Beast of Burden - Character/contraption - Nikodemus

[rickycox]

More posts, too early to tell yet where it's going.

[Nikodemus]

hi again. update on the head.. done with it for now.. time to move to body.. i am going to add things and tweak the head.. but i need to move on first
btw.. does modeling just take a long time? or are there certain techniques to speed up the process?
on with picture :)
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/beastupdate.jpg

[Crode]

Modeling sure takes me a long time. Though some people can plow through a whole character in hours and its perfect. Im not one of those yet ;) Ive already spent many sleepless night working on this challenge. Coffee and cigarettes and a little bit of food and im set. LOL Like right this moment i can hear the crows outside welcoming the sunrise with their squacking noises.

I guess there are certain techniques but i think most of speed comes with practice. A good sketch as a template goes a long way into saving time ive found

ok crits: theres something a little strange about the nose with too much deep creace around the edge....? Or maybe its just the large nostrils. Im not sure how valid this is I need some sleep. Maybe someone else thats more awake can agree or disagree with me on this ;) rest looks like a great start

[Rex]

good start!But the suface around the noise looks a little strange to me!





Check out my Beast of Burden (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12984&perpage=15&pagenumber=2)

[Nikodemus]

:)
hi. thanks for the comments ... i plan on working on the nose area more. i just felt it needed a rest so i could start the body. i havent added deatiles to the head yet either .. ok i have the body started.. heres the picture.. comments are greatly appreciated so fire away ..
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/beastupdate2.jpg
i will be posting more tonight.. i will have time to work.. hopefully get the body completed so i can start the legs after that :) so check back for more body completion tonight!

[Nikodemus]

hi again :) time for update. ive gotten the body worked out *no details etc yet* but i have moved on to the legs. here are 3 new pictures .. comments are greatly appreciated, im working slowly but im getting there. oh. if these pictures need to be bigger...different angles etc.. let me know i can swap them out :)
here the pics, tell me what you think please

http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/updateb1.jpg
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/updateb2.jpg
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/updateb3.jpg
*oh yeah .. forgot to write that the leg is just shaped out.. so if parts look goofy (ie the joint) ... just ignore that right now* thanks

[Nikodemus]

hi. i have another update :) worked on the front legs.. worked on tweaking spots a bit..
almost finished up .. ready soon to finalize things and start detailing .. :wip:
what do you guys think?
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/updaten1.jpg
and another
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/updaten2.jpg

[Nikodemus]

hi again. well im moving on to the harness, so you can see some more direction of where im headed :) i still have a few things to finish on the beast but i will get there soon enough.. im moving right along, .. hope to see some comments sometime :wip:
anyway. on with the pics

http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/bhs1.jpg
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/bhs3.jpg
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/bhs4.jpg

[Cman]

I like it!
I really like how it's coming along.
The rib cage and facial character.
Look forward to seeing it "bear weight".

[ZrO-1]

Hey Nicodemus. I'm really sorry I have missed this thread 'till now. You have some amazing modeling going on there man. I like the saggy, folded skin you're making. It almost makes the beast look waterlogged or mushy or something. All the details you've done so far look awesome.
I just have one question: What's up with the harness? Are you going to intersect the surfaces or something? It's just I've never seen a harness aproached this way. I'd love to see the end result of it.
Great stuff so far, sorry I don't have any constructive crits for you.

[Nikodemus]

hi there.. this is just a mini update to say im still working but really busy and going to siggraph tomorrow... so anyway.. this should tie you over till i get ack and start pumping out the updates and get a tremendous amount of mondeling done :wip:
ive started the harness....
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/miniupdate.jpg

[erilaz]

Awww... no fair! You get to go to Siggraph. I'd go, but I can't afford the airfare or the accomodation. (Have you seen the Aussie dollar next to the US? Yikeys!)


Model is really coming along. Well done indeed! The head especially.
I go to sleep now...
:scream:

[ZrO-1]

:annoyed: I'm so jealous of you getting to go to Siggraph man.

[Nikodemus]

hi everyone.. well im back from siggraph .. must say i had a great time.. and will be flying out to california where i dont know anyone.. so meet me there wouldya :cool:
anyway.. i worked a bit on my model .. and this is my start of my modeling marathon .. gotta get this model completed you know
so check back regularly starting tonight cause im gonna be posting updates/updates/ and my have some questions when it comes to rigging if i try that.. i havent done that before.. anyway heres a small progress... will be posting more like i said
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/minidate.jpg
oh yeah there are some small details in there but i will show close ups when i get more done.... cheers :beer:

[Nikodemus]

hi just thought i may post a mini update before i proceed.. ive started my wire system *hard to see in these pics* :p will post better renders later ... that will be connected to the harness and the contraption... :) i also did some on the primary harness strap
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/minidate2.jpg
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/minidate3.jpg

[Nikodemus]

hi me again.. i dont have any new pics uploaded yet .. but i will soon :wip: ive been working a ton on this challenge *my first*
and i have looked thru my books that came with max and did the arm IK setup... but i am all confused how to do a beast bone set up :shrug: i tried and stuff bent backwards and some didnt move at all.... and i have no idea how to go about connecting the harness..... anyone have any input or easy tuts? .. im going back to modeling now.. then a cheeseburger cookout .. and modeling again... so stop by later tonight to see updates.. thanks:)

[Nikodemus]

hi. heres mini update.. * things got busy today,, not a whole lot of time to work on this... im disappointed.... but i guess thats how it goes sometimes. :shrug:
http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/wires.jpg
and some please post a reply ? im feeling like im the only one here :p
anyway.. im gonna work tonight if nothing unannounced comes up

[Nikodemus]

hi everyone! just thought i would say this was my first challenge.. was very pleased to be part, and see everyones BoB/contraptions... here is my entry ... cant wait for the next challenge!
**Please click the link to see the big/original resolution i had to shrink it a bit to fit it here** thanks!

http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/beastfinalsmall.jpg

CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE FULL RESOLUTION >> http://web.utk.edu/~mkuzio/beastfinalbig.jpg


oh yeah.. just gotta say it you know "vote for me" :thumbsup: hehe

[levius]

I really like this one! Very interesting character :thumbsup:

[pearson]

Hey, I really like the final renders! I do wish you had put the same amount of detail into the cart as you did into the beast. The cart just looks like a cube. :p

Nice looking BoB!

[Nikodemus]

hey thanks levius and pearson!
this was my first entry which was a great experience... but it alittle difficult to manage the time.. with all the other things i could/couldnt control in my life :p
and aboooouut the cart :D rofl... i ran out of time on that
originally i wanted to make this a swamp creature.. which i did with the long grass and water logged, sogginess of the BoB... and i wanted him to be pulling a catapult that was stuck/sinking.. but i ran out of time decided to focus on the BoB and Harness and put a makeshift catapult stone cart .. but next challenge i will definately be up to speed and be able to finish !
thanks again guys! :thumbsup:

[erilaz]

Great model Nikodemus. You probably could have done without the grass, because it hides parts of the great beast!:D

Well done!:thumbsup:

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