Into The Void

First Post Of 2012!

2012-01-12T16:15:00.006+08:00

WARNING : HUGE-ASS PHOTO DUMP!

I present to you my very first custom 1/6 scale Mandalorian, Kor'var Skirata!

The Blackest Night Is Upon Us

2011-08-15T23:16:00.002+08:00

A stainless steel print of a black power ring from the Blackest Night comics.

Black Lantern Commando

2011-08-14T16:31:00.004+08:00

This is what happens when you merge the DC Universe with Star Wars. :D

Buckets n' Deeces

2011-07-14T00:08:00.003+08:00

Well actually, it's just one bucket and deece. Finally had the models printed, and they are now sitting proudly on my work desk.

Betty The Cow

2011-04-27T17:08:00.006+08:00

A dairy cow I created last year for a dairy product company's TVC. Essentially a modified stock 3D cow model with diffuse, specular and normal maps.

I can't seem to remember the name of the real cow we took photos of...

Also, i'm announcing my withdrawal from DW5, just took up a few jobs, and it's gonna be a rough ride. Rock on.

Rage Rant

2011-04-18T22:45:00.004+08:00

I just need to get some shit off my chest.

Went to PJ to meet a client and discuss job details, and left just in time to get stuck in the daily jam. RAGEEEEEEEEEEE. Okay I digress.

Got back home and received a call from my sis, telling me that the black 'Old Boy' is on the streets again, this time in dangerous territory where dogs were found mutilated in the past. Grabbed my gear and ran down the street to pick him up and bring him back to our place. Again.

'Old Boy' is at least 13-14 years old, judging from the way he walks and his overall condition. Walked him around the block in an attempt to find his owner, but no luck. None of the neighbours had seen 'Old Boy' before.

On the way back, some dumb fool shouted, "For real ah?". He was shouting out his window in an unlit room (coward), accusing me of letting my dog pee all around. To put it simply, he tasted my wrath, drawing attention from the guard, foreign workers and neighbours. RAGEEEEEEEEEEE.

Got back, fed him and all, and within an hour the owner's daughter came and picked him up. The old dawg's real name is Lucky, and boy is he lucky to have met me and my sis. Twice.

Lucky trying to befriend my girl.

So, pet owners... please be careful. Kthnxbye.

Dominance War V - 3D WIP 3

2011-04-08T19:21:00.003+08:00

Today's updates :

1) Seams on coat

2) Helmet variations

3) Lights! :D

Dominance War V - 3D WIP 2

2011-04-07T18:59:00.003+08:00

1) Fixed the helmet's 'ear piece' and back + minor design changes

2) Made inner collar + accessory

3) Rough block out of sleeves

4) Wasted time looking for a free 3D model of formal slacks

5) Bathed the dog

Thread linky link link

Dominance War V - 3D WIP 1

2011-04-06T19:49:00.003+08:00

Update! Worked on the coat today, and it's my first time modelling clothing! No idea what to call him, so he'll be the God Of The Void for now.

Dominance War V - Concept WIP 1

2011-04-04T23:58:00.002+08:00

Going for a humanoid this year. I know I have a helmet fetish, I just can't help it :D Still playing around with the design for now, I'm still caught up with the Cross Fate project.

On a side note, I went for another volunteer session at the dog shelter, and took more videos this time. Might post 'em up sometime soon.

Cross Fate Project - UN Grunt

2011-03-16T19:07:00.002+08:00

This is one of those goon units in mech stories. Belongs to UN (not the RL one lol). Please do not use the image without permission kthanksbye.

Bucket!

2011-03-10T21:03:00.002+08:00

Started a sculpting project a week ago, and things are starting to look right after many frustrating fixes.

Made a few color variants for the buy'ce/bucket/helmet.

Cross Fate Project - Verein Standard

2011-02-16T22:23:00.003+08:00

Gonna stop working on the Verein for now, and get back to the UN Grunt. Forgot the poly count, but it's well below 10k as usual. Currently has 4 UV sets (Head, Torso, Arms, Legs) with 2048x2048 textures (Diffuse, Specular, Normals, Emissive).

Republic Commando - Stealth Armor

2011-02-11T00:24:00.003+08:00

Whipped up a stealth version just for kicks. Project status : Unknown. Will finish up after Cross Fate project.

