Sewer Creature – Zbrush and XSI (Softimage)
Here is a still from a creature test I did at Satellite Studios. All done with Zbrush and XSI (Softimage). We wanted to test working primarily in an XSI (Softimage) environment for all the 3D work. I love XSI (Softimage). I really hope Autodesk doesn’t mess it up.
I designed, modeled, textured, rigged and animated the Sewer Creature. Trevor Harder did the lighting and compositing. Trevor Tang modeled and textured the rat. You can not see much of the backgrounds in this shot but they were modeled and textured by Trevor Tang and James Carver.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Wow! Really inspiring work! Everything comes together great but I am especially fond of your texturing work. The sagging lines across the sides of the face really add to the creature’s menacing gaze.
I’ve been considering Aaron Sims’ training from Gnomon Workshop for designing creatures with Softimage and ZBrush. I do not presently own ZBRush, however I do have a subscription to Softimage, which I also love, and I own 3D Coat. Do you mind if I ask you how you trained on the software? I am located in West Virginia so I have no access to schools but I would love to find some professional-level training.
And of course… you are a musician, too. I have played guitar most of my life and use Sonar 8 Producer and several sample collections from Soundsonline.com to compose new music.
Sorry for all my babbling. I just couldn’t resist because our interests seem so similar.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Thanks Darren!
I am completely self taught. I love the challenge of figuring things out and with so many great tutorial sites out there it really just depends on you as to what is the best way to go about learning. I lived in a small city in the middle of no where in Canada when I first started digging into the 3D world. If you’re going to go about it that way you have to set your standards pretty high to make it work. Once I felt like I had a decent looking reel together I just sent it out everywhere. The nice thing about this industry is if you’re good some one will most likely notice. Some people need the regiment of a class to get things done and don’t operate well trying to teach themselves. You just have to be straight with yourself as to which you are and either buy the software and some tutorials or put that money into a good school.
Music is still a huge part of my life. In fact I’ve recently been doing more of that than CG work. I love playing guitar and love playing it loud
The CG industry can be very gruelling and not always as creative as it looks. I’m also very much into painting, drawing and photography. I’ve been trying to put more time in creative things lately.
August 5th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Thanks for the tips! I am working on both commercial and free training all the time. I also have several pieces for a reel, but I would like to get better with characters.
Your work looks great!