Evolution of Art: Traditional Foundations to Digital Sculpting for Visual Storytelling
The evolution of art from traditional hand-crafted techniques to digital sculpting represents a natural progression of creativity powered by technology. This webinar explores how core artistic principles—such as form, anatomy, composition, and observation—remain timeless and continue to guide artists in the digital era. It also delves into sculpting as a powerful medium of visual storytelling, where emotions, characters, and narratives are shaped through three-dimensional form. By bridging classical art foundations with modern digital tools, the session highlights how artists can expand their expressive potential while staying rooted in artistic discipline.
What Participants Will Learn
By attending this webinar, participants will gain:
A clear understanding of how traditional art fundamentals—anatomy, form, proportion, light, color, and composition—form the backbone of digital art and digital sculpting.
Insights into the transition from traditional art and clay sculpting to digital sculpting, including how classical skills seamlessly translate into modern digital workflows.
The role of sculpting as a powerful storytelling tool, where emotion, character, and narrative are conveyed through posture, expression, silhouette, and surface detail.
Techniques for visual storytelling in three-dimensional art, enabling artists to communicate stories without words through depth, mood, and form.
An overview of contemporary digital sculpting practices used in animation, films, games, and VFX, while preserving artistic discipline and creative intent.
About the Speaker
Vichar BN
Fine Artist - Traditional & Digital Sculpturing
Vichar BN is a distinguished Indian sculptor who seamlessly bridges the worlds of classical fine art and cutting-edge digital sculpting. Based in Bengaluru, he currently serves as Art Director at Technicolor Games, bringing over 20 years of experience in computer graphics and 3D digital sculpting to global game and entertainment projects.
Renowned for his mastery in tools like ZBrush, Vichar BN made history as the first Indian artist selected for the global “ZBrush Masters” showcase, marking India’s presence on the international digital sculpting map. His career represents a rare and inspiring journey—from high-stakes traditional sculpture to leadership roles in world-class digital game art pipelines.
🌟 Major Career Milestones (2025)
Shilpashree Award (January 2025): Honored by the Karnataka Government’s Shilpakala Academy for exceptional contributions to both traditional and digital sculpting—the first time digital sculpting was formally recognized by the academy.
Prime Minister’s Commemorative Coin (2025): Created a hyper-realistic digital sculpture using ZBrush on iPad, later developed into a commemorative art coin presented to Narendra Modi at the WAVES Summit.
Virat Kohli Digital Tribute (2025): Designed a commemorative digital medallion honoring cricket icon Virat Kohli, celebrating his legacy and association with RCB.
GAFX 2025 Star Curator: Served as Star Curator for “The Sculpting Garden” at GAFX 2025, India’s premier animation and gaming conference held in Bengaluru.
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