Sculpt Mode

Here is my result for fiddling around in sculpt mode for about an hour.  Definitely a different experience.  I didn't finish this, but would like to continue to play around with this style of modeling some more.

Mantis

Here is the finished mantis model from the tutorial.  It was pretty helpful, although they covered some parts I was a little shaky on.  I feel like the color ramping is pretty intense in this render and he used several selection techniques in the video I would like to learn.
Here is the final render.  I had to use an image I found online, since I don't own a camera, but I would like to continue to unwrap and texture the mantis.

Yafray

I couldn't get Yafray to work on my computer, so here is a really high end blender render (took like an hour and a half) to compare it to when I finish.

The Loneliest Robot

He is only pretending he has a friend off screen.

Bee

This was a pretty hard thing for me to make.  I finally got my model to a place I liked, although I think it was kinda of messily constructed, which made unwrapping a real chore.  I ended up having about 8 different islands.  That said, the texturing is a little rough.  I really wanted to make the wings more translucent, but was unable to figure it out.  Maybe I will try again in a bit.

Cup 2.0

Redid the textures, should be higher res.  Also added a plate!  Maybe some food and beverage should go here next...

Textures!

The first foray into textures. After a few mishaps, I got the ball rolling. The cube is pretty boring (its supposed to be paper, looks like marble). The marble cup, however, I am pretty happy with. I tried to through a window shadow in for fun. My goal is to add a convincing liquid into the cup.

Tentacle Array/ Pinecone Array

The pinecone gave me trouble, trying manipulate individual points after arraying it. Doing more abstract things like the tentacle was a bit better, since I didn't try to change any vertices after arraying.

Homework Week 1

This is a pretty easy object, but I really wanted to try and work on reflections and materials.  I experimented with adding a mirror in the background, but the light and shadows became a little wonky when I did.  Still, this is pretty fun!

My Screwdriver