What Are You Working On? 2011 Edition!

[katana]

Today's study now featuring pony!

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/317/2/3/rock_study_2_by_makkon-d4g0zny.jpg

I realize that this is just a study, but what I'm feeling from this is it's too hot. I think the shadow area's would go toward the desaturated blue-purple hue to add visual excitement and contrast. And the warm area's could use a bit higher hue, flayored with some yellow-orange at a higher saturation for more pop.

The fast brushstroke is pure win though.

[Sukotto]

Done with this guy for now, gotta finish some other things.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/whitey5944/Mcgrawbeauty.jpg

Turntable here: http://vimeo.com/32115375

[kosh_fotsirk]

Just started learning rendering and thought I'd test it out on a model I just finished.

http://i.imgur.com/HPl6B.jpg

[makecg]

Ahh I like that character Kosh.

[af3d]

Improved some flaws in anatomy, eyes, lighting, and skin contrast. So much good work in this thread!
http://i.imgur.com/CrNWu.jpg

[beancube]

Showin my Cousin Zbrush, what we came up with lol.

http://www.beancubeoflove.com/WIP/pillar_face_wip_01.jpg

[wester]

Wip on the ol' cinematic soldier. Still texturing away.

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/justwesley0/SoldierWIP.jpg

[Brendan]

Showin my Cousin Zbrush, what we came up with lol.

http://www.beancubeoflove.com/WIP/pillar_face_wip_01.jpg

That belongs in a wallace and gromit set?

[darbeenbo]

a new WIP environment of mine.

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h345/darbeenbo/cavewip7.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h345/darbeenbo/cavewip6.jpg

[sltrOlsson]

Finished my concept!


http://poppon.com/stevec/ForumUploads/Bot01_07.jpg (http://poppon.com/stevec/ForumUploads/Bot01_07.jpg)

Very nice! Great sci-fi functionality! Looks like it actually could work! With your permission it would be great to model this sucker out in the future! :)

[achillesian]

That belongs in a wallace and gromit set?

Or Tim Burton's twisted live action Mario film.

[Metall]

Hi guys,

I just realized I haven't posted at this forum in like forever maybe even forever so it's time to do so!!

I am currently attending Visual Arts at the NHTV University in Breda Holland.

And for my course of texturing I wanted to start on some handpainting textures in Photoshop with my Wacom Bamboo tablet.

This is the first result. I know it is not that good yet but I was hoping some of you guys could help me out and give me some pointers.

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4931/facebookpost.jpg

Also i know this is not the right thread but i am looking for a new Monitor and i was wondering if it is vital for me to buy an IPS monitor. I am only a poor student and an normal IPS monitor is niet really affortable for me. Wat do you guys recommend?

[kosh_fotsirk]

Looking good so far Metall. THere are two things that I see you can fix up. The first is the contrast. YOu need some more dark shadows and some more highlights. The second is that some of the dark strokes in the grain of the wood are a bit jagged.

@ makecg: glad you like it :)

[jeremiah_bigley]

Keep the stuff coming guys! :) Everything is looking great.
First time polypainting... what do you think? Would love some C&C.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l143/jeremiah_bigley/Step_84_large.jpg

[eyo]

hey Metall, monitor wise ya an IPS panel is really nice, but if you can't manage to swing it do some research and you should be able to find something you can work with. On the texture side I agree with Kosh you are very mid tone right now and need to start pushing your ranges.

[Revolutionart]

Working on multiple projects:

Howitzer 2000 track:

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/7152/tanktrack.png

And working on the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) Tire

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3173/tireh.png

[almighty_gir]

Keep the stuff coming guys! :) Everything is looking great.
First time polypainting... what do you think? Would love some C&C.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l143/jeremiah_bigley/Step_84_large.jpg

ZOMG!

SKAVENS!!!!
i love me some skavens :D

[MALicivs]

more tank, still rendered in marmoset toolbag.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2145250/tank_toolbag_04_b.jpg

[Froyok]

Quick sketches for finding good proportions. I plan to make some colossus/golems for my game based on a common skeleton. Its hard to get various monster in the same theme with the same type of bones.

http://i.imgur.com/jPYYnl.jpg (http://imgur.com/jPYYn)

http://i.imgur.com/TuoXUs.jpg (http://imgur.com/TuoXU) http://i.imgur.com/gx8Uls.jpg (http://imgur.com/gx8Ul)

[benclark]

jeremiah_bigley - thats awesome, really like those oranges and pinks on the face

a model I've been picking away at for a while, a Tau Kroot from Warhammer 40K...

http://benjaminclark.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kroot_Final.jpg

[MrNinjutsu]

This is my first try at a tileable mesh. I was initially trying for a tileable texture, but i don't know how to go about doing that in zbrush. I've just realised that i've lost some detail, probably because i dont have the normal map applied. But yeah if there was anyway i could turn this into a tileable texture i'm sure you guys and girls would know! :D

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3810/tilefloorr.png

[PatrickL]

L shaped paving stones look very, very odd to me, but solid work nonetheless, MrNinjutsu.

[MrNinjutsu]

L shaped paving stones look very, very odd to me, but solid work nonetheless, MrNinjutsu.

Thanks :) Yeah, just thought i'd throw them in to make it look a little different.

I solved the issue, pretty much - i got 9 parts to tile properly in max then rendered it out, then in photoshop just trimmed the excess and resized to 1024x1024 and it seems to do the trick!

[Tigerfeet]

jeremiah_bigley - thats awesome, really like those oranges and pinks on the face

a model I've been picking away at for a while, a Tau Kroot from Warhammer 40K...

http://benjaminclark.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kroot_Final.jpg
KROOOOOOOOT! Poor guys never got enough love.

I don't know if it's just the perspective or what, but I didn't recognize it as a kroot right away. I feel like the bottom jaw is too overpowering and he needs more from his upper jaw. They always reminded me of parrots when I used to paint them.

I think his 'hair' droops too much as well (once again, I could be completely wrong, it's hard to tell from this angle). Right now he reads more like a predator because of the drooping. I always thought of their hair as quills like on a porcupine, very stiff and erect, as opposed to the predator's more floppy tentacles. (and no that's what she said jokes! lol!)

http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/2008/5/DPC1_Kroot_Mercenary_by_Scarab-03015911.jpg

[Hugh]

@benclark


Great job.can't wait to see it textured if you decide to do that

[airage]

Makkon - Great stuff!

Fun piece, needs some more work :)

http://rmgameart.com/stuff/wip/c_wip_rmgameart.jpg

[gilesruscoe]

Wow awesome environment Airage! Dig the details on the walls.

Another shameless cross post from my wip thread (http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87962&page=6), still ultra wip:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14324914/joansofartt.gif

[benclark]

Hboybowen, Tigerfeet - thanks for the comments! here's some more views

http://benjaminclark.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kroot_ortho1.jpg

[Swizzle]

Just mucking about with color a little here. It's been months since I painted and over a year since I've drawn consistently, so this was fun.

http://i.imgur.com/JFuOe.jpg

[TeriyakiStyle]

Nice thumbs Swizzle I love exercises like that.

[yodude87]

wow you guys, wonderful works in the last pages. keep it up :D

second prop work... would like to receive some crits on it, as im planning on making some good props for my folio. cant rely only on environment as i see many environment artists going to the prop side of force too hehe

http://i40.tinypic.com/i56d5k.jpg

polycount is 1729 polies, 1024 maps as always. would go lower, but as a folio work i think 1024 fits right :)

crits welcome :)

[Guedin]

@benclark : Love it !

