Category Archives: Tutorials

Octane 4 ~ How To Use AI Denoiser to Speed up Your Renders

I am so impressed with Octane 4.0 and the new Denoiser feature. I was able to render this Alien animation in the Octane 4.0 Standalone version at less than 30 seconds per frame at a frame size of 1280 x 720. GPU rendering ROCKS!!!

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Zbrush on iPad Pro, Tablet Pro & Duet

In this video I demonstrate how you can use Zbrush on the iPad Pro, with Tablet Pro and Duet Display to achieve the common commands that require Keyboard shortcuts like Shift, Ctrl.. etc ~

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Zbrush 4R8 on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil

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.

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Boda modeled with Oculus Medium

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.

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Procreate Drawing on iPad Pro + Apple Pencil

Video showing my drawing workflow – Robo Wildlife Ranger series – concept design, drawing and painting – protecting the endangered wildlife, tracking, sniffing for poachers

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2017 Warm up Sculpt ~ Zbrush 4R7

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 

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Concept Art using VR ~ Art Direction, Floreo VR Autism App

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.

Sculpting in VR using Oculus Rift and Quill ~ Art Direction, Floreo VR Autism App

My Art Journey in the Diaspora ~ I have been waiting with great anticipation for Quill and the Oculus ~ all I can say is that the way I do art will never ever be the same again, VR has changed that forever ~ imagine an unlimited canvas in all directions, coupled with the sound a pencil or a brush makes when you are drawing or painting ~ now I know what my lunch breaks are going to be like ~ my first creation today was a wire car, just like the ones we used to make in Uganda ~ but this time done in VR… I am going to be recording videos from my creation sessions ~ you have to see it to believe  ~ thank you Oculus people… like we say in Uganda, “Nze I fear you” hehehehe 

Sculpting in VR on the Oculus Rift video