Another WIP

Because I can't have enough work on my hands, right? I'm already working on the spaceship, the Imagine Cup game, the Zombie Cab, and a texture package. And now this flying jet car thing. Personally, I like the results so far, a lot of it is looking very smooth, and hopefully, it'll keep up like that all the way through.

Bah.

Well, it looks like I'm not going to D.C. after all. Everyone tried to help and pull some strings for me, but it wasn't enough. So I'm going to be continuing work on it from the sidelines, and sending it all in from here on the West Coast on over to the dev team while they're in D.C.

Ah well. There's always 2011.

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In an effort to work myself harder on improving my work (and earn some much-needed money), I've decided to put my better models up for sale over at turbosquid.com!

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WIP Updates

Because some of the rendering I showed in a previous post weren't really up to date, I've decided to post the most up-to-date shots of my work.

The atomic generator's tesla coils have their texture complete and applied, now, as well as the support beams that will be used throughout the ship. I'm very satisfied with how the brushed metal came out on the orb at the end of the coil. Looks absolutely brilliant!

As stated before, the computer and mainframe has been completed for quite some time. The large levers and analog gauges are textured and applied, completing the control console. The mainframe is pure image mapping. Tape spools and all slapped onto a cube, but still cleanly done nonetheless.

Current WIP: Zombie Cab

Between working on my class assignment, The first Imagine Cup Project and gearing up for what will hopefully be my second IC assignment (I couldn't find a way to log on to the US site, so I might be SOL--I'll find out in a few hours), I feel like I'm going to experience a severe case of burnout, if I don't have something to keep my mind busy. So, I decided to take on another little side project: building the Zombie Apocalypse Marathon Checker cab.

The progress is going well, and I'm currently working the hood. Hopefully when it's done, it'll look a lot like this:

Going to D.C. After All?

I'm posting this from my C++ programming class, and when I walked into the lab earlier, my professor approached me and asked me if I had received an email from Microsoft, regarding the Imagine Cup. I told yes, and that I was a bit saddened that I wouldn't be going with my dev team, and c'est la vie and all that. She then told me about how the team that I had done the splash page for was going to D.C., though, and that I might have a chance to go to the nationals after all.
Once this class ends, we have to figure out how to get me on to their team so I can go to D.C. for round 3, which is sometime in April.

Long Lost Rendering!

I was digging about the depths of my hard drive, and I came across this,one of my first complete 3D models ever made. Man, do I sure miss watching The Venture Bros. It's all King of the Hill and Family Guy, now. And it makes me a saaaaaaaaad 3D artist. :(