What Are You Working On? 2010 Edition!

[ivars]

Super: That looks real nice.

Also practicing.... Might use it for makin some clothes later...

Mudbox basemesh.
(nothing finished yet, but hands and feet are still untouched)

http://www.igorbazooka.com/3d/SculptWIP_01.png

[Neox]

super did you bend the body as one? it kinda looks like the ribcage is also bent, but it should stay as one mass, not sure tho maybe a view from the side would help

[ZacD]

slooooow....

not too happy with the guys face.. hes too pretty..
having thoughts about adding some sort of gas tank (of a bike maybe?) on his back as some sort of drinkin bladder, with a vac cleaner hose attached.

awesome original character.

[Jesse Moody]

got bored... did this...

Textures are still wip. The screen is just a quick grab from something else until i finish what i want with my materials / effects for it.



http://artbyjessemoody.com/portfolio10/console_control_screen.jpg

[jmiles]

cool jesse.. could we see some wires and textures when ya have it done?

[JasonLavoie]

Looking nice Jesse :)

[JFletcher]

Awesome jesse :)

What's that little chain for though? i can't figure it out, heh.

Creating a character for a company and I've started fleshing out the concept:

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4403/tgchero.jpg (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/tgchero.jpg/)

I know, not very interesting so far but gonna push it and make it a lot more asymmetric.
The character is to be like the uncharted / just cause antagonist, you know the kind of guy

edit:

I am aware he is missing a head. I am considering adding one if deemed necessary.



:)

[Raider]

most of those guys tend to be airheads anyway, u should just draw a balloon on a string with a smiley face on it for his head :D

[ScudzAlmighty]

workin on a creature concept sculpt, was meant to be a speedie but took too long:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b236/mrsunfish/VampFish_01.jpg

[Jesse Moody]

Thanks guys.

JFletcher. The chain is attached to a input cover that unscrews and can be removed to use if I recall correctly a headset. The chain is in place so you don't lose the cap.

[JackBandit]

Some character model/texture wips for a superhero based tactical rpg.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4339/amaryllis.png
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7240/atomou.png

[raiskul]

A rework of Cole ... currently at 2938 polys
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/raiskul/Cole_Persp.jpghttp://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/raiskul/Cole_Persp_2-1-1.jpg
new cole concept
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/raiskul/Cole-1.jpghttp://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/raiskul/coleCloth_Front-1.jpg

[StevenEgan]

I am aware he is missing a head. I am considering adding one if deemed necessary.

:)



pfff, heads are over rated.

Cool concept though. Maybe the chain is some kind of recall whistle for his trained attack hawk! :poly122:

[Lonewolf]

Haha yes I am "THE Sisqo" the oldskoool CS guy :)
I didnt think anyone would remember me since its been so long.

i remember too :)

[Jesse Moody]

also started working on this. Based off one of Paul Richards Darksiders weapon concepts.

Still super early and lots of stuff to figure out on this and clean up in the hp stage.

http://artbyjessemoody.com/portfolio10/angelicweapon_wip01.jpg

[woogity]

WIP of a blade for an upcoming character. don't do lots of hard surface so feel free to tear it up and suggest things. could use input for sure.

http://www.mattdavis3d.com/photos/Hard-Surface/blade-wip.jpg

-Woog

[jmiles]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6504/frostmourne04.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/frostmourne04.jpg/)

more updates.. a few more skulls to get done, but then on to retopo n texture

[woogity]

dont forget the runes!

[jmiles]

oh you bet i wont :)

hawt sword woog

[Slaught]

@woog & jmiles
I´d hit (people with) it.

Still very wip.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2083/rob214wip.jpg
The whole pixel look thing is a lot harder than I thought it would be.

[Hoopla!]

mole-monster wip. c&c welcome, looking for ideas and techniques.

http://i42.tinypic.com/ogy6e.jpg

[Neox]

interesting sword woog o.o
jmiles, pretty impresssive work, how much of this is pure sculpting and how mach is premodelled?

ok here is my next step

http://www.polyphobia.de/public/pictures/3d/speedies/sculpts/chriss_04.jpg

scaled the head down to 93%
fixed some of the proportions like
-less round head
-arms a bit more chunky to support the wide legs better
- tweaked the hands
blocked the hair very rough

oh well i wish i had more time after work ^^

[Muzz]

neox, i demand a dedicated thread to this awesomeness :)!

[aesir]

needs thicker/longer eyelashes. Can't tell if there are any on the lower lid... lookin gnarly though

[Holi]

Neox:i second Muzz :)

http://uppix.net/b/9/a/6a768276bb502c104cb155a6ad60a.jpg
before/after

[Renaud Galand]

lovely shapes Neox !

[man_o_mule]

Sample textures;
http://www.farfarer.com/temp/louGaroux_texflats_thumb.jpg (http://www.farfarer.com/temp/louGaroux_texflats.jpg)


so if you added crosshatching to just the shadow texture then you would only see the crosshatching where there are shadows on the model? If so this is something i've been thinking of doing for ages.

[jmiles]

@ Neox-- thanks man. about 75% of the model were primitives made in Max. I tend to try to stay away from any legit hard surface modeling in Zbrush because I have more control over it this way. The Skulls and horns were all Zbrush though, made from Z Spheres.

[Kevin Johnstone]

jmiles: how would someone hold that sword without puncturing their palm? I just thought that mind be something worth considering as plainer leather there would be less painful to hold and give the eyes rest between the hilt detail and the blade.

[Daniel Doerksen]

wip forest, going to be changing out the grass for shrubbery around trees and more of a long golden grass or somthing of that sort

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/8944/forestwip.jpg

[Jackwhat]

First doodle after 6 days of what felt like foodpoisoning! fuck yeah...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4541879841_7c5bc90b15_o.jpg

[StevenEgan]

Love it Jackwhat!

[jmiles]

@ Kevin Johnstone-- I understand and agree w/ you on the ergonomics.. the handle detail was derived straight from the concept drawing. I thought it was a pretty cool addition to the over all design, so i had to add it.. granted, in real life, it would never be comfortable.. but if you look at Arthas in the WotLK cinematic, he wears thicker than normal leather gloves anyways... and he's undead.. so it could work, i think... although leather wraps for the handle would be a good idea too. thanks for the tip

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5584/frostmourneref.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/frostmourneref.jpg/)

[ScudzAlmighty]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b236/mrsunfish/VampFish_02.jpg

[Neox]

so if you added crosshatching to just the shadow texture then you would only see the crosshatching where there are shadows on the model? If so this is something i've been thinking of doing for ages.

not in the shadow, but in the darker shades
buz you could do this also by multiplying a tileable hatch structure,. either by screenspace mapping or just tiling it over your uvs

@aesir: i agree, to the upper eyelid, not gonna model the lower eyelashes, first of all they don't have the same volume in chris' designs, they also don't have the same volume in reality, and if it would , it imho looks strange. So i will keep that to the texture :)

[Farfarer]

so if you added crosshatching to just the shadow texture then you would only see the crosshatching where there are shadows on the model? If so this is something i've been thinking of doing for ages.
Yeah, pretty much.

