2000yearsoldman's blog

2011-10-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

Got so busy with brother with the Breadbox, not much doing art anymore.
Take care.

Thunder storm

2011-03-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

Made this on past weekend, just for fun.

New render shot of ruin grave

2011-03-10T14:21:00.001-08:00

Enjoy.
2 more.

Two 2010 NYC trip photos

2011-03-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

A couple hugging each other at water front, the statue of liberty in the sunset at the distant.

New year, new spirits.

2011-02-04T12:58:00.001-08:00

2011 is finally here, and I am still here too.
Last year, I really have a good time, lot things happened, some good, some bad.
Life is not easy, but I gonna make it, just like always.

Cheers.

没有欲望，绝不恼怒，恬静的笑容，在我脸上永驻.

Happy Chinses New Year!

2011-02-02T12:52:00.000-08:00

Wish everyone an awesome year.

Searchbot 228 animated layout

2011-01-17T08:42:00.000-08:00

Here is the animated layout showing what the animation will be, kinda like an animated storyboard.
On next I will rig the robot, and render the real thing.

New updates on my 3d environment

2010-12-13T14:10:00.000-08:00

This is the final look of the 3d environment, I added road, dirt and tweaked some textures since last update.
The animated short is still going, right now I am working on the layouts of the short.
Lastly I named this animated short, it is called:
SearchBot 228 Unknown Ruin Grave.
Enjoy.

My Minigore monster contest entries

2010-12-13T14:07:00.001-08:00

My takes on Minigore monster.

A photo I took some days ago and happy holidays 2010

2010-11-20T09:04:00.000-08:00

T-Shirt designs

2010-11-05T14:09:00.001-07:00

Ralph Wilson Stadium home of Buffalo Bills

2010-11-03T13:52:00.001-07:00

A 3d model just got finished for one of client.
Modeled in 3ds max, textures were made in photoshop.

Bread Room ver 5

2010-10-22T15:05:00.001-07:00

Another mod up of my company's break room.
Enjoy.

My EVE starship contest final renders

2010-10-10T10:25:00.000-07:00

This my final design for the EVE starship contest.
It's name is Gunionn, a mid-class battlecruiser.
The only big change I did from first render is the front cannon is now smaller, and add a pair of support boosters to rear side. Rest of ship stay the same.

Enjoy.

My eve spaceship concept

2010-10-06T12:54:00.000-07:00

I am entering the eve spaceship contest, here is my ship's first test 3d render.

Bunch sign designs

2010-10-05T15:11:00.001-07:00

Been helping my brother design signs, here are some finals.
Enjoy.

Sketch of the week

2010-09-14T12:50:00.001-07:00

Quick 20 mins sketch.

Have some fun with mudbox 2011

2010-09-14T12:46:00.001-07:00

Used the default head in Mudbox,
with 2 hours of sculpting and texturing.
So far I really enjoy the Mudbox.

2010 vacation

2010-08-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

August art dudos.

2010-08-06T07:54:00.000-07:00

A modup of Opimus Prime, just have some fun with photo compositing in photoshop.

Red carrier bot, and pilot.

ruin grave update 8-5-010

2010-08-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

2 screen shots of Scoutbot in the scene.
First one is it at the center of the environment, in second one it is at the front.
Currently I am tweaking the lighting and adding more details to the environment.
Enjoy.

Scoutbot

2010-08-01T08:34:00.001-07:00

Scoutbot, it is more like a self moving TV.
It is gonna be the main character in the Ruin Grave short animation, that I am doing.

2010-07-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Bigger is better.

Ruin Grave Done!

2010-07-11T06:53:00.001-07:00

It is all done, the color tune and background were composted in the Photoshop.

Enjoy.

Let's compare

2010-07-08T13:46:00.001-07:00

ruin grave update 15

2010-06-22T08:22:00.000-07:00

All vehicles are here.

New contra game

2010-06-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

Konami announced new Contra Hard Corps Uprising about 2 weeks ago.
This game gonna be on PSN and XboxLive, and the developer is the company behind Bladez Blue.
First I was really exciting, a new Fking Contra game, then I found out it is for PSN and XboxLive, my excitment drop to 0.
Come on Konami just make a real PS3 or Xbox360 Contra with next gen graphic already, stop teasing people with stupid small game with Contra.

here is the first stage.

