1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 4 – Day 30

Not much more today, just try to add more sculpt into the model....

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 4 – Day 29

Did a little bit of clean up and additional sculpt on the face in zbrush. Adding more asymmetry into the sculpt and adjust here and there. Also did some Maya lighting test.....the displacement and normal map just end up crazy -_- guess it's some what a good start......

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 3 – Day 28

So i did some poly-paint and added more definition into the model. I really like where the model is going. Although I'm not quite sure with the lighting of test render. It's a bit challenging on the shading and lighting in zbrush T_T I ended up render all the layer and comp the render in Photoshop. Since I was having some difficulty on the sss shading and the lighting, I ended up looking up tutorial once again. I found this EAT3D SSS Tutorial on the Google. It's really helpful and actually explain the whole process. Looking into it if you are interested to learn how to shade SSS in zbrush.



cheers ;)

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 3 – Day 27

Just working it a bit more today! added some hair by using zbrush fiber :D

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 3 – Day 26

Late night addition.....starting to rework the model I created almost a year back during zbrushworkshop classes......Pablo Picasso!

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 3 – Day 26

I think im done with this one!!!!! Modify the position and relight a bit in zbrush. Now I'm officially off to the new project!

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 3 – Day 25

Today I got spare 30 minutes before works, so I figured I can do a quick Zbrush sculpt. Since I don't really have that much time, I started with referencing "Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be by Gilbert Banducci and Terryl Whitlatch" and just randomly pick a design. I ended up choosing this elephant design. (I will post a scan later) The book is really awesome if you want to have a cool reference.

Anyhow, I am really rusty with zbrush. Even though it only have been a week or so, I am sort of lost in the mid way. I started with a simple sphere, turned it into dynamesh, insert some sphere, insert some cylinder and then sculpt around that. It was a struggle on the tusk area especially.....and time was up :( It was a good warm up tho, really get me going to try to use the new insert tools. PLLLLUUUUUS I haven't even start using Zbrush4R4 yet with the new curve tools and new remesh tool. Really need to start to adjust my workflow to updated version T_T.....


[vimeo 47943993 w=500 h=281]

30mins warmup from Jack Lai on Vimeo.

-----tomorrow we are back to normal projects :) ------

Cheers

http://cgmodeling.wordpress.com/

jacques.broquard@gmail.

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 2 – Day 24

Hi Guys, It's been a week that I haven't post anything. The past week was a really busy week at work. If any of you were a WWE fans, you probably witness some of my graphics package from this Sunday Pay-Per-View SummerSlam. It was so busy that I barely catch any sleep....which costing the effects on this project T_T

Anyhow, I was able to finish some of these turntable for the Quadrocarrier. Just wasn't able to find times to post it. Now the Pay-Per-View is over, I finally got some free time to get it back together.

Here are the Occlusion and Color turntable,
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/47430583 w=500&h=281]

Quadrocarrier AO Turntable low from Jack Lai on Vimeo.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/47702127 w=500&h=281]

Quadrocarrier Color Turntable from Jack Lai on Vimeo.

Now I just need to rework the still render and then will move on to the next....

cheers :D

Creating a better Demo Reel

Discovered a tutorial on how to get a better demo reel from zbrush by Steve Warner. Quite a nice tutorial and very helpful :)
Here is the link

1YR Project – AUGUST – Week 1 – Day 23

A bit behind on the August, just took a trip to Niagara Falls......

Here is a quick turntable of quadrocarrier. I added the floor and made movie from zbrush. Now I just need to figure out how to do a BPR version of the turntable :)

Happy August!!

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/47240160 w=500&h=281]

Quadrocarrier Turntable from Jack Lai on Vimeo.

1YR Project – JULY – Week 5 – Day 22

Almost there!!! I still need to add couple more tweaks, there are couple comments on the blurriness and the lost of eye contact.......but we are close....moving on to AUGUST!

1YR Project – JULY – Week 5 – Day 21

Tweak a little more on the low-rez, then apply to the high. However for some reason, some geometry didn't carry over from low-rez.....Will be moving it manually -_- Hopefully i can finish it and comp before August!!

1YR Project – JULY – Week 5 – Day 20

A bit slow down over the weekend due to the 2012 London Olympic ;) Finally got my hand back around with zbrush. So nothing that much new. Just started with the posing on the low geometry with transpose master. Now just need to tweak a little more and then reapply the pose back to the high geo....

1YR Project – JULY – Week 4 – Day 18

have been slacking off a bit :( just need to add couple more bag on his back and will move on to posing him. Thinking im gonna wrap up this guys soon....



cheers

1YR Project – JULY – Week 4 – Day 17

Here goes another week! Man I just want to wrap this guy up and move to a new creature....but I know this will turn out great in the end T_T Anyhow, no complain, I'm just gonna keep chugging it along.

So I came across some way to zbrush a rope from David Langley on Viemo and I have to say it's some awesome quick way to get a rope done in no times......I added some rope and modeled a gasoline container, knife, ax, and a lamp(in Maya), which I still need to added to his back in Zbrush -_- post some progress later today if I get a chance.

Here is the tutorial I found....very useful
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/35830537 w=500&h=375]

ZBrush Rope Making Technique from David Langley on Vimeo.

cheers :D

1YR Project – JULY – Week 3 – Day 15

So following by the set up of the pro with some of tweaks, here are my result......following by a little quick photoshop paint :)

Zbrush Lighting and shading technique from the Pros

Here are some of lighting and shading technique i found on zbrushcentral from some of pros :) They are actually very useful and helpful. Especially for those who really want to show off their zbrush models ;)

Zafati's Setting


-Zafati's Zbrush Central Sketchbook

PSTCHOART's SSS shader Setting

PSTCHOART's Zbrush Central Sketchbook

Zbrush Classroom
As always Zbrush Classroom always have something to help it and is already listed under my useful links. But here is the specific link to it, if you are too lazy to look for it.