I'm sure there'd be cheaper ways to do crosshatching, though. A small crosshatched bit of texture that tiles closely, then just multiply it on top. Perhaps create a mask or something to prevent it cropping up everywhere.

Edit; Ahah, Neox beat me to it :)

[Neox]

i did this once in unreal for airborn, but as i cannot touch either the shadows them self (i can only map the darker values, screen or model dependent) or load custom mipmaps into Unreal without extra code it was not a real option, would have loved to have that working

[OzMa]

Neox that's really cool, love the style :)

[Screwonhed]

Pistol update!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/mrdelish_/update_4_22_a.jpg

[woogity]

neox: man haha killin it, the toes are freakin great, love the hair too, i thought you were going for the chick from lilo and stitch at first now i need to take a second look at that site.

[sltrOlsson]

For our second game-project in school (:

http://i44.tinypic.com/1446d0.jpg

[katana]

not really a speedie anymore so... now its here :)

http://www.polyphobia.de/public/pictures/3d/speedies/sculpts/chriss_03.jpg
added hands and feet and tweaked some other things, basicly arm flow, hips/thighs, a bit on the neck, well yeah

Influence from Chris Sanders huh? Looks good.

[Neox]

Huh never made a secret out of it.

o.o

[n88tr]

I thought that guy was an image, not a cell-shaded 3d model. That is amazing!

[fly_soup]

I got this face going on and there's something wrong with it, but I can't place it.
http://i42.tinypic.com/6itteu.jpg
I have a feeling it's something really obvious too, but I've been looking at it too long. Can anyone help me out?

[Asteric]

The bug-like eyes?

[felipefrango]

Yeah, the eyes seem to be a bit far apart from each other and a little flat on the front. I usually carve in the eye sockets then place a sphere in them so it's guaranteed to be spherical.

[fearian]

My first character model and I need some serious crits on this guy (http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1118678#post1118678)

http://www.milfotos.org/images/460e34e9a65b979337cb36568925825a.png

[woogity]

your eyes are way to small, and out of place man, average human face the head is 5 eye widths wide yours looks to be about 8

[Asteric]

Working on a a made up cannon. Because im original like that.

http://i41.tinypic.com/1490cqu.jpg

[katana]

Huh never made a secret out of it.

o.oyea i wrote it early...good interpretation.

[ZacD]

For our second game-project in school (:

http://i44.tinypic.com/1446d0.jpg

Please tell me its called "fat-life" and this is a spoof of Gordon Freeman. He just needs glasses.

[nilknarf815]

Neox: I'm very curious on how you did that hair block in. Is it just done with regular planes and tweaked to liking? are they done in zbrush? Mind that I am learning how to 3d modeling, and hair is giving me quite a bit of trouble. Thanks for any input.

Heres a picture for the talk. WIP...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9z4Z5IqYupk/S9C0s6zY5yI/AAAAAAAAAMo/HOpGGKHmXZA/s1600/pesky-wip2.jpg

-Frank

[Niwon]

It's a good start. But right now as it stands, your rendering is killing your model. The hair has no shadows, the skin doesn't have enough thickness (sss too strong) and the detail from your zbrushings to your rendered have been mostly lost. Micro details that is.

Thanks for pointing that out dur23. I have realised that hair in max is a bit tricky, because I totally missed the lighting bit and shadows. Anyways, I decided to shelve the cigar guy, and have been testing out a new character this time around the lights and shadows seem to work.
http://www.bjornarj.com/img/hairdo.jpg

[Vrav]

http://clocktock.com/vrav/wip3D/subdfem-0.jpg

Couple hours of directionless modeling last night. Needs work, but a promising start I think.

[fly_soup]

Thanks, guys. I made the eyes bigger and the face a little thinner.
http://i41.tinypic.com/16at95c.jpg

[Shiv]

http://i44.tinypic.com/2gt2ija.jpg

trying to get it finished so I can start some kind of enviroment :x
the folds on the lower leg suck so much and i dont know what to do with her.. single strap bag go!

[thomasp]

here's my current exercise in patience. i gave myself time till the end of the month to finish the sculpt so i am posting the wip here to motivate myself to get some progress on. plenty of things need adding/changing. must.not.waste.more.time.on.the.mountainbike :)
http://thomaspecht.de/randomstuff/s_ld_v02.jpg

[struve]

I've been working on this here likeness -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/struve/likenessWIP.jpg

[Muzz]

christopher walken?

[felipefrango]

I think he's either a little too cheeky or his mouth it pushed a bit inwards, but it's looking good already. I mean, assuming this IS Christipher Walken.

[an aggressive napkin]

Some of you may know me from CDG, anyways http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3350/caroi.jpg

Langdavis.com (http://www.langdavis.com)

[n88tr]

thomasp, her knees are too far down her legs. It looks pretty strange.

[Slipstream]

@thomasp: Lovely, I can't wait to see where she ends up :)

[n88tr]

Character modeling thing.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4562/suckg.gif

Tons of mistakes, body disproportions. At least I got something haha. Its more fun than I thought but harder too.

[struve]

yip, Christopher Walken :) i'd never done a likeness before, so thought i'd try it out. I'm not sure how close i got.

[Neox]

thanks guys, tweaked a bit further, now i think i can start working on a retopoed mesh, think about a pose and well if i dress her up or not :D
and if i even retopo her or not, not sure ^^

- changed the arms thickness in the sideview, but still might need a bit less thickness
- changed the eyelashes to be wider and thicker
- added a bit more polypaint
- worked on the hair further
- changed the matcaps of skin and hair / need to tweak the colour and specular for the hair matcap, but damn i love matcaps/litspheres for fast previews
- worked a bit on her hips/thighs more

basicly just tiny subtle stuff but i hope it works better :)

http://www.polyphobia.de/public/pictures/3d/speedies/sculpts/chriss_05.jpg
and for katana, based on Chris Sanders awesome work :P

thomas: niiice! but i agree on the knees, also maybe her forearm is a bit too long, but its hard to say, could be a perspective thing

[sltrOlsson]

Please tell me its called "fat-life" and this is a spoof of Gordon Freeman. He just needs glasses.

