First Trip to Coney Island

Gil, Mahesh (Mark), Myself, John and Crystal

Another Neville Creature

Hello again! Got another post here - more ZBrush stuff!

This design, like the “tree-dweller” creature, also belongs to Neville Page and is featured as the ‘sketch’ in the tutorial I mentioned. His process of sculpting it was truly an inspiration to watch, and… of course… I simply HAD to sculpt it myself. This isn’t precisely the design, there are a few areas where I took the liberty of adding my own creativity to the piece, such as the joints of the knees being inverted.

And, as a little treat, this is a video of the rendering process I mentioned earlier. It’s a little long, running at about seven minutes, so I don’t blame you if you don’t have the time at the moment… But watch it later! :)

Art Progression

Hello! Hope everyone is keeping cool with all that heat down in Texas! It’s cooking up here as well. Probably not nearly as much, but there’s enough metal up in this joint to bounce off just the right amount of sun to cook a pigeon for breakfast… Or maybe just the eggs will suffice.

Anywho, I’ve REALLY been delving into my art lately. I picked up a book at Barnes and Noble with my employee discount on Character Creation by Scott Spencer. In it is a section on rendering in ZBrush and compositing in Photoshop. Here’s a couple of new renders of an alien I sculpted a couple weeks ago.

On top of that, I’ve been doing some sketching!

(Yeah, I know, I need to get a scanner…)

Now, granted, the very basic design/concept of this “tree-dweller” creature is actually credited to my top idol right now… Neville Page!

You’ve probably heard me mention this guy before, but if not, I’ll tell ya now… The guy is a genius creature designer! Probably the lead concept artist in Hollywood! His works include:

Super 8

Cloverfield (my favorite!)

Avatar

JJ Abrams’s Star Trek

Planet of the Apes

Tron: Legacy

The Green Lantern

Watchmen

I just purchased a three hour tutorial where he demonstrates and illustrates the basics of character design. He starts with stressing the importance of anatomy (from human beings to mammalian creatures), discusses the vitality of form through silhouette and shape, and finishes with a full demo speed sculpt in ZBrush. After three hours, my mind was blown!

More on this topic as it progresses… ;D

July 4th Fireworks!

The Site

Here is the official website for “Gilroy,” created by my producer, Khiry Palmer. Created the music in Garage Band while waiting for my buddy John to get the official score recorded for me.

www.gilroyplay.com

Gilroy - A Crazy Story in Two Acts

After a great many hours of writing, writing, and more writing, I have finally finished my first feature-length script for the stage.

It is called “Gilroy - A Crazy Story in Two Acts.”

PLOT

The following event that takes place revolves around Gilroy (Gil), a thirty-two year old man who lives alone in a small rural country home in the heat of nowhere in southern Texas.

Gilroy has been under the consult of a psychiatrist in a nearby town for some time now. Upon the casual arrival of a new “guest” to his home, however, Gil begins scheduling more and more appointments. It soon becomes clear that this guest has no true intention of leaving any time soon and Gil begins to deeply question his own sanity. As the truth uncovers itself through a bizarre turn of events, he realizes that things at home — as well as in town — are not as they seem.

I will continue editing and refining throughout this month and July, and then . . . auditions will be held in early August. Rehearsals will run through September and October, and the show will open in early November at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn Heights. Cannot be more excited than I am right now!!!

It’s Official!

I can now officially title myself as an actor, writer… and director!!!

More to come as this story develops... ;D