VFS Modeling/Texturing Reel - Herbert Lowis

[r1d3r]

All that hard work really paid off man! Your reel looks amazing!!!

[Heber]

well,
what can i say man...
I have been sitting beside you the whole year and have learned alot from watching you work, your sculptures,drawings, 3d models are an inspiration to me. You are a very talented person and you've had a big effect on my education and my reel and have gotten me excited about sculpting.
It was a good year, lots of hard work and lots of all nighters have paid off it seems. My fav. Character is still garkhar but thats not to say the rest isnt amazing, Youve shown alot of work in this reel and most people wonder how you pulled it off in the time we were given.
Best of luck in your future and hopefully we can work together.
-heber alvarado

[Chazzi]

Well well finally all done. It was a great experience working beside you while working on my own demo reel. I really appreciate all the critiques and help you gave me. Your one of the hardest working people I've ever seen.
Your demo reel is awesome I'm sure people will see that. Can't wait to see what kinda jobs your gonna land with this thing. Good luck in the future.

[fabianloing]

Halo bert,

First of all, how does it feel to finally created your demo reel? hihi,

well, i have known you for quite some time now and you are truly one talented artist. I have also seen you working from start to finish for most of your character and they really really very inspiring. From concept, design, sculptures, everything man, you managed to create something that seriously incredible and stunning in the amount of time thats really short. Honestly, your reel is one of the best i have ever seen! i realy feel that you should be proud of that! Lastly,Good luck to you and all the best for your future. Thank you for all the help you gave me in class too! Hope we can work together someday!

The reel is really, very very well done! i am happy for you man!


-Fab

[stung]

You are a Crazzzzzzzy modeller, honest-to-God CG artist, giving my respect to you.

[tURQOISE]

Spectacular.

:D I wish i could model like that.

[alexfalchi]

amazing work pum....wow man fantastic!!:thumbsup:

[Tom W.]

Simply breathtaking, you did a fantastic job on you're reel, you are clearly a very talented modeller and you spared no detail on every aspect of you're reel.!!! Excellent job and good luck eiht you're future. Remember to go balls deep! ;)
.
-Tom

[Sollesnes]

I've been following your models, and all your hard work really shows off in your reel. Your a very talented modeller. Very very well done! :)

[leejusuk]

simply amazing work!!



by the way, I'm still considering about psp & camera trade......hmm....

[Bartek|3D]

Man, that's insane! :bounce:
I didn't know you posted your reel already. Wow, just amazing dude! The music adds SO much imho. Anyways, you know what I think, and I wish you all the best in this career. Who knows, we may even work together some day! ;)

See you in school.

[holbroal]

Hey Herbert!!

Great work man! I'll send you extra special reference.

Hey I have a suggestion for your quicktime compression (cuz I have no criticism of your modeling), use Quicktime 6 at school and compress the audio with Mpeg-4 Audio, that should take of 10 megs or so, AND you can use that space to get better video quality (I use key frame every 15 frame and 60-65% quality usually, don't limit the data rate though that can make the file bigger)

Give me the low down on Blur, man!

[pum]

thanks the the replies guys! :)
r1d3r:Thanks dude! Im finally done, now the waiting part.

Heber: Thanks dude, same thing here. You have helped me a lot for the last year. I dont think I can make it this far without your help! I hope we can work together again in the future.

Chazzi:Thanks man, you have helped me a lot too in designing my character for my demo! Good luck for your job hunt too!

Fabianloing: hey hamster man, first answer: feels so relieved yet so stressed wondering about the job hunt.
Good luck on ur own reel! you have helped me too in many ways!

stung:thanks a lot man, your VFX reel kick some serious ass too!

tURQOISE:thanks a lot for the nice comment :)

alexfalchi:thanks so much mate!

Tom W: yeah man!always balls deep!finally Im done!!good luck on ur job hunt too!(or you got a job already?)

