This is a full version of a tutorial that I created for an independent study that I did at UIC during my final semester in Biomedical Visualization. I created a base mesh for the ear using a tutorial I found on youtube and then used goz to take the model into Zbrush for additional sculpting …
Category Archive: animation
May 12
Animation Video
Check out my Vimeo Page for a new video Bacteria World. This animation starts with ciliated bacteria swimming around in what looks like an underwater world. Then it shows spherical bacteria replicating by mitosis before zooming into the cell wall and showing the lipid bilayer with penicillin binding to transpeptidase. This is part of what …
Jan 17
Z-Brush Ear Sculpting
This semester I am teaching myself how to use z-brush. This is a rough first attempt at the ear. First, I modeled a basic ear in Maya, imported it into z-brush, and started adding some details with basic sculpting tools. I used the tutorials on z-brush’s website to teach myself the UI and basics. I’m …
Dec 14
Stills from Maya
Dec 06
Animatics – Mechanism of Action of Penicillin
Click on the link above to view my animatics. These are rough animations using basic primitives to develop the animation before final models, textures, lighting, etc are added. The final animation should be finished soon! I have been rendering for a while now.