*Edit : Fixed visor's glow bleeding

Cross Fate Project Updates 1

2011-01-29T14:58:00.004+08:00

Just completed the highpoly for another mech called Verein (Standard). Gonna add details using nDo, a Photoshop plugin. A really quick way of adding small details straight onto normal maps.

On a side note, my prayers go to the helpless animals out there who are suffering/ have suffered in the hands of demons in human form. Far too many abusive people out there. Visit MDDB - Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better if you wish to support them in their mission to bring abuse cases/abusers to light. God bless.

Prosper!

2011-01-18T13:36:00.002+08:00

A simple painting I did (two, actually) using 13" canvases bought back in 2009. It was painted with :

2 coats of mural paint

2 coats of gold acrylic paint for the word, 3 for the sides of the canvas

I even packed it up so it wouldn't get scratched. I'll need to look for a sealant/varnish to finalize it.

United Nations Mech - WIP 1

2011-01-10T15:34:00.003+08:00

Work in progress! A United Nations mech in a Reaper color scheme (subject to change).

Happy New Year !!!

2011-01-01T00:00:00.001+08:00

May this year be blessed with peace and recovery.

United Nations Concept 1

2010-12-26T17:37:00.005+08:00

Laying down ideas for United Nations mechs. To be used in a SRW game.

*Update : Camo

Pre-Dominance War V - Presentation Image

2010-12-14T23:17:00.002+08:00

Pre-Dominance War V - WIP 4

2010-12-10T22:19:00.004+08:00

Another update, with some red paint and a modification to the magic circle.

Pre-Dominance War V - WIP 4

2010-12-07T00:11:00.001+08:00

Almost done, i'll try out another pattern for the magic circles, and whip up a simple pedestal. Maybe overlay some textures as well.

Pre-Dominance War V - WIP 3

2010-12-05T13:17:00.002+08:00

Mini update. Trying out some glow lines, and baked a lightmap (very subtle). Glow lines will be a lot less than this, with varying thickness. Zzzz not much time today, need to prepare lesson notes for an introduction to normal maps.

Pre-Dominance War V - WIP 2

2010-12-04T22:35:00.001+08:00

Smacked on some base colours and detail lines. So much work left.

Pre-Dominance War V - WIP 1

2010-12-03T01:26:00.003+08:00

Time's running out! Challenge ends on the 6th! There seems to be an extension, but it's unconfirmed, so i'm not taking any chances. The model's ready for unwrapping and texturing. Sits at exactly 3000 triangles.

Scorch In CryEngine 2 Update

2010-10-31T12:29:00.002+08:00

Scorch's equipment (anti armor ordnance pack, tube thingy on his backpack) and vibroblade are done, so I will move on to the Deece (DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System) pretty soon.

I installed Natural Mod for Crysis which makes the game look a tad more realistic, but it affected the Sandbox Editor as well hence the higher contrast in the preview pic above.

On the other hand, I missed my chance to get a set of small commando toys... T_T

Discovery of the Detail Map

2010-10-15T17:15:00.003+08:00

I've been itching to learn about a slot in most game engines called the 'Detail Map', and to my pleasant surprise, it's really, really cool. It overlays a tilable texture map on your model which acts like a bump/specular map which seriously enhances the detail on your models (hence the term Detail Map). I used a simple tilable concrete texture for Scorch, and it turned out pretty good. UVs are apparently ignored, so it gets applied to the whole model. I'll need to dig deeper. Here's a comparison :

RC In CryEngine 2

2010-10-08T00:52:00.006+08:00

Spent a good few days tinkering with Sandbox 2 Editor, and got good ol' Scorch into the engine without too much hassle.

The '2' at the back spells 'CryEngine2'. Had to crop it off.

Scorch chillin' at the beach. With a gun pointed at him.

Republic Commando - Scorch WIP

2010-08-25T16:50:00.005+08:00

I forgot how time consuming it was to get textures to look right. At least it feels good to be working on something i'm crazy about.

Still far from done, this is just the first layer of scratches. More scratches, dirt and blaster/burn marks to come!