Haha, no. He's our nerdy main character. Suposed to have glases to but it would get a bit hard to morph correct.

[MeintevdS]

I really love the character Neox! I normaly like your style alot, so combining it with Chris's sketches can only improve it!

I was wondering about the feet tho, why did you decide to model them in this pose? Wouldn't this be a hell to rig (if you were planning on rigging her at all) and isn't it just harder to sculpt?
I mean they do look cute, don't get me wrong. Just wondering why you picked this particular pose.

[gavku]

Neox she's looking great man!

[Neox]

MeintevdS: because almost all designs and sketched had the feet like that i'm not sure if i'Äm going to really rig her or just pose her for a rendering, but basicly creating a relaxed foot out of this will in the end be just vertexpushing, so its very doable to relax them for a game/movie ready character. I just wanted to catch Chris' flow in 3d and that includes 4 toes and 5fingers and also having her standing on the tips of her toes :)

[Snipergen]

Neox that is simply fantastic. I thought stuff like that would only work in 2D but you really proved me wrong.

Did you start from Zspheres?

[Raider]

Haven't done much with the lips yet but about 2hrs so far.

http://brettholton.net/images/face01.jpg

[JFletcher]

Awesome Neox, coming along nicely. :)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4403/tgchero.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/tgchero.jpg/)

Time to get modelin'

[Snipergen]

Fletcher I'm playing Just Cause 2 on the Xbox behind me and you've got the good vibes going on there :) (So good job on that!)

I'd make the crotch more blocky, it's too wide, or it's the shading or something there that doesn't make it feel a 100%.
Also needs a pack of smokes under his shirt on the shoulder ;)

Edit: Wow, I've been idling in the mountains while I was writing this and my character is now covered in snow!

[ironbearxl]

Working on a boss character from Muramasa Demon Blade:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/ironbearxl/bouzu_03a.jpg

[artdangle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g0B7mFSysc
I made my very first model in an attempt to contribute to team fortress. Now I find myself modeling for the sheer enjoyment out of this. I had never used Maya or photoshop before now, so bear with me. I want to play around with the textures more, and the Jaw has jigglebones. I was just looking for suggestions or anything really.

[Holi]

http://uppix.net/c/f/3/2c1e0443d46deb222d6ee432c6936.jpg

[wasker]

sexy stuff, Neox.


http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8329/waskersoldier.jpg

[felipefrango]

Nice model, wasker! Only negative thing that captured my eye is that the ears seem to be a little too red, but maybe that's intentional, so...Nice model anyway, the boots are specially cool.

[Vitor]

Sexy chick there neox ;)

My progress for the Cghub competition Production Challenge. Lost of stuff to fix, but the big volumes are almost done now:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4088/wip05.jpg

[Peris]

that's awesome wasker!

[RAWTalent]

Hi, just registered after about a year of reading stuff and basically using the site for inspiration,
anyway besides the formalities, I am working on a bloke, not got a name yet so any suggestions are welcome, still some stuff to fiddle with, poly flow and some work still on the face, crits would be nice, perhaps even a paintover?
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5085/protagonist1.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7727/protagonist2.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3038/protagonist3.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9931/protagonist4.jpg
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1102/protagonist5.jpg

[ScoobyDoofus]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44379/speed_grunt_000.jpg

About a 1.5-2 hours from a quadsphere in ZB. No references or alphas used, just standard brush & claybrush mostly. I realize...its just yet another muscly bald white dude, but...Crit away please!

[Ajax]

Man....it's been ages since I've posted anything. I've continued by dive into the well of Casual Gaming...In short, I spent the last 6 months working on a Facebook game, Social City. I did the style and direction with Todd Pickens. I also developed the technical pipeline, modeled about half the assets, and did almost all the little animations. That took about 6 months to get launched and has been out for about six weeks. The game has done very well since it launched right before GDC, currently over 13,000,000 Monthly Active Users and 3,200,000 Daily Active Users. Old ladies love to buy buildings. It was fun being at GDC this year since there were banners and crap all over that I could point out to people and be like I worked on that. :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25748/sc_1680.jpg

Most of the animation was fun and really simple, like this kind of stuff:

http://timaste.com/media/boop_co.html

Other than that, I'm back on a new project (also casual) where I am just starting to lock down the rendering and color guides for the team. I'm not done yet, I forgot the color brown. Anyway, more to do.

Will look something like this:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25748/object_test.png

I've been doing a ton of graphic design too unfortunately which is not my strong suit. :/

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25748/page_0%20%5BConverted%5D.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25748/blue_shirt.png

[MattBradley]

This screen is a few weeks old now, but I'm still working on it...

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2973221/DeckLights.jpg

and something else I've added today... You don't really get any sense of it in an image, but these lights spin around at different speeds, making some pretty patterns...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2973221/lighttube.jpg

[Autocon]

Ajax that is awesome, totally love it. The little animation is so cool :)

[beezul]

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/ss28/Betelgeist/everfallpubfin2-betelgeist.jpg

first environmentoid. got some tips here at pc by usin the ole search function

[hobodactyl]

Awesome BetelGeist!

Cool stuff, Ajax, looks like it was fun to work on :)

[doc rob]

Scoob - nice!

Ajax - that's very solid work. I hope you are seeing a cut of the revenue.

[Zoid]

3,200,000 Daily Active Users. well now, grats man. social games are really opening up a ton of fun and opportunity. and i dig the style you guys are pushing.

[ScoobyDoofus]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44379/speed_grunt_001.jpg

A little more progress. I always jump the gun with color. I like to play that way though. Helps keep the excitement level up for these quick little personal projects. Crit me pls!

[felipefrango]

Cool! I find a little weird that he's got such sad eyes though, haha.

[Slum]

I think you guys misread the thread title - this is not the Thread of Awesomeness.

Seriously though, great stuff on this page! :)

[Ruz]

Ajax - what did you render this with - mental ray or standard max renderer I am guessing that you built high res models and rendered them to 2d. looks awesome anyway. I have actually played it:)

[RAWTalent]

Hi, just registered after about a year of reading stuff and basically using the site for inspiration,
anyway besides the formalities, I am working on a bloke, not got a name yet so any suggestions are welcome, still some stuff to fiddle with, poly flow and some work still on the face, crits would be nice, perhaps even a paintover?
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5085/protagonist1.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7727/protagonist2.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3038/protagonist3.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9931/protagonist4.jpg
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1102/protagonist5.jpg

[I_R_Hopo]

also started working on this. Based off one of Paul Richards Darksiders weapon concepts.


