I was inspired a lot by all the great elf characters out there - like
in the Blizzard games or LOTR movies... They always had this sense of
refinement and majesty almost. I wanted to do a character like that and
also to use it as a means to improve my skills as an artist.



Started off just sketching the head in zbrush. Initially I didn't know
this project would become something so big - it started as just a quick
sculpt. Once I had the head done - I saw the potential - so I did a
quick sketch of what I wanted the rest of his body to look like and
went from there. It was a very organic process.



Base mesh in XSI - zbrush for sculpt, textures handpainted in Photoshop and rendered in Maya.



I also rigged him up and did a little video of him for fun... Was going
for an old footage feel - kinda inspired by old amateur videos and such.



OLD ELF FOOTAGE - Right Click Save As...



***Please forgive the bad animation! Haha...
I'm a modeler, not an animator and it was hard getting someone else to
animate it in the time I had to complete things... Hope it's not
terrible.***



The background is some pictures of a nature reserve in Trinidad that I stitched together and composited in...



Here's the WIP thread: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=59571



ENJOY!!!





This
is my recently completed Modeling Reel for 2008. I was getting it ready
for my trip to SIGGRAPH - I'm currently seeking employment as modeler
in either film or games.


***Please forgive the bad
animation! Haha... I'm a modeler, not an animator and it was hard
getting someone else to animate it in the time I had to complete
things... Hope it's not terrible.***



Quicktime: (Right click Save as...)

Thaddeus Maharaj 2008 Modeling Reel - HIGH (Recommended) - 130MB

Thaddeus Maharaj 2008 Modeling Reel - LOW - 75MB



Windows Media:

Thaddeus Maharaj 2008 Modeling Reel - HIGH - 95MB

Thaddeus Maharaj 2008 Modeling Reel - LOW - 70MB



YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9AsLFhQaz0





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Some renders of my models:











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I'm available for fulltime, contract or freelance work. Thanks!



Please visit my site for more details...



My Website:

www.thechindian.com

ENJOY!!!