Jeremiah Clark.com

For real this time, this is the final UV map for my bot. I took...

thejeremiahclark — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:25:42 -0500

For real this time, this is the final UV map for my bot. I took a screen grab this time just to show how this fits in the editor.

The finished UV map. Still not terribly exciting.

thejeremiahclark — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:15:16 -0500

The finished UV map. Still not terribly exciting.

I’m about half way through UVing my model. This...

thejeremiahclark — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:39 -0500

I’m about half way through UVing my model. This isn’t pretty, and being half done it’s not even that interesting or useful, but I wanted to show that I’m still moving forward.

This is the first tutorial video I’ve ever done. I put it...

thejeremiahclark — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:00 -0500

This is the first tutorial video I’ve ever done. I put it together at the request of one of my teachers as a guide to other students. It took me a dozen takes, maybe more, but I’m fairly happy with the final result. I think I’ll do more of these, they’re kind of fun, and it’s a useful exercise for learning as well as teaching.

Another capture of the high and low poly bot models, both with...

thejeremiahclark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:00 -0500

Another capture of the high and low poly bot models, both with and without the wire frame. Also a larger render of the high poly (with a little bit of Photoshop to fix the extra shadows caused by some floating geometry.

The concept art is credited to Junji Okubo, who often works under the name Izmojuki. He’s done work for dozens of games and movies. His web site is here.

I wish I could have credited him sooner, but didn’t have enough information to go on until now. ~~If I’ve mis-credited this please let me know and I’ll correct it.~~

UPDATE 2012-02-19: Corrected the concept artist credit.

Here’s the final High Poly version of the Bot. The...

thejeremiahclark — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:08:00 -0500

Here’s the final High Poly version of the Bot. The smoothed wireframe looks like a mess, but it actually seems to work fine.

Here’s the final, triangulated low poly version of the...

thejeremiahclark — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:26:57 -0500

Here’s the final, triangulated low poly version of the bot. I managed to squeak in just under the 5,000 tri budget, while still getting all the detail I needed into it. I’m also trying something different with the rendering, I think it’s clearer and just looks nicer in general.

I should have the high poly version finished and posted some time later today.

Here’s the nearly completed model. At the moment...

thejeremiahclark — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:46:39 -0500

Here’s the nearly completed model. At the moment it’s somewhere between a high and low poly, I need to strip another 900 or so tris out of it to hit the target. With all that’s happened this week, I’m a little behind, but overall I’m pretty happy with my progress.

Our assignment has changed, and the forklift has been pushed...

thejeremiahclark — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:50:26 -0500

Our assignment has changed, and the forklift has been pushed back (they really are preparing us for real life). Now we have this bot we’re doing from somewhat limited concept art. This is the body and part of the leg structure. It will make sense once I post the full bot on Friday.

Real Life Intervened

thejeremiahclark — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:48 -0500

I should have had some more progress to post last night, but real life intervened. While we were...

Here I’ve superimposed the proxy model (as a wireframe) on...

thejeremiahclark — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:58:08 -0500

Here I’ve superimposed the proxy model (as a wireframe) on top of the in progress low poly model. I enjoy working like this, and I think it’s coming along nicely.

As a side note, I’ve been exploring some tutorials for another modeling package, SoftImage. It’s similar to Maya, but different. So far I think I like it better, but I guess we’ll see. There are half a dozen other modeling and sculpting programs I need to learn, so I’ll have plenty of basis for comparison soon enough.

Not a whole lot to show yet. On the left is my proxy (for...

thejeremiahclark — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:22:02 -0500

Not a whole lot to show yet. On the left is my proxy (for reference), and on the right is the very beginning of my low poly model. Next update I’ll have a whole lot more done, promise.

Final version of the proxy model.

thejeremiahclark — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:13:14 -0500

Final version of the proxy model.

More refinements. I need to add a few more details, like the...

thejeremiahclark — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:38:57 -0500

More refinements. I need to add a few more details, like the lights and hydraulics, and I’m done with the proxy.

Made some really good progress today. Added the seat and LPG...

thejeremiahclark — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:43:27 -0500

Made some really good progress today. Added the seat and LPG tank on the back, also got the titular forks on the front, so it’s look much more forklift-like.

Yet more incremental progress.

thejeremiahclark — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:54:45 -0500

Yet more incremental progress.

Not a whole lot that’s new, but what’s here has been...

thejeremiahclark — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:23:52 -0500

Not a whole lot that’s new, but what’s here has been tweaked and corrected.

Progress screenshot of the proxy model for my forklift project....

thejeremiahclark — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:35:36 -0500

Progress screenshot of the proxy model for my forklift project. I’m pretty happy with how it’s coming along.

Reference for a forklift model. Some images are literal, some...

thejeremiahclark — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:25:00 -0500

Reference for a forklift model. Some images are literal, some are for texture or wear reference only.

