Bio Mech - High Poly renders and paint

Rendered in Maya, texture and post work in Photoshop

Bio Mech - Zbrush Hard Surface High Poly Model

Started to create the high poly model in zbrush.

High poly details:

Bio Mech - Concept Sculpture

Here is a concept sculpture, that I created in ZBrush.

3d Environment Demo Reel

Demo reel for environment that I created of the game project "Aries". I was the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist.

I provided environment modeling, levels and design, high and low poly models, texture maps (color, normal, spec) concept art, style guides. I insured that the look and feel of the game was consistent and of high quality. Software used: Maya for base modeling and scene layout; Zbrush for high poly modeling and sculpting.

The final demo was assembled and rendered using Unreal Development Kit (UDK).

3d Environment Demo Reel

http://vimeo.com/24049437

Project "Aries" Alien Temple Exterior

Exterior screen shots from the "Aries" games project,  I was the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist. I created all the alien architecture using Maya and Zbrush as well as using Photoshop for texturing.

The mountains where made in Vue 8.5; retopologized  and normal map baked from the high poly Vue model. There are some work in progress images from this work flow in the blog here: http://ryanwwatkins.blogspot.com/2011/04/vue-to-udk.html

The sky was also created in Vue and rendered out as a dome.

All the the Vegetation is from the UDK and SpeedTree.

Images are real time renders from the UDK

Project "Aries" Alien Temple

I finally wrapped up creating the environments for the "Aries" games demo. I created all the alien architecture using Maya and Zbrush as well as using Photoshop for texturing. The human character was made by Evan Brown, human props were modeled by Travis Auerbeck and Sean VanGorder.

I also did the level design and layout as well as the lighting the environment and characters using Unreal Development Kit (UDK)

All images are realtime renders from the UDK.

Aries Space Scene

Started to get a space scene put together for the "Aries" project still a lot to do. Ship model is by Travis Auerbeck.

Aries - Alien Temple exterior

Still have lots of work to do, but for the most part I have the level layout for the outdoor level for the Aries games project. The trees were created using " Speedtree." The sky and distant mountain were created using Vue. There are some wip images below on how I created the mountains.

 Real time render inside the UDK

Alien Temple Architecture

Two work in progress images of the outside of the alien temple.

Vue to UDK

After a long day of trial and error, computer lock ups and crashes I have managed to get a Vue terrain and bake the normal info to a low poly object and render it in real-time with the UDK.

UDK render, one terrain instanced and scaled several times.

Maya view port render

Vue 8.5 terrain editor

Alien wall section realtime render

Got the low poly model done, unwrapped and bake the normal and AO map. Here is the Maya view port render.

Alien wall section

Zbrush sculpt for an alien wall section.

Project "Aries" Alien Temple level design

Arie - Alien asset test scene

This is just a scene that I have been using to test my asset for the alien architecture for the game project "Aries" render with the UDK

Alien Column Top - low poly w/ normal & ao baked

 Really happy with how this is turning out. I'll put the texture map when I finish the color map, but this is a tilling texture around the column

color - normal - spec map Maya view port render

normal - ao  Maya view port

Alien column for "Aries"

More architecture for the "Aries" game project.  Created in Zbrush.

Aries - Temple realtime render

Started to get assets in to the UDK and have a rough layout of the temple interior. I'll probably rework it as it is not looking as large and grand as I wanted it to. It's off to a good start though.

Desert Village

A 3d environment for a feature film.

Cuernos del Diablo

This is an image I did for e-on software as a promotional piece. I also wrote a tutorial on how it was created and will post that when I get approval.

Low Poly game assets

Here are some Maya view port screen grabs of my low poly models with normal and AO maps applied from the high poly models.

Priest of Aries

Zbrush sculpture for the temple.

Aries - Temple

Working out the layout and design for an "Alien Temple" for the upcoming game "Aries." These are high poly models sculpted in Zbrush and rendered in Maya. I will post the low poly models with the normal maps soon.

Planet Aries

A few different planet ideas for "Aries"

Vue8 photoshop

Aries Landscape

Work in progress - matte painting for the upcoming game "Aries".

Vue 8, photoshop

First post

Thought I would try a blog to keep everyone more updated with my current works of art.