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This character was created for an internal studio project. I was responsible for design, modeling, texturing, lighting, composition, etc.

Special thanks to Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio: www.magneticdreams.com

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This project is inspired by Tom Lea's work, "Marines Call It That 2,000 Yard Stare". It is apparently the 'look' a soldier has after being in the field after a certain amount of time - As if they are looking past life and into something else.

I wanted to take a dated piece and update the theme (Iraq) and medium (3D). This project is my first XSI/Zbrush comp.

Modelled in XSI > textured in Zbrush > rendered in XSI > tweaked in Photoshop.]]> Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:25:19 +0000 http://charkins.cgsociety.org/gallery/332298

My first creation in Zbrush. I used Maya for the base mesh and Zbrush for the tweaks.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:17:54 +0000 http://charkins.cgsociety.org/gallery/332321

Stills from a small animation that can be found on my website.

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This was for a class. The short animation can be found on my website. The 71-page tutorial on modeling, uv mapping and texturing this beast can be found on my website as well.

www.charkins.com
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