Speed modeling session : theme : human head

[ilasolomon]

Let's play!
Okay, these days I have almost no free time for such a thing, but this is very interesting, so I made this while the other system was rendering a scene, about 1:30 hour of modeling, see? I'm no fast on modeling these kind of subjects, cause I lov to tweak and tweak and tweak. ;) still waaaaay to go...

http://www.ilasolomon.com/Temp/ila_speedhead_wip.jpg

[sivel]

2h30 of happy zbrushing!

http://sivel.free.fr/temp/speedmodellinghead2wip.jpg

http://sivel.free.fr/travaux_perso/speedmodellinghead2final.jpg

[Grugi]

A baby head :)

Will finish it tomorrow.

80 minutes so far

3dsmax6

http://www.grugi.com/80min.gif

[swag]

so much great heads here thats amazing and all in 3h :)

30min tweaking (base mesh from my post on page 13)

http://www.swag3d.com/cgtalk/speedHead04.jpg

[danistheman]

Just over 3 hours in maya. Might be a little bug-eyed.

http://dcp.lihp.com/temp/3hrFace.jpg

Heres the reference, probably have to register first.
http://www.correct-proportion.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=51&pos=94

[Criogen]

I decided to give it a try
modeled in wings3d in about 2:30h

not a realistic one thou
http://images2.deviantart.com/i/2004/03/7/6/speedmodel.jpg

[j3st3r]

If it is OK to post older models, than it`s my latest less-then-three-hour head:

http://w3.enternet.hu/matefy/AsianUpdate.jpg

If not OK, then sorry fro disturbing. Actually I`m ina run with this character: http://w3.enternet.hu/matefy/HeroHead.jpg which is also a less-then-three-hours of modelling, back in 2003.


Both done in LW, using Ikeda powertools, Dstorms edgetools.


Thanks

[mikeS]

HI guys;

Man , the heads are getting better and better.......

Here is the head:
http://www.8ung.at/pb-homepage/head.jpg

and the wireframe
http://www.8ung.at/pb-homepage/wire-head.jpg

Have a nice day!
mike

[Laa-Yosh]

Originally posted by Ariel
Great work, Tamás :thumbsup:

I like the cleanliness and design of the shapes in your model a lot.

-edit: looking at it again, I would move the cheekbones forward a bit and higher up.

Hey, thanks :))) just trying to fit into the high standard presented here...

About the cheeks, well, my face is kinda like that - as it turned into a sort of self-portrait as I've looked too much into the mirror :). I guess it was making my job both easier and more complicated - I had good reference this way, but had to spend the time to tweak the features as well.

So, my cheeks are maybe not that pronounced, but still quite bony. I haven't used any photos as reference though, only the mirror, so proportions and placement might be a bit off. I'll take another look at it sometime to finish it but that'll need a different thread, I wouldn't like to go more offtopic here.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Don't know if it's ok to post last minute..but what the heck...this is for fun yes?...so here is a fast head...2 hours and 10 minutes.








:bounce:

[fellah]

ila,
glad to see you joined my friend, and good start!! it sure has your spirit already, and only 1:30!! sad you don't have more time to finish it.. or, maybe you have to render another scene soon :)

mikeS
very nice work, I kinda get a weird feeling I know the person in the sideview.. strange.

j3st3r
that female head is simply beautiful..

keep it up everyone, very nice heads! can't wait to see the new topic ;)

[SpiritWalker]

i know this may sound stupid but i would like you to tell me how my model is :blush: just to know if it suck or just bad :/

its in page 16

thanks

[-JT-]

great idea this session !! :)

here is mine :

http://tutsillustrator.free.fr/stuff/headjt.jpg

Done in Lightwave, stopped at 3 hours, i'd love to perfect the ears, eyes, details....

[ilasolomon]

Originally posted by fellah

ila,
glad to see you joined my friend, and good start!! it sure has your spirit already, and only 1:30!! sad you don't have more time to finish it.. or, maybe you have to render another scene soon :)


Thank you Dear Anders, I'm glad you liked it, when you like something it probably is a very good thing! :-D But comparing to what you have got here, mine really is a baby-toy. and your attention to the details is also reflected on your font size! I need a magnifier to read them in my 1600x1200 screen. :P

I have an idea about Speed-Modeling (in order to seperate its philosophy from Fast-Modeling, and its relationship to Speed-Painting), maybe in the next session I can show something explaining what I mean.

