Self Port

Made more adjustments to sculpt. UV'd N Exported mid rez mesh with mid range displacement at 2048 (levels 2-4), and hi-rez normal map at 4096 (levels 4-6). Set up portal lights w/ blackbody lighting and physical sun n sky. created env sphere  Painted dermal maps (epidermal, subdermal, back scatter, overall color) and set up maya fast skin SSS. Still a lot further to go with tweaking dermal maps and creating roughness, reflectivity, and gloss maps.

Still going to create hair, eyes, etc.

and a screenie of the current workflow

SelfPort Cont

Made some progress on my self port.

Refined the anatomy, sculpted ears, and retopologized.

Broken

Here is a current wip

maya fluids

created my first fireball today. could this be any more fun?

haha turns out they have these pre made in maya. :p

More hard surface Zbrushing

Finally getting the hang of the pure Zbrush workflow. Shadowbox, sculpt, remesh, repeat...

Here are some wips of a character i am creating for an Ipad Game. Needless to say this was a lot of fun.

apophysis

Wow, has anyone heard of this program? Apophysis is absolutely amazing. Artist friendly fractal generation!

self port

everyone should do a self port once in a while. its been years since i have done one. Its nice to have multiple projects running together as it gives your mind a little rest from one project to the next. Really looking forward to tightening this up and getting a good render

Graphic Design for a Friend

Pulled this job off using maya, ps, and a depth pass composite. haha although i must say im not much of a graphic designer yet.

HardSurface ZBRushing

Learning some hard surface techniques in Zbrush! who would have thought

Caliban_Cont.

Making some progress on this sculpt.

 Also some Scripting for pymel.

 import maya.cmds as cmds
import maya.mel as mel



cmds.setAttr("defaultRenderGlobals.currentRenderer", "mentalRay",type="string")

def RenderMenu():
   
    if cmds.window("RenderWindow", exists=1):
        cmds.deleteUI("RenderWindow", window=1)
     

    RenderWindow=cmds.window("RenderWindow", title="Render Options")
    cmds.rowColumnLayout(numberOfColumns=1)    #sets overall layout
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Indirect Lighting', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.iconTextCheckBox( style='iconAndTextVertical', image1='render_envSky.png', label='Physical Sun And Sky',onc="SunSkyOn()", ofc="SunSkyOff()")
    cmds.button( label='Sun And Sky Options', command="SunNSkyMenu()" )
    cmds.iconTextCheckBox( style='iconAndTextVertical', image1='render_envBall.png', label='Image Based Lighting', onc="IBon()", ofc="IBoff()")
    cmds.button( label='Image Based Options', command="IBLMenu()" )
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Final Gather', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Final Gather',v1=0, onc="FGon()", ofc="FGoff()")     #turns Final Gather on and off
    cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='FG Weight', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=100.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=100.0, value=0 )
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Global Illumination', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Global Illumination',v1=0, onc="GIon()", ofc="GIoff()")     #turns Global Illum on and off
    cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='GI Weight', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=100.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=100.0, value=0 )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Importons',v1=0, onc="IPon()", ofc="IPoff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Irradiance Particles',v1=0, onc="IRon()", ofc="IRoff()")

    cmds.frameLayout( label='Render', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp(numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Ambient Occlusion',v1=0, onc="AOon()", ofc="AOoff()")
    cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='AO Inensity', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=100.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=100.0, value=0 )
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Render', borderStyle='in' )
    ImgWidth=cmds.intSliderGrp( field=1, label='Image Width', value=640, min=2, max=1920, fieldMinValue=2, fieldMaxValue=10000)
    ImgHeight=cmds.intSliderGrp( field=1, label='Image Height', value=480, min=2, max=1080, fieldMinValue=2, fieldMaxValue=10000 )
    DPI=cmds.floatSliderGrp(pre=0, field=1, label='Image Resolution', value=72.000, min=2.000, max=300.000, fieldMinValue=2.000, fieldMaxValue=1000.000)
    cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Overall Quality', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=100.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=100.0, value=0 )  #controls quality of render  
    cmds.separator( height=40, style='in' )
    cmds.button(label="Render Camera One", command="RenderCam1()")
    cmds.connectControl(ImgWidth, "defaultResolution.w")
    cmds.connectControl(ImgHeight, "defaultResolution.h")
    cmds.connectControl(DPI, "defaultResolution.dpi")
    cmds.showWindow(RenderWindow)

def DPI():
    cmds.setAttr("defaultResolution.dpi")

