Where to get a concept art for a 3D character

ned_poreyra

I heard that as a character artist it's good to have an example of a work based on a concept art. So I searched on Artstation for some good concept arts and asked for permission, but no one replies to me (apparently really good concept artists just don't visit Artstation that often)... Then I thought that I'll just use a concept art from an existing game, as they most likely don't care, but I read it's not a good idea to use a concept art that already has a 3D model, because the whole idea is to figure out how to translate 2D to 3D on your own.

So seriously, what do? I don't want to make some crappy model, I want something awesome, like this https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R6GKr. Would it be good if I use a character from an anime (like Alucard or Zoro) and make a realistic human version? Or it is too seen as a "lesser" practice? I don't have other ideas, either this or an artbook from a game. 

Taylor Brown

If it were me, I'd still reach out to them out of courtesy but only to let them know I am making something based off their work. And when I finish, they obviously get a shoutout and link to their portfolio in the description.

Brian "Panda" Choi

You can work off a concept art for free as long as you credit the original designer and don't attempt to sell the model in meaningful ways.

If money exchanges, then you're usually in legal territory.

Andreicus

I don't usually ask for permission when using a concept art. I find something that i like on Artstation, Pinterest or from the artbooks that i have and once a finished making my 3D artwork i credit the artist where i took the concept from as well as linking the original concept.
That's because i have seen that many 2D artists are less active then 3D artist on Artstation so they probably won't see the message and if they see it they are usually ok to giving you the permission.

Obviously i'm talking about personal projects. If you take a concept of another artist, make it 3D and then sell it without their permission it's illegal.

Neox

i think, the least one can do is just ask the original artist. usually they are completely open to the idea and support it.

S_Bilodeau

To add too Andreicus, another good source could be Instagram. There's a lot of 2d art posted there so it may be worth checking out.

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