The RubberMansion

09/07/2022

Our nameless hero, while on the earth realm and dream realm, for the Shooting Star story... working on some 3D art for the story over the day... more info on my Patreon posts :) Please consider joining my Patreon and supporting my work by using the link :) https://www.patreon.com/RubberMansion

09/07/2022

The serene Mistress of the new story... working on some 3D art for the story over the day... more info on my Patreon posts :) https://www.patreon.com/RubberMansion

25/01/2022

The final, finished render, with water displacement, fog, and other interesting things... I may do another touch up, but as far as exercises go... I think this one was a success :D Now to the next lesson :)

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31/12/2021

Last render of the year, with another chapter of classes done... Happy New Year Everyone!!!

29/12/2021

Downloading and installing on a local dev server the new theme for RubberMansion. I have been a user of ElegantThemes' DIVI theme, and the RubberMansion website on its current shape, runs on Divi. Due to all the problems the site faced, and many people talking about downtimes, the server will be local, and the internet site won't be most likely wordpress powered for now, but just a mirror of a static site.
That should prevent many of the issues people faced, while keeping a pleasing, dynamic interface. And with that, being an internet magazine, RubberMansion will now be powered by the EXTRA theme, which is a flavor of Divi designed specifically for online magazines :)

So, the next couple of weeks will be weeks of intense work, but soon a new face of the site will be presented to everyone with the relaunch :)

I'd like to thank everyone who helped support my work and the site over the years, without you, this would be impossible. Now, I'll see you on the other side :)

28/12/2021

After the issues were fixed and a few details added, the finished wall for the exercise... it doesn't look EXACTLY as the one in the classroom, because being an architect... some issues bothered me and I think what happened is that I made it more realistic regarding how broken pieces would look and so on... so... what do you think?

Next exercise will be putting this in a grassy meadow... once done... I think I will try to work on human models and make a rubbery picnic scene for this :)

28/12/2021

Small wins... small losses... still have to improve on UV Mapping, as this image carries a mistake I did while constructing the texturing... will likely spend the next couple of hours trying to understand what I did wrong... and more importantly, how to do it right and learn to use the multiple UV Maps correctly. But even so, feeling accomplished, it's a small win :)

26/12/2021

Yes, again, a bit anticlimactic... but we gotta start somewhere, right? This is an exercise on the Environment composition class... working a model from scratch, with modifiers, lighting, texturing and working material shine with a polished surface over a solid color one, similar to what I hope to develop for rubber :)

25/12/2021

Merry Xmas everyone!

Been a while since my last posting here. I was first denounced by someone and locked outside Facebook. Then, when I finally returned, life left me without much to share.

I am working again on a new RubberMansion website. It will be out early January, at first with the same contents, and later on, with new, 3D rubber art to illustrate new stories.

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09/07/2020

I have to warn everyone here, that I have to disband this page. Due to Facebook's movement to unify WHatsApp and Facebook Messenger, it will put my personal facebook account within the reach of my current job, which is composed of extremely conservative individuals. I have to safeguard my job security, even more in a moment of a pandemic that is killing thousands of people in Brazil and unemployment is on the rise. I hope everyone understands.

31/05/2020

Yesterday I finally was able to go to a local shop, with mask and alcohol bottle for hands cleaning and buy a few replacement lightbulbs for the house, and one of the burnt lights was on the workspace. Which so far, was being used as my CoVid cleaning station. I'm lucky and fortunate for, in Brazil, have such a space at home. Result of my always preference for living a bit far from the city center in a house, and not an apartment downtown ( living costs are similar, but I am a bit secluded from the transport system... there are extra costs on the apartment that actually make some a LOT more expensive than a house in the outskirts for rental ), and always seek a house I can have a workspace for model making in architecture and rubber making.

So, today I realized how long it has been since I created anything with my hands. The bench is just a pile of cardboard boxes waiting to be taken for recycling, and some still closed, because we have the policy of leaving the boxes closed for 4 days before opening ( I just spray them with bleach before bringing them inside the house ) because in 4 days, Coronavirus is dead and that way I don't have to single wash each single bottle or tin or container. And this week as supermarket delivery.

I decided this is too long, I'm demotivated, as I believe a lot of people are, worried, watching the horror outside and an imbecile in power as President, and I really had enough. I'm starting the cleanup process, will open and store this week's food, and open all boxes and store the cardboard for recycling on the floor and just clean everything and be able to work again. I need some rubber in my skin. I need to feel alive. I need to take my mind out of the horrors. As I feel you all do. We all do. And if I can give something back and some photos and texts and contents to keep our spirits alive, let's go for it.

By the way, I had a crazy idea... since I'm an architect... if you'd be interested in a joint project of designing dream rubber homes. Crazy dream rubber homes :) What do you think?

Much love and be safe... my mind and hearts with everyone at this moment, and let's keep grinding and move on. Just as there is no good that is eternal, evil also doesn't last forever. This will past and we gotta be here and be ourselves when it is all over.

Jessica