Back to work #3 New Term

 It's Monday! It's day one of the final term, leading into the Summer. This morning I was struggling with the idea of returning to the grind, but then I remembered, I don't grind. I do three hours per day after having oodles of time to develop my passions. This is the life of Riley -- which was a saying, now probably an anachronism. Edit: I checked, yeah, it's a late 19th- to early 20th-century idiot with either song or soldiering roots. 

I got a haircut! It cost me some work-time, but it's nice to be trim for the start of the new term.

Blender

I need to jump back into the Halo: Raptor scene. I was making some progress. I was sculpting more elements that will be decimated and instanced for many mountains. I need a strong terrain plate for the lake (I may have this sorted), and a plate for the canyon area. I was making some progress with this, finding that you really need a lot of resolution to achieve a convincing result, which might call for instancing many copies rather than a single big terrain plate.

Expansive tracks

More broken with rocky cliffs

I shall set myself the deadline of Friday to complete the scene. This will mean maximum focus on the task.

Shiny things that have drawn my attention away:

Giant window

I saw an art photograph of a figure set against a huge, round window/opening. I had a play with the form, and it would make a cool scene if I dedicated myself to the details.

I saw a favela structure that I'd built about five years ago. I wanted to go back and explore modular concrete structures. These could become a product to sell on Superhive.

This first blast was okay. I then wanted to focus on the modular aspect with a steel frame and concrete slabs. Once the basic forms are built, I'd create the more specialised elements such as those that incorporate staircases, windows, and door openings.