BSA Rocket Goldstar

I've been working on a new bike model over the last couple of weeks. It's a BSA Rocket Goldstar.

Its been built using curves to create the smooth shapes of the frame, seat and tank, then processes such as Birail, extrude and loft to create the surfaces.

BBC Bitesize History

Really excited that the BBC Bitesize History site went live today. This update to the BBC revision site includes loads of illustrations the Kanoti team worked on. Here are a few of my favourites. Click here to see the whole site.

2CV with Norman

2cv with norman from oliver brown on Vimeo.

Here's an animation I made using the 2CV model I built. All animated and rendered in Maya. I used Mental ray and indirect lighting to give the car model a real polish. I learnt a lot about parenting constraints along the way.

Showreel

Olly Brown animation showreel from oliver brown on Vimeo.

Heres a collection of clips from recent animation tests i've done to teach myself how to animate in Maya, featuring Blake and Norman rigs.

Norman wall climb

Norman wall climb from oliver brown on Vimeo.

Heres a Maya animation i've been polishing for a while. It uses the Norman rig.
I was concentrating on the feeling of weight as Norman climbs and drops.

Castle

castle from oliver brown on Vimeo.
Fun with a simple castle built in Maya and a flyaround camera.

2CV high quality render

Re rendered the 2CV with HDRI image map, Final Gather and Ambient Occlusion.