I don’t usually link to our admissions website – it seems narcissistic, somehow, especially with the link quite evident in the sidebar there. However, Evan and I recently completed this Behind the Scenes photo essay. I had a quick concept for a character, and Evan put in the man-hours to flesh out the concept, then model, texture and rig him using 3ds max and ZBrush. (ZBrush isn’t yet offered in our programs, but we expect it to be added this summer.)

After the model was rigged up, I posed him and created a print ad, and Evan did up some Flash animations. There are some longer animations which will be available on our website at a later date, as well.

The photo essay takes you through all the steps, and gives a pretty good impression of the work (and fun!) involved in creating a 3D character from scratch.

Behind the Scenes with DArTT –>

I cannot get enough of progress articles! I love seeing the steps an artist takes to get to the final product. CGSociety had a great one last month from Jonas Persson, a student in Stockholm.

Portrait of a Troll –>