Republic Commando - WIP 2

2010-08-20T20:46:00.004+08:00

Finished up the basic commando texture, and just couldn't resist slapping on a Scorch (favourite commando) paint job. Scorch has a lot of blast/burn marks and scratches, but that'll come soon.

Republic Commando WIP

2010-08-16T01:25:00.004+08:00

Wow, my last post was in May. A lot has happened since then, but i won't bore you with the details. Here's a lil' something to whet yer appetite.

Star Wars belongs to Lucasarts & George Lucas

The Knight GN-Custom - Front

2010-05-11T20:55:00.012+08:00

My new deviantID back at deviantArt, showing the tiger decal on his chest piece.

The Knight GN Custom

2010-05-03T17:33:00.005+08:00

Not gonna work on this no more besides posting other angles. Time to move on. Yes, no guns and grenades, just a good ol' choppa.

The Knight GN Custom Wires

2010-04-20T13:06:00.002+08:00

Here are some wires of the high resolution model. Note that I applied polySmooth to the mesh (I accidentally deleted the construction history :P). Currently gathering references for a compact assault rifle, I have my eyes set on the G36C by the famous Heckler & Koch.

My Game Art Workflow Simplified

2010-04-18T02:02:00.005+08:00

No in-depth information on modelling techniques or normal map baking yet though. More wires to come soon.

Knight GN Custom - WIP 1

2010-04-16T19:53:00.003+08:00

Hey everyone, it's been a while! Early this year I've been keeping myself busy (and my wallet sufficiently filled ) working on freelance jobs from a bunch of very different but cool people. Through this I get to work on a variety of subjects, including animals, watercraft and interiors.

Even so, I still wanna have some fun working in the game art category. I browsed through some of my old work and realized that the Knight needs a makeover. Hence I decided to edit it and create a GN Custom version of the Knight. 'GN' stands for Gan Ning, a Wu general in the 3 Kingdoms era, who shares the same family name 'Gan/Kam'.

I'll be giving him a different set of weapons that include a chinese 'dao', grenades, and a compact assault rifle. His role will be of a raider's, similar to his character in the Dynasty Warriors series.

Here you go.

Swamped

2010-03-21T20:47:00.002+08:00

As of late, I have been extremely busy working on jobs I took up to bulk up my portfolio and fund some 'improvements' to my home. I shall not reveal any details, but I can say that I have been working on subjects including watercraft (think 300m in length) and small animals.

I won't be indulging in any game art for the time being, as professional opportunities are scarce and there is simply no time for personal projects. Calvin out.

B1 Battle Droid WIP 2

2010-02-26T18:40:00.003+08:00

I'm back in action! Completed the hi-poly torso today after a few hours of Maya love.
No sculpting work at the moment, so no eyes on the head yet. Ready to work on the arms!

Red Wolf Tech Logo

2010-02-22T15:25:00.003+08:00

In the blink of an eye the CNY season nears its end. Time to get serious and get work done! Recently revamped the Red Wolf Tech logo, gave it a more intimidating pose as well as some depth by showing all four legs. Awaiting feedback for this one.

Red Wolf Tech Logos - WIP

2010-02-01T13:10:00.002+08:00

Someone called for updates, and I shall deliver. Been working on the team logo during my free time, I've been doing a lot of cleaning around the house lately.

Out Of Commission

2010-01-18T11:24:00.003+08:00

Been really sick recently, fever + vomitting + diarrhea + nausea really sucks. Even the thought of turning on the PC gives me a headache and a sudden urge to throw up. For the first time in a very long time games too, made me want to barf. Okay I'll stop here I can't really compose sentences properly anymore I just thought that I should let you guys know that there won't be any major updates soon. Calv out.

B1 Battle Droid - First Look

2010-01-06T18:54:00.003+08:00

Started work on the lovable and oh-so-killable battle droids of the Confederacy. Modeling purely from photo references is a challenge; I have to rely solely on my observational skills to get the model look as similar as possible.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasarts

Windows Live Messenger Woes

2009-12-30T02:34:00.005+08:00

For f***'s sake Microsoft, fix the damn program already! I was amazed by the amount of hits I got with "can't sign in MSN", 260 million to be exact. After hours of searching, I finally viewed the log file generated using MSN, and pinpointed my problem : MSN was disconnecting itself everytime.