Here's an update :

http://nicolasgarilhe.com/images/stories/temp/wip-bosozoku_02.jpg

[spiderDude]

benclark - sick character, loving the feel
Guedin - japanese gangster...I'm lovin' it :)

[felipefrango]

Guedin, awesome sculpt, reminds me of those japanese rockabilly dudes. :p

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2010/5/28/0/japanese-rockabilly-1576-1275020777-0.jpg

[Guedin]

@SpiderDude, Felipefrango : Absolutely right, I'm watching the GTO anime and I love the japanese punks in it ;)

[OrganizedChaos]

Hboybowen, Tigerfeet - thanks for the comments! here's some more views

http://benjaminclark.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kroot_ortho1.jpg


NICELY DONE! I could recognize what this was as soon as I saw it- I love how you handled everything :D

[makecg]

nice work everyone some rough doodle

http://makecg.com/art/throwup.jpg

still working on this

http://makecg.com/art/girl_progress26.jpg

[seforin]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11483203/bats_FULL_CONCEPT.JPG

[blot12345]

I normally don't do 2D work, but I started doodling and came up with this enchanted tiki thing. I put him on a post for now, but I think it would be fun to do a body. I'd still love to hear any crits on it too. Thanks!
http://www.alexengelmann.com/forumImages/tiki_002.jpg

[Marshal Banana]

Doing some game animations
Lawrence Law - Stuff - YouTube

[Obe]

Loving the work here as usual. Always so inspiring.

This is my latest character. Named Vincent. About 22k Tris (intended as a primary character in a current gen video game). Unrigged (pose was done in Zbrush), but otherwise game ready.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/o/2011/314/5/a/5a283ca1ea8fa5dcc9eaa590419072ef.png

[TheWildHunt]

Shameless plug.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/214/goblinwip05.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/38/goblinwip05.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[Geledonutt]

Finishing up my jungle level adding background elements, toying around with the lighting and sky still.
http://www.pointofexistence.com//GeleDonutt/wipjungle10.jpg
http://www.pointofexistence.com//GeleDonutt/wipjungle12.jpg
http://www.pointofexistence.com//GeleDonutt/wipjungle11.jpg
http://www.pointofexistence.com//GeleDonutt/wipjungle13.jpg

[Christian Hjerpe]

Geledonutt that looks really nice! How big is the level? Can you post a overview so I can see the size of the terrain?

[thatanimator]

Doing some game animations

cool! :D
not loving the shaky head at the start of his idle / idle variation..
can you do start/stops and turns? would be cool to see that! :D

[thankupon]

@ benclark.... nice work mate. looking fwd to see the final result :)

BTW, here is an update on the scifi prop i had been workin on..should have finished this last week :/

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/3182/006vq.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8752/004uar.jpg
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5818/005dc.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/637/002wal.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/637/002wal.jpg

crits and suggestions please..

[MrNinjutsu]

Doing some game animations
Lawrence Law - Stuff - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKuYWo9IyBU)

Awesome stuff! Using Unity? How's that going for you? It's a pretty awesome engine.

@thankupon@ Add some grunge to it? Scratches and the like. PRobably make it more interesting. Good work so far though!

[katzeimsack]

I'm working on an Android/Iphone Game in my spare time with a friend.

This is our first fairly final level :)

http://www.mvirks.de/NunsNGuns/church.jpg

Like Nuns n' Guns on facebook :D (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nuns-N-Guns/248521541869255?sk=wall)

[Roelant]

Awesome stuff! Using Unity? How's that going for you? It's a pretty awesome engine.

@thankupon@ Add some grunge to it? Scratches and the like. PRobably make it more interesting. Good work so far though!

Really like it! Respect for the looks with the limits of the game.

[Razorb]

katzeimsack <3<3<3! any more info on the game? what engine you working with? : D

[MALicivs]

katzeimsack that's unity, right? looks amazing dude, great lighting and texture detail.

[GoSsS]

katzeimsack <3<3<3! any more info on the game? what engine you working with? : D

Same question !!

This is looking sick man !
How many tris / texture size are you using for this entire level ?

[katzeimsack]

Unity right :)

The Level runs on normal smartphones.

I sculpted everything in zbrush btw, so it should look a lot better with normalmaps activated (if unity manages to support directional lightmaps some day)

Nuns N Guns is a top down shooter. You are playing one out of 4 nuns and you have to kill as many zombies as possible ;)

I'll post more updates the next days, already got a lot finished.
Like Nuns N' Guns on FB if you don't want to miss out, but i'll also create a polycount thread :)

[katzeimsack]

@GoSsS: Don't know the exact polycount at the moment, but really low for a guy working at Crytek ;)

One can fake a lot if the camera Angle is fixed.. used unique cages quite a lot.
I used one 256x256 for the ground, one 512x256 for assets and one 256x256 for self illuminated assets (windows, candles).

[Mr_Drayton]

Unity right :)I sculpted everything in zbrush btw, so it should look a lot better with normalmaps activated (if unity manages to support directional lightmaps some day):)
It will very soon, with the 3.5 update (wich is coming before the end of this year). ;)

Anyways, these environments are great! I love the lighting.

[katzeimsack]

Cool, looking forward to it!! Was a big let down.. I made so many sculpts and normalmaps and then unity didn't support them. :(
Unity rocks most of the time though :)

I looked at the stats and most of the time the env has about 4k tris.
With zombies and shit hitting the fan we should reach 10k tris, seems to be ok on phones nowerdays.

http://www.mvirks.de/NunsNGuns/church_wireframe.jpg

[danitchu]

Hi all!! Amazing works here, i love this place :)
This is my last work for my speedsculpt series.

Regards!!


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2dQOkTGGd2U/TsVdZV6XXaI/AAAAAAAAAbU/WuUYiG1d8P8/s1600/Speedsculpt_agtum_danitchu.jpg
http://danielorive.blogspot.com/

[wester]

Slight texture adjustment.

http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu287/justwesley0/SoldierWIP-1.jpg

[EmAr]

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/921/skullkm.jpg

[Marshal Banana]

Damn nice, Danitchu.

cool! :D
not loving the shaky head at the start of his idle / idle variation..
can you do start/stops and turns? would be cool to see that! :D

That's actually what he does when you try to examine empty space. And yeah, I'll be able to do that eventually; I've not actually been able to get a handle on animation blending in Unity.


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l43/Marshal_banana/LawLawPaper.png

[Fingus]

Just squeezing in some time between my internship for the GameArtisans Mini3D Challenge (http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31911).

Had my friend Sueann Williams (www.holge.net) do the design for me as she is way good at cute and colorful stuff, while I take care of the 3D'y part. :)

Here's what we got so far:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vLvq-12O4rM/TsbIsiTqvZI/AAAAAAAAA_k/pm43Mga1VaM/s512/thethief.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aWllS0hpxRk/TsbIsicg9xI/AAAAAAAAA_o/i_3QVsPy-Us/s800/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-11-18%252520at%25252012.49.51%252520PM.jpg

This thing has to be done by monday, and I'm going to WorkshopSF over the weekend. Oh my... :x

[Hugh]

@fingus
would you mind doing a texturing breakdown?

[Nick Carver]

Fingus: That is really charming!

[-Em'-]

http://simon-aublet.com/devblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/concept_diver_005.jpg

[thatanimator]

ninjagrl_wip5 - YouTube

did a first pass on the lipsync just now before going to bed..
this will be the last anim I do on this character.. 3 should be enough, 2 felt kinda bad..3 is the magic number, as they say

gonna give the lips another go tomorrow (giggidy), then give the hair a go..and just round shit out.. basic stuff is there though..

girlfriend didn't really agree with the acting, of the character pointing at "her opponent" as it wasn't Japanese-like and she'd rather see her kind of whip her arm downwards.. but I wanted to do some pointing!!

And yeah, I'll be able to do that eventually; I've not actually been able to get a handle on animation blending in Unity.

good luck to you! I'd love to be able to get an animation statemachine running in unity (without having to buy that $100 or whatever it was pre-made one, even if it looks awesome!)

