2018 Project – Walt Disney World’s Cinderella Castle in 3D
My resolution for this year is to be much more active on my Disney 3D projects. So I decided to tackle Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Florida. I’ve had my eye on this architectural beauty even before I was into 3D modeling. Back when I…
Coloring the Disneyland Main Street Train Station Blueprint
I’ve had some recent requests to colorize the original Disneyland Main Street U.S.A. Train Station blueprint. So last month, after attending the EarzUp podcast 100th episode event down in Anaheim, I got to work. As long as you have a decent paper or digital copy of a…
In The Beginning: The Grand Floridian Resort – My Very First Disney 3D Model
I had just finished three, or maybe it was four, semesters of 3D design in college. I capped the final semester with an independent study project that combined live action with digitally animated scenes. It was my first team project, and I was put in charge of all the…
The detail of Disneyland’s Main Street Train Station
The Disneyland Railroad Main Street Train Station may not have been the first model I worked on, but it definitely received the most attention to detail. From the very beginning, I had much more reference material to work with, including personal photos and a…
The Most Beautiful Castle in the Kingdom
The Disneyland castle, the original Sleeping Beauty Castle, is small, quaint, and will always be my castle of choice. It has a special place in my heart, even after visiting the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This probably has to do with growing up in California,…