WIP 2 & 3

Ooops missed a post, so here's WIP 2 & 3. Blocked out the rough shapes, will continue by adding holding edges where they're needed, and after refining the base model in ZBrush, I'll export & re-import the mesh and UV them.

Rithias 3D - WIP 1

Started modelling Rithias some time ago, and after some tutorial spamming I've decided to pick it up and continue with the modelling. I intend to bring the completed model into UT3 as a playable character, so wish me luck!

Shades Of Black!

In response to Yam's comment that everything I make is in a shade of black (which is very much true now that I have browsed through my work), I came up with a logo for a mock company of mine, and later designed the contact card for it as well. Reaaal simple layout & design, and I still feel there's something wrong with the back of the card. Will revise if required.

What Presentation?

Went to the Autodesk Lucasfilm Tour, organized by ACA Pacific Technology Sdn. Bhd. (The company has been chosen as the Malaysian distributor for Autodesk's range of design products such as 3ds Max, AutoCAD & 3ds Max Design.)

Guest speaker, Lee Stringer (CG Supervisor for The Clone Wars TV series) was invited to give a presentation with the title of 'Animating Star Wars : The Clone Wars - From Script to TV'.

Like all other Lucas-related presentations, Mr. Stringer introduced Grandmaster Lucas' companies, locations and history. He then proceeded to 'presenting' the workflow involved in the creation of the animation series. There was so much confidentiality (the team didn't even provide proper concept art)to the point that Mr. Stringer's presentation didn't last more than 30 minutes. There was almost nothing to learn from the workflow, as most of the steps can be learnt from the net.

As a consolation, I managed to grab this mousepad and... bag.

Speeeeed!

67 words

Speedtest

 
You type 356 characters per minute
You have 67 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words

272 points, so you achieved position 159,425 of 1,006,318 on the ranking list

*Lol I suck.

Go For Gold

Random title. Inspired by Tadao Ando's 'Lee House', I made this interior scene using both Maya (modelling, UV) & Max (lighting, rendering). Been messing around with VRay's guts, learning it inside out. The lights and materials are wonderful, as well as its physical camera which works just like a real SLR (ISO, shutter speed, aperture etc.)

Still sticking to Maya for speed in modelling, I'm just too familiar it. Very clumsy when working in Max due to the differences in hotkeys but with some practice, I should get better at it.

Render time : 35 mins 47 secs (Autodesk Maya 2008, 3dsMax 9, VRay, Photoshop CS3)

So Shoot Me

Call me a cheapskate for re-using the headphone bot model, but as a friend said, it's called 'putting it to better use'. Rotation Hip Hop DVD cover for bigfishaudio.com.

Get It Right!

An entry for a magazine ad. French company I think. Tak syiok sebab klien tak tau apa tu design. Zzzz angry.

Imma Chargin' Mah Lazer!

Made a modification to the previous design to answer the problems of wrist-twisting. A rotatable head enables the user to direct the light to a higher/lower angle as required.

Tuff Enuf?

Sorry guys, I know It's been a while since the last post. Finished a concept LED solar flashlight at 3am yesterday, with 3 LEDs and a solar panel (has rechargeable batteries) . 15 minutes at the board, and many many hours in Maya. Rendered with Mental Ray. (All polygons, lol. Maybe I should learn to use NURBS.)