Friday, July 26, 2019 at 4:05AM For my 5th sculpture I wanted to do something that would require a lot more detail work. it ended up taking about 15 hours to finish this one. I feel like this was pretty good progress for only being 3 weeks in to sculpting when I finsihed it. Now I really need to learn how to do retopology and learn Substance Painter for texture painting.
Monday, July 1, 2019 at 9:47AM Here is a time lapse video of my 3rd sculpture I just finished. I will hopefully be making a time lapse of every sculpture I do.
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 3:18AM Sculpting is something I have been interested in trying for several years. A few days ago I started looking at different supplies available and decided instead to start digital sculpting in Blender first. I watched a video on how to use the sculpting brushes Wednesday evening and then finished my first sculpture that night. (the male head). I didn't have a reference photo for that sculpture so it's slightly caricatured and not the most anatomically correct. Thursday night I finished my 2nd sculpture, the Labrador. I feel like these went exceptionally well and I'm really excited to see where I go with this hobby
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:39AM A little over a year ago I joined a small indie dev team making a game based on the television series Twin Peaks. It was a free, fan-made game that ultimately ceased development. Here are some of the 3D models/scenes and graphic design I made. The Venus de' Medici statue along with some of the moulding in the Fireman's Home were from SketchFab, I modeled everything else.
Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:14PM 3D modeling is another hobby I've been wanting to get in to for awhile now. I'm a pinball collector so I decided to dive in the deep end and do a 3D model of a Gottlieb Fast Draw pinball machine for my first project. This took about a month of learning the software and doing the modeling. I seriously enjoyed every moment and will definitely be doing a lot more of this in the future.
Monday, April 14, 2014 at 6:31PM It's difficult to not be a gearhead when getting in to photography. Whenever I feel like I've found all the equipment I could possibly want or need something else pops up. This time it is the Nikkor 200mm f/2 lens. I've heard pretty fantastic things about how well it takes portraits, from the tack sharp focal point to the creamy smooth bokeh. I was left even more impressed than what I had expected. I first balked at the $5,000 price point, but now I am convinced it will be my next purchase. Here are a few shots I got with it.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 4:29PM I recently shot the cover photo for Gusher Magazine's Winter 2014 issue. It was just released today. Go check it out
http://www.jltulsa.org/ama/orig/gusher/Gusher_Winter_14_Web.pdf
Friday, January 31, 2014 at 1:50AM About 6 months ago I did some photography for a local kitchen remodeling company. The photos are now on Galley's website showcasing one of their main products. Here are the shots and a link to the site
http://thegalleysink.com/galley-45/
Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 3:36PM An image I took in Colorado made it to the #1 slot on reddit's front page! It has recieved over 833,000 views. Here is the shot that I took and a link to the imgur copy
Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 11:02PM I wanted to create something from scratch for my mom and sisters for Christmas. I decided to make some homemade vanilla extract and design a label. I used Madagascan vanilla beans with Maker's Mark 46 bourbon. The label from scratch in Photoshop to this final image took less than a day. This was a really fun project and I really think they are going to enjoy this year's gift
Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 8:24PM This is an idea that I've been batting around for the last year or two. I've been wanting to create my own line of ice cream that would be Gluten Free and reminiscent of something like Ben and Jerry's with gobs of ingredients. The other night I worked out my first batch and then made a first pass on the artwork in Photoshop for the packaging. Hopefully this project will continue to progress to a point where I can start selling these somewhere locally.
*UPDATE*
I worked on the artwork a little tonight when taking a break from another project. Slowly making progress. I've been doing the artwork from scratch in photoshop (aside from the main character which will have to be changed eventually unless I get a license) so it's going by pretty slow. I'm also working on setting up some interactive media stations for Yolotti. Soon we will be testing out having a 5-7" screen at some tables that either will have videos looping on them or will allow people to play a game of Super Mario, Zelda, etc.
Friday, August 16, 2013 at 5:45PM I had a Pacman cocktail table sitting around that wasn't working. The boards had issues, the monitor had constant issues, and the power supply also needed work. I finally decided to just gut the machine (carefully storing the original parts aside) and convert the cabinet to a MAME cab. I wanted to use all the original hardware that I could, so I rewired the controls with an i-pac interface and wired up the case lights to the pc power supply since it carried the 12v needed for the bulbs used in the original cabinet. I have it programmed to turn itself on and off every day just in case I decide to put it up at Yolotti and want it to run with zero management needed. I ended up sanding down the corner pieces on the cabinet as well and repainting them with a black gloss paint and matte clear coat to mimic the original paint job. This cabinet had a Ms Pacman bezel art in there as well but I opted for the original Pac-Man art that would have come with this cabinet when it was first produced. It can run any verticle arcade game but for now I just have Ms Pac-man going in it. This was a really fun project and took just a few days to complete from concept to completion.
I also wanted to use the original speaker in the cabinet so I found this $10 amp to power it and it worked like a charm. Has that great warm sound the original game made. I'll post an HD video of it in action sometime soon
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 12:53AM The Vinyl Brunch at Chimera this last Sunday went really well. I had a great time spinning and got a lot of positive feedback about the playlist. Speaking of, here was my playlist for the first Tulsa Vinyl Society podcast. The podcast should be available in 2 parts by sometime Wednesday. I'll update this post with links when it becomes available
UPDATE: Here is the podcast, give it a listen.
Pt 1. http://www.mixcloud.com/TulsaVinylSociety/the-vinyl-brunch-pilot-feat-paul-agee-pt-1/
Pt 2. http://www.mixcloud.com/TulsaVinylSociety/the-vinyl-brunch-pilot-feat-paul-agee-pt-2/
Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 2:02PM We were hiking up to Dream Lake when we passed by a group of people feeding the birds (feeding the wildlife is something you are not supposed to do). Either way I wanted to stop and take some pictures. One is posted on my main photo section and here are a few others.
Friday, July 19, 2013 at 12:01AM Here are a few other photos that I took awhile back and never posted on my site. Just a few things I've been cooking up.
Spicy crab, cream cheese, cucumber and jalapeno roll topped with spicy shrimp, dynamite sauce and chives
Grilled hamburger stuffed with cream cheese, cheddar cheese and minced jalapeno with a stuffed bell pepper
Chicken Tikka Masala
Beef Pho with Sirloin and Short Ribs
Carnitas Street Tacos with Queso Fresco, Salsa Verde, Avocado Poblano Cream Sauce and Pickled Onion and Radish Slaw
