Portfolio of S.P.Y.

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2010-10-03T14:57:00.000-07:00

NBA 2k11 In Game Heads

2010-10-03T02:53:00.000-07:00

Dwayne Wade

Ray Allen

Mike Dunleavy (coach)

Mike Brown (coach)

Captured with Marmoset toolbag

What an amazing experience it's been working at Visual Concepts. My first Job here at the studio was as part of the Character Pipeline for NBA 2k10 and 2k11. My primary job was to nail down Player likeness. While the Eye's are all shared assests, the Texture maps and Geo are unique.

*on NBA we don't have scan data available, only photos to work from*

maya
zbrush
photoshop
xnormal

Smackdown vs. Raw work

2009-03-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

Finally! So this is one of the games I worked on while at BlackPoint Studios. I created and Sculpted the Models and Textures for Doink and Butch of the bushwhackers as well as the body for Ted Dibiase Jr. It was definately pretty cool to work on some characters I grew up seeing wrestle. hopefully more to come.

MLB 2k11 Animated Normal Sculpt

2009-03-27T17:58:00.001-07:00

This above is the Animated normal map source mesh I sculpted for MLB 2K11. The mesh was modeled by another artist where I then subdivided, posed and sculpted the expressions/Detail.
This head was later broken up into regions. This allowed us to have wrinkles triggered, adding further depth to the blendshape animation.

(W.I.P.) Mac

2009-03-27T17:57:00.000-07:00

I plan on making the full model of this truly Awesome Character. He is the movie Predator! In my mind, the scene when Bill Duke's character "Mac" pick's up "old Painless" and go's apeshit, is the definition of the word Iconic!

... More to come

Maya 2009
Mudbox

Raja (W.I.P.)

2009-03-27T17:56:00.000-07:00

The sculpts were created in Zbrush 4 using alpha's for the micro detail, than baked for the normal maps using xnormal. I then created an "in-game" mesh using 3d Coat. The skin and vest textures are hand painted (no photo's used) and the shirt was created with decal stencil's generated in Photoshop and projected in Bodypaint 3d as was the hair. The textured verson's were screengrabed with Marmoset toolbag realtime software.

N.S.2. (W.I.P.)

2009-03-27T17:55:00.000-07:00

This was an art test:
What your seeing here is the result of trying my best to stay true to the concept image: here ( should be at the bottom somewhere) and looking at the old art from the original game to Frankenstein" a cohesive model.

Maya 2008, Mudbox 1

Miroslav (W.I.P.)

2009-03-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

This is a Model I'm creating due to the constant advice by both friends and Professionals stressing the importance of showing a well balanced body of portfolio work.

model based on a 3d.sk image of a model named miroslav.
Maya 2008, Zbrush 3.1, Mudbox

more updates coming soon...

Mummy Boy

2008-05-28T13:19:00.000-07:00

Frank The Convict

2008-03-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

So this is Frank. The Idea behind this character is that he's around 60 years old and just escaped from prison circa 1930. His clothing reflects typical southern prison uniforms from that time. I wanted an easily readable silhouette. I chose to counter balance the simplified design with heavy sculpted detail. The hair design reflects Franks' love of Cigars, Similar to a puff of smoke.

Software used:

Maya 8
Z Brush 3.1, Mudbox

Nos

2008-03-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

This is my take on Nosferatu. He's more of a poorer pathetic kinda guy, but still charming. My goal is to add anatomical detail while still maintaining a strong and easily readable Silhouette. ...more to come.

Software Used:

Maya 7 and 8.5

Mudbox

The Nihd

2008-03-20T15:22:00.000-07:00

In the design of the Nihd, I was inspired by insects such as beetles, flies, dragonflies, walking sticks. I was also inspired by harlequin masks, asparagus and an old mugshot I had designed in a sketchbook. I used silhouette sketching as my primary method of design an exploration
Basemesh's made in Maya 7 and Sculpted in Z-brush 2 and Mudbox.

Warmup Mud head (45min) and Zbrush head(1 hr)

2008-03-20T13:50:00.001-07:00

This is how i typically approach a 3d sketch. I sculpt in a process similar to my head sketch drawings. No reference of course (exercise for the mind and hands) Done Entirely in Mudbox.
total time 45min.

Software used: Mudbox

Haven't done this in a while, So this is my first cube sculpt in Zbrush. I finally feel comfortable using zbrush to sketch.

Software used: Zbrush 4

Peasant Waitress

2008-03-20T13:46:00.001-07:00

This is my Peasant Waitress character. She was originally designed to be Nos' "love" interest. Being an object of a vampires desire, I gave her a long swan-like neck. The exaggerated proportions were a throw back to a favorite game of mine called "Under the Skin" by Capcom.
The topology was based closely on Mayan Escalante's low-poly Gnomon series.

This model is a first in many ways for me. It was actually my first game character I ever modeled. Now fast-forward about 3 years and it's my first fully textured model as well!

The cartoony design really dictated how I decided to handle the texture painting. It's 100% hand-painted. I chose mostly primary colors for my palate to keep the look simple yet bold.