Messenger:Zone_Contact_Platform_Errors Contacts store failure, forcing Logoff

Armed with specific information on what's wrong, I searched yet again, and hit the jackpot.

This solution works for the problem where MSN does not return any error message after failing to sign in, and simply leads you back to the login screen. Go HERE to read about it.

For other MSN problems, try MSN Errors, salvation might just be around the corner.

Cheers, and have a Happy New Year.

The Knight - Marmoset Engine

2009-12-24T15:10:00.005+08:00

Finally, I've got my model to work properly in Marmoset Engine, a part of a game engine that let's artists see their work in a real-time game environment. There's no compositing involved here, so this is what to expect when your model gets brought into a game. The toolbag was launched during Dominance War 4, but I never bothered giving it a go at that time. Anyone can try it out, 'cause it's free. Get it from this thread. A tutorial's included, but feel free to ask me if you have problems importing your models into it if you're a Maya user.

The Knight - Construction Shot

2009-12-23T13:49:00.003+08:00

Screengrabs from ZBrush and xNormal.

The Knight - Beauty Shot 2

2009-12-22T16:09:00.003+08:00

I swear these are the last renders unless someone requests for more. I'll be skinning him (technical term) for use in Unreal Tournament 3 as a playable character.

EDIT : Shucks, I forgot about the construction shot.

The Knight - Beauty Shot

2009-12-21T16:52:00.004+08:00

Beauty shot. Will render close-ups later. Ugh i'm so eager to format my pc, it's been ages since the last one and it's really showing. I'm even considering Windows 7, but I guess i'll gather more info before I make the jump.

The Knight - Presentation Shot

2009-12-20T22:26:00.001+08:00

Front and back shots of the Knight. Will give him another pose soon.

The Knight - Preview

2009-12-20T01:56:00.003+08:00

It's almost complete. Just need to make some minor changes to the textures, pose him around abit, render and do post-work.

Comments & suggestions now will help a lot. :D

The Knight - Texturing WIP

2009-12-17T01:17:00.005+08:00

Still working on the textures for his equipment, so it looks rather flat at the moment. Didn't waste time setting up lights and rendering in Maya so I brought the models into xNormal for a quick preview of how the textures will look like in-game. More updates in the days to come.

P.S : Anyone willing to rig this guy up for me? I hate rigging.

War, Anyone?

2009-12-03T12:33:00.006+08:00

Game developer Vigil has been working on a Warhammer 40k MMO for a looong time now, and all they gave us was a piece of concept art with an orc ship in it.

Now, they're feeling generous.

You know you want to.

Warhammer 40k MMO @ Kotaku.com

The Importance Of Reference

2009-11-30T13:38:00.003+08:00

An article on the importance of reference by Laurens Corijn. Mostly related to automobile design but still worth reading.

The Importance Of Reference by Laurens Corijn

Kuantan, Here I Come!

2009-11-27T11:29:00.004+08:00

The title might make me sound enthusiatic about it, but i'm not the least happy about it. I'll be there for my sister's 2nd wedding reception on Saturday, and should be back on Sunday.

As for work, a model got approved by the director/client last night at 10.30pm. Now it's time for the rigger/animator to have fun. :D

Where Art Thou, Updates?

2009-11-25T11:50:00.004+08:00

Sooo sorry I can't provide any updates for the time being, I'm currently working on a TVC so there won't be any progress on the Knight for another week.

Red Faction : Guerrilla belongs to THQ

The Knight - WIP 16

2009-11-17T22:07:00.003+08:00

Trying a military green on the rubbery parts, and a tertiary grey for the armor. Also added some paint stripes. On the other hand, the UT3 test was only half successful, it's such a sensitive engine where a slight mistake in the import workflow could mess the whole thing up at the end. The rigging was done in Max, so the weights weren't exactly well done. Will do more tests and do this again soon.

Unreal Tournament 3 belongs to Epic Games.

The Knight - WIP 15

2009-11-15T16:29:00.002+08:00

Texturing for the knight is almost done, gonna get some feedback and make some changes. Will finish up the weapons a little later, I'm excited about playing this model in UT3.

The Knight - WIP 14

2009-11-12T16:51:00.004+08:00

Sorry for the long delay, been modelling the low polys and testing the bakes. Now the normal maps are done and applied on the low polys for viewing in Maya. 9869 tris were used.