[fellah]

SpititWalker,
check your PM, I sent some stuff that might help a little.. I don't wanna clutter this thread to much with all my posts(maybe that's already to late? :) )

ila
hehe :D I wrote small not to interfear to much with everyones work, but if it's that hard to read for ppl with hi resolution I will stop :)
maybe I have more details in my work here, but you're face is more original than a normal head which IMO is harder to do fast!

looking forward to see what you mean by 'fast modeling' vs 'speed modeling' vs 'speed painting' *confused* :D

[mv]

wow, some excellent heads there lately :buttrock:
Laa-Yosh, I'm glad you joined!
ila too!
well, now is starting the new session (
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116095 )
but you can still post heads here 'cause I know human head modelling is a theme on which much of us work hard (including me)... so keep posting and improving!

[Grugi]

One question.. can we still post models in the other threads? insects or savannah models?!

[BladeFX]

I wasn't planning on doing this one, but I had to try Fellah's "flat wire" technique.

Seems to work pretty fine.
Thx Fellah :thumbsup:

App: Lightwave
Time: 2.5 h

http://www.bladefx.com/cg/speedhead.jpg

[shoey]

Ok, this is possibly going to be my final head for a while (i'd like to make a fish now:D )

This one took between 3.5 - 4 hours to complete. I know its still over the alotted time but i think i've benefited from this thread non the less.

anyway here it is, max5 and vray again.

oh and i finally got around to using some reference for a change:blush: makes quite a difference.

http://www.philshoebottom.co.uk/Art/speed_head_05b.jpg

Keep up the good work guys:thumbsup:

[Ibox]

Shoey, I love the ecomomy of your mesh here and would very much appreciate if you could explaing your techniques in getting so much from so few... this is my goal regarding organic head creation... actually there are quite a few folks in this thread who also are doing the very basic boxy approach, thus allowing the divides to do much of the work... just have to get my head wrapped around how to cut in the details from less as in apposed to generating so many un required cutins... so yea, any tips, tuts etc from any who are proficient in these boxy matters would be a blessing for those of us who are looking to really get down with the boxy stuff... thnx in advance...

[rsjrv99]

i wish i could model...:( im working on only my first head ever now and i cant model a nose. the eyes seem fine but the nose is terribly horrible. and ive been working on it for about 4 hours now and i dont have the nose done jsut the eyes :(. a few more months and/or years will help.:bounce:

[Gabe]

Cool, just keep at it.

Use the many models in this thread to help you model the nose.

Just pay close attention to how they did it.

That's how I learned. :thumbsup:

[Levitateme]

I saw some place on the web awhile ago witih a lot of wireframe pics of faces. this thread i think really outdoes that site i saw. this site has lots of faces, they are new, and most are great examples of proper topology. im glad this speed modeling thread is here, its a great resource for people i think.

[Talker]

oh,i like

[peanut]

true, i didnt have a clue on how to make anything regarding an head, but this forum changed all that !

[peanut]

** my host died **

[El-d]

Well thought I'd have a go.

2hours using Wings.
I didn't use any reference, just let it go with the flow.

it needs more work but beer calls.

c&c welcome.
El-d

http://www.vrweb.com\temp\images\speed1.jpg
http://www.vrweb.com\temp\images\speed2.jpg
http://www.vrweb.com\temp\images\speed3.jpg
http://www.vrweb.com\temp\images\speed4.jpg

[bored alien]

Great job, everyone! Took a few more minutes (still under 3 hrs) to give my little anime head a better nose and mouth, etc.


http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~jplewe/images/3d/lain/lain5.jpg
http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~jplewe/images/3d/lain/lain6.jpg http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~jplewe/images/3d/lain/lain7.jpg

[Gabe]

Yeah peanut I can't see your pic.

I see a pink red rival sign.

the second pic looks fine though.



