Matt Jones Tech
  • Blog
  • Video Projects
  • Web Projects
  • Carrying a Sketchbook

    Last week, I tried to challenge myself and sculpt for an hour every day. That quickly fell apart after the second day. The problem was, it’s a little too involved. I only have one Wacom tablet and one 3D mouse. So to do a daily sculpt, that means I have to haul my tablet, mouse, Wacom pen, and wireless receiver with me everywhere I go, every single day. And I’ve gotta take 10 minuets to plug everything in, make sure all the drivers are up and running, and the tablet is mapped to the screen just the way I like it, etc, etc.

    So instead, I’ve taken on a new challenge. I’m going a lot simpler. Just a pad and a pencil. I’m hoping this will help me learn the skills I need to improve my sculpts, while learning how to draw lines, shadows, highlights, and curves. So here’s a sketch from last week.

    matt

    August 12, 2019
    Sketches
    character design, pencil, sculpting, sketch
  • Sculpting Bootcamp: Day 2

    Here’s the amazing thing… just the difference between day 1 and day 2, I feel like I’m already improving. I think it’s because I had a reference.

    This is a reference image I found on the internet. I don’t own this.
    I feel like I got better with the eyes.
    I feel like the more I sculpt from reference, the more I’ll pick up on anatomical differences between male and female faces.
    Ears are hard.

    Day 1 was hard too.

    matt

    August 6, 2019
    1 hour sculpt, 3D Modeling, Blender
    Blender, character design, sculpting

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 1 Thess 5:21