The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: Dimitris Liatsos

[Ego]

Heya buddy, am just hearing about the job movement. Sorry to hear this, but you are great at your job and am sure you'll find something else to do very quickly.

Anyway, this project is moving along handsomely.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Thx friends...for the support too...u rock..about the studio ...don't worry ..it's something i decided ..not them ..:scream: . I just couldn't fuction anymore there....i need to do other stuff too for a change.

Thanks.

I will start updating here too again very soon...:bounce: .

[Lemog]

For sure, that's better in these conditions my friend... in ther hand, with your skills... I'm not so much afraid for your futur... and all the community here is behond you... to push you Dimi :thumbsup:

Go Go Go... and give us some news often :bounce:

[Ego]

Thx friends...for the support too...u rock..about the studio ...don't worry ..it's something i decided ..not them ..:scream: . I just couldn't fuction anymore there....i need to do other stuff too for a change.

Thanks.

I will start updating here too again very soon...:bounce: .
Phew, is all I can say. It takes a certain boldness and faith to do what you did. For that I admire you, my friend. TTYL.

[Gunilla]

P.S; By the way , from Monday i am free person. After nine years in the same studio i thought i should go on in a new journey...waahaaaa.

You too, eh? I'm free from today too, good luck with finding something new and better - and in the meantime there is always the challenge :D
:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

This will be a fine entry fore sure, great all around modeling! :cool: and of course good luck for your own personal new adventure!

[scootermaya]

Thx friends...for the support too...u rock..about the studio ...don't worry ..it's something i decided ..not them ..:scream: . I just couldn't fuction anymore there....i need to do other stuff too for a change.

Hey Dim ... I know you did the right thing . (If you ever want to teach ... in Luxembourg, let me now! I'll be your first student:bowdown: )

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144263961_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144263961_large.jpg)

Man with lantern finished. I will post some close ups too so u will be able to see more the configuration on shading.

C@C are welcome.

[glenn23]

Great look and great light on face. This character has appealed to me right from the start and I can see you've really hit it perfectly.

Makes a great image all by itself too!

[centurionit]

Very Nice Character, modeling and texturing, cool concept...Good:thumbsup:
I'm curious to see the end!!!

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=330707

[arte-i45]

Hey Dimitris you've done an excellent job texturing your lantern man!:applause:Awesome work as always!

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

Hey Dimitris friend how are you?
WoWwowoow, i'm impressed how this thread is going over 32 pages with this lovly work, i searched from page 1-5 i found all are replies and nothing added (you are so so popular here dude) then go throw your thread page by page and find out your great work, i used to use zbrush but unfortunatly i didn't get an exporter to max as a good file to use so i prefered not to use it in this challenge i know it is so compatiple with maya and max but it is easier for me to use it with maya, i'll search for a good exporter or a *.obj importer in max.

for this piece it is so crazy mate i like it too much, sorry for not writing any comments before, it is a matter of getting lost in all those threads.:thumbsup:

weeeeeeeeeewhoo....----..-------.--------------> :buttrock:

[shakes]

lovely work dimitris..I like the lighting alot too.

[centurionit]

:thumbsup: Good modeling, I love the character...three fingers....Good strange uman creature...Excellent texturing too...Go on

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144274377_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144274377_large.jpg)

...closer look ...and the trick for his lights ..for those working with Maya follows..

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144274596_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144274596_large.jpg)

...the setup for the light in lantern and the Glow Global Shader adjustment for the effect in glass (trick)...
Hope it helps all those playing with glow in Maya a lot..


C&C are welcomed

[collings]

Hi dim , nothing to crictic here, i dig the man with the lantern!
Awesome work in this threat, Can't wait to see next updates :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ Lemog the Nut ...thx friend...i think too i took the right decesion to move forward. News?..well...16-18 of June i will be in France...This time for sure...:)

@ Queensoul ...thx Laby Queen....now i will have more free time too..:deal:.

@ Gunilla ....thx Lady..u too?...yup now we must finish this challenge for sure..ehehehhe.


@ thierry2005 ... thx friend. Well the future now holds some fast travelling in some European studios and visiting friends...so...at least i will have fun the next 3-4 months...:bounce:

@ scootermaya ...heeeya...u nut..get ready to hear your phone ring around June ..now i am free to go and see some people...hahaha ..i have many French nuts cell phone numbers...hahaha get ready for spamming...:twisted: in a town close to u...

@ glenn23 ...thx Glenn, i am happy u like him...he is my second fav char in this project. I see u are making wonderfull stuff again...i am enjoying your work very much friend.

@ centurionit ..thank u ..i m happy u like it.

@ mmbenya ...thank u . I hope at least i am getting better to this..now i have some more free time too to finsh this. :)

@ FlaminGlow ...Hey..how are u ?...Popular?..me?...it's because i am sppamming everybody's thread and hope all around with this emoticon :bounce:..hhahahah..thanks man.
U have issues with ZBrush in Max?...why?...Check THIS (http://206.145.80.239/zbc/showthread.php?t=32885&highlight=displacement) in Zbrush Central...i am sure u will find a lot of stuff...Check also the last DispExporter plugin for ZB...i think it will help u!. Hope to hear from u again man. Salam.

