Living Toons - character - mtmckinley

[dur23]

I think you have the oppotunity to make a really enjoyable character. Personally the sketches of your self are a lil to realistic in my opinion. I would concentrate on really over exagerating the amount of hair you have (which by the way is, wow!). Think of all those wonderful santa clause caricatures you've seen.
;)

GL!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks for the comment. :)

Yeah, I was thinking that maybe that first drawing was a little more "comic book" style than "cartoon" style.

Getting a cartoony style is more difficult than you'd think! lol

Anyway, Here's 2 more sketches... I think I'm getting closer to the style I want to go for.

[edit] link removed. See first post. :)

Speaking of comic books, my idea for the final composition would be a cartoon superhero version of me. :) I'm kinda chubby (obviously) but I've got the frame for it (6'3", 250 lb). And despite how old I look in my pic, I'm just 21... just a baby. lol

Anyway, your comments are much appreciated. Thanks!

[mtmckinley]

Here's 2 more ideas. I definitely think these are more toward the "cartoon" range of the spectrum. Perhaps a combination of these two?

[edit] link removed. See first post. :)

[Nightwing]

I prefer the last two over the previous batch.

I think in the prev lot you look santa-clausy and jolly, and if that's what you're shooting for then great.....but I much prefer the right-hand one in the most recent batch, sorta mischievous glint in the eye which could work V well :)

[ndat]

Whoa cool stuff :), Id go with toon 2 drawing 1 it looks the coolest. Hmmm perhaps if it wasnt so late I could validate that more, but I will definatally follow this, hopfully when its not so late :)

[mtmckinley]

nah, I'm not really going for Santa. lol I'm much too young for that. ;)

I'm liking the third batch, myself. I think it fits in with the challenge topic more.

We'll see what the next round of sketches bring. :D

[mtmckinley]

Here's another set of sketches...

[edit] link removed. See first post. :)

I think I'm leaning toward the last 2 (front and side)... I think it comes across more of the superhero look, but yet still looks like it might be a caricature of me perhaps... :)

[dur23]

Thats wicked!

The last ones you posted here are the best so far! Two things i would do tho is over exaggerate the hair you comb accross in the front as you could do some wicked stuff with that! and maybe make the beard a lot bigger. a lot a lot!

thats just my opinion:)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks. :)

I'm thinking this will be the final design...

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon5.jpg

It's a bit more curvey like most toons generally tend to be. I'll be sure to add a side view and then start on body sketches next.

I think it's quite fun to see how my sketching has evolved from "semi-real" to "cartoon." Hopefully, the rest of the process will go as smoothly.

[dur23]

WICKED!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :buttrock:

[Koma]

the last one rox dude ,yeah !!!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks a lot, guys! I really apprciate it. I'm glad to see my first challenge getting such a positive response. :D

Side view added. :) >See Above<

Working on getting body now... toons are tough! lol

[mtmckinley]

Here's what I got for the body so far... I'd be interested in your comments again. :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon6.jpg

[Rye]

that face is PERFECT! I cant wait to see you do that in 3d. I like the body too, especially the hands and arms. Good luck!

[mtmckinley]

added side view >See Above<

If there are no further suggestions, than I guess I'll get going on the modeling. :) Hopefully have something for ya tomorrow.

[mtmckinley]

Well, here I am so far. :) Just a little while, so I've still a ways to go. Suggestions?

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon7.jpg

[adr]

hi man , its looking very good, keep going

the ear is great man

[dur23]

mtmckinley: those are some wicked forearms!!




hell render you seam to have my skull for an avatar?!?!?!?!

whats the deal

[mtmckinley]

Hrmm... my site seems to be down at the moment... It's not a bandwidth thing...

I guess the server is having tech difficulties. I'll be back soon, I hope. :)

[mtmckinley]

Well, until my site's back up, I guess I'll attach an image. Small update:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon8.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon9.jpg

Edit: Cool, site's back. :) And here's another small update.

