Aumakua's Sketchbook

[Aumakua]

Hello everyone :)
I decided to open a single thread for all my WIP projects I'll be working on from now on :)
Here's my latest work, a still image entry for CGTalk's Steampunk Myths and Legends challenge.

The story behind the concept I chose lies like this.
According to the ancient Greek Mythology, Kerberos was the gigantic three headed dog which guarded the gates of Hades.

He was posted to prevent ghosts of the dead from leaving the underworld.


I wanted to make a steampunk version of Kerberos, depicted as a hybrid monster, partially organic and partially mechanical, armed with an armour and a flame thrower weapon, which guarded a steampunk palace of the dead into the underworld.

I did the initial modeling and some particle rendering in Softimage XSI, while heavy modifications, sculpting and rendering in passes was done in ZBrush. Final compositing was done in Photoshop.
I had some hard time to finish it on time but had enormous fun doing this and learned alot of new things..

I hope you like it :)

KERBEROS_FINAL.jpg

[Aumakua]

Some views.

KERBEROS_ZB_COMPILATION.jpg

[Aumakua]

Some wip material from the environment.

ZB_DETAIL.jpg

[Aumakua]

Another one.

TOWERS_PARTS.jpg

[Aumakua]

A ZB-turntable of Kerberos:
http://www.noisyknuckles.com/My_Images/raw/KERBEROS_TURNTABLE.rar
(http://rcpt.yousendit.com/642541126/3a5b1b2b51708c938cae6f4d2540814b)

[Aumakua]

Hi,
I'll be working on an airship concept, meant for a single person (pilot).
Softimage and ZBrush work for now, I'd like to make a 3d print out of it :)

AIRSHIP_CONCEPT_web.jpg

[Aumakua]

A bit older work for a character contest, a doctor and his pet snake. Toony experiment in Z.

DOCTOR_RENDER.jpg

[Aumakua]

A quickie one.

MERMAID.jpg

[mietestromgras]

sweet stuff you got here. I like the airship concept and the boilers especially! keep it up!

[sanketpro3d]

gr8 stuff!!
keep it up!!

[Aumakua]

Hello mietestromgras, thank you ! You know, I should buy you a drink for getting into trouble to write the very first reply post on my sketchbook!
I started to think that my work really sucks! LOL
btw your illustration work is really beautifull, great comic art too!

sanketpro3d, thank you too!


I gave a try with Decimator on my Kerberos critter

ZBC_THUMB2.jpg
ZBC.jpg

[scottleroc]

Aumakua - Love your style man. I love the single pilot ship it's just a really nice design.

Sound portfolio of work being built up here. Look forward to following your work.

:D

[Aumakua]

Hello scottleroc, I'm really happy you like my reel-doodles :) so, I might keep on working on the metal chicken :D
Your concept and ZB work are truly reference point for me, thanks again ;)

[OlirO]

hi !
love your work especially your Kerberos critter, crazy :tu:
Good job :tu:

[Aumakua]

Glad you like it OlirO :) My next one will be better I hope ;)

[Aumakua]

Hi again..
After having read Vitaly Bulgarov's great tutorial on illustration using ZBrush and Photoshop, http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=074301 - Thank you Vitaly for your inspiring work! - I thought of reworking on Kerberos old model of mine.
It was really fun and educational process.. Actually I still can see quite a few spots to change/refine, but lets call it finished. Hope you like it :)

KERBEROS_REWORK_280909.jpg

[Aumakua]

Some time ago I decided to print an old model of mine, the Hoplites warrior,
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=54355&highlight=call+arms

Today I received the 3d print, made by ProtoDemon, www.protodemon.com (http://www.protodemon.com).
I should say that the quality of the service as much as the quality of the actual print is truly remarkable. The photos I got do not justify the detailing of the print.Thank you so much guys for the great work :)

(http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_03.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('160808','HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_ 03.jpg',1,0))
(http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)

[Aumakua]

Another one.
HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_01.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('160765','HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_ 01.jpg',1,0))

[Aumakua]

And another..
HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_02.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('160766','HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_ 02.jpg',1,0))

[Aumakua]

One more..
HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_04.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('160767','HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_ 04.jpg',1,0))

[Aumakua]

..and one more :)
HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_05.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('160768','HOPLITES_3D_PRINT_ 05.jpg',1,0))

[Aumakua]

A confrontation is taking place :)
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[m0delista]

Won very nice ! you paint the statue ?

