Introduction

[jaysethan]

Hi all!  My name is Jay Machado, I'm a Senior Hard Surface Modeler and Texture Painter at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco CA.  My latest professional reel can be found here, my artstation can be found here and this is my Instagram.  Though I do CG modeling for a living and often in my spare time, I love making things and getting my hands dirty.  My Instagram features a lot of the costumes and model building I've been doing.  I did a lot of practical modeling as a kid, mostly car and plane models with my dad but the increased availability of great Star Wars model kits has reignited my passion for it.  I'm currently in progress on the DeAgostini Millennium Falcon and I have a whole pile of Bandai kits waiting for me after that.  My recent work as a modeler on The Force Awakens and Rogue One has really made me appreciate the copious amounts of research by fans on forums such as this and has made me fall in love with the kitbashing workflows used in practical model shops.  I've adopted a workflow where I've used 2D kit scans from this community to generate CG versions of them and create a parts library.  I also teach a Hard Surface Modeling course with CG Master Academy in which I teach this workflow to my students.  I feel that there is often a divide between practical and digital modeling but I see digital modeling simply as an evolution of practical modeling and with technologies like 3D printing things have potential to go full circle.  I feel that many digital modelers need to realize that and learn more of the history of modeling because there are valuable lessons to be learned there about aesthetics and levels of detail.  My blog Falcon A! catalogs my progress on a digital version of the Millennium Falcon.  In addition to consolidating research from various sources my goal with it is to create a VR experience that will enable you to explore the Falcon and it's surroundings.  It's great to be here and meet all of you!

[darkimmitator]

Welcome aboard Jay . Hope you enjoy your visits here . your career sounds extremely fascinating , and working at ILM is even more impressive .Also,reading about you having worked on both Force Awakens and Rogue One, is equally an envious portfolio !! Hope to hear more from you in these forums soon.

[NS4]

Hi Jay,
Great to have you on the site.
I have been doing exactly the same in terms of "workflow", modelling kit parts to compile a digital library to use in assembling a digital recreation (in my case, the Narcissus from the first Alien movie).
I certainly know what you mean in regards to it become an obsession

Love the show reel.

You blog looks great - I will enjoy reading through when I can get some time to myself.

Welcome!

[Cylon-Knight]

Welcome Jay, glad you've joined.

Your work is AMAZING. Job well done. My goodness... the trench in TFA must have made you dizzy - SO MANY ELEMENTS.

I can't wait to see you share physical builds you do in addition to digital. I am in LOVE with practical ships in TV / films coming back into use. They really add an extra bit of magic to what we see on the screen.

Post often and enjoy the site!

P.S. Did you ever make a 55 Bel Air like your 56?

[Ralphee]

Welcome Jay, that is a super career path. On that note, I'm off to go look at your work and Instagram page. Thanks for joining in 

Lee

[Turrican]

Very warm welcome.
Glad to have the opportunity to speak direkt to an ILM guy.

[JAWS]

Welcome Jay.

[Apophis]

Awesome! Welcome