THINK.

Our studio THINK. and THINK. - FAC are here. We being me Joe Gardner, and my two other business partners started our new jobs today (October 1, 2012.) We have already put in a lot of time into our business, but still have a lot more to do. We are in our new locations and are setting up our spaces. Today our task is to also handle the budget, so we can place orders for Hardware and Software.

Vostok Coolers

Designs I help develop for a client a couple of years ago. The product is being produced and sold here, http://vostokcoolers.com. You can also find them on facebook, https://www.facebook.com/VostokCoolers.

Another sculpted sketch

 Sculpted in Mudbox. 

In class Silhouette demo for students

Working up a few sketches for a student needing help on where to take a silhouette next. 

Photos from my in class Mudbox demo for students. I am playing around a bit with combining both sketches into one sculpt.

Textured Character

Just completed this model for a client. Model, Uv's and textured by me and my wife. Lite and rendered in Marmoset tool bag. Textured in photoshop and Mudbox.

Sketching and Sculpting work area

A look at my sketching and sculpting area. The sketching board is 62" X 48 ". I use to draw and paint large, working my way back.

Also a look at my small sculpting area

My computer work area

A look at my current work area.

Game Model - 1950s Filling Station Pump

A low poly model of a 1950s Filling Station pump. This is just the a quick Normal Map and Ambient Occlusion map render test. Modeled and UV mapped in Luxology's Modo. Rendered in 8 Monkey Lab's Marmoset. Color and Specs Maps coming soon.

CTN Expo

Attended the CTN Expo. Gentle Giants booth was amazing, saw & met a lot of viz dev artist & animators, the panels were all great, learned a few new processes for Zbrush. Pick up some techniques for traditional sculpting also. I have a couple of themes I would like to explore as a subject matter. Can't wait.

Also caught a cold. All but one person from our studio got sick while attending. That damn California winter!

Old Model

Felt like posting an old Zbrush model from a few years back. With some of the new tools in version 4.2, I think I will be updating this model soon.

Property of Joe Gardner

CTN expo 2011

Wife and I will be attending the CTN expo out in Burbank CA in a few days. Looking forward to it. While out in Cali, have business with the other members of Navinod Lighthouse.

Modo 501 Release & Test Renders

A few weeks back my favorite modeling package was updated, Modo 501. I still have not fully explored all of the new feature, but I will soon. I have however produced a few test renders, playing with generating AOs and global illumination.

I am also including a Marmoset Render.