Art journey in the Diaspora ~ This morning I took the Perception Neuron Motion capture suit for a test drive at work ~ soooo impressed by the results. A warning to all those planning on getting one, make sure you purchase a Battery pack because it doesn’t come with one, and be prepared to pay some customs dues because it ships from Hong Kong. I am still doing more tests and ironing out some calibration issues ~ the Anti-Magnetic case is also a must have ~ I recorded the un-boxing video, so I will share that on my youtube channel ~ more to come
A new Chapter – First day at my new job as the Art Director of a Virtual Reality Studio, Floreo – so Grateful to God for opening this new door. I am excited to learn new things. Today I created my first 3d character using the Vive. It is insane!! I was able to walk around the character as I added detail – the sculptor in me was screaming.. woooohoooo! More to come
Tutorial Showing How to Create and Render Volumetric Fog using the Octane 3.0 Plugin for 3DS Max, GPU Render Engine ~ Demonstrating it using the City Environment from my Children’s animated TV series, The Adventures of Nkoza and Nankya ~ http://www.nkozaandnankya.com ~ Check out our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ASeedForNkozaAndNankyaTVSeries
Volumetric rendering: OctaneRender 3 supports the ability to render particulate matter such as clouds, smoke, fog, and fire with varying densities and introduces a unique native primitive type for incredibly detailed micro-surface displacement volumes and surfaces required to render photorealistic natural and organic materials. Dreamworks’ OpenVDB is also supported for direct in-camera rendering of particle simulations.
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Wakayima in his Old Age, ancient Ugandan folk tale, oral tradition – I was imagining an older version of wakayima, a throw back to our very own “Once upon a time….” ~ I grew up listening to the folk tale of Wakayima and Wango, I keep replaying those stories in my mind and image what the characters would look like in their old age.
The shape of the character was inspired by a photo of a ripe banana I took one morning while having breakfast with my 2 kids. Below are the drawing and painting stages.
Here is another of my vehicle concept designs for my portfolio ~ I had in mind a sturdy self propelled motor bike, with interchangeable riders, and streamlined profile for less drag ~ featuring one mount tubeless tires, for both rough and smooth terrain. I will be creating a 3D model as well.
I am doing a series of vehicle concept designs for my portfolio ~ this particular one is a code named “Vika” hybrid helicopter plane for vertical take off and horizontal flight. Next will be a 3D model and animation.
Nature Painting ~ I completed this Rhino Landscape Painting on Canvas ~ 24″x36″ ~ It’s always a joy to create something to add warmth to a Client’s living space ~ and to remind us what beauty we have been blessed with in Nature ~ Rhinos are worth saving.
Below is the painting process I went through
Specializing in Art and Visual Technology | 3D Modeling, Character & Vehicle Animation, Oil & Acrylic Painting, Concept Art and Illustration
