AthleteUK
01-08-2006, 09:06 PM
I've not modelled anything in ages and i was beginning to wonder if it's what i really want to do or if i enjoy it anymore. I hadn't even started up max in about 4 months until i was practicing my (entirely bloody lacking) drawing skills.
I drew this fella and started to modelling. i reached a bit of a block with the head and again didn't do much for a month (i was still unsure as to if i should keep going. I felt i just wasn't getting any better and didn't enjoy it as much.)
Well i started again the other day. Sorted the head out and i am now loving every second i model. It's not felt like this in ages...which is nice.
This is my first attempt at a character which has been fully designed, planned and set up by me and i am happy with the results so far. Ok it's not the best thing ever and i know there are mistakes a plenty (pretty much why i'm in here.....oh and to show off of course.)
Anyway here are the concept drawings (or at least the ones i've actually scanned into my computer so far) and a couple of WIP shots.
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/1747/wip2wt.th.jpg (http://img285.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip2wt.jpg)
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8117/wip23gm.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip23gm.jpg)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/388/wip36vi.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip36vi.jpg)
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/6077/wip48ha.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip48ha.jpg)
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5963/wip50ov.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip50ov.jpg)
His name is Bluethorn (was going to be blackthorn but i rememberd there is a cider called that already.) He's very predator influenced but he has differences.
Making him as player model for HL2 which i'll probably donate to one of the mods we help out over at www.interlopers.net (providing he's any good of course)
So far i've not had too much difficulty with the polygons (which normally cause me a nightmare) I've tried to clean up as i go.
At the moment i'm just making the base of the model before i add the details. The final design should but fully textured, normal mapped etc etc. When i finish this stage of his development i'll try to bring his poly count down a bit.
As it stands he is 1764 polys.
Below are the concept designs i drew:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4937/bluethornfront9nr.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluethornfront9nr.jpg)
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/390/bluethornside9vv.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluethornside9vv.jpg)
I drew this fella and started to modelling. i reached a bit of a block with the head and again didn't do much for a month (i was still unsure as to if i should keep going. I felt i just wasn't getting any better and didn't enjoy it as much.)
Well i started again the other day. Sorted the head out and i am now loving every second i model. It's not felt like this in ages...which is nice.
This is my first attempt at a character which has been fully designed, planned and set up by me and i am happy with the results so far. Ok it's not the best thing ever and i know there are mistakes a plenty (pretty much why i'm in here.....oh and to show off of course.)
Anyway here are the concept drawings (or at least the ones i've actually scanned into my computer so far) and a couple of WIP shots.
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/1747/wip2wt.th.jpg (http://img285.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip2wt.jpg)
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8117/wip23gm.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip23gm.jpg)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/388/wip36vi.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip36vi.jpg)
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/6077/wip48ha.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip48ha.jpg)
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5963/wip50ov.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip50ov.jpg)
His name is Bluethorn (was going to be blackthorn but i rememberd there is a cider called that already.) He's very predator influenced but he has differences.
Making him as player model for HL2 which i'll probably donate to one of the mods we help out over at www.interlopers.net (providing he's any good of course)
So far i've not had too much difficulty with the polygons (which normally cause me a nightmare) I've tried to clean up as i go.
At the moment i'm just making the base of the model before i add the details. The final design should but fully textured, normal mapped etc etc. When i finish this stage of his development i'll try to bring his poly count down a bit.
As it stands he is 1764 polys.
Below are the concept designs i drew:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4937/bluethornfront9nr.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluethornfront9nr.jpg)
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/390/bluethornside9vv.th.jpg (http://img327.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bluethornside9vv.jpg)