Some renders from a project I've been working on for months. I keep making changes, so I don't know when I'll finish. It's the refit Enterprise's cargo bay and shuttle deck from Star Trek The Motion Picture. It's hard to only get to work on it a few hours a day with working a full time job.

One of my recent personal projects is R2D2. I'm pretty much done with the exterior model and texture, but my goal is to also create some of the inner tools he has. I've created the exterior with separate panels to open so I can have his arms and other paraphernalia animate.

Once I've completed his model and texture, I will rig him in a way to, hopefully, not only function, but project some life into his movements creating lifelike animations.

I've loved Hot Rod since the Transformers the movie came out in 1986(yes, I'm old). Now, I'm modeling him! I'm going to model him in vehicle form and robot form and, hopefully, transform him. I think I'm off to a good start.

Frankenstein Model

I created the basic mesh in Maya and then took it into Zbrush to finish sculpting and texture. Its part of a project I'm working on with Paul Bermani. We are working together on a gaming piece for our demo reels. I'll be creating other classic monsters for the project too, the Mummy, Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc.

I thought this was awesome. I wish I had thought of it.

Second Wireframe

I forgot I had to show 2 wireframe shots. Here's number two.

Advanced Texturing and Lighting Project

We have to come up with a landscape or seascape for our midterm project in my Advanced Texture and Lighting class. I came up with a concept drawing that I thought would be interesting to do. I did a day and night version. It was a nice learning experience adjusting the ocean shader and clouds to work properly in the scene.

I also created an expression for the lighthouse light to rotate when animated. All in all, not a bad project completed in a day. Now, I will try something a little different. A more fantastic/fantasy environment. Should be fun.