Pengqi Zheng3D ARTIST
INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO
2025 — 2026
中文

CHARACTER. MATERIAL. FORM.

Fiction,
made tangible.

I'm Pengqi Zheng. I create 3D characters and objects, finding stories in the smallest details.

Explore my work
BASED IN CURIOSITY.BUILT IN THREE DIMENSIONS.
Front view of a sculpted guardian face holding a circular door-knocker ring FEATURED WORK 06 / 09 A STUDY IN FORMOrnamental Sculpture
CHARACTER ARTDIGITAL SCULPTURETEXTURE & MATERIALCREATIVE EXPLORATION

THE PORTFOLIO / 2025 — 2026

Selected work.09

From a first shape
to the finishing detail.

Realistic portrait of Cipher with silver hair, cat ears, a dark hood and gold ornament
Maya ZBrush RizomUV Marmoset Toolbag Substance Painter WrapView Project
Realistic character

Cipher, reimagined

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Front view of an ornate leather and metal fantasy corselet
Maya ZBrush RizomUV Marmoset Toolbag Substance PainterView Project
Costume & materials

Corselet

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Front view of a colorful racing jacket and suit with belts and panels
Maya ZBrush Style3D Atelier RizomUV Marmoset Toolbag Substance PainterView Project
Costume & materials

Racing Suit

03
Stylized Cipher in a dynamic pose against a vivid cyan and purple background
3ds Max Cinema 4DView Project
Stylized character

Cipher, in color

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Front view of a bald male head and shoulders sculpted in gray, with detailed facial planes and skin texture
ZBrushView Project
Digital sculpture

Male Sculpted Portrait

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Front view of a sculpted guardian face holding a circular door-knocker ring
ZBrushView Project
Digital sculpture

Ornamental Sculpture

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Full-body soldier character in a camouflage uniform with boots and cap
Maya ZBrush RizomUV Marmoset Toolbag Substance Painter Rodin AIView Project
Realistic character

Soldier

07
Weathered knife with a broad metal blade shown in a texturing application
Maya ZBrush RizomUV Marmoset Toolbag Substance PainterView Project
Prop & texturing

Knife

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Green-haired stylized character in a blue uniform beside its texture layout in Substance Painter
Blender Substance PainterView Project
Stylized character

Blue Archive

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A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Portrait of Pengqi Zheng by Tower Bridge

Always curious.
Always creating.

I'm Pengqi, a University of Leicester student drawn to the small details that make a character feel alive.

My practice moves between 3D modeling, sculpting, texturing, and animation. I'm also exploring where AI can become a useful part of a traditional creative workflow.

MY EVERYDAY TOOLKIT

  • 3ds Max
  • Maya
  • ZBrush
  • Blender
  • Substance Painter

THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY

Beyond the work.

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An early rounded cartoon character in the Blender viewport
Modeling01

Early Modeling Work

My early experience learning 3D modeling, from following tutorials to independently completing anime-style characters and later exploring realistic PBR work.

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Character facial rig controls in the 3ds Max viewport
Rigging & Rendering02

Experiments in Rigging and Rendering

Character rigging and posing in 3ds Max, and a clay-like rendering experiment in Blender with a look between cartoon and realism.

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An early island terrain surrounded by water in the Unity editor
Unity03

Exploring Unity

My Unity scenes developed from a rough first attempt into experiments with character controls, effects, LOD, baked lighting, and PBR assets.

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START A CONVERSATION

Have something
in mind?

pq_zheng@163.com

I'd love to hear about it.