TF3D Snowclod

Over the years, every christmas break I've worked on my "Project GF". This is one of two vehicles for a chase sequence. I designed it in a sketch in 02, modeled it Christmas 04 and did this texure paint-over Christmas 07. It's included in a 280 page GF Book One, published in 08. Some projects just take time. I wrote the initial script for this project in 94.

This snowclod design was partially inspired by my 5 year old son. We were sketching together and I told him to design a vehicle using only 3 shapes. He drew a large triangle, a circle in the rear and a trapezoid in the front. He referenced my other half-trak vehicle I'd already modeled but still. The proportions of his primitives did influence me a bit on this design, which I think is pretty cool. Below are a couple quick concept paintings I did in 08 for the same chase sequence. Vehicles will soon be fully rigged, ready for animation...