Herbie modelling complete

Finally finished all the modelling, all the little details completed including hinges, mirrors and those distinctive air vents over the rear deck.

Beetle in colour

Well I thought it was about time I got some paint on the Beetle model. With all the main modelling complete I could wait! These are the basic renders with an HDRI lighting map and a single directional light. The paint is based on an original VW colour called Savannah beige which I think suits the shape well. There are still a few more details and trim items to add, then i'll unwrap the model to add dirt and rust for a more authentic Herbie render pass.

More Beetle progress

Further refined body shape, added bumpers, indicators,lights and body trim.

More Beetle progress

More Modelling progress! Body shell refined, door and decklid extracted, wheels and headlights added.

Beetle progress

Base mesh complete. Starting to add details on the bonnet, window appertures and those distinctive headlamps on the front wings.

Classic Beetle sculpt

Here are a few screenshots of my latest project, a classic Beetle. Basic forms fleshed out ready for refinement.

Boy model work in progress

Snowy scene renders

 

Here are a couple more renders and close-ups from the snowy scene

Merry Christmas Little Bear

Happy Christmas Little Bear from oliver brown on Vimeo.
Here's the finished animation. I added in my Little Bear rig from earlier in the year. Little Bear's wooly hat has a bobble made using a polygon sphere with a displacement map applied.
I spent a lot of time wrangling the lighting of the render till I was happy with it.
The moving camera is constrained to a motion path curving around the building, but its aim fixed on the building.

Sandstone texture

UV'd the main structure and added in a sandstone texture with a bump map.

More progress on the snow house

Some modelling done on the snow bound house. Loving the snow texture so i'm pushing to add lots of detail to the model to get all wintery!

Snow test

Playing around with particles and shaders to create a snowy scene

Boy model - Quick progress update

Heres a quick progress render of the boy model i've been working on. Body all fleshed out and ready for texturing!

Warhammer 40K Bolter: Renders

 

Finished renders of the Warhammer Bolter. I've spent a bit of time on this one laying out the UVs and adding textures and bump maps.

Head Modelling

More modelling. Work in progress i've been playing around with for a few weeks

Warhammer 40k Space Marine Bolter

Another childhood inspired model, this time from the Warhammer 40k universe. Great fun modelling, particularly the pistol grip and the rifle grip. Trying out and Ambient Occlusion node on a lambert material for a work in progress render. Learnt alot on this one!

Drink yer grog, Matey!

My sons and I were really inspired by the fantastic Jonny Duddle Pirate books. Heres a Pewter tankard modelled after one used in the book. I used a great feature which allows you to import shapes drawn in Photoshop into Maya. The skull emblem was then extruded and wrapped around the tankard using a Bend modifier

Blake on a Goldstar

goldstar from oliver brown on Vimeo.
Here's a  little animation of Blake clambering aboard his Goldie. Animated in Maya with an After Effects pass to add the exhaust smoke

Goldstar movie

goldstar 001 from oliver brown on Vimeo.
 Here's a render of the Goldstar for your enjoyment!

Bear Walk

Bear Walk from oliver brown on Vimeo.
 The finsihed article. Built from scratch then rigged, skinned and animated!