3D Class S2 Class 03 Hard Surface Modeling Project (High res Section)

For this week, we are creating a more complicated hard surface model of our choice in our program of choice. I chose to create on Samus' Paralyzer Pistol from the Metroid series in Maya and then did more detail work like the franchise logo on the back of the gun in ZBrush. I also used ZBrush to make clean, round boolean cuts for the grip.

ZBrush BPR render

ZBrush BPR Render

Metroid: Other M production concept art

3D Class S2 Class 02 Resurfacing, Map Baking, and Substance Painter

Maya game-res wireframe

Substance Painter IRender

3D Class S2 Class 01 Modeling In Autodesk Fusion 360

Fusion 360 final model

Fusion 360 material render tests

ZBrush push and polygroups

3D Class Week 16 Creating An Environment Part 04 (Vegetation)

2D Class Week 14 Final Illustration 2 Continued

Final look

Previous work in progress

Previous Final Illustration

2D Class Week 15 Film 7 – The Secrete of Nimh

1. Who was the director of the film? What other movies has this director produced?

 Don Bluth. Don Bluth has also directed An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Troll in Central Park, Anastasia, and Titan A.E.


2 Artistically, what did you like about this film?

 I enjoyed the animation overall, but my favorite segment was seeing the underground city the intelligent rats had created.
 

3. What was Mrs. Brisby's husbands name?

Jonathan

3D Class Week 15 Creating An Environment Part 03 (Sky Domes)

For this week, the next step was to add a custom sky dome.

I encountered numerous problems with my sky dome and will need to continue working on it. Specifically, the sun's position won't update and the clouds will not lightly distort as they move.

Skydome material. Currently a working mess

Additionally, I did an overhaul on the boulder textures and main grass texture. I also made a new dirt only texture to round things out. Lighting was also made better, but still needs improvement.

New look

Previous look

2D Class Week 14 Final Illustration 2

Previous Final Illustration

3D Class Week 14 Creating An Environment Part 02 (Landscape Tool and Custom Rock Set)

For this week, the next steps were to implement our tiling textures into our environment and create a set of rocks to help populate it.

My environment's final look as of this week

I'm not happy with how the grassy dirt texture for the ground turned out. I will have to return to it later and make it contrast and noticeably tile less.

Cave interior

Third person view for sense of scale

Tiling texture UE4 material

Rock set ZBrush sculpts

Substance Painter work for rocks

Iray render of rocks in Substance Painter

Rock UE4 material

2D Class Week 13 Lighting 2

For this week, we are doing another piece focused on lighting. This time I chose my Urbosa amiibo from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Final piece of Urbosa's upper half

Due to time constraints, I could not complete the piece or polish some areas, but I am still happy with how it turned out.

Reference photo

Full work in progress

My previous piece featuring a Samus amiibo from Metroid

3D Class Week 13 Creating An Environment Part 01 (tiling textures/geometry)

This week we are starting to create an environment. I've decided to do a hillside cave.

I started by roughing out an idea of my environment in Photoshop

I then worked on my desired scale in UE4

For a start, I determined I would need a grassy dirt and a rockface tiling texture for the ground and rocky cliff face, respectively.

Grassy dirt and rocks. Stylized rock designs from _Orb on ZBrush Central

Maya render

Rockface

Maya render