[Chennault]

A friend of mine suggested I come here and post what I have been working on. New member and first time posting on this site so here goes nothing.

Keep in mind it is still a WIP, but any critiques/suggestions are always welcome.

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Forums/Hydra/chennault_hydra_hp.jpg?w=acd3023b

[JR]

Fingus: Excellent job.

[Fingus]

@Nick Carver & jramauri

Aww thank you guys :D

@Hboybowen

As in what my process is?

I'm using 3DCoat to texture, It has very solid built in painting tools and it does projection painting (http://vimeo.com/5820395) like a boss. I use the built in tools to lay down the major details and do some touchups and seaming, and I use projection painting to do most of the shading.

Also I baked out a light pass to serve as a base to work from instead of painstakingly painting in all the shadows and dark areas. I know a lot of people like to bake out AO, but I think using a light source and a sky blue environment probe gives much nicer results (anyone who has taken a color theory class will know that shading with black and white is the devil!). I just blended it on top of my base color layer and then did some corrections and tweaks to make it look nicer before i merged the two and started working on top of them. 3Dcoat has a great layers system that's almost identical to Photoshop's so when projection painting it actually maintains the layers and blending modes you use which results in a nice non-destructive workflow. I fucking love 3DCoat. It has some of the best retopo tools as well in my opinion.

edit: here's a picture of the baked light overlay.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yg8IDKOyqCw/TsbvG3d48JI/AAAAAAAABAM/mTTMYWhb2jc/s800/breakdown.jpg

[Ravenslayer]

very nice fingus ^^

small update on this sculpt

http://leslievdb.com/temp/cyberelfwip2.png

[Marshal Banana]

Fingus, what sort of lighting setup do you use? I tried such a thing in Blender once, but the result was a huge mess.

[almighty_gir]

http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/screengrabs/sl_6.png

[S_ource]

I would like some crtic on this. :)

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/Sourcemapper/oiltankrender.jpg

[S_ource]

So I was able to knock out the skate board. This was a blast. I had always wanted to design my own playing card and skateboard, so I killed two birds with one stone. I attached a gif of my texturing process of the deck, hope you enjoy. LOL I just realized that I need to add bolts to the bottoms of the trucks.

Tugsy's Skateboard

http://www.jacksonbrobinson.com/tugsy/SkateBoardHero.jpg

Skate Board Design

http://www.jacksonbrobinson.com/tugsy/SkateBoardDesign.jpg

Deck Textureing Stages

http://www.jacksonbrobinson.com/tugsy/SkateBoard.gif
Love it but as mentoind the colour usally doesent fade off. And if the board is that worn the trucks and whels should be more worn unless he put newer stuff onto old board. And the wood looks new add som dirt, it usally stick pretty easy if you skated somewhere where its wax. :)

[jmiles]

Preview to a monster I'm workin on.. started from Dynamesh Sphere.. I have most of his body done, but the way I'm modeling it, it's not posed and a little weird for now.. also a concept I finished up last week

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7002/larmodelwip02.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/larmodelwip02.jpg/)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9296/vehiclethumbssm.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/vehiclethumbssm.jpg/)

[makecg]

nice work Fingus really loving that one.

[thankupon]

Awesome stuff! Using Unity? How's that going for you? It's a pretty awesome engine.

@thankupon@ Add some grunge to it? Scratches and the like. PRobably make it more interesting. Good work so far though!

@MrNinjutsu... tnx for the comment. will add some scratches and stuff and post it soon..Cheers :)

[Dylan Brady]

Nice Danitchu really expressive pose
and Ravenslayer I always love your faces, so loose.
Gir I'm not liking those hands to much. I would put more pose into them. make them look a bit more natural. looking good though.

keeping myself busy trying to get some more realism into my sculpting. trying to let go of anatomy a little and concetrate on making him looks like hes got some skin and fat
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7033375/strongman.jpg

[makecg]

Looks nice Bonebrew !

[Fingus]

@Marshal Banana

My lighting setup is super simple. It's just a point light and a sky blue environment probe for the ambient scattered light. I don't know how to set that up in Blender, but the way I do it in Maya is to set Mental Ray as my renderer and go into the Render Settings. Under the Indirect Lighting tab there is a button for creating Image Based Lighting. That creates an environment probe which I set to use a Texture instead of an Image, this allows me to just choose a color from a slider instead of using an HDR image file. It's possible to assign a procedural texture as well, so you can use a ramp to emulate the colors of a green ground and a blue sky. I didn't feel like getting that fancy so I just picked a sky blue color. In order for the blue color to scatter you need to have Final Gather activated. Final Gather is essentially Mental Ray's way of faking GI, it takes care of light bouncing and scattering without having to simulate a gazillion photons and such.

Here's a screenshot of where to find stuff:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kLqsXQ1pRVo/TsdFokgguwI/AAAAAAAABAY/YEfTlKbB1w4/s800/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-11-18%252520at%2525209.25.42%252520PM.jpg

As for baking it to a texture I use the Batch Bake function. It allows you to bake down all sorts of stuff. Ambient Occlusion, Global Illumination, complicated light and shader setups, procedural textures, etc. It essentially takes whatever is in your Render View and transfers it to a texture map. You can also bake to Vertex Color which is much faster, so that's a nice option if you don't worry too much about fine detail and if your mesh has enough topology to support it. I only really need the lighting information so I set it to Only Light and make sure that it also grabs the shadows.

Here's another screenshot showing you where to find things:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zs_zEjJuk84/TsdFotpxv-I/AAAAAAAABAc/7LF07ucMSu8/s800/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-11-18%252520at%2525209.30.21%252520PM.jpg

Hope this is helpful to y'all.

@makecg

Thank you kindly good sir. :)

I'll get to work on it again now so I'll probably post an update in a few hours time. Screw spending fridays drinking and having sex with girls, I have textures to paint damnit!

[offbeatgeek]

This is my first content post. Frankly I am quite sure none of this will "wow" anybody but here goes :)

http://barballs.co/roman-baths_01.jpg

This is the first image from my development thread (http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91259) on the subject. I have never worked with A 3D modeling package though I have made a few successful maps on the backs of the game assets. This will be first attempt at 100% custom content. Ambitious? Yeah more than likely. The picture was meant to show end result along with a scale test. I'll post more pictures as I progress!

Keep up the great posts! Such superb level of quality and am truly in awe. I only hope my meager showings don't devalue the quality too much! :)

[offbeatgeek]

Hi all!! Amazing works here, i love this place :)
This is my last work for my speedsculpt series.

Regards!!


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2dQOkTGGd2U/TsVdZV6XXaI/AAAAAAAAAbU/WuUYiG1d8P8/s1600/Speedsculpt_agtum_danitchu.jpg
http://danielorive.blogspot.com/



holy mother of .....!

That is awesome man!

[offbeatgeek]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9296/vehiclethumbssm.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/vehiclethumbssm.jpg/)

That ship reminds me of the Tempest Series from "Magic The Gathering". If I recall correctly Corvax and Gerard's Ships had very similar look and feel to them.
http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/images/8/83/Skyship_Weatherlight.jpg

Nice work man!

Edit: Sorry for the Multi posts! I'll be sure to edit the last post in future.

[Makkon]

Some of the concept artists here are really making me super jealous. :(

Trying to work on my own rock brushes, it's really tough figuring these things out. Anyone have some good tips for environment oriented brushes?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5301613/paintings/2011/11-19-2011_rocks6.jpg

[Fingus]

While I'm not much of a concept artist myself I've noticed a lot of them seem to make their brushes on a per project basis. It's tough to make a one size fits all brush so it makes sense to doodle out whatever fits the scope and style of the current piece and then work with that. My friend Johan (http://johansstuff.blogspot.com/) has Define Brush Preset set to a hotkey so that says something I guess...
Personally I've become a fan of the shape in the clouds technique where you slap down a ton of quick noise, turn down the opacity, and then pick out the most interesting forms and details you can see in the mess. One of the most valuable things I've learned from my internship is the 15 min method where you roughly and exaggeratedly knock out the most basic elements of what you want to do in 15 minutes and then spend the rest of the time refining and toning it down.