@ shakes ..thanks man..u know that i like your avatr very much?..heheh

[makaron]

you light up my life Dimi... ;) that latern is beautiful... and the man that holds it, looking great... :bounce: a job well done...

and you are on a tour in June... Dimi´s big nut nyark tour in France. :p should be a spectacular show...

[Nomad]

Great update :applause: the man with lantern looks fantastic :thumbsup: wish I can model one day characters like that :cry:

[thebest]

wow nice trick lol when I was looking and that lantern I found a question in my head

doesn`t ur computer blow up when u render the final composite ??!!

[Elendil_le_Grand]

Really nice :)

[simovici]

:applause:

Really nice. I have no words! That stranger looks fantastic and the same his lamp.

I'll be watching

[sergioKomic]

you tricky person you....:surprised:arteest:

[scootermaya]

Very nice mood here and amazing textures as usual !

And gess what? I even understood for the lantern ! oui oui !:wise:

I like it very much . Get going dude !

By the way I am moving to Luxembourg next month ... so if you wich to visit this part of the word you are welcome ( I will hook a hamac between the workstations :scream: ).

[shakes]

beaut details, Dimitri..nicely presented. great stuff!

[a-papantoniou]

The man with the lantern looks great man! He is acting his part very nicely. Good dramatic lighting and texturing make him a finished illustration all by himself (This also inspires me to begin my Tarot Hermit card for my entry).

[irananimator]

Woow. really really nice .
great details .
My work. :)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=328957&page=5&pp=15

[Nazirull]

The detailing is insanee!!!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144684818_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144684818_large.jpg)

...start on beast...lost last one after a disk crash..but thank it was the only thing lost..so here we go again..

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ makaron ...thanks lady...heheh i think it will be fun trip ...it was cancelled twice so far..i hope not again...:)

@ Nomad ...thanks friend.

@ thebest ...heheh , no computer handles scene just fine...it's a QUAD G5 with 4.5 Gigs ram...running OSX..:bounce:.

@ Elendil_le_Grand,simovici ...thx friends.


@ sergioKomic ...bastard!!! :scream:.

@ scootermaya ...thx scooter! ...i wish i could...time scheduyle is a bit small though. I kinda was wishing that u would still be in Paris. :bounce:

@ shakes ...thx friend, i am happy u like him.

@ a-papantoniou ...thx man..i am happy u like him...and..of course u must finish your stuff in this challenge...this rocks..i mean it :bounce:

@ iran_animator ...thanks u , i am happy u like it.

@ Nazirull ...thx fiend...but i think it needs overall too much work to finish. :wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144687891_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144687891_large.jpg)

...trying to approach shape...err..little bit difficult...it's my third one...and first Dino-like..arghh...


C@C are welcomed.

[thebest]

hmmm I don`t know but I think it is more human shaped

[flaeticia]

very simple shapes very simple things very great solutions as always ;)

go go go Dimi !!

yooooooooooooooooooooooo

[scootermaya]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144687891_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144687891_large.jpg)

...trying to approach shape...err..little bit difficult...it's my third one...and first Dino-like..arghh...


C@C are welcomed.

Only one head ?:scream: Naaaaaa, seriously, a bit soon to say anything yet ... but if you can modelise women, you can modelise dragons !:D

[gpepper]

The beginning of the beast looks cool. It smells some work on Zbrush...

[Lemog]

For sure, that smell good here... a roast beast maybe ? :scream:

[Art2]

Now you're going to model a beast too?

Where's the naked lady Dimi?? Come one! :D

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144774891_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144774891_large.jpg)

...beast so far...

C&C are welcomed...

[scootermaya]

Coool !
That's a great beast comming along !
Watch for the size ! The head seems pretty heavy vs the tail; maybe you could enlarge a bit the tail for balance.
You know, it reminds me of the motion picture "Heavy Metal" ... is it some how your inspiration?

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ gpepper ___ it smells? already?...lol...yup ..i am gonna have fun ...i am preparing this the way Meats Meier presents it in Gnomon DVD...i am taking this very carefully prepared...hehe.

@ Lemog ___ roast beast?..lol...hhahaha..yup Dadda...i am gonna cook this some time tonight.

@ flaeticia ___ thx Lady for the support ..i think also that starting in a simple way is the better way to go..:)

@ thebest ___ U meen the original one(form Boris?)..hmm maybe..i am just using it though as a ref ..a very free one...:)

@ scootermaya ___lol...yup one head only...heheheh

@ Art2 ___ Lady is coming ...i thought i leave Lady last to model..i am still thinking her looks and clothing ...err...u know ...nyaaaark! lol

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Coool !
That's a great beast comming along !
Watch for the size ! The head seems pretty heavy vs the tail; maybe you could enlarge a bit the tail for balance.
You know, it reminds me of the motion picture "Heavy Metal" ... is it some how your inspiration?


Yup..head is a bit big...must balance that...about Heavy Metal....argghhhh...U got ME !!...arrghhh...yup...u are right!...u nut!...i was saving that for a surprise...arghh...nyaaaaark!

