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Mania Carta's Niferia: A Realistic and Mysterious Dark Witch

Mania Carta introduces Niferia, a blind dark witch, raised from death by the god of chaos Enix, with a mission to resurrect the God of Darkness. The project commenced in Tokyo in January 2022 and is updated every two months with new character designs and story reveals.

Niferia's production involved Blender, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer, and Substance Painter, with a focus on creating a realistic character design fantasy production with a new style and visual design, aiming for a strong impact as the final product.

Challenges in creating Niferia included achieving a realistic Asian look with high-quality texturing and developing new skills in Blender. The project was awarded the Silver A' Design Award in 2024 for outstanding expertise and innovation in computer graphics, 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering.

Sandstorm artist and the founder of Sandstorm, Mania Carta is a creative talented artist with 20 years of experience in various CG production content, from Concept Art to Real-time Cinematics. Based in Tokyo, Japan, Mania Carta is known for giving soul to her characters, with a unique touch that sets her works apart.

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