Sketchbook: Selwyn Phillips

SelwynPhillips · Mar 2019

Let's start this sketchbook with some sci-fi doodles. I'm not much of a concept artist but feel free to pick it apart if you wish.

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SelwynPhillips · Mar 2019

Here's some simple sci-fi models I've made using some techniques I've not used in a project before.

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SelwynPhillips · Mar 2019

Another floor panel doodle.

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SelwynPhillips · Mar 2019

I've been making a door from Apex using the vertex weighted normals and decals method. A bit flat and boring as it stands.

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SelwynPhillips · Apr 2019

Improved version of the Apex door. Time to finish up the smaller details and move on.

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SelwynPhillips · Apr 2019

A doodle of a door

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SelwynPhillips · Apr 2019

More drawings. I need a pen that isn't orange...

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SelwynPhillips · May 2019

Not had anytime to do anything since the birth of my daughter but here's some shapes I threw together. Looks kind of cool but I might just scale back my work and make some better modular pieces. I like how the pipes are integrated into the ceiling so I might run with that. I'll try and make some pieces that look like they fit together - not just some shapes thrown together.

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SelwynPhillips · May 2019

A door that actually opens.

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A quick paint over on how I might improve the scifi door

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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Looking better. I need to put something in that middle section as it looks a little pointless at the moment - nice clean presentation though.

Voxelope · May 2019

@SelwynPhillips your work reminds me so much of the inside of my Honda CR-Z! I would love to see an interior designer use your models to inspire some apartment style interiors or house interiors, especially on the sample panels.

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

Voxelope said:

@SelwynPhillips your work reminds me so much of the inside of my Honda CR-Z! I would love to see an interior designer use your models to inspire some apartment style interiors or house interiors, especially on the sample panels.

Thanks. I definitely didn't use that as inspiration but perhaps I'll take a look and see what I can get from it. At the moment I'm simply just throwing some shapes together to create and interesting design.

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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I have set up a 'screenshot scene' to put my sci-fi doodles in. Here's the result...

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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Here's some colour variations using edge wear on the edges to reveal some metal underneath

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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I'm working on another door. I'm liking the overall shape but some of parts don't make sense now that it opens upwards. Some light that turn on underneath should look cool

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

A quick simple animation

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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Still need to design something for the right hand section and the arm at the top is still a bit clunky but overall looking better

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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Oh wow I just noticed some of my work on the front page. Here's an update on my latest sci-fi door.

The hinge section is looking more interesting now. Still struggling with the side section though.

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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Reasonably happy with the shapes now.

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

ahtiandr · May 2019

very cool looking door but it feels like the hinge is a bit weak/small for it. Or maybe its made of titanium so no worries then

Anyway cool stuff!

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

ahtiandr said:

very cool looking door but it feels like the hinge is a bit weak/small for it. Or maybe its made of titanium so no worries then Anyway cool stuff!

I know what you mean. There does seem to be a bit of an imbalance as it stands. I imagined it would be cast lightweight metal and not solid as that would make it super heavy.

SelwynPhillips · May 2019

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A close up

Lokthar · Jun 2019

Love it!

Add to my favorites

SelwynPhillips · Jun 2019

Lokthar said:

Love it!
Add to my favorites

Thanks for the kind words. I see you have some nice hard surface work on your Artstation. Good Job

SelwynPhillips · Jun 2019

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A slow few days. Have some pipes

Lokthar · Jun 2019

SelwynPhillips said:

Lokthar said:

Love it!
Add to my favorites

Thanks for the kind words. I see you have some nice hard surface work on your Artstation. Good Job

Hard Surface Rulez

How do you approach the design? Do you get inspiration looking for reference? Also does this Sketch involve a bigger project?

SelwynPhillips · Jun 2019

Lokthar said:

SelwynPhillips said:

Lokthar said:

Love it!
Add to my favorites

Thanks for the kind words. I see you have some nice hard surface work on your Artstation. Good Job

Hard Surface Rulez
How do you approach the design? Do you get inspiration looking for reference? Also does this Sketch involve a bigger project?

Honestly at the moment I'm just winging it. I'm simply throwing some shapes together and seeing what happens (with the help of reference of course). Due to having a newborn to look after I can't really invest much time in a bigger project so I decided I would start a sketchbook and just work on some smaller pieces for fun. The main goal is to do something small and acheiveable with the aim of learning something new. I'm focusing on hard surface/sci-fi stuff so perhaps I'll make enough material where I could assemble a small scene with them.

For reference I'm using pinterest. At the moment I'm gathering images of various industrial and sci-fi doors as inspiration. Also looking at the work of Tor Frick and Paul Peppera helps - although it can be equally motivating and depressing seeing how far behind my work is compared to theirs lol.

SelwynPhillips · Jun 2019

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I've been attempting to use Marvelous Designer.

SelwynPhillips · Jun 2019

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It's been rather quiet in this sketchbook so have a prop.

SelwynPhillips · Jul 2019

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Some final renders on this prop

SelwynPhillips · Jul 2019

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A doodle that started to look like a sci-fi grenade of some sort. Quick and dirty unwrap version

SelwynPhillips · Jul 2019

SelwynPhillips · Jul 2019

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A gun with infinite ammo

SelwynPhillips · Sep 2019

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A sci-fi corridor that started off as a quick doodle but has developed into an environment

SelwynPhillips · Apr 2020

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Now that the baby has started sleeping through the night I find myself with a little extra time in the evenings to throw some sci-fi shapes together. This is what I have so far.

SelwynPhillips · Apr 2020

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mediochrea · Apr 2020

These are looking sick! What's your workflow on them? I suspect mesh decals.

SelwynPhillips · Apr 2020

You are absolutley correct. This workflow is a great way of iterating designs quickly - which is perfect for me as I'm not much of a concept artist.

SelwynPhillips · Apr 2020

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Ceiling finished, lighting slightly adjusted and some colour correction to wrap it all up.

SelwynPhillips · Apr 2020

This sci-fi project is now on Artstation with some 360 panoramic screenshots

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SelwynPhillips · May 2020

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I thought I would finally give Blender a shot. Of course, a good starting point would be Blender Guru's Chair tutorial.

Although I'm a Blender noob, I found that transititioning from Max to Blender not too much of a headache as I can set it up to behave very similar to Max. I'm still not very confident in Blender but I might stick to it for a while.

(Rendered in Substance Painter)