[rattlesnake]

finally!some hours ago my internet connection didnt allow me to see the images..dont know why, now i can see them, u have a very good base modeling there dim. lots of fun now in zbrush right? cant wait to see the results!:arteest:

[Zapan]

Is it ok for me to find this beast cute ? :D ...

let's see some kickbutt zbrushing ... Go dimi !

cheers ,

-Zapan

[shakes]

beast is looking great so far- thanks for showing the WIP

[raghavendraachari]

Hi friend I constantly watching ur progress its really amazing

Wish good luck

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?threadid=338776

[makaron]

Nyark Demi

the beast looks like a big chicken with 4 legs... hehe.. no, just joking... :p it looks nice, and almost kind... I guess he will look more beastlike when the color is one it :D

[arte-i45]

Hey Dimi, the newest model is really coming along great! It is just that he looks too nice to be a beast. You'll need to ZBrush that out of him. ;) No critiques from me. :D

Matt :)

[JurajMolcak]

progressing very good Dimi! Have to agree with mmbenya about beast look. Now it looks like pretty nice pet, ha ha ha :applause: Want some killer teeth or horns and punchy muscle. Keep going!

[scootermaya]

Nyark Demi

the beast looks like a big chicken with 4 legs... hehe.. no, just joking... :p it looks nice, and almost kind... I guess he will look more beastlike when the color is one it :D

4 chicken legs for me please ! miam :p ! Hahahahahaha !

[Zapan]

the beast looks like a big chicken with 4 legs

Dimi is just trying to find the right balance !! I mean : 3 fingers people ... 4 legs chicken !
That's all about math :scream: .... Nyaaaaaaaaaark !

[thebest]

hmmm he has a bird nose :scream: the bird monster how does this sounds like ?? lol
keep going very cool update


@ thebest ___ U meen the original one(form Boris?)..hmm maybe..i am just using it though as a ref ..a very free one...:)


yeah that`s what I meant

[DimitrisLiatsos]

HAHAHAHAH...u nuts Cgtalkers...ahahah..it's not a chicken and it's not a bad beast ...it's a gentle Beast/Chicken/Dino thinky ..lol ...It's Lady's PET :bounce: .


thanks for the feedback friends...:bounce: .

[scootermaya]

...It's Lady's PET :bounce: .



Yeah ! everyone knows that ! :scream:

I fixed your source and start a cubic pet instead ! :bounce:

http://lamaisondubazar.free.fr/Mes%20images/Animaux/caniche.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

LOL...bastard..stop revealing my sources....lol :D :D ...hahahahaha

[DimitrisLiatsos]

deleted due to corrupted upload....

[makaron]

that pet have a lovely shade of grey... :bounce: haha...

[Lemog]

A new jpeg compression maybe ? :scream: 64000 bits coding ? :D moahahaha... nyaaaaark :twisted:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

lol...i think i have to upload it again...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[glenn23]

I find nothing to crit on that! must be perfect!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144946522_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144946522_large.jpg)

...errr...sorry for the incovinience....uploaded again.

Lady's Pet prepared for ZB..it has the most needed detail in Maya...the real stuff will be added in ZB.. in the last two poses u can see the a possible pose for him ...in final image.

C&C are welcomed.

[makaron]

that chicken looks strong and have a wellbuild body... and still kind of cute... :bounce:

but I like it... lets see some colors now, please Dimi... :)

[thebest]

nice updates keep going

[MT-Cup]

Very cool pet. :applause: I like his look a lot.

[Zapan]

I can easily hear that beast mumbling some NYARK talk .... you know when he's walking around with eyes half opened ... nyark nyark ... nyark nyark ... hmpff ... nyark nyark ... :scream: ...

Can't wait for some Zb sculpting !!

cheers ,

-Zapan

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144997819_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1144997819_large.jpg)

...so far in ZB ...still testing stuff....

C&C are welcomed.

[Rebeccak]

Dimi,

What can I say? You rule. :D

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ makaron ..working on it Lady...:)

@ thebest ...thx mate ..

@ MT Cup ..thx mn...now that his head has this chicken look a bit..it's also difficult to change my mind and make him wild..so i will make him a "kind giant" :)...

@ Zapan..."nyark nyark ... nyark nyark ... hmpff ... nyark nyark ."...ahhahahahahah... NUT Frenhie!..ahahaha :beer::beer:.

[makaron]

ahhh... now we talking pet Dimi.
a small head = small brain... easy to train :)
and a strong, muscular body = can work a lot...
and those small eyes makes him looks evil = scare away the enemy...
no fur = bold is nice... no combing
a big strong tail = can be used to drag him at, when he is about to run off...

hmmm... seems like I describe the perfect male here... :rolleyes: hehe

looks like he will be the perfect pet to you lady... :bounce:

[scootermaya]

ahhh... now we talking pet Dimi.
a small head = small brain... easy to train :)
and a strong, muscular body = can work a lot...
and those small eyes makes him looks evil = scare away the enemy...
no fur = bold is nice... no combing
a big strong tail = can be used to drag him at, when he is about to run off...

hmmm... seems like I describe the perfect male here... :rolleyes: hehe

looks like he will be the perfect pet to you lady... :bounce:

Hey ! We heard that !:twisted:

[Lemog]

Marvellous work on the beast Dimi... really yet impressive :thumbsup:

[scootermaya]

Nice Dimitris! You're doing some amazing modeling on ZB man! Wanna see more:bounce:

[centurionit]

Very nice beast Dimitris...Want to see more...more..more...:thumbsup:

[Womgoose]

Perfect, perfect, perfect.
erm... no crits, more mistakes needed :P

[arte-i45]

Aww, now that is one cute pet, I see what you meant when you said it is a nice beast. Great work on the ZBrush sculpting! :buttrock:

Matt :)

[Nomad]

Exellent pet modeling :thumbsup: and those details wow :eek: looks already fantastic.


