That First Step!

So I officially began my career in the games industry as of the 11th of August this year. I'm proud to say that I'm working for the Creative Assembly in Horsham as a QA Tester Intern! I've not posted anything significant for a while because all my time and energy has been spent on job hunting and improving my skills as a tester. I'm amazed by the love and support I've received from those close to me, and I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere. I've got a backlog of work to post in the coming weeks, and intend to update at least once a week. Now that I'm "in" the games industry, I can start to spend more of my time focusing on artistic study and refining my 3D modelling skills.

Mastering Hard Surface with Grant Warwick

I've just signed up to a Mastering Hard Surface modeling course with Grant Warwick. I'm pretty excited about it, and it should give my modeling skills a serious boost! Good things will happen!

http://www.grantwarwick.net/mastering-hs/

The Dozer - Cabin

The bulk of the shape and armor is finished on the cabin. With the majority of the detail on the back finished I'll focus on building the intricate pieces that cover the cabin on the top, front and sides. I've also looked out a few HDRI images to use for lighting and rendering the whole model when it's finished.

The Dozer - Half Way Home

I've just hit the mid-point for this model, It's starting to shape up into something that resembles a bulldozer. I'm tearing into modeling the cabin now. I just need some nice render presets to do the model some justice, the default max lighting is terrible.

The Dozer - Track Covers

Starting to pick up a bit of steam with 3ds Max. The interface feels a little more comfortable now. Time to crack on with building the cabin.

The Dozer - Engine Covers

The design is starting to get a little more complex as it progresses. It turns out I read the tutorial list in the wrong order, I've had to build the engine covers and the track covers before I can build the cabin. More updates soon!

Back in the Saddle

I'm back and ready to put my nose back to the grindstone after a well needed break. I've been so caught up in chasing a CG career that I haven't taken a holiday in over four years. I'm refreshed, reinvigorated and have a new plan of attack.

2014 is going to be my year!

All I have to do is prove it.