AZTGlory:Thanks so much man!

leejusuk:thanks man, yeah, whenever u want it man, im ready with my camera and psp

Bartek|3D:thanks man, it would be awesome to work with you !

holbroal:thanks Allen, actually, I did use quicktime to compress it, I use 70% quality and key every 15 frame. And music, i also use mpeg 4. I dunno why its still 55 megs

cheers guys!
HB

[nemesis_256]

wow that's some great stuff. I got some questions about the Vancouver Film School...I keep on seeing some great stuff from people there. How good is this school? Are the students like the "average" age and come out straight from high school? Is it tough to get in?

[Bartek|3D]

wow that's some great stuff. I got some questions about the Vancouver Film School...I keep on seeing some great stuff from people there. How good is this school? Are the students like the "average" age and come out straight from high school? Is it tough to get in?

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=48100&highlight=vancouver+film+school

;)

[pum]

wow that's some great stuff. I got some questions about the Vancouver Film School...I keep on seeing some great stuff from people there. How good is this school? Are the students like the "average" age and come out straight from high school? Is it tough to get in?

It depends I guess, the students age are vary. I got classmates that are 30ish, and the youngest around 19ish.
about getting in, they need to see some of ur portfolio. but not always has to be 3D. I didnt have any 3d portfolio. But I had fine art background.
but overall, the school is nice, but, since now they raise the tuition fee, its a bit expensive to get in

cheers ,
HB

[holbroal]

oh yea, I read the file info wrong, it is mpeg4. It's strange that 70% quality looks kind of low, like keyframes are every 30 frames or something, but you say it is 15, so there goes that theory.

Anyway I think the file size is fine for a 4:30 minute reel. If I have any suggestions it would to be to try to make the reel 2:30 instead, you could probably show the same amount of art, just more quickly.

Just trying to get your stuff to be the best it can be man! You're gonna have a great time finding a job!

[dominicqwek]

Great work Herbert! You sure have a nice range of skills, I really like your sculptures. I'm sure you'll have no problem finding a job. To be really picky, I think garkhar's skin shader needs more work, the version in your matte painting looks great, however the turntable one, it looks really green, a bit too satuarated. It'll be nice to see more blue and purple on the skin.

Best of luck on the job hunt :)

[Marsinfur]

CRAZY CRAZY !!!
DUDE WHAT CAN I SAY YOU KOW I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT CG BUT U HAVE LIKE A 100 STARS FROM, I MEAN YOU NOT HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF 3D YOU DID SUCH A AWSOME JOB AND WENT THROUGH EVERY STEP CAREFULLY AND IN TIME CONSTRAIN :thumbsup:
KEEP IN TOUCH

[Howiejai]

Herbert!! This is really really really really really....really good! Flawless...it is an excellent piece of work!! You deserve all those compliments!!! Hope you get a great job!!

[Breoniks]

Wish I was an Admin so I could plug this. Definitely one of the best modeling reels I've ever seen. Great work Herbert! Your dedication and work ethic are inspiring my friend, it's been a pleasure working my tail off with you this year. I hope you get a great job, you deserve it! Companies, are you listening?

[akaiwa]

That was creepy... I was listening to my mp3 of King Arthur (that overture), and then I shut it off when your reel finished downloading, and then that was the music for your reel! I thought I left the mp3 running... but I guess it was one huge coincidence.

I think the reel is absolutely amazing! Really impressive work.

Was that done in Maya? Is that what the school teaches? Really awesome...

[pum]

Hi guys,thanks a lot for the replies!!

holbroal:I hope I can find a job soon. I tried to cut my demo to be shorter, but I cant find any spot I can cut without cutting any major stuff.Thanks for the advice though!! :)

dom:Thanks for the feedback dom. I agree, the skin shader needs a lot more work. But I have been rerendering him uncountable times, with lighting changes and everything. I hope I can find a job soon. How are you doing with ur job hunt?

