CFTR Cell Block Model Started

Screen Capture of the CFTR Cell- 3d Block Model Started:

Stylized dna strand

Today's finished product. I am now batch rendering for a movie file.

dna block model with Mental Ray shader

Test render of the dna strand model with a dgs_material shader. The render is very blown out, but it's just a test render. Next step: refining the model and reducing the faceted/chucky look to the strands.

dna Modeling in NURBS

I found a really great way to easily model a dna strand with NURBS, by using nurbs circles and surfaces. Here are just a few screen caps of my process.

Fatter Cilia (Still Image Render)

As suggested by my father, the cilia in the previous cilia/mucus river needed to be much thicker. Here is a new still image render of the cilia in the mucus river. Much better!

*Click on the image to enlarge for more detail.