http://donaldphan.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:05:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Itemania Now Available on iTunes!"][/caption] Itemania actually came out on the appStore about 3 weeks ago, but I've been so busy attending to the game that I've forgotten to post about it here on my personal blog. There have been a few reviews of the game, and so ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=158 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Itemania!"][/caption] My lack of consistent updates/art has been largely due to working on some group projects on the side...but, I can finally talk about what we've been working on now that we've finished our first indie game, Itemania! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Screen Shot 1"][/caption] It's a hidden object ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=156 Somehow I managed to nab a spot in the Top 75 3d Finalists!  I really wasn't expecting this, so even if I don't make it to Round 2, that's ok!  I was able to count 11 (including myself) HXSD entries in the 3d Finalists list, but there may be a ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=152 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="720" caption="Beauty Shot"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="720" caption="Presentation Shot"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="720" caption="Concept Sheet"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="720" caption="Construction Sheet"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660" caption="Texture Sheet"][/caption] Somehow I managed to finish in time!  I was working right up until the very last second...as I'm sure many other artists were!  I had ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=131 I haven't uploaded any progress on my entry in a while, but here's where I am at the moment.  There's still a lot more work to do in the coming week, but I think I'm on track to finishing by next week (though another extension would be nice!). http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=128 [caption id="attachment_122" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Presentation Shot Test"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_123" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Beauty Shot Test"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_124" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Instrument Rough Model"][/caption] I've been second guessing the overall design of my character, so I built a quick rig and posed her to see what kind of silhouettes I could get.  The rig was ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=121 DW4 High Res Details Low Poly Rough I'm going to have to call this body/outfit "done," even though it's not, if I want to finish this thing on time....which I probably won't :P  Her head positioning and neck are really bothering me, so I'll be fixing ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=116 DW4 Clericon 3d WIP This isn't the latest iteration, but I forgot to post this the other day.  Progress is going pretty slow, but at least concept wise, I think all that's left is to re-design her instrument to make it a little more fantastic and unique looking.  I figured I ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=109   I know I haven't been posting much, but I've been pretty busy with other things.  I'll be posting something about what's been keeping me preoccupied for the past several months within the next few weeks.  In the meantime, here's my Dominance War IV entry.  Hopefully I manage to finish it ... http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=96 [gallery link="file"] We've had a lot of snow this past week.  From what I've been told, the area hasn't seen this much snow in the past 12 or 13 years.  Driving around here has been pretty dangerous since the Seattle area isn't very well prepared for snow. http://donaldphan.com/blog/?p=81