SKYWORLD: “Under the Sky” - HDR progress render.

Fantastic, faster results thanks to memory upgrades to my mobile workstation. Next up, vegetation and custom ground texture(s).

Presenting the giant basilisk for Amanda & the Guardian.
[ Look Development and Direction ]

Initial modeling by Frank Colbert | Based on concept designs by Chris Pedersen 

Rigging and Textures coming up shortly.

Asset development preview: bioluminescent mushrooms!

SKYWORLD: “Under the Sky” - first look render!

Featuring the light towers and the bioluminescent giant flying stingray.

View the previsualization preview here.

Texturing rock formations.

I love Mudbox.

Refining the narwhal model. Textures 2.0 coming up shortly!

It’s almost ready to return to Skyworld - just a few more rock formations, mushroom varieties, and floating jellyfish…

This time we go “under the sky!”

Preview of Under the Sky - an upcoming stereoscopic visual effects concept presentation.

With every relevant area proxied, it’s now simulation-ready!

PS. Ignore the sail and flag textures, those are temp.

New renders from Skyworld 2.0 scene of the ship + skyrays. Environment with Vue spectral clouds with some custom Maya lighting setups and FG. Simulations and animation coming shortly!

A sample render of the narwhal with Vue spectral clouds instead of Maya fluid clouds in an effort to consistently integrate Vue elements into SKYWORLD’s development. Now I just have to find out what’s causing so much noise in the lower half of the render.

Find more details in my flatbook.

Even more new updates/previews of the SS North Star. Too many distractions during the holiday season, expect lighting and dynamics to be done after the new year! :)

Here’s how the SS North Star’s (the flying ship) coming along.