Porsche 917-30 for rFactor

Here is something that I may never finish...lol It will be a mod for the racing simulator rFactor. I have built this model from scratch and done everything my self. It is a learning project for me, as I am an experienced 3d modeler, but I have never made a "mod" for a game before. So there is a lot there that I have to learn, such as lower poly count models for LOD's and actually setting the file structure to get it to work within the sim.

Anyways, here is the progress so far

War game art

A Victory Lost

Original Artwork

A Victory Lost is a new game to me and I have become a big fan. The artwork of the game pieces and map is stellar, along with the manual. However, I feel that the cover is lacking, considering the look of the rest of the game. So, I thought I would take a crack at it. It is another collage style I am working with, but I don't think I am too happy with it so far. I like the font for the name, but it may be too hard to read. I will see what else I can come up with. It is getting there, but I need to keep working on it.

As you can see, I have kind of kept the same feel, but gave it a bit more polish to go better with the included components.

WIP

Guilford Artwork Re-Design

What possessed to remake the cover for the wargame "Guilford" is beyond me. It is a basic wargame published by GMT as part of their "Battles of the American Revolution" series. While it has high praises, it is not a very well known game. However, something appealed to me about it, so I thought I would give it a shot. Here is what I came up with.


I used many different elements to achieve the aged effect. The main one being the piece of parchment that has these cool seal emblems across the front. I am not sure what they are, but I do know that they are from around 1781 in America, so they fit :) I kept all of the original text and used many of the same elements to convey the information, such as the scroll bearing the name of the "Bonus Game." I would like to find a better image for the American flag as the one I found is rather flat. The Union Jack is a nice waving image that I may have to replicate by hand to get the same effect for the American flag. I don't think I am going to bother with redoing the pieces and map as of yet unless I get really motivated. This project was more of a test than anything to set up my render scene and play with some different techniques.

Here is the link for the BGG page on Guilford.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/7086

My artwork and other ramblings

I have started this blog to keep a running gallery of my personal and professional design and artwork. I have many different things here from board game art, logo designs, digital art, 3d Models and some various paint jobs for sim racers. So, enjoy.

Brandon