3D Printed Killmonger Head

A side project of mine that I used to familiarize myself with ZBrush and 3D-printing software. Also, at the time, there was no version of the action figure for sale without the helmet on, so I wanted to make one with his face myself.

A head modeled to fit a store-bought action figure. The head was sculpted in ZBrush, checked for geometry in Cinema 4D, prepared in PreForm, 3D-printed using a FormLabs Form 2 3D printer, then hand-painted with acrylic paints.

Based on the character "Erik Killmonger" played by Michael B. Jordan from Marvel's Black Panther (2018).

Special thanks to Prof. Dave Mazierski for the reference books, printing tutorial, painting materials, and moral support.

(Top left): Final head, misprinted head, and original helmet.

(Top right): Alas, poor Erik. 

(Bottom left): view of sculpted cavity for the neck joint in ZBrush. 

(Bottom right): Cinema 4D model.