Very Old Sketchbook Stuff To Laugh At!

Well it's been awhile since I posted anything, so since its Halloween, I feel it is appropriate to put up some scary stuff that we all can laugh at! Enjoy!

Next time I'll put up some cool NEW stuff. I promise!

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I dig this guy! I was thinking of modeling a full character from this concept.


These are rough concepts for a childrens book I was working on.

Layout 2 Continued...

Here is the final for my portfolio class back in April. It was very unfortunate for me to not have this done in time for Siggraph (which was an awesome experience), but I did get some insight and encouragement from industry professionals, teachers and peers. I now have a better idea of whats to be expected. If you want to see some pics of the event check out my teacher's blog Jeff Jackson at (http://sonjebasa.blogspot.com/) and while your at it check out my school Cogswell Polytechnical College (www.cogswell.edu) which totally represented at the event! Big ups guys! I will definitely try to make it to next years event in New Orleans!



Here is another version with a different font. I believe this was the final version.

Creature for Modeling 3 Final

April 30th: here is a painted version of the model. I'm still trying to work on the lighting a bit because it is blowing out all of the detail.



Well kids I think I'm about due to post something new. This render is a combination of a sea turtle, rhino, and an elephant. i got the idea from a sculpture i did awhile back in Thomas Applegate's (sculpting teacher) class. this is turning out a hell of a lot better than the sculpture did. anyways, got to get back to work and paint this sucker!

later

Layout 2

well folks, i've been working real hard to revamp my demo real for my portfolio class. here's a layout i've cooked up to test out. drop a line and tell me what you think. the models of course arent done but i needed to put something in there.

My Midterm Project for Organic Modeling

This is a render of my midterm project. We were supposed to make a dragon-like creature, but instead i made a pterodactyl. It still needs some work, but I think its coming along quite nicely! I think I'm going to sculpt it more and texture it to finish it.

Animated Short "El Diablo Loco"

Well I think its time for a new post! I know what your thinking "when is this guy going to post some "New" work? And I agree with you completely! For the past few months I have been working on a animated short film entitled "EL DIABLO LOCO," which will be due out sometime next year. I can't give you any information on it yet because i have to get permission from the creators. My friend Heath Grant and Stuart Hallock (animators/concept artists/modelers) came up with this exciting project that I'm happy to be apart of! I am the lead modeler on the project, who created the environment that the film takes place in. I also did mesh clean up and additional modeling to all of the characters in the film. I will probably be summoned to do props in the future as well. Other members of the team include David Rutan (unwrapping and texture-lighting artist), Jeff Jackson (adviser/Art Director/teacher), Mike Roberts (modeling/adviser/teacher), Mike Huber (Project Manager/adviser/teacher), Cassia Harries (modeling), and Jillian LeNoble (modeling). The film makers hope to enter it into next years Siggraph event and film festivals. Stay tuned for more details!

Update: March 7th-

Here is a short modeling demo reel i did for the movie. It shows the mesh clean up work I did and additional modeling (although some of the edits you can't really see because it didn't render the wire frames. dou!). I also did all the mouths for the characters (which some of them you can't see really either). The original models were done by me, Mike Roberts, Heath Grant, Stuart Hallock, Jillian LeNoble, and Cassia Harries. Enjoy!

Oldies but Goodies - The 2nd Installment

Here are some PS projects I have worked on in the past for your viewing pleasure. The 1st was my final for a design class I had when I started Cogswell in 2004. Emperor George W Bush was a really fun project. The 2nd is a Matte painting in which I turned a small Irish town into an Italian Villa. The 1st picture is the original and the next is the finished product. I tried to make it as seamless as I could. I'm really happy with how these turned out.