Getting back into ZBrush

Among the different areas that I am learning, Z Brush has been introduced earlier then I expected.

I had wanted to take an Advanced Lighting and Rendering class, when I was surprised to find I had got the days mixed up.
Now I am in a Advanced Modeling and Texturing class which is featuring Zbrush as the main tool.

One of the first assignments was a Fish. The project was just to get our feet wet, but the sculpt showed a lot of promise and fit nicely with something I was already working on.
Everyone at Palma seemed to have an idea about what we could do with a fish. So it has come to be incorporated with an internal project we have going. So I look forward to posting some images of that.




This the first draft of the fish in Zbrush.

This is the reference that I found; it the starting point for the art direction of the fish.

Technical Director

"the technical director is known as a generalist-someone who can shade, light, model and more..." ~Pixar Artist Corner

I am now a Technical Director at PalmaVFX.

I was hired back in July to work as a full time employee.
Things picked up right away as if to give me a preview of what I was in for. Work was pretty hectic with 3-4 projects in the air for a few weeks coupled with lots of overnights. Making deadlines was a challenge but we pulled through.

One of the things that really got me enthusiastic about taking the job was that Fred would like me to head the Lighting and Rendering at Palma.

Though these were not my area of focus I have become increasingly confident of my ability to learn on the fly during the course of a projection. I will also be given resources and support for learning these topics, and expanding the areas I am already familiar with. I have a really good work/learning environment here, and expect to see vast improvements in my contributions at Palma in this coming year.

I found this interview with Neil - Technical Director at Pixar very inspiring.

Update Soon

This poor blog has fallen to the wayside.
I will be making an effort to update it with lots of content and links.

Here is a running list of some of the projects/companies so far in 08:

Ninja Gaiden Customizable Wallpapers - AKQA
Intel
Genetix
Sprint - Mothers Day Chocolates
Texaco
-unreleased-
Flip Mino
Binder - the Pillz Vacation
Roche - Transformer
Proactiv
Rearden
Cobra Creative