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Behind The Scenes: Mystery Shack
As we progress with out work and try out different styles, there is an opportunity to apply them on some of our older works. You see, even though I'm always looking for ways to improve my techniques, there are some works that withstand the sands of time, and look great even if they're less detailed or technical.And there is one other reason I decided to rework my old low poly diorama. The original Mystery Shack is from a cartoon show. So anytime you're building something like this in...
Mystery Shack
Time for another remake. This time I took my older Mystery Shack composition and gave it a bit of a semi-realistic treatment. It's really interesting to see cartoon come to life. What do you think?
Behind the Scenes: Car HMI Animation
The reason I invested myself so much in 3D, is because I believed, it's the designer skill of the future. With all the trends pointing to VR, augmented reality and more immersive applications and games, it just made sense to be part of it. Even if it's way down the road.Yes, I've mostly created illustration work so far, but we need a way to hone our skill and make some living while at it. And doing illustration work for the digital brands is still the best entry point into the 3D ind...
3D HMI Animation
Playing again with car 3d experience concepts and HMI animations. I'm considering moving this into Unreal or Unity and making a working interface. Would you be interested?
Behind The Scenes: Wild West
This might seem unrelated, but bear with me for a while. Last week I went to see Dune movie and that was a pretty big occasion for me. I've grown on Dune videogames and Lynch's movie adaptation and I have a pretty hefty Dune books collection. I so wanted this movie to be good. And what do you know, it was! I loved almost every minute of it.At this point, it's a bit of a habit for me to watch new movies with some part of my brain dedicated to capturing diorama-worthy moments. I especi...
Wild West
I just realized, I've never done a Wild West themed illustration and got quite excited about it. I really need to find some time to finally try and play RDR2.Which western movie would you recommend?Download the Blender scene: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wgp9amu9gijit0/223-western.zip?dl=0
Behind The Scenes: Halloween Mashup
Yep, still spooky October mode :) I sat down and thought about what to create next for this season and I kind of done whole nine yards in terms of spooky houses, pumpkins, graveyards.So I shifted my attention to some pop culture and I was looking for a suitable horror classic, that would make a nice diorama. And immediately, several ideas clashed in my mind and it became a bit frustrating. But time was running and I had to come up with something, so I scrolled through some of my recent works and...
Horror Movies
Spooky October continues and I've selected a few of all time classic horror movies and placed them together in Halloween mashup.Can you find them all? :)
Steampunk Lab
I've realized I've never done a steampunk themed illustration, so here's Victorian steampunk house. What do you think, who lives there? :)Download the Blender scene: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9mljo7pnoy4o2fj/221-steampunk.zip?dl=0
Behind The Scenes: Stream Room
If you want to create illustrations on a regular basis, you will always face the same pressure every week. If you go through my older emails, I always point out, that it's important to be observant and have a list. So every week, there will be a shortlist of candidates to pick from.But after a while, when you make enough illustrations and try out different styles, you can get to a point, where the decision get harder again. Ok I have a list, but what to pick this time? And why?That's pro...
Streaming Room
Some exciting remastered games came out this year, so streamers are on heavy duty. It is only fitting to have a suitable environment you can talk to your audience from. How would your dream lair look like?\Download the Blender scene: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6stee4b7d24sdhf/220-stream-room.blend?dl=0
Behind The Scenes: TV Show World
Recently, I quite enjoyed making of the gaming world illustration, along with multiple hidden themes and game elements. I decided to take this concept for another spin, this time taking inspiration from a TV and movies.So again, it can be quite rewarding to try to do different illustration every week, because after some time, your works start to stack up and you can build on your existing pieces and create series.The first thing I always do before even picking up the pencil, is to fire up Pinter...
TV World
I was in a a playful mood so I've made this Easter egg illustration with a few hidden TV show references.Can you guess them all? :)
Kitchen Illustration
Another one from the small stylized room series. Finally I got to make a full kitchen setup. What do you think?
Behind The Scenes: Diablo Camp
There is not much to say about inspiration and creative process behind this piece, so I decided to share more practical tips from Blender.Diablo 2 Resurrected is released today and since I love the game, I wanted to create a tribute. Only creative thing I did, was to decide which part of the game I want to recreate. Everyone's first contact with the game is in the Rogue camp and I think it's simple enough and iconic at the same time, to make it recognizable.Visit the full Pinboard hereI ...
Diablo Camp
I don't have much time left for games lately, but when I do, I make sure it counts. I remember playing Diablo 2 with a friend on two computers over ethernet in my room 20 years ago. And on Thursday, the remastered version comes out with old gameplay and fully reworked 3d graphics.Are you going to play? :)Download the Blender scene: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9od2iyc0kpqwdd/217-diablo.zip?dl=0
Behind The Scenes: Ancient Portal
It's not always easy to come up with a new design every week. That's why I keep the list of all ideas and pick the right one, when the time comes. But how do these items get on the list?Sometimes it's a suggestion in a comment section on YouTube. Other times, watching movies, or playing games inspire me to write something down. This one came to be while browsing through my older works. I've made a Stargate diorama once and came upon it later. I thought it looked great, balancing ...
Ancient Portal
There are some days and weeks we all would rather skip or escape. And what better way to escape, than through shiny ancient portal.What's your escape?
Behind The Scenes: Classroom
It's now almost two decades since I went to school and it still stings, when the Summer ends and September comes. A lot of nostalgia and emotions. Not always good, but strong in any case. Great theme for a new design this week.There are lots of ways, how to deliver these emotions. You could for example do a small scale still life scene with some school accessories. Sometimes, the small part of a bigger picture works better than the whole thing, because it leaves a lot for imagination and con...
Behind The Scenes: Tokyo Illustration
I've never been to Japan. I've never even been to any Asian country for that matter. But somehow, after creating some major European and American cities, I felt the need to make a Tokyo diorama.Some things come easier than others and this one felt a bit harder to make. The culture is quite distant and the huge difference in language and writing doesn't make it better. And you might face similarly distant challenge or brief one day. Would you just pass on the opportunity? I guess not....
Classroom
It's time to go back to school! :) I wanted to mark this time of the year by creating a retro classroom covered in morning sleepy sunlight. I didn't like school that much but I can appreciate the nostalgia. What about you?Download the scene: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iakjdvm7ga2aos4/215-classroom.zip?dl=0
