More Time Lapse videos!

Just an update but Ray Lederer has some new time lapse videos up of the continuation of the previous sci fi piece he was doing. ..

here's a taste of it.. if you want more check his blog out!



your local 10ske!

I need help...

So I got my crab dude into Mudbox and damn if I have him almost out. I really don't know what Im doing when it comes to bump maps. All I can find on the nets is to turn from "bump" to "Tangent Space Normals" but that doesn't seem to change anything. The strange thing is it looks good in the viewer but when I do a render the bump gets way to intense. I have other problems like the seem down the back of his hip and the fact that I get an error every time I try to extract any part of his tail as TIFF but not problem if I do a JPG. The rest came out fine. I wanna get this guy done but damn, HELP me please!

Thanks in advance for any help or just a point in the right direction.

Marooned in Canada?

hey guys.. hehe. I swear i'll have a landscape drawing done this weekend! I promise.. but here's a pic i did for another challenge on my work art blog. . . I tried going with Bobby's art style for this one.. great references for this type of art: Daily Peril, Cartoon Retro and our fave Bruce Timm
Just press on these hyperlinks to check out these great art sites!

ps.. sorry about the size of the pic.. i accidentally saved the psd file really small.. ugh..

-10ske

Environment Sketch

I struggled with this. Pretend this is underwater.... :)

P40 Warhawk update!

2 weeks, couple hours a day minus a couple days of business at work and I'm done modeling.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Art Challenge 5!

Up to this point we've sketched characters and vehicles so it's time for a switch! This week's drawing/painting challenge is to:

Create a concept art piece depicting an alien environment with signs of an ancient civilization (that may or may not be abandoned).

Think Star Wars episode3 or chronicles of riddick! Both have some sweet planet designs.

Some things to consider to help generate ideas:

Think of the use
What was the civilization like? peaceful? barbaric? Was this home to a land of giants? or hobbits? How about the technology, advanced? How do the structures reflect these characteristics? For instance, if the creatures can fly, maybe they don't need roads, and maybe their buildings sort of look like nests.... Also, what is the terrain like? Lots of mountains? Or sinkholes? How did the inhabitants adapt to the terrain? The ewoks lived in treetop villages....

Think of the look/feel
Is the environment cold? wet? dark? on fire? A cold unforgiving planet may have lots of jagged craggy elements. A warm inviting place may have soft vegetation or gentle waves. This feeling can be amplified by color choice, lighting, and how you draw as much as what you are depicting.

You have one week. Good luck and have fun! :)
-matt

p.s. Deadline is midnight of Wednesday night. To give those working a fighting chance...

The Wilhelm Scream

At work there are monthly art community challenges, which I've never entered. Today, our networks have been fubar so I couldn't get any work done... I checked out what the challenge topic was and it was the Wilhelm Scream. This was what I came up with in about 30 minutes, lol.

I think you have to click on the link to the actual .gif to see it animate.

Happy Chinese New year!

Hi all,

Happy Chinese New Years to everyone.. kinda late.. i know.. sorry. it was actually on friday last week. . . As you can tell, we've all had a couple of hectic weeks. I have to apologize about not posting for a while .. busy with everything including New Years stuff.

Huzzah! Matt (ramosma) will be posting our new challenge this week! It'll be posted on Wednesday so don't forget to check back for updates. I recommend checking in the evening after he's done work.

While i understand most of you are foaming at the mouth in anticipation.. here are some time lapse clips from a great Artist Ray Lederer ( http://raylederer.blogspot.com/ )..



and somemore:



I also recommend checking these guys websites out if you wanna see some great artwork!! when they post new stuff that is. lol. http://www.whatsupnow.com/ (Eka's site) and http://kpun.blogspot.com/ and!!.. http://bobbypontillas.com/ .. ok i gotta say it.. these guys rock with a tablet in hand. i'll be posting more sites and names next week.. i hope others will continue to contribute some honorable mentions.. such as these sites!

Happy watching or whatever you're doing!

-10ske

norse horse AKA Sleipnir

" Carry we who die in battle
Over land and sea
Across the rainbow bridge to Valhalla
Odin's waiting for me" - Manowar

viking pointing

unfinished. since i didn't really have much time to look for a actual character. i did my version of matt's drawing.. sorry. i couldn't think of an idea.. plus i was trying to help ppl clean out viruses from their comps.. lol.

-10ske

Viking!

Nick V. asked me to post this up for him. He apologizes for not being able to sketch this evening.

Viking?

Norse Mythological Character

THANKS

Thanks to all that have posted the 3d Models. If anyone else has ANYTHING they have started please post it up.

Gunship/Bomber

Modeled and rendered in Blender! Still trying to figure out how texturing works in Blender.

plane!

So not even close to being done. Well it's half way there. I'd like to detail the inside as well and of course get the wings up. I should be done by next wednesday. Then I'm texturing it, probably doing 2h a day so far.

Have a good weekend!

I know I nerdgasmed

I don't know about you but I'm in love with this idea and I'll be revisiting it later with a more complete Batman Tie-Fighter.

I'm not sure what Bruce's midichlorian count is but I'm sure he'd make a killer jedi or if not a bad ass bounty hunter.

Gun Plane

This is what i modeled from.



I really liked doing this one. Just wish I would have managed my time better. Oh and Maya blew up my plane and I was unable to get it back, so I had to start at the half way mark again. This next week I'm going to try and texture it.

So I added some guns under the wings, and there is a gun coming out of the back of the cock pit.

Can't wait to see everyones.

Bat-ephant vs Joker-ass

blah.. i had high hopes for this.. but i really wanted to clean it up
oh well. no time.

Elephant vs donkey???

Not sure what I was going for here. There isn't a donkey and yet the elephant is waving a white flag... who won?

Elephant Vs. Donkey

Elephant VS. Donkey

Had fun with this one :)

Super Belated Megaman Char!

Sorry! Finally got around to finishing it :)