{"id":514690,"date":"2026-04-05T19:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/514690\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:03:13","slug":"why-this-portfolio-stands-out-in-a-world-of-samey-3d-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/514690\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this portfolio stands out in a world of samey 3D characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Beckers didn\u2019t start out making characters, which kind of explains why his work feels a bit different straight away, as his roots are in architectural visualisation and product rendering, work where everything has to be clean, precise, and believable, which still runs through what he does now, even as things have loosened up creatively. You can tell he\u2019s spent years around the best 3D modelling software<\/a> and figuring out what tools actually matter.<\/p>\n

These days he\u2019s focused on characters, working under Tycane3D<\/a>, but he doesn\u2019t really lock himself into one style, and you can feel that across the portfolio, some pieces lean stylised, some edge toward realism, others sit somewhere awkwardly (in a good way) in between, like he\u2019s figuring it out in real time rather than sticking to a formula, and there\u2019s a confidence there that comes from knowing your way around the best rendering software<\/a> without letting it dictate the outcome.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s more than he understands the rules, properly, from years working across different studios and pipelines, probably on everything from high-end workstations to the best laptops for 3D modelling<\/a>, and now he\u2019s just\u2026 choosing when to follow them and when not to, which makes the whole body of work feel varied, a bit restless, but always considered underneath.<\/p>\n

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Below, Kevin shares his art and explains the personal thinking behind each image.<\/p>\n

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\"Character\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Beckers)<\/p>\n

GILLIAN<\/p>\n

\u201cThis started out as a bit of a nod to the Marvel Rivals art: big, bold shapes, easily readable. Unfortunately, I\u2019m not great at 2D-style textures, so mine turned out a bit less cartoony.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Character\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Beckers)<\/p>\n

RATCATCHER<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think this is my personal favourite piece because it reminds me of the Rien Poortvliet books that I used to read as a child. They contained beautiful illustrations of gnomes and trolls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Character\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Beckers)<\/p>\n

PALADIN<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal here was to make a cool character that was visually dense and challenging, and the design by Jianfeng Xing was definitely that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Character\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Kevin Beckers)<\/p>\n

UMWESHI<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to create something of a Disney<\/a> or Sony<\/a>-style cool female African warrior. She had to look clean, sharp, and easy to recognise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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