[Aumakua]

Thank you :) possibly a colleague of mine who's experienced on miniatures painting might take care of the model.

[Darukin]

Hey great work! Lovely print!

Lol I like Ivi drink, you must be from Greece!

[Aumakua]

Glad you like it Darukin :) And yes, I am from Greece ;)

[Aumakua]

A couple of days ago I doodled on a bust using as reference photos of a sculpture made by Aris Kolokontes,
http://www.myspace.com/boularis, an artist whose work I admire.


Here's a photo of the reference :
http://www.creaturespot.com/main/2009/12/12/fishman.html

The 3 versions are different variations of skin color I did, while playing with
layers in Photoshop :)

AQUAMAN_WEB_1.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27180083%27,%27AQUAMAN_WEB_1.jpg %27,1,0%29)

A bigger version :

http://www.noisyknuckles.com/My_Images/raw/AQUAMAN_3_ANGLES_ALL_COLORS_COMP_080210.jpg

Software used : Softimage XSI, ZBrush, Photoshop
Thanks for watching :)

[Ares1979]

:cool:

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY Nick..:tu:
Maybe put the blue eyes from #3 into #2..will tie it in with the background color, as does the jewel around #2's neck also does...Just a thought that popped into my head..:)

[Aumakua]

Heheh thanks Ares, too bad it needs much more work yet to be printed :(

Glenn! hello my friend! You're actually very right, I'm still messing with the color combinations you know and I will follow your advice about the eyes,
thank you :)

[Aumakua]

Thank you Glenn for the tip ;)

AQUAMAN_edit.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27180118%27,%27AQUAMAN_edit.jpg% 27,1,0%29)
(http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27180117%27,%27AQUAMAN_edit.jpg% 27,1,0%29)

[Stephen Babb]

This turned out real nice Nick! Good show. I especially like the render. Was this done in ZBrush or XSI? Keep crankin' them out :)

[dustinbrown]

Very well done. No crits, just a nice image.

[Aumakua]

Hey Stephen, thank you very much my friend! Your work and progress keep being an inspiration for me ;)
The images are Photoshop compositings of multiple ZBrush renders;
other renders done for diffuse, others for masks, others for speculars and shadows and such and such.. Soft was used for the base model+uv map
and also for the jewel.

dustinbrown - thanks alot! I can already see lots of mistakes and points for fixing, hope that next one will be a decent one ;)

[Aumakua]

That's my first full color 3d print, done here in Athens, by 3DPS facilities,
http://3dps.net/ , with a ZPrinter 450. The texture colors of the bust were modified a bit, for the 3dprint. I will possibly use some varnish later on the model to grasp the speculars.
Many thanks to Phaedra and Panagiotis, the heads of 3DPS, for their great support :)

AQUAMAN_3DPRINT01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27180228%27,%27AQUAMAN_3DPRINT01 .jpg%27,1,0%29)

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[Kenshiro]

Wonderful :tu::tu::tu:

[manzarek123]

What a great design of alien!also, the print it's awesome

[Stephen Babb]

Nice print :eek: I got to do this to one of my models soon! That must be cool having it in 3d on your desk.

[hockey14]

Dang that is a really sweet sculpt and awesome print.
But how did you make that background on that final image?

[Al.Tintop]

the sculpt is really great but it's kinda sad that the quality of the print isn't that good. how much did you pay for this? did you already check out the ownage.com prints? they are unbeatable.every print is a masterpiece of art. but i guess you got your print for a cheap price. in my opinion, pay more get more. but as i said the sculpt is great.

[Aumakua]

Kenshiro, manzarek123 - thank you :)

Stephen, glad you like it :) I bet you're going to make some prints pretty soon ;)

hockey14 - thank you :) the background is just a few layers in Photoshop.

