Using Modo For Pre-Viz
Found this interesting little vid on using Modo for Concept Art / fast iterations on a idea.
Why Bob Dylan won the Noble Prize
Really good video about Dylan. Lots of ideas in here.
Photogrammetry!
Been making some progress with photogrammetry lately. It's a lot of work but I am really enjoying the results. Been posting these to my instagram but I thought I would add something about how they were made as well. I am shooting with a Canon 5dsr, making the meshes in Capturing Reality, modeling the scene in Modo and rendering in VRay. It's sounds more complicated then it is honestly.
This was my first go with a boot. Was pretty shocked at the results and that it snapped together this easily. Here are the original captures, the mesh cloud in Capturing Reality, the set in Modo and the Final render. I could not yet get the bottom of the boot on so it was hollow.
Second go was a vintage camera and the lens kinda messed upt the whole thing. I would like to go back and try to remodel this to clean it up. The details on the leather and all the dust made me happy. Hollow bottom.
Third time is a charm with a sculpture made by Drew Leshko (big fans here). This time I shot 430 images. Half with it right side up, half with it on it's back. I made two meshes this time and stuck them together in Modo to get a full 3d model with no hollow bottom. Really digging on this.
Collective Podcast Ep 139
Been listening to this podcast a lot and this week is really good. Give it a listen if you are into creative theories. Collective Podcast Ep 139 with Mike Hill.
Pirate Party PDX
Trouble Cuts is playing a pirate party on Oct 1st. Come on out and party on a boat! Check out the poster I made for it.
New Work in the Wild: Slam Magazine cover
Was asked to do a cover for Slam Magazine which recently went to the presses. Check it out!
New Work in the Wild: Air Jordan Trainer 1
New Work in the Wild for Air Jordan Trainer 1. Shot by Ryan Unruh retouched and assemebled by us.
New Work in the Wild: Alpha Bounce
Some new work in the wild for adidas. Created the CG backgrounds and intergrated the shoes with smoke, shadows and all that fun stuff. adidas AlphaBOUNCE.
Trouble Cuts Plays Eugene.
My band Trouble Cuts plays a Luckey's in Eugene Or. tonight. Read all about it!
RIP Gene
"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams."
Trouble Cuts poster for Eugene, OR.
Just whipped up a little poster for the Trouble Cuts show in Eugene. If you are in the area head on out.
Bankers Guide to Art.
Well this is interesting and depressing at the same time.....
Featured on Behance!
Whoot, just got the notice that my project, "Nike Basketball 2014 Uni Swaps" has been fetured in the Retouching section of Behance. Yay!
VRay Fun
Been testing out VRay for a bit and it has started to really grow on me. I can spend more time getting the lighting and textures right instead of hunting down the noise demons that dwell in Modo's render engine. I really just hit render and let VRay do it's thing. Here is a outdoor study I worked on last night.
Touble Cuts EP released
My band Trouble Cuts just released our first EP, give it a listen. Recorded by Pat Kearns at PermaPress Recording and mastered by the Talented Jeremy Wilkins , it sounds tighter then ever. Artwork and design by danklife of course!
New works to share!
Just posted a bunch of new stuff to the danklife portfolio and Behance, as Dr. Brule says, "Check it out!"
The Long Game
Little creative viewing time.
New Work in the Wild: Maui Brewing
Being big fans of Hawaii how could we say no to doing some product renders for Maui Brewing? I simply can't. The fine folks at The Butler Bros reached out and asked if I could do some renders of their brand redesign and I jumped at the chance. Check out the full project here.
More Animations on Behance
Posted some new animations of before and afters on Behance. Have some Nike Swim work and Nike Football / Soccer to check out. Enjoy!