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Work-In-Progress

WIP: Monster Creature Dude Head

Monster Creature Dude Head Texture and Render Test.

Monster Creature Dude Head Texture and Render Test.

Monster Creature Dude Head Texture and Render Test.

Monster Creature Dude Head Texture and Render Test.

I completed sculpting and texturing the head of my new creature character last night. I learned a few more polypainting techniques recently and I employed them with this sculpt. This head was created and rendered in ZBrush and I composited the multi-pass renders in Photoshop. Let me know what you think.

WIP: New Creature Concept Blueprints

Pillager Concept. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

I had an idea recently for a new illustration featuring a fantastical monster creature dude. I’m not going to go into too much detail about the final illustration, but I will share my concept of the monster-creature-dude. Here is the initial “blueprints” for the 3-D model of him naked. I am currently working on his attire, which will be mostly armor. I will post that blueprint when I complete it.

WIP: Castle Chamber

Castle Chamber. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

Castle Chamber. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes. Background for new illustration.

A new work in progress (WIP), this castle chamber is going to be the background for a new illustration I am currently working on. Everything here was created in Zbrush, then converted for use in Maya. Still needs a little more work, especially when it comes to the “flames.”

WIP: Grumpy Creature Warrior – Update 5

Painted Grumpy Bust. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

Painted Grumpy Bust. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

I completed texturing Grumpy’s bust late last night.

WIP: Grumpy Creature Warrior – Update 4

The sculpture is complete?

 

Grumpy Sculpture. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

Grumpy Sculpture. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.

Completed the sculpt over this last weekend.

WIP: Grumpy Creature Warrior – Update 3

"Grumpy" Armor Update - (c) Michael J. Barnes.

“Grumpy” Armor Update – (c) Michael J. Barnes.

For this update, I have completed Grumpy’s upper armor and helm. Now he is starting to become the warrior as implied by the project title: Grumpy Creature Warrior.