Image source links:

http://www.komatsu.com.tr/en/swf/end_urunler/forklift/lpg_ben_forklift/lpg_ben_fork_anaresim.jpg

http://www.pmhok.com/images/761.JPG

http://www.rdsequipment.com/newproducts/New%20Komatsu%20Product%202009/newBX50_1-high.jpg?nxg_versionuid=published

http://www.usmaterialshandling.com/pictures/AX50.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/112039641/Selling_solid_tires_forklift_truck_tires.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/112039641/Selling_solid_tires.jpg

http://www.budrobertsco.com/aircraft/205x2524PE3XH03new.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/206781241/40_00R57_OTR_TIRE.jpg

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/1266256/16412987/0/1287990766/solid_tires.jpg

http://www.lulusoso.com/upload/20110628/wheel_rims_for_TBR_Tyre_PCR_tyre.jpg

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/1059641/18008733/0/1294715371/Tailift_forklift_parts_Inside_rim_25PH-211001.jpg

http://manuallook.com/wp-content/uploads/KOMATSU-LOGO.jpg

http://image.made-in-china.com/4f0j00aeqTSCgyAhoB/Supply-Fork-Lift-Seat-at-Fair-Costs.jpg

http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/zoom_images/23470.jpg

http://imgusr.tradekey.com/p-3328450-20090907043056/forklift-seat.jpg

http://www.supplierlist.com/photo_images/154709/forklift_seat.jpg

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/customization/130187d1242752879-custom-forklift-comp6.jpg

http://www.usfarmer.com/fetch_file/?id=32082

http://www.speedprint.com/deves50/img/deveshowto/seatbeltassembly/beltpic18lg.jpg

http://www.world-trades.com/photo/1079/11071/steel-brackets-349.jpg

http://www.americanpartsdepot.com/images/291%201202B.JPG

http://image.yaymicro.com/rz_1210x1210/0/7d7/texture-of-gray-plastic-background-7d72f3.jpg

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6557658-0-large.jpg

http://mantank.com.au/18kg%20cylinder.jpg

http://www.tulsapowerservice.com/TankImages/40BBL.jpg

http://wheelingarizona.com/forums/files/102_5771_185.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/391/151/330/330151391_825.jpg

http://aasurplusinc.com/fork%20lifts/hyster-fork-lift.JPG

http://aasurplusinc.com/fork%20lifts/used-clark-forklift-2.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-flxBEnlUnIk/TnTfzapq0AI/AAAAAAAAHEU/luWOq3JIH8Y/s1600/ayers_creek_forklift.jpeg

http://www.hitachi-cat.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87-027.jpg

http://www.kobisiteniz.com/image.php?resim=http://www.robertocampus.com/wp-content/uploads/rc_texture_rusty-yellow-metal-texture.jpg&title=download%20this%20texture%20and

http://www.imageafter.com/dbase/textures/metals/b1paintedsteel001.jpg

http://www.freestockimages.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/free-stock-images-blue-rust-metal-texture.jpg

http://wojtar-stock.deviantart.com/art/metal-texture-7-78669443

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/262/3/f/Scratched_Steel_Texture_by_AaronDesign.jpg

http://nosenseneeded.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/img_1319.jpg

http://img.tootoo.com/mytootoo/upload/40/403727/product/403727_ca69966c4a2be9e508f36376a465e0df.jpg

http://cfnewsads.thomasnet.com/images/large/017/17591.jpg

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00oBMtbAQaZJcr/Leaf-Chains-HH-16-.jpg

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/333125124/3_ton_forklift_spare_parts_forklift_chain.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/232350847/leaf_chain.jpg

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/307/287/228/1256727818909_hz_myalibaba_web15_4781.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/433/586/251/1275274824950_hz-myalibaba-web3_4131.jpg

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00kBNEyzeIfcgv/Headlight.jpg

http://www.westauction.com/user_images2/6932924.jpg

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/200213154/Hydraulic_cylinders_for_forklift_applications.jpg

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00KviTyOecPnqM/Forklift-Hydraulic-Cylinder.jpg

http://www.forkliftwarehouse.co.uk/forklift/site_images/Front.jpg

http://www.colemanequip.com/CASE/Images/310B/CASE-310B-SIDE-SHIFTER-ATTACHMENT-HYDRAULICS-10-FOOT-6-INCH-AND-14-FOOT-3-INCH-MASTS-0mRJ-large.gif

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6611746-0-large.jpg

http://www.colemanequip.com/CASE/Images/586E/CASE-586E-Chassis-Attachments-4-3-M-14-FOOT-FREE-LIFT-MAST-FOR-586E-WITHOUT-31-DEGREE-FORWARD-MAST-TILT-lFJV-large.gif

Just a little something for now so this doesn’t look so...

thejeremiahclark — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:28:45 -0500

Just a little something for now so this doesn’t look so empty.