Haha, I started working on the same thing last week. I was confused when I first saw yours. I thought, "I never posted on here before!" I'm excited to see how my work matches up to a pro's :) So far I've got these bits done. I'm quite happy, as I did the front blade-thing bit in a couple hours, which is good compared to how long it would have taken me before. I'm definately speeding up :)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8883/siderender1.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/siderender1.jpg/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2789/siderender2.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/siderender2.jpg/)

[ParoXum]

http://uppix.net/1/d/f/435e3801d6df074807f4711dd80e7.jpg
I think I will open a thread soon. It begins to need massive feedback..

[MaD]

Where's the beach chair, parasol and cocktail :). It has got a a very vibrant/sunny feeling. The trunks of the palm tree's are a bit to hooky though.

[hawken]

@woog & jmiles
I´d hit (people with) it.

Still very wip.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2083/rob214wip.jpg
The whole pixel look thing is a lot harder than I thought it would be.

liking this a lot

[RAWTalent]

That beach is looking really nice ParoXum, hah fancy seeing you here :P (small world I guess)
My bloke is now done as far as I'm concerned, Finished all texture work, including bump maps, fixed some edge flow problems, still needs a name tho

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/7760/done8.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3103/done7.jpg
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7116/done6.jpg
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8113/done5.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3151/done4cwhdg.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4359/done3i.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4477/done2.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5797/done1k.jpg

[Cap Hotkill]

The face is a complete mess, but well, if you get some pictures you could fix the proportions a lil bit more.

[Slipstream]

@RawTalent:

Your textures are taken directly from photoreferences (bad), and are misaligned to the geometry in many areas (worse)
Major problem area's are:
- The juncture between the neck and head
- The cuff of the pants
- The shoes
And to a lesser extent the ears, and the mouth.

Using photoreference isn't bad, but when you just paste it over area's of the model it really gives it the look of being slapdashed on there. Take some time to investigate what skin looks, what the colors are, and where it's shadowed. Check out any page in this thread to find examples, or run a google search for skin painting/texturing tutorials, and checkout this: http://www.furiae.com/popup.php?text=skintutorial

That split between the neck and the head is terribly obvious. Don't do that. That should be one connected piece, with a consistent matching texture between them.
Ben Mathis has a bunch of excellent tutorials on modeling, and proper edge looping. Check out some of them here:
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/benmathis/benmathis_1.php
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm

Pay attention to your anatomy. You've got the basics, but your placement is off in alot of areas some in little ways like the face and shoes, and some in larger ways, like the length of your guy's thighs, and the bend in his arm.

Hope this helps; you know the process for modeling, now you just gotta improve your artistic level!

[Nick Carver]

Ajax - that looks fantastic! Really well realised and the animations are so charming! I've avoided those casual Facebook games like the plague, but I might have to give this one a go.

[Ged]

ajax that is some fantastic work love the style and effort put into it almost makes me wanna go check it out on facebook hehe

[divi]

that looks wicked paroxum

[Ajax]

Thanks guys! I make no claims as to how fun the game is, it's pretty much your standard by the numbers FB Farming Game with a few twists. We were targeted the 20-40 year old female soooo... ;)

I appreciate the kind words! Todd P. and I definitely wanted to try to push the boundaries of Flash games a bit with this with the hopes that we can start raising the bar on production values for Facebook games. With any luck after a few more games we'll start breaking the mold on the "farm clone" gameplay too into stuff a bit more interesting.

@ Ruz: Just standard scan-line render out of 3DS Max. Mostly a combination of tweaking a direct light, a skylight, and fun materials. It was a blast to work on because we don't have to unwrap or texture anything, it's all material & color based. Models were high-poly because we are lazy and do a lot edge-loop modeling to make it go fast.

[premium]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_faKTw5SuxJk/S9NJ4HXl7KI/AAAAAAAAAGo/v-R0dqCFTgI/s1600/preview.jpg
wip :)

[zerafian]

Little update...Im onto the door next, Iv kinda been scared to start it with it having all that detail but Im gonna suck it up and get it done.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4550152014_c2e4b96456_o.jpg

few more

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31266066@N04/4521966717/sizes/o/

[Muzz]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e305/muzzoid/blehsuper-lrg.jpg

Ajax that work really is amazing. Really good job on that stuff.

[Jackwhat]

Moar colour, muzz! S'nice start.

Workin on another master study, fun times!



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4550365084_290e61b31c_o.jpg

[ironbearxl]

Very pretty Jackwhat. :)

Demon blade cyclops:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/ironbearxl/bouzu_04.jpg

[Frogfish]

Just a little somethin' I've been working on whenever I've had time off school related stuff.http://frogfishart.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/finishedgal1.jpg

[kite]

cool work guys, really nice paintings muzz and jackwhat

Mucking about with bobo's brunt sdk made me want to try some old school painted stuff, so i started doodling out a few thumbnails for a cast of sci fi characters with the idea of maybe painting up one. Background is they are part of a mining crew on a giant krupp style platform, which forms a sort of moving township as well.

Was trying out a new workflow for these, which is starting with a sphere, squashing that into shape and remeshing to generate even topology, i love the results, very intuitive to work with and very fast to block out a character. Can even match concept art pretty well with the imageplane function. The miner was doodled out as a messy thumbnail first & the kill frame was just made up on the fly, both are quite awkward in areas, unfinished limbs and need polishing and proper topo+ additions but a fun little experiment. Might try old dom war thumbnails next.

The miner has kind of wonky human proportions but i've rationalised - contracted miners have limbs removed and replaced with interfaces so they can interact with complex mining machinery, hard suits, diggers etc, get plasticky human style prosthetics when they're off duty.

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_flow.jpg
http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_decimations.jpg
http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_doodles.jpg

[killingpeople]

yesh *click*click* /sigh

[MattBradley]

Nice stuff kite.

[an aggressive napkin]

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8919/helpjd.jpg
I need some help on these wires if anyone will be so obliged

[conte]

awesome stuff, kite.

[rooster]

hey kite can we see a closeup of that line of human chars? awesome stuff :)

[divi]

hey kite can we see a closeup of that line of boobs? awesome stuff :)

fixed that for you :D

very awesome stuff kite. especially the miner - feels a bit like a turtle!

[DKK]

Fuck a character Kite, could you make a full 30 hour RPG Shooter instead?

