Colonel Zbrush 3!!!

Here is my first sculpture in Zbrush 3. This new version of Zbrush is a big improvement that allows the user to sculpt with more control, more response, and greater finesse.

This is a European gentlemen, that would sit around smoking with his fellow hunters, amidst taxidermy, tucked away in a war room somewhere. I called him colonel mustard to poke fun at the stereotypical "great white hunter" characterization.

Emaciated Man

Here's my initial crack at one I've been having a lot of fun with. This is also the first sculpture I've done with my own copy of Zbrush so I can save it and come back later.

I see this guy as a facial reconstruction patient who has suffered multiple fractures all over his jaw, nose and cheek bones. His x-ray reveals a bunch of fragments of bone screwed together with metal plates.

Stereo Success

Here is my favorite of a series of stereo photos I took depicting statues of old Television stars. This one is of Johnny Carson and is presented in cross-eye stereo and Anaglyph (Red/Blue) glasses versions.

Click on the thumbnails for larger pictures.

New in Zbrush: Hired Thug

Here is my new zbrush creation. I see this guy as a hired thug, someone who can always stoop to a new low for the right price.

Notables for me is the fact that I was was able to do this on an old hand-me-down PC, with demo of Zbrush 2. With the new computer I was able to get wrinkles under the eyes. Also he's got an asymmetrical face and an actual expression of sorts.

New Pics

Here is a new shot.

Orangutan is A-OK!

He's pretty much done. Here are some pics I took today on my lunch break. Basically all that's left to do from here on out are some paint touch ups and making the eyes glossy (to appear wet). Click on pics for large images!

Sculpture Update!

I'm excited beyond belief! I'm almost finished with my sculpture and I'm really happy with where it's going. Click on the image to enlarge. Comments, critiques welcome.

GOOD OLD FASHIONED DRAWINGS

It's been a while but now i'm pleased to say that I'm really enjoying my recent experiences drawing the way I always used to - on paper - no color - no tonal range. That said these are obviously scanned so I'm going to take them into photoshop and look at them with my current aesthetic. These are my take on a style inspired heavily by Kent Williams.

New Sculpture: "Old Man of the Forest"

We went to the zoo instead of watching the Superbowl and I was touched by the big old male orangutan that lives there. He inspired a new appreciation for the apes and I wanted to sculpt one. Zbrushing hasn't been so hot lately on my aging mac so I broke out the super sculpey and tools and went to work. This is about halfway to completion. Comments/criticism always welcome.

New Zbrush head...in 3 - D!!!

Here is an anaglyph image from my late-night zbrushing. This thing is nowhere near done but it's still coming along alright. I'm troubled though as I'm beginning to think that my computer is just not powerful enough to push fine details in zbrush (which is bad because zbrush runs quite fast).

(UPDATE) The non-anaglyph (2D) version is slightly newer with new surface details and a higher polygon count.

Superjon and Superkim save the day!

So here is some very simple, cheap and ultimately fun art that my old friend Kim Hannon and I made after Christmas while I was home on holiday. The process is actually quite similar to a modern green screen movie or photo. I assure you that we used only the best in pre-school technology to achieve the stunning visual effects you see before you!

Watch our thrilling exploits in photocut-o-vision!

Marvel at the dramatic fingerpaint-generated landscapes that are so real you can almost scrape them right off the page!

Cheer as we double handedly save downtown brooklyn from a certain doom at the hands of such classic villains as: A FIRE! And: A LIZARD CREATURE!

Just point and click to be dazzled so hard that you'll be blinking stars out of your eyes for weeks....and weeks....

Nautilus Nimwit Progression

This is a pictorial progression of a painting I did for a co-worker's cartoon that he is going to pitch. I think they have some pretty creative, interesting and well planned out ideas/stories and I was excited by the chance to make one of my favorite kinds of images: the colorful yet monochromatic glowing light source with plenty of darkness and atmosphere.

I'm pretty proud of this one and I think the importance of tinkering and finessing can be seen in the differences between images 3 and 4. Image 3 is basically there in terms of gross detail, shape and lighting, but I don't think everything really begins to become cohesive and easy on the eyes until the final version in image 4.

Tell me what you think!

Ridiculous but fun

This is essentially a 3D doodle gone horribly wrong. I couldn't help putting it up though because let's face it, things jutting out at you makes for some compelling 3D.

Finished Hellboy Statue

Here's the final paint job. Hope you like it. (Total time to completetion 5.5 hours)

Hellboy Mini-Bust

Here are photos and a turntable movie of the Hellboy Mini-Bust that I am creating.

Technical info: This bust was constructed out of Super Sculpey and aluminum foil. It took about 4-5 hours to sculpt (it's been a while) and roughly 1 hour to bake. Right now it's fresh out of the oven and hardening as it dries (you were right Chad). Next I will sand and paint it with acrylics.

A side note: I found Super Sculpey to be almost unbearably soft after working with it for while. I want to try Super Sculpey Firm after this.

Now it's a Tomato Explosion!

Oh what the heck, I think these tomatoes are exciting to look at both because of their shape and color. I hope you enjoy.

Tuesday in a Moment

Here is my Junior film. It's one part silent movie, one part music video, one part unrequited love story, one part short film. Mix that all together and what do you get? Let me know.

The Garage

This is a music-documentary that we did for class. The assignment was to depict an everyday process happening in real life. We decided to chronicle food getting ordered, made and eaten at a local diner named the Garage. I co-directed, co-shot and co-edited this short with a team of five other people.

Instead of...

Finally, my blog fulfills it's destiny and becomes a place where I can post my movies. The best part? I need to make more movies now!

Here is my favorite movie from college. It's very short and sweet and it's about me not ever doing my school work. Also, it is an "experimental" genre film and therefore indecipherable as a narrative.

Enjoy.

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Naturally, I did not create this flickr badge but I want to include it as a link for anyone interested in viewing stereo pictures in the future. I will keep making stereograms but I have decided that I will use flickr to display them. This frees me up to focus my blog more on art and films. The exception would be if I come across a particularly outstanding Stereo Photo.

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