Kanga
04-22-2004, 03:37 PM
Chris Kautz has entered the Machineflesh 3D Challenge.
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Kanga
05-05-2004, 12:32 PM
Hoi Fleshies!
Wow seen some great work on this challenge forum, compliments to all of you.
Since none of you know me, and this is my first challenge I would like to introduce myself.
I am an Australian living in Holland. I was trained as an industrial designer and have worked for quite a few consultancies there as well as having my own studio in Melbourne. After comming to Europe in 1984:) I worked for Philips Corperate Industrial Design for 2 years as a product designer. I got interested in illustration and was blown away by the artistic quality I found here in Holland and managed to get a job as a commercial illustrator, which I did for 10 years (and still do as a freelancer).
Since I was a kid I have been drawing people and machines which distressed my father no end as science fiction was a relatively obscure genre in the 60's and only for geeks, of which I proudly count myself among that nummber. Anyhow I love the theme. This will be my first project in 3dMax as for the last 4 years I have been using a spline based program. Paralell to the challenge I am maddly doing all the tutorials on the cd because I know absolutly nothing about modelling, lighting, rendering and rigging in this app. This is an enjoyable process but cost absolutly oodles of time. Wish me luck!
The Concept
The 2 most difficult objects to visualise and model. The head and the hand. Thought I would go straight for the throat so to speak. I love fantasy and fiction that has a foot in the present, seems if you can relate somehow to the instance that it becomes more real. The mascot for my business card is 'robokop' (kop is Dutch for head). I wanted to totaly remodel the character in Max and make it far more extreme, so I came up with a quick scetch composition:'Machine Shop'.
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/machineshop.jpg
The head is on a work bench contenplating the instrument of his demise, or salvation,.. a simple wrench. He might be there for repairs but is quite consious. I would like to work with contrasts, namely complex mechanics verses the symbolic simplicity of an archaic tool. I am not quite sure about the background so an ideas are really welcome.
Struggeling with the head at the moment as I want to build outwards. Will post a pic soon.
May the force be with us :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Wow seen some great work on this challenge forum, compliments to all of you.
Since none of you know me, and this is my first challenge I would like to introduce myself.
I am an Australian living in Holland. I was trained as an industrial designer and have worked for quite a few consultancies there as well as having my own studio in Melbourne. After comming to Europe in 1984:) I worked for Philips Corperate Industrial Design for 2 years as a product designer. I got interested in illustration and was blown away by the artistic quality I found here in Holland and managed to get a job as a commercial illustrator, which I did for 10 years (and still do as a freelancer).
Since I was a kid I have been drawing people and machines which distressed my father no end as science fiction was a relatively obscure genre in the 60's and only for geeks, of which I proudly count myself among that nummber. Anyhow I love the theme. This will be my first project in 3dMax as for the last 4 years I have been using a spline based program. Paralell to the challenge I am maddly doing all the tutorials on the cd because I know absolutly nothing about modelling, lighting, rendering and rigging in this app. This is an enjoyable process but cost absolutly oodles of time. Wish me luck!
The Concept
The 2 most difficult objects to visualise and model. The head and the hand. Thought I would go straight for the throat so to speak. I love fantasy and fiction that has a foot in the present, seems if you can relate somehow to the instance that it becomes more real. The mascot for my business card is 'robokop' (kop is Dutch for head). I wanted to totaly remodel the character in Max and make it far more extreme, so I came up with a quick scetch composition:'Machine Shop'.
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/machineshop.jpg
The head is on a work bench contenplating the instrument of his demise, or salvation,.. a simple wrench. He might be there for repairs but is quite consious. I would like to work with contrasts, namely complex mechanics verses the symbolic simplicity of an archaic tool. I am not quite sure about the background so an ideas are really welcome.
Struggeling with the head at the moment as I want to build outwards. Will post a pic soon.
May the force be with us :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
05-05-2004, 03:14 PM
Or this one,....
