JAK-Sketch-WIPs

PERSONAL CHALLENGE/EXERCISE: Study002

2010-11-10T06:13:00.001-08:00

Female figure study in a rough pose - not particularly happy with it but it is suppposed to be a learning exercise.

PERSONAL CHALLENGE/EXERCISE: Study001

2010-10-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

Study001

My challenge to myself – I am to do a weekly quick sculpt – no more than two lunch breaks.

GOALS: Primarily an artisanal exercise but will move into a conceptual phase at some point as well.
Improve observation (seeing).
Improve my conceptual skulls/exercises.
Increase my speed/confidence in medium.
A CREATIVE treat - work is so technical and restrictive.
Free my mind from technical restrictions

TOPICS:
Facial studies
Anatomy studies
Cloth studies
Kit bash conceptual exercises

TIME FRAME:
No more than 2 hours per weekly exercise.
Duration 6 months ,starting week of 25 October2010 = 26 sculpts studies taking me to April 2011

GO!

Playing in Mudbox

2010-09-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

Test texture painting in Mudbox.

I have been playing with mudbox texure painting- I think the mudbox viewport can hide a world of bad texturing issues when you put on all the shaders- but seems to work- a pity you have to create your PSD layers from within mudbox.

CharlesB re- topo

2010-09-06T20:46:00.000-07:00

Started to build an all qaud base face topology for Charles Bronson sculpt today. This is to be used to transfer the current 3DCoat detail into ZBrush, for further higher resolution detailing. (Topology is also designed to support animation - if this project grows may test out some face poses)

topology WIP

Velasques Update

2010-09-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

Added beard, reworked some of face and hand and fixed weird holes that have appeared in the mesh - possibly from when I reposed the base mesh and reprojected subdivisions - all on one layer - machine tends to fall over when using many layers in Zbrush4.

Velasques Water Seller (9 hours)

2010-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

Blocked out proportions and posed in natuaralistic sculpting pose

Velasquez study (minor update).

2010-09-02T16:04:00.000-07:00

Close up on head 3hours + new shader for eyes and skin.

Older production works:

2010-08-27T08:09:00.000-07:00

Concept sculpt of insectiod creature.

Komodo like lizard.

More views of lizard.

Some old sculpts from a while back, the project is released so I figure its OK to show some production sculpts of characters I worked on.

Updates Middle aged man anatomy study and Harpy sculpt

2010-08-27T07:49:00.000-07:00


Harpy is almost there.

Middle aged man based on a character from a Velasques painting

Now with a full body, details to come.

Lunch Study :After Velasquez Water Seller

2010-08-23T21:15:00.001-07:00

Now at 2 hours and thought I would look at Leonardo's sketchbook for more ref.

Lunch Study :After Velasquez Water Seller

2010-08-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

One hour ZBrush play + PS paint Over.

Bridgeman head study

2010-08-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

A quick sculpt/study base on Bridgemans drawing exercises modeled in 3DCoat, rendered in Maya (with MR).

Bridgeman facial study.

BirdWoman WIPUpdate

2010-08-10T00:27:00.000-07:00

Quick update on hands and feet.

Arms WIP

2010-08-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

High res arms study.

BirdWoman WIPUpdate

2010-08-02T15:41:00.000-07:00

Update on the Bird woman - long time coming - aging up her skin and making it look more decayed and sinewed.

Human Study Update - voxel sculpt

2010-07-19T08:59:00.000-07:00

FatMan Update

2010-04-13T08:34:00.000-07:00

Body is blocked out - will concentrait on the head and upper chest area- start reworking removing symetry and general look at skin wrinkles lumps etc....

Voxel Sculpts (in progress in April)

2010-04-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

Some sculpts in progress which I need to finish off this month - The mutant fat man I think will need to spend another 4 hours or so to finish him off, the head needs more detail - will also finish of his body and give him a modesty loin cloth. He is based of off one of concept artist Min Yums cool sketches

Tutorial on modeling a hand in Maya (No its not mine)

2010-04-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

Voxel studies

2010-01-20T15:19:00.000-08:00

Part 2 Voxel study

2010-01-14T19:48:00.000-08:00

Part 2 Voxel study from Jake Hempson on Vimeo.

Part 1 Voxel sculpt

2010-01-13T00:34:00.000-08:00

Part1 voxel sculpt from Jake Hempson on Vimeo.

Modeling Reel 09

2009-09-10T18:12:00.000-07:00

Modeling Reel 09 from Jake Hempson on Vimeo.

Brown Suit man

2009-06-03T04:12:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to show of some work on a realistic character, Mr 1950's brown suit man.

Bird Woman AKA Harpy Sculpt WIP02

2009-05-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

Finally I start to play again at home - just for fun - the body for this character is a little too "hot" and I plan to ugly her up to match the feet and head.

ZbrushSketch

2009-05-27T20:49:00.001-07:00

During lunch - just for fun, playing with brushes.

