3December Challenge Day 27

Day 27: Legoalways wanted to make this, but never had enough 1s, 2s or flat 8s

    Lego helix
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

Heres the normal map i used for the logo on each block, incase anyone needs it.

also dug up this old program i'd used a few years back when they launched it -
Lego Digital Designer
Free Download - http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/
It lets you build whatever you like.. and then order the parts online. Earlier on there was no way to get a obj out of it so i gave up on it immediately..

but now you can get Leo CAD and that opens the lego file and saves as obj etc.
Free Download - http://www.leocad.org/

Anyway I used it to create something last night.. was fun doing this after a long time. Its a bit of a cheat for the 3December entry, hence not my official entry. Just something I played with last night.

You can see it below.. needs some smoothing and finishing.. the textures don't export apparently.

    Lego Craft

    by Chaitanya Krishnan

    on Sketchfab

3December Challenge Day 26

3December Day 26: Watch.

Used Inkscape to draft the filigree and engraving at the back(using various refrences)..
Blender and Sketchfab for the rest.

    The Special Pocket Watch
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

The engraving at the back can be customised by modifying the normal map in any image editor.

Here are some alternate engravings I created

3December Challenge Days 24-25

Day 24: Free Idea
I had this idea for day 10(Light) but couldnt think of a better way to do the flares(yet).. so just plugging it in to the 24th

    Sun and solar flares
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

Day 25: Tech

    Bipedbot
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

3December Challenge Day 23

3December Day 23: Kitchen

    Kitchen Mishap

    by Chaitanya Krishnan

    on Sketchfab

3December Challenge days 12 - 14

Day 12: Present 

    Present
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

textures from Melissa Pilkington at https://www.flickr.com/photos/grooveartphotography/4174896648/in/photostream/
and 
Zipnon at https://pixabay.com/en/christmas-background-wallpaper-566377/

Day 14: “Hand Painted”

heres a sketch i did that morning

    Boxy Snake

    by Chaitanya Krishnan

    on Sketchfab

3December Challenge days 8 - 10

Day 8: Childhood

    Toy Tow Truck
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

Day 10: Light 

    Lights
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

Good Morning ICICI CIB login doesnt work

So after much deliberation we got a current account for our studio at ICICI Bank.
The Login process on the old corporate site was a nightmare in itself.. requiring one to remember ..
1) an alphanumeric corporate id (16 digits)
2) a username
3) a login password
and post login you need
4) a transaction password
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After a year we basically got the hang of it. I started using the android app from the beginning, since it atleast remembers the first 2 things in that list, and i just need to remember the two passwords now.
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Welcome to Saturday, December 18, 2016.

I attempt to login to the app, it says my password has been reset.
I attempt to use the website to reset the password and it says "password has been reset, now print out this paper, sign it and mail it to us"
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After jumping through the hoops I realize its the damn weekend. So as usual nothings going to happen today.

So great.

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Monday 19th December, 
they tell me to wait till the end of the working day for my new password to be active.

At 6pm I get a mail telling me that the account has been migrated to a new system.. ICICI CIB.
So i need to go to this new page and reset my password from there.

This time my username is mashed with my corporate id to create a
24 digit alphanumeric monstrosity.
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Fine. Am in notepad land as it is.

So as I use this new "username" and  mobile number OTP to rest the password... I'm starting to see the end of the tunnel.
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I get an sms confirmation that the password is reset, go ahead and login.

Login fails.
Both on the new CIB site as well as the old one.

Tuesday 20th December, So great. I have a business to run in a few hrs.. people to pay before they go off on vacations..
and no online banking.. in the days of demonetization.
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Gun with red cartridge

    Gun with red cartridge
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

made for 3december day 6: Weapon modelled in blender, painted in 3dcoat

Tattooed Cat

Made this for a friend who is obviously a cat person and into tattoos

White Walker USB Drive

Did this epoxy clay mod to a friend's USB drive..
the epoxy clay is a generic brand here in India called Fevicryl Shilpkar. 

