Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Portfolio Piece 3 update

Goal - Finish Modeling and UVs by July 16.

Update - All items that are modeled have UVs.  Did not get to finish Models.



Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Portfolio Piece 3 Schedule

Project 3
Environment modeled after Chambers St Station in it's current state of disrepair.
Possibly adding a telephone booth, garbage, or some other prop
For sake of scope, limited area to just be visible in this scene.
Lighting in Maya as part of thesis to make this look awesome, possibly like the HDRI image below.


August 16 - All assets modeled and UV'd
August 23 - Lighting and Thesis done
August 30 - Textures done

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Zargeth update

Zargeth plan
Redo head texture
Create extra armor pieces
  Kneepad
  Bones and cord on arm
  Chainmail
Sword
Create better pose
Render with good lighting in Maya or UDK




Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tree Day 1

I am playing around with using spheres for leaves for my a tree.  I think it makes a slightly effective stylized tree but I am not satisfied with it.  This one is back to the drawing board.


Dead tree model.  More successful but the texture will need a second pass.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Summer Semester 2012



Portfolio work I plan to complete during the summer semester at FIEA.

Piece 1:    BFT organic environment assets.
                Grass textures for terrain
                Trees, shrubs, grass, etc hand painted.

Piece 2:     Zargeth polish.
                Add additional armor pieces from concept
                Touch up textures
                Create sword 
                Render with a better pose.

Piece 3:    Thesis – Lighting in Maya
                Environmental piece – Subway or Venice waterway (TBD)
                Props and environment lighted and rendered in Maya and UDK
                Focus on props
               
               
                

Monday, May 14, 2012

Zargeth

Final Project piece from Spring semester at FIEA.

The Beginning

This blog is to track my summer semester at FIEA (Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy)