http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/ shogreen-francois-26's gallery of images en-us 120 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/631211

figure study in oil on canvas]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 03:17:21 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/631210

figure study in pastel]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 03:15:31 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/631209

figure study in chalk and pastel]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 03:13:29 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/631208

head study done in chalk]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 03:11:59 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/606338

figure study in pastel chalks]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:20:56 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/591477

life drawing executed using sanguine, sienna brown, black and white chalk over cream colored paper]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:06:35 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580176

here is another figure I executed using pastel on paper]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:49:59 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580174

a second figure study in oil]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:45:11 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580173

this is a figure study which I executed recently in oil on canvas]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:43:40 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/446356

This is painting I recently did of my neighbor and her children it painted with acrylic on canvas.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:16:18 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/598386

sketchbook drawings in pen and ink]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:50:04 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580177

this is a project I executed based on a warhammer online concept for an assignment using 3ds Max and Mudbox it was rendered with a subsurface scattering shader and mental ray]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:51:59 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580178

here is the same troll from the back]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:52:39 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580181

This head was created in 3ds Max to demonstrate good topogy for an assignment]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:55:10 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580182

Here are several views to demonstrate the topology of the troll and the application of the normal map]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:58:42 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/580179

I was experimenting using different shaders and vertex paint while creating this build in Max]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:53:50 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/545294

A friend who's been helping me told me to stick to props since that's what gaming companies most likely hire for, so that's I'm going to concentrate on...so I made this normal mapped gas pump!]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:33:07 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/514761

Well the M.E.R.C. high poly counterpart is finally complete...after many months...but its done! I made a few modifications so you'll see many differences between my original character sheet and the finalized model...well finalized high poly...now onto the lp and normal mapping...enjoy!]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:54:25 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/490684

Well I wanted to take off the past 3 days from working on my 3d character so I painted this....needed something to break the monotony. It was a concept drawing I had made months ago, and well I finally had time to actually execute him in Photoshop and Painter...so hope you guys like it! I know I enjoyed working on it!]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:06:43 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/489983

So I've made a little more progress on my character, I think the next phase is to build a low-poly body to rig and test to see if everything is kosher with the proportions. Just to make sure there is no kinks in the deformation. I want to make sure the proportions I have are adequate to make sure that when I build the clothes I don't have any major adjustments I need to make to body itself!]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:09:27 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/489994

I wanted to show progress on my MERC model so I am showcasing the base framework upon which it will be built. As you will notice it still has the blank slate non-descript face. I find it's better to build the nude body first and then build the clothes around it, I think its wierd that some people wouldn't but it seems to me if artists have been doing it that way for thousands of years, you shouldn't do it any other way!]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:43:42 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/459737

This is a work in progress, I soon hope to have its 3d counterpart in my gallery soon. The next step is to create the high-poly model, consequently creating its low-poly counterpart which will be full textured, normal mapped and lit.

Let me know what you guys think!]]> Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:33:24 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/465090

I thought it would be a good idea that I developed a closeup of the head in order to better capture the character's personality. I wanted an antihero type character, so I tried to capture more of a gaunt face that would allude to his dark side.]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:44:07 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/465142

I tried to create weapons that would emulate the visual style of the merc character, no character would be complete without accessories!]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:44:00 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/416073

I wanted to see how difficult it would be to capture a likeness in 3d. It's one thing to draw somebody's portrait in pencil. Creating it in 3d is another matter, so I chose a celebrity everybody would hopefully recognize without trying to guess who it is at first glance.]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:37:41 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/376129

I spent a couple of weeks working on this piece. I hadn't worked on a painting in a while and wanted to see if I could still paint. I am a great admirer of ryan church, george hull, geof darrow and feng zhu. Of course so are many others, I find much inspiration in their work.]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:34:57 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/376131

This piece was first sketched, inked and transfered to photoshop for coloring. I spent quite a bit of time with this piece, about 3 weeks. Now I realize how much time those comic book colorists spend on their work.]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:43:13 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/516627

I was very impressed by the building of the 3 gorges dam on the Yangtze River in China, a very monumental piece of nature that unfortunately is going to change for the sake of human energy needs!

I plan on turning it into a full-scale painting in the future...on canvas and everything!]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:17:31 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/516623

I wanted to emulate the art of the old celtic manuscripts, such as the "Book of Kells" that and the art of Geoff Darrow. I mean who hasn't been inspired to make a drawing like that after watching "The Matrix?"

Yes all these drawings are hand inked using a thin ink-liner.]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:12:19 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/516629

I was taking some time off from my former place of employment and thought of doing some cross-hatching...I've missed it greatly!

I've always been drawn to the look of old engravings by artists like Rembrandt and Albrecht Durer...they are my idols...you get a certain quality with ink that you can't get with paint!]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:21:22 +0000 http://shogreen-francois-26.cgsociety.org/gallery/516616

I had a tattoo design in mind when I did this, I really wanted to show a variety of line weight with a "not too complex" design!]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:05:45 +0000