Did it makes Easter eggs? :D

[thebest]

Dimi dude I can`t say except that u rock :buttrock: happy easter and weekend dude :cool:
and as always keep going

[JurajMolcak]

Zbrush is quite a misterious tool for me, and you made it even more mysterious. Looks great so far Mr. Dimi! Keep it up :thumbsup:

[Hooch]

Best of Luck Dimm, Great to see your work once again man! :wise:
R' U still working on XSI Dimm?

[shakes]

WOW, superb work! awesome character design Dimitris..totally love it. his face is fantastic, and the whole creature looks very well balanced. lovely mesh, too. congrats

[JacquesPena]

..despite taking about 30 minutes to read through the thread, This is amazing. I'm trying to learn Xsi/zbrush workflow myself, figured you might be the best source for examples. That was cool how you grabbed the paint FX stuff and exported to polys to make the rope for the boat. Good thinking. My favorite is the bridge, I luv the style of the bridge. Obviously, Kick Ass Entry. Good Lucks.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145196380_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145196380_large.jpg)

...Pet..with Displacement and bump map applied....rest of shading is on wip...

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145196533_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145196533_large.jpg)

..another one...

Maya Base modeling ...Zbrush for details and Maps (Disp, Bump...)


C&C are welcomed.

[barbapapa]

hi dimitri. Maybe the skin is too soft for the kind of creature ..i think it looks too smoothed. well. thats something that has to be seen on the finished textures but is just a thougt
Good luck and keep up the good work

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ Lemog, scootermaya ...merci my friends...i am happy u like the pet-beastie..:)

@ centurionit, Womgoose ...:blush: ..thx friends...i am happy u like him..

@ mmbenya ...thx mate...i always am enjoying vry much a ZB sesion, happy u like him..:)


@ Nomad ..thx mate...hahhaha..Easter eggs..him?...nooo...but then again...we are here for the fun...mmmm...ok ..soon.

@ thebest ..thx friend...u 2!

@ Oweron ..thx friend. ZB mysterious ?!?...nooo..just a bit tricky to grasp the interface ...Me making it more mysterious?..noo..i consider me one of the most easy users in ZB..i just spend a lot of time with plain sculpting in ZB and the workflow between ZB and Maya/XSI...:). A more traditional artist should feel more easily at home in ZB...i think.

@ Hooch ...thx man...XSI..yes ..always..i don't think i can stop it now...it's part of my everyday workflow now....

@ shakes ..thx man..i am very happy u like him...:bounce:

@ Sleepinglion ..thx friend...Xsi/zbrush work flow?...weee...i think it 's far easier than Maya/ZB to configureso i think u are going much fun very quickly :). Thanks for your kind words friend.

[varma]

Looks awsome, almost alive! Great wrinckle work and details!
Keep up!
:thumbsup:

[Nothingness]

hey dimitris,

it seems i haven't posted anything up here yet :argh:

but let's make it right heh!

I got a comment on the man with the lantern! :twisted: a small tip on getting the clothes a bit better. I've been doing cloth-texturing for too many days :grin:
I hope you've put your uv's correct, or otherwise my comments are worthless. You're texture looks rather tiled so using a big brush you could just paint a light color and a dark color in some lines. Mostly folowing the folds, but that's not necessary. This would defenetly help the scarf that he's waring, which need it the most i think.

Not much crits on the creature accept the eyes look a bit funny. Doesn't seem he can see anything that's not right next to him. Gives a feeling like a guy that has no neck :argh:
but besides that it looks just great!
curious on the textures.


keep up dude

[thebest]

cool u have great .........ok u got me this time this is kinda of mix between animals

myabe birds head dino`s back corocodile`s tail ........lol lots of thing
anyway just keep going

[glenn23]

Yeah! the wrinkles on the creature look perfect to me! A Zbrush master! I particularly like the corners of the mouth. You can tell he's herbivore and pretty harmless just by that section. Gives him a cute expression too!

[gpepper]

Just great !
A perfect use of ZB and Maya. MR or Renderman ?

[zdepth]

is the concept sketch yours. If not that sounds like cheating. Anyway im new here I probably dont no what im on about. Works cool though look forward to seeing the final image.

[shakes]

I'm in awe mate..superb character, stunning modelling and beautifully zbrushed!
..oh, and I love the lighting, too.

[rattlesnake]

woa! yeah..pretty awesome modeling and detailing sir! more great job for your master piece!:cool:

[Womgoose]

@ Oweron ..thx friend. ZB mysterious ?!?...nooo..just a bit tricky to grasp the interface ...Me making it more mysterious?..noo..i consider me one of the most easy users in ZB..i just spend a lot of time with plain sculpting in ZB and the workflow between ZB and Maya/XSI...:). A more traditional artist should feel more easily at home in ZB...i think.


ZBrush kills me lol.
I love watching you all make such amazing work with it though and I will try to learn it after this challenge is over.