I had the same problem with that host, but now I have a new one that works a lot better.

Free
100 mb
allows hot linking
you can start using it immediately too.

You shold try it out.

http://www.1asphost.com/

[peanut]

Wooohaaa ! Gabe


at last you made my day, i was looking for a serious freehost, now im served

thanks brother this is appreciated much

[Mahlikus]

Peanut.
Check it out.

800mb:eek:
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Free domain setup
e-commerce ready
bbforum
400 emails
Very fast and relaible and oh so much more.
8 us dollars a month.:buttrock:

http://www.ipowerweb.com

Its what I have and I couldn't be happier.:beer:

[Jb5k1]

OK OK, I kno i'm not supposed to really ask for help, but I've just started following a silo tutorial, because I like the way that silo works but this one thing is really pissing me off.

Alright, like, if I move one verticy, then like 3 more follow along, and I HATE it. I keeps messing me up, which is gonna end up making me take more than 3 hours to do this.

Is there a way around this? Sorry for posting here, but I've noticed that this is one spot that gets ALOT of attention.

thx

[bored alien]

Jb5k1, you've almost certainly got soft selection enabled. Try deselecting "Enable Soft Selection" in the Selection menu.

[Jb5k1]

and now, i feel like an idiot....

i mean, i'll start my model :D

[peanut]

Mahlikus


thanks will take a close look at this, i just registered to Gabe's freehost and guess what ?

Its out, must be my bad aura :surprised

[Gabe]

????? :hmm:

I was just using the host I gave you, and it's working fine.


What do you mean it's out?

I can put your pics in my accout for now if you want, I have plenty of room. :thumbsup:

[peanut]

sorry Gabe, but i think they wont allow me to post images

i tryed but, it tells me hotlinking not allowed

[Gabe]

The host stopped working for me now too. :surprised



If you are still looking for a host, You might find one here.

Host site listing. (http://thefreesite.com/Free_Web_Space/)

[phlio]

I love these excercises. I am still learning and these are amazingly helpful. This is what I ended up with in 3 hours. I hope to some day make models as amazingly clean as most in this thread, until then this is what I got. :)

http://www.phlio.com/4thorderus/file_download_manager/uploader/3HourHead.gif

Phlio

[Gabe]

It's all in the circles.

Just look around at all the models, and notice how most of them have circular patterns around the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Then they also follow the contour of the facial muscles.

I'm getting better with my edge loops, and my models are looking better because of it.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Talon687/jade-wip2.jpg

[phlio]

Thx for the tips Gabe! Yea I have yet to produce a nice clean mesh and I am hoping it is just a matter of time until I get used to the shapes of the face and how to represent the muscles appropriately.

The other thing I struggle with as you can probably see from the model is how to to reduce the polys as I move around the side of the face. I end up with the uneven surfaces you see there... still, I am having fun as I go trying to figure it out. :)

Phlio

[Hexodam]

here is my attempt, 1 hour and 50 minutes spent, my guess is about 30-40 minutes on the head itself and then 10-20 minutes refining the head itself and then the rest on the eyes which I still didnt manage to get right :shrug:
http://notendur.centrum.is/~czar/3d/SpeedHead.jpg

[Jb5k1]

Originally posted by Gabe
I'm getting better with my edge loops, and my models are looking better because of it.


THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK GABE

lol i'm just playin, your head looks really really good

i'm gonna post mine soon, I'm goin on two hours and it looks like crap, I'm not even done the mouth, but I'm trying a different technique.

:thumbsup: :bounce: :applause:

[Gabe]

cool :wip:

[Jb5k1]

okay, i kinda gave up after two and a half hours but i gave it a try
so


here's my attempt, would be my first head if i completed it

they usually only get this far anyway
http://www.redrival.com/jb5k1/face.JPG

[Jb5k1]

wtf, i'll just link it then


my half-assed face (http://www.redrival.com/jb5k1/face.JPG)

[Mahlikus]

doesnt work either..not even right-click save as. I hate free hosts..but I guess you do what you have to.