def SunNSkyMenu():
    if cmds.window("SunWindow", exists=1):
        cmds.deleteUI("SunWindow", window=1)
    cmds.window("SunWindow", title="Sun And Sky Options")
    cmds.frameLayout(label='Sun And Sky', borderStyle='in' )
    Mult=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Light Intensity',pre=3, field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=2.5, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=10.0, value=0 )  #controls intensity of sun
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at='mia_physicalsky1.ground_color')
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at='mia_physicalsky1.night_color')
    Haze=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Haze', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=10.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=30.0, value=0 )  #controls intensity of haze
    RBShift=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Red/Blue Shift', field=True, minValue=-1.0, maxValue=1.0, fieldMinValue=-10.0, fieldMaxValue=10.0, value=0 )  #controls light shift from red to blue
    SunSat=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Saturation', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=10.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=1000.0, value=1 )  #controls sun saturation
    HorizH=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Horizon Height', field=True, minValue=-2.0, maxValue=2.0, fieldMinValue=-2.0, fieldMaxValue=2.0, value=0 )  #controls height of horizon
    HorizB=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Horizon Blur', field=True, minValue=-2.0, maxValue=2.0, fieldMinValue=-2.0, fieldMaxValue=2.0, value=0 )  #controls horizon blur
    SunIn=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Sun Intensity',pre=3, field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=5.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=10.0, value=0 )  #controls sun shape intensity
    SunSi=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Sun Size', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=20.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=1000.0, value=0 )  #controls horizon height
    SunGl=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Sun Glow', field=True, minValue=-5.0, maxValue=5.0, fieldMinValue=-100.0, fieldMaxValue=100.0, value=0 )  #controls horizon height
    cmds.connectControl(Haze, "mia_physicalsky1.haze")
    cmds.connectControl(RBShift, "mia_physicalsky1.redblueshift")
    cmds.connectControl(SunSat, "mia_physicalsky1.saturation")
    cmds.connectControl(HorizH, "mia_physicalsky1.horizon_height")
    cmds.connectControl(HorizB, "mia_physicalsky1.horizon_blur")
    cmds.connectControl(SunIn, "mia_physicalsky1.sun_disk_intensity")
    cmds.connectControl(SunSi, "mia_physicalsky1.sun_disk_scale")
    cmds.connectControl(SunGl, "mia_physicalsky1.sun_glow_intensity")
    cmds.connectControl(Mult, "mia_physicalsky1.multiplier")
    cmds.showWindow("SunWindow")

def AOon():
    cmds.setAttr(

def IBLImport():
    mel.eval('AEfilenameBrowser "AEassignFilenameCB  mentalrayIblShape1.texture";')

def invertOff():
    cmds.setAttr('mentalrayIblShape1.invert', 0)

def invertOn():
    cmds.setAttr('mentalrayIblShape1.invert', 1)

def alphaLumOn():
    cmds.setAttr('mentalrayIblShape1.alphaIsLuminance', 1)

def alphaLumOff():
    cmds.setAttr('mentalrayIblShape1.alphaIsLuminance', 0)

def IBLVisOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.primaryVisibility", 1)

def IBLVisOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.primaryVisibility", 0)

def IBLEnvOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInEnvironment", 1)

def IBLEnvOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInEnvironment", 0)

def IBLSecReflOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInReflections", 1)

def IBLSecReflOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInReflections", 0)

def IBLRefrOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInRefractions", 1)

def IBLRefrOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInRefractions", 0)

def IBLFGOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInFinalGather", 1)

def IBLFGOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.visibleInFinalGather", 0)

def IBLEvoOptOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideEnvColorFx", 1)

def IBLEvoOptOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideEnvColorFx", 0)

def IBLInvEvoOn():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.envInvert", 1)

def IBLInvEvoOff():
    cmds.setAttr ("mentalrayIblShape1.envInvert", 0)

def IBLMenu():
    if cmds.window("IBLWindow", exists=1):
        cmds.deleteUI("IBLWindow", window=1)
 
