So grateful to be part of this team of VR (Virtual Reality) Pioneers in the Autism Therapy space ~ Look Maama, I am in the news!! lol!! The VR Gaming Studio, Floreo, where I work as an Art Director, has secured $2.1 Million in Funding and a $1.7 Million NIH grant ~ When I joined it was just 4 people, we are on the cutting edge of harnessing Virtual Reality as a solution to help Children on the Autism spectrum develop much needed social skills. I get to create 3D content and animation that actually makes a difference!! Thanks so much to our CEO and Founder Vijay Ravindran for this tireless knocking on doors. Never give up friends!! I am learning a lot on this journey.
Super Excited!! I am finally able to use Zbrush on my iPad Pro, and sculpt with my Apple Pencil ~ this is a great alternative to those who can’t afford the high end Wacom tablets. The responsiveness is awesome. I tested both on my PC and a MAC, and in both cases Zbrush worked just fine. On the MAC there was some slight lag. Overall the experience has been great.
WOW, where does the time go?? Today I am celebrating 1 Year as the Art Director of Floreo, a VR (Virtual Reality) Gaming studio. I have learned so much in the last year, and I am so grateful to Vijay Ravindran, the CEO and Founder of Floreo, for taking a chance on me. I have experience creating content for PC games ( https://www.sowl.com/2013/02/video-games ), But I had never worked in VR before, and didn’t know much about Autism in Children ~ Meeting Vijay, opened my eyes and I saw first hand how a vision can impact the lives of children. We are creating VR gaming content to help children with Autism to develop social skills as they interact with a challenging and rapidly evolving world. I am grateful for the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of this budding VR industry and to make a change in people’s lives using Art and Technology. Here is to more years of making a difference in the world and a special thanks to our mighty little team, as Vijay calls us.
I modeled this concept boda boda bike during a brain break at work ~ I modeled it in VR (Virtual Reality) using Oculus Medium on the Oculus Rift ~ I call this one “Buggy Boda Boda” ~ Textured and Rendered with 3D coat.
Below is the video showing the modeling workflow in Medium.
Video showing my drawing workflow – Robo Wildlife Ranger series – concept design, drawing and painting – protecting the endangered wildlife, tracking, sniffing for poachers
This is my first 3d sculpt in 2017, I am enjoying sculpting in VR using Oculus Medium, but I still go back to Zbrush, my favorite 3D modeling program ~ I love the wealth of brushes in Zbrush, and love the Forward history saving and playback. Here is to a more productive 2017 ~ Don’t forget to Subscribe to My Youtube Channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/SolomonJagwe ~ Visit and like my facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/Art.of.Solomon.W.Jagwe
The Human Element – Poacher and trap blight – I created this Gorilla concept painting while pondering what a blight we the human race have been to planet earth. Can you imagine what the earth would look like without our irresponsibility, greed and carelessness.. we need to conserve the wildlife for future generations…. at the rate we are going, I see a future where even animals will be wearing prosthetic limbs.. it’s really sad to see photos of wildlife trying to cope with missing limbs due to Poacher traps…
Art Journey in the Diaspora ~ Talk about Serendipity – the first Boss who introduced me to computer graphics was an Indian gentleman called Alnoor, a tech visionary, he changed my life when he taught me Photoshop & Corel Draw at the end of the day, each day after we returned to his office all sweaty and dusty, near Uganda House, off of Kampala road, in Uganda – My new boss, at the VR gaming studio where I am working as an Art Director, happens to be a brilliant Indian innovator – he has introduced me to this new world of VR (Virtual Reality) – in both instances, it was a chance meeting, but it was also as a result of being prepared for that moment when opportunity came knocking. That’s why I take seriously every moment I sit down to create a piece of artwork. You just never know who might come knocking… opportunity favors those that are prepared.
Specializing in Art and Visual Technology | 3D Modeling, Character & Vehicle Animation, Oil & Acrylic Painting, Concept Art and Illustration
