Vanessa Cadena

Another Art Test...

2011-10-05T21:10:00.001-07:00

I had another asset but a 2d likeness of Justin Bieber is a no go for posting...haha

Freelance Stuff!!!

2011-08-01T13:57:00.001-07:00

Freelance Characters- both pieces I created the texture maps to match the style. However the geo was was a cooperative effort :).

2011-08-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

Texture Art Test

2011-05-25T23:58:00.000-07:00

Some Projects I have completed recently.....

2010-12-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

Completed a few assignments in which I cant post up for a while anyways...NDAs...

Canned design

2010-06-22T18:09:00.001-07:00

Well since the design was canned and now almost completely different. Here is the character model of a design that will not make the cut. That's all a part of the creative process tho. I only have few days to build a new one so Im off..... His cousin will be posted here as soon I the project is finished and released.... Designed by a fellow artist friend and co worker Craig Kitzmann.

2010-06-22T17:54:00.000-07:00

Dear Blog,
I have neglected you for some time now....please forgive me. I know what your thinking.... did u do something wrong and honestly... it was me not you.

V

Seriously life and working and moving and more life and other goals and stuff got in the way of me finishing personal projects. Its a huge change from being a student to working full time, but so worth the experience.

ME 3D!!!!

2009-09-16T10:55:00.000-07:00

Working on a 3d version of myself. I plan to also have a terminator twist to it if time allots. I have one play catch up with the class and two working full-time, doing freelance and a single mom. But here is my head as of now..... Will post the finished project.

Drawing on BART

2009-07-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

Seeing as I have to commute 40 minutes both way each day... I draw. It's hard. Amidst the rough ride, people ducking from your view and the same somber emotion over and over... I manage. I have another sketchbook filled with people from BART but here is the latest...

DW4 FINAL SUBMISSIONS!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

So the end of the long journey has left me satisfied that one Im capable of making a professional quality piece and that I can work thru: Crazy deadlines, being burnt out, senoritis, school an internship and my parental responsibilities. Lets not forget the mention the time I spent cleaning up, checking emails and doing other errands to work around the stress of having to much to do. I know now I can accomplish anything. I have the ability to push thru and get what needs to be done.

DW4 Update

2009-05-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

Close to the finals..... I will put all my detailed shots of her pending the submission. So far im making leaps to the finish but she has so many little things that have to be fixed first. My Alphas arent working in areas I had had planned and each render is taking over 7 minutes!!!! I could do a draft render but what im looking for is in the details.

Here is her face updated...a bit more progressed than last time.

DW4 Update

2009-05-05T09:07:00.000-07:00

Here is a screenshot of progress to the finish.... Today Im creating the base from start to finish. A funnel web over a cavernous floor with stalagmites/stalagtites ancohring the web. Should be ready within in a few day to start finishing touches on all texturing/zbrush etc.

My college career coming to an end...

2009-04-28T00:09:00.000-07:00

Last project for 129A is Dominance War 4. I hope to have this completed in the time I have left at SJSU. It would be a shame and anticlimatic if I would wane my efforts and stumble at the finish line. Any who its gonna come down to the wire....

here is the concept model and zbrush beginnings....

2009-04-17T08:49:00.001-07:00

Here is the final BFA pass for Cannery Row. I feel that he is incomplete and needs to be posed out. This will be a piece I have to continue on on my own for now enjoy.

What Im currently working on right this minute...

2009-04-16T18:58:00.001-07:00

As my schooling is coming to a close I have many things that have been updated or im working on them concurrently. Here is some portfolio pages and the up to minute turn of my cannery row concept DOC. I have the concept next to the almost finished piece. He still has to be texturted more and rigged, lit..... a ways to go!. 4 more weeks and I graduate. Yikes!

