iPad doodle

Looks like another week without my pc :( doodling in the sketchbook pro app on the iPad.
I wish the nib was finer too. Ah well, it’s a fun app. Thinking about making this guy in 3d.

Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad

Came in the post today which is great considering its a bank holiday! On my morning travels to work on the train I come across a wide variety of looking people that i'd love to sketch for something to do, so i thought I'd make more use out of my iPad, sure I cold use pen and paper but when I want functionality, brushes and other great things that come with photoshop...sketchbook pro is a great alternative for when I am away from the pc.

I keep thinking I could just use a sketch pad though.

The stylus itself is pretty neat as a stylus, the nib is soft and spongey and relatively small too, which is nice i guess. The grip is whack though, it doesn't feel like tablet pen. I really don't know why they didn't design it like a normal tablet pen, the grip is uncomfortable as its metal and not a non-slip material.

For some idiotic reason there's a bloody metal clip on it which will get in the way and does not come off. I thought that the stylus should have come with a lid to protect the soft nib.

All that is minor when it comes to actually using it on the iPad because in all honesty, I can see myself using my iPad even more now, especially for artsy stuff like drawing. I really don't like using my finger to draw on the iPad for the obvious reasons, hence the stylus purchase.

I'm sure there cheaper and better stylus's out there.

Workstation

Argggghhhhh! My workstation was completely setup monday so yesterday and today was full steam ahead!

I think I’m going to get my own Intuos 5 for home and maybe the exact same setup as shown here. One day.

Super cool studio, super cool people.

I also got an invite for an interview for the junior character artist position at Tt games today. Which is incredibly bad timing! Argh!

camp creep doodle

I've not messed around in zbrush in awhile so I thought I'd start sketching out this. Going to make some pots and pans dangling off his bag, give him a little teddy bear to hold maybe a torn wife beater so you can still see his rather worryingly large nipples.

Creating a Tileable Texture - Wire Link Fence

The above image is the final result. I recorded the process I took, unfortunately the quality is whack (Vimeo basic only allows 1 HD upload per week) but I'll show the video anyway. 

The texturing part is pretty damn straight forward, it's the same technique I used for the brick pattern so it's not all too different except, it's metal not brick. 

Hopefully people will find it useful. It was fun to make. 

I did initially record a voice over but because my mic is so bad I ditched it until I can get a new one or find my better one which is probably still in storage somewhere. 

Creating a Tileable Texture From a Photo

So yeah, check the video below and see a really simple process of creating a tileable texture in Photoshop. I've linked the images for download below too.




Download the textures here.

Enjoy! 

Edit

Concrete doesn't have a high spec when dry so I'd tone it down if you can, maybe even create a gloss map to control the specular if you're going to use it in engine. Marmoset makes it relatively easy to manipulate the power of the specular.

Rusty Metal Floor Texture Pattern

This texture was super easy to make. Just like the brick texture-the same technique was used. Though this time, I took one of the projection reference meshes out (the plane) and rendered out an Alpha channel of the raised metal which allowed me to isolate that particular part of the texture. Saved a lot of time.