Marsinfur:Haha, thanks man, dont forget about me when ur company wants to hire a modeler ;)

Howiejai:Thanks Howie, I hope so too man, I need job!! :D

Breoniks:Thanks man! You yourself have helped me in many ways!especially when I am stuck with my design!thanks one more time( I might keep haunting VFS' Ant Farm for the next month possibly, BEWARE!)

dvd_master:Nice coincidence. Thanks a lot for the kind word. It was all done in XSI. The school teaches both XSI and Maya, but for modeling stream, we mainly use XSI :)

cheers guys,
HB

[Escopos]

Awsome Herbert! What else is there to say? Good choice in sound track ... very epic ... definitly fiting for the evolution you went through from your first model to where you are now and the amount of work you did in such a short period of time. Your growth process is fenomenal. All I have is praise for you man! You are one of the best examples I know of a hard worker. I'm not even going to wish you good luck ... your talent is suficient to bring you through and get you a job. Hopefully we'll meet as hired professionals very soon! Anyways ... Good Luck (this is for choosing. hehe)! :bounce:

[Pyke]

Wow..

From someone who is in the process of planning out my demo reel, i can tell you that I love how your's flows. How the different 'aspects' of the models move into one another....hard to explain what I mean, so i'm just going to leave it at sounding like a jabbering idiot. ;)

Crit time! Please bear in mind that these are only minor things, and just personal opinions-I think that your reel is fantastic, probably one of the best modeling reels i've come across.

That said, I must say that I think that while your orc is amazing, I wish that the beast was given more screen time, as I think it is the stronger of the two pieces. Maybe thats just cos its more 'unusual' than the orc, and more detailed.

The part where the camera moves around the details of the beast is 'obviously' a very hi res render of the model, with the camera being moves over it (or it being movied infront of the camera', and i think that that breaks up the flow of everything, cos it feels flat. I understand why you must have done this (rendering time!), but I would suggest that you actually render those camera movements over the beast, to keep that fantastic flow that you have.

Thats about it really! As I said-amazing reel, and excellent job!

-Chris-

[Heber]

well now its up on frontpage so you can stop worrying hehe ,
well deserved herbert! youve worked so hard this year and it shows , lets see what happens now ............. :)

[nickchong]

Herbert!

Finally you finished it! I'm looking forward to working with you more. Your reel is indeed very well crafted. awesome details and you're definitely well suited for this profession. I see a good future in the CG field for you. A fine artist.

Nick.

[fabianloing]

Yo bert!

very nice man! of course, first of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!
NOw you can stop worrying right? hehe...you are gonna have
a bright future man! YES YOU WILL!!
you deserve it and i think it should be on the front page for a long time!!
Again, you have to be proud man!
CONGRATS!


-Fab

[pum]

hi guys,
first of thanks to lildragon for plugging me! :)

flyod:thanks a lot dude, yeah, it ahs been a good year. not sleeping well, stay overnight at school , etc, but its finally done!hehe, good luck on ur reel too man!

Pyke:thanks for the reply,actually, I was going to put the beast first, but in the end, I chose the orc because I have more animation on him :)
and the pan in of the detail, I had a zoom in rotation at first, but I notice I have way too many rotation, so I took it out.thanks once again for the good words :)

Heebs:thanks for believing in my work, your work has been inpiration to mee too since I got into vfs!And I cant even imagine where I will be right now without your help! thanks for the help for the last year dude!

Boogieman:thanks a lot man, I hope we can work together! :) and the new policy about working visa stuff is sweet!

fabianloing:thanks, hehe, lo dah bantu gue banyak juga belakangan ini, pas mata gue dah burem,good luck in ur reel too.

cheers,
HB

[LeeSalo]

pretty nice dude, your good at modeling detail, but I would recomend spending more time working on your muscle and bone structure. I was just wondering if that is what the standard demo reel looks like from VFS. Ive seen some others and the models are different but the layout and the way you zoom in on textures and show your uv's, they are almost the same. Is this some sort of standard at the school? I would also like to know why you have like two unfinished models on your reel?

anyways, best of luck to you.
cheers

[alex.h.]

hi pum, you now i always loved your figures and i going to try help you as mutch as i can whith showing them up in work (whith proud). see you later and good luck.
remember, you have a friend in nottingham you can mail anytime about anything. :thumbsup:

[Escopos]

Herb!! Congrats for front page!! :buttrock:

[Pixelcritter]

I can remember back in the day when those were all WIPs. It's awesome seeing them completed and all together as a big happy and disturbed family.

