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!

Bear rigged

Have had great fun rigging the bear up for animation. Found some great tutorials for adding controls to the rig, including custom attributes for feet and fingers.

Bear for rigging exercise

Here's a little bear character i've modelled for a rigging exercise. 

I'm planning on doing a full rig /skin with IK handles etc.