Syrenix- 3D challenge - DW4

2009-04-04T21:40:00.000-07:00

here are some super quick painting I did to convey a concept for dominance war 4. Right now they are far from finished. I think I will be blending the two together. Im not sure how far i want to take it. The finished piece will hopefully be done by Monday pending critiques and brainstorms. For a more update look at where i am.....

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8693

Rancor Final Posed

2009-03-13T11:28:00.000-07:00

Unless there anything else im missing this is rancor again final based on ACME suggestions after it was approved. Yay! I moved up a level!

Last BFA Project

2009-03-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

For my final project I will be modeling out the octoman version of Doc as seen below in a previous post and a clydesdale horse. Here is my turn around for Doc and the reference for the Horse. Both are going to be hyper realistic rigged, posed and if time permits Docs tentacles will be animated.

BFA Final sunbmission for Animal Farm

2009-03-07T00:06:00.001-08:00

Honestly this project didn't go as well as I had hoped. The plan was to have some really solid pieces and well I was disappointed with what I came out with. Each piece to me I feel needs work. especially lighting. Right now I have to put these on hold for the next project and for Dominance war. By then I hope to have these removed from using in my portfolio. I really wish I had more time for everything I'm doing.

DW4 2nd and final pass

2009-03-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

Well here is my second and final pass. Im happy with the output and submitted last night. I had some feedback on what to change like his eyes. I will do that for my portfolio/reel and soon. I think I will embrace more of the Meso American Indian over the Native American just as preference but that requires adding in adornments. The symbol is of Game Artisans and is incorporated in paint over his eye. His name is Re Pe'. Pe' being an indian word for animated. This image was rendered from Maya not zbrush.

DW4 first pass of war general bust

2009-02-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

My original idea was to go with something crazy horse esk, but with the limitations on the mesh. I have to make alterations. Ive decided on going a more zombie route which will resolve some silhoutte issues and make it more cool and fun. :D

BFA Character Concept

2009-02-19T20:40:00.000-08:00

Here is my concept for my last BFA project. He is a quick z brushed model I did to convey the idea. A animorphic male with an octopus blend. More details to come as the project heats up and the finalconcept is approved.

Phongtastic! BFA Final

2008-12-17T23:39:00.000-08:00

Well here is a piece that I still need to go in and finish. We were assigned this project with only 3 and a half weeks total to work on it. I still need to go in a change a few things on the model and the texture but overall I think it a strong first pass and I will be bringing this to finish.

Rancor Completed!

2008-12-17T22:47:00.000-08:00

Here is the completed Rancor. There is a few things id like to with him like SSS skin shaders for one and a few more tweaks here and there but basically I feel Ranny is a portfolio piece. Id would have to thank Mr Gustlin and all of his knowledge for getting me where I am today in my CG skills. Well enough of the gushy stuff and enjoy the commentary with each image....

Here is Rancornis J Poindexter. Rancor to those who fear him and Ranny to those who know him well.

Ranny found a new toy and wanted to call him George. Outraged Luke swung at him. FOOLISH!

Angry Ranny tries to eat Luke. Don't worry kids Luke jumps away. Actually the reenactment is the post below!
Ranny's hands are empty yet beautifully expressive. So expressive Jabba the Hut gives him a gift as a reward.

Ranny showing his awesome bracelet he got from his frenemy Jabba the Hut. Once Ranny found out it was a part of an elaborate setup to chain him in a pit. he be came enraged... ... and escaped.

THE END!

Rancor Animated

2008-12-10T22:21:00.000-08:00

Ahhh. Firstly I apologize to seasoned animator who may look on upon this animation and cringe. You see, simply I was assigned an animation assignment and I sadly am not an animator. I appreciate and love animation I am just not very good at it. But on the brighter side I was laughing the entire time i did this. besides the over the top acting and floaty animation, this cracks me up each time I see it. Not only was the entire class laughing, but I got the Dave's award of dropping rose pedals in a sea of butterfly kisses to the rancor. YaY! The highest Honor. I will be posting my newer renders and animation and turnarounds next week as the semster come to a close. Anyways no more rapping and more animation viewing! (if your wondering what that thing is in the corner running or gliding across its and image plane of Luke skywalker getting away from the rancor!) Enjoy!

