my action figure - part 2

I've been working on this action figure in my spare time for a few months now.  Based on the original concept sketches I started sculpting the figure out of Sculpy III.  I got the base form as far as I could and then boiled it.  I  made a resin cast of the hardened Sculpy buck.   In my opinion the resin figure is more forgiving than the Sculpy.  From here I can sand the figure down and use Bondo to get the finish to the point where I can make a final mold.

More photos after the jump.

scrabble tile pillows

I created these pillows as a 2 month anniversary gift for my girlfriend.  It was fairly simple project, I grabber some screen shots from Words with Friends and blew them up in Illustrator to create the patterns.  The whole project took about 10 hours to complete.

green lantern bubble bath

For an Alias class I was tasked with designing a bottle...any bottle as an exercise in rendering semi-transparent liquids. As a potential movie tie in I decided to create a Green Lantern Bubble Bath.  I thought it I designed the bottle to look like the lantern I could create a great and cheap way for kids to have a lantern toy of their very own.  I chose to base the lantern shape off of the more traditional (and in my opinion iconic) train lantern form from the comics rather than the more spacey / organic lantern from the movie.   I also chose to flatten the lantern shape, allowing it to sit on the shelf more easily.  I love the deep emerald color of the liquid.

3D Mouse

This project was done in Alias and is a design for a 3D mouse.  A 3D mouse is operated by the left hand as is great for use with modeling programs such as Alias or Solidworks as the puck allows you to zoom, pan, and rotate all at the same time.  It is also great for programs like Photoshop were the puck can be used to change the brush size.  I used an existing puck model and built the mouse around it.   Since this tool is operated by the left hand I designed it with an L shape which would allow it to wrap around your keyboard.  The buttons are positioned just beyond the puck allowing you to rest your hand on the platform without engaging the puck or the buttons.  Based on my experience using a Wacom tablet to draw on the computer, the one command that I use more that any other is "Ctrl+Z".  As such the UNDO command is located near the thumb allowing it to be quickly pressed without removing your hand from the puck.