Sketchbook: Alex K

Emeriastone · May 2010

So after browsing these forums for a little over a week I have decided to break silence and join you guys, what an awesome community--just the kind of place I should have been a member of a long time ago. I certainly would have learned more by now had I done so.

I welcome comments and criticism, as it only makes you stronger, and any advice you can give me is welcome as well.

I love Team Fortress 2 and other Source games, my dream job is to be an environment artist.

This is a model I finished this morning, so here's the skinny:

Reference image

In-game screenshot

HLMV Screencap

aesir · May 2010

i feel the tf2 style oozing from it, very cool. welcome to polycount.

marlfox8 · May 2010

that awesome!! how about some dirt and scratched paint later on?

vatsel · May 2010

3d stuff looks great!

too bad i know nothing about it so I cant give any crits :P

vofff · May 2010

wow I see a tf2 van

Uly · May 2010

looking good man, great texturing.

Emeriastone · May 2010

High polycount! Didn't think I'd manage to break as high as 4000 triangles, but I'm not too concerned, level of detail models will help out. Any thoughts so far?

Emeriastone · May 2010

ZacD · May 2010

You could shave off some tris on the cylinder thing on the desk, the middle is kinda dense.

Emeriastone · May 2010

I forgot to post when I stopped working today, but here's the result, I still need to paint out some pesky baked AO seams. @ ZacD, The polycount is high, but the way the source engine works with LOD versions, I can get away with going from 4144 tri to 1764 tri at 25 units distanced. And other versions bring it to 993 triangles. The detail change is very minimal.

I'll get some in-game renders as soon as the level author compiles a fully lit version.

vofff · May 2010

nice, more tf2 stuff^^

Emeriastone · May 2010

Finishing up a vending machine model today, based on the tf2 material poster, Cracky Pop Brand Sodapop,

More in a bit...

Emeriastone · May 2010

In-game screenshots:

Emeriastone · May 2010

A few updates,

Added blue skin for this fancy vending machine:

And working on a very stylized TF2 skull, for a mayan theme set. Just one part of many.

Emeriastone · May 2010

Emeriastone · May 2010

And now some mindless fun, jiggle bones
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willy-wilson · May 2010

thats awesome, now i wanna seem someone make a jello cube hat.

ENODMI · May 2010

Really cool work! I hate you.

VianReps · May 2010

^^ awesome

Emeriastone · May 2010

Some more sculptris fun, no purpose:

Also, I took up working turning the tf2 overlay concept into a detail model:

More to come

marlfox8 · May 2010

the skull eye sockets are way too big. you did the skull kinda carytoony right?

Emeriastone · May 2010

marlfox8 wrote: »

the skull eye sockets are way too big. you did the skull kinda carytoony right?

It's stylized for tf2, where sometimes proportions are exaggerated. The polygon reduction and the ambient occlusion really pull out how big they are though. In game, it looks pretty good.

POFFINGTON · Jun 2010

jellomachine...best thing I have seen today.

made me laugh real bad

and for TF2 the skull is fine.

Emeriastone · Jun 2010

Still kicking, it's all unwrapped, I just need to pack it. Glass not shown. Too tired to finish today, maybe tomorrow. More to come.

Emeriastone · Jun 2010

Some seams still to paint out, but otherwise doing well.

marlfox8 · Jun 2010

nice. looks like a gangsta car lol

Emeriastone · Jun 2010

And some texture work, and an in-game screenshot:

A.Kincade · Jun 2010

Damn. That thing turned out pretty sweet. Good stuff.

Emeriastone · Jul 2010

It's been a while since I last updated. I just finished this C45 Beechcraft plane model for my on going theme set project.

Emeriastone · Jul 2010

Today I made a quick decal sign to compliment the vending machine model.

Sketchbook: Alex K

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