cgclay

Neeewwwws

2011-11-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

After spending two amazing years in Australia at Dr. D Studios ( may it RIP ), I returned to LA a few months ago to join Walt Disney Animation Studios! I have joined the incredibly talented team as a Character Modeler for the upcoming film Wreck-It-Ralph. I am very excited about the film, it is looking to be a great surprise from the Disney name.

In other news, the product of my time at Dr. D was just released into theaters, Happy Feet Two. This was probably the best project I've ever been a part of, and I was very fortunate to share it with such an awesome and fun team at Dr. D Studios.

And lastly, a character model I started long ago that ended up being shelved in favor of my face rig. I might do something with her when I find the motivation soon.

Face rig update

2011-02-18T02:26:00.000-08:00

I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately, but managed to get back to this project again, starting work with a tongue rig. Still very much a work in progress, but here's a quick animation to test it out.

And a clearer shot of the wireframe:

Face Rig WIP

2010-10-03T06:48:00.001-07:00

Here's a rigging/modeling project that has consumed much of my time lately, it includes the eye rig from my previous entry. It's still a work in progress, but I've learned a lot in the process already. Below is a simple motion test using some, but not all of the shapes that compose the rig. More still to do!

(if the video doesn't load correctly, try reloading the page!)

Oh hi there

2010-08-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a long time since I updated this thing, but I intend to fix that. I moved to Australia about 9 months ago and it's been amazing.

I've been working on quite a few things in my limited time away from work, which I'll post eventually if I am brave enough. Here's an auto eye rig with some built in lid-bulge I've been working on, it is part of larger project

And because we all have to start somewhere... I've been doing some animation excercises

Better updates coming soon..

Some old, some new

2009-05-26T22:40:00.006-07:00

I've started a new model, a stylized pinup girl. With some luck I'll actually finish this one. Currently blocking out the clothing and remeshing her. Very WIP...

And something old.. a turtle I did for www.m4mouse.com while in Montreal. It can barely be seen in the commercial, though.

2008-09-03T09:41:00.006-07:00

I've been meaning to start poly painting in Zbrush, so I'm trying to bring this project back to life with a little bit of color. It's still early, but I'll keep at it!

2008-07-29T17:12:00.006-07:00

Here's a small test I just completed on this crocodile-like creature. I would have liked to take it farther, but I want to move onto something else now. Click the image below to go to the animation:

croc

2008-07-21T14:17:00.003-07:00

Rigging complete. Next stop, Zbrush:

Back online

2008-07-17T08:55:00.015-07:00

I've finally got around to putting up a new website, just click the link below:

www.cgclay.com

And to get the ball rolling again, here's a new work in progress,
a giant, and the last of its kind:

2007-12-12T08:02:00.001-08:00

Some sub-surface tests with Mental Ray

Untitled

2007-12-06T15:57:00.000-08:00

An experiment in sculpting without symmetry, just to get away from the repetition of other projects. I moved into a new apartment and it's not quite as spacious as my last, so I don't think I will be sculpting in clay much. It's still pretty early but I will try to finish this one.

Work in progress

2007-11-29T19:56:00.000-08:00

2007-11-21T17:23:00.000-08:00

Beaver mania

2007-10-01T19:09:00.000-07:00

A gift to my (Canadian) girlfriend
Sculpted in Super Sculpey (Thanks Cesar!)

Sphynx

2007-09-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

I have dug up this old project I posted on ZbrushCentral over a year ago. It’s slowly been going through the process of remeshing. I will probably never touch it again because I am getting really sick of this model.
Here's some shots of the progress, the last picture is the original zbrush file from ages ago: