The Lost Key

It's been a while since I updated, but at least now I have some news. I've been working! Sort of. I have just finished a summer game related job and made some money. Now I'm diving right back into my main focus. I wasn't quite sure when the right time was to come out and say that I have been working on this project so I waited. Then finally a trailer was released. (A while ago, sorry) Yes, my ego overflows each time I see my name light up. I am proud of myself and my co-workers on what we've done so far. The teamwork I've experienced with these individuals is off the scales! I'm excited to be back at my desk animating after two weeks of being out of town working on other things in order to get The Leet World season 3 out to the waiting fans. Stay smooth! ~Sam

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! For gifts, I decided to draw my friend's characters. My friend Emily had a character from 2007 that she loved at the time. So I decided to give her a blast from the past. Then my friend Regine has a male character she recreates in every game we play. After a while we decided that if he had a personality, that it would be overly emotional and dramatic. So I present: Miaka and Escaton

I really had the urge to draw my character from Star Wars the Old Republic.

It's been a while since I sat down and actually drew something. Even though this isn't perfect, it was a fun quick sketch and it allowed me to study color and try out a few new techniques.

I haven't had much time but I was able to retopo the base to our little project. There are some things to address such as her hands. We haven't decided if we want to make them human, claws, or talons. The same goes with her facial features and ears. Is she going to have a human face or be part animal? That's why she sort of has a floating detached face.

After finishing my capstone and I am eager to start looking at something new, and so a friend and I have decided to tackle the manananggal. A Philippine creature that can look human but can detach it's upper body from the lower. We're both planning on creating one with something that ties them together. My friend is still learning the basics so I suggested we just work on the upper part of the bodies. Pretty neat since the creature has a separate lower part that we can create later once she gets the hang of it. Progress so far: Manananggal Zbrush Video

It was a long semester in which I basically worked only on this project. I did everything seen including animation, characters, lighting, editing, environment, effects, etc. I spread myself pretty thin on this but with the amount of time I had I will say that I am proud. Watch the video here: Capstone Final