Just one comment about the reel. Aside from it being as good as it is, the credits seemed to role by abit fast, I had to pause it to read everything.

But again, great job!

[pum]

thanks for the replies, guys :)

LeeSalo:Yeah, that is my next goal, Im going to practice modeling more human anatomy for my next project. Ant VFS doesnt have any standard in showing ur model. But by looking at our previous grads' reels, I find that that is probably the best way to show the texture and the UV layout. It saves time and pretty effective IMO. And The last 2 unfinished model. I didnt do it for the finished product.they were made for my zbrush practicing purpose. The marine is my very first attempt to detail something with zbrush. And the berserker, I wanted to model something in low poly then normal map it just to show that the chracter can be used in game.
Lastly, I had to do those 2 , the matt painting, putting everything together as a finished product in 7 weeks, So basically, it was a short period of time to work on my reel :). Thanks once again for the reply ;)

alex.h:thanks mate! :D your replies had been very encouraging for my reel since it was on WIP!

Flyod:thanks dude

Pixelcritter:thanks for the reply :). yeah, I think it was only last for like 2 second each page. But I had to cut it short because my whole reel is like 3:50 already, its pretty long and Im afraid it might bored people out if its stretching way too long

cheers,
HB

[dominicqwek]

dom:Thanks for the feedback dom. I agree, the skin shader needs a lot more work. But I have been rerendering him uncountable times, with lighting changes and everything. I hope I can find a job soon. How are you doing with ur job hunt?


Woohoo! Congrats on the frontpage, I hope VFS servers can withstand the bandwidth :scream: I'm sure your reel is going to reach a wider audience now, you should still send your reels out as soon as possible. As for my job hunt, well, i'm still hunting :)

[Jinian]

Just saw your reel. Congrats on the frontpage by the way.

Nice to see you have updated your website, i can see you are a very broad and talented artist.
As for the reel, like what has been said, the musculature and anatomy could've been more represented by the structure of the human form. The textures and shader work could've been better, more complex and realistic here and there, but overall, you certainly packed it all off in the end with the quantity/quality of your work.

I hope it goes well for you in your job hunt and good luck to your future endeavors.

[BlackNull]

herb.... :cry: i'm still downloading your reel but I've seen all your stuff already and i know it's amazing. It was a pleasure meeting you and I wish u the best in the future. You can be very proud of your determination and your talent and I'm sure great things are waiting for you now that u finally brought your schooling to completion. Keep in touch...piero :thumbsup:

[foxco]

hey Herbert. Congrats on the demo. its looks fantastic. Im downloading it right now. :D

your wip looked totaly awsome so i cant wait to see this comepleted demo

Chad

[ROWAN]

wow thats is one amazing reel youll have no problems getting a job am sure :scream:

[Radon]

Great reel, I really enjoyed it.

One thing tho, i'm not sure if it was the camera angle or something else but when your doing the the textured turn-around of Garkhar head I could see inside of his skull through his ear.

You might want to add some hair in there or something to block it off, just a idea ^^

[angelnocturno]

PUM: Amazing work !! you're a telanted guy !! congratulations .

[cg219]

Wow, That reel was incredible. It was sure woth the wait. You are a very talented modeler. Only thing that bugged me about the reel was the facial animatino of your orge chaacter. Other than that, it was great, Love the music and models and the presentation. Good Luck to you in the future.

[maelstrom]

great stuff there!

the attention for detail is amazing, I can see a bright future for you as a modeller. :thumbsup:

[3d41andi]

wahh..Keren banget bert...bengong sampe gue..bagus bagus bangett...
Congrats juga yah..all the best dude..eh model loe mo di publish di buku 3dnya indo bert mo nggak..^^
canggih banget bert palagi borgoth loe...
and Good Luck man

[loocas]

Awesome job :applause: And good luck with the job hunting! :thumbsup: Oh, by the way http://www.cgtalk.com/images/rating/rating_5.gif from me :buttrock:

[Rion411]

Incredible job man! Congratulations on a kick a** reel.:buttrock:

[FabioMSilva]

i've been watching your orc's progress since it's biggining. u're such an excelent artist.

great work.