[Talbot]

Finished this a couple weeks ago for class. I know it isn't low poly but maybe someday I'll touch it up and bake it out to a low poly. who knows.

Anyway I spent a lot of time and learned a ton. I hope you like it. :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12914186/Final_01_1k.jpg

[Makkon]

While I'm not much of a concept artist myself I've noticed a lot of them seem to make their brushes on a per project basis. It's tough to make a one size fits all brush so it makes sense to doodle out whatever fits the scope and style of the current piece and then work with that. My friend Johan (http://johansstuff.blogspot.com/) has Define Brush Preset set to a hotkey so that says something I guess...
Personally I've become a fan of the shape in the clouds technique where you slap down a ton of quick noise, turn down the opacity, and then pick out the most interesting forms and details you can see in the mess. One of the most valuable things I've learned from my internship is the 15 min method where you roughly and exaggeratedly knock out the most basic elements of what you want to do in 15 minutes and then spend the rest of the time refining and toning it down.

Thanks for the tip, man! It really helps to know how often brushes are made (usually specifically for a project), the fact that you mentioned that little blip completely took me in a good direction. I think I'll keep at this! Looks like a good start anyway

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5301613/paintings/2011/11-19-2011_icerocks.jpg

[Fingus]

Yeah that looks pretty damn nice man! Makes me want to pick up digital painting again. :)

Here's tonight's update, kinda lackluster as I had some technical problems. Just got some work done on the arms and pants, plus some tweaks and touchups here and there.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mZFr12CNdzY/TseNdG_s1yI/AAAAAAAABAs/CXkUr7S6Lg8/s800/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-11-19%252520at%2525203.01.29%252520AM.jpg

[JR]

Makkon: I don't know if you already saw that, but this guy made his brush set available and man, it's very, very useful. It has different brush sets that help you to draw, paint and produce a lot of different FX and textures. I strongly recomend.

Tutorial link: http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/tower_of_evil

The direct link for brushes: http://features.cgsociety.org/stories/2009_07/tower_or_evil/images/Blur's%20good%20brush4.0%20pro%20en.rar

[Makkon]

Fingus: Thanks, bro! And wow, seriously one of the best stylized characters I've seen in ages!

jramauri: APOGHADOGLDAGADGLAGADG HOLY HANNA MONTANA THAT'S GOD TIER AWESOME. Thank you so much for showing this to me!

[JR]

Haha, glad you like it! :) Don't forget to read the manual that goes together with the brushes. It's enlightening.

[luke]

Awesome painting Makkon!if you squint at it the ice one almost looks real, I've found when I try todo somthing like this, with big strokes, I can never get it to look right, i guess as your confidence grew with painting you felt you could place down larger strokes easier? great pieces :)

[yodude87]

http://i44.tinypic.com/kb6cli.jpg

[wildmax]

really lovely Fingus (http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=31602) :thumbup: made me try if I could get longer than just make a model and stop before texture :poly122:

And Makkon allways nice to see your work.. allways make me want to go and open Photoshop up.. he


Here is my test inspired by Fingus lovely model..

2d concept by me.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KuDRwkE5658/Tsbw_1VVMdI/AAAAAAAAADY/pomgR1XTjGE/s1600/girl_in_rain_3d.jpghttp://wildmax.dk/girl_in_rain_3d3.jpg

[Alberto Rdrgz]

FINGUS! dude that looks really AWESOME!

[sinistergfx]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3580711/railing_wip03.jpg

[Acumen]

Still dooling away on my pooping bird - the brown thing attacks the poooping bird ;)
iOS game in the works - not sure when or where this will go down.
Kinda new to the whole 2d thing but I really enjoy to see where I was 1 year ago and see how I only need half the time now to gather something half-mediocre. Since I'm no fulltimeartist, this is kinda fullfilling work in my freetime :)

http://www.acumen-design.de/temp/birdie_hawk_attack3.jpg

[Free_Fall]

Planning on doing the whole engine in seperate parts..

This is just a bake for the sake of baking :p

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/13b/1.jpg

[almighty_gir]

working on the face...

http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/screengrabs/sl_8.png

[felipefrango]

Gir, his eyes are a bit too lcose together I think, he's feeling a bit crosseyed.

[Puppet]

Hi guy's this is my first post over here and hopefully not my last. I’ve been watching this forum for a long time now and finally decided to post, yaah :D
This is a capsule I’m working on (concept by Fruiz) and here’s a wip on the normals/AO
I’m currently looking for an internship so I can really use the comments

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9pqxsVpCeH0/TsKr6TGIyUI/AAAAAAAAAEo/R41lVqp8i80/s1600/Capsule_Normalswip_low.jpg

[Funky Bunnies]

makkon, dang you're really rockin these rocks man!

[sketchzombie]

Great thread lots of inspiring work here.
These are some freestyle concepts done in
Sculptris...all range a lil over 1 million
tris each...c&c welcomed
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/o/2011/322/4/7/473f18a2905b1441c5ecfd8ae4347ebe.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/o/2011/322/f/1/f111cd6cc55e8b7f8c9fa426cad13477.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/o/2011/322/8/4/841e0a91f138c8f72c79256558ce44ea.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/o/2011/322/f/4/f4a00995a52917e45dcc6435e14d0078.jpg

[praetus]

http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/Kappa07.jpg

Rigged this guy today. Gonna throw him in the Crysis default level just to see how he looks soon.

[scotthomer]

Planning on doing the whole engine in seperate parts..

This is just a bake for the sake of baking :p

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/13b/1.jpg

You should totally do an entire RX-7 engine bay! Love the Wankel rotary.

[Free_Fall]

You should totally do an entire RX-7 engine bay! Love the Wankel rotary.
I'll stick to the engine for now though, Don't wanna get side tracked, lol

[maze]

Makkon those rock studies are awesome man!

Heres a bike concept I ve been doing offwork... light still a bit blasting, I ll need to fix that.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4138955/drop3d/top_view.png

[Rion411]

Great thread lots of inspiring work here.
These are some freestyle concepts done in
Sculptris...all range a lil over 1 million
tris each...c&c welcomed
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/o/2011/322/4/7/473f18a2905b1441c5ecfd8ae4347ebe.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/o/2011/322/f/1/f111cd6cc55e8b7f8c9fa426cad13477.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/o/2011/322/8/4/841e0a91f138c8f72c79256558ce44ea.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/o/2011/322/f/4/f4a00995a52917e45dcc6435e14d0078.jpg

Super awesomeness! Love these, especially the third guy... cool style.

[tobehfaic]

Though not quite in the same ballpark as some of the previous posts, I'm going over older projects unfinished, and giving them a more thorough onceover using tips and stuff ive picked up since I made them. For example re-topologising and re-unwrapping my Benelli M1014 FCAM I originally did for CSS. And then some baking and HP fun?

http://i44.tinypic.com/23w8nb8.jpg

[maze]

here ia another angle:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4138955/drop3d/side_view.png

and a dof version (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4138955/drop3d/side_view_dof.png)

[Stertman]

Modelled this yesterday. a few things left to do on the HP before moving on..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3801146/Knightwip1.jpg

[Fewes]

@Stertman
That looks really cool! However, it looks a bit odd with the scratch on the helmet continuing into the holes, but maybe that's something you're planning on fixing while doing the texture.