Simply perfect model, he is such a character - almost mini-dinosaur in nature.
:applause:

[tuck]

fantastic model !:thumbsup:

[scootermaya]

Really nice posture. and those ZB effect are really giving something to the skin. Great job mister!:thumbsup:

[Hooch]

Very glad to read that Dimm, XSI Rulez! now I know where to look when I find myself in need of good tips & Tricks! :scream:
keep the good work running! :buttrock:

[Staszek]

Impresive! I see lot of work - many interesting characters ! keep it up!

[vincent1]

I'm a big fan of Boris and Julie myself. Fantastic work. :thumbsup:

My apocalyptic journey:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=324688

[Elendil_le_Grand]

I like it ...
I think the final image will be really superb :thumbsup:

[urgaffel]

Dang dimi, your entry is coming along really well... I feel all lazy and useless now :D Looking forward to some full scene tests (even if you just paste a bunch of tests together) since it would be sweet to see some of the elements all together :)

[ThierryS]

Great Zb modeling Dimitris, looking forward to see all the pieces together on one picture! :bounce:

[arte-i45]

I've said it once and I will say it again, you've done an excellent job sculpting the little fellow. Great work, it was a wonderful personality! :thumbsup:

Matt :)

[InTerceptoV]

The beast looks great. I am really impressed how people can make such a wonderful creatures using ZBrush in such a short time. This software it kind of godsend, but your talent is what makes it alive. ;) Keep up good work.

[Silgrin]

Hmmmmm, is it a pet??

OK, I remember "Planet of the Apes", they`ve been pets once in that world, but this one seems to be even more dangerous!

Apart from evil look, it also has some other, less obvious expression. A very interesting creature, whatever it is and whatever role will play in the final entry:twisted: Looking for more!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145454079_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145454079_large.jpg)

...color experimentation and base for Dino Pet's coloring....


C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ varma, thebest, shakes _ Thanks friends, i am happy u like him.

@ Nothingness _ thanks man..will try to experiment with your sugeestions...much appreciated.

@ Glenn23 _ Thanks man...with your skillz in realism..i am happy to hear all that. Mouth was given much about shape...i didn't want another Dino (Trex style mouth)..and at the same time i wanted him to look capable of doing harm...i hope it shows!

@ gpepper _ Thx monami. It's MR ...with Renderman i am a bit on hold until i have more time with it to play ...but i bet it would look better there..Displacement wise at least. :)

@ Zdepth __ Hey ...no problem...Concept Sketch is part mine..meaning the Lady and Dino and Dwarf guy on pet's back are from a drawing of Boris VALEJO AND JULIE BELL...but i mention that!....if u mean the all idea of concept...Lady near dock of a low tech port and the high tech city on background..Yes that 's mine...

@ rattlesnake, Womgoose __ thx friends...i don't think i could finish so fast this pet without ZB...heheh.

@ tuck _ Thx Thai Power..i am happy u like him. :)

@ scootermaya _ Thx man...i am planning to make many layers in order to build him a nice heavy shader...i want glossy areas and some non specular areas very close ...a Multi Layer sader is needed here i think...i may add saliva too ..if it shows...:wip:

@ Hooch __heeheh....

@ Staszek , vincent1, Elendil_le_Grand __ thx friends.

@ urgaffel __ hey ..don't stop ...if u need otivation...well think of this...how much we can learn each time we finish a project in a challenge. Come..on..chop chop...work!

@ thierry2005 __ thx friend..me too...time is starting to press now...
@ mmbenya _ thx man...i am very happy u like him :beer:.

@ InTerceptoV _ Yes i agree..it's something like that (ZB)...the funny part is that most of the people using it move back and forth through other apps but they always take their ZB with themm..heheheh. Thansk for the kind words, u are doing awesome work..oh ..and i saw what the toom stone writes..:cool:

@ Silgrin _ well i am happy u find him so mysterious...thx firend.


:bounce:

[gpepper]

Great ! The texture looks nice ! Can't wait to see it rendered with Maya !

[Vedic-kings]

Nice texturing and ZB work!

Can't wait to see this monster with the other character!

Keep it up!

[Gunilla]

Oh my! That pet is lovely :bounce:
Great work on the sculpting and the texture is just ... OUMZAA!!

If I had a bigger flat I would adopt him :D

[thebest]

nice chicken keep going

[scootermaya]

Oh my! That pet is lovely :bounce:
Great work on the sculpting and the texture is just ... OUMZAA!!

If I had a bigger flat I would adopt him :D

Yeah ! Just imagine how many dinomites and other bug pets we can raise on this fellow ! Miam!

Great Job Dimi ! 20 layers at least ! Saliva ... bueark ! Swet as well ? :drool:

[Lemog]

How it's possible to crti that... of course, it's just OUMZAA!! :thumbsup:

:scream: hahahaha....

[coochaki]

great work on zbrush!
looking to see more... .. .
keep going---->... .. .:)

[Zapan]

OUUUMMMZZZAAAA :bowdown:

[scootermaya]

OUUUMMMZZZAAAA ? :surprised

[Lemog]

...si... OUUUMMMZZZAAAA ? :thumbsup: hahaha :scream:

[scootermaya]

...si... OUUUMMMZZZAAAA ? :thumbsup: hahaha :scream:

With post like this one, we will not get the literary price on this chalenge !:curious:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145550412_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145550412_large.jpg)

Color map is nearly finish ...i will experiment a bit more with Deco brush...but all in all it's this...

