Forest Rock Trog: 3d concept

achillesian

Hey polycounters, besides just showcasing some of my work, i have a question. Where does 3d concepting stand in the industry? I know during el coros lecture on weapon design that he actually made a rough in maya to help him make the ortho, much like how i did this character in zbrush. Using 3d for 2d concept art can be very helpful, but how does it fit into the industry?

Do people that make concept art never model?

If you are modelling something as a concept are you expected to model the entire thing, or model it roughly and touch it up with photoshop until you have a perfect 2d concept?

are you expected to turn over the 3d model for the modeller/animator to use in the modelling procedure?

Do any of these questions ever come up?

Thanks, for looking, and answering questions if you do.

I'm wondering these things because i find that i can pretty much draw out or model any concepts i have in mind, and do okay, but when it comes to laying out flats, animating, rending, low poly modelling etc, i have a tough time.

praxedes

Hi- I cannot comment on this from a detailed indsutry perspective, as I don't have one, but I can say that I've recently watched the Gnomon Gears of War DVD, the Robot design DVD and the Massive Black vehicle series, as well as Coro's weapon one, and they ALL use 3D models to help with the concepting process. And in every case, the model was not intended for any other purpose- it wasn't efficient, animation friendly or anything else, just a series of pieces that provided the correct shapes, shading and surfaces to then be worked on in PS> Hope that helps!

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achillesian

thanks, that is kind of funny, 3d art, to make 2d art, to make 3d art

conte

achillesian wrote: »

thanks, that is kind of funny, 3d art, to make 2d art, to make 3d art

maek art to maek art.

thegreypencil

heya,

interesting concept man, any perspective renders?

I'm not sure what pectorals should feel like, the texture with the hard cut ins make it feel hard but on the other hand the sculpt seems to suggest its a soft mass.

I hope I'm making sense here.

achillesian

thegreypencil wrote: »

heya,

interesting concept man, any perspective renders?

ralusek

i like him