[ManuelM]

what can i say - its a truly amazing reel. you presented your skills very well.... GREAT

[dcmoutinho]

great work man :thumbsup: !!!
your demo reminds the works of Blizzard a lot.

[jdsb]

very great work man,congrats and all the best:thumbsup:

[pennywisdom]

This is one of the best reels I've ever seen.

Great job.

[ChanceXUAN]

It really seems a professional work to me.I was shocked and fascinated!
NICE!
by the way,I want to attend VFS,too.I am now spending most of my time on TOEFL.

[greenj2]

Amazing work man, I tip my hat to you. :thumbsup:

[CHOUS-TANG]

great work!!! I like it!

[pum]

Hi guys, thanks a bunch for the replies! :)

dom:haha, actually, I took my reel out from VFS server,im using only my website server, it is still amazingly stabil. Im still waiting for the job, Im pretty sure U will get a job soon( but I know its so damn hard to get working visa.)


Jinian:Thanks for the advice.YEEAP, im going to do realistic human character next! but, maybe play some game for couple of weeks first!

=Blacknull=: Thanks dude, same thing goes for me. You yourself are a very good modeler! of course, I will always keep in touch!:D

XsifoX:thanks a lot Chad!

Rowan:thanks! I am still looking for a job :)

YasuhikoSan:Haha, yeah, u actually notice that part. I should've put some black constant grid to block it.

angelnocturno:thanks man!

cg219:Thanks :). What you dont like the animation about,. maybe I can avoid doing that mistake in the future.

maelstrom:thanks a lot!

3d41andi:wah, thank you banget!pengen bener gue masuk majalah 3d indo!lo ama fabian sama yach, lebih demen borgoth, gue sebenernya sempet [pusing mau kasih model mana duluan,tapi akhirnya milih orc.salah deh jadinya.


loocas:thanks alot man!

Rion411:thanks for the kind words!

The Solid Snake:thanks for the encouraging words!!:D

Manuel M:Thanks!!!:):)

dcmoutinho:Wow, thanks!

jdsb:thanks dude

pennywisdom:man, thanks!:)

ChanceXuan:Cool man! Good luck in ur TOEFl, u might want to understand what teachers say in VFS, hehe

WhiteEagle:thanks!

CHOUS-TANG:thanks man!:)

cheers guys,
HB

[Gkaine]

great job man. its gonna suck when you leave and i dont have anyone to bother.

[Heber]

great job man. its gonna suck when you leave and i dont have anyone to bother.

phew , glad thats over , joking :)

[Luciferul]

WoW....great stuff. I love everything, the details are magnificent.

:thumbsup:

[bash]

After watching this reel (4 times) I must say.. Totally amazing! :D
The models and textures are really good, and you present it in a
very nice way imo. http://www.cgtalk.com/images/rating/rating_5.gif
If you don't get a job after this.. hmm.. there's no hope :eek:

:deal: :thumbsup: :bounce:

[sMileGraPhix]

Hi Herbert!

i've just take a look at your modelling reel and i think it's GREAT!
i always appreciate your sculptures and relative 3D model!
In you reel, my favorite beast is Borgoth! i love the details and the textures!! and the Uruk-ai pose... is incredibly realistic!

great work man! keep it up!

compliments! :thumbsup:

[pum]

thanks a bunch for the replies :)

Gkaine:haha, you can go and bother the new term 6 dudes(tyler and fabian.)hehe

Heebs:Nice one Heebs.:D

Luciferul:Thanks for the kind words :)

bash: Thanks a bunch man, I hope I can get a job!( crossing fingers)

sMileGraPhix:Thanks a lot for the nice words. The Uruk hai pose is taken from the sculpture from Jamie Beswarick and Steve Unwin from Weta, amazing statue! It has been my inspiration for this past few months, hehe

cheers guys,
HB

[Gkaine]

phew , glad thats over , joking :)
you to. ive already started bugging the 5th termers.

[Ballistix]

O.M.G

I Wish I could model like that ><

Amazing work man :D
Seriously the best iv ever seen out of all the games, and movies iv seen that is the best i have ever seen

UnBeleivable work.