Machine hed, the ultimate country and western accessory by yamaha ha ha. :)
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/machine_hed.jpg
Greetings Kanga
Machine hed, the ultimate country and western accessory by yamaha ha ha. :)
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/machine_hed.jpg
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
05-05-2004, 03:27 PM
oops
Kanga
05-05-2004, 03:33 PM
another mistake!
entered them here first, wrong!:)
entered them here first, wrong!:)
thoughtcriminal
05-05-2004, 06:28 PM
I really liked your sketches and the ideas are great.
I think that the one with the guitar player machine is one of the best concepts I've seen in this contest so far.
I would really like to see it come to life!
Only one suggestion i could think of in this state: I would do a human hand instead of his robotic one. I've heard that one of the things that women find most sexy in males is male fingers playing a guitar... So I wouldn't pass on that.
But that's just my vision.
Good luck!
I think that the one with the guitar player machine is one of the best concepts I've seen in this contest so far.
I would really like to see it come to life!
Only one suggestion i could think of in this state: I would do a human hand instead of his robotic one. I've heard that one of the things that women find most sexy in males is male fingers playing a guitar... So I wouldn't pass on that.
But that's just my vision.
Good luck!
Kanga
05-05-2004, 06:41 PM
thoughtcriminal
Thanx man.
It was a late idea but i think the humour content and message are clearer in the guitar one so I have decided to run with that :)
Thanx 4 th idea about the hand, I will make it human but chrome like the face cause I want a contrast with the nice warm wood of the guitar and western hat.
Face is almost finished, will post it tommorow.
Thanx 4 your reaction:thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Thanx man.
It was a late idea but i think the humour content and message are clearer in the guitar one so I have decided to run with that :)
Thanx 4 th idea about the hand, I will make it human but chrome like the face cause I want a contrast with the nice warm wood of the guitar and western hat.
Face is almost finished, will post it tommorow.
Thanx 4 your reaction:thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
05-22-2004, 08:10 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085209803_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085209803_large.jpg)
beginning of the character
beginning of the character
Kanga
05-22-2004, 08:11 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085209898_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085209898_large.jpg)
Phew at last, handwip
Phew at last, handwip
Kanga
05-22-2004, 08:14 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085210045_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085210045_large.jpg)
Well have to flip it in the z axis cause he's left handed!
Well have to flip it in the z axis cause he's left handed!
BernardoDelgado
05-23-2004, 02:24 AM
nice concept and sweet modeling skills pal!! keep it comming:applause:
Lemog
05-23-2004, 08:10 AM
I think it's very good idea and concept... modeling good too... I wait more details on the face... then, the hand is perfect...
... update ! :D
... update ! :D
Virtuoso
05-23-2004, 08:45 AM
I too like the feel and style.Nice mood..............And a nice start on modeling Chris...............Nice design to the hat and well the overall concept is very pleasing..................I hope to see more soon....................:buttrock: :beer:
Kanga
05-23-2004, 04:08 PM
Thanx Guys!
Haven't done any poly modelling since the Raydream days, and that's about 8 years ago! Having to follow a tutorial for every aspect of this composition but I have a cd full of them, and there are heaps of them on the internet. This challenge is just what I needed to get my but into gear :)
However,...... looking around at the entries has been a huge eye opener. I have seen so many brilliant approaches in style and composition feels like I am sitting in a room full of geniuses which is very daunting.
The level of quality in this challenge is 'of the wall' never seen so much amazing stuff done in such a short time.
May the force be with you all :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Haven't done any poly modelling since the Raydream days, and that's about 8 years ago! Having to follow a tutorial for every aspect of this composition but I have a cd full of them, and there are heaps of them on the internet. This challenge is just what I needed to get my but into gear :)
However,...... looking around at the entries has been a huge eye opener. I have seen so many brilliant approaches in style and composition feels like I am sitting in a room full of geniuses which is very daunting.
The level of quality in this challenge is 'of the wall' never seen so much amazing stuff done in such a short time.
May the force be with you all :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
05-24-2004, 02:36 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085362584_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1085362584_large.jpg)
So the hed is on! I had a nice Ibanez accoustic with a cut away ready when a friend of mine saw it and suggested a dobro. I never held one of these but there are sone beautifull pics on the internet of them. Being a metal body that is usually heavily decrative it should be a pleasure to texture. Don't you just love it when others come up with great ideas LATE!
