Duncan's Craaazy Blog

MINECRAFT IS AWESOME

2010-08-18T18:16:00.002+01:00

]Im playing too much minecraft

Circus wagon WiP

2010-02-11T17:11:00.000Z

Final glock model

2010-02-08T22:09:00.002Z

Glock model (without mag)

2010-01-28T19:14:00.000Z

textire wip

2010-01-28T16:37:00.000Z

Glock update

2010-01-26T15:24:00.002Z

Finaly mapped it

Another

2010-01-13T16:30:00.002Z

Lo poly plant

2010-01-07T14:18:00.002Z

Something I've been working on (while putting off UV mapping the Glock)

Update

2009-12-13T17:52:00.002Z

Think i've pretty much finished the basic maya model. now to put it in zbrush.

Update

2009-12-12T17:40:00.002Z

I've built most of ther hand grip and trigger cover now

WiP Glock 23

2009-12-09T18:05:00.003Z

I've decided to try my hand at modeling a weapon- something that can be pretty important in games!

I chose a Glock 23 as a starter

I've alomost completed the slide

2009-07-18T14:51:00.000+01:00

2009-07-17T17:02:00.001+01:00

texture wip

2009-07-15T13:40:00.001+01:00

WIP

2009-07-09T15:46:00.002+01:00

mapped now

WIP

2009-07-06T17:02:00.001+01:00

something im working on for wulfmod (http://www.wulfmod.com/)

Website

2009-06-29T23:59:00.000+01:00

My website/portfolio is up and running check it out at http://www.lividcoffee.co.uk

Grad show and final screens

2009-06-01T01:35:00.005+01:00

Hades is showing all this week at the newport grad show, in H2. Go here for more information!

Here are a few screenshots of the final build, there are more screenshots on the website at www.hadesthegame.co.uk

Hurray

2009-05-05T18:53:00.001+01:00

Hades is handed in! There are still a few things I want to get done on it for the crit thought, such as some of the things which have been so far cut out. And maybe custom UI screens!

Cerberus

2009-05-04T19:50:00.003+01:00

This is a model John did for the caves of cerberus based on my original designs, I then added these particle effects in the engine.

Kismet for hades

2009-05-04T18:00:00.004+01:00

This is a shot of the current kismet sequences used for Hades, I am aware of how horribly messy it is but when I'm learning something I tend not to worry too much about the layout :P then when it works I dont want to touch it for fear of breaking it!

Cave

2009-05-04T04:19:00.002+01:00

This is the cave where you will find the golden stick which is needed in order to cross the bridge.

A bridge!

2009-05-04T03:18:00.004+01:00

after some thought we decided it would solve more problems (and also be pretty cool) to have a bridge across the river which Charon guards. The story we have devised is that the traditional boat has been replaced with a more modern way of crossing. the old docks and boat can be seen wrecked on the shore of the river.

and here is a picture!I wanted it to be an imposing and terrifying experiance to cross over the waterfalls and I fell this bridge represents that feeling. I based the designs on drawbridges from castles.

I built the bridge was built out of sections:

waterfalls

2009-04-27T21:45:00.002+01:00

Shipwreck's on the beach!

2009-04-25T19:31:00.001+01:00

Uving shipwreck, funky disco colurs ahoy!

2009-04-24T15:10:00.001+01:00

And this is the forest as it looks right now

2009-04-21T02:23:00.002+01:00

I'm not sure about the lightness. I've been told it's too dark on some screens, but on other screens anything lighter looks wrong :(

and the beacon lit

2009-04-21T02:13:00.001+01:00

WiP of the beach

2009-04-21T02:08:00.001+01:00

And my beacon tower in action. Imagine strong howling winds!

Update

2009-04-15T17:08:00.003+01:00

Working on the beacon tower for the beach right now, take a peek!

Other models:

(this last model was made by john and I textured it)

Update

2009-04-09T17:05:00.002+01:00

This is a screenshot of the current build:

To achieve the cliffs around the forest, I made a model of a chuck of rock and layered them around the edges of the cliffs, the dark lighting on the level meant I didn't need to build them up all the way, just enough to give an impression that the rock carries on much further.

I also made a snowy version of these rocks for the soul tree area:

Almost crunch time!

2009-03-31T20:51:00.003+01:00

There's roughly 4 weeks remaining to finish the project, our first zone is almost ready. I will stick up a screenshot soon.

Models in the pipeline!

2009-02-02T19:04:00.003Z

For the dead trees around the forest I created one main model:

But with rotatio and resize, the same model could be used to create smaller branches and thus larger dead trees:

I made smaller models to scatter around as foliage:

(it's a fern)

see!

The soultree I built in 2 sections, the trunk, and the canopy. The canopy was designed not to really be seen, except in silhouette.

