TRON - PLAYER - Duncan Fraser [Archive]

duncan

11-16-2010, 01:51 PM

Thanks deadpixl.

Still working on proportions a little bit but I am fairly happy with them now. Currently he is on 1012 tri's. Going to move onto texture and possibly kill a few more tri's so I can add a few extra things.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5981/wip02.jpg

duncan

11-16-2010, 04:12 PM

Started the texture. Going for a kind of old and new blend.

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9649/wip03.jpg

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http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2426/refs.jpg

Neffy

11-16-2010, 10:12 PM

Looking really nice ! will be awesome to see how you combine old and new !!

Baddcog

11-17-2010, 09:19 AM

Dig the style

duncan

11-17-2010, 01:56 PM

Thanks :)

Started dicking around with the glowy bits. Still need to clean up the AOs a bit more but it is getting there.

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9786/wip04.jpg

Micah

11-17-2010, 02:23 PM

Duncan this is looking amazing, absolutely loving the way this is going.
keep up the work.

fearian

11-17-2010, 02:37 PM

Sick! You should give him a detailed face but leave the clothes mostly as simple as possible, like old TRON!

duncan

11-17-2010, 02:44 PM

Micah:
Thanks :)

fearian:
Thanks. That is pretty much the way I am going to go. I wanted to create a newer outfit but keep the visual style from the original movie.

Emil Mujanovic

11-17-2010, 04:28 PM

See... Now that you're doing stuff, this automatically means I won't finish! Way to ruin Christmas for everyone!

Looking slick, dude. Really dig the pattern designs, especially with the asymmetry on the chest and back.

duncan

11-17-2010, 10:25 PM

Thanks Mr Emil.

yet another W.I.P

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2374/99484323.jpg

hawken

11-17-2010, 10:28 PM

hahah very nice. Movember?

Liking the original TRON colours on the suit. Feel that fearian has a point here, maybe this will work better with a really detailed face?

deadpixl

11-17-2010, 11:19 PM

Mustache FTW! haha, Nice work so far I'm really liking how this is turning out.

SimonT

11-18-2010, 01:14 AM

love the beart :D

WarrenM

11-18-2010, 03:23 AM

This looks great! The stylized proportions really work well and give the model tons of personality.

duncan

11-18-2010, 02:32 PM

hahahaha good call hawken.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I have reached a fork in the road. Moustach or no moustach? It worked before when the face was more simplistic but now that there is a bit more going on I am not sure it works.

Anyway not too much change but here is another W.I.P.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7656/wip06.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9589/wip07y.jpg

Baddcog

11-18-2010, 03:44 PM

I dont't know. The moustache deffinately adds to th cartoony feel, and gives him the evil genius mojo. But I don't know if I see it as 'tronny' .

As is (black) it almost seems to much contrast from the rest of the model. (it draws the eye straight to it imo).

The line work is great though.

Conor

11-19-2010, 07:56 PM

Neon blue moustache!
No stick with the black one. I think it looks great although he looks like he should have a pipe too.

duncan

11-22-2010, 02:05 PM

HAHAHHA Conor, I wish I could afford one :(

jipe

11-22-2010, 02:57 PM

Love the shapes and proportions; really strong stuff. The only area that feels a bit awkward is the silhouette of the inner thighs and crotch. The rest of the silhouette is really strong! Oh, and I love the mustache.

p.s. I'd love to rig and animate this dude like I'm currently doing with Spaceman George! Especially if he came with his own light cycle accessory :P

drelectro

11-27-2010, 03:10 AM

love the mustache and oldschool look!

duncan

11-28-2010, 02:03 PM

Thanks everyone :)

@ jipe: Your wish is my command :D one Lightcycle coming up. Once I am done I will probably put him up as an SDK. How is George going? I am keen to see him in action, coz I am too lazy to do it myself.

@ drelectro: thanks.

Added Lightcycle.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7113/wip08.jpg

WarrenM

11-28-2010, 03:01 PM

Hahahaha

Snader

11-28-2010, 03:15 PM

Bike is nice, but the wheels are bit meh. Maybe use that floorplane texture in it as the spokes? Or something like these rotor blades:
http://cokane.com/images/tron_chopper_concept06.png

MattQ86

11-28-2010, 03:17 PM

Oh man, I didn't think it could get better than giving him the mustache.

fearian

11-28-2010, 03:19 PM

fantastic!
(I love the wheels empty as they are)

duncan

11-28-2010, 08:00 PM

HAHA Thanks guys.

@ Snader: I was thinking about adding in a variation of Conor's sweet propeller FX but I think I prefer it without. But thanks for the suggestion.