So the hed is on! I had a nice Ibanez accoustic with a cut away ready when a friend of mine saw it and suggested a dobro. I never held one of these but there are sone beautifull pics on the internet of them. Being a metal body that is usually heavily decrative it should be a pleasure to texture. Don't you just love it when others come up with great ideas LATE!
DaVee
05-29-2004, 09:41 AM
Really good modeling, the guitar's extremely right.
I supose you can just play eavymetal with it. :p hehe
;)
I supose you can just play eavymetal with it. :p hehe
;)
Kanga
05-29-2004, 02:23 PM
DaVee
Thanx for your reaction! He he isn't that the great thing about CG, we can make the guitar sound like anything we want as I plan to animate the final model for a demo! :) However one horrible thing is that there were too many polys, as this is my first model in 3DMax I had no idea about keeping the count down. This is one important lesson I have learned from this challenge already.
Once again thanx for your reply,
Greetings Kanga.
Thanx for your reaction! He he isn't that the great thing about CG, we can make the guitar sound like anything we want as I plan to animate the final model for a demo! :) However one horrible thing is that there were too many polys, as this is my first model in 3DMax I had no idea about keeping the count down. This is one important lesson I have learned from this challenge already.
Once again thanx for your reply,
Greetings Kanga.
thoughtcriminal
05-29-2004, 10:53 PM
Hey there again man, I told you I'm keeping an eye on your work...
Loved your progress, can't wait to see it done!
However you should keep in mind that the deadline is approaching pretty fast. I think you can make just in time, but you should try work a bit faster so you don't end up unsatisfied with your work...
I got to hurry too.
I'd like your feedback on my work too!
Nice bumping in your WIP from time to time.
Good luck man!
Loved your progress, can't wait to see it done!
However you should keep in mind that the deadline is approaching pretty fast. I think you can make just in time, but you should try work a bit faster so you don't end up unsatisfied with your work...
I got to hurry too.
I'd like your feedback on my work too!
Nice bumping in your WIP from time to time.
Good luck man!
Kanga
05-30-2004, 02:40 PM
thoughtcriminal
Howdy! Yeah I hit a major problem as this is my first polygon model for about 8 years I was modelling and modelling and at once my application stopped! TOO MANY POLYS:cry:
So I have been killing millions of them on backfacing objects as in the end I want to animate this model. I also didnt know about a smoothing technique that you could togle on and off which would be handy as I am only halfway and just rotating the model meant waiting for ages before it redrew. I have a pretty new computer and a great app but even adjusting the video drivers and defragmenting the hard disk didnt help as much as killing polys!
I visited your thread and noticed that you were dissapointed with the low ammount of reactions. I notice also that like me you are a new commer, you have 53 posts, and I 100. Most of these people have thousands of posts and they know each other for a long time. However when they post it is always poitive and helpfull. I could not imagine life without the 3DMax forum:). I guess we will have to wait till people get to know us and in the mean time help each other.
May the force be with you.
Greetings Kanga
Howdy! Yeah I hit a major problem as this is my first polygon model for about 8 years I was modelling and modelling and at once my application stopped! TOO MANY POLYS:cry:
So I have been killing millions of them on backfacing objects as in the end I want to animate this model. I also didnt know about a smoothing technique that you could togle on and off which would be handy as I am only halfway and just rotating the model meant waiting for ages before it redrew. I have a pretty new computer and a great app but even adjusting the video drivers and defragmenting the hard disk didnt help as much as killing polys!
I visited your thread and noticed that you were dissapointed with the low ammount of reactions. I notice also that like me you are a new commer, you have 53 posts, and I 100. Most of these people have thousands of posts and they know each other for a long time. However when they post it is always poitive and helpfull. I could not imagine life without the 3DMax forum:). I guess we will have to wait till people get to know us and in the mean time help each other.
May the force be with you.
Greetings Kanga
ufotung
05-31-2004, 05:15 PM
interesting idea , hope to see more ~
Virtuoso
05-31-2004, 11:28 PM
Yes kanga the learning never stops,for everyone,always new boundaries to cross.....................As I mentioned before i like your concept and mood very much.The modeling is looking very nice too.Just keep on like this,I see lots of potential from style to modeling,and with your current efforts it will all get there for you..........very nice creation thus far,keep it going like this,a very nice piece..................:thumbsup: :buttrock:
thoughtcriminal
05-31-2004, 11:42 PM
Hey there!
