So Much Monsters! is the home of Joe Pikop, a character artist, currently working at ArenaNet on Guildwars 2. Joe’s PortfolioTumblr (3.0; @somuchmonsters)http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12401857&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12401857&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12401857&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Another bit of this bob. Doin what I do. Talking too much.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/677363912http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/677363912Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:51:08 -0400<a href="https://www1.gotowebinar.com/join/346846121">Doing another web class today from 6- !?? click the link ITS HERE.</a>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/648237532http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/648237532Sun, 30 May 2010 20:41:47 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12072425&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12072425&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12072425&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>back to protossin.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/638232813http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/638232813Thu, 27 May 2010 14:32:15 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11955632&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11955632&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11955632&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Yet another chunky. </p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/624260721http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/624260721Sun, 23 May 2010 02:50:15 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11949442&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11949442&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11949442&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Next step in process</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/622700276http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/622700276Sat, 22 May 2010 14:45:29 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11914183&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11914183&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11914183&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Some new stuff</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/619767729http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/619767729Fri, 21 May 2010 14:29:40 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11800043&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11800043&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11800043&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is the first 10 minutes or so of the 2 hours of my last web class test run. Just a basic run down of where my process goes. I edited out some technical difficulties so there are a few small gaps, but yeah. Here you go.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/607292297http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/607292297Mon, 17 May 2010 12:39:45 -0400<a href="https://www1.gotowebinar.com/join/900962785">Doing another game art training sorta deal for free today at 5pst. CLICK IT.</a>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/605131351http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/605131351Sun, 16 May 2010 19:31:36 -0400<p>Tonight! 5 pm PST. Be there or…be…not there. Right? Gonna do basically my intro to zbrush and treat it less like a Q&A more like the initial class and see how the functionality for gotomeeting works for it in that context. This is not going to be an intensive breakdown of my workflow, more of a basic rundown of the little fiddly bits of getting into zbrush. I’d totally dig on you folks sitting in and giving me some feedback on it. And hey, it’s free. How is that bad? Email info@futurepoly.com saying you are into it and we will sort you out with the details.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/566328386http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/566328386Sun, 02 May 2010 15:36:59 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10937832&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10937832&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10937832&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Another bit of work on this bad larry.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/521803362http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/521803362Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:04:32 -0400<p>Oh hey guys! I realize I am not posting videos as frequently as I used to. It turns out its a lot of time investment. However! Last weekend we did a test run of what an online course might be like. It’s happening. I’ll be teaching Zbrush through futurepoly online as well as the normal in classroom bits I’ve already been doing. If anyone is interested in that prospect, get at me. I know one or two of you have expressed some interest over the last year or two.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/519069824http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/519069824Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:24:47 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10545415&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10545415&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10545415&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>It’s my intention to follow through on this one. Gonna try and record/complete an entire model. This means there will be a substantial length increase on the videos…I’ll likely have to mark the interesting ones.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/483794283http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/483794283Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:21:40 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9840613&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9840613&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9840613&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Another lunchtime nonsense. I think I’ll be posting the critter I’m building during the FuturePoly class I’m teaching. We will see how that goes. I knicked this concept from <a href="http://www.sketchwich.com">www.sketchwich.com</a> which is a blog a lot of the ArenaNet artists post on. Dougggggg williams created it—also at lunch! ya!</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/420914121http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/420914121Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:15:49 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9541002&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9541002&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9541002&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Quick sculpt I forgot to post here. Created for my class on saturday.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/399187402http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/399187402Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:42:53 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>So I came back to brontoman after some time away. Pillaged his back legs for a base sculpt on the front. Will rehas most of the wrinkles, but its nice to look a little more developed for a hot minute.</p> <p>In other news, FuturePoly has started all of our first classes. Mine is smaller than the rest, but it turns out it’s likely for the better. Very excited about it nonetheless! Aieeee. We’re not a college, but shit. I need a title right? I’m gonna go with Coach. Coach Pikop, if you wouldn’t mind. Let’s make that happen.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/393500812http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/393500812Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:03:20 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9505996&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>So I came back to brontoman after some time away. Pillaged his back legs for a base sculpt on the front. Will rehas most of the wrinkles, but its nice to look a little more developed for a hot minute.</p> <p>In other news, FuturePoly has started all of our first classes. Mine is smaller than the rest, but it turns out it’s likely for the better. Very excited about it nonetheless! Aieeee. We’re not a college, but shit. I need a title right? I’m gonna go with Coach. Coach Pikop, if you wouldn’t mind. Let’s make that happen.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/393499812http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/393499812Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:02:35 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8770734&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8770734&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8770734&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Back at it, sort of. Been a busy boy. goodwork. stupidgirls. newproject. toomuchdancing. Some good, some bad. New project, though! I’m going to be teaching at FuturePoly—a school started by some coworkers at ArenaNet. It’s pretty exciting! We’re also doing a pretty dope ass digital arts seminar next week which quite quickly sold out. Check out the site, though! <a href="http://www.futurepoly.com">www.futurepoly.com</a></p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/336461074http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/336461074Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:54:22 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7699154&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7699154&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7699154&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Finally got back to this. I’m more than a little distracted with life lately. However, i think I will have my site updated with a new layout soon? Maybe I’ll get back on the train.</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/249385458http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/249385458Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:53:31 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6844406&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6844406&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6844406&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Forgot to post this on the blog! Durrrrrrrup!</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/206053540http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/206053540Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:21:36 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6764913&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6764913&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6764913&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Sorta drunk when I recorded the audio. From now on, though, audio and video are recorded together. If i;m going to ramble, I want the time to do it. Know what I’m saying?</p>http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/197363496http://blog.somuchmonsters.com/post/197363496Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:52:27 -0400