Stan Lee's Online Portfolio

Welcome

2008-06-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hey all, welcome to my portfolio blog!

I've created a thumbnail gallery of some of my work for some easier browsing. There's still a bit more work if you look through the right - side bar though!

Enjoy
-Stan

Contact Info:
SLee101273@gmail.com
209.915.4903

Current Events

2007-12-07T22:40:00.000-08:00

(Italicized stuff = stuff I'm still working on but haven't updated!)

Update: Uploaded a Rail Car, done as an art test with concept art provided to me. Also uploaded a few old traditional charcoal drawings I found lying around from a few years back >_>.

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So, I'll try to keep this updated as I work and have new stuff.

-Stan

Demo Reel

2007-12-07T22:34:00.001-08:00

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This reel contains all my digital scuplts (Morne, Stryde, Kiran) and some sketches found in the Concept Drawing section. Enjoy! (or don't).

3D Sculpt Section

2007-12-07T06:02:00.000-08:00

Rail Car

2007-12-07T06:01:00.002-08:00

This is a Rail Car I worked on as an art test for a game company. Concept sketch was provided for me. Model is 1532 tris. Time to completion (including modeling, UVs, textures) maybe 40-50 hours.

Tools:
-Maya (Modeling, AO Map)
-Photoshop (Texturing)
-UV Layout (UV... layout)

Magus (Chrono Trigger - Redesign) WIP

2007-12-07T06:01:00.001-08:00

Work in progress sculpt of Magus and his armor/clothing. Still a lot of detailing and refining to do which should be done soon. Also working on his weapon and stuff too.

Traditional Art

2007-12-07T06:00:00.001-08:00

Please excuse the quality of some of the photos :p

-Charcoal
(Cast shadow got smudged a bit in transit). This was actually a draping of a pillow case, only thing I had to spare.

-Charcoal

-Charcoal

-White and Black Conte

Tabi - Low Poly Model (WIP)

2007-12-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

Okay so I decided to upload some work in progress screen caps of how the textures for this guy is coming along. There is no lighting on this guy, he's at 100% illumination with just the diffuse map, all hand painted. I hope you don't mind the mirrored textures, the final version won't have so much mirroring. No back images yet, they're mostly blocked by the backpack and tail anyways. This was my first time trying to do a furry character and I think it turned out alright so far. Obviously some areas are still unfinished and there's still a lot of details and tightening up I plan to do on the textures, so uhm... stay tuned. I guess.

Oh, and I figured out what kind of weapon I want for this character as represented in the little pencil doodle. It's basically a ball and paddle that can be sheathed. The concept is that he can smack the ball to attack enemies, or twirl to do sweeping attacks or even wrap and hold enemies with the weapon. There's also a possibility for ricochets maybe. The design can also utilize a Wii controller where you could have players mimic and time the movements to hit the ball and stuff (like baseball) or do twirls and such, just a thought.

Anyhow I hope you like! :D
-Stan

Tabi

2007-12-07T05:13:00.000-08:00

Hey whoever even reads this, meet Tabi. So far for this character I've done a quick sketch and paint over to block out the color scheme... sorta. He's a cutesy hero type character that is forced into a crazy adventure. (or something is less lame sounding).

I'm still unsure about his weapon. The big sword thing has been done and it probably wouldn't fit the cutesy character. I was thinking it would be a whip type weapon attached to his hilt, with maybe something on the tip to both capture or smack things. I like the look of the sheathed weapon but I'm not sure if it makes sense to sheath a whip even with something on the end... Oh well I'll think about it.

Also I intend to put a tail on him. His overall body/fur patches were taken mostly from a Red Panda which also has a raccoon type tail which I want to put in on this character. Maybe.

(See Textured Models for the Work in Progress model).

-Stan

Morne

2007-12-07T05:12:00.001-08:00

Maya: Base Mesh, Rig for Pose
Zbrush: Hi-Res Sculpt

This guy is basically an elite soldier - one man army type hero. Maybe a bit cliche but I love that stuff. The idea was that he would have many weapons, (in this case 4: 3 swords and a pistol) so that he would look cool doing moves during animation :). After striking his targets he would resheath his weapons so that he could choose another set depending on the situation. In a game the player could choose whatever sets of weapons he wants to enable different moves and combos.

Notes:

Design and Inspiration: Lot of anime inspiration for his overall look I suppose. The gun his uses is actually Vash's gun from Trigun more or less, and I got the idea for the leg strapped gun holster, leg chap type flaps, and knee high boots from an action figure my friend had of someone from the Gungrave anime. Some inspiration also came from the boots Rangers wore during WWII as seen in the movie Saving Private Ryan. (Those were cool).