Still trying to get a hang of this whole high poly business. A little bit more satisfied with how this one came out, and I learned a great deal (mostly how not to do things...).

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/link_master_92/acog_hp.jpg

[Daven]

quick doodles

http://maxdavenport.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/11_19.jpg

[almighty_gir]

last update before sleep...

http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/screengrabs/sl_9.png

[sketchzombie]

thanx Rion411...im digging the lil night charater Stertman

[RedRogueXIII]

@fewes The extremely small indents on the knobs and screws will require a very large resolution to bake properly to. To make it more bake friendly use larger details, even if it doesn't exactly match the ref, you'll get better results with a lower resolution texture map. Also with the mounting rail the proportions are off, it's either much too high or too thin.

[CandyStripes05]

Modelled this yesterday. a few things left to do on the HP before moving on..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3801146/Knightwip1.jpg

SO SICK !

[biofrost]

You can't be considered a game artist if you haven't made some sort of crate right? Forgot to unwrap the top side part but I think the bake came out good. I keep getting some bad normals on the sides but it turned out I have my normals flipped.*facepalm* Took me 45 min to realize that.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3348/cratebaketest.jpg

[POFFINGTON]

Little something I did today, hopefully will finish it tomorrow.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z302/PAULisPOSTED/daggerWIP.jpg

[elec²ron]

Cool stuff Poffington and sketchzombie.

Here is a quick sculpt to chase away the low poly blues(also no Skyrim blues).

http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/El_Electron/bustspeedsculpt.jpg

Think i'll do a few eye studies next weekend.

[Stertman]

Cool you like it guys=)

@Fewes, you are absolutely right about the holes. my thought was to fix it in the texture but as you mentioned it i might actually fix it for the highpoly presentation too. cheers

[Dylan Brady]

El Electron: neck looks a bit freaky. try giving it some more mass. and add some wrinkles n such to give him that old fart look


fatty mgoo
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7033375/strongman2.jpg

[wizo]

Not entirely finished but its getting there:http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l175/wizo5454/CainFaceProgress.jpg
My goal is to have something similar to the barbarian diablo 3 sculpture in the end.

[TheDarkKnight]

finally have some time to work on something again, trying to get my feet wet with some digital painting, nowhere near the work some of you put up on here but so far pretty pleased with it for a first attempt.

http://i.imgur.com/y0OVQ.jpg

[Architaylor]

Hey guys, this is my first post in WAYWO, but I check this thread daily, it's like my morning paper. I see such great stuff on here I figured I'd upload what I'm working on at uni :)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4403/gambitwip.jpg

Interpretation of marko djurdjevic's gambit redesign. Still very rough and needs a lot of work :) Got 2 weeks to complete this character.

[Tomm]

Sculptris doodle
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23699866/media/personal/sc_monkeydude01.jpg

is is weird that I feel a lot more comfortable working in sculptris than in Zbrush?

[Stertman]

Highpoly done. Moving on to lowpoly put posed it real quick and made a BPR render in zbrush for the fun of it=).. Had a blast while modeling him:D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3801146/SaveThePrincess.jpg

[Dan!]

awesome

[richwderby]

quick teaser :):

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6727/screenshot00030c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/screenshot00030c.jpg/)

[Bart]

Here is a High Poly Forklift truck I've been working on
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gt2UsU_EzCI/TsVEloEAnjI/AAAAAAAAAnY/MRqVT5fAxgc/s1600/Render.jpg

Will be baking it down to a low poly soon :)

[biofrost]

Stertman: That knight is looking pretty awesome, can't wait to see the low poly!

Any crits on the texturing so far?

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1268/storage1.png

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/1188/storage2.png

[Gav]

Awesome work as always here :)

New pose and render for this guy -

http://www.gavimage.com/private/swordmaster2_promorender2_01.jpg

[Damytria]

Here's what I've been working on lately, I still have a lot of polish and refining to do D:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jj0b2HIh5e8/TslLL38e0YI/AAAAAAAAAM0/dPT933JmT7I/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg
@ Stertman holy crap does that look awesome ;-) I'm assuming it's for the GameArtisan's competition?

[Free_Fall]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/13b/2.jpg

[JR]

suburbbum, wizo and Gav: Awesome works, guys! Keep it up!

[duncan]

Great work everyone.

hahaha the Hulk becomes Wolverine.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9786/wip04.jpg

[gibson543]

lol nice one duncan

[Ravenslayer]

tnx bonebrew, that's starting to look pretty lifelike already!

some awesome work in here guys!

another small update, really just trying stuff in zbrush

http://leslievdb.com/temp/cyberelfwip3.png

[sketchzombie]

Sculptris doodle
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23699866/media/personal/sc_monkeydude01.jpg

is is weird that I feel a lot more comfortable working in sculptris than in Zbrush?

not weird at all...Sculptris is the next step in intuitive digital sculpting...i trust that pixologic knows this and will move forward with it

[Mr_Drayton]

Working on this game for iOS:

http://speedgraphx.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/img_0817.jpg

I'm keeping a Dev Blog (http://speedgraphx.files.wordpress.com) for it, with many screenshots of all the progress made so far.

[Nick Carver]

Hey guys,

I've playing around with Dynamesh and using it to sculpt beastly beetles:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/oishiiniku/beetle1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/oishiiniku/beetle2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/oishiiniku/beetlemania.jpg

Cheers!

[Jesse Moody]

Working on this game for iOS:

http://speedgraphx.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/img_0817.jpg

I'm keeping a Dev Blog (http://speedgraphx.files.wordpress.com) for it, with many screenshots of all the progress made so far.


Them cgtextures buildings are REALLY sticking out

[Mr_Drayton]

Them cgtextures buildings are REALLY sticking out
I know, but I'm alone in the whole (indie) project and don't have possibility to move around and take good building shots.
After all they are meant to be used in these kind of things...

[sketchzombie]

Niiiice Nick...the illustration is hilarious

[Lazerus Reborn]

Low poly done. Smashed it down to 20k from 400k.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/conralan/kjkh.png

Just a tiled repeating texture for some surface definition, plus its fun to use. Spent about an hour on it ;')

Should say its mostly extra credit at this point since iv'e hit all the project markers so far ;D

[ae.]

Gav that looks sick!

[Noors]

First and only gun i made, Tokarev TT 33 started 2 years ago, just for training and fun coz that's not really the kind of thing i do at job. Bit of pinching, and innacuracy. I'm going to redo it :)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13762052/polycount/tokarev.jpg

[S_ource]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/13b/2.jpg
Looks great, could you post one with isoline display?

[gibson543]

looking good noors but some of your edges look a little too tight and that looks pretty damn interesting laz

[onelunglewis]

More progress on Tugsy's textures. Few more minor tweaks I need to make but I got his hair and face pretty close to where I want them to be.


Here is a little context for those who haven't seen this yet.

http://www.jacksonbrobinson.com/Tugsy/TugsyConceptS.jpg

Real Time Hair and Face WIP

http://www.jacksonbrobinson.com/Tugsy/HairPro.jpg

[Daven]

onelunglewis: This project is turning out so kick-ass man. Inspiring.
Free_Fall: Coming along great :) I'd love to see the whole thing built.
Gav, Nick Carver, Stertman: Awesome work everyone

http://maxdavenport.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/11_20.jpg

[ae.]

nice concept suburbbum!

Something i made over the weekend after playing a lot of halo anniversary :P

http://www.aelevel.net/Halogun04.jpg

Sorry for the big image :(

[POFFINGTON]

@suburbbum SO RAD!

[weisheng]

quick poop
http://wei-sheng.net/adventuretime!/pewwazzle.jpg

[Dylan Brady]

weisheng (http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=27668): Im not a handpainted lover but thats just pure awesome.

[dfacto]

quick poop
http://wei-sheng.net/adventuretime%21/pewwazzle.jpg

You need to get diarrhea, cause this poop is delicious.

