I'm a student at Colorado State University studying illustration and graphic design. I am a self-taught modeler. For the moment my modeling is more of a hobby than a career, though hopefully someday soon I will have a job in the field. I model mostly (but not limited to) fantasy and sci-fi models. Enjoy the gallery!BIOEver since I was little I aspired as an artist and can never stop "doodling", either on paper or on a computer. I first started modeling (I use that term very loosely) about 3-4 years ago when our highschool bought Rhinoceros 1.0. To this day, I think I am the only one who ever even opened that black cardboard box.
This website and its wonderful forums have pushed and challenged me to become a better modeler every day. If it wasn't for people like Teyon Alexander (the moderator of the Rhino3D forum) I would never even have come close to where I am today.
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Comments (14)
Vile
I like the design very retro clean lines! Cool Model!
kencole
Hmm... a model I like that I might actually have a chance to match in quality, given a week. Maybe I don't suck after all! Oh, wait, you did it in 3 hrs. Thanks for that.
estevez
Very creative work ! Excellent modelling and textures ! Congratulations !
jgeorge
Great! I like the design!... And I'm interested in the story ;)
YL
great pretty robot: would love to know tthe story !
Teyon
Great little bot. Less is more. I really have to practice more machines. You rock, Eric. ....Hmmmm....independent study sounds an awfull lot like animated short. :) wink
Pelican
Fantastic little bot... his wings look like he is manoeuvrable(maneuverable) under water too!
samuribastard
Dude! excellent work, by the way are you still in highschool?
Modulok
Nice work Eric, clean, sleak design...would love to see that "independent study" when its done ;)
EricClaeys
Well, in one sentence the independant study is this: "A 3D-illustrated fantasy graphic-novel about a party made up of several 'alien' races are sent out on an interplanetary adventure." I don't want ot reveal too much now, since I am just in the initial stages and don't have a complete story nailed down, yet. Hopefully I can finish the project without running into the same problem Teyon had with Atrius - having someone else finish an identical story first. (sorry to bring up old memories bud.) I would have loved to make an animation out of it, but my computer could never handle what I want to do, and I really wouldn't have the time to get much done in one semester. A comic book would simply be too short and I don't intend on it being a long series (3 books max).
EricClaeys
To answer samuribastard - no, I'm a senior (one year left) in college, trying to polish out my porfolio. I am not necessarily studying 3D design, but it plays a significant part in my graphic design and illustration classes. CSU has a pretty decent graphic design program, but no 3D (animation, nor modeling), aside from the very basic lightwave class I am helping teach.
tom271
As always Eric.... terrific... as always...
memaci
Excellent modeling. Good luck with your project.
TKraccoon
Quite the model, and for taking 3 hours pretty efficient too I'd say :) I'd love to get under the chrome of that and see what it looks like underneath ;) Fantastic job.