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Another update to the Armor

Dave — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:02:57 +0000

Thinking I am done for now on modeling the armor, on to texturing it. I am gonna give the first go at texturing it in Lightwave. I’m more comfortable in Lightwave and have a feeling I am going to want to and more geometry details, which I know I can do in that environment. Maya sits on the drive waiting for me to play with it, but I can only learn one package at a time.

Armor progress

Dave — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:36:25 +0000

Well, I had a couple of ideas for how to get this helmet worked out. Yeah, uhh none of them worked or I just made a bone headed mistake here and there. Ended up starting over 4 or 5 times. Finally came up with this version and it gets close to what I wanted to achieve. It is pretty close to the inspiration art. The rest of the suit should (crosses fingers) go quicker. I’m taking some liberties here and there, but liking it.

1st work with Silo 3D

Dave — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:41:04 +0000

I recently downloaded the Silo 3D demo to give it a try. I have heard great things about it and have seen it used in several folks pipelines. It has a pretty good library of free tutorials available on their website, the best of which are by Glenn Southern. Honestly a lot of the work flow is similar to modeling in Lightwave, but for some reason the flow so far has been much faster. Same connections in the brain to make shapes, but the interface is more intuitive I think. Based on the comfort level I am feeling with the software, I am gonna lay down the cash and register Silo. If tested pulling the objects into both Lightwave and Maya and did not see anything wonky, so am not worried about complications there yet. I am sure the more complicated a model the more likely something might break, but for the price I can run that risk.

Once again I find myself trying to flesh out an idea for Untold. This time some armor sets for different factions. Based on some art they already had in place, so far I am pleased.

Updated Render

Dave — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:59:32 +0000

Worked through figuring out how to UV Unwrap in Blender and gave the gun some more texture. This version has seen a hard time of it.

Untold Handgun Concept

Dave — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:17:10 +0000

I modeled this in Blender 3d based off a previous concept the guys had. It is a weapon for Untold The Game. This is a signature weapon for one of the characters. I’m still learning blender but think I am getting better with it.

Sea Turtle Accident

Dave — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:11:58 +0000

I liked the way this shot turned out even though technically it sucks. Taking pictures at an aquarium is a crap shoot (often literally crappy shots). The lighting is wonky, the glass can play with you in weird ways and the animals are on their own schedule. There was a lot of movement going on here and it ended up turning out kind of ghostly. I decided it was a keeper.

Recent Sunrise

Dave — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:42:32 +0000

Here is a recent shot I took with my iPhone of a nice sunrise on the way to work a couple of weeks ago. There is a larger copy up on Flickr

A Dragon in Virginia

Dave — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:28:25 +0000

I took this shot of a Komodo Dragon through the glass at the Virginia Aquarium while on vacation with the family. I took this with my Canon Rebel (film even). Pretty pleased overall with the shots I took this trip. I did notice that the film I had was 400 so I am thinking that washed things out a little.

Office Space 2

Dave — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:33:11 +0000

More with my favorite plug-in.

Hal – More Progress

Dave — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:10:23 +0000

Finally finished the model I have been working on for class. I’m not crazy about everything on him, but overall I am pretty pleased. There are details and changes that need made to get him closer to the original art for the character. The character was designed for Untold, a new card based RPG that is getting very close to hitting the streets. Excitement is building on that front, if you visit the site (and why the heck wouldn’t you) sign up for the newsletter. The most recent one had lots of info on the coming changes, sample art, and insights behind the scenes of what should be a HUGE hit.

The next step on the model will be giving him some textures, which i have started and am never, ever satisfied with the results. You may never see that on the blog :)