Name: Vyacheslav Kulagin and Andrey Kulagin
Age: 28 and 26
Job: 3d artist and modeller
Country: Russia
Web site: http://nimoy-defac.blogspot.ru
3DA: How did you start working in 3D field? How much time has been passed and what kind of studies did you do?
VK: In the middle of 2008. Education – college. I was always interested in interiors, was following professional magazines since 2002, worked on the renovation of apartments. Once my brother and I saw a 3d-render of an interior in a magazine and we decided to learn the software. Now we are working together: my brother makes the models, I do the rest. We learned 3d by on-ine courses and videos available in internet and step-by-step found our own style.
3DA: Which are your favourite software and plugins for your daily projects?
VK: Our main softwares are 3dsmax 2011, Vray 2.0 and Zbrush 3.0. Moreover we are often using Marvelous Designer for creating fabrics.
3DA: Tell us something about a project that gave you great satisfactions.
VK: My favourite project now is “Prelude”, on which I worked as a designer and 3d-artist. But I pay my full attention to all the projects that I make.
3DA: From where do you take inspiration for your artworks?
VK: I read design magazines, follow works of other 3d-artist like Zuliban.
3DA: How do you live this period of economic crisis? How is it in your country?
VK : We are actually ok. Life always consists of black and white stripes.
3DA: What would you suggest to people that are approaching to 3D and architecture?
VK: Never stop, always move forward, learn something new, improve your skills no matter how high your current level is.