If you dont mind me asking just a few questions:

1: how long did the Beast in the first pic take you to model?
2: how long have you been working in the feild
3: Did you make the textures for the beast yourself


once again amazing work :D

[TeroM]

Wow... spectacular work! I especially love that Borgoth character. :applause:

[learner88]

At last you finished it.It was a hard work but it is great!!

Excellent work man!

[pum]

Gkaine:haha, keep bugging them

Ballistix:thanks :D
1.the beast in the first pic?U mean borgoth: It took me roughly around 5 days to model.
2.I just graduated from VFS, currently I am looking for work. But I have been learning 3D tool for a year.
3. Yeap, it is all hand painted in photoshop, for the body and head. But for the armor, I use photograph as base.
and once again, thanks ;)

Terppa:Thanks man!

Learner88: Yeah!!fiuhhhh, finally 6 months of having zombie life is over, atleast for now. It is time to take a bit of break and play games!


cheers guys,
HB

[kira-hime]

Whoa!!! Fabulous job! I almost lost it when your first character started moving like that, really amazingly well done. Let us know when Weta hires you ^.-

[Lee3dee]

I'll add HOLY @#$% to the list :D. My favorite is the Borgoth character.:D I watch your reel twice :D

Question: where's the music from? I couldn't place it.

[thatoneguy]

That's some stellar modeling. Any chance we might get a glimps at some pre sub-d wires? Pretty Pleeeeaasssee.

[shootdamonkey]

Dude that is truly breathtaking and inspiring, the models look realistic in every way. I bow down at your feet. A very nice way of presenting it as well, i'm a big fan of warhammer (i presume thats what its based on)

[Dinodiegus]

Hi,

I think your demo is fabulous, good work.

If you can't find a job let me know, i doubt very much you will be unemployed... :o)

In case you are, i am part of a game developing team here in Montreal, and we working on a game that fits perfectly with the kind of stuff you do.

Let me know if you are interested.

[pakdee]

hey man,
ive been watching all ur threads here in cgtalk b4 this. and after watching your reel, ive to admit u are one insane modeling+texturing machine. really hope u will keep on posting here for your future work coz ur work really inspiring. good luck mate...

and why i saw u were writing in indo on 1 of ur post? hehe u from indo?

[nubian]

you are one badass modeler.
i too am learning this lovely skill you already have.
nice work! :thumbsup:

p.s i'm afraid to comment something that bugged me about your reel (if it has not been mentioned already).

[amphermarious]

Great work. Very inspiring!

[rick woodward]

I am 52 years old and just now starting to look into cg. Have just got zbrush and am amazed. i been looking at these sites for some time now. I absolutely love the fantastic work being done in this field. i wish i was 18 again. I never heard of a Demo reel But after watching yours just now , i am in a state of shock. That was a mindblower. Instead of speeding it up, i wished it wasn't moving so fast. i was trying to catch all the detail and couldn't. I am extremely impressed.I hope to keep track of your work in the future. Your talent, ability and creativity is SMOKING hot. I hope you get a website up soon. i cannot see enough of your work. I also hope the job search catches the eye of top companies. I believe you will be blazing trails. I also would like to see more demo reels of your fellow students and others. For now, i guess i will have to check cgtalk everyday til i see more of your art. Thank you for posting your reel. By the way, the music was perfect for it. You have it all together..... Reach for the stars , man. There in your reach. Sincerely, rick woodward

[Lérot]

I watch your website,......very impressionnant !,...I've the impression that your school've a lot of great graphic designer,....

Your Orc,...the texturing is perfect (the Weather :eek: WOW)

Very very very great job men !

Big congratulations !

[pum]

Hi guys, thanks a bunch for the replies :)

kira-hime:haha, I think Weta is probably way out of my reach. But I am hoping to get a permanent job.

Lee3dee:Hello, thanks a lot! The music is from King Arthur ost.

im_thatoneguy:which character do you want to see the unsubd wire?

shootdamonkey:Thanks dude! Yeapp, its based of Warhammer 40K, im probably one of the biggest warhammer 40k geek out there.

