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Polar bear head.
Created using Maya, textured in Photoshop, fur created with a demo of Shave and a Haircut.

  • thumbnail of polar bear skull image
  • thumbnail of untextured polar bear image
  • thumbnail of polar bear wireframe image
  • thumbnail of furless polar bear image
  • thumbnail of final polar bear image image

High resolution version available here

Roman Emperor Hadrian
Recreation of a bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian photographed at the National Archaeological Museum in Napoli. Created using 3ds Max and detailed using Mudbox.

  • thumbnail of early head mesh
  • thumbnail of early head mesh
  • thumbnail of early head mesh
  • test with mudbox 3d

High resolution version available here

Roman bust (Brutus)
Recreation of a bust of a member of the brutii family or an individual named Brutus photographed at the National Archaeological Museum in Napoli. Modelled entirely in Maya.

  • thumbnail of early head mesh
  • thumbnail of early head mesh
  • thumbnail of current modelling stage
  • thumbnail of current modelling stage

High resolution version available here

Generic head mesh
Experimentation - Free sculpting of a head in Mudbox from a sphere and without anatomical or picture reference material. Imported into maya to correct the facial edgeloops and then imported back into Mudbox to add fine detail and varied characters. Examples show resculpted heads and different hairstyles.

  • Base mesh after mudbox experiment.
  • basic mesh correction.
  • basic smoothed mesh with no detail yet.
  • teddy boy hairdo - quick sketch.
  • balding hairdo - quick sketch.
  • 19th century style hairdo - quick sketch.
  • smiling old man - quick sketch.
  • asian man - quick sketch.
  • african man - quick sketch.

High resolution version available here

First Samurai game character re-imaging
Modern redesigning of the main character in the old video game 'First Samurai'. Modelled in Maya and hand painted in Photoshop.

  • thumbnail of final samurai wireframe image
  • thumbnail of final samurai smoothshaded image
  • thumbnail of final samurai texture map image
  • thumbnail of final samurai dragon texture map image
  • thumbnail of final samurai render image

High resolution version available here

Realistic Cello model
Model of a realistic looking cello. Modelled in Maya and textured in Photoshop.
Choice: Cello

  • thumbnail of cello wireframe image
  • thumbnail of cello smoothshaded image
  • thumbnail of rendered cello image
  • thumbnail of rendered cello image
  • thumbnail of composite rendered image

High resolution version available here

May/June 2006 Simplymaya animation competition - WINNER.
Create an animation cycle AND/OR an animation sequence. Created a punch sequence in Maya using the lowman 1.2 rig. Below are three different viewpoints.


Futuristic City Scene
Creation of a futuristic city scene using a combination of 3D modelling, render layers and matte painting.

  • Futuristic City Scene

Matchmoving experiments
Subject: Learn about matchmoving (PFHoe) and using the data within Maya.

  • Basic matchmove of a desk with additional 3D objects added.
  • Basic matchmove in a garden with additional 3D obects added.

HDR Image experiments
Creation of HDR images to use in a 3D environment. HDRShop and Photoshop used and example renders were created in Maya.

  • HDR test.
  • HDR test.
Download bathroom hdr here
Download bedroom hdr here

Dynamics experiments
Subject: Learn about dynamics and effects in Maya

Below are various test movies using particles, fluids and other effects. Some are tutorials and some are self made.

  • tutorial using particles, emitters and fields.
  • Basic test with the ocean shader.
  • Test on creating a blastoff scene.
  • test at creating a fire.
  • test at creating a wake from the back of an object.

Lighting experiment
Model of a bathroom showing lighting tests (Global Illumination + Mental Ray)

  • Lighting test.
  • Lighting test.
  • Lighting test.

Panoramic movie
Subject: Take a series of photos and use them to create a panoramic view of a location.

This was taken in the botannical gardens in sheffield. All the photos were first touched up in photoshop, then stitched together using VRWorx and finally the panoramic movie was created.

  • Panorama view of the botannical gardens in sheffield.