High Poly Motor Cycle

Work In Progress, High poly motor cycle for a project.

Chest Presentation

Been done for a while. You can see it on sketchfab HERE

ReSculpting and redoing the chest.

After getting advice on Polycount.com I redid the sculpt.

Baking is done, I got it down to 1044 tris.

Texturing time! I am using 512's this time.

Progress on Chest

Stylized Sculpted Chest

I went to GDC a couple weeks back. Great time was had-even with the blisters, but that is what I get for wearing shoes I don't normally wear. Some of the advice I received was to get different styles in my portfolio. In response to that, I am working on a sculpted stylized handpainted chest.

I have started on the low poly, planning on around 750-1000 tris.

Since starting on the chest, it was recommended that I make a mini environment to go around it. I am thinking a barred stone recess, a little ways up from the floor.

One more pass...

I did one more pass on the materials and the textures...

Completed: Deus Ex: HR Corridor

I completed this environment based on Concept Art for Deus Ex : Human Revolution. I attempted to only use 1 texture, but ended up going over. Finally stats were 1 1024 d/s/n/e, 1 256 d/s/n and 1 512 d (decals). I also learned alot about nDo2 and dDo. All models, textures and renders were completed by me.

Let me know what you think.

WIP Deus Ex:Human Revolution-the Hallway!

Working on concept art for Dues Ex:Human Revolution in UDK

I am Learning nDo2 and dDo during this project. I was trying do keep the environment to one Map, but needed a second for the pipes and wires, and a third for decals. Well, at least I am still under 2048...

Mini Tutorial: Remove UDK HUD with 3 easy nodes Bonus: Remove Weapons and Warning Messages

Writing this for a friend, and to help myself remember... age.

Hide the HUD

This tut is assuming you know how to open kismet... so you know, open it now. You are going to need 3 nodes: Level Loaded, Toggle HUD, and Player.

To find Level Loaded, Right Click in the space and go to New Event > Level Loaded

To find Toggle HUD,  Right Click in the space and go to New Action > Toggle > Toggle HUD

To find Player, Right Click in the space and go to New Variable > Player > Player

Now, Connect the wires between  Loaded and visible to Hide, and Target onto Player, and you are finished.

Bonus Material!

Permanently Hide UDK's weapons!

On the top bar, Go to View > World Properties  It will open a new window, scroll down to World Information and simply check the No Default Inventory For Players.

Remove Warning Messages from Play Screen!

Remove those annoying messages from the top left of the screen.

Hit Tab or ` to open the typing console. Type t and it will be the first choice- toggleAllScreenMessages 

If you have Comments or Questions, feel free contact me. If I made a mistake or you have a better way, let me know and I will change it. Thank you for looking.

Checkpoint Completed

Calling this project done! Time to move to the next one. I am thinking Sci fi and try out nDo2 and the new dDo.  Maybe a hallway!

Progress

Still making progress, slowly but surely!

 

Second Place!

I received 2nd place in Game-artist.net's challenge. Missed first place by 2 votes, (one vote if the winner didn't vote for himself-or if I did, since he did).

Any way, progress on the scene!

Please leave a comment, be the first ever!

Finished Challenge

I finished the challenge over at Game-Artist, or at least I turned it in. I will be working on the environment for a bit longer!

Progress

Time limit is almost here for this. Still many, many things to do...

Yet More Progress

8 days left in the contest!

More Contest Progress

Making slow progress, Death of a friend and illness in myself slowed me down. Time to buckle down!

Contest Progress

Making progress on the Game Artist Contest

I am going to use a concept from the upcoming survival horror Last of Us By Naughty Dog.

I think I am done with the most of the block out and have done a first pass on lighting. I have never used UDK's new landscape tool, and was trying it out using UDK's concrete. I still have a ways to go, and 3 weeks to do it! Wish me luck!

The Great Collaboration Challenge

Joining a competition   http://www.game-artist.net/forums/great-collaberation/18558-great-collaboration-challenge.html

Seems like fun. I enjoyed the last competition I joined, and liked what I created. This should be fun!

New Portfolio Site

I changed my portfolio site to http://tswarnke.weebly.com/ I need to post pictures of material break downs. and post more work, but fairly happy with it.

Progress and inspiration

Progress on newest building. The building is created modularally-is that even a word? To allow the Level Designer to make variations of the building. I have been told he doesn't like me much...

Noah Bradley posted a really great article about persistence in not giving up, check it out!

http://www.noahbradley.com/blog/2012/keep-going/