DarkLimit

I have abandoned the old design above of LORD VERMA [above]......here are the new impressions of him.....he's alot more complex than HAVER so more details to come.... WireFrame of HAVER......

Very rare do i encounter creases....my rule when modeling is "if it don't flow it has to go".... make sure ur splines flow smoothly from beginning to end....even hooks I avoid, if u must use them then be wise where they are placed... Like in "GORF's pic the red line make it flow all the way to the top...

I started modeling my second character.........here are his first impressions.... ** CANCELED DESIGN ** NEW DESIGN BELOW

This is great stuff..the trailer looks really good...... My dream will also come through when my 3D comic comes to life... Thanks for sharing ur success..

-I look forward to your progress-

I like your new attempt......one of the things that has helped me when modeling is developing a smooth flow from the get go...this is why it's important to have reference so you get a feel for what you want before even touching the mouse.. Try an always keep ur splines flowing and connected right.... I look forward to ur progress..

-Nope, Not at all...

-really nice fish-

-Here is some solid info....hope it helps.. http://migrate.hash.com/forums/index.php?showforum=46

Will that terrain looks mighty good.....

I own an HP Media Center PC and I just bought the ATI Radeon 1600 PRO PCI EXPRESS 512 RAM card and it works awesome with A:M..... paid like $250 for it..

-Am interested also-

I remember when I started learning A:M, I asked the dumbest questions and bugged alot of people.. But as a newbie you have to start somewhere and thats by reading up on documentation and experimenting.. As an artist it's up to you to learn ur tools well..

Really nice model...I like the arms and hands..

Try this tut.... http://www.am-guide.com/TinCan/AM_&_Alpha.htm I use "THE GIMP" and it's easy in that program....maybe something u might wanna look into..

After much work and breaking a few drawing boards am happy to say I have completed my first character for my comic...I have one more major character to model and then a few small ones etc....left I will have updates of the new character in a few weeks..

Love that feature esp when I have a complex model like my [bOT] with so much parts... makes my life alot easier...

-agep- Thank you so much...means alot coming from you... -gschumsky- Thank you....This is all A:M...am using toonrender... Am using basic toon settings within the render panel; no changes is made in PWS with regards to toon.... SETTINGS: LIGHT: Light: 1 Z-buffer kileg softness: 50% Darkness: 80% <----- very important ajust until you get a nice shadow cast effect... Map Res: 512X512 Bias: off Penumba: off RENDER: lines only: off override Lines: on color method: Specified <------- I set mine to black thickness: 1 Toon Line Bais: 1 MATERIALS: I used 2 types of materials to add some specularity and life to the model... Toonnation : [Dusty] - for highlights and [Cellular] - for the added noise FX.... ................ I have also tested this a bit with other types of lights but I find the best results is using Z-buffer lights which I use exclusively.. Here is an update adding more details and trying to get a feel for the toon effect....

Been spending time playing with A:M trying to find a render stlye for my comic..... This is one of the ones I like... tell me what you think..

Very inspiring work guys...it's re-freshing to see such artistic flare that breathes life....keep up the great work.. -QUESTION: The overall grainy appearance to the renders this is entirely done in A:M?

Just a small update... He's one of the few characters that will feature in my 3D comic.... feedback would be great..

Wow thanks alot guys for all the feedback... -his eyes are transparent but they are done with a material- -it's not a mole thats his nose- My goal was to have fun with something funky.

I created this guy for fun..... feedback is welcome... thanks.

Many thanks to you ROD....You have made learning FUN..

Up until a month ago I was using a P3 600mhz 512 ram for over 7 years...... so the PC u have right now is def good to run A:M..