The Knight - WIP 13

2009-11-03T12:33:00.003+08:00

Shield's done. Might need to add more bolts though. Entering lowpoly modelling mode soon.

The Knight - Test Render

2009-10-31T19:24:00.003+08:00

Acquired a previously elusive renderer today, and decided to play around with it a bit. Snecx suggested that I do a test render of the Knight, so here it is.

These are actually screenshots from a realtime viewport, after a minimum of 30 seconds.

The Knight - WIP 12

2009-10-30T20:02:00.002+08:00

Made some grenades for the guy, not sure where to place them though, so tell me what you think. Shield is under construction.

The Knight - WIP 11

2009-10-28T19:01:00.001+08:00

The Knight's halberd is complete, moving on to the shield.

The Knight - New Weapons Concept

2009-10-26T15:49:00.002+08:00

Feel like turning him into a melee specialist rather than an all-rounder. Maybe we'll see some ranged weaponry on his shield. The halberd design is rather simple at the moment, but i'll explore more shapes in 3D.

The Knight - WIP 10

2009-10-25T13:34:00.002+08:00

Omg 10th WIP. Almost done with the arm cannon thingy, it'll no longer hold the melee (pronounced /ˈmɛleɪ, ˈmeɪleɪ/, from the French mêlée, pronounced: [mɛːle]) weapon which will now be attached to the shield.

The Knight - WIP 9

2009-10-20T00:04:00.004+08:00

You must be wondering, how many frickin' WIPs am I gonna post up?

The answer : OVER NINE THOUSAND!!! (Sorry, lame personal joke.)

The paddings for the 'fleshy' parts such as the abdomen and thighs are done now, I modelled them manually for more control over how they'll look. Also added details here and there, trying to maintain a balanced design overall. I guess it's time to create his equipment.

Armament :

1x Arm Cannon + Detachable Blade

1x Bigass Shield

?x Grenades

The Knight - WIP 8

2009-10-17T22:05:00.004+08:00

Hookay, here's today's update. I remodelled the upper arm musculature (it's not a sculpted piece anymore), enlarged the thighs and made armor for the hands. There's still a lotta details to put in there, so feel free to comment and give suggestions.

The Knight - WIP 7

2009-10-14T17:46:00.005+08:00

Sorry for the large image, just HAD to post something. I've spent some time fixing proportions and the pose, as well as adding minor details all over the body. Things that I would most likely change/add for the next update :

- Upper arm musculature (Paddings and linings and such)

- Increase thigh size

- Extra equipment around the belt (Grenades, tools)

- Armoured gloves

*Comments and suggestions are welcome.

The Knight - WIP 6

2009-10-11T22:52:00.002+08:00

Made changes to the pose and proportions for tonight.

The Knight - WIP 5

2009-10-10T02:31:00.000+08:00

Nothing better to do at 2.32 am.

The Knight - WIP 4

2009-10-08T22:34:00.001+08:00

CHECK OUT THOSE SHOES ! Coolest shyt ever.

The Knight - WIP 3

2009-10-07T23:36:00.001+08:00

Done for the day. Hoping for another productive one tomorrow.

The Knight - WIP 2 Turnaround

2009-10-07T16:13:00.002+08:00

Video embed epic fail, so here's the link.

The Knight WIP Modelling Turnaround

The Knight - WIP 1

2009-10-03T01:53:00.004+08:00

Thanks to some encouragement from Snecx, I will resume working on the Knight project. Currently modelling the highpoly and doing most of the hard surfaces in Maya before moving on to ZBrush.

B2 Super Battle Droid - Construction Shot

2009-09-25T01:57:00.003+08:00

Random. Nothing better to do at 2 am.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasarts

B2 Super Battle Droid - Rigged

2009-09-23T23:37:00.007+08:00

Ok that just renewed my hatred towards rigging. That's why I ain't no animator. Anyways, gonna call it done and make sheets for it if there are no other problems.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasarts

B2 Super Battle Droid - Textured

2009-09-23T19:36:00.004+08:00

Here's a preview of what has been done so far... Gonna rig it up and pose it soon.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasarts

B2 Super Battle Droid with Twinlaser Cannon

2009-09-01T17:02:00.002+08:00

Done with the twinlaser cannon, modelled after a toy version of the SBD. Moving on to the arm cannon that was used in Republic Commando.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasfilm

B2 Super Battle Droid- High poly, plain

2009-08-28T16:14:00.004+08:00

Sorry again for the lack of updates, the Knight has been put on hold for... this. The B2 Super Battle Droid from the Clone Wars, an intimidating droid which costs a lot more than the standard battle droids. No weapons at the moment.

