Presenting your artwork

After you put in hours and hours of hard work into creating a stunning and detailed 3D model, it is time to think about proper presentation so you can get the most out of your work and present your model in the best light possible. Let’s explore practices for optimum presentation.

Picking the thumbnail

When you share your artwork on ArtStation, you have to pick a thumbnail for your project that is as catchy as possible, so it can stand out against all the other thumbnails. If you follow the tips about picking the subject in the first section of this chapter, you already have a great starting point for creating an effective thumbnail, but to get even more out of them, here are the main things to keep in mind:

• The focus should be on close-up images. Given that the quality is consistent, an upper-body will outperform a full-body shot, and a head will outperform an upper-body shot. Of course, there are exceptions, but as a general rule, using...