{"id":539828,"date":"2026-03-23T04:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539828\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:39:14","slug":"memes-photogrammetry-and-gopniks-discover-the-influences-behind-this-artists-post-apocalyptic-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539828\/","title":{"rendered":"Memes, photogrammetry and gopniks \u2013 discover the influences behind this artist’s post-apocalyptic scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based in Belarus, Sergey started his CG career as a promo artist. He now works as an environmental concept artist and has a particular love of post-apocalyptic scenes. He uses Photoshop<\/a>, 3D Coat, Blender and credits Jama Jurabaev and Anthony Eftekhari for helping to shape his skills.<\/p>\n

Check out four examples of Sergey’s work below. For more inspiration, see our features on other digital artists<\/a> and our what is concept art?<\/a> explainer.<\/p>\n

Quiet Day <\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Sergey Vasnev)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ship was originally supposed to be in a swamp!\u201d Sergey reveals about this piece. \u201cMost of it is drawn, but the 3D was primitive. And a lot of it differs from the 3D model.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Citadel Guardian, Hangar <\/p>\n

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\"Post-apocalyptic\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Sergey Vasnev)<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to explore a mix of settings: industrial, medieval and sci-fi. I\u2019m not a mech expert, so there\u2019s a lot of compilation here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunters<\/p>\n

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\"Post-apocalyptic\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Sergey Vasnev)<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a photogrammetry scan of driftwood I bought for my aquarium and used it to create a scene. This was using my own photogrammetry\u201d.<\/p>\n

Quiet Coast<\/p>\n

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\"Post-apocalyptic\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Sergey Vasnev)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inspiration for this piece was a simple sitting figurine of a \u2018gopnik\u2019 [a member of a juvenile delinquent urban subculture in Russia -ed]. The inscription is also a reference to a Yuri Gagarin meme\u201d.<\/p>\n

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You can see more of Sergey\u2019s work on his ArtStation profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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