UFC UFC UFC! Gotta love free fight nights, way easier on the wallet! Well I’m sculpting on this big project that has a 2 week deadline and it’s still goin awesome! Not sure when I can show anything but I’m really stoked for it! Even bigger projects are on the horizon so that’s cool too! Cheers. Back to sculpting I go!

Well… Doing a sweet 2 week job for a new client and I really hope to impress them! This is my third day sculpting on their project and I really hope to finish this first piece today or tomorrow but I guess we’ll see. I’m thinking more and more about getting a full time job… I might need to start putting together a demo reel and updating my CV

Well… Went on vacation this weekend with my loooovely girlfriend Bridget and now it’s back to reality. Have some possible large jobs on the near horizon but I’m still waiting on 100% confirmation so I guess until then I’ll keep chugging away on a personal project!

Finally almost done with this weird sculpt I started and then just started practicing new techniques on. Not sure if I love it or not but I’m gonna finish it at least, hah. We’ll see if anyone even likes it once I’m finished =P

Well, slow weekend ahead of me! Feels strange to not have freelance to work on at the moment. A personal sculpt is going alright but I’m at the point where I don’t know if I like it or not. I suppose putting in a few more hours couldn’t hurt!

I have to say that one of the most satisfying things about working freelance is after the project feels like it’s spiraling out of control and all you can do to make it stop is to finish, to complete the assignment at hand and then what do you get to do? Clean your computer, organize your emails, and finally put away the laundry that has been piling up. It’s clean of course, but it just seems easier during the week to let it wait to be put away until my projects are finished. It’s that day today and it always feels good to kind of.. hit a reset button and start planning for my next freelance gig.

As I fall farther into the rabbit hole of 3D miniature printing I learn more and more. I think Zbrush artists in this field are really MacGyvers, for Zbrush being such an organic tool we’re forced in many ways and many times a day to achieve very exact work for plugs and for fitting 2 pieces together after printing. I find my workflow between Maya and Zbrush growing even more symbiotic as the days wear on and find myself using Maya less and less without Zbrush open. Will I even need Maya soon? I uv, retopo, and texture using other programs, and render using Marmoset Toolbag for game models. Weird to think about! A year and a half ago I had never touched Zbrush.

Anyways, I’m just really glad I am getting such a variety of 3D printing work, every client is different, every job is COMPLETELY different and each experience makes me even faster than I was for the one before. Cheers!

Well, I’m on a monster kick because of the game TERA. It’s a great source for inspiration and I really find that making monsters that don’t have any real purpose is a great way to just test out new techniques in Zbrush and work on my speed. My latest features a human face, 5 scorpion stingers, and human arms as legs with something for feet (I haven’t decided yet) but hopefully it looks intimidating when I finish it? I guess we’ll find out in a few days.

If it turns out well I’ll retopo and turn it into a game model for my reel!

Well, good and long day. Woke up at 3am but that’s besides the point! I finished posing and rendering a BAM I sculpted. Also made headway on a new sculpting project for a client. Now it’s time to clean up my desktop (there are files uuuuuuuuuvverywhere)

Well.. Today I’m finishing up a few things and then emailing clients to see about new work that needs to be done! I have time off and if no one needs work it’s time to tackle some personal projects or start thinking about a demo reel. I really want a full time job in the next 5 months or a little more than that. I guess we’ll see what I have time for!

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