2nd Project Final

2008-11-25T13:00:00.000-08:00

Here are my finals for the second project in BFA. Each one encompasses what i think is working, What I failed at miserably and what I would never do again. I think this project for me was a learning process. I don't consider any of these porfolio ready but the airship i will definitely keep working on the model and textures. The bird looked great in zbrush and should have stayed there.

BFA 2nd Project Update

2008-11-15T15:51:00.000-08:00

These are the WIP of the three models due this project. I basically only have th first pass of the texturing. I recieved a lot of helpful critiques on the texture and hope to push them closer to the rugged and worn lookbut adding grunge take lots of time. The biosuit is in dire need of a different texture. The falcon is in some serious need of feathers right now! Will fix!
I hope to have them completed by Friday with the turnarounds.

Rancor has Paint!

2008-11-11T10:33:00.000-08:00

First pass of the rancor textures has brought him closer to life! Yea! 2 days it took to rid of seams and get the normals and such to line up. I still have some issues with spec maps and am currently working on getting him closer to the starwars example. Ive also imcluded a texture map to show my UV and texture process.

2nd BFA Project

2008-10-31T18:59:00.000-07:00

The idea behind this next project was to incorporate the technology of Da Vinci in an atmosphere post renaissance. We were to be inspired by the stories of the black plague and create ideas and inventions from this. My basic idea was the fight or flight response to epidemics. Either you are going to try and escape or stay and protect yourself. We had to choose another time period other than the 1500's to present day and I chose Victorian for the simple fact that I love steampunk and the designs would incorporate Da Vinci's designs well. Here is the first roughed pass. I only had a week to get these up after I had a couple vis devers designs my initial ideas. I will post my final revisions after the project is complete.

First BFA Assignment

2008-10-20T09:46:00.000-07:00

Here are the props I did for BFA for the novel Water for Elephants.The designer I was supposed to emulate in 3D was Willie Real. Although I don't think I really accomplished the translation from 2D to 3D nevertheless here they are. I still have to work on dirtying up the textures and lighting. The crate needs more geo the edges to make them look ripped. Both the phone and Trombone have movable parts. If you notice the Trombone is a silhouette of an elephant i had the general idea and with the help of the Viz Dev Artist Anthony Ashton I was able to build not only the tromphant but also the wagon which sadly I couldnt finish because the file was corrupt. I have a past save that is hours back from a finished model so I can go back and try if I find the time between all the other things I have to do. I have the turnarounds posted below but these are much better resolution to see what actually involved in the models.

2008-10-19T17:52:00.000-07:00

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Rancor Concept

2008-10-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

Well now that the modeling phase of my 3D character class is done its time for the concept pose. I tried to push the pose of the rancor as far as it can go. This no doubt will be difficult to do since his anatomy is kinda weird. Anywho here it is!!! Below is a test in ZBrush of just his head.

RANCOR TIME!!!!!!

2008-09-27T23:38:00.000-07:00

In my 3D character modeling class its rancor time! At first I wasnt sure if I wanted to spend the entire semester working on him since everyone had to do the same project. I realized soon enough that this would be just as much a learning process as doing my own character. Im glad i didn't stray. This way I can focus on what is being taught and improving instead of battling differences in design or a new unforseen problem that a different character could have presented. Now that schoolism is done I can focus more on my modeling for both Maya Grandmaster Dave Gustlin's class and then any extra time BFA.

2008-09-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

This is my last Schoolism Project EEKKKKK! I still need to work on the background but hey my Teddy the Yeti I think came out well. I highly recommend anyone who needs to learn Photoshop and how to paint with the wacom to take the digital painting class with Bobby Chiu. I learned so much and now feel competent in Photoshop because of it.

