Cyber 3D Renderings and Tutorials
Detailed paint job for a votom robot armNow, I don’t know how many Votom fans are out there, but I’m one and this guy has an amazing blog chock-full of close up pictures of his creations. Be sure to check out this post as it is a priceless reference for anyone who needs some reference pictures of robots, and gundam/votom style robots. I like the way he gets his hands dirt with paint,...
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Scorpion and Spider 8 legged creature walk cycleAfter posting about the spider animation tutorial I remembered I had read a paper about simulating the gait of real scorpions to build a tetrapod robot. A quick google search found the paper to be available online (as you probably know, many papers aren’t) but couldn’t copy the link to it – simply google “WALKING ROBOT...
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A nice text tutorial on rigging mechanical joints, from 3D ValleyThis is an old, no, really an ancient tutorial. Dates back to 2004, yet it still is useful. I think nowadays everybody loves video tutorials, yet I find myself more an more uncomfortable hearing people speak and watching mice pointers move all around when all I need to know could be summarized in three sentences and maybe a...
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Cylon Costume from Wikipedia - I hate those Star Filters! Do Classic Cylons live in a frakking disco?No tutorial spottings today, just pure eyecandy for Galactica fans and CG lovers. Head straight to Darth Mojo for a showcase of old style Cylons in all their rendered glory. Now, I must admit I prefer modern day centurions (they kinda look spartans instead of roman centurions). The only reason...
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The Human Empowering A.M.P. Suit from AvatarI don’t think anybody was surprised when Avatar boasted a near perfect replica of Aliens’ Power Suit. After all, James Cameron’s fascination with power gadgets is well known, and he still is the one who made the most faithful movie adaptation of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. Despite not being called Starship Troopers at all! I just love the...
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Nice robot concept, I love his head!Truly a nice design, this one from vectoreffect.net. I like the robot’s head, and somehow it rings a bell in my mind. I think I saw something similar in a movie, or maybe in an anime. But as I grow older memory seems to enjoy hiding the entire story from my consciousness. Anyway, I’m slowly wading thru all my saved images and finding out the authors....
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