[kodde]

maze> That bike is looking sweet. Really liking the differentiating materials. Are you using a cube map for reflection on the metal parts? There seems to be a strong reflecting light source on the metals which is hardly at all apparent on the rest of the bike. Maybe splash some ambient from the same env source?

[MrHobo]

Almost finish doing the hi-poly for my Barrel bot:
Pretty proud that everything fits comfortably (But VERY snugly) inside the barrel.
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1161/bstestb.jpg

[Makkon]

quick poop
http://wei-sheng.net/adventuretime!/pewwazzle.jpg

Whoa.
just
Whoa.


So guys, I'm may be releasing a rock brush pack soon. I'll let you know when it starts to be useful.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5301613/paintings/2011/11-20-2011_icerocks2.jpg

[Daven]

So guys, I'm may be releasing a rock brush pack soon.

Oh baby... yes please.
http://images.wikia.com/theregularshow/images/e/e9/Coffee.png

[ironbearxl]

http://ironbearxl.com/images/Female_01a.jpg

[conte]

Cool stuff, Makkon!
Any chance to see those pics in progress vids?

[Makkon]

Conte: Man, that'd be the most embarrassing thing ever. I still don't know what I'm doing, so the video would be loaded more with starting over and rearranging the picture than actual painting. Maybe one of these days, when I actually get a feel for environment art. Thanks, though!

[visionaryunlimited]

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4875/yellowbyfiliporekhovd4g.png

Meh, still edging...

[Fingus]

Finally finished this guy. Let's hope I wake up in time for the WorkshopSF tomorrow. x_x

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p5y_Az9ksIg/TsovKd_LohI/AAAAAAAABA8/v8MVwLOooMc/s800/mini3d_thespy_fingus.jpg

[MALicivs]

I sculpted everything in zbrush btw, so it should look a lot better with normalmaps activated (if unity manages to support directional lightmaps some day)

they are planning it for 3.5, but god knows when that's coming out. ;) http://blogs.unity3d.com/2011/06/16/unity-roadmap-2011/

RNM lightmaps
To add more flexibility to our lightmapping solution we’re adding the option to bake directional lightmaps (radiosity normal maps and similar schemes). That will also enable bump and specular effects on surfaces lit by indirect light only.

[thankupon]

Modelled this yesterday. a few things left to do on the HP before moving on..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3801146/Knightwip1.jpg

Looks SICK mate.. :)... BTW, did u invert the shield on purpose??

[thankupon]

my arc gun from district 9 textured

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9841/marmosetrender2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/marmosetrender2.jpg/)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1500/marmosetrender3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/marmosetrender3.jpg/)

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4521/marmosetrender1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/marmosetrender1.jpg/)

SWEEEET!! :) I've had the original concept in my inspiration folder for quite some time now.. good to see a different version of the same.. :)

[Puppet]

wip on the textures

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G9vHjdE5lR8/TspeA5wEz1I/AAAAAAAAAFY/AkT11t0YZs8/s1600/Capsule_byPuppet_low.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z5EwAXj5Pi8/Tspd41CLl-I/AAAAAAAAAFI/TiZvLZWzqjo/s1600/Capsule_byPuppet_1open_low.jpg

[Stertman]

Looks SICK mate.. :)... BTW, did u invert the shield on purpose??

Thanks man. yeah i did. but i angled it a bit after that screenshot. its so thet when he bends his arm upward to cary the shield and protect himself its rotated the right way..

I'll post another picture so that you can see what i mean..
In a relaxed pose the shield will be "upside down" and in "combat mode" its the right rotation..=)

http://fredrikstertman.com/Knight1.jpg

[NeoDement]

Almost finish doing the hi-poly for my Barrel bot:
Pretty proud that everything fits comfortably (But VERY snugly) inside the barrel.
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1161/bstestb.jpg

This is really cool, but I think the camera/head part should be bigger.

It would also be nice if the folded up barrel was a bit more generic, like this:

http://www.hlcomic.com/dm/oildrum.jpg

[DrillerKiller]

Makkon: I really like these rock studies you're doing! This latest one has a great sense of movement as well as form. Nice!

ALL ABOARD!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/oishiiniku/elcisne_platform.jpg

Great work as always Nick, but I'm not totally sure about the front, it seems to lack the scale and weight that the back end of the train has.

[Alphavader]

awesome work guys..

just a quick afterwork....
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ixj9Q38z9ug/TsqBkAwKayI/AAAAAAAAAxw/Q3-VmB7cx7s/s1600/Hammer1.jpg

[AlecMoody]

I built a new desk this weekend. Both top and legs are from craigslist. I still need to do a fine sanding pass on the top and add a protective finish:

http://www.alecmoody.com/stuff/desk_1.jpg


http://www.alecmoody.com/stuff/Desk_2.jpg

[JosiahMunsey]

Wow Fingus, that is looking beautiful.

[tokidokizenzen]

AlecMoody, Love the thickness of that desk! Nice job.

[MrHobo]

@NeoDement- Thanks, I followed your advice and enlarged the camera a bit, but I can't go as big as I would like, due to space issues when the legs are retracted.

As for the barrel itself... I just think a robot hidden inside a wooden barrel is funnier than a generic metal one. :)

[Andreas]

nice concept suburbbum!

Something i made over the weekend after playing a lot of halo anniversary :P

http://www.aelevel.net/Halogun04.jpg

Sorry for the big image :(

Goddamn!! Nice. How did you go about the modelling of the detail of the grip?

[Zelenkov]

Going for Fallout/Rage.....struve inspired type of car.

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/front_006.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/back_003.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/interior_003-1.jpg

And a link to my thread :)

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76165&page=3

[Sayanora]

Little hand painted scene I'm working on at the moment. The shots are taken in 3dsmax as you might have guessed, but I do plan on porting it to Unreal as soon as I've finished blocking out some new rock wall meshes. Also planning on adding candles and flames for the torches.

I should also point out that some textures aren't even close to final. Namely, the pillars (which repeat really bad, i know!) and the arches. Any crits and comments are appreciated :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/453193/3D_Projects/Forgotten%20Keep/keep_shots_00.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/453193/3D_Projects/Forgotten%20Keep/keep_shots_01.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/453193/3D_Projects/Forgotten%20Keep/keep_shots_02.jpg

[Free_Fall]

Looks great, could you post one with isoline display?

I afraid to man, It's a hot mess :p

[Snader]

AlecMoody - aren't you afraid of ruining those 2 monitors 'without' bezels? Or is that the actual design of them? It looks like you took the cases off.

[blot12345]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/453193/3D_Projects/Forgotten%20Keep/keep_shots_00.jpg


This is looking really good. I think the candles or lamps will really help focus they eye. Right now it seems that everything has a similar lighting level. Some well placed light sources will help direct the eye some more. Did you have any specifications in mind for this project? Lastly, I don't suppose you could post some textures (especially the rock wall)?

[ikonane]

Zelenkov, nothing but totally awesome! I will check out your thread.

[Zid]

wip on the textures

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G9vHjdE5lR8/TspeA5wEz1I/AAAAAAAAAFY/AkT11t0YZs8/s1600/Capsule_byPuppet_low.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z5EwAXj5Pi8/Tspd41CLl-I/AAAAAAAAAFI/TiZvLZWzqjo/s1600/Capsule_byPuppet_1open_low.jpg



This is looking good so far. A friend I go to school with actually did this concept for one of his scenes. Do you plan on doing the full concept? Id like to see how it comes out :)

Here's his if you want to check it out. http://shawnstone3d.com/

[Swizzle]

Paintover of a quick 3D scene (http://i.imgur.com/OYQb5.jpg). Not really a concept, more just playing around with mood and color for some future work.

http://i.imgur.com/uXBz5.jpg

[ae.]