Once again thanx for your comment in my thread - 100% helpfull!!!
So I didn't quite understand - what smoothing techniq were you using?! Don't you use MeshSmooth? because that's what I do - put 1 or 2 iterations on the model at viewport, and maximum 3 at rendering... The MeshSmooth modifier does that-different iterations value for viewport and rendering - very usefull...
I didn't quite understand how you got to millions of vertices, I'd like to know, as it's really not usefull having this amount of polys, - efficiancy is one of the most important aspects of modeling.
My scene for example is less then 400,000 polys, and all the mechanical parts are really detailed (the too have MeshSmooth on them with atleast 1 interation)...
Anyway, I can't wait to see the whole thing come to life...
rock on :buttrock:
Once again thanx for your comment in my thread - 100% helpfull!!!
So I didn't quite understand - what smoothing techniq were you using?! Don't you use MeshSmooth? because that's what I do - put 1 or 2 iterations on the model at viewport, and maximum 3 at rendering... The MeshSmooth modifier does that-different iterations value for viewport and rendering - very usefull...
I didn't quite understand how you got to millions of vertices, I'd like to know, as it's really not usefull having this amount of polys, - efficiancy is one of the most important aspects of modeling.
My scene for example is less then 400,000 polys, and all the mechanical parts are really detailed (the too have MeshSmooth on them with atleast 1 interation)...
Anyway, I can't wait to see the whole thing come to life...
rock on :buttrock:
Virtuoso
05-31-2004, 11:47 PM
Kanga a suggestion in keeping things down as much as possible is to keep your iterations down to "1".it's best to give a bit more segments and then 1 iteration mesh-smooth,try avioding those 2 iteration meshsmooths.................Also think Instance copies as much as possible.........................Ok hope to see an update when possible..................:buttrock: :cool:
Kanga
06-01-2004, 03:48 AM
Thanx guys!
Thanks for the comments and especially the hints about keeping polys down! I come from a spline based app and splines are smooth by nature while I find polys more exact, but that means making big mistakes in the beginning because i had no idea how far i could go.
Thoughtcriminal
Yes I use Meshsmooth but I should have only used it on the hands and the head because these have a skin modifier applied to them for posing with bones, the rest I should have used nurms smooth that I can toggel on and off, off for animating, on for render. I am learning that less is more, except by nature I love hundreds of parts. At this moment I am boning the hands so that has slowed me a bit :)
Virtuoso
Yeah stupidly I had things too large in the viewport (so I made them much smoother than they needed to be) and parts like the hat have three literations which I can't change. I take your tips very seriously, like you said,..... learning learning :)
BTW both your projects are comming along great! :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Thanks for the comments and especially the hints about keeping polys down! I come from a spline based app and splines are smooth by nature while I find polys more exact, but that means making big mistakes in the beginning because i had no idea how far i could go.
Thoughtcriminal
Yes I use Meshsmooth but I should have only used it on the hands and the head because these have a skin modifier applied to them for posing with bones, the rest I should have used nurms smooth that I can toggel on and off, off for animating, on for render. I am learning that less is more, except by nature I love hundreds of parts. At this moment I am boning the hands so that has slowed me a bit :)
Virtuoso
Yeah stupidly I had things too large in the viewport (so I made them much smoother than they needed to be) and parts like the hat have three literations which I can't change. I take your tips very seriously, like you said,..... learning learning :)
BTW both your projects are comming along great! :thumbsup:
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-07-2004, 03:58 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1086577131_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1086577131_large.jpg)
Took some time off boning and skinning the hands to make a hat and a bit of the shoulder mecanism.
Took some time off boning and skinning the hands to make a hat and a bit of the shoulder mecanism.
Kanga
06-10-2004, 11:40 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1086907235_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1086907235_large.jpg)
Unbeleivable! joints that actually do what you tell them ha!
At this rate I will come roaring in at the finnish line by the skin of my teeth.
Gods speed everybody!