Dinodiegus:Wooooohhh, Montreal!! that sounds super interesting. I am looking for a full time job right now. So, please drop me an email.

pakdee:thanks, and yeap. I am from Indonesia.

nubian:please feel free to give any crit and comment :)

amphermarious: thanks dude!

rick woodward:Hi there, thanks for the very encouraging words you put. I do hope so too that I can get a job soon :)
my website is at www.artbylowis.com , please feel free to visit it. In there , I have some other samples of my oil paintings and other traditional media art.

lerot:thanks for the compliment, dude!

cheers guys,
HB

[nubian]

overall your reel is incredible but it seems like you rushed it at the end.
from 00:03:35 and on.
especially the part from 00:03:43 - 00:03:46 is where it zips right by the credits and dedications.
other than that it's great!

[Garduna_Knight]

what can i say? amazing work man, i'm sure u'll land an awesome job with what's show in the demo reel!!!

[MasonDoran]

excellent stuff....you shouldnt have much of a problem finding work i think.


Texturing and modelling are good....

But u need to take out the animations of orc arm and face.....they only hurt the reel because its not enough to show that you can rig or animate. Also....with all of the polish on 2 models....you might want to take out the beserker with the sword because its not textured or up to quality with the first to pieces wich are excellent.

U could replace what you take out with some better closeups of your 2d sketches which is still a respected skill to have in this business(so many 3d artists out there that cannot draw worth shite!)

[pum]

nubian: True man, I rushed it so badly, because I thought my reel was too long and boring, so I decided to cut it short. And now the people I give credit for have to pause to see their name :D

Garduna_knight:Thanks man, right now I am still waiting for a solid job offer . I will let you guys know when I got a job :)

2byts:Thanks a lot for the tip!I agree with you, I think my low poly character is the weakest one in my reel. Man, I should've put more of my drawings from my sketchbook/ life drawing book. I didnt put them in because I was running out of time. thanks a lot for the tip, I really do appreciate it! :D

[MasonDoran]

if you want to show off some lowPoly stuff.....take your first 2 pieces....and do a loRez version of them that would fit in a game. Game Companies would like to see how you can convert a hires model into something that could be used for realtime.

You would not have to re-texture anything if you are clever enough with baking your textures into a single map -normal maps may be useful in this case.

[Dipan]

Awesome work man, i m following ur work from last term and seeing your progress..........Its Great..............U r an awesome modeller. well, all ic an say is Good luck with your Job Hunt....................
Cheers:thumbsup:

[freka01]

Sweet man. Finally done with your reel. The models are rock solid. Texturework is also topnotch. Great job, Low! Shouldn't have a problem getting a job now, eh :)
Btw, what happened with the offer from framestore?
Your time at vfs is about over now, was it worth it?
Im really excited to be going late 2006. Can't wait! ;)

/fred

[pum]

2byts:Thanks a lot for the advice, I will keep that in mind for my next demo reel! :)

Dipan:thanks dood, good luck with urs too

freka01:thanks man, ah, that offer didnt go anywhere( Im not gonna say the correct spelling of the companyhere, hehe)Im actually still looking for a job, got some interview here and there, but I hope I can land on something that I really enjoy soon
I actually finished my stuff, but I got a scholarship from vfs, Im gonna continue making new character, now Im gonna make a human!!hehehe. But I will probablyleave when I got a job though, so i think I wont be here long


cheers guys!!!
HB

[kira-hime]

Ahh, yes, the elusive and yet so enticing permanent job ^.- I must say though, you've got a wayyyyy higher chance than I do. Wish I went to Vancouver instead of AiC -.-

PS, I've been listening to the King Arthur soundtrack for two days cause of your reel, lol ;)

[Rani N.]

Great Job Herbert!

What can I say other than Congradulations on this wonderful work and for FINISHING VFS!
Woohoo!

Your gonna go places man! Keep up the good work!

Rani

[pum]

Rani:thanks dude
YOU are gonna go places!haha, congrats to be the finalist on the EA competition thing, I pray for you to win the 20 Gees!!!
oh, 2 more months before I can finish VFS

[Ravix]

Hey Herbert Nice work buddy u have defenitly a good style and a very focused talent i check ur web page and is hilarious some of the stuff u have there. Ur models are very good an definetly a great reference for artists on cgtalk.