Kiran - Anatomy Sculpt (Work in Progress)

2007-12-07T05:11:00.002-08:00

Maya: Base Mesh
Zbrush: Hi-Res Sculpt, Transpose

Update: Started to block in the clothing or costume as well as hairstyle. Her overall look changed, it's now more modern as opposed to fantasy based. I'll post more later.

Currently this model is an anatomy study. I was just trying to get a soft female body look but still tried to keep the superficial forms there but really subtle.

Things still to do: More neck muscle work. Detail in hands and feet. Ears, nose, lips, etc.

Like my Soren character (see Textured Models), Kiran also has the title of Dreamcatcher because the idea somewhat developed from liking that title :p. In this case, Kiran is given the title of Dreamcatcher because she is a spirit hunter. Her job is to hunt down evil spirits that only a dreamcatcher can see. In my concept (see Concept Sketches) Kiran has bandages over one of her eyes, underneath them is the eye that can see spirits, it works only in the dark (thus the need for the bandages) and glows when she spots one. Along with the dreamcatcher theme, she also has two blades in a semi circle shape, when combined, form the shape of a dreamcatcher which can be thrown like a giant charkram (a la Xena).

Stryde - Butterfly Dragon

2007-12-07T05:11:00.001-08:00

Maya: Base Mesh
Zbrush: Hi-Res Sculpt, Alpha Detailing, Transpose

Update: Added new image of Stryde which is now poly painted. Might change around the color scheme and touch up some areas still... but I'll leave it be for now.

The original concept was that Stryde was supposed to be an armored mount. His hornless, relatively young, and thin body was supposed to make it ideal for him to be armored and used for transportation. Stryde has four wings, his two front wings on his upper body are for flying (gliding mostly) of course and the two back wings are also to assist in gliding but aren't really used to help him accend due to their limited range in movement and size. Because of the formation of this species' four wings, they have been given the nickname of the butterfly dragons. While walking on the ground the dragons walks much like a gorilla or baboon (with his knuckles rather than palm).

Notes:

-Design and Inspiration: His overall body design and silhouette came from the shape of a thin dog (greyhound) which was supposed to give him an agile and speedy look. For his head shape I wanted a nice curved beak that helped to make a continuous curve that was pretty much unbroken from the back of the head to the tip of the mouth and ear flaps that extended out like another set of wings. Thinking back, the design was probably influenced subconsciously by the cool style of the chocobos from Final Fantasy. The fins on his tail help him when diving underwater (I swear I came up with the idea before seeing Beowulf >_<).

Vala Rig

2007-12-07T05:09:00.001-08:00

Character I rigged for a collaborative project, where we tried to bring in art assets into a game engine (GameStudio) and attempted to make a playable level with all our own stuff. Model was created by a friend of mine - Faust Mesias (check out his site at www.faustmesias.com !). Rig was done in 3DS Max, straight FK.

Strife - Game Mock Up Video

2007-12-07T05:07:00.001-08:00

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Maya: Modeling, Rigs (w/ IKs), Particles + Glows
Photoshop: Hand painted textures, Texture for effects, UI + Menu
After Effects: Composition, Blur effects

This is a video mock up of a game, I concepted and designed for our Intro. to Games class. The overall concept was that Lucifer (lord of the underworld) has become incapacitated and as a result, all evil souls have begun to flee from their underground prison. It's up to Lucifer's son, Strife, and his closest friends Grim and Cerbie to prevent and recapture all the evil souls from escaping. In this video, Grim is played through part of the first level and is attacked by the first boss - Goliath.

Soren Rig

2007-12-07T05:05:00.002-08:00

Okay so for this model there were several different controls and stuff that were included in this rig. Mostly standard stuff including things like: IK controls, Hand controls (finger spreads, hand grasp, hyper-extension), Head controls (Eye aim control + switch to link it to the head control or not, L+R eye lid control, Eyebrow controls, jaw movement - Left right up down, etc.), Torso, Neck, Shoulder controls, and a 'move all' control.

Kiran

2007-12-07T04:55:00.000-08:00

Concept sketch for my Zbrush model - Kiran. (See 3D Sculpts for the model).

Morne

2007-12-07T04:51:00.000-08:00

Concept sketch of my Zbrush model - Morne. (See 3D Sculpts for the model).

Soren Character Sheet

2007-12-07T04:48:00.000-08:00

Concept sketch and template for my 'Soren, the Dreamcatcher' model that is also rigged and textured. (See Textured Models and Rigging).

Raptor-Humanoid Concept

2007-12-07T04:45:00.000-08:00

This creature is a variation based on the raptor design. Basic idea was to make it more of a humanoid, more intelligent, more hulking.

Raptor Concept

2007-12-07T04:36:00.000-08:00

Design was based off a naturally armor plated raptor with a horned head more like a triceratops. I decided to give it human type arms that in default position are bent into the body like raptor arms and in a fight their arms would strike out sort of like how a snake would jump out to bite something.