AI. Tintop - Thank you :) Well, as for the quality, I guess it's a matter of printer's technology. I also printed with other printer models,
like the blue demon (at Growit 3d facilities) and the hoplites character (at Protodemon) (both in a photo on page 2)
and they all look different regarding to the surface quality and type.
I do know Ownage, they make great prints, I just prefer to print my own textures and colors rather than have an artist paint on my model..at least for now.
The cost for the busts was 350 euros total. The price was similar to the money I paid to the other two companies for the demon and the warrior
(without the risk to break the model cause of the delivery - I went myself to 3DPS to see the printer in action and receive the prints :) )

[Aumakua]

2 more angles..

AQUAMAN_MORE_ANGLES.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('180729','AQUAMAN_MORE_ANGLE S.jpg',1,0))

[Remib]

excellent i really like the design and the texture :tu:

[Aumakua]

Thank you very much Remib :)

[Al.Tintop]

You are right it definitly starts with printers technology and i saw your print
from protodemon it looks really nice. and i understand your opinion of
getting the texture right with the print. but i would prefer a more detailed
and 'lovely' handmade texture, because the artist who colors it colors it like
you did in your production process and i think they are able to do it like
your original texture. but i think there are many different opinions to this
and as i see you try out different printer and stuff to get a better overall
knowledge maybe?! i think thats the right way.

by the way, the post with new angles, i prefer the last one. blue looks
great.

keep it up.:tu:

[Aumakua]

Yes, you're absolutely right, still it is not possible for any machine to match the quality of work of an artist painter, the technology evolves quite rapidly though :) I wish I was able to paint my own models properly, in case I need this I will definitely have a look at a facility like Ownage and such.

[Zak_Keen]

Very cool designs, I love the final render of the fishman, and the print looks great it almost looks like it's wet.. But could just be the camera lol. :D:tu::tu:

[Aumakua]

Thank you Zak_Keen :) in a couple of days there will be a makeof I wrote about Aquaman, on 3D Total. As for the 3d print, the colours are much more saturated than those on the render, possibly that's the reason for that look :)

[Aumakua]

A make of I wrote for 3DTotal - http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorial/softimage_xsi/head_bust_aquaman_character/aquaman_head_bust_01.php

[Aumakua]

Hi again..
A rework on my submission to CGSculpt.org's Battle Boss Challenge.
The aim of the challenge was to sculpt a 3dprint - ready Battle Boss character. Only sculpt was needed, no textures or UVs.

My initial concept idea lies like this..
Hidden into the misty, murky shores of the Big Lake, between the moldy folliage and the rotten carcasses of his unfortunate victims, he is lurking waiting in his muddy pit hole for the next unsuspected living creature, mostly fishermen of the Lake.
Once a human who lost a bet with Evil, now a beastie shadow, the uncanny critter uses sharpened bones from previous kills to disembowel his prey, eats their hot guts from the still breathing torsos and makes clothes out of their skin to dress with.
Then, he rips the bones off the flesh and uses the strongest of them to make new hunting weapons;spears, knives, pikes... and hiding again in the oozing mud to play his horriffic hide and seek game with the next boatman.

The WIP thread of the challenge is there

http://www.cgsculpt.org/sculpt/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=365

Software used : Softimage XSI, ZBrush, 3DCoat, Photoshop

Thanks for viewing ;)

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[Aumakua]

A few shots more.

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[Aumakua]

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[Julian_K]

these are very nice renders.
a friendly suggestion though - it is fairer towards others to edit a post you just made and add new images there, while your thumbnail is still up in the bottom row. this way you only occupy one thumbnail at a time and leave more for others :)

[Aumakua]

Julian_K, thanks for letting me know that; you know, I've been trying to include both 2 files into the same post but it was impossible, that's why I put the second one on a different post.

Ok now ;)

[SpiritDreamer]

Nice job Nick...:tu: :)

Maybe a pile of bones at the waters edge below him, over to the right of his staff..might give it that sense of what he has been up to..Just a passing thought that might be useful to you..:)

[Julian_K]

Julian_K, thanks for letting me know that; you know, I've been trying to include both 2 files into the same post but it was impossible, that's why I put the second one on a different post.