Kanga
Unbeleivable! joints that actually do what you tell them ha!
At this rate I will come roaring in at the finnish line by the skin of my teeth.
Gods speed everybody!
Kanga
Kanga
06-15-2004, 11:46 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339570_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339570_large.jpg)
Totally rigged hed complete with morphs. I wanted him to have a self appreciating smile.
greetings Kanga
Totally rigged hed complete with morphs. I wanted him to have a self appreciating smile.
greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-15-2004, 11:49 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339768_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339768_large.jpg)
Now the arms,....
Copy, flip link!
Greetings Kanga
Now the arms,....
Copy, flip link!
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-15-2004, 11:53 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339982_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087339982_large.jpg)
Now where did I put that guitar?
Greetings Kanga
Now where did I put that guitar?
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-16-2004, 05:56 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087361760_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087361760_large.jpg)
To see how it would look on the skin shader.
Greetings kanga
To see how it would look on the skin shader.
Greetings kanga
Kanga
06-16-2004, 05:59 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087361983_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087361983_large.jpg)
Testing testing :)
kanga
Testing testing :)
kanga
Kanga
06-17-2004, 07:58 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087455521_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087455521_large.jpg)
Pattern for the guitar texture.
Kanga
Pattern for the guitar texture.
Kanga
Kanga
06-17-2004, 08:00 AM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087455622_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087455622_large.jpg)
A tryout (with minutes to go:)
Kanga
A tryout (with minutes to go:)
Kanga
thoughtcriminal
06-18-2004, 04:53 PM
You're probably working on your image right now... so do I...
Slept for 2 hours tonight, but it's worth every minute of it... yesterday I textured the body and head and it was a great workout for me as I rarely get to texture my models (don't have the energy)...
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Anyway, my computer is dying on me... I go on to post editing...
See you!
Good luck my friend!
Slept for 2 hours tonight, but it's worth every minute of it... yesterday I textured the body and head and it was a great workout for me as I rarely get to texture my models (don't have the energy)...
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Anyway, my computer is dying on me... I go on to post editing...
See you!
Good luck my friend!
thoughtcriminal
06-18-2004, 05:04 PM
You're probably working on your image right now... so do I...
Slept for 2 hours tonight, but it's worth every minute of it... yesterday I textured the body and head and it was a great workout for me as I rarely get to texture my models (don't have the energy)...
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Anyway, my computer is dying on me... I go on to post editing...
See you!
Good luck my friend!
Slept for 2 hours tonight, but it's worth every minute of it... yesterday I textured the body and head and it was a great workout for me as I rarely get to texture my models (don't have the energy)...
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Anyway, my computer is dying on me... I go on to post editing...
See you!
Good luck my friend!
Kanga
06-18-2004, 06:02 PM
thoughtcriminal
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Yes I planned to do a skin texture from the begining since the very first comment you made:) HA I had to do a tutorial for making the texture just for that part.
Yes I put in a background and added more lighting. The texture on the guitar is all wrong as I wanted a metal finnish and it must shine. To get this on a flat surface with little reflectable objects in the foreground is very difficult. I changed the texture on the guitar to a bump and used a different shader, now its not looking too bad.
See you are going to post production, mee too, also visiting photoshop heaven:)
Look forward to seeing your final image, it has been a great journey. Thanx for your help!
Greetings Kanga
Anyway, I see you dropped the chrome idea for the skin's texture?
I like it just the way it is... are you going to add some background?
Yes I planned to do a skin texture from the begining since the very first comment you made:) HA I had to do a tutorial for making the texture just for that part.
Yes I put in a background and added more lighting. The texture on the guitar is all wrong as I wanted a metal finnish and it must shine. To get this on a flat surface with little reflectable objects in the foreground is very difficult. I changed the texture on the guitar to a bump and used a different shader, now its not looking too bad.
See you are going to post production, mee too, also visiting photoshop heaven:)
Look forward to seeing your final image, it has been a great journey. Thanx for your help!
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-18-2004, 06:35 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087580153_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087580153_large.jpg)
No special spectacular post effects here, just a cleanup!
Greetings Kanga
No special spectacular post effects here, just a cleanup!