Can't wait to get some hair on top of my head.... I almost look like an old Asian guy right now, I think. lol

[rayz]

:buttrock:

somehow your sketch kind of reminds me of beast from x-men .... fantastic work :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

heh, thanks. :D

I'm a pretty burly guy... back in highschool, played tackle in American football... biggest guy on team. that kinda thing. :P Now, I've just gotten a bit bigger around the midsection and haven't shaved. lol

[mtmckinley]

Now, we're gettin' somewhere, I think. :D Now, I no longer look like the former governor of Minnesota... lol

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon10.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon11.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon12.jpg

Kinda reminds me of a bearded Egon from the old Ghostbusters cartoon, I think.... :p

[mtmckinley]

Added eyebrows. Here's a wire. :D
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon13.jpg

[Roman Tassios]

nice start mike.. :)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Roman. :)

Here's some color. Sorry for the size.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon14.jpg

[Hexodam]

best I'v seen so far :D

[Gilgamesh]

Yah! Looks great!

[Ingram]

Wonderful beard. Working on mine. Hurray for the bearded weirdoes! I think you nailed the perfect caricature for your picture from all those great concepts. Keep it up.

[mtmckinley]

Wow, thanks guys! I can only hope it continues to fill such lofty expectations!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon15.jpg
Getting the body started. :) I'll probably loosen up the shirt... too tight right now.

[mtmckinley]

Small update... still a little too tight I think... but maybe this is better... better to have a little definition, ya think?

Still need to add collar, more wrinkles and buttons. Maybe a pocket too.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon16.jpg

I thought this might be interesting: Here's the model so far in congruence with my reference image. I had to move the head up some, because the way it was in the drawing didn't really translate to 3D well. :P

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon17.jpg

[Nightwing]

yaaaaah this looks great :thumbsup:

Excellent job on the head. Shirt/torso is taking shape V nicely, dunno about the definition tho, at the mo it looks more like shoulderpads.....perhaps since he's a large guy the muscle should be less defined and merge more with everything else?

Keep it up....

[mtmckinley]

yeah, I agree. I think it's just a matter of getting rid of some edge loops. Thanks!

[Rye]

This is looking great man! You did an awesome job of matching your 2d concept drawing. Hurry up and model the rest! :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Rye! :D

It's getting late for me, pal. ;p I'll definitely continue on it tomorrow. I'm very happy with how it's turning out.

Cya then!

[Roman Tassios]

nice work on the body mike.. it's shaping up nicely.. :)

[mtmckinley]

Shoulders still need some tweakin'. Gonna add buttons next... then arms. I hope I can do my sketch justice, as I like those forearms. :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon18.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Obviously just getting started on the arms. Hands are something I've always had a problem with. Hopefully these will turn out alright. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon19.jpg

Edit:

Here's another pic... I think it's getting there. Feel free if anyone has any suggestions or pointers. Like I said, I've never been all that happy with the hands I've done in the past. :) Thanks!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon20.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Small update. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon21.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon22.jpg

[Cgkoko]

That my friend ,is turning out super cool! I would define the palm more,separating it from the rest of the arm....anywayz.....are you really 21?:eek:



nice going!:thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Cgkoko. :)

And, yes, I'm 21. :P

I'll be 22 this December, though. lol

[mtmckinley]

I've got the hands pretty fleshed out! :) I'm pretty happy with them. I know the wrists are... well, non-existant, but remember back in my body concept drawing? That's kinda what I'm going for. If it doesn't work though, I can always change it. :p

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon24.jpg

[Ingram]

Sweet! Sweet! I love it! :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Ingram! :D

Here's a better view of the hands:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon26.jpg

And here's a low-poly render that I thought looked pretty interesting:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon25.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Starting the legs. I switched to a red shirt since I usually wear blue jeans... I'm thinking you lose some of the details in the red, though. Any color suggestions?

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon27.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Here's a couple of views. :) Comments are always welcome!
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon29.jpg

[mtmckinley]

I managed to scrounge up an old pic of me. It was a while ago, so my beard hadn't grown in yet. :P The inset is the pic from my current driver's liscense.

[levin]

great modelling!! i like the proportions...especially the forearms

color suggestions? how about red checkerd shirt.. hehe

[Rye]

this is really coming along nicely. I like the hands a lot...but are you really that ripped? ;) The wrinkles in the shirt look great too. One other thing is that your glasses look strange with that blue tint in the lense. Are they tinted blue in real life? If you want the lenses to show up just put something to reflect in the scene and raytrace the lenses

[MDB101]

Yeah looks good but I swear I saw those arms somewhere? hymm :) I know where! Looks like this guys fore arms :) hehe nice referance eh :)

http://cube.phlatt.net/forums/spiraloid/viewtopic.php?TopicID=371

[Hickory]

Very nicely done. I am really enjoying the development of your cartoon self. What are you using to produce the renders? Is it final gathering or GI or huh?

