Monday, May 08, 2006

 Photo editing

Here are some pics which i played around during my free time last June holidays

Here we go:



Title : Memory Lane
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Edited the pic which i took of the road beside my flat. Played around and used a theme of blue trying to give it a nostaligia look.







Title : My Watch
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Take a closeup shot of my watch and played around too. Drew the weird pattern with my nick myself. Dunno wat i am trying to achieve here hehe.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

 Final Task as an NSF : Poster

Well yesterday was consider my last day in the army as an NSF since i will be now clearing leave till i ORD :D. And my final task in the unit? Creating a poster that will be printed and be presented as a gift to our RSM/CWO that is posting out soon.

So here's the Poster :



Title : RSM Poster Gift
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Heheheh had fun doing this poster, since i am actually using the design base on the poster of Tears of The Sun haha, since i am asked to mayb like spoof some poster and add his pic in. So i saw the poster for TOTS and think it looks pretty cool =). Had some new skills such as drawing the sun? hahaha pretty interesting way to create the sun.




Anyway this is the reference poster pic of Tears of the Sun which i got from moviegoods.com for designing my poster.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

 Gundam : MSN-04 II Nightingale

This is my 3rd gundam attempt, it's the MSN-04 II Nightingale which is the version II of the Sazabi which i showed previously, but i had a really hard time doing this gundam due to all the curves that this gundam have =\ Added too much details and my pc cannot take it. So there isn't any fanciful render of it.

Here we goes:



Title : MSN-04 II Nightingale
Software : 3DS Max 5.0

Comments :
At this stage i only modeled the upper body of the gundam which is giving me lots of problems hehe not easy but challenging :D




Title : MSN-04 II Nightingale
Software : 3DS Max 5.0

Comments :
Added the lower mid section of the gundam and lots of unnecessary details which can't really be seen =




Title : MSN-04 II Nightingale
Software : 3DS Max 5.0

Comments :
The final product heheh as i said, my system is not able to handle this gundam and hence it has no weapons =x and it can only remain in this type of render hehe. Gave up trying to work on it further as system is too slow =

 Robot Design




Title : Robot Design [ お Robot ]
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Another character i drew for fun =). This time is an orange robot and i write the jap character "o" on his head hehe OH!!.. i can be so bo liao hehe. Anyway this time round i tried yellow highlights instead of white highlights which i normally use. Tot the result turn out quite ok? As u can see i got lazy with the limbs hehe just black lines =x. ENjoy!

Saturday, April 15, 2006

 Head Design



Title : Head Design?
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Did a new head drawing in the morning today hehehe. Actually intended to draw a whole character but got lazy and end with just the head, maybe got chance i will add the body for it =). Pretty happy with the result =) No nose character hehe i think i like char without nose =x or maybe i just lazy to draw nose hehehe.

 Gundam : Hi-Nu Gundam

Ok, found the pics for my first ever 3d gundam that i model with 3ds max heheh. I checked the yr and it's 2003 May so it's almost 3yrs old for this model already =)

People in CG Talk Forum commented that time that comparing my Sazabi with this, this gundam is more "square" and has sharp edges. That's when i still dunno about making soft edges hehe.

Here it is:



Title : Hi-Nu Gundam (May 2003)
Software : 3DS Max 4.0

Comments :
My 1st 3d gundam attempt. Took me very long from what i remembered as my skill were bad that time (not like i have improve alot also =\) Simple and square looking gundam =) I like this gundam for it's Wings and color hehe. Hope u all like it!




Title : Hi-Nu Gundam (May 2003)
Software : 3DS Max 4.0

Comments :
A flying pose.






Title : Hi-Nu Gundam (May 2003)
Software : 3DS Max 4.0

Comments :
A final image which is a few different pose made into a banner heheh. Looking at this pic reminds me of the free days i had before entering into NUS hahaha. Ok at least i learnt somethjing =x. That's all of the Hi-Nu!

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

 New Char Design

Got abit bored just now and created this simple dude. hehehe

Here it goes:



Title : Weirdo
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
Simple design with pure white shade. Think it seems pretty cool in all white. Lazy with the face design so gave him a cool and simple looking helmet with the jap word on his head which sounds like "AHHH!!" heheh did some dirty-splattered looking backdrop to bring the char out =) Hope u all like it!

 Previous 3D Works : Gundam

Hai hai, got some time in hand now, thought that i should upload some of the Gundam models which i did with 3D Studio Max some time ago hehehe. Reason for doing gundam in 3D? Because i do not have money to buy the real model kit, so end up learning how to use 3DS Max to do it =x hehehhe.

I will showcase hmmm my 2nd Gundam model attempt which is the MSN-04 Sazabi model, my first model was the Hi-Nu Gundam but i need some time to find the pics out =x since it's very very long ago that i did the model hahaha. Should be 02? or 03 that i did that model. Anyway enjoy the Sazabi model =) One of my Favourite! and stay tune for more gundam models when i find the stuffs to upload hehe.

Here it goes:




Title : MSN - 04 Sazabi
Software : 3D Studio Max 5.0

Comments :
This are some renders of the MSN-04 Sazabi gundam model. Think this should be a famous gundam which many ppl know? hehehe since it's bright red (eye catching) and looks pretty cool too? hohoho.
Rendered only with simple GI no texture and not rigged yet. So only simple pose in the renders here.






Title : MSN - 04 Sazabi
Software : 3D Studio Max 5.0

Comments :
Armaments added and some different views of Sazabi and the different small stuffs which i model. If i do not show, it won't get notice and effort will be wasted.. haha no lah just kidding. =p






Title : MSN - 04 Sazabi
Software : 3D Studio Max 5.0

Comments :
Finally there's texture, better lightings and some pose. No very gd at posing the model since during that time. I just learnt how to do some very basic and simple rigging for the model only heheh. So this is my final render for the Sazabi =)

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

 BlogFolio is Ready!

Ok! now i have finish testing the layout and settings of the blog liao i think everything is more and less ready and set to go hohoohhoo. Maybe i will find times to put more of my older stuffs here to fill the portfolio hehehhee. XD

To end the day for today's blog + folio playing heheheh i added a tagboard sponsered by Cbox hehehhe quite cool. Got the link from ps's blog hoohooh. Quite customizable with the colors and stuffs =)

So feel free to make use of the board and also do check back for new pics and stuffs hehehe.

 Thumbnailing of Some pics

Ok i shall now test how i should go about displaying my works here. Thumbnailing and opening in nail windows?

Here goes:


Title : Character Design [ Guy Warrior]
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
This is an old character design which i drawn last time. Style based from the game Disgaea =) Done in Adobe Photoshop






Title : Character Design [ Female Mage]
Software : Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Comments :
This is another character which i drawn after that of Guy Warrior as shown above. This time i'm trying for a cool looking female char which suppose to be a mage? heheheh Enjoy!

 The Start Of My BlogFolio

Today decided to create a Blog + Portfolio == BlogFolio Style page so that i can upload and show my works which i had been doing. Thought that it would be nice to be able to show my works in a blog style heheheh.

So came up with a simple design and played around with the template settings of blogspot. hmmmm rather troublesome but it's quite ok since blogspot allows lots of customizing of the overall look. Took awhile for things to get up to wat i wanted. Currently the design looks plain and dull hehe but well. Don't want things to be overly complicated. Just want a clean n simple look =)

Hope i have the discipline to actually really upload stuffs that i done here. Hehe well, too free might as well setup something like that first =D

Now marks the opening of my BlogFolio!!

 

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