[ES_139]

Made my first gun this weekend, still got fair bit to do the shapes are a bit wrong in some places but good hard surface practice.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r104/asb_one/Hp-03.jpg

[kite]

nice modeling ES
thanks guys
rooster - Afraid i saved over the original file with the shrunk version, cannot embiggen boobs :(
dkk - hehe might be a stretch

[eld]

Wanted an interpolated light per tile kind of thing, for use with day and night cycle, latest:

http://i44.tinypic.com/6f5vyu.jpg

[sampson]

^looking very cool - very crisp and sharp

[Saiainoshi]

Don't ask hehehe
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3397/roccodex.jpg

[Disco Stu]

http://s1.directupload.net/images/100426/ekg5po87.gif (http://www.directupload.net)

[Master_v12]

Disco, its things like that which make me wish I could put a GIF as my desktop background lol and uh... I dont know if you did it on purpose or not but I sure as hell hope you don't swing your arms like that when you walk.

[DKK]

Kite, I've changed my mind, I want your designs in ELD's engine.

ES_139 the Noise on the sides of the grip is way too fine.
http://lundestudio.com/wallpaper/g17od-left-full-hi.jpg

[Ghostscape]

http://s1.directupload.net/images/100426/ekg5po87.gif (http://www.directupload.net)

I am the worst guy in the world to give art crits since I have no sense of timing or anything, but arms swing opposite of the legs for balance...you've got it backwards :)

[Reverenddevil]

A little painting i'm working on. Still fairly early. Just a little head study..
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n147/Reverenddevil/Eagle3glowcopy.jpg

[kwakkie]

Disco, its things like that which make me wish I could put a GIF as my desktop background lol and uh... I dont know if you did it on purpose or not but I sure as hell hope you don't swing your arms like that when you walk.
You can actually do that you know ;) Just make sure you have the gif stored on your computer first, and DONT use the 'set as desktop background' from your browser!

[Neox]

did the retopo with 3dcoat yesterday, will add a bit more geo around the knees to maintain the shapes there

http://www.polyphobia.de/public/pictures/3d/speedies/sculpts/chriss_06.jpg

[bbob]

Absolutely love this, Neox. It has a shitton of character.. :D

[killingpeople]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/192198/fffppppffllllfff.jpg

[Disco Stu]

I swear this is how rock formations walk!
However under the public pressure i must give in and revise it!
Cheers!

[zxcman]

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4162/realtime1sc.jpg

[Neox]

I swear this is how rock formations walk!
However under the public pressure i must give in and revise it!
Cheers!

do it :)

but look really nice tho, whats it for?

[woogity]

you going cinematic for this one neox?

saiainoshi: awesome no need to ask, my gf is gonna throw a glee fit when she sees these haha

[Neox]

i need more moviestuff in my portfolio, everything i did the last few years is still under NDA, so i want to expand it with some pieces that i can show

[Soulis6]

Working on a little side project, taking a break from my homework.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u52/Soulis6/wip4-1-1.jpg

[Nicholasray]

Still working on my skills and stuff.

http://www.gimmik.net/Gimmik/Images/Tank02/Render01.png

http://www.gimmik.net/Gimmik/Images/Tatooine01.png

[sltrOlsson]

http://i42.tinypic.com/easha1.jpg

A first WIP on the second character (:

[ohnomelon]

MP9 for the HL1 mod Cry of Fear
http://sleekupload.com/uploads/5/tmpwip13.jpg
........... D:

[Mech]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/192198/fffppppffllllfff.jpg

Is there a reason the candle is a penis?

[Ajax]

Damn I love that look Eld

[Mime]

Is there a reason the candle is a penis?

Allmost fell out of my chair... hahahaha

[rooster]

nonono, it's: 'if something *can be a penis, is there a reason for it not to be?'

[Joseph Silverman]

That had better the visual pun i think it is.

ohnomelon: Contrast! I get the impression you're using awkward moonstylelighting reference, that polymer or plastic or whatever is dark. The rendering is great, but the base shade is way too lit up: http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/c/ca/IB-TMP.jpg/600px-IB-TMP.jpg

[Asteric]

+1 On the brightness.

[ohnomelon]

thanks, was afraid it would be too dark in HL1, but it does look weird. i will fiddle

[SveinKF]

Hi everyone, first post on the forum here. Signed up this weekend. :)
Wasn't really sure where to post, but this seemed like a good place to start. I'll probably make a digital sketchbook thread eventually.

Working on a character for fun and practice + maybe something for my portfolio.
It's Princess Leia from Star Wars. Still need to work on the hands and her accessories and add some sculpted hair.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1682/wip06b.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7656/wip06.jpg

[n88tr]

ohnomelon, is that made in maya? looks like.

[wasker]

Thanks FelipeFrango and Peris :) I'll fix the ears and then I'll call it done!

Neox, I'd tap that.


That looks like it could be the graphics for a sweet ass game, Eld.




Here's a lowpoly bomb, rendered with the Kodde's cgfx shader.

http://wasker.com/wasker_bomb.jpg

[Disco Stu]

nice bomb :)
http://s5.directupload.net/images/100427/ve5whyz2.gif
100% increased arm movement correctness,
also added awesome particle effects to hide some wonky f kurves ^^
Neox cheers its just a piece for fun and learning more about materials
f kurves and such.
Not really game art but the mesh is pretty low before the displacements
kick in :)
Also i skipped the weighting part by simply placing the various rocks
as children of the joints of a rig i had already made :)

[Ikuru]

Nice Bomb there Wasker.

Here is this AK I been working on for ages...
Almost there now, just some more texture work and I'll call it done.
Some 2900 Tris or so.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3364/akalmostthere.jpg

[Eneyeseekay]

Started this some time last week, it's been quite a challenge so far. Haven't modeled a gun or a guitar before either (so of course I had to combine the two, uaghh hahaha). I'm finishing up the UV layout tonight and starting on the high poly version as well. I'll add in the pickups and frets and other details when I bake the normals (Thought I'd save some geometry). It should go well with the last character I finished.


http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3373/wipguitarriflerender2.jpg

[MattBradley]

Another sneaky update of my Spectrum remake of Deck:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2973221/Pool.jpg

[killingpeople]

Is there a reason the candle is a penis?
i do it for attention

[Rang3r1]

ohnomelon, is that made in maya? looks like.

It is max.

[illadam]

Just blocking this in so far so here's some silhouette action.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r146/illadam/silo_01-1.jpg

[ironbearxl]

sweet bombs wasker!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/ironbearxl/bouzu_05.jpg

[Sandro]

Haha, that concrete golem is epic, Disco Stu :)

[Millenia]

http://millenia.half-lifecreations.com/private/uploads/1272347072.png

Still a fair way to go.