[danielphillis]

i thought i was an ok modeller - then i discovered edge loops.
this first head was with out paying attention to edge loops -
(3 hrs last night)

this next one - i planned it a bit more and took the time to look at the awesome submissions on this thread so far,
as well as some manga pictures for reference of stye

the female - i spent a bit longer on but the difference is amazing

thank you for your inspiration, people -
awesome stuff it has helped me immensely


:bounce:

[danielphillis]

and heres the female head...

[Gabe]

To practice edge loops, you could try just making a mouth, and eye, or a nose.

Just one thing, and make it look real.

Once you have a strong hold on how to make each part of the face you can work on combining them.

I had to do that for the nose and the mouth when I started learning edge loops.

also you can plan your wires out on paper so you cut out a lot of guess work.

also use some of the models here and look at them while you are working, so you know exactly what to do.

Again, that's how I learned.

[Hexodam]

I agree with Gabe here, same way I learned though I'm still learning but I understand know what to go for when modeling.

Few things

Collect good looking wireframes, I have been collecting wireframe images for over a year, total number now is 336 images. If I'm modeling something I often just browse through the images for inspiration or just to get me hyped up and into modeling mode :)

Find modeling timelaps videos, they are in my opinion the best way to get you started. The first practice head I did was just watching one video and doing everything exactly like on the video.

Some people find it best to start with a sphere or a box to get started, but thats only if you know the basics I think. Starting with a face and then extruding the edges is in my opinion the best way to learn edge loops. Usualy I start with a single face between the eyes and then extrude edges in all the hard places, like along the profile of the head, round the mouth, the eyes, and then the line from the nose to way of the cheeks and to the chin (dont know what its called).
Then I adjust what I have so far untill I'm kinda happy and then I start filling in the blank spaces. This I belive helps you to focus on what is the most important aspects of the face so you wont get lost in adjusting something which you might think have something to do with whats odd with the head when in fact it has nothing to do with it.

[shoey]

Originally posted by Ibox
Shoey, I love the ecomomy of your mesh here and would very much appreciate if you could explaing your techniques in getting so much from so few... this is my goal regarding organic head creation... actually there are quite a few folks in this thread who also are doing the very basic boxy approach, thus allowing the divides to do much of the work... just have to get my head wrapped around how to cut in the details from less as in apposed to generating so many un required cutins... so yea, any tips, tuts etc from any who are proficient in these boxy matters would be a blessing for those of us who are looking to really get down with the boxy stuff... thnx in advance...

Ibox, thanks for the kind words but i can't take all the credit, i learnt box modelling from Wiro's head tutorial and more often than not stick to that formula when making a human head

have a look HERE (http://www.secondreality.ch/tutorials/modelling/head.html)

Hope that helps, if not PM me and i'll try to help but most of it is in the tutorial.:thumbsup:

Cheers, Shoey:bounce:

[Ibox]

hey hey, that is a very nice tut that Wiro has done, I think I can follow that and modify for a different look ... thnx Shoey , and now thnx to Wiro as well :thumbsup:

as you can see through the link here, I have the idea sort of, but yea, really need to optimize on the mesh some, a few less cuts and loops and a tad more detail... I will give that tut a go... tnx again

human head take 2, still not boxy enough hehe (http://www.members.shaw.ca/ibox/secondheadloopedright.gif)

[Jb5k1]

here's another fifteen minutes on my part. I don't think I took 2.5 hours last time, but whateva...

notice how sloppy my mesh is :shrug: :blush:

http://www.redrival.com/jb5k1/face2.JPG

[Jb5k1]

does anyone know how to get around this redrival image shit.

its annoying, and even if i go to my file manager area, it still looks like that??

weird....:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Gabe]

Just find a different host.


What I did was Right click on the images that are showing up here, and go to the site that they are linked from.

I found one that works that way.

:thumbsup:

[Jb5k1]

BAAHH, i just joined red rival.....

[peanut]

Free host dont want you to just use their service for images

They want you to setup a website and display their adds

[Mahlikus]

amen peanut!:beer:

[Gabe]

What sites host images for artists?