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145550892_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1145550892_large.jpg)

...and one more...nearly at the angle he will be seen in composition.


C&C are welcomed

[Womball]

WOW! The only crits I give are that its a bit even. The bumps all look about the same height and the coloring could use a just a small a bit more variation. Otherwise very impressive!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Attention...Attention...to all CGtalkers ....


Happy EASTER ...and OUUUMMMZZZAAAA :wavey:

time for fun...oooumazzzzaaaa! :bounce:

[makaron]

merry christmas and OUUUMMMZZZAAAA :bowdown:and or the chicken... he looks great now, with skin and all... well done Dimi... :bounce:

[Womgoose]

Lovely work on the model and the textures.
I especially like the upper back leg texturing.
Is he going to have a physical eyeball?

Oh and I don't know what it means but OUUUMMMZZZAAAA! :bounce:

[scootermaya]

Ok then, happy birthday too and OUUUMMMZZZAAAA !:scream: :beer: :bounce: :thumbsup:

[Zapan]

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! and ... and OUUUUMMMZZZZAAAAAA !!! :bounce: :bounce: .... w00t , plop !

one day we should ask Gunie what is it mean ...

[monsitj]

wow ! nice model and texture! your skill is great! nothing to crites mate! but what is......OUUUMMMZZZAAAA !:twisted::eek:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

hhahahaha .....it's ........ OOOOOUUUUMMMZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Gunilla]

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! and ... and OUUUUMMMZZZZAAAAAA !!! :bounce: :bounce: .... w00t , plop !

one day we should ask Gunie what is it mean ...

Hahaha! You crazy people! :bounce::bounce: Everyone is going OUUMZZAAAH! :D

It's just a word for when no other word is suitable... it could be whatever you want. :scream:

[scootermaya]

Hahaha! You crazy people! :bounce::bounce: Everyone is going OUUMZZAAAH! :D

It's just a word for when no other word is suitable... it could be whatever you want. :scream:

I got it , a new portenaoik party !:thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

Hi Dimitris, so great model you did with that creature, i like its textures too, fantastic and no more. :drool:

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Dimitris, love your demo reel -- especially the "Sparrow" vehicle (nice interplay between its namesake and form)...the dancing elephant is just cute as a button too. Good luck!


(the "Lady's Pet...wip" image you've uploaded seems not to display entirely?...just the top centimeter or so downloads as an image....also, the integra site seems to be either down or...is the splash also underconstruction? Looking forward to seeing it sometime in the future if so...finally the second link to your modeling reel in your public profile is not working..."reel/modeling reel" < the "modeling reel" link opens a blank page...guess you are busy!! --Which is a good thing!)

[Elendil_le_Grand]

A really beautiful and strange pet :)

[gpepper]

Cool work on textures Dimitris !
In my opinion it will need some cool skin shader with some specular but I'm sure you will do this fine ! ;)

[arte-i45]

You're doing a beautiful job texturing Mr. Liatsos! :bounce::eek: Nothing else needs to be said.

Matt :)

[Climax]

Nice pet, does it bite? :buttrock: good job Dim! :bounce:

[shakes]

simply AWESOME work Dimitris..you rock!! the texturing is a feast for the eyes..big congrats-he's perfect.

[MT-Cup]

Great job on the pet! The texture is fantastic. I'd like to pet the cute little thing, but I think the skin would not a bit rough for the petting. ;) His coloring and texutre is perfect. I am in awe. :thumbsup:

[Tremoside]

I have to say Dimi this work from you is my personal favorite from you since i follow these challenges. Great and a lot LOT of work! Respect for it :bowdown: Just waiting for the full scene to see how things work together. :wavey:

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Dimitris, can't wait to see this texture completed and lit...and the final scene, should be fantastic!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146004396_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146004396_large.jpg)

...well...here are some experiments on his shaders. I find the solution of SSS very interesting on this although i am not yet very confident with it's use...but here some comparing for discussion and comments.


C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ oceanbluesky ___ Thx friend. Yes site is down 'cuase i changed server and i am also reconfiguring stuff these days. It will up soon again with everything operational again.

@ Elendil_le_Grand ___ thx firend...i am having a little bit difficulty to choose his final shading look ..but i am glad u like him at this point .;)

@ gpepper __ indeed it needed work..heheheh...tell me what u think now...although i am still not so efficient with that SSS thinky...lol...:banghead:.

@ mmbenya, Climax, shakes ___ :beer: ..thx friends...glad u dropped by !:wavey:

@ MT Cup ___ thx friend..indeed now with tha bump and Disp in place ..he is a little bit difficult to pet...hehehe. :beer:

@ Tremoside ___ thx man..i am glad to hear this..The thing is it needs a lot of work to finish ..i just hope for the rest of this that the 32 days left are ok..if u keep mind that we have to work for a leaving too...hehehe. But i will finish this in any case ...i hope u like the final image too. :beer:



:bounce: bubble out.

[JurajMolcak]

Dimi, dimi, dimi... your progressing is just superb. About your SSS experiments - well, SSS one looks more friendly because of there is no eye in first one, ha ha ha :wip: Now, seriously, I feel more life within blinn shaded one in this stage. SSS one looks more plastic to me. But, you´ve got strong eye and I am nearly sure you will master it. Keep going...

