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To view this larger, even full screen try this link:
http://www.franksilas.com/demoreel.html

I've been in the Video Game Industry for nearly seven years and I've never needed a demo reel til now. So here's my first go round at it. I built, lit, and rendered, all of this from scratch, including textures, in about 3 weeks. It is based on a 2D concept image I saw on the Monster House DVD, which I think was done by Chris Appelhans. (If I'm wrong please correct me.) Well that was the starting inspiration for this model. The music is a free download from Ronald Jenkees.

Currently I've left Rockstar Games in an effort to find my own place in the video game industry. You have to leave home if you're going to grow up. Rockstar was home for me.

Please let me know what you think so that I can become a better artist, thanks.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:05:15 +0000 http://franksilas.cgsociety.org/gallery/765603

This is a painting I created in photoshop a little while ago. It was my first attempt at photorealism. I still like it so I figured I'd post it. I'll figure out how to post other images of the .psd layers along with this and get those up. I got lucky...I still learn from examining this file. :-) ]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 21:11:57 +0000 http://franksilas.cgsociety.org/gallery/748300

In the process of modeling a photorealistic girl. I started with the male base mesh provided by Nick Zuccarello. I'll model my own base mesh next go 'round. :-)
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It's still in progress, but I think she's pretty even without hair. I'm chomping at the bit to get some hair and textures on her...and some cool clothes.]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:52:55 +0000 http://franksilas.cgsociety.org/gallery/747228

Yep, I'm still painting heads..]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:04:33 +0000 http://franksilas.cgsociety.org/gallery/742668

This is a detail shot from a work in progress. I've drawn twenty heads in photoshop. Now I'm in the process of value painting them. ]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:11:47 +0000 http://franksilas.cgsociety.org/gallery/742670

This is the full page of twenty heads.]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:18:19 +0000