Star Wars belongs to George Lucas & Lucasfilm

The Knight - Concept

2009-08-11T20:07:00.005+08:00

Gonna jump into 3D quickly without a back view, gotta finish it up before i run out of steam.

The Pretty Ladies of PC Fair II 2009

2009-08-05T21:59:00.008+08:00

Went to the mid year war zone... just to get shots of the girls.

Avira girls were very popular

1st pair of Avira girls strutting their stuff

Mmmm.

Go Play Play Corner. I went away.

MMORPG cosplayers

CiB Net Station and their cosplayers

Goth girls!

Girls of *insert company name here* who asked if i speak mandarin. Haha.

2nd pair of Avira girls

Avira girls as one!

Again!

P.S : Do not use these photos for any purpose without my permission, thanks.

The Knight - Weapon Concept

2009-08-04T16:17:00.003+08:00

Weapon concept for the Knight's right arm. Shooty with a detachable choppy piece.

The Knight - Doodles 2

2009-07-30T14:37:00.003+08:00

Weeeeeee I actually painted something! No lines! I have to admit, it was a lot of fun. Despite my poor art background, I pushed myself to draw this without lines. Not liking the baldy head at the moment, and will most likely use the head design I first came up with.

The Knight - Doodles 1

2009-07-13T17:35:00.004+08:00

Ah... something to keep me occupied. Figured I should make a series of chess-pieces inspired mecha/suits for fun. After the Pawn comes the Knight, which I intend to turn into a armored suit instead of a pilotable mecha.

Users of these suits are naturally of nobility and have undergone cybernetic enhancements. Thinking of arming them with an arm-gun+pressure spike for versatility in combat, and a shield which serves more than one purpose. The suits will also be outfitted with anti-grav units for mobility.

End Of The Drought?

2009-07-02T20:28:00.007+08:00

Hi guys & girls, it's been a while. Haven't done anything since DW4 besides gaming and making this lame demoreel which is actually just 4 model turnaounds.

It's also available in my deviantArt gallery, so you can download it HERE.

Miku Hatsune Fanart

2009-06-05T15:55:00.004+08:00

I know, i really suck at colouring. My sense of depth n bulk is so lousy i screwed up the whole drawing. This started off as figure practice and suddenly i looked at my new Miku Hatsune figure and decided to make her cosplay as Miku. Maybe i should just stick to line drawing.

The Pawn Gets Some Action

2009-05-22T12:04:00.004+08:00

Finally managed to get a model into UT3, after 2 days of messing around with the editor. Unfortunately, the model doesn't exactly fit into the skeleton, hence the weird deformation at the hand. The textures are also screwy because UT3 has restrictions on how the UVs are placed (head area, arms area, etc.). I have yet to solve a problem with the shoulderpads, and the tutorials out there aren't helping much.

Oh yeah, Akhlys MK.IV got into UT too, but i didn't do any proper skinning to it. And FYI, i had to learn to skin the models in Max instead of Maya.

Unreal ® Tournament 3 belongs to Epic Games

Fiddlesticks

2009-05-17T22:00:00.002+08:00

Ah, my external HD (which was a replacement for my broken one) got stolen at BlitZone Sri Petaling today due to my carelessness. Hopefully this ends the chain of misfortunes surrounding the HD.

Beauty Shot & Presentation Shot Edits

2009-05-14T12:48:00.004+08:00

*Major edit : Fixed a glaring skinning problem at the abdomen, deformations didn't work properly when posed, leaving a large gap in between.

SOMEONE PLEASE STOP ME! I keep looking at the submission images and i just can't stop trying to edit them. The longer i stare at the images the more i wanna tweak them. Gahhhh!

