Cory Lewis Sketch Book

[Extra_Dimensional]

Yep, zsketching is one of the cooler innovations in the realm, of all time pretty much. In the realm of trying to bring the feel of working with real world sculpting techniques into the digital environment. You can tell it was a total “brainstorm” moment when they thought of zsketching. It answers to alot of problems and if you know how to approach it can add unlimited potential to your creativity while sitting down at the monitor and just “going for it”.

Cool looking beastie there as well, like his S shape posture.

[the_thrill22]

Pretty pumped about the transformer game coming out soon. Hear is a paint test of a transformer design i am working on. Started as a zsketch and a quick paint over in photoshop. I plan on posting the sculpt in more detail when I finish it. []

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[the_thrill22]

please bare with me, i’m just figuring out the posting thing. I feel like an idiot.

[the_thrill22]

HA

[the_thrill22]

Hey

[the_thrill22]

Hey guys, posting up some shots of a bust I’m working on. I really am trying to figure out how to render in z-brush, any helpful tutorials would be appreciated. I used decimation master to import into Maya but my results were horrible. I’m also still plugging away on that transformer sculpt which i will be re-posting soon. Pretty excited about how tight the forms are coming out. []

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[the_thrill22]

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[Clintus_Maximus]

Hey man i dig your skeleton warrior dude. Quick crit on the last image. If a guy is that fat he won’t have that kind of muscle definition especially on his sides. His serratus anterior will not be that well defined because he will be covered in fat. His arms can be pretty defined still but anywhere close to his mid section is going to be less defined.

[ioster]

I really like this work. Great anatomy on that big guy.

[the_thrill22]

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[SpiritDreamer]

Maybe make the tips of the branches on the tree aim downward toward your main subject… the human figure …This will add a visual flow in the composition, acting like directional visual arrows leading into the main subject.
Kind of like the way an upward jet of water in a fountain travels…leads your eye upward, and then back downward…creating a sense of flow, motion, and rhythm.
Just a passing thought that may be useful to you…

[the_thrill22]

nice, I’ll take the thought.

[the_thrill22]

Hey guys so I have been tooling with that rock and have to move on. Started the sketch of the tree and i’m pretty tempted to sculpt a character in it. Like an insect monster. For now it remains a tree, the last time I did something like that a good friend and animator tried to kill me…lol. Any how let me know what you guys think. Oh and a thanks to Spiritdreamer for the advice, definitely trying to work that in.

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[the_thrill22]

Ok so I broke my plan today and I went back into the rocks. I discovered a method of masking to pull out the geometry to create more structure. I’m glad I kept fighting cause I’m much happier than I was before. I also have started to sculpt the monsterish tree on top of the structure. I’m thinking of the tree as a creepy, disgusting bug clawing itself up the structure. Lots of weight and good force within the structures.

In the back of my mind I’m starting to think of surface texture and ways to stamp that on using alphas. Subtle on the rock and possibly aggressive on the tree. I want to see what happens when I start hacking into the tree more. Anyhow suggestions would be appreciated.

[the_thrill22]

OK, so in between an outstanding Talladega race and The Rangers kicking ass today I have been plugging away on the tree. I’m enjoying myself and I really do think I could spend several more days on this guy, noodling away. I’m really excited that it’s turning into this dynamic character. Let me know what you think, I’m considering having more roots in particular one just coming through the rock and wrapping around somewhere. I might have to come back to that idea later.

[SpiritDreamer]

Right below is a link that might be really useful to you at this point in the creation of your piece…Enjoy

http://www.google.com/search?q=bonsai+trees&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADFA_en&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=SdqrTe-zB4qX0QGkoI36CA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CDIQ_AUoAQ

[the_thrill22]

Dude, great link ty ty! I will certainly use it all day today.

[the_thrill22]

So I started to add some detail work like mushrooms and I have gone back into the sculpt some more. I’m at a point where I’m going to do a few more things and move onto the low poly process. Have to say I’m loving some of the work being posted as of late. It’s been inspiring for me because I want to start working on my technical knowledge more. Oh and lets go rangers!!!

[the_thrill22]

Hi guys, so I’m posting up 3 renders from zbrush of the high poly and the video game model rendered in Maya using mental ray. Crits are more than welcome. Especially when it comes to finishing something with that outstanding polish I see here so often. I enjoyed creating this piece and loved the story that took place in my mind while working. My goal is to get this in UDK and start messing with that so it’s still very much a WIP to me.

I’m seeking employment if anyone is interested.
http://corysart-3ds.blogspot.com/

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[EricShawn]

Pretty darn cool. Especially your story about the story that took place in your mind. Me too.