z brush

Z brush looks to be a very useful program to help with 3D modeling. It is used to add more detailing and texture to a surface such as veins, scales, different skin types. It also makes the model look more smooth giving it a realistic sharpness to it. It is preferably used after its main shape form has been created in maya.

Manga Simpsons

I like this design as they have captured all of the main features used in the original Simpsons characters and have added more detail too. Because of this extra detailing focused around the expressions and the lining around the shapes of the bodies they look more realistic. It gives the viewer more of an idea to what they would look like if they were human.

Watching this video makes me think just how quick a character can form from just a few shapes and lining. When designing my 2D character planes i tend to add a large amount detail and complicate things more when modeling them in Maya. In future i will make my drawing more simplistic.

God OF War 1 and 2 for PS3

Waiting for the third installment of god of war, Capcom are now also going to rerelease the original first two games for the Playstation 2 on to the Playstation 3. It is quite rare that a recent game such as this is remade so quickly but dew to its high popularity this is possible. The two games will are being remade as the same but will be running at 60 frames per second making them look more fluent. As greek mythology is a keen interst of mine and because of the massive amount of violence used in the game i will once again be buying the games.

Joker- Arkham Asylum style.

What really caught my eye about the Batman Arkham Asylum game was that the character design had been based more around the comic-book style. As the dark knight film had came out more recently and nearer to the game i thought the joker would be more like film character. Although making them look more like cartoons does look equally effective. i think because they are out of scale they look more gothic and gives of more of a dangerous mood to the game. Especially the jokers character, as his lanky body and wide smile makes him look more sadistic and deranged.

Project Natal Xbox 360

Xbox 360 in, Nintendo Wii out. With the new project natal this machine tracks body movements and synchronized in the actual gameplay. It is very similar to the i pet for the Playstation 3 but is not as limited and can be also used for other games. As this motion tracking technology is evolving and no objects are needed to be held during gameplay i think the Wii will soon go extinct sooner than later. Mainly because of the lack of graphics the wii has people will turn to the next best thing.

3D character

A lot like caricatures these 3D models capture the main characteristics of a stereotype and enlarge the features what makes them stand out.

Darksiders-War

I love the concept art for this game. i especially admire the sharp design work of the character, war. His sword and armour featured in these images is extremely detailed and very creative. The skull patterning looks completely random but yet blends well together giving of a great demonic feel to the character. The light and dark shading apllied to this character is perfect and makes him stand out more.