[MT-Cup]

Nice to see the little guy with eyes and a tongue. Maybe a black or dark green tongue though? The red is just a bit too saturated for him, it seems. I could be wrong. The bright yellow eye works for me though. I think I like the first shader better. The color variations in his skin blend better. His skin seems to "fit" him better than the second shader. That's personal opinion though, as I can't see what the final look was that you had in your mind's eye. I defer to the master. :bowdown:

[Womgoose]

I like certain areas of both shaders.
I came across the same problem and decided to use both.
The SSS was far too overpowering and rubbery on the pink pig and the blinn was flat and washed out.
I combined them both in PS and it seems to work quite well and gave me full control for when the lighting changed.

The same principle should work on this little guy as well ;)

[Climax]

The one beelow looks better, the bump map is better apreciated, did the sss shader created that modification? i though it should have done a very different effect, but looks cool anyway, the pet looks very good, I like his little chicken face :cool:

[makaron]

I like the one with SSS on, the skin looks maybe a little bit too wet, but that suits him, make the pet more lizzard like... and he have... ένα γλυκό πρόσωπο... :love:

[cgoz]

mr sss rules! what can i say.great texturing and modeling...will there be a saddle?

[gpepper]

I think your misss should be clean with a nice specular map and a reflexion map. Maybe you used some ?
In my opinion, sss looks better there are more depth in this shader, looks pretty much organic, but you are right you let this shader as it is, it needs more work on specular and reflexion...

[shakes]

the sss one definitely looks more vibrant..superb Dimitris! tongue looks alittle too red, but I guess you're doing that. Beautiful.

[Versiden]

very nice texturing, the SSS looks alot better. work on the tongue a bit, it's maybe a bit too red.

[scootermaya]

very nice man ! I love your texturing (remember, the turntable is in white!)

[InTerceptoV]

Wow... the combination with textures and subsurface looks really great. The sss look more sweet, but I dont know if it is real since dinos probably had skin more like in your first (blinn) render. But who cares, if it looks better then why not do it with sss.... ;)

Good luck.

[agou]

hey great work!!! your texturing and your modeling look nice, using SSS is a good thing, maybe it looks a bit wet (ups it had been said).
Keep it up!:wip:

[Squibbit]

awesome work dude, with the lizard and scene and everything :thumbsup:


.

[splotch]

hey mate...


nice work i love txturing its really wonderful keep it up
wish you the best

good luck

[Gunilla]

Yup - like the rest I prefer the SSS version - very nice!

Αγαπητό Dimi, κάνετε θαυμάσια καλά για αυτήν την πρόκληση! Είναι μια ευχαρίστηση να ακολουθηθεί και να αποβουτυρωθεί Ouuumzzaaaa!

:D

[Zapan]

SSSalut !!

Great to see your progreSSS , that beaSSSt totally rockSSS , both teSSSt workSSS fine to me ... I do have a favorite one , but you SSSurely know which one !

Maybe with a SSSpecular weight lighter and it will be perfect to me !

oh δυνατός oumza ηγέτης !!! :scream:

cheerSSS ,

-Zapan

[gpepper]

SSSalut !!

Great to see your progreSSS , that beaSSSt totally rockSSS , both teSSSt workSSS fine to me ... I do have a favorite one , but you SSSurely know which one !

Maybe with a SSSpecular weight lighter and it will be perfect to me !

oh δυνατός oumza ηγέτης !!! :scream:

cheerSSS ,

-Zapan

This joke have already been done the last challenge, too late Cadex ! ;)

[rattlesnake]

no doubt the lower one looks better man...maybe u can try to lighten up the color map on the sss material , in my experience it gots darker than a regular material but maybe is because im not using it right..lol!

anyway, really awesome pet :bounce::)

[M477]

Yeah another vote for the bottom - although I agree with everyone saying the tongue should be black, and I also think the SSS skin looks a little high in the specular.


As always, great work Dimi! :bounce:

[Xtronik]

Wow!
What a great galopoulosayra!!!:bounce::thumbsup:

[sergioKomic]

blin blin blin......

:wise::scream::thumbsup:

[flyingP]

weeeeelll, is all looking Dimi.......why haven't you finished yet ? :D

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146143476_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146143476_large.jpg)

...Dino pet finished. I have rebuild the Fast Skin SSS shader ...i think i have learned a great deal these 3 days about it.

I hope u like it.
One bigger render follows.

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146143627_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1146143627_large.jpg)

..And one bigger render..well just a bit.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Ooops...thx friends for comments on SSS and his looks in general. I tried to make it work as good as possible..for now..Thank u all for your time commenting on this...


And now some spam....

@ Scooter .....yup i remember ! :D

@ InTerceptoV ...yup...indeed , if it looks cool ...no matter if it's sss or not...thx man! :cool:

@ To Bonanza-French-Swed - Fin community...ooooummmmzaaaaaSSS :p

@ Xtronik ___ no man...it's race is Agourogamosayros o Ammodis. :argh:.lol....

@ sergioKomic __ SSS, SSS, SSS .... :p.

