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.