Jan/090
A different sort of thumbnail
I recently ordered an artbook from ConceptArt.org and it came with two tutorial downloads. One such, by Andrew Jones was focused on thumbnail design. It was really inspiring. I gave it a try this evening and while it is a more abstract creation method, I feel mine are more abstract than they ought to be. I do that a lot though, jump into a more advanced technique before spending the time on the fundamentals. I’m not caring much at this point, I’m having fun ^_^
Jun/071
The Freak (WIP)
Did the basic low res modelling in LightWave, then did the detail work in Zbrush, then I was going to bring it into Maya for surfacing/lighting/rendering. However, there’s a bug with Zbrush 3, so I wasn’t able to bring it into Maya. I did what I could though, and I’m fairly happy with the results. I’m considering this still in progress and I’ll revisit it once I can get around the technical issues.
May/070
Creature Modelled
Pretty much finished the modelling on the creature I’ve been working on (theme for this guy was “the freak”). Modelled the low res version in LightWave. Brought it into Zbrush, subdevided it and painted on the details.
Low Res: 222 Polygons
High Res: 3.6 Million Polygons
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