After watching Jurrasic Park one too many times I got inspired to created a 3D model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and 6 months later here it is! (it was a spare time project). From the start I decided to make it work well with the Unity 3D game engine, which is our current preferred engine here at Export 2 Reality.

I started by sculpting a high poly model in Zbrush, refined it A LOT, then took it into 3D studio max, re topoligised it (changed the structure of the mesh), before taking it back to z brush for more details and base colour texture. Once I was happy with the model I baked the maps into the low poly version of the model and rigged and animated it. I have created a character in this manner before, but this time I really got to grips with the workflow, and hope to do it much faster in the future.

You can see the latest version of the model in the interactive viewer by clicking on the image below

Trex 3D webplayer

If you happen to be a unity user, and could do with a trex in your game (who wouldn’t want that!) then you might be interested to know ive put it on the unity store. Its simple and secure, drag it and drop it right into your unity project! Get it here.

Looking for a custom built 3D character for your game or animation? Let us know (it doesn’t have to be a dinosaur, but we will like you more if it is).

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I just recently discovered this stunning animation:

“Forms is a digital artwork that responds to the human body in motion. It focuses exclusively on the mechanics of movement, using footage of world-class athletes to illustrate human movement at the extremes of perfection.

Videos of athletes were processed through custom software to create evolving abstract forms that explore the relationships between the human body and its movements through time and space.

This artwork was especially commissioned for In the Blink of an Eye by the National Media Museum, with the support of imove.”

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I admire the beauty of it, however, I am personally more interested in the technical process the artists Quayola & Memo Akten took to create this piece

After reading up on it I discovered they used camera tracking and animation software to re create the character animation in 3D space from video footage. After this they placed dynamic objects such as particle emitters and springs and attached them to the surface of the character. Combined with the animation and a nice render the effect is amazing.

Do you have a creative vision you would like to see a reality like these artists? If so get in contact with us, here at E2R we love to explore the creative potential of the technology we use.

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Check it out, I picked up some new mini business cards!

Ask me for one next time we meet, though I may be reluctant, right now i’m feeling they are too nice to give away! There are 26 variations, see if you can collect them all!

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Due to the continued sales of this pack I decided to update it. Its perfect for quickly populating a street scene in unity 3D. It is aimed at current gen consoles or PC, and has levels of detail for efficiency.

A few of us have contributed to it now so thank you to those who have helped…you know who you are!

Get it here: http://u3d.as/content/export-2-reali…-34-models/1CW

Talk about it here: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/113534-Street-props-Recently-UPDATED

Or comment here!

Let me know what you think

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