ISSUE 8 / JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2011
United States
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Life Tastes Good
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The American Superhero
24
War Never Changes
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THAT WENT FROM BARBARISM TO DECADENCE WITHOUT
CIVILIZATION IN BETWEEN.
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AMERICA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY
- Oscar Wilde
W
ow issue eight already, it’ll be issue ten before you know it I’d have to think of something really big for that, oh bother. Back to this issue which is all about the United States of America, fifty states, a population of over 290 million and possibly the most powerful country in the world. This issue would have been a monster if everything America had done
was included in it, so it’s been narrowed down to five sections, some incredibly relevant, other’s not so much. I know there are some sections you’d expected to see in this issue that haven’t been included, like American sports, that’s simply because we couldn’t find enough images to create a section out of, so it’s not exactly our fault. But I believe the best was done with the resources that were gathered. I really hope you enjoy this issue, and even though I’m not an American citizen, I’m going to
R.Bray
end this letter with the famous three words, God Bless America.
Richard Bray Editor
ceiga.co.uk
On The
Front ‘Uncle Sam’ by Vlad Costin (costin3d.com). Modelled in 3D Studio Max & sculpted in ZBrush.
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t took an incredibly long time find the right cover image for this issue, (as it does for most issues). However for this particular issue, the majority of the time was spent deciding on images instead of searching for them. The images in question were this one, and one of Obama in front of an American flag. The Obama image was good but far too cliché, and as Ceiga is all about being different, ‘Uncle Sam’ won the cover page.
This image is definitely a personification of America. The patriotism, the bravado, the tattoo on his left shoulder, I could go on. Vlad Costin did an amazing job with this image, great sculpture work on the anatomy and the creases on the clothes. The wrinkles on the face and the veins are spot on, and a really nice touch with the pocket watch. They really should make a toy of this model and sell it, or maybe a game, an Uncle Same game.
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Sailin’ ‘round the worl Oh , to be back in the
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ld in a dirty gondola land of C
Bob Dylan
w Bottle of Coca-Cola . . Yulia Goncharenko
wpanterka.kiev.ua
3ds max
w
Coca Cola Bottle . . Elmar Nieser
elmarnieser.com
3ds Max
Coke Rafael Mustaine
.
wix.com/refart/art
.
3ds Max
Vintage Store . Eugenio GarcĂa Villarreal
flickr.com/photos/artecnl/sets/72157603945789713
.
Lightwave 3D
20 Oz Coke Bottle . . Edward Dye, Artistic Image
artisticimage.com
3ds max
3rd person singular number . . Imranul Haque
whitescape.blogspot.com
3ds max
Robeo and Catet . . Juan Carlos JimĂŠnez Vadillo
anypixel.com
3ds Max
Desert gas station . Eugenio GarcĂa Villarreal
flickr.com/photos/artecnl/sets/72157603945789713
.
Lightwave 3D
THE AMERICAN SUPERHERO
Captain America . .
Tim Ness
timness.carbonmade.com
Maya, UDK
Captain America . . Sanket Tanak
tiger-1.cgsociety.org/gallery
Maya, ZBrush
Captain America . . Roman Samakovskiy
romans3d.ru
3dsmax, ZBrush
Pixologic Superhero . . Jeff Miller
thenewred.com
3ds max, ZBrush
ULTIMATES - Captain America . . Diego Maia
maia3d.blogspot.com
3ds Max, XSI, ZBrush
“
In my dreams I hear a the rattle of musketry, mutter of the battlefiel
gain the crash of guns, , the strange, mournful ld.
“
Douglas MacArthur
WAR NEVER CHANGES
Tsvetomir Georgiev
.
Soldier .
ceco.cgsociety.org/gallery
ZBrush
Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway . . Stanislav Klabik
slayercz.cgsociety.org/gallery
3ds max, Mudbox
Private Charlie . . Daniele Orsetti
dayno.it
Maya, ZBrush
Soldier . Paul Nelson
paul-nelson.com
.
3ds max, ZBrush
Soldier . Cyril Verrier
quadpilot.com
.
3ds Max, ZBrush
Blackhawk UH-60 . . Shuangyan Mike
mikeshuangyan.cgsociety.org/gallery
Maya, BodyPaint
Tuskegee Airmen . . Kurt Miller
kmistudio.com
3ds max, Bryce
American soldier (USAF) . . Raymond Yang
bignanfer.cgsociety.org
3ds Max
Sgt. Johnson . . Sven Juhlin
daybreakcg.com
Maya, Zbrush
The General . Teh Gene Erh
tenerh.cgsociety.org/gallery
.
Maya, Zbrush
Tank ( Merkava II ) . . Eric Zhang
cgeric.com
XSI
Wings over Vietman (no. 1-3) . . Anders Lejczak
colacola.se
Modo
THE BIG APPLE
New York street wintery scene Peter Mayer
.
petermayer.webs.com
.
3ds max
Urban Wonderland . .
Stefan Morrell
stefan-morrell.com
3ds max
New York Street . . Simone Vassallo
vass.cgsociety.org/gallery
Ligntwave 3D
The Great Station . . Dennis Latter
latter.cgsociety.org/gallery
3ds max
Subway . Benjamin Ziegler
bziegler.com
.
