Kristian Davidson

the Host

2011-11-15T19:33:00.000-08:00

This was a concept sculpt done for a game that sadly isn't to be, textures were still wip at the time but the game res model was ready for testing

Gears of Conan

2011-10-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

A reimagining of Conan as a post-apocalyptic warrior instead of a barbarian. Inspired by Gears of War and Mad Max.

TNG Visual Effects

2011-10-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

Joined TNG Vancouver in September as a freelance character modeler thanks to this spipffy little test head. the head was built using scan data as base, projected onto my own custom base mesh for refinement and sculpting. The final sculpt uses an 8K texture polypainted in zBrush with a mix of photosourcing and manual painting :

Bad Karma

2011-08-14T15:11:00.000-07:00

Earl Hickey as a playable character for Valves Left 4 Dead 2

(weapons and health pack are existing game assets)

16721tri (not including weapons)

Head 1024 diffuse + normal and spec maps

Hair 512 diffuse + spec

Body 2048 diffuse + normal and spec maps

*map size and breakdown approxamite based on L4D1 specs

Rabbit Hole Interactive

2011-07-18T23:52:00.000-07:00

As the Character/Creature artist I created a number of different characters and animals for use in the upcoming wii games The Strike and The Hunt for Bass Pro Shops. This is a small selection of that work with more in the link on the left:

Secrets of ZBrush Experts

2011-07-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

Available through amazon.com in august and written by Daryl Wise, Secrets of Zbrush Experts is a collection of insights, tutorials and galleries from some astoundingly amazing digital artists that I was somehow able to weasel my way into. I'm showing a couple low-res examples from my chapter here (and a few more at the link to left) but please keep a lookout for the real book at Siggraph this year as well as online.

Finally picked up the new version of Marmoset Toolbag,

2011-06-14T00:04:00.000-07:00

Moooooooo-tant!

2011-03-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

a little mod work for Redneck Defence based on a provided concept, maybe one day :)

scultped/polypainted in zBrush, lowpoly in Maya, Final texture in PS

6000tri, scalable for LOD's down to 600,

1x1024 diffuse

1x1024 spec

1x1024 normal

Monkey Business

2011-02-20T01:06:00.000-08:00

Giddyup!

2011-02-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

Untitled from Kristian Davidson on Vimeo.

Orcs and Ogre's Speed Sculpt

2011-02-01T15:25:00.000-08:00

the last series from GA, Orcs and Ogre's, here's two of the three sculpts I've made. zSphere bases as usual. the first is based off an illustration by the phenominal Tony DiTerlizzi, the second evolved through the sculpt

Untitled from Kristian Davidson on Vimeo.

Batman Speed Sculpt

2011-01-28T00:56:00.000-08:00

1hr Batman bust after catching an episode of the animated series and already having the DK soundtrack loaded in winamp. zSphere base.

A not-so-speedy speed sculpt

2011-01-21T01:10:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to get into the habit of doing daily 1 hour-ish sculpts, today's got a little out of hand, I kept getting interupted for extended periods and by making it a larger bust it ended up taking somewhere in the 31/2 hour dept.

Karloff mat tests

2011-01-16T22:23:00.000-08:00

Just tryin out some different Mat renders on Karloff in Zb4

SpaceBoy JIM

2011-01-11T23:21:00.000-08:00

Two posts in one day? eep!
so as much as i wanted to just play around with SB and get back to the prince there seems to be a nice bit of interest in persuing the Jim variant. Here's some small ups:

SPACEPOSE

2011-01-11T14:42:00.000-08:00

just trying out a pose for Spaceboy

and by request

ZBrush 4 Beta

2010-08-08T13:32:00.000-07:00

A little over 3 months ago I was offered the amazing opportunity to take part in the beta program for Pixologics ZBrush 4. Working alongside some ridiculously talented artists I've picked up a ton of new tricks and techniques that have allowed me to visualize, create, and complete a host of new characters in signifigantly less time than it ever took before. And I even managed to finsh and improve some older works:

Check out the ZBrush beta link on the top right for more

the Team Fortress 2 Polycount Pack Contest

2010-06-27T09:58:00.000-07:00

Just wrapped up my polypack entry and submitted my stuff.

Karloff the Uncanny - final

2010-05-23T10:48:00.000-07:00

Final entry for GA.orgs Heads of Horror sculpting mini.

the Secret Soldier

2010-05-05T21:45:00.001-07:00

Supporting character for an unannounced trailer in production

Jim Gordon - comicon 09

2010-05-05T17:05:00.000-07:00

GA.org comicon challenge entry