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-18-2004, 06:41 PM
http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087580481_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/5/3417/3417_1087580481_large.jpg)
A small version of the final.
Just a scanline render with aliasing.
Greetings Kanga
A small version of the final.
Just a scanline render with aliasing.
Greetings Kanga
Kanga
06-19-2004, 12:17 AM
Thanx!
What a blast it has been,... just uploaded the final image,....PHEW, made it! Havent received confirmation via the site yet but will check again tommorow.
My oh my what a journey.
I would like to thank all the people who posted to my thread with valuable advice and encouragement. I regret only that because I used software totally new to me I didn,t have much time to post much to other threads. Hopefully that will change with the next challenge.
Good luck to everyone!
Greetings Kanga
What a blast it has been,... just uploaded the final image,....PHEW, made it! Havent received confirmation via the site yet but will check again tommorow.
My oh my what a journey.
I would like to thank all the people who posted to my thread with valuable advice and encouragement. I regret only that because I used software totally new to me I didn,t have much time to post much to other threads. Hopefully that will change with the next challenge.
Good luck to everyone!
Greetings Kanga
VinceFX
06-20-2004, 01:52 PM
hey very nice...but i didnt see the final image..its looks like you only upload on the ftp, you need to post the final image on the WIP final image section...where is it??
You character is very good:thumbsup: good luck
You character is very good:thumbsup: good luck
rol56
06-20-2004, 05:59 PM
Hey great idea for a machine flesh, Good work :thumbsup:
Lemog
06-21-2004, 07:42 AM
Very funny and original picture man... :thumbsup:
Kanga
06-21-2004, 01:27 PM
Lemog
Thanx man! loved your pic BTW, its HUGE!
Rol56
Thankyou for the compliment.
VinceFX
Yeah I missed it. I went straight from the render milestone to upload final image and missed the fact that I needed to upload a .jpg I realised this 1 hour after the wip section closed down so I am bitting myself from here to Sunday. I guess I am out, rules are rules. Anyhow here is the .jpg after retouch.
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/real_metal.jpg
What did I get out of it?
This challenge stretched me to the max:
Modelling: The head, hands and guitar are the most demanding things I ever had to model, and in an application where I had no idea (apart from some tutes) what I was doing. Poly reduction also became an issue half way though as my computer just gave up. I had millions of useless polys and a simple suggestion from Virtuoso solved that, he saved my butt.
Rigging: The model is fully rigged for animation, everything moves like it should and I wrote a commical blues nummber called 'Made of Steel' which I will use to make a demo and try get some animation work with.
Materials: Waddaya mean skin has more levels? I didn't know that! I posted the pic at other forums and got a critisism about the face texture. I happen to be a lucky owner of z_brush 2 which I haven't worked with yet, might be nice to try my hand at a realistic face texture there. Also the guitar doesnt reflect like it should, I think the guys over at the Max forum will know how to make it look like liquid steel,.... what those guys don't know isn't worth mentioning!
Apart from all that Lighting Rendering,.. etc etc.
A potential client wanted to see new work from me and we went over to his office and checked out the lighting tests I had posted on this thread. He was totally blown away! We are talking commission here which is always very serious stuff and this challenge took my work to a whole new level of quality of which I am intensly proud.
So you see I already win.
None the less I wish you guys the best in the comp.
Go get em Tigers!
Greetings Kanga
Thanx man! loved your pic BTW, its HUGE!
Rol56
Thankyou for the compliment.
VinceFX
Yeah I missed it. I went straight from the render milestone to upload final image and missed the fact that I needed to upload a .jpg I realised this 1 hour after the wip section closed down so I am bitting myself from here to Sunday. I guess I am out, rules are rules. Anyhow here is the .jpg after retouch.
http://www.art-werx.com/maxstuff/real_metal.jpg
What did I get out of it?
This challenge stretched me to the max:
Modelling: The head, hands and guitar are the most demanding things I ever had to model, and in an application where I had no idea (apart from some tutes) what I was doing. Poly reduction also became an issue half way though as my computer just gave up. I had millions of useless polys and a simple suggestion from Virtuoso solved that, he saved my butt.