For the steps up too the soul tree I made a small mesh that was easily repeatable:

Games Jam

2009-02-01T20:51:00.002Z

Took part in Global Games Jam this weekend, 48 hours of intense games design.

And we came up with this addictive little game:
http://globalgamejam.org/games/buminabin

Give it a go!

tree model textured

2009-01-28T19:20:00.003Z

tree model

2009-01-23T18:37:00.002Z

small tree

2009-01-10T22:58:00.002Z

rocks

2009-01-10T22:58:00.001Z

Undergrowth

2009-01-10T22:57:00.000Z

The golden twig

2009-01-10T22:55:00.000Z

Forest scene

2009-01-07T02:33:00.000Z

Undergrowth

2009-01-06T16:53:00.001Z

fallen tree 2

2009-01-05T20:36:00.001Z

tree stump

2009-01-05T20:13:00.001Z

fallen tree

2009-01-05T19:44:00.000Z

tree

2009-01-05T18:23:00.002Z

sky concept

2008-12-08T23:41:00.001Z

Something silly...

2008-11-12T02:11:00.005Z

Gold boat concept

2008-11-09T23:55:00.002Z

I modified an earlier painting to work with a current puzzle

final zone concept

2008-11-09T00:55:00.001Z

Beacon tower concept

2008-11-07T00:22:00.001Z

mk 2

2008-11-06T01:59:00.003Z

forest concept

2008-11-06T01:12:00.000Z

treeboard mk 2

2008-11-06T01:11:00.001Z

tree mood board

2008-11-03T23:43:00.004Z

trees collage

2008-10-26T14:10:00.000Z

2008-10-24T23:36:00.000+01:00

Ghost texture setup

2008-10-23T19:29:00.004+01:00

Been playing with ideas of how to make models look ghostly in unreal 3, it's a bear model standing infront of a tree model

2008-10-20T22:38:00.000+01:00

landscape concept

2008-10-19T15:19:00.002+01:00

Settlement concept

2008-10-16T14:54:00.002+01:00

Cerberus concept

2008-10-07T01:25:00.003+01:00

Wreck concept

2008-10-06T17:27:00.003+01:00

Dock concept

2008-10-06T15:35:00.005+01:00

Update

2008-09-30T16:36:00.001+01:00

Pitched my project today and got some interesting feedback suggesting that I take the project away from a literal interpretation of the text and pursue a more unique approach, while still keeping to the essence of the text. I guess the pitch went well because I now have two new people in on board, Bill and John.

Marshland concept

2008-09-29T22:00:00.004+01:00

Marshland

2008-09-29T21:10:00.002+01:00

2008-09-29T17:54:00.001+01:00

Title: Hades(working title)

Genre: Puzzle, exploration, searching

Platform: PC

Demographic: Fans of greek and Roman mythology or open exploration.

Reference: The Aeneid, Elder scrolls, Swanquake, Grim Fandango.

Key Features: Free roaming exploration, true to the source.

Description: The player must explore and discover ways to overcome obstacles in order to search the underworld for his two sons and rescue them.

Aim: To explore the underworld, find and rescue your two sons, and find a way out.

Engine: Unreal Tournament 3 engine.

Asset production: Maya with actorX and photoshop.

Mood board.

2008-09-29T17:43:00.002+01:00

Mood and reference board - Image collage.

Forest sketches

2008-09-29T17:37:00.002+01:00

Puzzle idea

2008-09-29T15:35:00.002+01:00

Map

2008-09-29T02:03:00.000+01:00

Map based on the descriptions from the Aeneid.

2008-09-29T01:58:00.000+01:00

In the midst, there spreads out its branches, its arms full of years,
A vast shadowy elm, where throng, so they say,
Unmeaning Dream, and cling beneath every leaf.

treeees

2008-09-29T01:51:00.000+01:00

2008-09-29T01:48:00.001+01:00

2008-09-29T01:42:00.000+01:00

Here is the land great Cerberus makes to resound,
Three throats all barking at once, as he crouches there,
A creature monstrous in size, in a cavern before them.

2008-09-29T01:21:00.000+01:00

Quick coloured sketch. will try other colours

Second version

2008-09-29T00:37:00.001+01:00

Fiddled with it a bit, think this looks more correct.

Cerberus design

2008-09-28T18:00:00.000+01:00

This is a piece of art I created for my design of Cerberus. Clearly needs touching up.

Back I am to Uni again.

2008-09-25T19:25:00.001+01:00

Yes, after a long summer of doing very little, I am back to the land of pizza and bad sleeping routines, oh and work too ;)
I am trying to get into my latest project so expect work up here soonish.

Hello

2008-09-25T18:51:00.000+01:00

Welcome to my Blog.