Made a medium closeup for the beauty shot, and added a slight orange overlay for atmosphere. Manually blurred the sword cuz it's too 'in yer face'.

Rerendered the front & back views for the presentation shot, with a more... 'open' pose (the previous one had the sword covering most of the front). The lights were also repositioned, cuz my rig was so sucky i couldn't rotate the whole thing properly.

Beauty Shot Edit

2009-05-13T15:53:00.003+08:00

I'm back! And i saw with my fresh eyes that the lens blur on the beauty shot kinda takes away some of the details. Since it's not really necessary, i removed the blur for a crisp look. Not going to post the image again, so i edited the previous post. If there are no other comments or suggestions on anything i should change, i'll be submitting the final images soon (just to get this done and over with). Thanks!

Dominance War 4 - Main Challenge Deadline

2009-05-06T23:08:00.002+08:00

Just checked the main page for DW4 which is... HERE, and found out that the new deadline is 18th May! FFFFFUUUU----- and i worked my ass off rushing everything within a week!!! On the bright side, i'll be able to work on it some more when i get back, so feel free to comment on the entry! Calvin out.

DW4 | 3D | Akhlys Mk. IV - Submission Sheets

2009-05-05T22:31:00.014+08:00

Okay folks, it's the end of the road for this year's Dominance War. It's been a hell of a ride, and i definitely had a lot of fun. Thanks to all who contributed to this piece! Enough said, here are the final images.

If you're too lazy to open each image, head on to the WIP Thread @ GA.org for full-sized images.

DW4 | 3D | Akhlys Mk. IV - WIP 13

2009-05-03T01:07:00.005+08:00

I'm racing against time these few days, i don't have much left to finish up and submit the final image, cuz i'll be going to Guilin, China next week. I'm into the texturing phase at the moment, so here's a teaser for you loyal readers!

*Note : My entry has been renamed to Akhlys Mk. IV, following the results of the poll. Thanks for voting!

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 12

2009-04-27T15:36:00.002+08:00

Big-ass sword FTW! Managed to pump out a flat-tipped sword for the character to swing around as he storms the front lines.

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 11

2009-04-26T23:42:00.003+08:00

Small details for the body are complete, now there's the hand, cannon, sword and tail to work on. I only have a week left, so i'm starting to freak out.

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 10

2009-04-23T14:48:00.003+08:00

Messed around with the skin material, made the creases/gaps more visible. Also created some custom alphas to stamp some generic details all over him.

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 9

2009-04-22T17:07:00.003+08:00

I've been very lazy lately. Besides being distracted by a lot of games, i'm somehow low on motivation juice. I MUST FINISH THIS!

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 8

2009-04-15T22:06:00.004+08:00

Well, i somehow managed to pump out the arms today. Thinking if i should go on with a long tail, or maybe a pair of short ones just to balance the body.

Gonna try to post a poll to decide on this guy's name, i'm not really diggin' his name right now. It's just... not epic enough, if you get what i mean.

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 7

2009-04-11T16:05:00.005+08:00

Finally. An. Update. Guh. Not. Enough. Tiem. Gotta. Kill. Drug. Dealers.

Sequence Fashion Show @ Urbanattic KL

2009-04-10T22:10:00.017+08:00

The fashion show was a joint effort between Bunny Noo, Sexxay Stuff @ Sexxay Prices and Blushberry hosted at Urbanattic, Capsquare. Makeup and hair was done by Make Up Store. As for entertainment, the uber awesome band Ramanados provided a mind-blowing performance.

Here are some shots of the show, but due to low end equips, bad lighting and lousy skillz some of the shots may not do the models and designs justice.

Low On Juice

2009-04-09T14:22:00.003+08:00

I must be REALLY unmotivated to be posting a shot of my workspace. Most probably 0% work progress for today, going out to attend Haze's fashion show @ Capsquare later.

DW4 | 3D | Rithanicus X68 - WIP 6

2009-04-06T18:18:00.005+08:00

Rebuilt the torso to make the back unit attached to it as a single mesh and finished the base model for the thighs & pelvis joints. Been distracted by yet another game these days, and this time it's an MMO : Granado Espada. And here's another link to an article of the delicious new Intuos 4.

Time to GTFO with Predator & Yam.

Article on Intuos 4 @ CGS