of the flak you're getting from so-called feminists who are calling you and your art "sexist".
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You really inspire me as a Character Designer. I hope I can master 3D and 2D as you someday. How you have studied? How you have exercised your skills?
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I've still not mastered anything yet, but thanks. I think the best advice I can give is to have a genuine interest in what you want to do and be ready to devote a lot of time to it. It takes a long time to develop for most people, and it's not for everyone, but if you're willing to put in the effort then you'll be fine.
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Thank you for the words. I'll push it hard - and have patience.
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Your artworks are phenomenal man, i hope you make more
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I loved your art since Rift. When I saw the characters for Overwatch I was blown away. Then it turns out you did them. I am so depressed Titan was canceled it would be amazing to see you do some monsters too.
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I only made the characters that are in my gallery, but thanks. 
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You modeled the characters for Overwatch? Amazing! Did you also design the characters or are you able to give me a link to the website or any place i can the follow the artwork of the people who did too? I really admire your work and wish to be able to see more. So inspiring!
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I'm just one of character modelers on the Overwatch team. We're just responsible for the modeling. Here's one of my coworkers, Renaud Galand:
The actual character concept design is primarily done by Arnold Tsang:
Another concept artist on our team, John Polidora:
There are other artists too, of course, but I don't think they're on DA.
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Hi, if you're still interested we can put some of your work into our Gallery. We decided to postpone our Magazine to have the possibility to insert new features. Now we have a 3D digital/ Full interactive Magazine planned for the next weeks with the possibility, for example, to insert video gallery, photo gallery, links to website, 3D models in Augmented Reality, script html5 and so on. This magazine will be avaiable for apple and android devices. Within the next issues it would be great to insert some of your amazing works and, if possible, a link to a making of (but this is not necessary). That's it! if you're interested we need some full hd images of your works (with also images of production's stage: AO, Wireframe etc...), the label of copyright that we need to insert over the pictures, and some technical information about the opera: name, software used, information about special technics used, link to website and portfolio. Also, there's a possibility to use some materials for an animated cover.
Hoping in your reply, I offer you my best regards.
Dr. Gianluigi Lasco
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Your artwork is amazing man. I hope to one day be just as great.
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Hi, my name is Gianluigi and i'm a Publisher and 3D Animator. My newborn
publishing company, GL Interaction (www.glinteraction.com ), is now
working at the first issue of a new 3D digital Magazine (I Like 3D) planned for
January 2014. This magazine will be avaiable for apple and android devices and
for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Within this first issue or in the next issues it would be
great to insert some of your amazing pictures and, if possible, links to making
off videos. That's it! if you're interested we need some full hd images of
your works (with also images of production's stages: AO, Wireframe etc...),
the label of copyright that we need to insert over the pictures, and some
technical information about the images: Name of the work, Software Used,
Information about special technics used, link to website and portfolio.
You can use this e-mail address to reply gianluigi.lasco@glinteraction.com
Hoping in your reply, I offer you my most cordial greetings.
Dr. Gianluigi Lasco
vimeo.com/gianluigilasco
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Awesome work! love your work and big thanks for your tutorial series
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Thanks! I hope you find the tutorials useful.
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Just saw your 3d modeling posts. Amazing.
Out of curiosity...The "Mr. Z" painting, was that dedicated to someone near the John's Creek/Duluth area? I see that you went to SCAD and that face looks oddly familiar to someone I knew in Georgia.
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Actually, it's for my best friend's family back in Virginia, but it's interesting that you know someone who looks similar!
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hey hey
maybe you remind me
and also that i have something from you
i just want to let you know
finally
after quite two years
i start building your Avian Defender
don't ask why it took so long
yes, a bit of lazyness but also a huge respect for the work
i'm meanwhile finished the whole editing and unfolding process
and i have to say
this is the hardest, biggest and most complex model i've ever build so far
believe it or not
some little facts
60cm tall, 674 pieces on 94 pages
you can be exited
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Oh, wow, awesome!!! I had actually forgotten that you were making it, but now I can't wait to see it!
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i'm curious, are you active on facebook?
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Yep! You can find me here: www.facebook.com/haikai.net
I'm super stoked to see what you've done, and I'm ready to share it with everyone too!
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cool, because i'm too and i'm meanwhile finished a few pieces
www.facebook.com/destro2kscraftingbox
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Awesome! I already liked your page. I can't wait to show everyone your work! It's looking great so far.
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i wonder if you can tell me where i can donwload your rake brush that you use for details and use several times on the armour and hair ... is awesome the results
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Oh, it's just the standard Rake brush except I switch the alpha to Alpha 60 (one of the Zbrush defaults). They key is to use a low Z intensity and brush gently. Hope that helps!
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great i´ll try it .. plz ... release ASAP the IV video ... great tips and advices.
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wow, hi hai ... i discover that you are making tutorials, i saw the first one ... very helpfull, and i get the 2 others on CG circuit ... thanks for share your knowledge wit us ... cheers
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I am just a 3d hobbyist, but your work makes me want to go pro, great stuff
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Sorry, I normally don't take commissions.
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You sir are an amazing artist, and I have fallen in love with the armour sets you've worked on, especially the medium armours (as a ranger, they work so well to capture that feeling of being one with nature.)
I must ask one thing of you though. If you remain in contact with the concept artist(s) responsible for the loading screens such as Brisban Wildlands, I would very much appreciate that you pass on similar words of praise. As good as the gameplay is, all these lovely pieces of art really make this game come alive. To all the artists of ArenaNet, I say thankyou.
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Thanks so much! Although I don't keep in direct contact with many of my old colleagues back at ArenaNet (in truth, many have moved on from there as well), I'd like to thank you on their behalf. It's always nice to hear our work being recognized!
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To be honest, my small group of friends unanimously agree that it's one of the best-designed games we've ever played. Period.
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You are one of my greatest inspirations. Thak you very much for sharing your work. That makes me want to continue working hard in this industry !
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Thanks for the kind note. Hard work is the only thing you can depend on in this industry!
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What kind of qualifications did you need to work at Trion? I want to hard so I can eventually work as a designer for Trion Worlds.
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