I used acrylic paints for the color.
sprayed it with a coat of clear coat.

Epoxy Clay Cat

Epoxy clay cat.. with magnetically attached head and limbs.

The epoxy clay is a generic brand here in India called Fevicryl Shilpkar. 

I used acrylic paints for the color.
sprayed it with a coat of clear coat.

Epoxy Clay Skull USB

Did this epoxy clay mod to a friend's USB drive..
The epoxy clay is a generic brand here in India called Fevicryl Shilpkar.
I used acrylic paints for the color.
Finally sprayed it with a coat of clear coat.

Inktober 2016

I couldn't do one per day.. here are the stragglers i knock out once in a while.

#vtol #gunship #ballpointpen

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 4, 2016 at 11:40pm PDT

Young Darth #darthmaul #kid #inktober

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 15, 2016 at 4:01am PDT

Ghost cat #inktober #death #haunting #paranormal #feline #aparition #spectre #poltergeist #serpentine #smoke #deadcat #pangurban

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 15, 2016 at 7:47am PDT

#shark #inktober #boat #canoe #paddle #ripple

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 18, 2016 at 3:51am PDT

#inktober #octopus #ink

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 18, 2016 at 7:35pm PDT

#upgrades #inktober #cyborg #cyberpunk #robot #prosthetics #concept

A photo posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Oct 20, 2016 at 10:24pm PDT

ID Card for Stray Dog Feeders

I have the power!!
(To flash this card if someone messes with me when am feeding the kids)

Why bother? - Street dog feeding reduces man-dog conflict, and makes it easier to catch the dogs for birth control and vaccination
Note: anyone can feed a stray animal.
No one can stop you from doing so(even if you don't have this card). Its the law.

How to get your own?Step 1 - fill out a form.
Step 2 - attach mug shot
Step 3 - post (to their Chennai address)
Step 4 - wait.. like for a bit

Download the form here - http://www.awbi.org/?q=node/152
or here

- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B62uFDrorY3URS1SSG5MZW1GeDA/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-10JZTuzTrQIan37kIVSH7w

 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B62uFDrorY3URS1SSG5MZW1GeDA/view?usp=sharing

Explore SAYDNAYA

Amnesty International's interactive torture prison explorer.. mixes webgl and video.(click to see)

SAYDNAYA
Saydnaya Military Prison is located 30km north of Damascus, Syria. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Defence and operated by the Military Police. Saydnaya became notorious for the use of torture and excessive force following a riot by detainees in 2008. There are two buildings on the Saydnaya site, which between them could contain 10,000-20,000 prisoners.

Finally tried Blender's Grease Pencil

This isn't a new feature in Blender.. its just something I ignored for a long time.. finally decided to give it a whirl today, and it does not disappoint! Originally meant as a quick way to make notes or annotate a 3d model this tool has gone on to more advanced and glorious things :)

The tools are much more refined since when I first tried the grease pencil years back.. now it even has animation capabilities.. with onion skinning!!
Aaand its pressure sensitive with my wacom!

Heres a quick gif of my first animated clip with blender grease pencil..

and heres a screengrab of the animation in blender.. with onionskins.. and wait for it.. thats right you can fly around it because all these lines are 3d objects!!

#blender3d #greasepencil #2d cell animation in a 3d program... Been putting this off for too long. #wacom pressure sensitive too!

A video posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Sep 11, 2016 at 6:21am PDT

Visit to The Tamarind Tree

Few days back we visited this scenic location on the outskirts of Bangalore city..
called The Tamarind Tree..

Here are some photospheres from there..
(click and drag to look around)

War Turtle Crawl

Tried a simple crawl cycle animation with my turtle skeleton.. will not use it in the final project.. but was fun to do.

Heres the 3d model: 

    Warturtle Crawl

    by Chaitanya Krishnan

    on Sketchfab

World of Warcraft: Legion Contest

Haven't taken part in a cg challenge in a while, so when this popped up I found my self saying..

