This is a quick sketch I drew during my lunch break, away from rendering scenes for the Nkoza and Nankya TV series. I find it rather therapeutic to draw, helps me clear my mind, especially when software is refusing to work the way it should [...]
Citroen Concept Texturing, Lighting and Rendering ~ I setup this composition in Maya ~ the lighting and texturing was also done in Maya. The Vehicle Model was provided by the 3D Artist Magazine Team. Final Render Below are some steps I took in the lighting [...]
I am working on this Boda Boda concept model, imagining a time when Uganda will have safer means of transportation, and offer more comfort to Boda Boda riders and Passengers. Check out the progress so far. Initial Sketch ~ just a quick drawing to get [...]
This is my quick highlight of the “Make Collide” feature that was added to Autodesk Maya 2014. This makes collision of paint effects with any model much easier. In this particular demo, I tested grass colliding with an animated character of a limping soldier’s leg [...]
So I have been tinkering with this home made head mounted camera rig, that I have been using to capture the Facial Performance for the Characters both in the Galiwango film (http://www.galiwango.com/) and the Nkoza and Nankya TV series (http://www.nkozaandnankya.com/episode-1-nkoza-nankya ) I wasn’t too happy [...]
This is a quick time lapse video showing how I created this 3D Concept Sculpt using Dynamesh in Zbrush 4R5. I have always enjoyed modeling in previous versions of zbrush, but I must say that this recent update has really made the process even more exciting. [...]
This is a recent, Rapid turn around, 3D cinematic I created for Mixamo Inc (www.mixamo.com), a Motion Capture Studio based in San Francisco, and Autodesk (http://usa.autodesk.com). The workflow includes use of the Autodesk animation Store, which is built into 3DS Max 2013, and motion builder. [...]
VIDEO ~ Autodesk Sneak Preview Release: In this video Solomon Jagwe shows the new 3ds Max 2013 enhancements to Hair & Fur from the customer’s perspective and how he’s been able to apply it to recent work completed for a Mountain Gorilla Conservation Film. MACHINE [...]
Autodesk Sneak Preview Release: This video shows current research related to the Nitrous accelerated graphics core. The goal is to shorten the iteration process and allow art directors and animators to crank out quick but nice looking animation previews with soft shadows, depth of field, [...]
Here is a tip on saving time when rendering 3D scenes for animation. What I usually do is to render my scene with as few lights as possible, limiting to 1 key light and one fill light, this cuts back on the amount of raytracing [...]
Oil and Acrylic Paintings: Portraits, landscapes, architecture. Character Design, Environment design, vehicle design, Story Boarding, concept visualization, Matte painting, comic book art, children’s book illustrations.
3D modeling, Texturing, Rigging and Animation. Product visualization. Architectural Visualization in form of virtual tours. 3D Content for Animated Commercials, and live action integration
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Video ~ Check out this behind the scenes making of the Galiwango film. This was from a session I did with the Mixamo team in San Francisco. I had a wonderful time, and the Mocap team led by Nateon, was awesome and extremely helpful. Thanks Guys!!
A photo Essay of my visit to Ngamba Island, a Sanctuary for Chimpanzes rescued from Poachers and Bushmeat dealers. Click the photo to read the article and view some photos of this beautiful Island gateaway.