They are hard to find. :hmm:

[captainboom]

HERE IS MY 3 HOUR go.real sloppy WIRE......but hey 3 Hours...is real fast for me........used MAYA 5.0

CAPTAINBOOOM...enjoy Giggle!

http://www.sito.org/id/mca/Untitled-1_copy.jpg

http://www.sito.org/id/mca/Untitled-2_copy.jpg

http://www.sito.org/id/mca/Untitled-3_copy.jpg

http://www.sito.org/id/mca/Untitled-4_copy.jpg

[BuKiNisT]

Here's mine :) 3 hours here.
http://www.3dfly.com/community/attachment.php?s=&postid=50541

[mikepolizos]

Greek Helmet!

Well actually I don't know if I am out of subject ,but this is my try! :)

1,5 hours modeling! 2 hours texturing!

Done in Max 6.

http://picserver.student.utwente.nl/view_image.php/VD5A1PG015

Hope you like it!
:buttrock:

note: Great works here guys !
Well done to all of you.
:applause:

[infidel]

Well Done mikepol.
I llike this medieval stuff. Knights, swords and magic:)

[lizara]

plendids models. i send my head.:blush:
:bounce:

[Fetus23]

Hey all , I'm a little late on this one but i don't think it really matters, its all good practice. I've been trying out a bit of zbrush latley and, as many others, I'm very excited about the new release.

Here's the base mesh done in maya in about an 1:30 min..

http://www3.sympatico.ca/ryanlove23/z-head-4-base-mesh.jpg

and after about 1:30 min with z brush...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/ryanlove23/z-head-4.jpg

Really fun stuff. I'll be doing more of this I'm sure. :)
Just a quick hello to M@, Kingmob, fellah, swag, southern, AW and egyt..great job guys...keep it up!! EVERYONE!!

fetus

[Gabe]

Wow, I wonder how this Zbrush thing works. It looks very easy but with amazing results. :surprised

[H3rbie]

Well, been werking on this for about 3.5h now i reckon. Used XSI and its just a freehand scetch i did to get away from booring car modeling :)

http://www.cgbox.com/mikka/other/bable.jpg

[infidel]

Great Work H3rbie!
Your boatswain looks very realistic.
Can you post some wires?

[Levitateme]

@H3rbie great model! nothing else to say, i am really impressed.

[lizara]

:scream:
I made a face with glasses and try to get the attention for the glasses

[animalunae]

*edit* Free webhoasting... I will repost as soon as possible.

[animalunae]

Ok here goes, ftp is up again: Modeled 2.5 hours Maya

http://home.pi.be/~derbyq/WIP/Hero/Hero_00.jpg
http://home.pi.be/~derbyq/WIP/Hero/Hero_01.jpg
http://home.pi.be/~derbyq/WIP/Hero/Hero_LowPoly.jpg
http://home.pi.be/~derbyq/WIP/Hero/Hero_HighPoly.jpg

[Nicool]

Too late but...
I wanted to take part in the session called "cute creatures"... But my first idea turned to a humanoid character head. SO I post it here too :surprised

Her profile : So, she is a cute girl met on a nomad market settled on a beach. Near a stormy/noisy ocean. Her crown/headband is made of turtle scales, and she has spiraloidic shells as earrings (not to forget the sound of the ocean when she go on continent) and to preserve her chignon. Extra note : if you meet her, lets know how she is talkative and so lovely seductive. :scream:

http://ndhaussy.free.fr/temp/tempIMAGES/oceanGirl.jpg

Don't worry about topology if you are taking care about it... I know that is not good at all, but that was just to shape a face.

[shoey]

I realise this is an old thread now but i decided to jump on the zbrush bandwagon and did this in about an hour. its not great but its the first thing i've made in zbrush so i'm reasonably happy with it.

zbrush for modelling max6 and vray for render.:)

http://www.philshoebottom.co.uk/cgtalk/ztest.jpg

[lizara]

hey my head boy :thumbsup:
in blender

http://lizara.50megs.com/images/nio2.1.jpg
http://lizara.50megs.com/images/nio2.jpg

[rblitz7]

Hey guys! whats the best way of modeling for speed?

[lizara]

yoda head in blender.

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