Journal #08

Following up on ā€œthe robotā€ project, we hashed out some ideas for character concepts, or background characters to fill out the scene. A few of the designs were homages to classic robots in entertainment. Nothing exactly mind you, just similar enough to catch someoneā€™s attention. Mike really loves his parodies and asked me to work on a model that pokes fun at the Android mascot for Android phones. I made one thatā€™s pretty much 1:1 except for the eyes. To avoid legal issues, I made it cyclopic.

ZBrush has been a massive time saver when it comes to modeling, though I still tend to fall back on programs like Blender when it comes to hard edges. Zbrush really excels at creating organic shapes very quickly and efficiently, but Iā€™m finding some difficulty when it comes to hard surfacing. I suppose thatā€™ll come with time as I learn to use the program, and I certainly intend to continue with it once my internship is up.