C5-02 Mech
Featured in the LAFS "Best of Reel"
The C5-02 was created and submitted as my final project before graduation at Los Angeles Film School. After graduation it was selected for use in their "Best of Reel" that they share with the public. The reason I chose this type of model was to give me a chance to practice a number of disciplines: Hard Surface Modeling, UV Mapping, Rigging, and Texturing. The project was modeled and animated in Maya 3D and textured in Adobe Substance Painter.
I started with modeling the feet. I attempted to keep the hydraulics as realistic as possible while still allowing for creative control. The legs (including the feet) were modeled, assembled, and rigged in their own file then imported into the master file that contained the fully rigged model. The underbelly/chassis is the simplest part of the model, only containing the batteries for the C5-02. The head of the mech can swivel 360 degrees. The left and right side has hatches that swing up to reveal four large laser cannons with hydraulics to extend them outside the chassis. The back of the head contains a control panel, gauges, and the hydraulic supply tanks. The front features a large cannon and optical sensors. The top of the head contains various communications, telemetry modules, and radiators. The entire model was then UV mapped and textured in Adobe Substance Painter.
LAFS Modeling Project
Telephone Booth
This was created for one of my modeling classes while attending Los Angeles Film School. I had a number of different references that I used and combined various pieces of inspiration from them. The pictures inside the telephone booth were provided by the school, the rest of the model was created in Maya 3D and textured in Adobe Substance Painter. The intricate English crown at the top of the booth was created in Adobe Illustrator, imported into Maya 3D and extruded, then combined with the face plates above the signs.
C1-03 Mech
Rigging Practice
The C1-03 was created for the purpose of practicing hydraulic rigging. The limbs have "realistic" hydraulics that drive the motion. In reality, the feet are parented to a controller that drives the inverse kinematics while the hydraulics are two separate pieces targeted and oriented to the other two ends of the same pieces. This is the same system as the C5-02