Grim Stance Animation Test

2007-12-06T17:41:00.000-08:00

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This was an animation test for a possible idle animation. Main thing was to test the rig and weight painting a bit :). (Done with IKs).

Armored Knight

2007-12-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

Just some quick sketch of a guy in full medieval type armor. Weapon is supposed to be a scythe and sword duality thing, usable as both depending on which way the weapon is flipped.

Blood Angel

2007-12-06T16:00:00.001-08:00

Blood Angel concept that I ended up making a low poly model of. (See Textured Models).

2007-12-06T15:58:00.000-08:00

Quick sketch I did which was inspired by a music video I saw. Wanted to get like a biker girl look I suppose :).

Demo Reel Fall 2007

2007-12-01T05:08:00.000-08:00

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This reel contains all my digital scuplts (Morne, Stryde, Kiran) and some sketches found in the Concept Drawing section. Enjoy! (or don't).

Soren - The Dreamcatcher

2007-11-26T18:16:00.000-08:00

Another sort of low-mid range poly character (if i recall, around 2500+ quads). This was my second crack at hand painted textures, trying to refine techniques and such. The overall style was meant to be similar to my Blood Angel character more or less :).

Notes:
-This character is also rigged with an animation style rig with a few facial controls and stuff, check it out in the rig section!
-Design and Inspiration: The concept was that this character was a young prodigy in her village. She became a very young 'dreamcatcher' which pretty much translates into an oracle who can see spirits. The clothing design was heavily influced by japanese clothing, and the character is also meant to be stylized like an anime character too.

Blood Angel - Retribution

2007-11-26T18:15:00.001-08:00

Blood Angel character I modeled and textured. This model was relatively low poly (2000 quads or so). This was my first attempt at hand painted textures from scratch.

Notes:
-For this character I didn't want a realistic look since I was doing hand painted textures.
-Textures were heavily inspired by the World of Warcraft style.
-Design and inspiration: Design stemed from wanting a hooded character which eventually evolved into an armored angel where I wanted the qualities of both angel and a grim reaper. Also the overall red scheme was to emphasis that she was a 'Blood Angel.' I supposed overall influence came from growing up with Magic:TG card illustrations.

Mecha

2007-11-26T17:57:00.000-08:00

This mecha model was made awhile back (early 2006) pretty much as a texture test. I played with bump maps and overlaying different texture layers to get like a paint chip type feel.

Notes:
-You can't see it from this angle but there's a hatch under his chest that slides out for a full sized human pilot and stuff.
-Under each forearm are also some chain guns too.
-Design and Inspiration: The design idea came from thinking of what would be practical and efficient if an engineer were to realistically build a mecha while keeping a sleek rounded look.

Resume

2007-01-12T17:02:00.001-08:00

STANLEY LEE
CHARACTER MODELER
SLee101273@gmail.com
209.915.4903
Stan3D.blogspot.com

EDUCATION

- B.F.A., Character Modeling, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Graduation Year 2007

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

- Maya: Low poly, High Poly, NURBS, Rigging and Animation, UVs
- 3DS Max: Low Poly, High Poly, Rigging and Animation, UVs
- ZBrush: High-Res Modeling, Normal and Bump Mapping
- Mudbox: High-Res Modeling
- Headus UV Layout: UV Unwrapping
- Adobe Photoshop: Texture Painting
- Adobe After Effects: Video Editing and Composition

EXPERIENCE

2006-2007

Ninja Space Robot Monkey (Collaborative Project)

- Lead Animator and Modeler for a small game collaborative project The Adventures of Vala
- Duties include:
- Character modeling
- Character rigging and animation for multiple characters
- Equipment and weaponry design / modeling
- Importing models and animation into the game engine

2005-2006

Video Game Visual Mock-Up

- Modeling, animation, and texturing for a visual mock-up of Strife
- Duties include:
- Environment design / modeling / texturing
- Character design / modeling / rigging / texturing of 3 characters
- Animation for two main characters

INTERESTS

- Games, Music, Anime, Movies, Old School Comics

REFERENCES

- Available upon request

Strife Concept Art

2000-12-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

Concepts for the main characters of Strife (video mock up can be seen under - Videos). Strife, Grim, and Cerberus (Cerbie) would all be main characters.
Boss concepts. Goliath (evil soul of the Goliath from David vs. Goliath) would be the first boss. Final boss is Strife's sister, instigator of why everything went wrong! Oh and Cerbie's puppy form (he's a shapeshifter).
Some concepts of underworld dwelling critters and Strife's father (Satan) as well as Cerbie's adult form.

2000-03-18T17:51:00.000-08:00

1994-06-08T04:44:00.000-07:00