Game Development Showcase of Eveline Albers

Project Completed: Magic: The Gathering - Return to Ravnica - Simic Guildgate.

2014-05-31T15:31:00.001-07:00

This project eventually ended up on a slow track due to system failures and other more pressing matters, but it has been completed. Due to technical hardware problems, I made the decision to export the assets and build the scene in Unity 3D instead of the original 3D software. Downside is that the eventual video quality is not as good as I would like it to be, but a big plus is the fact that the entire setup is now showing as it would in a game engine.

Pre-texture starting point

2013-04-26T00:51:00.001-07:00

The model is done, we are now in the pre-texture phase. For this organic piece, I am making the choice of doing the unwrapping in 3D studio max. This simply saves time and is easier to do.

On importing the model, I couldn't help but get struck by the amazing lighting engine that comes with the new 3D studio max.

Final Model for the Simic Guildgate

2013-04-22T01:16:00.000-07:00

It's done!
With the creation of the curved stairways as seen in the concept art as well as the gate guardians, the model has become a unified whole. Alterations from the concept art were made where necessary, since this is not an entire city block. Originally, the guardian statues are knights. I preferred them to be hooded.

Next step: Unwrapping and Texture creation.

Simic Guildgate - Guardians of the gate

2013-04-19T14:08:00.000-07:00

Updated Simic Guildgate

2013-04-14T12:29:00.003-07:00

For the upcoming Dragon's Maze, Wizards of the coast released new guildgate cards featuring zoomed out versions. I am attempting to follow a little into the new card and build an environment for the 3D gate model.

Simic Guildgate 2

2013-03-22T01:25:00.002-07:00

3D Conveyor Machine

2013-01-20T14:22:00.002-08:00

Just a work in progress. This is a model for a big project that I am currently working on.

Update:

While I like the above texture direction, it wasn't metal enough to my taste. see the new texture. My aim is to approach a Transformers - War for Cybertron style of quality.

Simic Guildgate - Work in progress

2012-10-31T01:31:00.001-07:00

This specific MTG card art depicts the Simic guilgate. It provides a good challenge trying to translate art into a 3D object.

Velinov Scythe Model Finished

2012-10-24T07:02:00.000-07:00

In order to keep myself up to date I have decided to gather concept images drawn by other artists and use them for reference. This keeps me out of my comfort zone and allows me to make the transition into high-quality game models.

At the moment, these images are usually official card art for the Magic the Gathering card game. These are high detailed and challenging. The artist of above concept art does a lot of artwork for Magic cards.

The scythe is a work in progress. The handle and end isn't correct. This post will later update with the finished version.

Update #1:

I fixed the end of the scythe and fixed a few misaligned vertexes. You can see the colour division that I am filling out. While it is possible to unwrap and texture this item, I chose to do a 2D painting overlay in order to save time. This because of the obvious reason that this item won't appear in any project.

Update #2:

And the finished product:

Petite Pete/Skywatcher - The little Anti-Air Turret

2012-10-04T05:05:00.004-07:00

'Petite Pete' is an little anti-air turret I've created to practice the modeling of functional props. Eventually I renamed it to 'Skywatcher'. It can turn its dome a full 360 degrees and rotate its cannons a little bit over 180 degrees. It is not ambidextrous, so the cannons do not rotate separately.

Surface Modelling

2012-08-15T00:10:00.000-07:00

After a month of picking up the spline-surface modeling technique. Working on making a habit out of it because curves and details are created faster than using polygon modelling, the result looks very streamlined and components, such as pipe pieces, 'fit' together seamlessly.

1 hour model: Helicopter

2012-06-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

Helicopter model made within an hour to train perception of reference object detail. It was roughly based off the side of an Apache helicopter. This can be unwrapped and textured to go.

Link: 22 rules of storytelling according to Pixar

2012-06-15T04:02:00.000-07:00

Worth the read:

22 rules of storytelling according to Pixar

June Promo images for Project 'Save the world'

2012-06-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

Two images of a few of the models used in the project which I'm currently working on. This is my graduation project on dynamic game systems and of course I've taken the challenge of doing both game design and 3D content creation. (among project management)

The project's deadline is set to the end of August 2012, so expect a lot of coverage before and after that moment. This is a very interesting project of which I, unfortunately, cannot release too much yet. I hope to be able to do so in July/August.

Projected Normal Map on Rocks

2012-04-20T12:58:00.001-07:00

So this is the result of a Maya cube taken into Z-brush to brush it into a rocky geometry, then exporting said geometry in a low, medium and high polycount (160, 640, 9900 triangle count). Next I took all of the models into 3D studio max, selected the low and high poly model and derived a normal map (high to low).

Deciding to see what it looks like I then created a material with a bump normal map, which is the result below. The texture is a quick random texture from the site highresolutiontextures.com.

These are the models and the textured versions:

The Normal map looks like the following:

Because I projected it all of the high resolution details are embedded within the uv unwrap of the low poly model. I suspect the hard edges to come from the hard edges in the low poly model. Must remember this for the next time.

Character Model for a current project.

2012-04-05T02:14:00.001-07:00

I have uploaded some screenshots of the human male model for the current game project that is in production. This will be unwrapped, textured and animated to represent different NPC characters.

Character Concept Art

2012-03-13T07:32:00.005-07:00

Character Thumbnails and a whittle little bit of Environment art.

More assets for the zoo game.

2012-01-09T08:39:00.001-08:00

This project ended in December 2011 and is currently being patched up for delivery and the showcase upcoming January 19th. The client was very pleasantly surprised and incredibly satisfied with the quality of this game.

When it's been showcased this blog will receive screenshots. For now you can find some in-progress art under the 'read more'
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Update on the zoo game

2011-11-30T09:05:00.003-08:00

Underneath the link: 4 of the 18 animals that are present in the game, and the miniatures that players will see in the cages.
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Practice: Normal Mapped bracelet

2011-11-17T12:11:00.000-08:00

Half-bracelet item made to practice normal and specular maps. Time to make was not more than an hour and the model is a single plane. Depth and structure is completely in texture.

2011-11-17T08:12:00.000-08:00

Currently working on a game for the University of Maastricht. The department of psychology wants to conduct a research on the (positive) influence of playing games on children's ability to learn and concentrate. The game will train the working memory of the child through different forms of mini-games, all connected to the game's theme: The child can catch animals and set up a zoo filled with sometimes strange but plausible creatures.

I am working primarily as an artist on this project. The creature below is an adaption of a platypus to a more otter-like form. The creatures are designed to have taken different evolutionary paths, instead of being randomly made up.