3D pirate flag and...

Hi,

Haven't posted in awhile, been too busy. Did this in class the other day and it makes me smile every time I watch it. It's a pirate flag. Done in Maya using nCloth.



This is kinda gross in one part, but the rest of it is hilarious.



To give credit where credit is due, the original video is here:
http://sequentialpictures.com/moviestarwarsepisode3.html

"Thoooooooooossseeeeee BICHUS!"
-Anakin Skywalker

Demo Reel 2010

Here's my new Demo Reel. I am aware it sucks.



"You just use the Duct Tape and throw away the package, but I read the package."
"COMMUNIST!"
-Harold Green & random lodge member

Sad truths, awesome art!

There's something calming in KNOWING you're a loser. I am a loser, and I was reminded of that fact today, and now that I am done trying to escape from that simple fact, I have achieved a state of serenity so complete that even a day at The 'Stop didn't faze me much.

In fact, while I was there I did some artworks which I think are pretty cool, so I'm going to share them. I have to say, now that I am here at this juncture...I don't know what to say, but I am going to press on.

This one, I dunno. It makes me smile. This is pretty much how I feel at work some times.
















These next two, one of them I did today and the other one was a few days ago-

This one I am pretty proud of. You see, I've always had a bit of trouble with shading. I can do cell shading, and I understand the principals of shading well enough, but the contrast of highlights and darks has always been something of a mystery to me.

I won't pretend like this is amazing I mean, I was looking at the box for Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker when I drew this, but what is impressive to me is that I did this with a sharpie, no guide lines, no sketching, just a sharpie and reference picture.

Anyway, I like it and I am very proud of it. It's on thermal receipt paper.


The next one is a little more interesting. I did it a few weeks ago and meant to post it, but I never got around to it. I guess now is as good a time as any so here's...


This is essentially the same thing except...well, it's on the side of an Xbox 360.

This is Chris and Jill from the cover of Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. I was bored at work a few weeks back, and a customer had abandoned a 360 at the store. We can't salvage them, and in fact just throw them in the garbage.

I started drawing on it, and after completely ruining one side, I managed to crank out this on the other. I am very happy with it, so much in fact that I kept the machine that I did it on, though I don't have anywhere to put it or any reason to keep it. Anyway, I think it's pretty amazing, considering that -again- there were no guides and no trial, just started drawing with a sharpie.

So yeah, I did those today. They're awesome. I'm not. I've learned to deal with it.

I don't blame anyone else for my shortcomings, at least, not really. I may yell a lot about who's fault something is, but rest assured, no matter what I say out loud I always blame myself really.

Also, I got a cool MGS bandanna at the store.

"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
-Red Green

3D Modeling

At the persistent request of certain individuals, I'm posting my 3D character model. It's an original character based on:



This is my super villain character Lady Nightheart. She's the main character of one of my unpublished comic series. She's a regular girl-turned-bad guy whos got some pretty awesome armor.

She made it herself, so it looks kinda cheap, that's the intent.

So I took this turnaround and for class last quarter, I made a full 3D model of Lady Nightheart.

Now, I suck at a lot of things but I suck at 3D modeling perhaps more than anything art related (aside from oil painting). But, I came up with something, and here it is.



There it is.

Here Comes...DR. TRAN!

Warning: The preceeding video contained some explicit language and HOT DICKINGS!

"Women are crazy...FOR DR. TRAN"
-Disembodied Narrator

G.I.Gramps

So this is the new project I am a part of for one of my classes whos name escapes me at the moment. Basically we had to make a commercial for some kids thing. That was it, the whole class collaborated and we came up with this season's hot new toy; G.I. Gramps! He's basically a G.I.Joe who's way past his prime. I mentioned a joke I remembered from MST3K where Mike and the robots have a Hamlet action figure with one of those pull-chords that makes the doll talk. Mike pulls it, and it's REALLY long, and the doll recites Hamlet's famous speech over the credits. Well, that idea paired with an old man doll who recites war stories was pure gold.

So anyway, I am one of the character designers for the commercial. If I had to guess why this is, I would have to say that I was either vastly underqualified compared to my peers to do anything else or because I threatened to leave the class if I was put on the 3D team...

Anyway, the class loved my initial designs for the toy itself, and I am going to show them to you.

This first one is my favorite personally. Originally, he was in a more classic wheelchair because I thought the sillouette was much more interesting with the handles on the chair, but when I got to working he seemed to fit better in a power chair (which almost got tank treads).

Ultimately this design -though popular- was passed over because he looked too much like a former president and not enough like a generic war veteran. Personally, I love the face. The expression is great.

This is the design we went with, though there are going to be a few modifications before it's done -we added an oxygen tank, corncob pipe and slippers instead of loafers. I still like this one, though personally I think it's a little too generic, it's also pretty much exactly what I pictured the first time we began talking about this.
What really seemed to sell this one to the group was the pull-string...they REALLY like that pull-string idea. However, I am personally happy again with the face, especially the glasses which took quite awhile to get right.
Eventually this will be a 3d model (thankfully, I am not in charge of making it) which will be rigged along with the children for the commercial which will be completed hopefully by the end of next quarter.

I will of course add more on this project as it becomes available. And now for your viewing enjoyment, the children I designed for the commercial. The only thing that survived to the final design (headed by my vastly more talented teammate) was the curly hair from the middle kid.I hate that middle kid. He looks creepy, unrealistic and the pose was half assed, mostly because originally it looked like he was groping the kid in front of him. He is the byproduct of one guy on our 3D team who will only design realistic characters and the fact that I watched Honey I Blew Up the Kid the other day. Yeah... That first kid on the other hand, I really like his design.

"You cheap bastard! You moved the headstones but you left the bodies!"
-Craig T. Nelson

I can finally close that tab...

Another cute cat video. Yeah, I'm gonna post everyone I find here. Deal with it.



"It's become the Museum of Brundle History. Do you want to see?"
-Jeff Goldblum

Kioko at the Beach

For those of you who don't go to DeviantArt, I finished this a few days ago. I like it, I think it might be going in my portfolio for the sake of anatomy.

It is called Kioko at the Beach and features...well, Kioko at the beach. I used a lot of reference for this one, and it really shows in both the pose and the water. I am VERY happy with the way the water came out.

You can see a larger version here:

http://ayameexgoddess.deviantart.com/art/Kioko-at-the-beach-161092494

Is it groundbreaking? No. But it's pretty good and I am proud to have created it.


"Sold Out? They must have run out of Canceled stickers."
-Tom Servo

Totally Awesome!

I love stop motion animation.

"And the Steves are there!"
-Tom Servo

Bringin Back the Cute!

This blog I can use for anything that catches my fancy, well, to in light of the material, lets instead say that I can post videos that I think are cute or funny. This one is both.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Also, planning a few site upgrades as soon as I get around to them. Posting some writings and such.

"They say it's a suicide mission. I intend to prove them wrong."
-Commander Shepherd