Cadillac

Worked on it for about 40 min today to try to finish back of car. Trunk does not look quite right to me so I will have to mess with that.

1959 Cadillac Deville Cabriolet

my current model project

Here is what I have so far.

Eye Rig!

Eye Rig Test. Here's what I got so far.

MP3 Work In Progress

Here's what I've got so far. Have the basic layout done. More coming soon!

Happy 4th of July

A Little forth of July Project I did using Maya and PhotoShop.

Character Challenge

I propose to model and rig a "Pixar's Cars" character. This image is my concept image for this character.

Catching Up!

Mode of Transportation.

Check out my Bawls!!!

Here is a little portfolio piece i have been wanting to do for a while

Finished Saleen Car

So I just needed to change the sample level to 2 and I tweaked a few other things.

My Car

so i finally have it done for the most part i am having some render issues with the HDRI lighting.

I cant seem to get the resolution right if  any of you have ideas i am open to suggestion i have researched it a bit and tried some things but have not had a lot of luck.

Cool Viking Short

I really like the style.

Failer at Challenge 3

So i obviously did not get done with my car it is taking much longer than i expected i am a little over a third of the way done at this point. Anyway here is some images

How it works!

Just an explanation of the process of animation.

Challenge 3

I know everyone has been way excited for a new challenge and it is finally here! This weeks challenge is your favorite mode of transportation or however you want to tie in transportation. Beings it is already Monday I figured we could make it due a week from today Monday the 4th. And remember adventures is out there!

Better late then never...

Its no ZF-1, but it gets the job done. .')

Not done yet but this is it so far.

"Voila! The ZF-1."

"It's light. Handle's adjustable for easy carrying, good for righties and lefties. Breaks down into four parts, undetectable by x-ray, ideal for quick, discreet interventions. A word on firepower. Titanium recharger, three thousand round clip with bursts of three to three hundred, and with the Replay button - another Zorg invention - it's even easier."

Challenge 2 Dino

For this challenge i  thought it would be fun to do some research and pick one dinosaur my caveman person might come across and have to defend him self against. 

Ornithosuchus (meaning "bird crocodile") is an extinct genus of crurotarsan from the Late Triassic of Scotland. Originally it was thought to be the ancestor to the carnosaur dinosaurs (which then included Tyrannosaurus), however now it is known to be more closely related to crocodilians than dinosaurs.
Despite this relationship to crocodiles, Ornithosuchus was able to walk on its hind legs, like many dinosaurs. However, it probably spent most of its time on all fours, only moving bipedally when it needed to run rapidly. Its skull also resembled those of theropod dinosaurs, but more primitive features included the presence of five toes on each foot and a double row of armoured plates along the animal's back. Ornithosuchus was around 4 metres (13 ft) in length.^[1]

^{So i just used my generic mesh  to use for scale and decided i wanted to go caveman style so i gave him a long spear with an obsedion blade so he can try cut him from a distance i figure he irritates him until he rears up then cuts his stomach open or something if his spear breaks he is just SOL.}

^{Then for defense i figured he would use some sort of prehistoric tortoise shell in case the dino charges at him.}

^{So he is nothing special and after posting it i do not like the shell texture but i wanted to have it done for today.}

Challenge 2 - Dino Hunter

I just started adding some of the details, but Im not sure If Ill get it done today, So Here is my Submission for the Challenge.  Ill Update if I get more work done.

Here is a Quick Concept Drawing, With some Color.

Challenge 2

So Dustin was telling Dave and I his idea for the next Challenge and i think we should do it.

The Challenge is creating a weapon you would use to fight a dinosaur.  At least as far as i understand. Dustin if i left something out let us know. I think the dead line should be 3/18/2011. If there is any objections say so.

Poly-morff

 I  was going to try to blend the colors in the first couple of letters but ran out of time and i think in needs some transformers noises.

Logo-Dustin

Didnt Turn out quite the way I planned.

Challenge One

I slapped this together last night. I wanted to finish the 3d model but run out of time. Thought it would be sweet to have an object fading from a sketch to final render.

This blog is now active!

Each week we will try to challenge ourselves, as time permits, to push our skills and boundaries beyond their current limits. Much like CGsociety challenges, except on more of a student level. I think it would be awesome to become quick and efficient enough to compete in those at some point.

I have only invited a few people so far as this is a test run for this blog. It may or may not take off. Don't feel like you need to participate if you don't have the time. (Most of us don't) But it could be a nice break from hectic projects that we are currently in the middle of, and also a chance to build portfolio and hopefully have some fun at it all at the same time.

I thought for our first challenge we could come up with a blog header/logo. I think its rather appropriate to get things started anyways. Modeled, sketched or finger-painted, no limitations to medium or style. To be posted for Friday the 4th.

Be thinking of some good ideas for future challenges!