Cascardi`s Portifolio

Production Challenge 2012 - reworked

2013-01-22T18:13:00.000-02:00

Hi everyone!

Here is the final image for the Devil I modeled some time ago for CGHub's Production Challenge 2012. I've reworked the final composition out of Zbrush's BPR renders and here is the result!

3D Bodybuilder - Ronnie Rockel

2012-07-11T01:57:00.000-03:00

Hi again! Here is another update. This time I modeled the German bodybuilder Ronnie Rockel. I did the Hi-poly model directly on a sphere (God bless Dynamesh!) and did the retopology in Zbrush too. The final image was composed in Photoshop.

Production Challenge 2012 - Final Images

2012-05-14T18:27:00.002-03:00

Hi everyone!!

So, here it is (finally!), my final image for CGHUB's art challenge, the "Production Challenge 2012". I also made an animated turntable...

Software used:
Modeling: Zbrush
Texturing: Zbrush/Photoshop
Rigging: Maya
Animation: Maya
Compositing: After effects/Photoshop

I should say that is was great to be part of a challenge along with so many great artists and I really learned a lot from working on this character!

CGHUB production Challenge - WIP 05

2012-04-25T11:49:00.000-03:00

Another update: Almost ready for posing...

...and the turntable

CGHub's Production Challenge 2012

2012-03-16T14:51:00.001-03:00

Hey everyone!!

Here is some preview of a model I'm working on for CGHub's "Production Challenge 2012". There's still a lot of stuff to model, but I wanted to share it here with you guys!!

The idea of the challenge is to model a 3D version of this wonderful concept made by Adrian Smith:

Real-time Laocoön

2012-03-01T16:36:00.002-03:00

Hi again! here I am testing a real-time visualization tool. I just did some minor updates on his abdomen for now...

Laocoön and his sons

2012-01-25T12:14:00.000-02:00

Hey everyone!

Here is another version of mine for the wonderful sculpture know as laocoön and his sons. I've made a drawing of this statue before, and now I'm working on the 3D version of it... and here is the first WIP post about it! Hope you like it!

Final images

2011-12-29T17:44:00.000-02:00

So.... Here are Rhino's final images. Hope you like it!!

testing colors

2011-12-18T16:10:00.001-02:00

Trying to decide... what color should it be?

Any problem?

2011-12-11T01:22:00.000-02:00

Just having Z-fun....

Basic turntable...

2011-12-08T15:35:00.001-02:00

Turntable showing the skin details... (stil working on the clothes..)

Polycount's Mutant League W.I.P. 3

2011-12-05T03:08:00.001-02:00

Just playing a little with the colors...

Polycount's Mutant League W.I.P. 2

2011-12-03T02:09:00.001-02:00

Here is the Work in Progress image nº 2

Now let's work a little more on the details and start the polypaint...

Polycount's Mutant League

2011-12-01T16:09:00.000-02:00

Hi again! This time I started something new... This is going to be my entry for Polycount's low poly challenge "Mutant League". So, here is my Mutant:

Reference images:

And the first W.I.P.

He's the result of a genetic experience where they mixed some genes from a Rhinoceros with the human DNA so the result would be an intelligent and extremely strong humanoid...

Creature Design Workshop with Alex Oliver

2011-11-20T11:52:00.000-02:00

Hey everyone! Here is the creature I'm working on now. I started it on a Workshop with Alex Oliver. Being part of this workshop really was a great way to learn from the artist's experience.

I'm still working on the details...

and the pumpkin has found something....

2011-10-31T22:52:00.000-02:00

So here i am again with the final images of my Halloween character!! this time it's a "cute little pumpkin" who has just found a way to take a look around what's going on the halloween night... it has stolen a skeleton from it's grave, making the branches grow through the bones acting like muscles... The poor pumpkin just doesn't know what to do with the skull that once belonged to the skeleton that now serves it's using as it's own...

Hope you like it!!

Freedom Challenge - Final Images

2011-07-04T20:15:00.000-03:00

That's it! This is my entry for pixologic's artwork contest "Freedom Challenge".

When I thought about the theme of the challenge, the only thing that came to my mind was Janis Joplin singing "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" (Me and Bobby McGee) So I based the concept of this character on these words... and that's the result! Hope you like it!

Freedom Chalenge - testing realtime shaders

2011-06-28T18:42:00.000-03:00

And here is another update... this time testing real time shaders inside UDK.

2011-06-25T23:07:00.000-03:00

And here is the first low poly turntable!! Next step work on cleaning up the mesh and optimize uvs...

2011-06-18T18:20:00.000-03:00

And here is another WIP image. This time just testing some ideas...

2011-06-17T18:48:00.003-03:00

Now that we have a base, let's go to the accessories...

2011-06-16T01:04:00.001-03:00

pants on!! let''s go to the feet...

2011-06-15T01:46:00.002-03:00

All right, another WIP! this time working on the clothes...

2011-06-12T17:40:00.002-03:00

Hi again,

Ok, Zbrush freedom challenge... and here is the update:

Nos let's work a little on the clothes...

2011-06-10T00:07:00.000-03:00

Hello again,

Here is the first update for the new character! It's the skin painting test, just the head for now...

Hope you like it!!