Ruin grave update 14

2010-06-18T09:48:00.000-07:00

Got all the vehicles textured, the next thing to texture are the small houses, and there are the last models left.
I decide to remove the big lif, just feel it doesn't fit for scenes now.

Oh, forgot to render the train and boat, well I will get them up next week.

Enjoy.

Ruin Grave update 13

2010-05-23T09:28:00.001-07:00

New stuffs.
The last big building left to texture is the one at the right, then after that I will start textureing the vehicles.
Enjoy.

Sketches of the week

2010-05-10T09:00:00.001-07:00

new stuffs

2010-05-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

The church in the ruin grave is done, because the building is a church, so I change the rock texture to bring up the specialness of it.
I was thinking the pixel art when I am doing the window textures.
At last, a self portrait of the week.
Enjoy.

Quick sketch of the day

2010-04-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

Ruin Grave update 12

2010-04-26T13:30:00.001-07:00

Just realized how big an idiot I was last night, the website name I putted in with my W.I.P pictures were wrong all these time. Damm I got focus more now on.
Only couple more big buildings left to texture, then I will do the vehicles texture.

Enjoy.

Hipira Kun

2010-04-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

A pretty cool animation series, I like the art style a lot.

2 quick sketches

2010-04-16T13:59:00.000-07:00

sketches!!

2010-03-29T08:24:00.000-07:00

Me, this time with color, need work on colors more.

If you know mask rider, then you will know my second sketch. I am not the fan of the mask rider, but I do like the insect man idea.

ruin grave update 11

2010-03-24T08:31:00.000-07:00

The water gate is done.

Ruin Grave update 10

2010-03-14T10:49:00.001-07:00

Another model is done, this time is watermill.
I keep it the texture consistent with windmill, because they were built at same time.
For the side houses, they been built afterward, so they have different texture style.
Enjoy.

sketch of the week

2010-03-14T10:47:00.000-07:00

Ruin Grave update 9

2010-03-10T06:51:00.001-08:00

New stuffs.
The windmill is now finished with the texture, most parts are title textures, the fans and windows are the uv wrap textures.
One done, lots to go.
Enjoy.

sketch of the week 3-2-010

2010-03-02T04:53:00.000-08:00

A 15 minutes quick sketch,
ahhhhh!

New stuffs 3-1-010

2010-03-01T08:05:00.001-08:00

New renders of a 3d model I did for my brother.

A screen shot from one of my favor movie called: The king of comedy, directed by Steve Chow.

Last but the best, Zombie astronaut is coming to eat your brain. Ahhh......

Some stuff

2010-02-22T11:44:00.000-08:00

Second portrait of me, will be more to come.

Zombie character with machine arm.

Some sketches

2010-02-08T13:23:00.000-08:00

Did these sketches on past weekend.

I decide to draw a self portrait every week, this is the first one.

Ruin Grave update 8

2010-02-01T10:45:00.001-08:00

All the little houses and big houses are done, next step is the exciting uv wrapping and textureing.
Enjoy.

Ruin Grave update 7

2010-01-18T12:31:00.001-08:00

Final layout of the scene, some changes, add a train tunnel on the right wall, a new cliff house above the tunnel, and two power pullers, they are connecting with wind mill tower and water mill temple.
Right now I am adding details to the models, hopefully this process will be done by end of this week.

Enjoy.

Ruin Grave update 6

2009-12-24T12:20:00.001-08:00

Start detailing the buildings, finish the wind mill tower, and the now I am doing the water mill temple.
This is my last post of the year, happy holidays to every one out there.

Ruin Grave update 5

2009-12-21T12:46:00.001-08:00

This time I got the some vehicles done, they are the major vehicles will be in the scene.
The technology levels of these vehicle, are like late steam age and the early gas engine time. So the big machine are power by steam, the little trucks and cars are gas engine.

Some art dumps.

2009-12-16T13:09:00.000-08:00

Some sketches I did with my brand new Wacom tablet, I fucking love that thing.

Ruin Grave update 4

2009-12-16T12:54:00.001-08:00

Got all the objects I want in the scene, so far they are fit the overall perspective pretty well. I add couple things to the scene that's are in my final 2d concept, they are: a train and two crank towers.
Train is use to transport the construction materials, cranks use to move the construction materials.
Next step is pick the main focus 3d models to add details to them and texture them, that is gonna take a while.

Old artwarks 2d

2009-12-11T12:39:00.001-08:00

Some old artworks I did. 3d

2009-12-11T12:32:00.000-08:00

Ruin Grave update 3

2009-12-11T12:28:00.001-08:00

Started modeling, so far I almost model all the element from concept sketches in.