[mtmckinley]

levin - Thanks! I'll give it a try. :)

Rye - lol, I used to be pretty strong back in my old American Football days. Haven't really focused on working out since then. I just thought this would be a fun exaggeration and contrast to the ol' mid-section. :D

You're right about the tint. I'll tone that down.

MDB101 - I actually didn't use any reference, other than my own drawing for this guy, but that ogre model is pretty sweet! :) The idea of the "no wrists" thing came from a comic book artist I had seen way back when. I don't remember who it was, but it stuck with me as being unique and cool looking. This is the first time I thought I'd go for it.

Hickory2.5 - Thanks! I'm using the GIJoe MEL script for the lighting. :)

[mtmckinley]

Anybody have any ideas on how to do hair on the arms? :D

[OZ]

Oh U GreaT!.......VERY COOL!NIce style...superb modeling and sweet rendering! I love the lowpoly render a lot!

[chadlychoo]

Very cool man! I love the unique style of your model. Suggestions for the arm hair....hummm.....you could use three sided cylinders as the hairs and wrap them around the top of the arm. :shrug: Keep the updates comin!

[Roman Tassios]

wicked mike.. keep it up! :)

[mtmckinley]

-OZ- - Thanks, man. :) I like that one too. Has an interesting look to it.

Chad-D - Thanks! Yeah, I'll experiment with the arm hair. Equinox looks like he's using that method with success. I'll see if it works ok for mine. :)

Roman - Thanks! :D

[Carina]

Haha, looking very cool.

I love the shirt and the buttons.

What is he going to be doing?

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Carina!

I've been thinking about the hobby. I was thinking of having him be like a super hero or something, since I'm into comics, but now I'm not too sure.

Can't be with the computer... then there's the obligatory drawing... maybe have him sleeping or watching a movie. Pehaps in an empty theatre! That could be cool... have with with a big box of popcorn and a soda or something...

Still thinking about it. :)

[rayz]

ecellent work mtmckinley! :eek:

keep it coming :buttrock:

[Carina]

Heh, yeah the hobby thing is the trickiest part i suppose...

I was going to go for sleeping on the couch from the start;) Suppose a lot of people have that sort of "hobby" :p

[mtmckinley]

Small update. I've started adding wrinkles in the pants, and I continue my shirt color experimentation. :) I've also adjusted the lighting and shaders some.

I fixed that weird blue tint in the glasses, too. Thanks!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon30.jpg

EDIT:

Here's a front view.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon31.jpg

Seems I've got a slight lighting issue under my left forearm. :)

[NGKrush]

very cool model!,
I like the color of your shirt on this last render best

[Hickory]

Cna you tell me where I might be able to find the GIJoe Mel Script, I really like the out come and would love to add the script to the monster plugins and script directory I have accumulated.

[Hickory]

Orange shirt for sure. I love comics and thig guy would would be great as a super hero. Give him this little bitty cape that is tied around his neck in the front...hehehe...

[mtmckinley]

I got the GIJoe script from www.highend3d.com, in the Maya sectin's Mel area under the Rendering category. :)

[mtmckinley]

Here's a wire image so far:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon33.jpg

[Rye]

This really is looking awesome! I'm so proud :applause: ;) I think the orange shirt works best, nice color to go with the blue! A super hero would be great! You could have like a super glowing axe and chop down trees to smash the criminals! (sorry I havent had my shot at a lumberjack joke yet) but really I love this model, hurry up and finish the shoes!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Rye. :D

Btw, congrats on getting the header image over at the challenge site! :applause:

Yeah, I've been avoiding the shoes, I think. :P Along with hands, I'm not that great at shoes, although I have to admit, the hands I've done for this guy have supersceded my expectations. :)

I'm rendering some new pics to display. I've been putting in more wrinkles and stuff, pockets in the patns, finger knuckles, etc. I should get it up soon. :) Then... Shoes! LOL

