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Models In Motion: Babylon 5 The Lost Tales

2010-09-12T20:11:10Z

Check out the ships I built for Babylon 5: The Lost Tales, a few years back. All together they were, the new Starfury Fighters, the classic opening Skylark, EA Transport, Centauri Fighters, Centauri transport, and the large Centauri battlecruisers (Vorchan). I modeled the 3D geometry within Lightwave, and the textures were painted using Photoshop. The animation was done by Atmosphere VFX.

For a look at some Still 3D renders go to the Gallery

Models In Motion: Iron Man Mark III Suit

2010-09-11T23:02:34Z

Here's a look at the Iron Man Mark III suit I modeled and textured as a test early on for the first Iron Man Movie. It was all modeled and textured in Modo. The animation was done in Lightwave by the Zoic animators. I had 2 weeks total to get this all done and in the animators hands for the test shots. Once again, Modo in my toolbox saved the day.

For a Look at some still test render images, head on over to the Gallery

3D Desktop Manager BumpTop, Aquired by Google

2010-05-02T21:07:35Z

BumpTop uses new multi-touch gestures that go beyond the typical pan-and-zoom to manage your Desktop in 3D.

Models In Motion: Stargate Atlantis

2010-02-24T22:45:51Z

This is a montage of stills and video of the City of Atlantis I built for the "Stargate Atlantis" series. I built the model for use from season 2 until the end of the show for the in-house FX crew. The geometry was created with Luxology's Modo. The texturing and lighting were done in Newtek's Lightwave.

The model was then distributed to other studios for use in their visual effects shots. Aside from standing in as the primary Atlantian base, this model was also used to populate the Replicator city of Azuras. I created a few extra key buildings for up close camera shots of that planet as well.

For a look at some stills, head on over to my gallery:
Stargate - Portfolio

Models in Motion: Terminator T-888

2010-02-12T20:25:49Z

A look at the T-888 model I built for "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" TV show. I used Modo to build the geometry and initial texturing. The model was then delivered to the VFX house in Lightwave format and exported to Maya for animation as well.

Final textures were also tweaked in house for their needs. I started the model using the original T-800 as reference. However, the model went thru several changes based on the concept artwork from VFX Supervisor James Lima. Animation done by other artists.

For a better look at the model, check it out in my gallery:
Portfolio - Terminator

Google updates Chrome Beta for Mac

2010-02-12T01:41:42Z

The beta version of Chrome for Mac has been updated with support for Chrome extensions. This update also brings bookmark syncing, bookmark manager, cookie manager, and task manager.

Altho it's still beta, it renders pages very snappy. See video below from the Google Chrome Blog.

Google Chrome Extensions Gallery
Google Chrome Blog

MotionX-GPS Drive for iPhone

2010-02-11T17:05:21Z

MotionX-GPS Drive is an excellent navigation app on the iPhone. If you have a 3G or 3GS iPhone, this app provides turn-by-turn directions with VOICE, for both driving and walking. The application itself is just $0.99. You get the first 30 days of Voice navigation for FREE. At which point you can opt to purchase the Voice capability for $25.00 per year, or $3.00 per month.

The application remains functional after the 30 days. However, if you spring for the Voice add-on, you also get features like audio prompts, 3D maps, auto re-routing if you miss a turn, and the ability to take traffic conditions into account when calculating routes. MotionX, integrates nicely with the ipod and phone functions, for a seamless transition between calls, audio, and GPS navigation. I've been using it for a while now both locally and traveling around the US, with great success. For the initial cost of entry, I find this to be the best bang for your buck with very accurate performance. Check out the video below for a demo.

Models in Motion: F-302

2010-02-01T01:19:15Z

Here's a look at the F-302 Fighter I modeled and textured to be used in Stargate Atlantis season 2 and beyond, as well as the last few seasons of Stargate SG-1.

Luxology's Modo was used for the geometry and texturing. The animation was done by co-workers of the inhouse VFX crew.

There are a few still renders in my gallery:
Stargate - Portfolio

Star Trek Calendar Images

2010-01-31T18:17:57Z

Starting from the year 2004 to 2009, I had the opportunity to contribute a total of 6 CG images to the Star Trek: Ships of the Line Calendar series. These were all created using Newtek's 3d software: Lightwave. To view all 6 images, follow the link below.

Ships of the Line - Portfolio

CG Modo Burgers

2010-01-18T02:33:42Z

CG Modo Burgers from Jose Perez on Vimeo.

Working with Luxology's Modo is not only fun, but fast and efficient too. Take these burgers for instance.