kungfudork Posted March 20, 2004 Posted March 20, 2004 here is my progress on my new character so far. i am trying to enter the cgtalk modelling competition and also work my way thru jason osipa's book "stop staring". i can't wait to do some facial animation, but at this rate his head won't be done for another week or so(if time permits). let me know what you guys think so far and i will keep updating as much as i can. thanks in advance. -kungfudork Quote
Grubber Posted March 20, 2004 Posted March 20, 2004 Looking good so far. Show us side view, please! Good luck in the competition! Quote
Jimmy neutron Posted March 20, 2004 Posted March 20, 2004 Dork my foot. Splinetastically speaking your a..... Well you no that part in "Kung-Fu" were he burns his wrists on that big metal pot? Well I think you fit somewhere in that category. Quote
Admin Rodney Posted March 20, 2004 Admin Posted March 20, 2004 That guy looks like he's gonna have something to say. Nice work! Quote
kungfudork Posted March 20, 2004 Author Posted March 20, 2004 thanks for the quick replies everyone! i'm still not quite pleased with the side view...i don't feel it expresses the same type of character as the front. i need to find some side references of dave chappelle.... currently i just guestimated what i thought it might be. anyway here is the side: -kungfudork Quote
kungfudork Posted March 27, 2004 Author Posted March 27, 2004 here is a little more progress. only a short time left for the contest, i hope i can finish up. i have tweaked the left side of the face and need to copy/flip/attach one more time....that is why the sides don't match. any comments welcome. thanks in advance! -kungfudork Quote
3DArtZ Posted March 27, 2004 Posted March 27, 2004 Looks real good! I'm Rick James B%tch!!!!! Mike Fitz Quote
kungfudork Posted March 27, 2004 Author Posted March 27, 2004 thanks mike. i chose dave because i want to work on my animation (non)skillz. i figured there is alot of funny stuff available(i just got the 1st season dvd) and i could even use the base model to make some other characters....like his rick james.....and i can't wait to do the crackhead (white lips and scratching his neck all the time......gonna be difficult but will be funny if i can pull it off). -dieter Quote
3DArtZ Posted March 27, 2004 Posted March 27, 2004 Well you definately will have many great sound bytes to use!!! Quote
emailtim Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Any updates? I've been watching this thread and am very interested to see some progress. That really looks like Dave Chappelle. One of my other favorite characters is the Ted Koppel Character from the Rampage video. I guess I like characatures. Quote
kungfudork Posted March 30, 2004 Author Posted March 30, 2004 thanks emailtim. i have run into a small problem since i have been using v11 beta to work on this model. currently i need to copy the left side of the face, then paste it, delete the old head, and then do a copy/flip/attach.....but currently the copy crashes the beta and it will be fixed in the next beta release, i am hoping that comes before the contest deadline i have this character in. i might just start to adjust the right side of the face by hand and shoot for the deadline. anyway, i am excited about this character...it is turning out to be the best model i've done so far....i am really getting anxious to rig him and get his facial rig done. i hope to have some updates soon! -dieter Quote
SteelShark Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Yea, The beta 4 extrude crash was holding me up too! I took it back to 10.5, but then had to embed it in a 10.5 for extrude to work. Try that! Quote
kungfudork Posted March 31, 2004 Author Posted March 31, 2004 hey steelshark i was in the process of trying that, when noel here informed me that beta5 is available......YIPEEE, i'm off the enjoy the copy/extrude fix! downlaoding it just finished. thanks, dieter Quote
Zaryin Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Hey kungfudork, he's looking awesome so far. I wish I wasn't so sick this last month so I could have been in the contest this time around. Can we see one without the wireframe? Quote
Parlo Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 This is a really fine face mesh Kungfu! A great combination of character and realtively low spline weight. The only suggestion I'd make, comparing your model to the photo, is the jaw - it seems a tad thin in your version. I only say this because it'll effect how much movement you can get out of his bottom lips. However, this is really great stuff! Quote
kungfudork Posted March 31, 2004 Author Posted March 31, 2004 Zaryin sorry to hear you are sick....there doesn't to seem too many people in this round. hopefully you'll be up to the next one. Parlo i'm glad you like it. thanks for the suggestion....now that you mention he does need some more chin so his lower lip won't be so limited. i am gonna work on that. currently i am working on adding detail to the nose. here is the lates render: thanks everyone. deadline is coming quick! gonna tweek the face a bit and then start rigging the face....1st go round i am gonna go with the jason osipa simple setup. hopefully i can get a quick setup to just play around and when i get more time i wanna do the advanced setup. Quote
zacktaich Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Move his pupils outwards, I know you're told to do it differently, but in this case you're going to want to have just a plain cirle. It's looking too wierd. Quote
Ross Smith Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Nose looks good. I think you could fix the eye problem by just making the iris darker. The depth wouldn't be so obvious then. Then again, I've never made any really good eyes, so I suppose I'm not one to talk. Quote
kungfudork Posted April 6, 2004 Author Posted April 6, 2004 here is some more progress. my free time is fading, but i really want to get this character finished.....might be really slow progress from here on out, but i will try to keep posting his updates. thanks for all the comments! -dieter Quote
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