[mtmckinley]

ok, new update. :) I've rendered a bunch of views, so for the high-res version, go here: www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon35hi.jpg

Mostly I just added wrinkles everywhere... those buggers take a while to put in. I've still got more to put in on the OTHER pant leg. lol I've also added eyes, finger knuckles and a big more definition on the backside of the forearm. And little tweaks here and there. Next update will have shoes! Or at least started. :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon35.jpg

[Roman Tassios]

wicked man.. :p
those wrinkles blend in nicely.. :applause:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Now please ...can i have back the same render but...with the light green shirt u had before?...lol

Cool man...the only thing that i would prefer softer is the hands...they look more real than the rest of the guy...but that.s just me...:thumbsup: :wavey:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Roman. :)

Thanks, DimitrisLiatsos. :) You like the green better?

As for the hands, I'll see what I can do, but I'm awfully happy with them at the moment. :D

[mtmckinley]

As promised, this update has feet. :) I'm not sure if they're final, though... what do you guys think? I know I'm going to tweak them a bit... clean them up, but what do you think of their look compared to the rest of the model?

Next, is to model the teeth, inside of mouth, etc for facial expressions and to add a wrist watch.

After that bit of modeling is done, then it's to design hobby and environment... I'm tinkering with the idea of having him cleaning... vaccuming, dusting, washing dishes... all that crap. cuz it seems like I'm doing it all the time. lol

I'm thinking of using this guy after the challenge is over as a tour guide mascot for my website... I think that'll be fun. :)

Comments?

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon36.jpg

[URI::G]

cool character, cool shoes. :cool: However, I think you should go with a solid black on the shoes. The colors are a bit distracting in my opinion.

[mtmckinley]

yeah, I agree... that's the way I originally had them, but I thought that maybe they were too dark, so I dumped some color on them. lol

Glad to see I was right the first time. I'll post an update in a bit.

EDIT-- I know! Howzabout have him wash dishes, vaccume, scrubbing counters all at the same time! With some bewildered look on his face as his faithful pooch asks to be fed. lol That could be fun. What do you guys think?

[mtmckinley]

Here's one with just black shoes:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon38.jpg

[rayz]

nooooooooooo....... why did you take off the shoe color, it used to be cool :scream: ....... nahh, well when you took out the shoe color the shoes became like a tire. how bout adding a tad color on it. or go extreme and put flames on it, i saw one of those shoes and it looks soo cool :airguitar , but it depends on what you like, since that character is you. it just need a little color. :cool:

[RockinAkin]

Nice work so far! especially on the folds and creases. :beer:

Have you tried light brown for the shoe color?
I dunno why, but I think it might look good...

-DivideByZero-

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, DBZ! :) They take FOREVER to put in. lol

How about this?

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon39.jpg

[mtmckinley]

and here's a wire frame update. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon40.jpg

[rayz]

hey the brown shoe works...... :thumbsup:

much better :beer:

[Roman Tassios]

nice work man.. those shoes blend right in.. :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys! :)

Working on facial poses now...

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon41.jpg

As of now, I'm thinking of going with the cleaning conundrum as my "hobby" and environment being in the kitchen next to the open dish washer... :) Any thoughts on that idea? Or would the super hero be better?

[Edge]

Hey, this looks great. :thumbsup:
Great update and I like the progress.

But can't you smooth'n the beard a little? It looks a bit straight around the chin area...
And the upper lip looks exactly like your lower one, but that could be just you. Expression is cool.
Cloth wrinkles are great.

Keep going.

Cheers.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

As of now, I'm thinking of going with the cleaning conundrum as my "hobby" and environment being in the kitchen next to the open dish washer... Any thoughts on that idea? Or would the super hero be better?


I think a lumberjack style would be great ..with some beers around and a big axe or chainsaw ...lol....(just an idea)


Cool shirt color.


:bounce:

[RockinAkin]

Woohoo, I knew those brown shoes would work!
Lookin good.

Thanks, DBZ! They take FOREVER to put in. lol
Yeah, tell me about it... The folds in my model's pants are keeping me up all night! You've pulled em off very nicely.

