Armored Mech

Doodled this at work the other day. A mech mid fall, shooting.. 

yes the pose is totally inspired  by Max Payne  in case you were wondering.

Here’s the 3d model

Armored mech - noir npr by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Here’s the coloured version

Armored mech by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Riders

 

Minor update.. working on composing this better.

Rider

 

A rider on their mount. A doodle at work today.

Worked on the model and sculpt in Nomad Sculpt. Started with a rough humanoid rider on horse.. 

Then started manipulating proportions and playing with the form of both creatures, till I got to something I was happy with.

Generated UVs and moved to Procreate

Finally took it to Sketchfab since I really like playing with material and lighting over there.

See it in 3d below

Rider by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Plan on working on it further in nomad, create a diorama maybe.. let’s see where it goes.

The Goat

 Started using an iPad Pro and pencil a few weeks back. Settled on Nomadsculpt and Procreate as my primary art apps for now. I just figured out Nomad’s lighting setup so decided it was time to start recording my current sculpting process. 

More about the subject matter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baphomet

Here’s the model in 3d

The Goat - elaborate by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

And here’s the full unedited session:

Head sculpt and paint experiment 1

 

Trying some human form sculpting in nomad sculpt. 

painted in nomad as well

Head sculpt and paint experiment 1 by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

A very basic sculpt.

Finally getting the hang of adding textures and painting in nomad.

Pale Dragon

Finally started to feel confident enough to try and make something with  more complex forms..

Sculpted in nomadsculpt

Painted in Procreate

Pale Dragon by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Cargo ship

 

A cargo ship.. a more utilitarian vehicle than I usually make.

Models and sculpted in nomads, painted in procreate.

Freighter by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Suited up

 

A further experiment with hard surface work in nomad sculpt. A fish all suited up and ready for adventure.

Suited up by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Mechanical Assassin

 A daily doodle, now with more focus on pose and dynamism. Now that I’ve figured out some bugs in my workflow, am focusing on more finished pieces.

Mechanical Assassin by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Stayed away from the sculpting tools this time used mainly the transform and trim tool in nomadsculpt. 

A tree on a fort on a tortoise

Did this quick 3d doodle, after giving my students an assignment to work on.

Moselle and sculpted in nomad sculpt, painted in npr style on procreate.

Tort Fort by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Tool upgrade - Ipad pro and Pencil

Got an ipad pro 13" and pencil last month, after years of postponed attempts. My finances had always been a bit iffy, but these last few years have been more stable, and so 2 years ago i got one for my wife, and it really helped with her workflow(comic book artist) she kept telling that i should get one too.

Am primarily a 3D artist, so was reluctant. But in the last few years, seeing what artists are able to do with Nomadsculpt.. and the announcement of zbrush for the ipad, I started considering myself.

So anyway, it was finally time to go get this. 

Used some generic paint markers to draw on the cover. I promptly fell ill with Dengue and was hospitalized for a while. Having this device with me helped keep me sane. 

3d Modelling and sculpting on Ipad

 Dug deeper into Nomad Sculpt and have figured out an entirely iPad based 3d workflow. That involves modelling, sculpting, decimating, ups and materials and texture painting.

Here are the results.. may do a tutorial or Timelapse soon.

This is a character I made entirely on the iPad using Nomad sculpt. Was pleasantly surprised to see how easy it was to setup materials. It was fun to figure out how to do the tubes and visor.

Astrodude by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Here’s the same character imported into Procreate and painted in an npr style.

The transparency was tricky, had to do that in Sketchfab.

Astrodude npr by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

I then tried something I’d rather not call hard surface.. but close to it

All Terrain Vehicle by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Incidentally this app started as a web based app called sculpt gl, and I had even done a tutorial with it a few years ago! Great to see it come this far!

Here’s that tutorial if anyone’s interested:

3d work on ipad

 Finally got an iPad with pencil, and started figuring out a 3d workflow.

First started with painting some of my old models and sculpts from blender like this fish

007_fish4 by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Used procreate to paint on the model. It’s so smooth and responsive, it’s an absolute miracle of tech.

Then started exploring the apps that are meant for creating the 3d model or sculpt itself. 

Started with Feather and Nomad sculpt. Will share updates on both soon.

Odd Knights

Started as a Daily Doodle.. Then escalated

See the full set below in 3d and animated.

Knights by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Alien in a Bubble Bath

Hypersleep pods make for excellent bubble bath tubs.. Complementary lunch included. Happy Alien Day!

Alien in a Blood Bubble Bath - Stark White by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Winged werewolf

Winged Werewolf - variant by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Made with Openbrush on a Quest2. Painted and rigged in Blender.

Shark Troopers

Based on a 2d artwork I did a while back.. see the original 360 artwork at here - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8Eo3q

Shark Troopers by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

3December 2023

3December 2023 by Chaitanya Krishnan on Sketchfab

Unlike previous years, the prompts had been chosen by a selection of the Sketchfab Masters and we hoped the choices would be particularly fun and challenging. Since the Forum is now read only this year 3December was hosted on the Sketchfab Discord server, in the #3december-2023 channel.

https://discord.gg/sketchfab