Lets have a go at it

https://forum.sketchfab.com/t/lets-have-a-go-at-it/9554
(see the forum thread for the work in progress)


Its sort of a fanart contest based on the release of World of Warcraft “Legion”

Prizes include an Oculus Rift, The Art of Blizzard Entertainment books, WoW: Legion T-shirts, Sketchbooks, Amazon Gift cards and more. Enjoy! More details here
heres my work so far..

I started with the idea of doing a mini Wandering Isle 
(turtle with a forest/cabin on its shell).. 
sketches:

Got a lot of great inputs from @dark_minaz 
the turtle in my sketch was looking too cute.. less legion.. so after looking at several refrences of the game, happened on the idea of making it a dead/skeletal part of a lair.. ie: an environment that grew around the giant carcass of a turtle.. 

anyway looked at some refrences of turtle bones and skulls ..
and finally started modelling this snapping turtle skull.. will add horns etc and make it more legion

some layout progress... actually starting to feel satisfied with it a bit.. now to WoW it up.. with glowy cracks and green/blue goop and flames..

Warturtle8 by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Blackout Bard Launched

Hey guys, we just finished version 1 of our #Blackout app.. go check it out!

Its great for creating #erasure or #blackout art on your phone or tablet.. 

advanced features will be added if we get enough users!

DeBeers Conflict Diamonds Blackout 001 by chaitanyak on DeviantArt

warlord of mars blackout 001 by chaitanyak on DeviantArt

Happy Cough Drop Day

Frog in Your Throat is a cough drop company from the late 1800s - early 1900s Reference textures from here - http://kozmicdreams.com/froginyourthroat.htm

I whipped up this model on May 13th.. which happens to be Cough Drop Day!

    Frog In Your Throat
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

3d Widget

Attempt at a bit of scifi ui ..

    Window Widget
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

Alien Movie Poster modelled in 3D

Created using the original movie poster for the movie Alien 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3 

Created in browser with smoothie-3d.com which is a free online modeling tool!

    Alien 3 Movie Poster
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

#Alien3 #movie #poster 3D modelled .. #wireframe

A video posted by chaitanya krishnan (@c2ktheotherartist) on Apr 16, 2016 at 6:07am PDT

Adobe Animate CC - Before you upgrade

In the past whenever a new version of an Adobe program came along, I'd keep the old one still installed as a backup.. 

With Adobe CC I was a bit nervous..

Turns out you can still do the whole "keep the previous version" thing. 

If your curious about the changes in Adobe Animate CC, here's a detailed video by Jazza

Earth Day - Quick Blender Model

On my morning check in, facebook told me that it was Earth Day.. A few minutes later I had the idea for a quick model.. based on an old earth day 2d artwork I'd seen before on this page (the gorgeous one called "2015! | Divine Organic").

I omitted the flowers and intentional symmetry of the original 2d artwork .. and went a little more organic with my composition.

Decided to combine the simplicity of png images on multiple 3d panes.. and then sketchfab.com 's easy to use lighting and post processing effects. Technically the globe and the text are the only 3d models in this file. Anyway I had a pretty busy day at work, and could only spare a few minutes for this quick side project.

    Earth Day
    by Chaitanya Krishnan
    on Sketchfab

The file above is available for download. Enjoy :)

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.

Yuri Gagarin Anniversary

12th April.. 55 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly into outer space. Here are some tidbits about his life and certain milestones. Data obtained from Wikipedia. Pictures from various sources. some pictures are just indicative and may not be historically accurate(pictures of tractors etc).

Yuri Gagarin Anniversary by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

GOT Easter Egg

Sketchfab has this web based painting tool that lets you paint an easter egg.. its a contest they have every year in the weeks leading up to easter.

Create and win a 3D print by @Shapeways http://tmblr.co/ZpQmrs1CfFEgL #Easter2016

heres one of my quick entries this year.. based on the old R+L=J conspiracy(is it still viable?) and possible easter egg in the trailer for the 2016 season of Game of Thrones.

GOT Easter Egg by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab