This week I learned about using Maya and Photoshop together to make some concept art focusing on the element of basic shapes. As an individual who does not have a lot of experience painting and drawing in Photoshop, I found this exercise to be daunting. Using Sparth's concept art as a reference and inspiration, I put together my favorite spaceships and environments.
After collecting my reference I then began the modeling process in Maya. I created this spaceship from piecing together parts from other spaceship and my own design ideas. My process for creating my ship was to make all the pieces separately so I can really look at the shapes and then piece it together.
Once I created my spaceship I took a screen shot in Maya and brought it over to Photoshop. My next step was to create a color pallet and painting in the colors. I learned about the importance of layers and the different types of layers used for mixing and shading colors.