:)

[DeathCry]

wow amazing work their!! keep up with the hard work, damn hope i could do something like that one day

[seanchou]

Love your reel. I watched over and over again. You are very talented guy and hard work person too. Wish you the best. Can not wait to see your next character.:thumbsup:

[pum]

Ravix: thanks a lot dude!You yourself have a very good VFX reel. Maybe one day you can comp my stuff ;). Oh yeah, I went crazy on my photography section,haha.

Deathcry:Thanks for the kind words man!

seanchou: heyyy there sean! thanks man, same thing goes to you! you work like a dog too! your demo definetely kick ass too! I cant wait to see the new version of it! Im pretty sure it must be really good!Good luck in ur career, keep in touch! now I will take over your computer in treefort!haha

[jengkins]

great and amazing model. you deserve a 5 stars for your hardwork and results. u work like a mad dog in term 4. it really scares me how fast u finish up the orc and it look really darn good. love it. well, nothing much but to say keep it up. you and heber r both working hard and both come out with a great reel. i'm proud to be your classmate. good luck in your future undertakings. :)

[Mondo Freddy]

Wow....amazing work!
Ur gonna be big man. Keep the good work. U have a lot of talent.
U should try doing some Prosthetics too. It would be easy for u.
I can help u out in that.
Good luck in the future. Keep in touch!

F.
:buttrock:

[pum]

Thanks dude!

Kjeng:Thanks man! we worked hard, but remember, we played games hard too! haha ( I miss the resident evil 4 and the unlimited rocket launcher!!)Good luck in finding job, and keep in touch!

Freddy:Thanks man, the same goes to you! you have amazing talent. Your movie was breath taking!
And I will learn prosthetic( maybe hopefully I can take some classes on my free time when I move) , but I will ask for your help for sure!
Keep in touch!


-HB-

[Shawk]

Wow,

Check out Blizzard maby? dunno if it's your style but just a suggestion.

http://worldofwarcraft.com/jobs/

Also, im just comming out of High school right now and looking to go to college in the British Columbia area, what are all the cources that you took at that college if your remember, and the aproximite price of all of it?

Im still searching havnt had much luck yet.

[pum]

shawk:hi there, thanks for the reply! :)
Thanks for the link btw!
I studied fine art at Kwantlen University college in Surrey ( lower mainland vancouver)
I took all drawing courses, all paintings, sculpture 1, all photography, printmaking, art history,
visual language and composition, new media. and some stupid ass advance english course which I failed in, hehe.
then I took 3d animation and visual effect in VFS.
oh, the price in Kwantlen is different for you because I was international student so I had to pay a lot more.


cheers,
HB

[Shawk]

Cool, thanks alot.

How long did it take for all that?

[pum]

a year in VFS and 3 year in kwantlen( suppose to be only 2 year, but i am very very lazy ;) )

[Heidi Niccole]

I knew you were good, but WOW.... Breathtaking...

I hope to catch up with you in LA.

hnc

[Norl]

Awesome reel, great job done! Really bagus!

[pum]

hi guys, I thought this thread has died a long time ago
heidi: I hope to see you in LA too! :) when are you going to post ur reel? I havent seen it yet! :bounce: Good luck with ur job hunt ( or u already got a job?)

Norl: terima kasih!

cheers,
HB

[3dcga]

Hi Herbert Lowis,

Just out of curiousity I just wanted to know whether you submitted your work to Indocg.com. Cuz I saw your work there. Are you indonesian?

Btw, just forgot to mention. Excellent reel you got there :D

[pum]

Hi Herbert Lowis,

Just out of curiousity I just wanted to know whether you submitted your work to Indocg.com. Cuz I saw your work there. Are you indonesian?

Btw, just forgot to mention. Excellent reel you got there :D


Hi 3dcga,
thanks for the reply
wow, you revived this long dead thread!
I did submit the orc and the beast images to indocg. I am Indonesian but currently I'm in US now.


cheers,
HB

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