C4D: Interesting looking GI calculation
And then the render…
Presenting at Industry Giants this weekend
I’m excited to be showing how Maxon and Adobe have taken their integration to the next level with Cineware. Here are some screen shots of my mini short I’ve put …
Tradigital WIP
Got to get back to my roots. With small children, it’s difficult to have oils laying around. So, why not go digital? But, I’ve been absent in learning Painter. Here …
Vedic Astrology client
First pass at just trying to get in all the significant icons for the client: wisdom, horizons, rebirth, planets, astrology, vision. We’ll use this image to get the conversation started.
New project idea – first test
Update 1: Switched to VRay and simplified the model. Low poly model, using Cloner. MultiShader texture. Random Effector for rotation.
Cowboy boot – pt 2
Getting to the finish. Working on textures.
Cowboy boot – pt 1
Using the new C4d Sculpting tools to model a 3d logo for a buddy. Please click on the image for bigger version: Update 1:
B/W photos
My first love in photography was black and white film. Back in the day, I used to develop and print in my bathroom. Now I’m trying it again in digital…different, …
Pensive Mandrill
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Dew Drops
Dew drops collected by Funnelweb spiders. I forced the kids out of the house for a walk in the woods even though it was rainy. I would’ve missed this if …
Pictures already posted, but with an added twist.
So I decided to play with some of my photos by texturing them. I want to take a good photo first ( my intention anyway ), and then add something …
Time-Travel Watch – Design, Modeled, Textured, and animated in C4d with some Photoshop
Stare in to the eyes of this gentle beast.
Wooden landscapes
Thought I was seeing miniature canyons when I shot these recently.
Food contest photo
Trying to enter more contests this year. Please vote for me! Thanks. http://foodstoriesblog.com/food-photo-contest-january-2013/
Solar System book
This is a book that was written by Curriculum at IStation. Dan Kuenster had some inital ideas on how the book should be presented, but then let me go for …
One of my jobs – MultiMedia Designer
This is an example of the authoring work I did at IStation. Dan Kuenster and Anthony Coffey would come up with a concept, then hand it off to me to …
Reading station in space
Students click on each “pod” to activate a tag indicating the story they can read. If they choose to read the story, the ship would descend from the pod and …
Robot character for IStation product
This is a character designed by Dan Kuenster for an interactive product. I was challenged with modeling and texturing the character in a life-like manner. Copyright 2011 IStation.
3D – Earthquake ridden environment
Recently worked with Drew Daleo ( http://drewdaleo.blogspot.com/ ) on a scifi project. All modeling and texturing done by me in Cinema 4d. These buildings were used in a distant background plate and …
Interactive product pitch ” Close to the Edge”
Collaborating with Dan Kuenster (concept & layout) and Anthony Coffey (characters, user interfaces), I did all of the 3d elements in this pitch. I used Cinema 4d, Wondertouch: particleIllusion and …
Graphic wall installation
This is an installation I produced in conjunction with the VP of Creative, Dan Kuenster, at IStation. I had created these graphic elements in Cinema 4d and Photoshop for animation …
Tiger
Last posting of this 3d image…I swear! It’s finished.
Absolutely the last update for this image! I left all versions in here for comparison. I think it’s finally a decent image. All done in Cinema 4d with some Photoshop …
More birds…
I seem to have many bird shots. I don’t know why. It’s not on purpose. I’m trying to organize my library by subject. Anyway, this guy was beautiful and he …
Having fun with Cinema 4d’s new camera calibration tool…
The basketball texture doesn’t look right, but boy I had fun with this test. The ball and the goal are fake.The rest is a picture I took with my phone.
Old creek bridge
Perot Museum projection (updated with footage)
Recently I had the great fortune to work with the very talented guys at “900lbs of Creative“. They hired me to add some Cinema 4d transitions to their Perot Museum projection …
Maya texturing for film project
My brother-in-law, Drew Daleo, is a very talented 3d artist (http://drewdaleo.blogspot.com/). Recently he needed some extra hands in getting some work done for a NDA project. I had to revisit my …
Shameless post of my son…
Old wood
Fished out…
Thistle
Much to do…
I’m still too busy to organize my iStation portfolio. It was only the last 12+ years of my life! 😉 Until then, I just have a few videos of the …
Macaw – updated
Spencer
Originally shot on Ilford back in the day before I went digital. Scanned and adjusted a bit.
BSG goodness at SDCC2012
Window treatment…
Black Crowned Night Heron
I was at my sister’s house in California awhile back. Her neighbor, a woman, had died and on that day this bird showed up in the woman’s tree and hasn’t …
Ostrich
Owl
Lorakeet
Suspensions
As my son puts it … cool but yucky.
Unfinished acrylic
Eagle
Bully
Shy
Piercing eyes
Greenbelt
Marshy area between housing developments.
Baby bird
Huge Spider
Sandflea
Boy it hurts to pull these guys out of the sand.
Stumpy
Wildcatter again…y’know, there’s plenty of “reality” out there. I prefer to play with pushing color. Why not have aah… more color? Saturation +
Acrylics
Companion study for my wife.
Acrylics
Acrylic study for my wife.
Petals
Lovely shades in these petals. Two variants on exposure:
Lichen and rock…
We vacationed at Wildcatter Ranch this past summer. The lichen on the rocks was black and grey. That is, until it rained. Then it came alive.
Using color to evoke a mood
Here’s a photo I took of my son Spencer. I used different filter techniques to change the mood. Color is so powerful in how we perceive things.
Album cover
A client in Ohio commissioned this idea. We discussed ways to convey how important music was to King David’s life. This is just a start. I’m going to erode the walls …
Learning Corel Painter 12
So, I thought the best way to try emulating traditional brushes would be to copy a great painting. This way I could study a goal. Here’s the masterpiece, followed by …
