From Ashes Part 1

After the angry crow bust, I decided to go a step further and sculpt a much more complex model with one of my favorite mythical creatures of lore: The Phoenix. Using several sources of inspiration I found on DeviantART, Google Images, and a guide in The 3D Art & Design Book, I started building my own version straight in Zbrush. I am mixing different things into it such as Zspheres for the main body, Shadowbox for feathers and other small tidbits, and my favorite Dynamesh for the wings, eyes, and in the future, the flame/smoke platform.

Its turning out to be a very fun project! Just need to add a couple more feather/flame layers then the platform of smoke and ashes.

Angry Bird

For the foreseeable future, I have decided to make models straight from Zbrush. This is something somewhat new for me. Usually I go from the base model from 3DS Max to Zbrush, but for now I am going to sculpt a couple things solely in Zbrush with a few techniques I don't normally use such as Shadowbox, Dynamesh, and a couple of mesh brushes.

This is one such model. At first I wanted to make a dragon, a classic example of a sculpt straight in Zbrush. But then I decided instead to make a bird man guy thing. Angry of course.

Made with Dynamesh in Zbrush.
Used a couple feather alphas as well.
All in all, took about 3 hours.

Eureka Seven Part 2

I've been not very good at keeping up with updates lately. I had recently finished Eureka, and I'm *ok* with the result.

I have issues with the face, but thats a challenge for another time.