http://www.bradphillips.org The home of all things PianoBrad Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:28:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is an example of my Flash work. It was completed during my 2nd year of college for Intermediate Computer Graphics. Photos were edited in Illustrator and Photoshop using masks and base textures. Custom Flash Menu Here are some further studies with masks and textures in illustrator and photoshop ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/11/03/custom-flash-menu/ This is the base polygon model done in maya.  Normal maps were created for the character in Zbrush, and this is what they look like when rendered in maya: Thanks to digital tutors for the tips in zbrush.  Painted model to follow shortly. http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/11/01/next-gen-character-model/ This project was the culmination of all of my thoughts and experiences at the University of Illinois. While it wasn't necessarily developed as a thesis, I began to think of it as such when I was finishing it up..It was shown at the Senior Show on a c-wall in ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/10/08/success-vs-failure/ Everything is going well on the game project.  Here are a few screen caps to show you all how it's coming.  Expect a full World 1-1 demo to be posted shortly. http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/10/05/progress-update-1/ During the past few weeks, in between writing and recording demos for consideration on a full-length, I've begun a rather ambitious project which I hope will exercise all of my abilities in the art and new media realm. I've begun testing a program I've been tweaking which I hope will result ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/09/17/developers-diary-super-mario-bros-in-3d/ If you like what you've heard in the music section, and you don't live near enough to catch a show...or if you'd rather have a digital copy, pick one up right here!  Each song is $0.99, or you can grab all six songs for $5.00! http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/09/08/get-the-318-sessions-online-now/ My initial release of original songs is now available for purchase! Hard copies and digital copies are available. The EP contains six songs. You can hear them below: [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/1_place_of_mine_master.mp3] [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2_lost_master.mp3] [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/3_part_of_me_master.mp3] [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/4_dancin_til_mornin_master.mp3] [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/5_by_your_side_master.mp3] [audio: http://www.bradphillips.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6_never_see_you_again_master.mp3] If you'd like a CD or digital copy, just send an e-mail to brad@bradphillips.org http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/08/18/self-titled-ep-now-available/ The eye, sometimes called "the window to the soul," becomes the window to a story about finding where you belong. "Home" is a video project completed in December of 2007 during my senior year as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The idea was about personal intimacy. ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/08/18/home/ [qt:wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bigtouch_example.mov /Media/bigtouch_previewpic.jpg 400 274] This was the final project for my Electronic Visualization 2 class during my Senior Year in college. Our goals during the winter semester included taking one idea and translating it to different scales. My idea was a simple one: raindrops. My goal was to use processing ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/08/04/raindrops-project/ During my last month of activity as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sarah Lange came to visit. She worked with Chicago Public Radio, and they were interested in the work I was doing at the Center for Virtual Reality in the Arts (CVRA) on campus. I ... http://www.bradphillips.org/2008/05/20/chicago-public-radio-interview-online/