Gaur 2.0 – Rebuilt Body after Detailing. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes.
I just completed phase one of detailing the body of my ZBrush sculpt Gaur 2.0. During this phase, I added panel lines and other stuff to add some visual interest in the model. As before, I have recorded my progress, and if you would like to view the process, visit my Videos page.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
“The Rotunda.” A fantasy cityscape. (c) 2015 Michael J. Barnes. (click on illustration to view larger image)
The Rotunda is a new concept work depicting a futuristic fantasy cityscape. I wanted to depict a bustling city of the future with it’s towering skyscrapers surrounding a much older appearing structure that serves as the city’s civic, or maybe even religious center.
This illustration, as well as many others is also uploaded into my Illustration Portfolio.