Sunday, February 17, 2008

Xochitl-Flower



I just flat shaded this model. I will later texture it, but it is the Aztec symbol for flower called Xochitl.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Mask #1

Here is another mask that I worked on this weekend. I am realizing that I will have a lot of texturing to do once I get to it. It is quite daunting thinking of all the UV mapping that I will have to do.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Aztec Death and Rebirth Mask

This piece took me about a day and a half to model. A family member asked me if I could model this for them. It might become a pendant(jewelry). :D.
This is some information that I found about it. It says that it is Mayan, but I think that it is actually Aztec. I'm not a 100% sure.
Tikal, Mexico. 900 AD, Maya This Maya mask shows the different stages of life as part of a never ending cicle of human evolution through life and the afterlife as it was understood by the mayas. The mask has three layered faces, each representing one particular stage of life. The inner face represents the beginning of life at birth. The middle face is the most important one since it represents the adult stage when the person comes into his full potential and most of his life experiences happened. The outer or third face represents the end of earthly life. This sacred time was viewed by the Maya as the end of one cycle and the beginning of another one. Death was followed by lavish preparations for the next life.

Unfinished Toltec Worrier

I started this model in mid-December and I still have to finish it. It is taking longer than what I thought because of all the details that I am putting into it. After I am done I will texture it and composite it into a scene.