-DivideByZero-

[mtmckinley]

Edge - Sorry, forgot to turn that option on. :)

DimitrisLiatsos - That would be cool, but it wouldn't be me at all. lol

DivideByZero - Thanks! :)

Here's a little progress on the facial poses... I know you guys are getting tired of my little updates, so I'll give it a rest for now. Hopefully my next update will be some sketches working on the environment and hobby. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon42.jpg

[dur23]

this is coming along really great! I like the facial expression. Maybe you could have yourself dancing with a broom and a mop. But i also like the whole super hero thing. Maybe with a cape and bucket and rubber gloves....:)

A neat shot would be (from an ants perspective) of you on your knees picking up the last peice of dust on the ground. squinting real hard to try and see it.

hehehe

just my 0.2 cents...:)

[mtmckinley]

Ok, the NEXT update will be sketches. lol I made this pic to put at the Challenge site, so I figured I'd post it here, too.

Here's hi-res: www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon43hi.jpg

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon43.jpg

Just a few minor tweaks, more facial expression work (not shown) and I put some refraction on the glasses lenses.

The only thing really left on the model is inside of the mouth and a wrist watch. I think I'll get to those later.

For now, I've decided to do a befuddling cleaning scenario... I'll be trying to wash dishes, vaccum, scrub counters, etc at same time while my dog sits in front of me with his dish out, begging to be fed. :) I'll have some sort of disgusted look on my face. lol

[mtmckinley]

Thanks for the comments, Dur23! I'll keep your suggestions in mind... on to the sketches! :D

[Baal]

Very nice character, lots of personnality, you really did one great job there.

I'm impatient to see more of it :D

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Baal. :)

Here's my first sketch... kinda rough, but I hope you can tell what's going on. lol

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon44.jpg

[rayz]

OMG are you cleaning? :eek:

[mtmckinley]

yep, that's the idea. :)

I do it so much, by now it MUST be a hobby. lol

[Roman Tassios]

wicked char mike.. the scene will probably look funny as hell.. i can already imagine it.. hehe.. :D

[mtmckinley]

here's an idea I sketched real quickly. :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon45.jpg

[Ingram]

Oh my that's turned out wonderful. Can't wait for the scene.
"Windex senses tingling. Somewhere dirt and grime are afoot... Super Cleanin' Dude, Away!" :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Ingram. :) Yours is coming along nicely as well. :D

Here's a small update... I didn't get all that much done today.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon46.jpg

I'm thinking of only his left hand be wearing a glove, holding a dish, as his other hand will be vaccuming. :)

[rasmusW]

WOW!!! fantastic.
:thumbsup:

[Totitch]

Very very nice work!!!

Just a little critic about the caricature...Comparing with the photo, i think that your head global shape is more round than what you did! It's just a question of scaling i think!

one of my favorit! Great! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Abyss103! :D

Thanks for the comment, Totitch. I originally had the head a little wider, but I thought it looked a little more toony to stretch it out some. Give a neat contrast to the rotund body, I think. :D

[mtmckinley]

Little bit more done... Got his teeth in there, and I'm adding dishes. lol

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon47.jpg

[Kurtzar]

All looks OK. But the forearms are off to me. The underside of the forearm looks too square and the overall length is too short.
The overall look is coming along ok however.With some more details like the dish holder and it will come out even better. :)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, for the comments, Kurtzar!

Yeah, dishwasher still is pretty incomplete. Just have the trays... still need a lot of work.

Thanks for the arm comment, as well! I'll see about rounding it. I'm not sure about the length though... it looks pretty much like I envisioned it to be. And it is a cartoon, afterall. :D

Thanks again!

[mtmckinley]

here's a view of the underside of the arm. I pulled a couple vertices down a smidge.

[mtmckinley]

Well, it's late in my neck of the woods, so I'd better turn in. Here's what I did today. Mostly rigging. Used smooth binding rather than my usual rigid and it turned out a lot better than I thought... I'm going to have to try smooth out more often.

So, here's a render:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon48.jpg

Now that I've got him situated, I need to adjust the lighting, but I'll wait until the rest of the environment is done for that.