Added a little flag.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8702/wip09.jpg

Conor

11-28-2010, 09:33 PM

haha, that's a sweet ride! I think the hollow wheels work - it's more like the other lightbikes with hollow wheels. My rotor effect is meant to convey fast, blurred blades which wouldn't really suit a slow-moving bike like this anyway :-)

hulkspidy51

11-28-2010, 10:53 PM

Haha nice! I really love how original you are with your entry

Acumen

11-29-2010, 10:31 AM

haha, come on, that's just too brilliant :D

As cool as the bike looks, one tiny tiny part of me thinks somehow you could have made the thing a bit more appropriate to further define the character's funny concept idea. It somehow looks too regular. It could have almost clownish potential. But then again every other bike I found via google pic search doesn't help my tiny tiny brain, so just ignore the blablabla.

Great and supersolid work !

Eclipse

11-30-2010, 09:19 AM

Amazing! I think I am in love!

jocose

11-30-2010, 10:20 AM

Bike is nice, but the wheels are bit meh. Maybe use that floorplane texture in it as the spokes? Or something like these rotor blades:
http://cokane.com/images/tron_chopper_concept06.png

Maybe try hexagons instead of squares for the pattern being revealed by the blades? Squares are good and all but hexagons are more symbolic of the style, although admittedly a bit of a cliche its an effective one.

duncan

11-30-2010, 02:11 PM

Thanks everyone :)

@ Acumen: I agree. To be honest I think my entry is just plain dull and generic, but it is what I wanted to do so I guess I can either start again :(...... or just roll with it and see what happens :D. But I will try to add a bit more character.

@ jocose: Thanks for the suggestion :). I want to continue with all of the textures so I might see how it goes. :)

Anyway. This was just supposed to be a pose W.I.P but I ended up taking it a little further. By no means locked in but I think I would like to go down this path.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/260/wip10.jpg

Thanks again for the feedback and kind words everyone.

Snader

11-30-2010, 02:14 PM

Jocose: those squares in the rotor blades are 2x2 pixels, with a 1 pixel space in between. Hexagons aren't really possible due to technical limitations.

jipe

11-30-2010, 03:15 PM

You might be able to exaggerate the proportions on the cycle to accommodate his extra-long legs. Or, you could make the cycle into one of those old-school bikes with the huge front wheel.

duncan

11-30-2010, 09:06 PM

@ Jocose: the bike is only using 512x256 so I have heaps of room left over but I don't think I will go for it anyway ( I am loosing my patience with it.) :)

@ jipe: HAHAHAHA yeah a Penny farthing

http://jimsbikeblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/penny-farthing-rider1.jpg

I thought about that one but I don't know....... I think I am too over it to go down that path :(. But thanks heaps.

Anyway Like I said I am pretty much over my entry so I am going to leave it. If I feel like it I might get in and make a few changes later on. Still have to work out my other shots but we still have time. Thanks for all of the awesome ideas guys. I am looking forward to seeing all of these entries finished.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1149/wip11a.jpg

I have moved the head for the moment but I might end up turning it up again. I will see which way the wind blows.

duncan

11-30-2010, 09:20 PM

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6830/wip12a.jpg

Mike Yevin

12-01-2010, 02:33 PM

love it, great final pose as well. good luck :)

Megadeth

12-02-2010, 03:15 PM

He kind of reminds me of Wreckgar from Transformers: The Movie. Awesome work!

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/4/0/5/9/7/Wreckgar1_1285049919.jpg

HonkyPunch

12-03-2010, 07:23 PM

LARGE FRONT WHEEL CYCLING IS NOT A CRIME

duncan

12-05-2010, 10:41 PM

Thanks everyone.

Think I am going to call it done.

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4429/beautybk.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3932/pierreingame.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2553/bluelightningingame.jpg

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/6839/pierrewire.jpg

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/8967/bluelightningwire.jpg

Comments and crits always welcome.

Nate Broach

12-05-2010, 11:51 PM

hahaha kick ass work duncan. Our studio just finished the PSP Tron game and I sent this around to all the artists. Many lols were had by all.

duncan

12-06-2010, 12:56 AM

@ Skeptical Nate: hahahaha Thanks, I hope those laughs were not at my expense :(.

Conor

12-06-2010, 09:25 PM

Great models and nice presentation too!

Arkhange

12-06-2010, 10:11 PM

Great work Duncan ! These old school bike rocks ! Mustache for the win !

dpixeel

12-07-2010, 03:55 AM

It is awesome. Great work!

Nate Broach

12-07-2010, 10:28 PM

@ Skeptical Nate: hahahaha Thanks, I hope those laughs were not at my expense :(.

haha naw man, they thought it was awesome. We all wish we could've made the game with this guy and his bike with cool wobbly light trails.