3ds max
Phone Booth . . Nicolas Wirrmann
nicolasw.com
3ds max
One Night In New York . . Martin Klein
mac-interactive.de
3ds max
“Get on, Ride hard,
and give it all you Cowbo
, Hold nothing back, u’ve got! Thats the oy Way!!!
“
Proverb
HOWDY PARTNER
Gennady Krimer
.
Revolver igl3d.blogspot.com
.
Maya
We named the dog Indiana . . Jon Berry
sl0511.com
3ds max, ZBrush
Santiago . . Kurt Miller
kmistudio.com
Bryce
Sassafras Sam . . Eric Lyman
eric3d.com
Maya, Mudbox
Seth Bullock . . Andrei Cristea
undoz.com
3ds max, ZBrush
I shot the sheriff . . Olivier Cannone
in-poculis.cgsociety.org
3ds max, ZBrush
Wild 338. going California . . Lo誰c e338 Zimmermann
e338.com
Maya, ZBrush
The Big Cowboy . . Gustavo Federico
eltavo.cgsociety.org/gallery
XSI, ZBrush
Duke - Carrot Crazy . Dylan VanWormer & Logan Scelina
dylanvanwormer.com - loganscelina.com
.
Maya
Wilderness . . Peng Bo
aropa.cgsociety.org/gallery
Maya, ZBrush
Take Your Best Shot . .
Stanislav Shcherbakov
sshcherbakov.co.uk
Maya, ZBrush
May The Hunt Begin . . Roumen Filipov Roumen Filipov
he-3d.cgsociety.org
3ds Max, ZBrush
Jack Stern . Patrick Beaulieu
squeezestudio.com
.
3ds max
Cowboy . . Jason Hill
jasonhillcg.com
Maya, ZBrush
On the watch . Matej Hradsky
matoh.cgsociety.org/gallery
.
3ds max, ZBrush
Wyatt Earp Bust . . Ryan Trammell
riliancg.cgsociety.org/gallery
Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush
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Ignition Entertainment www.utvignition.com
Base Black baseblack.com
Dinamo Productions www.dinamo.co.uk
I love Dust www.ilovedust.com
BE Animation beanimation.com
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Image Metrics www.image-metrics.com
Black Rock Studios www.disney.co.uk
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Infinite Realitites www.ir-ltd.net
Blink Productions www.blinkprods.com
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Neon www.neon.tv
Rumble Studios www.rumblestudios.com
Kettle Studios www.kettlestudio.co.uk
Neoscape www.neoscape.com
Rushes www.rushes.co.uk
Keframe Studios keyframestudios.co.uk
Nexus Productions www.nexusproductions.com
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Ninja Theory www.ninjatheory.com
Slide slidelondon.com
Lab 10 Studios www.lab10.com
Not to Scale www.nottoscale.tv
Smoke & Mirrors www.smoke-mirrors.com
Lionhead Studios lionhead.com
NSC Creative www.nsccreative.com
Speed Shape www.speedshape.com/
LipSync Post www.lipsyncpost.co.uk
Nvisible nvizible.com
Studio AKA www.studioaka.co.uk
Locomotion locomotionpost.wordpress.com
OG International www.og-international.net
Sumo Digital www.sumo-digital.com
Lola www.lola-post.co.uk
Passion Pictures www.passion-pictures.com
Superglue www.wearesuperglue.com
Loose Moose www.loosemoose.net
Peanut FX www.peanutfx.com
Taylor James www.taylorjames.com
Mainframe www.mainframe.co.uk
Peerless www.peerless.co.uk
Ten 24 www.ten24.info
Man Vs Machine www.manvsmachine.co.uk
Pitbull Studio www.pitbullstudio.co.uk
Territory Studio www.territorystudio.com
Masquerade Digital www.masquerade-digital.com
Plowman Craven www.plowmancraven.co.uk
The Creative Assembly creative-assembly.com
Matinai www.matinai.com
Prime Focus www.primefocusworld.com
The Foundry www.thefoundry.co.uk
MDI Digital www.mdi-digital.com
Quay Studios www.quaystudios.com
The Mill www.themill.com
Method Studios www.methodstudios.com
Qurios www.qurios.com
The Senate www.senatevfx.com
Molinare www.molinare.co.uk
Realtime UK www.realtimeuk.com
The Works www.worksltd.co.uk
Motion Imaging wearemi.com
Realise www.realisestudio.com
Tigrex www.tigerx.co.uk
Monumental Games www.monumentalgames.com
Relentless Software www.relentless.co.uk
TT Games www.ttgames.com
MPC www.moving-picture.com
Rockstar North www.rockstarnorth.com
We Are Seventeen www.weareseventeen.com
Munky www.munky.uk.com
Realtime Technology www.realtime-technology.com
Zoo zoovfx.com
Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop is a brand new series dedicated to providing a truly comprehensive guide to the basics of digital painting in this versatile program. The best way to learn from the pros is to watch over their shoulders as they create a masterpiece. The next best way is to read this book. An essential resource for beginners and veterans alike, the techniques I’ve picked up here show that you’re never too old to learn! Highly recommended. Ian McQue ISBN – 978-0-9551530-7-5 | Softback / Slipcase – 297mm x 210mm | 224 full color premium paper pages | £29.99 / $49.99
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