DONT SHOOT! a quick lesson in vectorism. I had fun and plan to use this as a quick way to colorize some illustrations later.

2008-09-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

Another Lesson Completed. After learning how to make my own custom brushes I did this hair tutorial. YAY!

2008-09-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

Two More projects by Schoolism.

The first is just a tutorial on texturing and lighting and the second is about using the smudge tool to get painterly effects. Both very cool and fun stuff! All the concepts are designed by Bobby Chiu and you learn invaluable photoshop skills with each lesson!

Schoolism Projects

2008-08-07T11:09:00.001-07:00

Have my first schoolism project done! Well it needs some work but for the time I had this is better than i expected to do. It went slower than I had hoped. I spent most of my time trying to get photoshop and my wacom to behave the way I wanted.. Alas im awaiting a critique and hopefully through this experience i will fell confident in Photoshop.

Here is another project. Took longer than I expected again! But overall I think it came out good. Im learned so much from this class already about photoshop and workflow.

Chinatown

2008-06-21T13:52:00.000-07:00

After putting off finishing this piece well Im glad to say it's done! Seems like Im rounding up more things to do than can be every accomplished but hey that's life right? Soon to come later this summer to my blog near you...

Comic Book short story

Storyboards and maybe some vizdev for a friends film im helping produce

Work from schoolism.com

More exciting paintings and sketch that exibit awesomeness and attractiveness!!!!

Plein Aire Painting

2008-06-21T13:44:00.000-07:00

Every wednesday and sometimes on the weekend I go out to do some outdoor painting. Im posting up the ones I feel where the most successful or complete I have two in progress that I need to finish before I post.

Sketching

2008-06-21T13:27:00.000-07:00

Some evidence of my work over the summer break. Yes when I have the time to sit down and pause I soon pull out my sketchbook and draw or paint. I set a goal for at least a few pieces a month that I could show and didnt get upset if they were bad I would only try harder the next time and figure out what was preventing me from drawing well. Sometimes its just bad mojo or trying something different that you werent ready for. Anywho here they are...

Sketch in SF

2008-06-05T19:35:00.000-07:00

Had a fun day in San Francisco yesterday and even got a piece Im proud to display. This piece is in Fisherman's Wharf on the pier done in watercolor. I have an inkwash WIP of the chinatown alley which I hope to complete today and post very soon. Going on a sketching day with Barron Storey and I hope to get at least something good that I can post with pride.

Emanon Zbrushed

2008-05-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

Well Yes it's Emanon again in her zbrush form. I had lot of fun learning and using zbrush. She still needs more work, but I am happy with the results as of now. I plan on finishing her completely so I can put her in my portfolio. Thanks Dave Gustlin for showing me the rabbit path in zbrush!!!!

Here is a link to zbrush central where the complete set of images are!

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=59558&highlight=emanon

Crew of You Assignment

2008-03-22T10:46:00.001-07:00

I currently taking a class with Barron Storey, a well known and vastly talent artist. Our Using four of the seven characters I created for this project I created a sacred space inspired by a hall of mirrors. I had so much fun doing this project and spent as much time as I could trying to make this piece. In the end my efforts paid off as it was voted best piece. Yay!

2008-03-09T19:13:00.003-07:00

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Emanon Colored

2008-02-20T23:42:00.000-08:00

After some critiques and rework and some color, here is version number 2. I do feel it is a bit comic inspired and will try a few color variations to see how the feel changes and what works better.

Dominance WAR 3!!!

2008-02-19T00:55:00.000-08:00

I created this character design for Dominance War 3. I chose to do a character in the stalker catagory. Emanon is an Undead Assassin who will wield the magic of Darkness to stealthfully finish her enemies. This is the first pass on her concept. I plan to change out her weapons and come up with a weapon that is interwined with her arm.

The insignia is from my school. http://www.shmclub.com/