Goddamn!! Nice. How did you go about the modelling of the detail of the grip?

The grip area still needs work ;P

but basically i made a outline of the area the bevels were going on and modeled one hexagon and followed the outline while copying the hexagon as i went then i through down a turbo smooth modifier on top of that and voila :P

[Fewes]

@Swizzle

I find the mood in that picture absolutely stunning. You didn't happen to make it in a wallpaper friendly resolution?

[Swizzle]

Here's the original res (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xavierbck/6378751341/sizes/o/) if you want to make a wallpaper out of it, Fewes.

[konstruct]

ZELENKOV IS MELTING MY FACE WITH AWESOME.

[Wesley]

Loving that scene Sayanora.

[Razgriz]

Sick stuff, both Zelenkov and Sayonara.

[Fewes]

Here's the original res (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xavierbck/6378751341/sizes/o/) if you want to make a wallpaper out of it, Fewes.

Awesome, thanks!

[GoSsS]

Swizzle ... this is awesome !!!!

[Skillmister]

@Zelenkov i may have just done a sex wee because of that interior

[Chai]

I built a new desk this weekend. Both top and legs are from craigslist. I still need to do a fine sanding pass on the top and add a protective finish:

Mate this is awesome, however your desk is too high compared to your chair - it will increase your chances of wrist fatigue, damage and RSI.

btw is that a steelcase leap ? I'm considering to buy one, what's your take on it ?

Edit: sorry mate didn't see the keyboard tray, seems you're one step ahead of me :)

[felipefrango]

I'm with Chai, I've made a desk that's a tad too high as well and I'm starting to feel some strain on my right wrists and shoulder.

[Kot_Leopold]

Going for Fallout/Rage.....struve inspired type of car.

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/interior_003-1.jpg

Unreal Tournament Holy Shit Sound - YouTube

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:!

[sinistergfx]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3580711/railing_wip04.jpg

[benji]

holy crap Zelenkov... my eyes are not worthy of such beauty

small crit though, the scoop at the front and the bumper at the back look soft and squishy, like clay.
it could use some harder edges, but maybe it'll look different with textures

[dannedadon]

Man, I step out for a couple of days and all sorts of cool things fill this thread.

Makkon - keep rocking those rocks man (pun definitely intended)
maze - sweet bike concept, like
Stertman - awesome proportions, looks very clean
Gav - cool character, don't know if he is evil but his face blooks kinda evil. Cool none the less!
weisheng - sweet style, very cool!
Zelenkov - very well executed truck, looks very clean
Sayanora - looks it could be a very pretty game, love the style


heres what im working on, the infected parts are not done, im planning on redoing and changing some elements of it. Had some done but my computer crashed and I hadnt saved for like an hour, always fun :D anyway, if you have any cool ideas, let me know.
http://www.rashart.com/wip/infected02.jpg

[Kot_Leopold]

@dannedadon One cool idea that might work for you - making a swollen eye on the infected side of the face. Because right now it looks like he's slightly squinting. Either way, keep rocking!

[Marshal Banana]

Thanks, Fingus; the process won't be the same, but it'll give me an idea of where to start.



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/oishiiniku/beetlemania.jpg

Cheers!

You've just reminded me that 'Gadzooks' is basically the best word ever. It shall now be applied to my vocabulary.

[Tadao215]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?

[BrontoThunder]

No idea, but for some reason I'm compelled to start doing meth.

[Tadao215]

:D

[Chai]

AlecMoody: sorry mate didn't see the keyboard tray, and it's in optimal height, seems you were one step ahead of me :)

I'm with Chai, I've made a desk that's a tad too high as well and I'm starting to feel some strain on my right wrists and shoulder.

Cheers, btw your desk should be at the same height (or slightly lower) than your elbows on your armrests, this will cause optimal bloodflow and help eliminate micro-trauma to your tissues.

One of those days I should really write a guide how I optimized my work area to pull 16+ work hours a day without even feeling my wrists ...

[Snader]

Doesn't have to be a full guide, just some pics with a few annotations would be majorly useful too.

[JasonLavoie]

Doesn't have to be a full guide, just some pics with a few annotations would be majorly useful too.

+1 to this for realz

[konstruct]

!!MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE!!

[Chai]

+1 to this for realz

Damn you guys are quick :D

Find your optimal/comfortable chair sitting height and just get your desk as low as your elbows on the armrests. (I'm around 180cm height, mine is about 62-3cm)
1. chop your desk if you feel crazy.
2. get a height adjustable desk if you're rich.
3. if that's not possible get a tray at that height.
4. if that's not possible make your chair heigher, but you gotta use a footrest or you will get pelvic pressure causing all sort of problems.

It's gonna be a simple guide with pretty pictures, I'm writing it bit by bit whenever I get the chance, cheers.

[Pope Adam]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29303569/Samurai/Screengrabs/samu_wip_textures_01.jpg

started a new scene today. My fav movie is the last samurai so I wanna do something like Katsumoto's cherry blossom garden. Here's the start of my dojo kit.

[ScudzAlmighty]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?


ooh! oh! the dentist from Seinfeld!

[Joseph Silverman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/SupRore/Katzenmodel4-1.jpg

[Oniram]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?


so u finally got around to it. awesome start so far.. since i know who it is i wont ruin it for anyone else. :P

[LRoy]

the guy from breaking bad/malcom in the middle?

[Screwonhed]

A WIP shield based on a concept by Artyom Vlaskin (http://cghub.com/images/view/90613/).
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/mrdelish_/shield_3andahief.jpg

C&C always welcome!

[Makkon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/SupRore/Katzenmodel4-1.jpg

I DEMAND AN SDK

[jaalto]

Sayanora that's looking GREAT!

[botchiball]

So, I don't post often, but several people have been telling me that I need to be posting my stuff somewhere - figured this is a good place. I started these speed sculpts with a friend of mine, just to try to speed myself up. All of these are about one hour of work, plus or minus about 15 minutes due to students asking questions (I am currently Interning with the Fine Art Dept at Full Sail University), and done on a daily basis. If anyone is curious, the count starts at 4 because 1-3 are simply trash.. not even worth showing.

Any critiques are welcome, but these are all finished pieces - I am taking everything I learn from one into the next speed sculpt. So, no more excuses:

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9771/speedsculpt4.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/speedsculpt4.png/)http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2894/speedsculpt5.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/speedsculpt5.png/)http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3153/speedsculpt6.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/853/speedsculpt6.png/)http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/367/speedsculpt7.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/828/speedsculpt7.png/)http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/5702/speedsculpt8.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/speedsculpt8.png/)http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/2471/speedsculpt9.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/speedsculpt9.png/)http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3308/speedsculpt10.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/speedsculpt10.png/)http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2451/speedsculpt11.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/speedsculpt11.png/)http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6885/speedsculpt12.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/speedsculpt12.png/)http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1618/speedsculpt13.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/speedsculpt13.png/)http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9297/speedsculpt14.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/speedsculpt14.png/)http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7005/speedsculpt15.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/speedsculpt15.png/)http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6195/speedsculpt16.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/speedsculpt16.png/)http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2159/speedsculpt17.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/197/speedsculpt17.png/)http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1175/speedsculpt18.th.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/speedsculpt18.png/)

Almost all of these are faces from random online sources. The skull is based on a physical skull, and the alligator man (which was two separate one hour sittings) is based off of concept art from over here: http://wolfsjal.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps&offset=72#/dhg6mc

I'm going to try recording actual footage to show my process which I think could be more helpful (to point out what I'm doing wrong), but until then any suggestions would be appreciated. All of these are using zBrushR2's new Dynamesh feature.