Ok now ;)all good, no worries :)

[Aumakua]

Glenn!! how are you my friend?? it's been ages since we talked :)
I dissapeared for a "little while" heheh
Thank you very much for your suggestion, I've got a bunch of spare bones to throw here and there, so I guess I'll follow your advice :)

Julian_K, great ;)

[Aumakua]

Hello again.
"Family photos" of my 3d prints collection so far, from 1993 till now, 2011.
4 different 3dprint technologies were used in 5 different companies.
Hope you like them.

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[allaze-eroler]

Aumakua (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/member.php?u=14628)<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_836410", true); </SCRIPT> : can i know what is the 5 differents companies you used ? :) i like how these 3D print come out :D

[Aumakua]

Thank you :)
The small yellow model (the main block from a R/C engine) was built back in 1993 in a company here in Athens (not active any more).
The warlord was built in Protodemon. The demon was built in Growit3d. The small bust and the other behind it (with the black base) were built in another company in Athens, www.3dps.net (http://www.3dps.net).
The medium bust was built in Offload Studios. And the robot on top of the rocket was built again in Offload Studios.

[rouncer]

the way those prints scatter beats a really good subsurface scattering render, cause its actually real life i guess. :)
good work too!

[Aumakua]

Thanks alot :) yes, mother Nature always renders better :D

[Aumakua]

A couple of rough 3d concepts for a middle aged and for an old man - actually they are morphs of the same geometry..

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GREEK_HEAD_2.jpg

[Aumakua]

Hello again!
I would like to share with you a few Labradorite stone materials I made for my Aquaman project, some time ago.

LABRADORITE_STONES.jpg

More info (http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?p=202)
Download (http://www.noisyknuckles.com/cms_files/download/LABRADORITES_ZB_MATERIALS.rar)

[Dman3d]

Nice work in here :tu:

[Stephen Babb]

Hey Aumakua ;)

Really sweet prints. Thanks for sharing the images like that. It really puts into perspective how well they come out compared to the sculpts. Nice work, as usual! :tu:

[Dragon]

Aumakua, the 3D print some pages back, looks REAL GOOD. I clicked on the link to PROTODEMON.COM, but it takes me to a blank page. Have they changed their name? Are they still in business? Did you misspell the site? Did they change their sites name? Would love to check them out. Best.

[Aumakua]

Dman3d - Thanks alot!

Stephen - hey hey! how are you doing my friend?? glad you like my stuff ;)

Dragon - Thank you :) unfortunately they're no longer in business; it's a pity for such great studio.

[MGebhart]

Thank you.

[fshayong]

nice sculpt,and thanks your share!

[Aumakua]

You're welcome guys ;)

[Aumakua]

Hello again,
I'd like to share with you a personal project for a cyborg character bust. My aim is to complete the whole workflow, from a high poly assembly
to a fully textured realtime version of the bust with a polygon count under 5k triangles.
If you like to checkout more and bigger images, please visit my blog, http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?p=341
Cheers!

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[Phosforced]

really cool

[julien3d]

Looking great man keep it up!:tu:

[Aumakua]

Phosforced, julien3d - Thanks alot guys :)

[Aumakua]

Please let me introduce to you the adventurous space explorer Mr ZZITT :)

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For more images, please checkout my blog, http://<wbr>www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/<wbr>?p=303 (http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?p=303) Thank you!

[Gary Komar]

great toon work !!!:tu::tu:

[Aumakua]

Thanks :D

[Aumakua]

Mr ZZITT got famous! he was lucky enough to be included into Pixologic Turntable Gallery :) Thank you Pixologic!

[Aumakua]

I would like to share with all ZBrushers here a bunch of brushes I made recently,
using the 3d modeled bolts, screws, rivets and several other mechanical props I built for a project of mine.

So, here it is, a pack of totally 50 different brushes for your ZBrush creations, to enjoy for free :)
In case you use these brushes in a commercial project, I would appreciate it if you give me credit for my work.
Have fun with them!

