The King and I

General / 22 April 2020

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4bDXoY

Cat King

Scanning Pinterest, as we all do, I came across this lil' guy and decided I would explore some Arnold rendering.
I am glad I made the time to explore offline renderers and lighting. I learned a lot.

Original concept by Joe Sparrow

Holy crap, look at this first attempt....I mean...I see why I made certain things the way they were but I am glad I went my own route.
Also, this lighting pass is just...man, it came a long way.

Understanding the types of rendering, CPU vs GPU, resolution, light resolution, and just how Arnold behaves in general, twas all a treat.

Community Help

Flipped Normals has literally taught me Marvelous Designer, Zbrush, and Substance Painter within an hour each. I love them so much.

On top of that, they have now helped better understand Arnold! Also, I asked many of my friends and Discord friends about it and really help me bring this home.

Also, this video helped me a lot too

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Original concept from Joe Sparrow.

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2020 and Beyond

General / 02 January 2020

Hello, All! My name is Michael!

Welcome to the blog!

I hope to use this space for various things that pertain to 3D. Game Art & Arch Viz mostly, This space is my growth in the industry, tutorials, WIPS, a space for my students and much more!!!

I am currently teaching at Kalamazoo Valley Community College 2 different 3D course one covering Maya and Substance Painter basics and the other Zbrush basics. I also teach various 3D workshops in 3D printing and game art for non-college students. It's very fun!

I went through and graduated from Michigan State University Game Design and Development program and working at MSU's Game Development Lab, The GEL Lab. After graduation, go on to work at Steelcase as a 3D Product Graphics Analyst (Modeler) and 3D Freelance (Which I am open for).

Let's Make Art!

Also, follow me on social media for different/similar 3D content from m

www.instagram.com/michaelkbeyene

Twitter for something a bit more personal but 3D adjacent.

www.twitter.com/michaelbeyene

Discord: Michael Beyene#1385 (Make sure you have SPACE in-between)

Maybe one day: Facebook Like Page....maybe

This is something I started in 2019 and I will be posting weekly/daily updates on its progress here. C&C is coming welcomed!

OG Concept by Igor Rozovny
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nAxN9

-Michael Beyene