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WIP Update: Gaur 2.0

Gaur 2.0 - Body Rebuild. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

Gaur 2.0 – Body Rebuild. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

An update to my Gaur 2.0 sculpt. I decided I didn’t like my original “body” concept, so I redrew it. From their, I broke apart the sculpt to rebuild it to create a hard-edge model. From this point, I will add more detail to the body parts.

Gaur 2.0 - New body concept sculpt. - (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

Gaur 2.0 – New body concept sculpt. – (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

If you would like to view my process, I have recorded it and you can see the progress in my Videos page. Let me know what you think.

‘Gaur 2.1’ An upgrade

After I released my previous post of Gaur 2.o, I looked over the image and realized I wasn’t completely happy with it. After re-examining that image, I decided that I needed to smooth his skin just a bit — as a friend of mine wrote, he needed a whole lot of skin grafts. I wanted his skin to be porous and wrinkled, not flakey and scabby. I also noted that I wanted the skin where the cybernetic implants meet appear more veiny, drained of color almost to the point where it is actually dead skin.

With that in mind, I present to you Gaur 2.1.

“Gaur 2.0” In Living Color

"Gaur 2.0." Digital Illustration. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

“Gaur 2.0.” Digital Illustration. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes. (click to view larger image)

I have added texture and material to the 3D sculpt I am creating in ZBrush. This is Gaur – a human/alien/cyborg hybrid, and a really bad guy. He is still a work in progress, but I did want to take a break to create this headshot. Hope you like it.

“Gaur 2.0” – WIPping In More Detail

Gaur 2.0 Skullcap Detail - (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

Gaur 2.0 Skullcap Detail – (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes. (click to view enlarged image)

Continuing with my Gaur 2.0 sculpt, I added a little more detail to the cybernetic skullcap implant with the hope that it would add a bit more visual interest. As before, I have recorded the process, and this can be viewed on my Videos page. As with all of my sculpts, I am creating this in ZBrush.

WIP: “Gaur 2.0”

Gaur 2.0 Skullcap Detail. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

Gaur 2.0 Skullcap Detail. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

I decided to share a new work-in-progress. This is Gaur 2.0. This is my newest sculpt I am creating in ZBrush. The reason it is called Gaur 2.0, because I wanted to update a character I previously completed. I learned some new techniques, and how to apply them to my work.

Gaur 2.0 - Back of skullcap detail. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

Gaur 2.0 – Back of skullcap detail. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

As I progress through this creation, I will post new updates. Also, you can view time-lapse videos of my progress on my Videos Page. Let me know what you think.

Radio Rocket Flyers — Digital Illustration

"Radio Rocket Flyers." (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.

“Radio Rocket Flyers.” (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes. (click image to view larger picture)

Radio Rocket Flyers is the second image in a series of illustrations I have dubbed the Gang of 8.