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Here is the link of my site with the links to download:

http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?page_id=118

The direct links :

Brushes only
https://rapidshare.com/files/1368395047/NGM_MECH_BRUSHES_SET.rar?bin=1

Alphas only
https://rapidshare.com/files/750450214/NGM_MECH_ALPHAS.rar?bin=1

[Sebcesoir]

Damn that's great...
Thx man!

[nickz]

Just wow! Thank ya thank ya! :)

[Aumakua]

WOW two of my ZB-Heros! Thank you both!

[RyanWatkins]

WOW these are awesome !!!! thanks you so much.. this really great

Ryan

[smash]

Perfect. :tu:

[Piggyson]

Thanks for sharing!

-Joseph

[Freewaldo]

Just in time for the smack !

Many thanks for this :D

[RawSunlight]

Brilliant... just started working on my own, but these are gorgeous! :)
Many thnx

[Etcher]

Awesome share :tu::tu::tu::tu::tu: :cool:!

[zber2]

Awesome!! Thanks a lot man! :tu::tu::tu::tu::):tu:

[Dragon]

Aumakua, your too kind. May the GODs bless you with a billion tons of gold-:D Seriously, thanks much!

[McAllem]

nice brushes

[deckard01]

Great set - Thankyou

Dan.

[Aumakua]

RyanWatkins, Thank you! have fun :)
smash, Thanks!
Piggyson, You're welcome :)
Freewaldo, heh, hope you enjoy them :)
RawSunlight, cool, thanks!
Etcher, thank you too :)
zber2, thanks!
Dragon, hahah! thanks!
McAllem, thanks :)
deckard01, You're welcome!

[Boulp]

Wow that's really nice !!! Thanks a lot ^^

[lazy noob]

thanks for sharing!

[stefanobernardi]

I'll try them out soon!
Thanks for sharing!

[jodiomaki]

thank you thank you very much :D

[marciani]

Thank you for your time.
Leo

[Bernard Caumes]

oh yeah ! thanks a lot for sharing !

[Mazen]

thanks for the brushs they come in the time i am working on a robot model and i will use them;)

[O/MI]

wow thanks for sharing ... these brushes look very nice! i'm happy :D:tu:

[Aumakua]

Boulp, lazy noob, stefanobernardi, jodiomaki, marciani, Bernard Caumes, Mazen, O/MI, Thanks alot guys! have fun using them,
till my next pack is ready ;)

[Jerick]

Very well made, and very generous of you. I appreciate it.

[Aumakua]

Thanks :)

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:(...now that i finally got some time to thank you for these brushes and download them...links are down :cry:

Great effort by the way but could you fix the link so i can download them too... :cool:

Dimi.

[Aumakua]

Thanks Dimi! the links work fine now, i guess it was something with the download volume from RS :D

[EZRA52]

Thanks sooo much for those fantastic alphas and brushes
Aumakua. That's really nice of you to share those with us.

Ezra

[Aumakua]

You're welcome EZRA52 :)

[zber2]

I have been trying to get your Mech brushes since you presented them and still have not been able to download them. Please, don't get me wrong Aumakua, I'm not blaming you for anything but Rapidshare has got to be one of the worst file hosting sites there is. Just google "Rapidshare sucks" and see what I mean. I have a good internet connection and never have problems downloading but when I try to download from Rapidshare, the download is always extremely slow, then gets interrupted and resume is not supported. I've tried about 20 times already with no success. Maybe it's just the location I'm in, but that shouldn't matter.

If anyone could upload these to another host like Mediafire (http://www.mediafire.com/), I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[Aumakua]

I'm really sorry to hear you had problem getting the files, zber2, and everyone else.
I did not supply links from my own website cause I cannot afford the download bulk yet.
So, I just added Mediafire links to make things easier :)

Brushes only
http://www.mediafire.com/?a5zb8o3jto9xqnj

Alphas only
http://www.mediafire.com/?5w5wjyl02dfouc9

Thanks again!