[BlackulaDZ]

@mattbradley - that looks nifty, have any videos of it in action?

here's a wip sculpt from me
http://daphzart.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/checkherthefuckout.png

[Ferg]

http://www.olypen.com/advent/Smiley/temp/sketches/bigmac2.jpg

[zenarion]

Put them as statues in UT3DM levels, Ferg!

[Jackwhat]

Dooooooooooodles~

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/4557458126_5e9a002918_o.jpg

[Christian Hjerpe]

Love your style Jackwhat!

Trying to finish up the maps for this dude:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8428/gubbe05.jpg (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/gubbe05.jpg/)

[Avanthera]

psychaoz: something looks off with his eyes, like they are too white, or the iris is off, looks like its painted onto a sphere.
might be good to make a full on inner and outer shelled eye,
It also looks really dirty on the front of his face, maybe its a shadow,
or maybe its just me:) looks good otherwise.


Making a church, started with a window:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3587178/forweb/Church_3.jpg (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3587178/forweb/Church_3.jpg)

Ill be doing something more with the faces, but everything else im pretty happy with.

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3587178/forweb/Church_3.jpg)

[Christian Hjerpe]

Looking good shrew81!

Thanks for your comments, I will try to clean him up and will probably redo the eyes.

[duck]

cool work guys, really nice paintings muzz and jackwhat

Mucking about with bobo's brunt sdk made me want to try some old school painted stuff, so i started doodling out a few thumbnails for a cast of sci fi characters with the idea of maybe painting up one. Background is they are part of a mining crew on a giant krupp style platform, which forms a sort of moving township as well.

Was trying out a new workflow for these, which is starting with a sphere, squashing that into shape and remeshing to generate even topology, i love the results, very intuitive to work with and very fast to block out a character. Can even match concept art pretty well with the imageplane function. The miner was doodled out as a messy thumbnail first & the kill frame was just made up on the fly, both are quite awkward in areas, unfinished limbs and need polishing and proper topo+ additions but a fun little experiment. Might try old dom war thumbnails next.

The miner has kind of wonky human proportions but i've rationalised - contracted miners have limbs removed and replaced with interfaces so they can interact with complex mining machinery, hard suits, diggers etc, get plasticky human style prosthetics when they're off duty.

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_flow.jpg
http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_decimations.jpg
http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_doodles.jpg

beautiful stuff!

[Disco Stu]

kite that is insane wherever this quote comes from ^^

cheers sandro :D

[Millenia]

http://millenia.half-lifecreations.com/private/uploads/1272401235.jpg

[tda]

Kite that stuff is just, wow. Really awesome shit happening in this thread recently

some wip stuff. your shader kicks ass xoliul :D
http://i44.tinypic.com/2u88p6p.jpg

[roB0T]

uv-mapped a bit of my m4...
http://b0t.thanez.net/m4is/9.jpg
http://b0t.thanez.net/m4is/10.jpg

[n88tr]

Working on

http://cahemdue.net/images/CheyNotDoneTac_1.gif
http://cahemdue.net/images/CheyNotDoneTac_2.gif

[RAWTalent]

Some sort of demon, I think I will call him Geoffrey
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8533/demonwire1.png
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/609/demon2h.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8550/demon1.jpg

[Ravenslayer]

started working on a new paint today
http://i41.tinypic.com/inu8ht.jpg

[crazyfool]

spec maps are still wip until I got the whole scene together but each fishermen is sitting at 7k tris atm :) next up is building the props and environment

http://tomparkersartdump.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/fishermen_012.jpg

http://tomparkersartdump.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/fishermen_013.jpg

[JFletcher]

Crazyfool, thats awesome, very cool style. :)

roB0T, very nice, really crisp! can't wait to see it textured. :)

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/4751/tgcherowip.jpg (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/tgcherowip.jpg/)

Very early progress on the model, still a lot of work to do and mess about with more detailed hair etc.

[Saiainoshi]

Not taking this one any further.. still a funny concept tho.. super hero mahscle dogs! wuahah MAHSCLES

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3397/roccodex.jpg

[zxcman]

@tda

You need to add lighting to the scene cos now it is looking almost flat.
I suppose that you can add contr, blue filed light.

[RedRogueXIII]

@n88tr

Cheytac High Res Refs (http://www.cheytac.com/Products/408M200Interventionimg.asp)

Right now your receiver is a bit too boxy, at the top it slants inwards, half way through the ejection port. Magazine looks a bit too wide.

@Millenia

Looking good, although there are some details on the back of the grip that ya missed.
Ref (http://www.modelguns-worldwide.com/images/m11mg2.jpg)
Namely a large screw and the magazine release, but I doubt these details would ever be seen from a game perspective.

@roBot
Good UVs, one thing I'd change is on the pistol grip, instead of keeping the front separated from the sides, I'd weld the edges together and deal with stretching rather than seems.

[n88tr]

Thanks for the imgs red. This helps a ton. There were a lot of details I was missing.

[Andreas]

Need a fresh pair of eyes/crits on this... any hands I model always end up looking flat... maybe once rigged at animated it won't. For a FPS animation.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1637572/hand_basemesh.jpg

[RAWTalent]

Almost there, I'm not sure about the feet, they need some work not quite sure what, any tips :S

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7649/demonturnaround.gif

[SveinKF]

Blenderhead:
Hands usually have a small arc from the thumb to the pinky. If you pull down the pinky and index finger "bones" you could reduce the flatness of the hand. Also I feel the pinky is a bit too long. ^^

[MightyPea]

rawtalent: you really should work on presentation. Your first image consisted of a pixelated mess, failing absolutely at showing off the wires. The ones after that were blurry and unlit on a black background, and the latest one is a red blob spinning way too fast on a white background.
I really, really can't give you any advise on the model like this.

[Saiainoshi]

@ Blendrehead - Check this out: http://www.antropus.com/images/mao2_36.gif You can model in the details on your low poly mesh. This will also help break up the muscle groups to make your hands look less flat :)

[ironbearxl]

Very nice mesh JFletcher, the middle of the neck could use another loop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-5_jLRbHoE

[ocarian]

Hi all !

Solid Work Here ! as usual

Hop a little personnal work

I working on a new character a IOP (from Ankama's Universe)
Redesign for the exercice

http://ocarian1981.free.fr/IMGpagesite/galerie3D/WIP_IOP/WIPIOP01.jpg

INFO: 5134 triangles
Model made on Maya

[Zack Fowler]

ocarian and crazyfool, love the proportions and style.

