SevenDead

First attempt at organic modeling

Dave — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +0000

This was modeled for school using Blender 2.5 (and some 2.49 here and there). I took a couple of passes at UV texturing and can not take credit for the image I finally used. Our instructor provided a great image to work from , but once he demo’d the creation of it I am confident I can replicate that process. There are some obvious flaws in this, (OMG the ears) but over all I am quite happy with it being a first attempt at Organic modeling of any kind. Props to our instructor for getting me out of my comfort zone.

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.

Office Space

Dave — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:50:03 +0000

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 :)

December Snow part 2

Dave — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:09:45 +0000

Another shot of the snow today, this time I played with Camera Bag and used the cinema filter. One of these days I’ll pop for a full on DSLR but for now, the iPhone and the software apps you can get to play with the pictures right on the phone are darned fun.