Rigging: The model is fully rigged for animation, everything moves like it should and I wrote a commical blues nummber called 'Made of Steel' which I will use to make a demo and try get some animation work with.
Materials: Waddaya mean skin has more levels? I didn't know that! I posted the pic at other forums and got a critisism about the face texture. I happen to be a lucky owner of z_brush 2 which I haven't worked with yet, might be nice to try my hand at a realistic face texture there. Also the guitar doesnt reflect like it should, I think the guys over at the Max forum will know how to make it look like liquid steel,.... what those guys don't know isn't worth mentioning!
Apart from all that Lighting Rendering,.. etc etc.
A potential client wanted to see new work from me and we went over to his office and checked out the lighting tests I had posted on this thread. He was totally blown away! We are talking commission here which is always very serious stuff and this challenge took my work to a whole new level of quality of which I am intensly proud.
So you see I already win.
None the less I wish you guys the best in the comp.
Go get em Tigers!
Greetings Kanga
Dutchman
06-21-2004, 02:41 PM
You've made something awesome! The fact you make this kind of art without knowing the app for al long time.... I just can say: congrat's! You've made a really nice job!
Post the animation here when it's finished!
[Mooi plaatje :) De handentexture is echt super! De belichting trouwens ook ;) Succes verder & post die animatie hier wel ff hè ;) :) ]
Post the animation here when it's finished!
[Mooi plaatje :) De handentexture is echt super! De belichting trouwens ook ;) Succes verder & post die animatie hier wel ff hè ;) :) ]
thoughtcriminal
06-21-2004, 06:13 PM
Hey man!
Who knows, maybe the rules aren't so strict - after I've sent my final tiff I checked out my submittion on a different pc which had a brighter screen, and I found out that there's a composition problem in one of the darker parts of the image... so I checked the frequently asked questions thread and I found out that we're allowed to reload the final tiff and we're even allowed to change it to a certain degree (I'm not certain what...), so I re-uploaded it...
Anyway, I agree to everything you said about us all being the winners of this challange. I know that this image is my best work so far, and I only intend to get better and better (or become a film director, that is...).
I liked the final image, and I'm going to add it to my "challange entries directory" which I've made for comparison...
Have good luck in the future, and maybe see you in the next challange!
Who knows, maybe the rules aren't so strict - after I've sent my final tiff I checked out my submittion on a different pc which had a brighter screen, and I found out that there's a composition problem in one of the darker parts of the image... so I checked the frequently asked questions thread and I found out that we're allowed to reload the final tiff and we're even allowed to change it to a certain degree (I'm not certain what...), so I re-uploaded it...
Anyway, I agree to everything you said about us all being the winners of this challange. I know that this image is my best work so far, and I only intend to get better and better (or become a film director, that is...).
I liked the final image, and I'm going to add it to my "challange entries directory" which I've made for comparison...
Have good luck in the future, and maybe see you in the next challange!
Kanga
06-23-2004, 10:25 AM
Just got this email this morning.
Hi there!
Your image "Real Metal" has been selected by 3DWorld Magazine for their latest
exhibition section.
Man it just doesn't get any better than this!
Good luck everyone in the competition, see you in the next challenge.
Greetings Kanga
Hi there!
Your image "Real Metal" has been selected by 3DWorld Magazine for their latest
exhibition section.
Man it just doesn't get any better than this!
Good luck everyone in the competition, see you in the next challenge.
Greetings Kanga
thoughtcriminal
06-23-2004, 05:36 PM
Hey man it's great to hear that!
I'm really happy for you!
did you post this image or did they simply found it here?
I'm really happy for you!
did you post this image or did they simply found it here?
visjes
07-07-2004, 11:20 PM
Very cool work Kanga. I absolutely love the idea, and you pulled it off beautifully. Congrats on your image being selected for 3D World magazine! There's something quite disconcerting about the whole idea of a disembodied head that plays guitar...
Again, nice work. :cool:
Again, nice work. :cool:
Kanga
07-08-2004, 03:17 AM
visjes
Thankyou for the compliment, even if he is upsetting I hope I made him look relaxed:wavey:
Greetings kanga
Thankyou for the compliment, even if he is upsetting I hope I made him look relaxed:wavey:
Greetings kanga
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