5.07.2009

Back in it!




None of this would have been possible without the beautifully inspiring work of Vinod Rams.
The way he draws lines, the angles, the edges, the flow, the grit, the grim, the tendons, the fur, the style. I first came across his uniqueness from the Character Design Blog, now known as the CreatureSpot.com (a MUST see)
I always look to Vinod's work to see something different, mutated, and amazing.
I love it
=D

4.28.2009

Dave Gibbons


Dave Gibbons, originally uploaded by jjutt.

@ The Apple Store in San Francisco, California promoting Watchmen. I got a signed copy #42. Now it's framed in my room.
Thanks Dave

4.16.2009

Alien Bust v3


Alien Bust v3, originally uploaded by jjutt.

an older WIP. The body is based off a sketch of mine, the head design is all Vinod Rams

Animales


just some doodles colored in PS w/a dash of textures. They should all be animated. Animation has gotten back on my 2-Do List. Now let's just see me do it! Meow
i <3 animals and the study of anatomy.
thank you god

cookiemonster concept


cookiemonster concept , originally uploaded by jjutt.

sketches of my next painting on canvas*

mmm milk


mmm milk, originally uploaded by jjutt.

mmm texture/Photoshop

texture used: cardboard, decorative paper, denim
multiple layers for shadows and highlights
started with just a quick pen sketch
thanks to PS and 30mins of my time he came alive.

4.11.2009

Kumadori Make-Up


I've always wanted to play with the designs of Kabuki theater, now i finally did it. I don't know if i should take this one further in Photoshop or just to keep drawing more variations. I should do both... well either way I'll post it up for your viewing pleasure.

Have a nice Easter weekend.

4.10.2009

New Scanner!

T-Shirt Concepts


did these just for fun. I've been meaning to design some shirt for the longest time now. This is just the 1st batch I scrambled together. Plenty more to come, tell me what you think.

4.02.2009

Green Screen Shoot


P3180024, originally uploaded by Knownamecho.

Sorry haven't posted in a while

Here I am ready to be shot for some personal green screen stock footage in HD1080i. It was a lot of fun, I just got to get to work on treating the footage. Echo has really been the director on this project. We'll let you know how its coming. We know the footage we got from that shoot has a lot of potential. We see so much being done on Motionographer, we're trying to step our game up.

I have some of the sketches/storyboards, just need to scan them soon.

He's got more production shots on his flickr. The image should have a link attached

3.24.2009

Warrior Concept

here's the concept

Warrior Concept, originally uploaded by jjutt.

Just another WIP! This one is getting finish though, from the mask to the teeth and hair all the way to the legs.

MEL scripting practice


cubes_edit, originally uploaded by jjutt.

Just practicing the fundamentals of MEL in Maya 2009. Rendered in Mental Ray

Fat old Head


Fat old Head, originally uploaded by jjutt.

I went into these 30mins not knowing where i was going or who i was making. Just having fun before i went home to bed. The base mesh was downloaded form Zbrushcentral.com

Rendered from Zbrush color corrected in Photoshop CS4

3.16.2009

120min Mermaid


Mermaid, originally uploaded by jjutt.

I wanted to rush through the whole process.
Sketch
Value
Color
Background
I didn't want to get stuck at one step.

Adobe Photoshop CS3
Wacom Intuos 3


3.11.2009

Alien Priest WIP


Alien Priest WIP2, originally uploaded by jjutt.

i wanted to make something malnourished with strong bone structure. This is what i came up with.

What do you think?
C&C are welcome

3.10.2009

Happy 87th Birthday Grandpa!


Happy 87th Birthday Grandpa, originally uploaded by jjutt.

Just the 1st pass spent around 90mins. Let's see how far I go when I spend another 2hrs on him. I really enjoyed studying his features and proportions. Now its time for the detail of wrinkles and moles. Round Two Fight!

Worm Concept to Model


I've recently joined a group of students & alumni who are trying to help create the vision of our director/teacher Thierry DiDonna for a experimental class called Group Project at Ex'pression College for the Digital Arts.

To see the animatic click this:
http://www.telemetricmedia.com/Movies/Cartog_Stone_WIP.mov

And here is one of my concepts that have recently been modeled.
The story is really unique and symbolic as you will see w/this character. So i hope everything else moves smoothly. Enjoy

2.25.2009

MoFigureDrawing


FigureDrawing 4, originally uploaded by jjutt.

I always want to try figure drawing w/new mediums like my idol James Jean. He makes his figures looks saw flawless w/color and style. So here i am giving it a shot. Graph paper with red and purple Primsa colour pencils.

I added two layers of texture in PS. Cardboard and Decorative Paper.
Both found on www.cgtextures.com

Powerful


Powerful, originally uploaded by jjutt.

Have I ever told you i love anatomy? The human body really is the perfect machine. Of course I admire all other animals, dinosaurs, & insects (i got to go visit the zoo).
You can never know enough anatomy!

Every Saturday
11am-2pm
Ex'pression College For Digital Arts
Emeryville, CA
South Wing Art Room B

Free for students & alumni
$5 for guests

2.19.2009

My BART Journal







Here are some of the people I've seen over the year's riding the BART. They come in all shapes and sizes, colors and creeds. What a wonderful melting pot I live in, you never know what kind of character you'll sit across from. Hopefully you just have a sketchbook in hand to capture their personality.
Enjoy!

2.17.2009

Alien Body WIP v4


Alien Body WIP v4, originally uploaded by jjutt.

Ok so i revisted the body, and i wasn't too happy with how it came out even though i had my reference. So after showing it to a few friends I started to see what they where talking about. Sometimes you have a feeling about something but you just can put a finger on it. That's why it's so important to get feedback to put you back on track. I took their notes and applied it in PS. I would love to read more critiques and comments if you have them.
Thanks

2.06.2009

No Exit

**I changed the name of my BLOG so please redirect yourself to www.jjutt.blogspot.com

This character is based off a lovely painting from Keun Chul called No Exit. With all the texture and history of his strokes that he puts into his characters (especially his monsters) I knew it would be fun to try to translate into Zbrush

see the original painting here: http://keun-chul.deviantart.com/art/No-exit-60510112

1hr 30mins
Zbrush
Photoshop

Late Nite Alien Face



just went off on a tangent again in Zbrush last night. Lots of fun. All color done in Photoshop along w/the obvious text and background.

no reference

The body is still WIP but if your curious you can see where it's at here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjutt/3256538372/

2.05.2009

just went off on a tangent again in Zbrush last night. Lots of fun. All color done in Photoshop along w/the obvious text and background.

no reference

the body is still a WIP. Go see it on my Flickr page
www.flickr.com/photos/jjutt

Flickr

This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

2.04.2009

late night doodling


late night doodling
Originally uploaded by jjutt
still drawing! i will never forget my 1st true love, The Pencil.