   
    cmds.window("IBLWindow", title="Image Based Options") #creates sub windows
    cmds.scrollLayout( 'scrollLayout' )
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Image Based Lighting', borderStyle='out' )
    cmds.frameLayout( label='General', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.button(label='Import File', command="IBLImport()")
    IBLExpos=cmds.floatSliderGrp( label='Exposure', field=True, minValue=-10.0, maxValue=10.0, fieldMinValue=-10.0, fieldMaxValue=10.0, value=0 )  #controls exposure
    IBLAlpha=cmds.floatSliderGrp(pre=3, label='Alpha', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=1.0, fieldMinValue=-0.0, fieldMaxValue=1.0, value=.5 )  #controls alpha
    cmds.connectControl(IBLExpos, "mentalrayIblShape1.hardwareExposure")
    cmds.connectControl(IBLAlpha, "mentalrayIblShape1.hardwareAlpha")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at='mentalrayIblShape1.colorGain')
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at='mentalrayIblShape1.colorOffset')
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Invert',v1=0, onc="invertOn()", ofc="invertOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Alpha Luminance',v1=0, onc="alphaLumOn()", ofc="alphaLumOff()")
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Render Stats', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Visibility',v1=1, onc="IBLVisOn()", ofc="IBLVisOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Visible As Evnironment',v1=1, onc="IBLEnvOn()", ofc="IBLEnvOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Visible Secondary Reflections',v1=1, onc="IBLSecReflOn()", ofc="IBLSecReflOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Visible In Refractions',v1=1, onc="IBLRefrOn()", ofc="IBLRefrOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Visible In Final Gather',v1=1, onc="IBLFGOn()", ofc="IBLFGOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Adjust Environment Color',v1=0, onc="IBLEvoOptOn()", ofc="IBLEvoOptOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Invert',v1=0, onc="IBLInvEvoOn()", ofc="IBLInvEvoOff()")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.envColorGain")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.envColorOffset")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Adjust Final Gather Color',v1=0, onc="IBLFGColOn()", ofc="IBLFGColOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Invert',v1=0, onc="IBLFGColInvOn()", ofc="IBLFGColInvOff()")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.fgColorGain")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.fgColorOffset")
    IBLFGFilter=cmds.floatSliderGrp(pre=3, label='Filter Size', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=1.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=5.0, value=0.005 )
    cmds.connectControl(IBLFGFilter, "mentalrayIblShape1.fgFilterSize")
    cmds.frameLayout( label='Light Emission', borderStyle='in' )
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Emit Light',v1=0, onc="IBLEmitOn()", ofc="IBLEmitOff()")
    IBLEmitFocVar=cmds.floatSliderGrp(pre=3, label='Vary Light Focus', field=True, minValue=0.0, maxValue=1.0, fieldMinValue=0.0, fieldMaxValue=5.0, value=0.800 )
    cmds.connectControl(IBLEmitFocVar, "mentalrayIblShape1.jitter")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Disable Back Lighting',v1=1, onc="IBLskipBackOn()", ofc="IBLskipBackOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Emit Diffuse',v1=1, onc="IBLemitDiffuseOn()", ofc="IBLemitDiffuseOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Emit Specular',v1=1, onc="IBLemitSpecularOn()", ofc="IBLemitSpecularOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Ray Trace Shadows',v1=1, onc="IBLuseRayTraceShadowsOn()", ofc="IBLuseRayTraceShadowsOff()")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.shadowColor")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Adjust Light',v1=0, onc="IBLAdjLightColOn()", ofc="IBLAdjLightColOff()")
    cmds.checkBoxGrp( numberOfCheckBoxes=1, label='Invert',v1=0, onc="IBLAdjLightINVOn()", ofc="IBLAdjLightINVOff()")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.lightColorGain")
    cmds.attrColorSliderGrp( at="mentalrayIblShape1.lightColorOffset")
    cmds.showWindow("IBLWindow")

def IBLAdjLightINVOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.lightInvert", 1)
def IBLAdjLightINVOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.lightInvert", 0)
def IBLAdjLightColOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideLightColorFx", 1)
def IBLAdjLightColOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideLightColorFx", 0)
def IBLskipBackOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.skipBack", 1)
def IBLskipBackOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.skipBack", 0)
def IBLemitDiffuseOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitDiffuse", 1)
def IBLemitDiffuseOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitDiffuse", 0)
def IBLemitSpecularOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitSpecular", 1)
def IBLemitSpecularOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitSpecular", 0)
def IBLuseRayTraceShadowsOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.useRayTraceShadows", 1)
def IBLuseRayTraceShadowsOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.useRayTraceShadows", 0)

def IBLEmitOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitLight", 1)
def IBLEmitOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.emitLight", 0)
def IBLFGColOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideFgColorFx", 1)
def IBLFGColOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.overrideFgColorFx", 0)
def IBLFGColInvOn():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.fgInvert", 1)
def IBLFGColInvOff():
    cmds.setAttr("mentalrayIblShape1.fgInvert", 0)

def SunSkyOn():
    mel.eval("miCreateSunSky;")
def SunSkyOff():
    mel.eval("miDeleteSunSky; refreshAE; miUpdateSunSky;")
    if cmds.window("SunWindow", exists=1):
        cmds.deleteUI("SunWindow", window=1)    #creates and deletes Physical Sun N Sky
def IBon():
    mel.eval("miCreateIbl;")
def IBoff():
    mel.eval("miDeleteIbl; refreshAE; miUpdateIbl;")
    if cmds.window("IBLWindow", exists=1):
        cmds.deleteUI("IBLWindow", window=1)       #creates and deletes Image Based Lighting
def FGon():
    cmds.setAttr ("miDefaultOptions.finalGather", 1)
def FGoff():
    cmds.setAttr ("miDefaultOptions.finalGather", 0)    #turns Final Gather on and off
def GIon():
    cmds.setAttr ("miDefaultOptions.globalIllum", 1)
def GIoff():
    cmds.setAttr ("miDefaultOptions.globalIllum", 0)    #turns Global Illumination on and off
def IRon():
    mel.eval('setAttr -type "string" miDefaultOptions.stringOptions[14].value "true";')
def IRoff():
    mel.eval('setAttr -type "string" miDefaultOptions.stringOptions[14].value "false";')
def IPon():
    mel.eval('setAttr -type "string" miDefaultOptions.stringOptions[3].value "true";')
def IPoff():
    mel.eval('setAttr -type "string" miDefaultOptions.stringOptions[3].value "false";')
def RenderCam1():
    mel.eval('renderWindowRenderCamera render renderView camera1;')

Caliban

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