[kite]

blenderhead - i think you are missing the curvature along the roots of the fingers, might also be worth stepping back from quads and focussing on the main planes of the hand before making things neat and square? its hard to concentrate on form and make things quaddy at the same time

ocarian - very nice model


3d sketch of the mechanic girl from the thumbnail sheet, my little inner censorius concept guy thinks she'd probably be wearing more practical clothes for welding and grubbing about with engines. but maybe former exotic dancer turned mechanic? dunno but I clearly need to get out more...

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_bunny.jpg

[aesir]

haha kite, I was more thinking that having her boobs squashed down like that must be uncomfortable.

[Andreas]

Blenderhead:
Hands usually have a small arc from the thumb to the pinky. If you pull down the pinky and index finger "bones" you could reduce the flatness of the hand. Also I feel the pinky is a bit too long. ^^

Cheers Svein I will look into both those issues.

Loving that red demon turnaround.

[shotgun]

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_bunny.jpg

umm - rear shot plz
sideways this looks like a REALLY nice arse
(yea, u'r not the only one who needs to get our more)

[Mr Smo]

thats sweet kite :)

nice model ocarian!

I am coming close to finishing this texture for killingpeoples knight sdk model

http://www.mrsmo3d.com/backup/wip8.jpg

[DrillerKiller]

blenderhead - i think you are missing the curvature along the roots of the fingers, might also be worth stepping back from quads and focussing on the main planes of the hand before making things neat and square? its hard to concentrate on form and make things quaddy at the same time

ocarian - very nice model


3d sketch of the mechanic girl from the thumbnail sheet, my little inner censorius concept guy thinks she'd probably be wearing more practical clothes for welding and grubbing about with engines. but maybe former exotic dancer turned mechanic? dunno but I clearly need to get out more...

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_bunny.jpg

always so good..

[mat]

wow andy you never cease to amaze and motivate me with every post, so loved the design and proportions of the mobile kill frame, now the mechanic, it has fantastic presence
simply outstanding : D

[Harry]

thats sweet kite :)

nice model ocarian!

I am coming close to finishing this texture for killingpeoples knight sdk model

[img]http://www.mrsmo3d.com/backup/wip8.jpg[img]


that's all kinds of sick

[PogoP]

Loving the styles from both Smo and Kite! There's some amazing work going on in this thread, I love coming here and seeing everyone's stuff, it's really inspiring.

Here's my first ever high poly environment piece... Rip it to shreds! I still have a lot more to add, but it's getting there. This is only a day's work so far.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f332/PogoP/shrine_wip.jpg

[OrganizedChaos]

Blocking out a tau
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7918/testqfg.jpg

[nilknarf815]

Trying to get a feel for painting again...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9z4Z5IqYupk/S9fVKhFy9gI/AAAAAAAAAM4/LjHATXK9FzI/s1600/speed-portrait.jpg
-Frank

[Rens]

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_bunny.jpg

This can survive another page, damnit thats cool.
What happens if you close up here pants and vest a bit more, less belly.
And give them boobs some freedom, less pressure from above and pull them up just a bit.
bellybutton is crazy low btw, even if its style, just curious to see what more it can be :)

[undoz]

kite: wow, awesome work!

[FAT_CAP]

Looking really nice there Kite :)

[vreza]

did some stuff in max and unity. intended for "under construction" page of my portfolio website.

screengrabbed from unity

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9476/54506931.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7682/82954317.jpg

[Holi]

freakin awesome kite

[crazyfool]

awesome sculpt Kite :D

[Frump]

Kite, between those concepts and that sculpt. I have inspiration++ right now, lovin it. Keep it coming!:)

[kite]

Cool work guys, mr Smo that's particularly awesome
thanks everyone, updated original pic with some of rens amendments and her lecherous geriatric space koala would-be boyfriend.
rens, thanks for the crits. I've pushed up the belly button though probably won't do too much more for now as i don't want to go blind. Maybe explore the koala guy a bit, or do some more thumbnails.

[Marine]

that koala looks like stitch
http://www.pudgybunny.com/images/stitchbig.gif

[bbob]

Kite, your a superstar!

[kite]

that koala looks like stitch
http://www.pudgybunny.com/images/stitchbig.gif

ah dang that's way too close, actually had this guy as my main ref

http://thumbnails.hulu.com/14/574/68587_512x288_generated__SLqoS9sghESjI4zuyOikgg.jp g

[Jackwhat]

Kite... you're such a machine <3


Cuz moof (coldkodiak) did a gladiator i kinda, wanted to contend?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/4560396294_76ebe60722_o.jpg

[bbob]

ah dang that's way too close, actually had this guy as my main ref

http://thumbnails.hulu.com/14/574/68587_512x288_generated__SLqoS9sghESjI4zuyOikgg.jp g

Dude, keep the koala, its super awesome. Even in the context of looking like an old, grumpy and quasi-decayed version of stitch.

[larolaro]

Desperately looking for work at the moment, so i did this to send along with the emails.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4542870875_9fe86a3000_o.png

Kite - So awesome yet again, do you have a website? I want to see moooore!

[fearian]

http://i39.tinypic.com/1t8sq0.png

I could tweak this guy for ever!

My first character so
I NEED ANATOMY CRITS!

I would love a paintover from someone! :poly134:

[Harry]

his arms look like onions or spinning tops, the upper arm is wayyy too bulky compared to the forearm. He's ridiculously square jawed too.


and from me...

http://gyazo.com/cfc6cd1c6488b4a14ab004e83e9ea1af.png

http://gyazo.com/6ec936839216b01f14eb2fb7553cc86d.png

[conte]

kite, niiice. same workflow?

[fearian]

Desperately looking for work at the moment, so i did this to send along with the emails.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4542870875_9fe86a3000_o.png

Kite - So awesome yet again, do you have a website? I want to see moooore!

So that's what you look like! :P

[shotgun]

damn kite that's one nice ass!!! mmm mmm mmm look at those tiny tight buttcheex! :P`

[felipefrango]

damn kite that's one nice ass!!! mmm mmm mmm look at those tiny tight buttcheex! :P`

WORD. I think the boobs look a little wierd though, they're squeezed in a way that looks uncomfortable and unnatural. It even sort of detracts from the overall hotness IMHO. Or maybe they're just a little low on her torso, it could work if you just lifted the whole rack up a bit.

I'd still hit it either way, just for the record.

