Weekly Goal - 4/30/13

By the end of this week, I hope to have the basics of the head of my character model complete.

Project Breakdown

Week of 4/22/13: Finish project sketches and start modeling.

Week of 4/29/13: Finish basic model and start textures.

Week of 5/6/13: Finish project. Paint if there is time.

My Independent Project Proposal

By May 10th, I plan on having at least a basic model sculpted in Mudbox. If I manage to have extra time, I hope to be able to paint the model as well. I want to create a model of a character that you might see in a video game. My motivation comes from the many video games I have played and from the detailed models on http://www.pixologic.com/turntable/. I think the challenge from this project will come from learning how to use Mudbox effectively and being able to get my ideas into the program.

Inspirational Art Analysis

In this image, I see a futuristic soldier. It looks like a character model from a video game. The character is wielding two different guns and is wearing some pretty heavy armor. In my opinion, the artist was heavily influenced by video games of today. His style really fits in with the different shooter games that populate today's society. I think that the artist used a 3D sculpting program in order to represent his full idea onto a 3D model. This piece is inspiring me to create a model in mudbox. I hope to be able to create a full 3D model similar to this piece of other video game characters.

Inspirational Images

 Artist: Marco Pluffe

 Artist: Javier Tejedor Perez

Artist: Ben Mauro