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Progress with this model is slow due to little free time left but going nonetheless I have finished the lower leg frame and now I’m adding the smaller mechanical parts inside the calf and then will be the foot. The right side will be covered with the armor so that will help with the scene size and render times.

Found some time to keep working on this. Doesn’t look like much but it actually is, lots of pieces to model and holes to drill. Added the side shields and started on the knee armor.

This is my first personal work of 2010 and it had to be big! Project Gundam! I hope to make good progress in the weeks to come. This one is being modeled in both Lightwave and Maya. I hope you enjoy the documented development of this image.

Anyone that has visited the “Ole Town” Bar at the pier has heard one of the many stories told by old man Jenkins. His stories are very colorful, full of drama, some are simple and credible enough, others are out worldly and fantastic. Old man Jenkins’s stories and credibility are always up for debate but whether you believe him or not one thing is for certain, he can tell a great story!

I finally completed the sculpt of the fisherman. I’m happy with the final result, here is a little secret… I didn’t work on the feet at all, they aren’t visible so I decided to skip ‘em and work on the shirt and pants instead Anyway, the only mesh left is the fishing rod and the small “bait” fish.

Started sculpting the fisherman, here I put most of the time into the head since its what’s gonna be seen the most besides the arms. Actually, with the hat you will barely see the top of the head but the shadows should make the face look pretty cool. I’ll extract geometry from this mesh to make the shirt and pants. This is the last piece of the puzzle

I’ve been making some good progress on this image. I created the teeth, the bigger ones still need some work, created the water and worked out the underwater/surface feel that I was looking for. I was also checking for correct 32 bit rendering, color display after gamma correction (working in linear space) and checking for errors etc.
Next on the list is the fisherman and fishing rod, after that, hi res rendering for comp. Almost there, the teeth make a huge difference, don’t they?

Here is a test render of the direction I’m taking with lighting, there will be 2 set ups, underwater and above water. Nevermind the specular of the fish, that will be rendered as a separate pass for more control. Time to make some teeth and the other models needed to complete the scene. Comments are always welcomed.

I know, I know, I’ve been slacking on this project but don’t worry, I’ll pick up the pace pretty soon. Here is another ZBrush screen grab showing the diffuse texture of the third critter. It turned out more saturated than I thought but that’s an easy fix. From these textures I’ll make the sub surface scattering and specular textures. I think the biggest challenge with this image will be lighting, will see…

As you can see I started painting some textures, I just wanted to take a break from modeling and sculpting. This is a screen cap from ZBrush’s viewport to see how the textures fit on the model. I also fixed some seams.