3D Resurface

Now it's time to bring our high res back into Maya. We ddin't change the base shape much in Zbrush, so we can use the low poly cannon from before.



Before we went to Zbrush we upped the polys of the cannon, so we need to return to the original version.



Let's get rid of some of the unnecessary polys.




And check our verts. We need under 10,000.




And Finally, let's fix the UVs from our changes.

john Berkey

Today we had to focus on perspective and create a piece based on the work of John Berkey.

Here's the Original.

I started by blocking out in Maya.

Then creating a sketch. Of the basic outlines...

Created a base.

Add Water!!!

And add the details to finish the painting. See you next week! :)

Cannon-Wood

Here's my cannon work, updated to have wood in Zbrush.

Figure Drawings

last two weeks of Figure Drawing

Composition Drew Struzan

This week we had to choose a picture from Drew Stuzan and recreate it in our own style. I decided to take Harry Potter, and make it a 1920s Mob film....

Here's the original illustration from Struzan.

I love Harry Potter, so I was excited to work on this project.

My initial sketch.

Start of Coloring...

I wanted to add more details to the other characters, but I only had time to flesh out Harry. Which is fine for now, since he's the largest one.

Color with some shading. But I felt it was too busy, so I ended up with...

Canon Metal Work

Metal Work on the Canon...

What's the Value of Value?

We had a Value assignment to shade a piece from the artist  Frank Frazetta...

Here's the initial linework.

Beginning Shading, and figuring out Value.

Here's my finished work for this week....

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Cannon Up Res

So I had to up res the cannon for the next part of the assignment.

And UV it. Uving is so tedious, but its a necessary evil for texturing.

An export it from Maya and import it into Zbrush. 

Silhouette Project

Happy Friday. This week we were tasked with creating a collection of silhouettes based on piece from Brian Froud, the artist behind work such as the Dark Crystal's character designs. First I chose a character, and from there began finding new design idea. I strayed mostly into the monster territory, because I want to practice my creature designs. 

The Page I chose my silhouette from.

 

My silhouettes.

Welp. That's it. Thanks for reading!

Brian Froud Posts

Brian Froud Posts and Research

Pintrest Board Link:

https://www.pinterest.com/epicdaydreamer0/brianfroud/

Cannon Proxy

Okay. Cannon time.


For today's assignment we were tasked to proxy model a cannon in Maya

First I started with the base, and a simple floor plane.

Then it was the cannon. 

Finally the leaves and grass.

And just for fun, and my aesthetic- without wireframe.



And that's it! See ya next time.