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This is a preview of a character i am working on in my free time.

I made this from an image i had drawn sometime ago. I am "kind of" writing a story that i would like to tell in comic book form. She would be the main character... Just something i am doing for fun.

Here's some other screen shots...




Quick color test in zbrush..



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Practicing my head modeling skills on zbrush...]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:34:17 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/774697

This was my entry for the Jacek Yerca "Surreal" contest. I didn't win anything but i sure had a lot of fun learning from this amazing artist. It kind of opened a door to new possibilities for me artistically.

I really wanted to enter Yerca's world so i took a lot of time studying him and is paintings. Once i felt i was connecting with his work and understood it, i really took my time developing concepts that would reflect my own way of seeing the world and use the "feeling" of his paintings has inspiration.

"Life is a Ride" is a sort of metaphor for the way i see human beings. We are bound to follow a path or rules that are already laid out for us. We limit ourselves which disables us from really seeing the whole picture. Our body can only absorb so much information, but unfortunately it seems that most of us don't even try to "look outside the window" or "open the door to see". We lock ourselves in. Its way easier to just follow the path blindly. We must free ourselves from theses illusions to witness the true beauty of our universe and see how lucky we are to be a part of it... i think.

In my image we can see that no one is there so i guess we can imagine that the person that was once there has left the "ride" (maybe using the trap door on the floor). It could also be a metaphor for Death... but i better not start on that. I'll leave some for the imagination.

I have to confess i was not completely satisfied with the end result. There is a lot of things i wanted to add and rework but could'nt due to lack of time. But then again, Its the ride, not the destination that's important. ... At least from my point of view.

I will end with this quote from the stand up comic Bill Hicks (which inspired me a lot):

"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question, is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey - don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride."


Thank you for reading

Vero
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A packaging image i made for the game "Guitar Rock Tour DS" from Gameloft.

* I want to specify that i did not make the drummer character and the speakers in the bg.

I made everything else from modeling to finished image.

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This is the second demo i made at the NAD Center. This was a team demo on wich i had the chance to work with my dear friends and colleagues Charlotte Labat and Emily Vaillancourt.

*I made the shots with the robot (mother). This includes the modeling, lighting, texturing, animation and compositing of the robot and the interior environement.]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:25:09 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/589595

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I wanted to make a complete character to add to my portfolio. I would like to texture it eventually. I used a drawing of mine has reference.

Her name is a tribute to The Mars Volta.

*The cloak and skirt was done with ZBrush.]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:34:02 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/592867

This was a sketch i had made for the concept of the pregnant robot in our second demo at the Nad Center. I colored it on photoshop for the fun of it. ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:55:43 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/593899

This is Miranda's concept drawing i used has reference for modeling.]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:16:12 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/595820

I've decided to remake the characters of The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Les Mystérieuses cités d'Or in french) and make them a little older and... how could i say... hotter. I always loved that show. I think the concept could make a great video game... or even a movie.

*I also made Esteban, but he's not finished yet.]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:56:30 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/595891

This is the first demo i made at the NAD Center. Hope you envoy! ]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:47:52 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/589593

Demo 1 - Centre NAD]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:16:19 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/589592

Demo 1 - Centre NAD]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:14:43 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/589591

Demo 1 - Centre NAD]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:12:42 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/592878

Some sketches i had made of Vincent, the main character of my first demo at the Nad Center. ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:17:56 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/592884

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I like to imagine what would've happened if evolution had turned out differently...

Kind of a mix between an aye-aye and a human.]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:53:04 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/592907

My fourth and last demo at the NAD Center.

This was just a small project. Didn't put a lot of time on this one because i had already started my internship at that point. But i'm still pretty please about it. Short and sweet. :P
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My third demo at the NAD Center.
This was a team project on witch i worked with Benoit Robert and Émily Vaillancourt.

* The demo 3 was a compositing exercise of integrating live action with 3D (HD camera).]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:37:21 +0000 http://verokomo.cgsociety.org/gallery/592886

This was a character i had created for my character and expression class.

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An observation drawing i made of a statue.]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:06:19 +0000