NOW I just need to learn these technique and apply to mine......easy T_T

1YR Project – JULY – Week 3 – Day 14

Wasnt feeling that well yesterday....but i do today!!! Added more baggage on him....nedd more!

1YR Project – JULY – Week 3 – Day 12

There goes another day!! Took me quite a while to get this roller sleeping bag going. But it came out pretty cool. Just need to add some dirt on the texture and it will be good!! Now we need to move forward to one of those boxes.....

1YR Project – JULY – Week 3 – Day 11

Here goes the brand new week. Add some placement items on his back. Definitely need to model those and place them tomorrow or so :)



some reference on the carriage and stuff......

1YR Project – JULY – Week 2 – Day 10

Need to go to work today for the new wwe raw stuff..(btw it's sunday)....woke up early, got like an hour to kill, so decided to removed the scale :( it wasn't fitting the character that much anyway.

Now I need to speed it up and add all the stuff in his back and comp it in photoshop :D im thinking something like he is running loose and the owner is chasing in the back.....

1YR Project – JULY – Week 2 – Day 9

Got a bit time tonight while watching the total recall with my wife and try to repaint this guy. I think im gonna get rid of the skin...more i look at it the more i hate it :/





-ps I adjust the day to 9 of the whole project so far instead of day 5 of week 2. Just easier for me to know how I been working on this 1-Yr Project. Gonna keep pushing through it :)

1YR Project – JULY – Week 2 – Day 8

Woke up a bit late today morning....only got half hour to spare :( It was enough time for me to add the teeth :D.....im still debating on the scale. Not sure if I really really like it. It looks not bad, but just not feel natural. I think scale depth might be too much and too big, probably should push it back a bit more.....(I am referencing one of my favorite zbrush sculpt from zbrush centeral Dan Crossland)




Here is the reference from Dan Crossland's sculpt...more from ZbrushCentral Link


there goes another day.....Hope I get some time this weekend to wrap this guy up.....

enjoy the weekend guys :)

1YR Project – JULY – Week 2 – Day 7

Didn't get a chance to sculpt today morning.....but fortunately was able to get some time tonight :)

Prometheus Concept design sketches

Discovered some of these links for the concept sketches of the recent movie "Prometheus". It's concept design sketches from Vyle-Art.com and Ben Procter. I have to say it's some awesome works :) enjoy!!!

Here are the links....
http://vyle-art.com/portfolio/prometheus/#!prettyPhoto
http://benprocter.squarespace.com/prometheus/prometheus-exterior/

Quick snapshot of some of works.....
[slideshow]

ParaNorman Behind the Scenes - Making Norman

Just came across this cool making of stop-motion character from LAIKA's new movie ParaNorman
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3VSCGdB1RI&w=560&h=315]

From Clay to Zbrush - Cesar Dacol Jr.

Remember the other day I mentioned about helping my instructor with a testimonial? It was a testimonial for my zbrush instructor Cesar Dacol Jr.'s new creature design class that will be coming up very soon over Zbrushworkshop. He have been releasing a bunch of youtube clips of Zbrush demo for those who like to break into creature design industry. For the zbrush demo part it might be too beginner for me. However his inspiring words at the beginning of each videos are pure gold. Really helpful words for those who really want to go deeper into industry :D

Day 1
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab0qyVvcRGs&w=560&h=315]

Day2
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scd3kEISem4&w=560&h=315]

Day 3
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMcxrVFbGvc&w=560&h=315]

Day4
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTtWr2dWRY&w=560&h=315]

Day5
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx3QjtnseIs&w=560&h=315]

1YR Project – JULY – Week 2 – Day 6

Here we go on day 2 :)
added more details around head and played around the lightcap. Tested BPR turn out pretty good :D Although not sure if I like the details. I think i definitely need to add more additional detail....so sort of scale or something.....cheers

1YR Project - JULY - Week 2 - Day 5

Welcome back from the July 4th weekend!!! Hope all of you got some nice days off with some nice firework :D......I am sorry I wasn't able to get on the blog for quite some times. It had been a bit brutal for passed couple days T_T I got a bit sidetracked on building my new computer and helping my teacher with a video testimonial (will talk more about it in another thread). But I am back today :)

Here are couple snap test renders I was manage to squeeze out today morning. I got to do a bit more sculpting on the Quadcarrier and a quick color texture pass........I usually like to do a quick color texture on the creature while im still in sculpting mode. This prevent me not spending too much time on the sculpting detail and also trigger me to think about how I would attack on the higher detail of the model.





Here are some of the feedback I got from my friends :D
That's a sweet, chunky beast! Only thing I can see is maybe take a look at the hind leg where it meets the tail. The only reason I notice is from the webinar Scott Hartman did for his class - I think it's still up at visualarium. Unless there are other - more passive tails? - Kara Marfia

The only thing i might suggest is maybe changing the structure of the hind leg a little. its kinda related to what kara was saying as well. this might give ya an idea for the hind leg. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=hippo&view=detail&id=19FFBDF14B103DCFFF05D57D29BEFD2627121B7E&first=1Also this might also help with region and bone structure. skeletal structure for the chameleon may also be kind of a good study as well. http://www.flickr.com/photos/unforth/3191950380/- Jack W Sellers

* Couple things I probably need to address soon

• More passive tails?


• More definite hind legs or rework on it.


• Refer some of the quad-pad skeleton on the hind legs.


• Higher details