Ruin grave update 2

2009-12-07T08:36:00.000-08:00

Sketches of clean up and details, next step is start 3d modeling.

ruin grave

2009-11-23T09:31:00.000-08:00

A new project, this time is a 3d environment, got some rough sketches done, it is a some kind ruin grave.

08 Monster finished

2009-11-12T08:45:00.001-08:00

All done.
Enjoy.

08 Monster WIP post 2

2009-11-02T12:50:00.001-08:00

New update.
Add the a base to the model, on the top of the stand are mushrooms, tree trunk and rocks.
Next is the texturing.
Enjoy.

08 Monster WIP post 1

2009-10-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

New 3d model project.
It is a character I did on last year, I am doing a 3d model version of it.
Right I don't have any name for it, 08 monster for now.
Have the basic mesh done, next thing is uv wrap it.
Enjoy.

New mech design

2009-10-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

Combat armor suit, a new powerful weapon from Interplanet arm force.
The basic design of this mech, it is a upgrade version of tank, so I didn't go too far, every thing on it should be look real.
It has the track in the feet, arms can be switch between machine gun, cannon or power claw.

J's Bakery & Cafe

2009-10-13T14:32:00.001-07:00

A 3d bakery house, I model the inside, no texture on the interial models.

gateway_to_the_afterlife

2009-10-13T14:26:00.001-07:00

I did this model for a online 3d environment competition while back,
last night I revisited it, added the lighting and twik the polygon a little bit.

2009-09-14T14:42:00.001-07:00

Crash # Burn Comic # 1.
Just for fun.

2009-09-07T11:01:00.001-07:00

Not try to say anything from this picture, I just like the art style of it.

On the top of Nitty Mountain looking down at State college PA.

Took this photo on the way home.

2009-08-18T12:38:00.000-07:00

A quick model I did in past weekend.
I did this for a co-worker of my, he is building this for his chicken.

Panzer Gunner 13 Blue Three T-G Puncher

2009-08-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is PG-12, a older type of TG-Puncher.
It has the desert paint job.

A new Panzer Gunner from the my mech universe. It is a sentinel gunner, has very strong anti-air ability.
Enjoy.

2009-07-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

A very cool animation coming from Hong Kong.

I am happy to see some some thing not American or Japan, come out has such good quality animation, thumbs up to the HK animators.

Some new and old t-shirt designs.

2009-07-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

The girl on the shirt, she works for Bloomberg, don't remember her name anymore.

2009-07-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

A big smile from my niece.

Sneaky attack, the revenge of hungry girl.

2009-07-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

Found a nice video today on youtube, it is a video collection clips of Hideaki Anno's（庵野秀明）key animation. Lot explosions.

2009-07-08T13:49:00.000-07:00

This is the best redone of Contra theme, cheers to the Minibosses.

Solute

2009-06-22T14:35:00.000-07:00

Spay painted on paper, maybe do it on a T-shirt later.

2009-06-22T14:20:00.001-07:00

Finally is all done, it roughly took me about 4 weeks.

WM4K and drone's textures are done.

2009-06-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

2009-06-12T14:17:00.000-07:00

Changed the color to yellow brown, just want the model look more old used and rusty look.
Trying to finish the texturing by this weekend.

2009-06-10T14:38:00.000-07:00

The model took about 2 weeks to finish, here is the wireframe of them.

Dominance war 4's rule is all the character model must create with 10000 triangles, this pic I screen grab from 3ds max to prove that.

This two images rendered on Monday night, finally start the texturing.
The stand is house ruin, inspired by some military models.

This one I rendered last night.
Putted the team logo in, and I added some stripes to them, try to let them have military weapon type feeling.

WM4K for Dominance war 4

2009-06-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

Concept sketches of the model.
3 robots, the big one is the War Man 4000 (WM4K), the two leg guy is a mobile turret drone and the UFO shape one is a spy drone.

2009-06-07T10:12:00.000-07:00

This drawing I did for a online competition, and I didn't win.
The cartoony character turn out pretty good, I think.
I am think to do a comic with this type characters.

2009-06-07T09:59:00.000-07:00

Last week I took the company camera out, very nice camera, hopefully I will get one some day.
Two photos above, bird and rabbit. Road kills I saw that day, I can see alot of these road kills during the spring and summer time, is sucks been killed like that.