And here's a wire/xray view:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon49.jpg

Thanks! Now, it's off to bed. :D

[dur23]

That is looking superb! hehe i love the detail in the spray bottle. Well done. Im guessing that thing in your right hand will be the vacuume? wheres the mop and broom gonna go? Nice modeling on the inside of the dishwasher (the racks). Hehe it's funny cause your putting away dishes in cg....hehe well its funny to me...:scream:
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Kurtzar]

Now I feel better. You see how much better it looks now mtmckinley. :applause:
I am glad you took my advice,a small detail but at the same time it glared at me. You rounded it off very nicely.Forarms now look very smooth.
Keep the details coming,the more the better for the overall scene.I really like the fact that your character is quite the mountain man in appearance and now he is doing the little dainty household duties.Just keep adding spice and details and you will have a real nice finished product.:thumbsup: :beer:

[Frinsklen]

so I assume your favourite hobbie is doing the washing up?
Alright...


This is really nice. I like the details in arms and clothes. I would add a little more detail on the fingers, tho. And the last pose doesnt look natural. Just a thought.

Really great job, keep it up.
:thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys! :D

Frinsklen - No, I don't enjoy it... I just do it ALL the time. :p All of my other hobbies have to do with the computer.

When you say add detail, do you mean the gloved fingers or the flesh fingers? The glove is kinda meant not to have much detail.

Today I took a break as I've been working on this guy pretty much every day for the past week, but I couldn't help but mess with it a little bit. I'm still fiddling with the pose. I've got a bit of clipping toward the hems of the pants, but I'll take care of that later.

He's going to be looking at a cartoon dog begging to be fed, so his facial expression comes from doing so much and yet being asked to do more. :p

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon50.jpg

[rayz]

lol....... im still stunned :eek: -------- your doing dishes! :shame:

but its cool........ love the render :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Roman Tassios]

lol.. wicked..!! heh :D

[Frinsklen]

mtmckinley: I meant the flesh fingers. I can see it in the picture of the arm close-up you posted. Those fingers dont seem to be as detailed as the rest of the model, (which looks great as I said before).


Cheers.
:thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys!

I'll see what I can do, Frinsklen. :) Thanks for the tip!

Sorry for the lack of updates this past weekend. After working on this guy for a good week straight, I needed to walk away for a bit. I'm going to get back to it tomorrow!

I'm also reconsidering my "hobby."

Sure, having mountain man doing dishes is funny, but it's kinda... boring, don't you think?

Hmmm...

[mtmckinley]

small update. Trying to mess with lighting... lighting isn't one of my strong points. :P

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon51.jpg

[Poju]

Hey that's just :beer: , i'm not big fan of that expression tought, but maybe it's me evrybody should be happy:D

It's bee fun to follow your progress and what's best of all it continues:buttrock:

[mtmckinley]

Oh, sorry, that expression is actually not an expression... It's just the nuetral pose of the face. :P I am making blend shapes for it.

[mtmckinley]

Little change... I'm still trying to mess with the lighting... Am I wrong to try to use global illumination? I can't seem to get it looking good. I'd appreciate lighting suggestions. For now, I guess I'll go back and concentrate on adding clutter. :)

Thanks!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon52.jpg

[Hickory]

Hell yeah...he could go all the way...!! I love the work...really nice. Great progression from concept to now...

[mtmckinley]

I've started implementing him into my website some, if you're interested. Just have the Splash page and Home page done. I'm going to put him in a couple more places too. :) Link's in my sig.

[mtmckinley]

Just for fun. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon53.jpg

[Hickory]

I like the big head mode:)

[Grosserfrosch]

How many polygons is your character? You should turn him into a model for Unreal 2k3. I would love to kill people looking like that.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Little change... I'm still trying to mess with the lighting... Am I wrong to try to use global illumination?


:wavey: I think that u loose some of the feeling u want to give ..just because of the use of GI....maybe u should try ...now that u have the scene in the kitchen ... a more traditional light aproach !!! I think u should start with the good old 3 light setup and move along....:wavey:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys!

I'll get back to you on the poly count, but I'm pretty sure it's a little too much for a game application.

I'll do that, Dimitris. :) Thanks for the tip.

[mtmckinley]

Without smoothing, he's about 5300 faces. Of course, many of these are quads or some with 5 sides, so if the game needed Tris, it'd be quite a bit more.