[dannedadon]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?

it could be that malcom in the middle guy but im going with Robert Redford

[BluPanda]

that head is lookin rad, sadly I do not know who it is, however i'm certain that is just me not being smart enough =)

http://www.nilesd.com/Private/head_01.jpg

old project resurfaces with some new design direction... see if I finish this time =__=

[Spatz]

:poly142:

Going for Fallout/Rage.....struve inspired type of car.

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/front_006.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/back_003.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww147/tango5001/interior_003-1.jpg

And a link to my thread :)

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76165&page=3

:poly142:

[JR]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?

At first look, I thought it was Patrick Stweart (Charles Xavier, from X-men). But the shapes of eyes and nose are slightly different, so I'm not sure.

[Kingblue]

What's up guys. My first post, here. Crits are welcome.
I'm developing a character for a mobile phone game.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/3Joez/1_Veggente.png

[Kingblue]

And this


http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/3Joez/2_full2.jpg

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i352/3Joez/3_Full.jpg

[yaxx]

Hello,

I am working on a personal project, a 3d Metal slug like on PC.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugrmnqXHC1qe064ao1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1322051184&Signature=jl5yp5Tl2gd7bxBOpXvsx05vcUE%3D

http://yaxx.tumblr.com/post/12610950772/le-hirrow-wip-c-www-yaxx-fr

[Impala88]

really good work from everyone here :)

Here's the latest update on my mountain temple scene, i've changed alot recently, it no longer resembles anything from suckerpunch but now is based on my own layout after doing the detailed versions of each mesh piece:

http://afs3d.co.uk/HD-images/temple_2.jpg

link to main thread: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90956

[Free_Fall]

A little something for my wankel

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/sparkplug.jpg
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17570140/sparkplug.jpg)

[Makkon]

Impala88: That's looking snazzy! The architecture is looking solid, though I'm not sure about the pillar going into the roof. I'm sure you'll have a pillar-base asset made soon, though


Been doing some brush tests, think I'm nailing down what's useful and what isn't. Photos with backlighting of rocks is so handy!
HD remake of greentooth!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5301613/paintings/2011/11-22-2011_brushtest.jpg

[felipefrango]

Hello,

I am working on a personal project, a 3d Metal slug like on PC.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugrmnqXHC1qe064ao1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1322051184&Signature=jl5yp5Tl2gd7bxBOpXvsx05vcUE%3D

http://yaxx.tumblr.com/post/12610950772/le-hirrow-wip-c-www-yaxx-fr

Hmm, those are his legs? Personally I love deformed and stylized proportions but I think this has gone beyond believable, the lower and upper body don't seem to relate, from what I see of the upper body I expected the lower body to be at least a bit bigger and developed. If anything move the legs a bit towards the center.

[yaxx]

Actually, all the game's characters have a wide body and small legs. It's a part of the game's identity. I don't know if it works well yet. I just made a few tests on Unity and it seems fine. By the way, thank your for the advice ;).

[POFFINGTON]

A WIP shield based on a concept by Artyom Vlaskin (http://cghub.com/images/view/90613/).
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/mrdelish_/shield_3andahief.jpg

C&C always welcome!

Really nice start off. Happy to see you doing some art buddy!

[Tadao215]

I can see how it might be Robert redford and i was afraid that he would look like patrick stewart.. Ill be starting a wip thread soon.

hope you guys have a good thanksgiving!!

[S_ource]

@NeoDement- Thanks, I followed your advice and enlarged the camera a bit, but I can't go as big as I would like, due to space issues when the legs are retracted.

As for the barrel itself... I just think a robot hidden inside a wooden barrel is funnier than a generic metal one. :)

You could make a lens that rotate and goes in when it goes into stealth mode.

I made a image just for fun :).

http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq219/Sourcemapper/arrowlens.jpg

[Neox]

At first look, I thought it was Patrick Stweart (Charles Xavier, from X-men). But the shapes of eyes and nose are slightly different, so I'm not sure.


i just hope you've never seen breaking bad :poly122:

[Fatman]

i just hope you've never seen breaking bad :poly122:

I thought that's who you were going for, but without skin tone he comes across looking a lot older

[almighty_gir]

quick dirty polypaint...
http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/screengrabs/sl_10.png

[Joseph Silverman]

I DEMAND AN SDK

Ahh, he's for my unity game! I'll release an sdk when he's in his cleaned up, rigged state, but atm I wanna keep him to myself.

[Ruz]

almighty_gir - forehead is really wide, unless you were going for that look? It looks a bit off anyway

[LRoy]

Gir the head feels a bit flat. Try checking it from above and below it should wrap around the skull

[JR]

i just hope you've never seen breaking bad :poly122:
Nope, I don't watch TV. And I'm not from USA.
By the way, Tadao215, who was the guy?

[yodude87]

still lowering the polycount... gotten from 1548 to 1048 tris.

http://i39.tinypic.com/x1xgf8.jpg

dont wanna go TOO low, as this is gonna be a folio piece... what do you guys say is a good count for it? been told here 400 - 500 would be a must, but im guessing that would be good in game, where you dont pay attention to details... it wouldnt be as good in a portfolio, i guess.

just my two cents, anyone?

[felipefrango]

still lowering the polycount... gotten from 1548 to 1048 tris.

http://i39.tinypic.com/x1xgf8.jpg

dont wanna go TOO low, as this is gonna be a folio piece... what do you guys say is a good count for it? been told here 400 - 500 would be a must, but im guessing that would be good in game, where you dont pay attention to details... it wouldnt be as good in a portfolio, i guess.

just my two cents, anyone?

That is true, however I think this leads to the real problem...should a model that is supposed to be a minor prop in a bigger environment be considered a portfolio piece at all? With the time you've dedicated to this specific prop you could've done more props to fill a military scene to show your props in an interesting context. IMHO you've chosen a subject that will have to be unrealistically detailed in terms of geo and texture size to stand out on it's own.

[Zid]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29303569/Samurai/Screengrabs/samu_wip_textures_01.jpg

started a new scene today. My fav movie is the last samurai so I wanna do something like Katsumoto's cherry blossom garden. Here's the start of my dojo kit.

This is gonna be awesome! Can't wait to see it dude!

[LRoy]

The scratches on the side look like you took a brush in photoshop and just started clicking. You can tell it repeats across the surface. It wouldn't be uniformly damaged like that either. Think of what gets the wear and tear.

[yodude87]

That is true, however I think this leads to the real problem...should a model that is supposed to be a minor prop in a bigger environment be considered a portfolio piece at all? With the time you've dedicated to this specific prop you could've done more props to fill a military scene to show your props in an interesting context. IMHO you've chosen a subject that will have to be unrealistically detailed in terms of geo and texture size to stand out on it's own.

yea i was thinking of that too...

im guessing im gonna keep this and some other props ive made as resources for some other scenes i might work, and follow on working on a scene i started this week. its not worth the time spent i guess, if its for folio purposes.

well, if anything ive learned some stuff regarding saving tris and still having a somewhat good looking prop. hehehe

[yodude87]

The scratches on the side look like you took a brush in photoshop and just started clicking. You can tell it repeats across the surface. It wouldn't be uniformly damaged like that either. Think of what gets the wear and tear.

yea, thats quite true... i was thinking of adding some stickers, or variations to the scratches as you said. will see what i can get out of it. but as i said before, will concentrate more on my next scene, and take this prop as a lesson haha

[Mongrelman]

Back to continuing personal work after moving home. Working on the head for my beastie.

The face opens when the mouth extends fully, the 3rd image shows the mouth without the face plate. Started doing some perspective drawings I'll probably post later.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7204/creaturehead4.jpg

[TNO]

i tried practicing a likeness sculpt today
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6380219653_355fb7240f_b.jpg
can anyone guess?




is it Walter white from the Breaking Bad series?

[Zelenkov]

its totally Walter White :)