I’ve been wanting to model and texture a detailed cartoony character head as a portfolio piece for some time. I’ve been impressed by Maya plug-ins like FStretch that can help bring character models to life and I want to emulate that in C4D. I’ve enlisted the help of an amazing C4D rigger/animator Bret Bays and my good friend Justin Bates is looking at the subsurface scattering shaders and the lighting. So far I’ve modelled a clean...
I wanted to add a few hard surface renders to my portfolio and I decided to model a variation of my favourite watch. Cabestan make extremely intricate watches and assemble and finish each one by hand. A remarkable feat in these days of mass automation. I wanted to theme it a little as it’s Haloween so I made the strap Pumpkin Red and called it the ‘Nosferatu’ as it would bleed you dry should you try to buy...
Moving between 3D packages can be painful for modellers. I’ve been blogging about starting to use Cinema4D for character and creature work all week and this little video shows how I go about setting up a modelling-friendly interface for character and creature work. I use the same sort of process for all the packages I use and I configure the keyboard shortcuts, panels, buttons etc. in the same fashion. The layouts change as I get more and more...
I was lucky enough to get a place on a recent Maxon Cinema4D training day. For some time now I have wanted to spend time customising Cinema4D to suit my modelling needs. I tried it back in 2009 and whilst I got a decent layout built I was still very slow. The inspiration I took from the day made me sit down and do it. I have tried using C4D a few times in my pipeline but I never seemed to be able to pick up enough speed to switch to using it 100% for...
I wanted to try and build a robot in as few polygons as I could. I ended up leaving this guy at about 1500 polys. I made the base in Silo then UV’d it in Headus UV. I took the base mesh into ZBrush and did some surface damage to the chest plate and abdomen. Most of the texturing was done in Photoshop. Plenty more to do but it’s made me think about being more frugal with my polygon usage. Always a good...
By now most people who own ZBrush should have had their email from Pixologic to upgrade to the new release. The details of the release can be found in this thread at ZBrushCentral. I was lucky enough to beta test this version and I have to say it has helped me develop a new workflow for my character and creature modeling. The biggest change for me is the addition of Dynamesh and allow you to sculpt and shape almost anything and remesh it on the fly. That...
SouthernGFX is a Cheshire based studio providing a wide range of services including 3D modeling, illustration and visualization. We provide content and assets for clients involved in game development, film, web, tv, internet virals and mobile app development. We specialize in digital characters and creatures that range from simple cartoons right up to digital 3Dmodels for advertising campaigns or adverts.
The core of our work is:
-A bespoke 3D modeling service.
-3D logos/idents for a wide range of small companies
-promotional/educational animations and viral adverts.
-Illustrations for a wide range of end uses including medical advertising, books, magazines,
-Museum displays, visuals and interactive content.
-Physical sculptures (clay, wax, resin etc.) for toys, display pieces and special effects.
Silo is a fully featured 3D modelling packages from Nevercenter. I have used and trained it for many years now and I promote it as one of the best packages a new modeller can use. It has no render or animation capabilities so the entire program is focussed on the modelling and UVing tool. This series of videos is a few years old now but still serves as a great starting point for new modellers
Silo Modeling Fundamentals Silo Point by point Modeling Silo Box Modeling
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