WIP01 : Harpy

2009-04-16T07:20:00.000-07:00

Since I love the bird skull theme lets see me finish this one in the spare time -For now its just gonna be a sculpt.

BirdSkull_Redux

2009-04-01T03:55:00.000-07:00

From Sculpt_Forms

Animal in repose sculpt

2008-06-24T05:07:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to join up to another cgtalk challenge -to be finished before the 20th July-(I may be a little distracted by the birth of my first child).
My start up base mesh is done in Max/Maya, still looks a little too doggy-will eventually be reworked into full wolf status.

Hook_Zbrush sketch

2008-05-22T09:30:00.000-07:00

More zbrush fun: Its the evil twin of Mhook- just had to make him blind in the one eye, as you do.

All Heil ZBrush

2008-05-18T23:41:00.000-07:00

Well I finally bit the bullet and I am using Zbrush again, the coders who knocked up Zbrush were definitely from the Kai's Power Goo school of design, but hell this app has some lovely add ons- and some great (though very well hidden) tools.
Slowly transferring data from Mudbox- will most likely use both apps.
Anyway here is the Latest WIP -(the resolution is a little low on the uploaded version below- but gives one the idea).

No this will not wind up as a user rant at Autodesk for keeping the lid on Mudbox2 for soo long soo tight. (Promise!!!!!)

DWIII - 3D - McJAKe - Necro Clericon Update

2008-04-15T06:46:00.001-07:00

Well so far so good with this guy- not exactly dominating the dominance war- but I will at least finish the character for my portfolio. - The war ended 3 days ago... :( sniff!

2008-03-30T13:18:00.000-07:00

DWIII Updates.
So slow.....

DWIII Concept Sketch

2008-03-10T23:59:00.001-07:00

WIP Sketch for Dominance war-
DWIII

Old Man Update

2008-02-25T05:52:00.000-08:00

First pass Max render on the Old man.

Feb08 Update - Mudbox Sketch Old man

2008-02-12T07:33:00.000-08:00

Its an update on my Old Chinese man- I'm gonna take him to a full semi realistic render - I have even made him some lovely high res brown eyes.

February Lunch time sketch

2008-02-11T19:41:00.001-08:00

Just a quickie during lunch.

Silhouette sketches

2008-02-05T19:49:00.000-08:00

Just going back to basic during my lunch hour- pre- thinking for the Dominance WarIII comp that I am thinking of entering- we will see if I have the time.

Old man

2008-02-05T01:57:00.000-08:00

Initially this started as a rough Mudbox sketch based on the drawing, I then re-topologised and reworked the base mesh (allowing for animation if needed). There is lots more detailing still to do as I am making him older than the reference drawing. I hope to unwrap and texture him and do a good render of him.

Head Test (video)

2008-01-11T16:23:00.000-08:00

Just a test video of a texture mapped head tutorial I am doing for work. Using a high resolution mesh, generating the usual normal, specular and diffuse maps from that.

1hr 30 min Sketch

2008-01-10T04:46:00.000-08:00

Lunch time doodle- started at work , base mesh is the standard mudbox mesh

Sketch-AlienApe

2008-01-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

Just clearing out the 07 stuff- Fun with stencils.

Tree

2007-11-05T05:25:00.000-08:00

Yes a tree - it was fun exercise.

QuickSketch:

2007-10-14T07:22:00.000-07:00

Sketch for learning silo-Angel.
Should be fun- will be finished this week-will also update 2D sketch later

2 Doodles

2007-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

Two doodles- The gun head character could work- genetic engineering gone wrong- but I think its been done before

2007-09-04T07:56:00.000-07:00

Head Sketch Front and Side

Wax On Wax Off!!!!

2007-07-24T07:09:00.000-07:00

WIP: Fun -Updated Cthulu Sketch-Wax-tastic material

Z_brush muss about!

2007-07-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

I have to say i am impressed with Z-Brush, been having a play with it..and with the current shader and huge resolution that one go up to. It can certainly make the crappiest mesh look good.
So here is a Cuthulu monster sketch! -woot!
Will finish it off tomorrow night.-and I am going to avoid using symmetry just for the heck of it.

Banshee Update

2007-07-23T05:53:00.000-07:00

A quick lil' render of the current state of the Banshee Model -now you can see where I will use the skull I have just made- Its just the base mesh the final thing will be reworked in Mudbox.

Skull W.I.P.

2007-07-18T07:30:00.001-07:00

Skull W.I.P.
Finally started to work on some dressing elements [namely a decomposing head/skull] for a character that I have been promising myself to finish off.
a CG artist can never have too may skulls their folio of 3D thingos - going to refine the base mesh (once complete) in Mudbox.

BAH!!!!!