Small update... I'm fighting with lighting. :p

suggestions are appreciated. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon54.jpg

[Rye]

this is so cool! Hey congrats on getting the front page of cgchallenge :) I think the red and blue plates bring way too much attention to themselves and detract form that awesome character model. You might want to change the color of that wall, for one it doesnt match the curtains and it also hurts my eyes (yes i have sensitive eyes, but still) Maybe make it a lighter shade of blue in the same family as the blue on his pants. And if the wall will be blue, maybe a nice white or beige color for the curtains :)

As for the lighting. Where is the light source coming from? The corner needs to be a lot darker as well. The walls shouldnt change color that drastically if they are both facing the light. How are you lighting it right now? Are you using omnis? Where are they located?

Looking great, wish my new computer was working (grumble grumble) cause Id keep going with mine, but right now im stuck. Bummer, anyway yours is very cool :) good job!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Rye. :) I was surprised myself to see my guy up there. I guess they rotate it every week or something, as now Owl-dude is on there (forgive me... the name slips my mind at this late hour). So, congrats to all 3 of us! lol

I'll be sure to get back to you with more details as to how my lights are setup. Right now, I'm using an amni up above, a spot in front and a directional from the window...

I'll be sure to fix those colors. :)

In the meantime, here's a little fun thing:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/images/home2_01b.gif

heh heh

I'm planning on giving him lots of different outfits and stuff to randomly appear on my website... so one day he may be normal, the next he may be wearing a ninja suit! lol, I think it'd be fun. :D

Feel free to give me any ideas. ;)

[nibo]

I love it! Heheh
Dress 'm up!
Now give him a bra and some panties, some pink gloves and some lipstick!!! WOAHAHAHAHA that would look funny!
Great stuff! :thumbsup:

[Rye]

oh and i think yer tile bump is facing the wrong way. Looks like your tiles are beveling in. btw what program are you using?

[rayz]

hahhahaha, a secret agent. :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks for the heads up, rye. :)

Here's another costume. :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/images/home2_01c.gif

[mtmckinley]

Ok, last little bit of fun... then back to the kitchen. lol

http://www.mtmckinley.net/images/home2_01d.gif

Happy Holidays! :D

[mtmckinley]

oh yeah.

Rye, I'm using Maya 4.0. :)

[mtmckinley]

Sorry about the lack of updates. Thanksgiving week has gotten to me. :p I'm working on it as I type this, though, so I hope to have something later tonight to show.

[mtmckinley]

Here we go. :D

Still messing with lighting....

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon57.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Here's a wire:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon58.jpg

[rasmusW]

hey mtmckinley!

-love your post... -and that you are using maya:applause: hi hi...

[mtmckinley]

Thanks for the comments. :D

Yes, I haven't added all the clutter just yet. I've been focusing on the characters and lighting, mostly.

[somlor]

this has got to be one of my favorites for this challenge. I love the different outfits, and the mini-me dishwashing scene is just unbeatable. great style! keep it up.

:thumbsup:

(s)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, somlor!

Now that I've bombarded everyone with too-frequent updates, I'll probably not update again until I have everything cluttered up real good... Hope everyone likes it! :D

[mtmckinley]

Hmmm.... strange. Lost some posts here. Well, here's my final. Thanks guys!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon63.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Hey, everyone! :) Thanks for the votes so far. :D Not too shabby for my first challenge.

I'm happy to say one of the tests I did is getting me an on-site interview (I fly up there next monday! :D ), and I decided... <drumroll> to SHAVE! lol

Check out my pic. :D Unfortunately, my toon doesn't look like me anymore, but... I'm pretty sure I'll grow it back!

[Rye]

omg what happened?! AHHHHHH that beard was so you man! ;) Good luck with the interviews and all that good stuff. Make sure you let us know where you get hired so we can all bother you at work! :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

lol, will do, Rye. :)

[arjun]

Amazing work :applause:
Hope the interview goes well!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Arjun. :) I'll be sure to keep ya posted.

[mtmckinley]

Well, I think my interview went pretty well. :) They said they still have one more person to talk to, but that I should be optimistic, as I was looking very good to them. So, I'm pretty excited. :D I'm hoping to hear something within a week or so.

[Laptop]

I like it I like it I like it:bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks! :D

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