Flood Light (Art Test)

    I recently took an art test for game company and I would like to share my outcome with you.  

    My task was to create a construction flood light as pictured below under 800 (polys) or 1500 (tris).  I was then suppose to take the model and make it fit into the game world which was a destroyed from a recent explosion.

    Ironically, my computer also exploded right after receiving the test!!! :(

    So, after some freaking out I got to diagnosing the problem.  Thought it was the Mobo at first but after running some test it wasn't.  It was the Hard Drive!  Good thing I backed up my work recently!  I ran out and picked up a new drive and hooked it up, pressed power... my computer starts to boot but suddenly it locks up on me! Dang! Back to diagnosing... after disconnecting this and re-hooking up that I was able to get my computer back on track and then I had to re-install all of my software!  Man, what a process.  After some online ordering and after a couple visit's to Best Buy for odds and ends.  I was able to get my baby up and running again!  Unfortunately, this couldn't have happened at the worst time... I was able to get the test done and sent in but unfortunately, it was just too late... the delay in the rebuild cost me the gig Dang! :(

    They were super impressed with my work and only wished I would have got it in a couple of day's sooner!  They got me on standby at the moment...

    Even, though I did not get the gig.  I had a blast doing this test!  I even learned a couple things along the way too!  Which is a win in my book!

    Here are my final images.  These images where all captured in "realtime" with all textures applied.  I was allowed a Diffuse combined A.O, Normal, Spec and Lightmap for this test.

Hope you like it! :)

Reference Pic:

"R" Is For ROCK!

    I have always wanted to create some cool textured 3D text and just never really got around to it in the past.

    Well, today that has changed!  I am proud to present to you my latest work of a scene with a style and feel of that would fit right in a Pixar or even Dreamworks 3D film (since they are looking pretty similar style wise these days).

    This scene is entirely 3D! Yes, even the clouds and grassy hilltop! :) 

    I created this scene with Maya and ZBrush.

    
    I hope you like it! Here are 2 images that are slightly different.  I couldn't decide on which one I liked better so here ya go. :)

"R" Is For ROCK!