2007-07-17T06:33:00.000-07:00

I think I am going to have to be more blog like with these blogs- i.e actually add more stuff sooner rather than later!!!!
Will keep posting

Tatoo design

2007-07-17T06:26:00.000-07:00

Oohhh!!!! this is gonna hurt- above is WIP of where I plan to go with my tat.
Each of the sections are pretty modular I have photoshop file with loads of layers- and all I have to decide is witch section I want to start working with first, and pay somone the money and get it going.

Old Man: Long time no updates

2007-06-03T05:52:00.001-07:00

Long time no posts - so above update done in PS - attempting at getting value and lighting planes into a digital painting - After Bumski feedback. Then once I am comfortable in what I am doing in B&W, then I will go back to full colour - Need to go back to Idiot Apathys exercises on Concept art.

More sketches

2007-04-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

Where are the eyes on these...

Just more stuff from lunch breaks at work... just dont let them catch your eye.

David Kassan's Workshop

2007-04-10T05:55:00.000-07:00

Final Oil - still needs some work on the eyes.

Pencil studies of the model.
Workshop sketches.

Had a great time down in Byron/Bangalore doing all of the above.

We spent 5 days ( just before Easter) on the workshop "Investigating the modern portrait." working from a model (David).
Much thanks to Tricia for Organising David to come over from New York to do the workshop. learnt loads and I am gonna definitely keep up with the traditional art... really enjoyed working in oils.

Posed Boar

2007-03-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

Tweaked the Boars pose, still to clean up the skining on his low poly version.
But here is the latest WIP.

Arm

2007-02-18T03:49:00.000-08:00

Some left over geometry from a game character that I did for work - liked the look of it, so I put it up.

Girl Bust

2007-02-18T03:44:00.000-08:00

A new Bust
Same base mesh as the roman (FromMaya), end result is just a little too tentative I think and I am not really happy with the hair.

Should do some more characters with wild hair and as I need to break out of the mold more.

Another Bust

2007-02-14T13:17:00.000-08:00

Product of the joys of insomnia, the hair is abit plastic I admit - I may make him older- mudbox loves wrinkles.
Ah -this is a diferent mesh to the Roman, I am gonna use the base mesh from the Roman to make a lady

Roman Style Bust

2007-02-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

A quick mudbox sketch, attempting to get a roman style portrait bust.Will spend some time on the hair- give him the Nero cut.
The base mesh is pretty clean so its relativly easy to knock stuff up... will be reusing the base mesh experimenting with different portraits.

WereWoman_BaseWIP

2007-01-21T03:50:00.000-08:00

Lunch time sketch

2007-01-21T03:31:00.000-08:00

Quick 10 min sketch during lunch @ work.

Weekend 2D works

2007-01-21T02:36:00.000-08:00

Did some drawing on the weekend, had bit of fun.....so here up from the slketch pad...

Finaly some 2D

2007-01-02T06:11:00.000-08:00

Finally I did some 2D work over the last couple of days.... A couple of sketches ... the girl is still a WIP... I drew her straight up in photoshop, I need to rework her face, as the painted version is butt ugly... will post a beauty shot some time this week. The alien dude is just a reworked marker doodle from my sketchpad... I hope to use the grey scale tonal method on some more higher polished drawings soon.

Hopefully this start to the new year continues and I keep up the productivity.

JD_Holiday Fun

2007-01-01T07:05:00.000-08:00

Some Mudbox fun during the Xmass hols- I started with a semi realistic version of JD, but then decided to go back to the concept sketch on the post it and had some fun with him. So I tooned him up and then did a render out from 3DSmax.

WartHog Update

2006-12-08T17:38:00.000-08:00

Added some details - eyelids wrinkles - Though my machine is starting to fall over, so I will leave him alone for now- may pose him and texture map him for portfolio.

Here Piggy Piggy!!!!!!

2006-11-21T05:24:00.000-08:00

WIP of stylised warthog model- Low poly base mesh from an old game mesh I had laying around- though I think I do need to push the model loads more - need to look at some extravegant sculptures of MAD PIGS!!! on the web - though its seems difficult to find a good front on view of a warthog-hence none in the WIP image above.

- Got my version of MudBox v1- WOOT!

OLD MAN

2006-11-19T02:20:00.000-08:00

Beta version of MudBox expires tonight I hope I get my legit copy soon (Hurrah for credit cards) -though this sketch will ahve to be the last laboured one I do.As the next one will have to be a lot quicker as a sketch otherwise - I wont have as mutch time in the evenings as "crunch time" is now apon us at work.

And the game we are working on needs loads of animation -so modeling stuff will have to take a back seat- for while.

Updated Gangster

2006-11-14T06:27:00.000-08:00

Just finishing him off, I'm not going to do any more on him, gotta move onto other sketches once I am more confidant in Mudbox I will get more detailed -besides its supposed to be asketch... anyway Hope to post another mudbox portrait sketch by the end on this week.

Start up with some older stuff

2006-11-14T04:34:00.000-08:00

Some older 3D sketches/WIPS done in Mudbox

Gangster Sketch

Monster Sketch
I will be doing some 2D stuff to soo I promise... JAK