[zber2]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Aumakua. I now have the Brushes and Alphas. You are a saint! :tu::tu::tu::tu::tu:

[Aumakua]

LOL thanks mate, enjoy them :)

[stevef]

Special thanks for the set of brushes! :) also I really like your prints too!
Keep it up!:tu:

[usurpator]

a thousand thanks

[sculptor.zb]

Thank you! :tu: :)

[boblenain]

Mediafire makes it easier to download, thanks a lot! ;)

[Nyx702]

Woot! Thanks for the free-bees!

[UnitO]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[KC-Production]

amazing mate, these brushes are totally great! Big thanks for this, always great seeing artist giving others such helpful brushes.:tu: Your sketchbook also transports alot of great works!!:tu:!
Looking forward seeing more from you and all the best.
Happy sculpting,
- Kenny :)

[mschri2008]

These are beyond great bro. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Aumakua]

stevef, usurpator, sculptor.zb, boblenain, Nyx702, UnitO, KC-Production, mschri2008 - thanks alot guys, glad to hear you like
my work :)
This gives me strength to keep up the work for the next set of free brushes ;)

[ArtBot]

Thank you! Also, your 2 renders are really well done. They make the new brushes look spectacular!
:tu:

[Aumakua]

Thanks alot ArtBot :)

WOW - my brushes doodles on front page ?!? THANK YOU PIXOLOGIC!!!

[garriola83]

thanks for the brushes
really NOOB question tho...
im loading the brushes thru the brush palette and nothing is working. then i mported the alphas and they dont seem to work either. i changed them to JPGs and they worked with dragdot but the brushes, im still out of luck. is there a special way of loading these brushes? thanks

[Aumakua]

garriola83, I saved the brushes into ZB4R3. What ZBrush version do you have?

[garriola83]

garriola83, I saved the brushes into ZB4R3. What ZBrush version do you have?

well that would do it, i only have ZBrush4R2, i will upgrade and check it out, thanks!

[SpAiK]

Wow Aumakua! I think I love you :D

These have come in the best moment, I'm just working in a semi-mech model and I think I'll do use some of your brushes. So thanks!

[milivoj_popovic]

you rock!

[Aumakua]

Glad to be useful, guys ;)

[sircamillo]

Just found the Brushes, Thank you for your fine work.

Camillo

[Aumakua]

Thank you sircamillo :)

[jordiagut]

Thanks a lot for sharing these brushes.

[Aumakua]

Have fun with them :)

[Wetterschneider]

Hey, thanks Noisy Knuckles, for sharing the alphas and the brushes, and showing off your workflow. It's also terrific seeing that lineup of prints from different companies using different technologies.

Have you been recasting your pieces in resin before painting them? I'm only asking because I've found the raw output to be a little fragile, and not really engineered or intended for long term display.

[Aumakua]

Wetterschneider, thanks! the 3d prints are indeed very fragile. The thing is, my intention was to experiment with different 3d print technologies and not produce pieces for massive production. That's why I printed single meshes, at least in most of the cases, instead of multi parts assemblies that are more appropriate for casting and such.
Also, I did not paint the colored prints by hand, it was the 3d printer model that printed the texture on the actual print, (well, except from the toon robot, which was painted by an artist at Offload Studios).

[mesklil77]

Thanks:tu:

[Aumakua]

You're welcome.

[coolkonrad]

Thank's for sharing!
/peter

[jayd]

Dude, you are my hero! I love the mechanical stuff!

[Aumakua]

Thanks alot guys :)

[MichelleMarshall]

that wht i need ty u bro u save my day

[fattkid]

Cool work Aumakua. Are your brushes still available? Link didn't seem to work.....

[Aumakua]

Thank you :) I've added some new links, on mediafire, check them out, http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?page_id=118

[Aumakua]

Long time no write :D hello people!

This is my submission for CGFeedback***8217;s Mini Challenge 11 titled ***8220;Microscopic Life***8221;.
The theme was microscopic life forms, it could be dust mites , real bugs or imaginary ones, parasites etc.
So, I decided to make an imaginary dustmite fooling around on a nanomachine installation, using some
of the great free brushes made by Michael Dunnam.
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For more renders please visit http://www.noisyknuckles.com/blog/?p=686
Thanks for watching!

[Aumakua]

A few more..

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Thanks for watching!