[Harry]

WORD. I think the boobs look a little wierd though, they're squeezed in a way that looks uncomfortable and unnatural. It even sort of detracts from the overall hotness IMHO. Or maybe they're just a little low on her torso, it could work if you just lifted the whole rack up a bit.

I'd still hit it either way, just for the record.

yeah the boobs to me look like someone sucked on the finger of a rubber glove, injected resin into the fingertip of the glove and let it set

i dunno why i thought of something that ridiculous. i should have just said they look like avocados

[RAWTalent]

Working on a low-mid poly cowboy, (red dead on the brain) got the head looking near how I want it too, hopeful better presented than my last attempts, and Included a wire :)
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7304/cowboy1s.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9205/cownboy1.jpg

[woogity]

poles are my nightmare

[Harry]

the geo is just weird, dont tesselate triangles like that.
People always link to the same old pics and diagrams of edgeloop flow for a reason, it actually will make your life a lot easier and your mesh a lot cleaner and easier to optimise if you model with established techniques

[arrangemonk]

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1133/awesome20rock.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/awesome20rock.jpg/)

i tried sashas tutorual about stones on cliffs and it worked pretty well too
the base structure needs some noise too thou

[Vitor]

Kite that is sexy. The face looks really believable , would love some closeups ;)

[Ferg]

kite she's beautiful... dont change the ass or boobs, she looks great as god made her

[Jeremy Wright]

Kite, that model is pretty damn sick. I will say I used to know guy who was a welder and even with wearing heavy-ass shirts, his arms were fucking beet red and jacked-up from the intense heat of the torch. She would be burnt as hell.

[kite]

bbob - Maybe a parody of stitch who's been heavily featured on the futuristic version of to catch a predator?

larolaro - awesome work as usual rob, still haven't put a site together, i did snag andynisbet.com with the idea of just doing a blog or something, haven't figured out how to set it up yet.

conte, cheers conte no just a base mesh, not really liking the sphere> remesh for people, they're too subtle. It's better for more exploratory designs i reckon

fearian - there's a stab at a paintover, http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/doodle.jpg not that great. I think the best idea if its your first character is to grab lots of photo reference and just flat out trace them in the viewport until the shapes and volumes start sticking in your head, i found it helpful to model out every main element, ribcage, pectorals, etc then combine them

arrangemonk., looks real nice, is that sascha heinrichs procedural rock tutorial? been trying it too, it's really good.

felipefrango, cheers for the crit, i'll probably not do too much to them now, maybe tweak later but they're supposed to be fakey cakey + gravity

harry ' sucked on the finger of a rubber glove, injected resin into the fingertip of the glove and let it set '
This pretty much exactly describes what i was going for hahaha

Vitor - thanks i'll do some later, need to polish the sculpt, very rough and her eyes are set a bit weirdly in the head.

8ftspider- hmm, ok the welding mask is now a fashion accoutrement. or futuristic cold heat torch?

thanks for the feedback guys

[Harry]

arrangemonk, the stone texture is quite nice, but I'd suggest gathering dirt and small plant live in concave areas of the geo, and probably try to do some thermal shedding erosion/cracking stuff

[larolaro]

Did these to go along with an interview i'm doing for http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/4561264222_976eca2fd4_o.png
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4560637207_aaa4978d8e_o.png

Any of you guys need some designs doing? Any job spots open for a character artist? I'm so desperate for work right now :C

[ScudzAlmighty]

little update on my vampfish guy
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b236/mrsunfish/VampFish_03.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b236/mrsunfish/VampFish_04.jpg

[RAWTalent]

Done the majority of the base for the body, I have no idea where to start on the hat and boot's, I also need to start adding some detail, wrinkles, holsters etc

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4746/cowboy3.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6050/cowboy2.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2315/cowboywire.jpg

And loving the vampfish guy, perhaps some vamire like fangs would suit him nicely too?

[Mike Yevin]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w286/tf0t/progress1.jpg
some progress on my current udk project :) the entire mesh is 1 piece except for his beard, and you can ignore the belt blockout i have in xray mode, its gonna be replaced soon

slowly but surely coming along, and obviously there are probably some problems. any tips would be greatly appreciated, but keep in mind i plan on finishing topology errors after i get him to a more complete state.

[Neox]

@rawtalent: why do you meshsmooth a obviously triangulated model?

[RAWTalent]

Because it looks better, I'm not really sure on how to un-triangulate it any help would be appreciated
Last update for this evening
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7996/cowboyhat.jpg

[Cap Hotkill]

It doesn't look better, are you really modelling those heads? it feels that you are using a base mesh head and you are simply deforming it.

You must know how to detris a model, just delete the Lines between the quads.

[RAWTalent]

Nope scratch modelling , and thank you I am however at a loss with the boots every try I make they look like banana's :/

[Target_Renegade]

larolaro: excellent, your portfolio kicks arse.

[Snader]

Rob, have you thought of doing some merch with your own illustrations? Not that it'll get you a living, or give you money RIGHT NOW, but if you've got nothing better to do, some shirts or stuff?

Heck if you were to just illustrate a (known, public domain, like Alice in wonderland or something) story I'd gladly buy a book.

It's a pity I'm flat broke too, or I would've commisioned a self-portrait.

[low odor]

blenderhead - i think you are missing the curvature along the roots of the fingers, might also be worth stepping back from quads and focussing on the main planes of the hand before making things neat and square? its hard to concentrate on form and make things quaddy at the same time

ocarian - very nice model


3d sketch of the mechanic girl from the thumbnail sheet, my little inner censorius concept guy thinks she'd probably be wearing more practical clothes for welding and grubbing about with engines. but maybe former exotic dancer turned mechanic? dunno but I clearly need to get out more...

http://www.adventuresincommuting.com/cargoshark_bunny.jpg

is it wrong to masterbate to this?

Awesome work man...I love her posture

[ohnomelon]

I love her posture

more like posterior amiriiiiite


personally, i don't mind the exposed midriff, but i would like to see some mechanic tools, perhaps in a belt or satchel of some kind.

[CactusFantastico]

is it wrong to masterbate to this?
maybe low odor, maybe. but it feels so right!

[Pedro Amorim]

kite. awesome boobs. do want!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/93793/machine2.jpg
vehicle by me. some wires are missing. but you get the point.
kbye

[build.]

Removed for now.

[thomasp]

i kinda got sidetracked the other day playing with blendshapes - fun!
http://thomaspecht.de/randomstuff/blendshapin.jpg (http://thomaspecht.de/randomstuff/blendshapin.mov)
(pic-link)