Specs:

The mesh with Apron comes to:
- 2204 quads
- 2058 verts
- 4010 tris
- one 2048 x 2048 texture map

Software used:
-Maya 6.5
-Headus UVlayout
-Photoshop CS2
-Bodypaint 3D

3 Creeps and 3 Aliens

2008-03-20T13:42:00.000-07:00

This is a drawing from my sketchbook. So the concept here is weird and playful.
I tried to stick anatomy into interesting silhouette shapes and just have fun.
Graphite and Color Pencil on toned paper

More from my sketchbook. This time three aliens.
My goal was to make design elements fused into anatomical detail.
and just plain creepy.
Graphite and Color Pencil on toned paper

Head Concepts Sketchbook

2008-03-20T13:40:00.001-07:00

These are excerpts from different sketchbooks from different times in my art studies. All no reference from my strange little mind. Actually this is the usual "fun stuff" i do. I just try to remember all my studies i learned and apply it to different proportions.

Samurai and General Sketchbook

2008-03-20T13:38:00.000-07:00

These are excepts from my sketchbook the guy on the right was done during class and is a sort of sci-fi stereotypical military officer. and the miffed mouthed busts are based on "flat" Ukiyo-e paintings. My goal was to "flesh" these paintings into anatomical representations while still maintaining there exaggerated visage.

Domo Arigato Concepts:

2008-03-20T13:31:00.000-07:00

Description Coming soon:

MMA vs Dicks Sketchbook

2008-03-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

More cartoony stuff from various sketchbooks i have. Oh by the way the first two on the right will make an appearance in 3d. They are the detectives hired to track Frank down.

Mummy Boy Concept Work

2008-03-20T13:29:00.002-07:00

This composite is an example of my first impressions (around) as well as last impression (center) of what I felt this character would look like.

This composite is of the different ideas I had for posing this guy. I had alot of fun thinking up different ways a kid could be a mummy. My client told me it had to be cute not scary. Either way it was a gas.

- Col-erase on paper
- Photoshop

* I have a model of him "Here"*

Peasant Waitress ModelSheet

2008-03-20T13:28:00.001-07:00

This is the modelsheet i designed and used to build the Waitress character. She was actually created simultaneously with Nos. I always wanted to do a series of characters for my Nos character. She would serve as the "victim" as well as "romantic" interest to Nos.

* I have a LowPoly model of her "Here"*

Dwarf ModelSheet

2008-03-20T13:25:00.000-07:00

This is the modelsheet i designed and used to build the Dwarf character. He is a character based on an idea i had for retelling "mythology". I always wondered why great stories throughout cultures usually describe "creatures" as men-like. I've always loved reading stories, when i was a child, about creatures and myths. Stories of Fishermen mistaking seal-lions for mermaids laying on rocks gave me the inspiration for this fellow. I thought perhaps men could have interpreted the Fantasy-Dwarf as having a "beard", because how else could man describe it? I could go on forever... haha but I'll save that for another day.

* I have a LowPoly model of him"Here"*

Nos ModelSheet

2008-03-20T13:23:00.001-07:00

This is the modelsheet i designed and used to build the Nos character. This is my take on Nosferatu. He's more of a poorer pathetic kinda guy, but still charming. My goal was to create a very exaggerated character with lots of charm.

* I have a model of him "Here"*

Frank the Convict ModelSheet

2008-03-20T13:21:00.001-07:00

So this is the modelsheet i designed and used to build the Frank character. The Idea behind this character is that he's around 60 years old and just escaped from prison circa 1930. His clothing reflects typical southern prison uniforms from that time. I wanted an easily readable silhouette. The hair design reflects Franks' love of Cigars, Similar to a puff of smoke.

* I have a model of him "Here"*

Snorri ModelSheet

2008-03-20T13:19:00.001-07:00

This is the modelsheet i designed and used to build the Snorri character. Snorri was a character that i designed for a games collaborative at AAU. The written description was created by Faust Mesias ( a great artist and friend of mine ) and I was asked to make this goat character with the spirit of a great mentor. Oh and I had to give him a "vice". I thought that Drinking, though funny as hell, would be quite a task without hands. So i gave em' a pipe instead.

* I have a model of him in "Here"*

The Blind Gunman aka Sgt (W.I.P.)

2008-03-20T12:51:00.000-07:00

The image above is based on an older drawing (seen with the mesh) of a character I've had on hold for a while. This mesh is meant to be sculpted and as a result it's rather "unrefined".

The above "heads" were drawn during my last semester at AAU. It's the first in an attempt to re-imagining this blind gunman. He is missing his lower jaw and right forearm.

Dwarf Shepherd (W.I.P.)

2008-03-20T12:41:00.001-07:00

This is a Lowpoly (for texturing) turned basemesh (for sculpting). I'm not entirely set on whether it should be sculpted or purely textured. Or put through the "next gen" ringer.

* The Model sheet and explanation for this character can be found "Here"*

Snorri (W.I.P.)

2008-03-20T12:40:00.000-07:00

This is a base mesh for a crazy goat Master/Mentor reincarnate. I desperately want to sculpt this Character!

* The Model sheet and explaination for this character can be found "Here"*