Haven't posted in quite a while.. landed my first real industry job at Playground Games as an Environment Artist and I'm loving it!
But, always gotta keep on top of that 'folio! Carrying on with some unfinished projects for my portfolio in my spare time.. doing some more foliage studies and looking to create a scene for my Shelby Daytona car.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Drawn Onward
We've been working over time to get an Alpha version of our Global Games Jam game; Drawn Onward, bug free and ready to be added to the BUGS website.. here's a few arty updates!
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Global Games Jam 2014: Stafford
Went to my first ever Games Jam this weekend and it was damn awesome! Grouped up with friends from my final year at Uni to make 'Drawn Onward' a hand-painted side-scrolling adventure. Here's a few screenies from the game and a link to the short gameplay vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAyF8Xvqd0o&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAyF8Xvqd0o&feature=youtu.be
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Foliage Work & Outdoor scene
Recently had an art test which involved doing something I'd not tackled before: foliage & and outdoor setting.. was pretty interesting especially considering my previous environments had been created over a few weeks and this one was done in just a few days.
Anyway, here's a few asset shots!
Anyway, here's a few asset shots!
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Marmoset & Highpoly
Toolbag 2 handles high poly models like a dream, I couldn't resist trying out one of my W.I.Ps with their new material editor:
Friday, 6 December 2013
Toolbag 2
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Car Project: High Poly Practice
I don't really get to do any High Poly modelling at work, most of it is simple low-med poly assets with photo sourced textures applied so I wanted to keep up to scratch on my Hard Surface modelling skills.
I made a Panzer III tank back in my first year at Uni but haven't dont any other vehicles so I decided to chose a car to work with. I've spent a few hours on this over the past couple of nights.
I made a Panzer III tank back in my first year at Uni but haven't dont any other vehicles so I decided to chose a car to work with. I've spent a few hours on this over the past couple of nights.
Monday, 9 September 2013
Flythough: Update
Been really busy working at a new place; Gaia Technologies, working on an unannounced Sci-Fi project which has been.. interesting.
I decided to go back and re-render my fly through of Canary Facility in some of my spare time.
I decided to go back and re-render my fly through of Canary Facility in some of my spare time.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Portfolio
It's been a while since I last posted, I finished Uni with a First Class Honours and scored a job at Sherringham Studios straight away so I've been doing a lot of celebrating and working.
I did have a portfolio set up when I was doing the Graduate Exhibition but I thought it was a bit rushed so I worked over the design and re-did all the renders for my scenes as well as all the asset presentation shots,
I did have a portfolio set up when I was doing the Graduate Exhibition but I thought it was a bit rushed so I worked over the design and re-did all the renders for my scenes as well as all the asset presentation shots,
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Canary Flythrough
Gradex has been and gone and I am extremely happy after receiving a Dreamspark Award for Excellence in the field of 3D Modelling for Canary Facility! Really proud after all the time I put into the piece, here's a fly-through that I had on loop at the exhibition.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
UDK Flipbooks
Been busy writing my dissertation and finishing off all my modules but I wanted to try and bring Canary to life a bit ready for the Graduate Exhibition.. I've been looking through some of 3D Motives Flipbook tutorials and this is what I've come up with so far.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Details
Canary Facility is pretty much finished now and I'm extremely happy with how it turned out. It's the project I've put the most time and work into and I've learnt a lot across a range of skills and software, this will definitely be a top row piece on my 'folio.
Here's a few close-ups of some of the details I put into my scene.
Here's a few close-ups of some of the details I put into my scene.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Canary Update
Everything is now textured! Creating the digital camo for the Mech was especially fun.
I put this up on Polycount while I was working on my Dinosaur and got some really great feedback and criticisms, all of which I'm trying to address. Here's the latest update with some lighting/PP/material changes I've made.
I think the new hologram and monitors along with the halogen lights in the Mech room really push the scene from what it was before.

I put this up on Polycount while I was working on my Dinosaur and got some really great feedback and criticisms, all of which I'm trying to address. Here's the latest update with some lighting/PP/material changes I've made.
I think the new hologram and monitors along with the halogen lights in the Mech room really push the scene from what it was before.
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
DinoDone.
Dino Animations
Rigging this guy caused all sorts of problems, most notably was him constantly pulling the superman pose every time the rig collapsed in on itself.. Been using the CAT rig to make all of these, I've definitely got a lot of work to do when it comes to realistic fluid animations.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Polypainting
Been polypainting this guy in ZBrush for the last day or so.. I started off with the basic colours that are 'traditional' for reptiles/dinosaurs but then tried something a bit more eccentric and vibrant to make him more unique.
Friday, 19 April 2013
VelociSculpt
Updated my sculpt a little on my Velociraptor before I start polypainting, nice break from a large amount of asset work.
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Change of Pace
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
GUI
Some more texture work! All of this so far has been hand-painted using, mainly, the techniques discussed in Racer445's tutorials as well as picking up some tips from other corners of the internet.
The GUI on the monitors was especially fun to make.. it's been a long time since I've done any graphic design wok.
The GUI on the monitors was especially fun to make.. it's been a long time since I've done any graphic design wok.
Saturday, 13 April 2013
Blueprints
Friday, 12 April 2013
Texture/Lighting Progress
Been another busy few days, pretty much working flat out on this project and absolutely loving it! I've never really delved much into the Sci-Fi scene but after all my research and looking around for inspiration I've got a great view of the genre!
Here's some texture and lighting updates from the last weeks worth of work:

Here's some texture and lighting updates from the last weeks worth of work:
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Into UDK!
I feel a lot more confident with UDK now after using it recently for two other environments, I've also been going over a few different tutorials in my down-time to try and pick up a few tricks and tips.
I've been very busy creating all of the assets I need for my scene and adding normal detail with high-poly bakes and the use of nDo2.. it's been a pretty hectic couple of weeks getting it all ready, but here it is in-engine ready to be textured.



I've been very busy creating all of the assets I need for my scene and adding normal detail with high-poly bakes and the use of nDo2.. it's been a pretty hectic couple of weeks getting it all ready, but here it is in-engine ready to be textured.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Canary Facility
Changed the name of the Environment to 'Canary Facility' rather than Mecha-Industry Armaments after a new set of logo designs was drawn up by a God named Tyler, played around with a modular wall panel design in Photoshop:
Monday, 18 March 2013
Mecha-Industry Armaments
The title of my dissertation is "The Use of Modular Design Within a Sci-Fi Environment" so I've started blocking out a scene re-using as much as I can where possible while still keeping it interesting.. I've put some of my references and influences below the 3ds Max shots too.
Sunday, 17 March 2013
ZBrush Work
More time in ZBrush this year! I used it for all of my Egyptian Ruins scene but haven't used it since then so I was a little rusty.. especially with character work.
I'm really happy with how this turned out, it only took me a couple of days to reacquaint myself with the tools and get to this stage of the sculpt. I think I could have done some better work with the scales across the body though as they're just created with an alpha I made.
I'm really happy with how this turned out, it only took me a couple of days to reacquaint myself with the tools and get to this stage of the sculpt. I think I could have done some better work with the scales across the body though as they're just created with an alpha I made.
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