New Website and Domain

http://TheArtofJeffMD.com/

My New website is now up and running, with few more images to update my gallery. But there is a lot already posted there for you to see.

It's now in a new home / domain. due to the hassle in transferring my old domain name to a new web hosting, I have decided to create a new one instead. www.jeffmdart.com will no longer be around until Aug 2012.
www.TheArtofJeffMD.com is my new home effective immediately!

Drop by, check out my works and leave me a message if you want to say hi.

Thanks!

Military Base Still image

I decided to work on a still image to show more of the BG and the entire Base on one shot.

Reworked using Photoshop from renders and with photo touch-ups

Military Base

I'm tired, I'll call this done! :)

Full 3D render using Maya & Mental Ray, comped using Nuke.

and here is the video of the image

VIMEO LINK:


http://vimeo.com/33823839

some passes

that's it for me, time to move on and make a new one.

DM Renders

Continuation of Creating a digimatte military base

here is an initial render of the military base camera pulled out a bit.
Rendered in Maya, Mental ray and a quick composite in Photoshop.

this is one the shot framing, still a WIP, 60-70% done and almost there. Need to make few more changes and updates, most of all the water render is still a 1st Pass thing. Need to make more test creating a better water.

Full 3D render, with Maya & Mental Ray and Nuke for Composite. Click on the link Below.

3D render Military Base Video 

Maraming Salamat. More updates to come!

Models and Test Renders

continuation from creating a DigiMatte Military Base.

Creating the assets and props on my own is just a good exercise to enhance my skills, even when these assets will only occupy a small part of it. Just fun to do these kind of stuff from time to time.

Hi Poly Tank and Helicopter Model

and a 1st Pass Test Render of the military tank with just a Post Colour Correction  applied in nuke. More to tweak from this, like reflectivity and so on, but already happy how with the materials render look.

sample renders of the Military Base next.

My Online Tutorials

I made a couple ( if I remember it right ) of online tutorials / walkthroughs for CG websites just for " Gratis " long time ago. I rarely do make this kind of "act" now a days because of busy schedules and making one takes a lot of time to do, plus the fact I also need to pay my bills in making them. But I think I still did some more of those but not as in-depth as I create for Publishers which I get paid for.

Here they are enjoy

For CGsociety

http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/zhetri 

For Itsartmag

http://www.itsartmag.com/features/Esprilandrhu/Esprilandrhu.html

creating a DigiMatte Military Base

DigiMatte or MattePainting has changed so much that artists create most of their stuff not only by using photos but as well as making everything from scratch. Speaking from an ILM digimatte's point of view. For a shot, you build  your own asset, UV it, texture, light it, paint on top of it, make renders and lastly comp it in real well to sell your shot.

this is a personal digimatte, with a concept of making a military base, has started this one since Feb 2011, and working on it every free time after day time work.

WIPs Blocking

modelled a tank and Heli to fill up the scene, and some animatics

Build and Build

some renders to come . . .