cosmonaut Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I've been working on this off and on for a couple weeks. I'm still working on the hands, beard, toy bag, and I still need to get some folds in his coat but he's getting pretty close. He's heavily based on the santa from the classic rudolph tv show. I've got Yves' skin shader on him but it's hard to tell in this pic. Anyway, crits and comments welcome. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I instantly thought of that Rudolph stop motion show when I saw your Santa and I hadn't read your post. He looks really good. I like his beard now but I can see where his hands could use some work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalbotski Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Kevin, That's a great likeness to the "Rudolph" Santa! The beard looks great, too. The hat and suit fur seems a little dark and too blue. The arms seem pretty long compared to his legs. They would reach the ground if hanging by his sides. Nice stuff! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 He he. Very, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagooos Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Nice job on Santa! very good likeness. I really like the face has a nice warm feeling about it. Did you use a reference photo or did you just model it by the memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyvern Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 You have to make a percentage pose so he starts out skinny and then gets fat. You have captured the look perfectly... I especially like the blank stare from those frightening beady black eyes... I remember watching that show as a young child... and being very confused... no way could someone get that fat that fast... I was a very cynical realist as a child... I also believed the other reindeer were not responsible for rejecting rudolf. He was a genetic mutation... most animals would do the same thing... ...man... I was a wierd kid.... I still loved that show! I have it on video! Vernon "!" Zehr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I thought of Rudolph and the Island of the Misfit toys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevernameless Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I instantly thought of that Rudolph stop motion show when I saw your Santa and I hadn't read your post. Same here. It certainly has that look doesn't it. Very nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediaho Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Looks great! I thought Rankin/Bass as soon as I saw him. Do you plan on animating him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Thanks for the replies. The modeling was mostly based off a small figure I got recently (and his arms really are that long). I do plan to animate him, though he needs some more work first. I've got the TSM2 rig in him now and I should be able to slap on a simple osipa style facial rig since there's not much to him. Vern is right, those beady eyes are frightening. The lighting isn't very good (I was experimenting), which is why there's so much blue on his suit. I also need to rework the material on his suit. I was going for a velvet look but it isn't quite working. Oh, and I'll be sure to add the fat/skinny slider...that really couldn't be very healthy for the ole guy. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaryin Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 It looks pretty close to the Santa from Ruldolph. I think he's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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