@ flyingP ___ wahhhaaaa...how can i finish u nut ?...half the day i work ..the other half i am preparing for my trip ...and at night i have to take the dog out...lol...Hey!!...where is James ? :hmm: ( I hope your dog won't bite me man...lol)...oh ..open your msn once and a while u nut!



Bubble out...must go to client now....

[Nothingness]

great job on the eye,

he sure looks like a peacefull lil' pet!

About the fast SSS: how fast is it actually? And is it the one inspired by rasamaya's fast SSS?

Would be nice if you could show us an update, showing the difference of rendering with and without the fast SSS.
So far i havn't took the time to examine it, so i used the fake SSS by dear stahlberg.
But it also needs much tweeking depending on the lighting!

[gpepper]

excellent near perfection !

[simovici]

Very nice texture of the skin.:shrug:

[thebest]

cool keep going

[flaeticia]

WoW ! Excellent work of texturing and modeling ! Thats really great ;)

:thumbsup:


Keep up the good way Dimi !

[Elendil_le_Grand]

I'm impressed by your skill ...
Really cool :)

[flyingP]

..open your msn once and a while u nut!


is open almost every day :shrug:

[Agamemnwn]

it's race is Agourogamosayros o Ammodis. :argh:.lol....

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH . Awesome creature dimitri :D the zbrushing looks amazing on it :D

[layetut]

You're on your way! The character is looking alive. The textures are great. I would definitely keep and eye out to see how this ends up.

-Lin

[soapy]

Nice work on the dino pet, it looks superb. And likewise the lantern guy, I love his cloth materials. :-)

[theWOODman]

Hey I really dig your pet DimitrisLiatsos. It looks like a "ZBrush" quality model. There's only one thing that I noticed about it. I"m not sure of your intentions for the mouth whether it was meant to be a beak or more of a "fleshy" kind of mouth.
If it was meant to be a beak, then it kinda looks too soft in appearance. Beaks tend to be more rigid, smooth, and shiny.

Since it is yellowish in appearance, I guessed it was some type of beak.
Just a thougth.....Great model though :thumbsup:

[SONIC-X]

Great looking dino pet DimitrisLiatsos.Lots of work gone into those textures.Exellent work dude.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Thanks friends for the crits and comments. U must forgive me for some days ...i am working on a bit difficult tv spot so i am not such a good sport here. But i will be starting again next week. :bounce:

Woody ..thx man...nice thought...i think i can experiment on that....will talk on that when i finish this work i am doing now.

Cya soon...:beer:


P.S ; i have worked a bit some days back on the dwarf who is sitting on Dino's back and also some on the city that is in the background...will have a lot to post some time next
week....weeeeeeeee.

[Lemog]

Nice to hear you are working as a fool mate... well... finish your working project and come soon to finish your masterpiece Dimi... :thumbsup:

...and don't forget the resting :beer:

[Climax]

Nice!, :twisted: so, you mean we will have to wait another week for a new update??? damn!, well, i guess I better turn of my computer until then! :D
Keep going my friend! and good luck with your spot :wip:

[Zapan]

U must forgive me for some days ...i am working on a bit difficult tv spot so i am not such a good sport here.

Forgive you for what ? ... working ? ... oh yeah totally unexcusable , go sit over there ... :argh:

i have worked a bit some days back on the dwarf who is sitting on Dino's back and also some on the city that is in the background...will have a lot to post some time next
week....weeeeeeeee

errr.... phew ... hum ... *deep breath* ... :

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

. plop:bounce:

cheers ,

-Zapan

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147425332_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147425332_large.jpg)

...Dwarf wip...must finish his model today...errr..

C&C are welcomed.

P.S ; i guess i have too little time now..but ...let's see what happens....

[Scrat-D]

Very nice ! Keep up ! I hope your achievement to finish him today will become real! :) Nice work Dimi! Always inspiring us!

[MT-Cup]

Great looking character. We know you can do it! :applause:

[Lemog]

Incredible face and incredible look... of course I like much... nothing to crit for the moment... I just want you finish your masterpiece in time now... That sounds good if you're back Dimi... much chance for us... GO GO GO now...

LeNut... :scream:

[thebest]

cool updates dude keep going but fast cuz time is passing

[ChewyPixels]

P.S ; i guess i have too little time now..but ...let's see what happens....

FIGHT TO THE END, DIMI!! :scream:

I know it's pretty much impossible for me to finish on time, but I will work, work, work to the end! :buttrock:

[glenn23]

I hate to put too much pressure on you but we really want to see this get done. You can probably go a week without sleep before serious psychosis sets in. And then you might get some of your best work done! So what's to lose?

Besides your mind.

[Gunilla]

Hey Dimi, do you need some pushing here? :)
You definitely have to finish this one - I think it's your best and most interesting piece so far (from what I've seen) ... so go go go!
We will be here cheering you on for sure :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147443596_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147443596_large.jpg)

...errr...full throttle on this....

The thought is ...low poly detail...set on Pose in Maya after with a fast rig (already used rig in other chars)...set on DinoPet's back ..posed...back in Zbrush for more details Texturing(GUVtiles & ProjectorMaster)...Back in Maya for Render.

Arghhhh...weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....


C&C are welcomed.

Thanks friends for the push.I don't know if i can make it...but at least i will try.
Very gratefull for your friendly push. :)

[gpepper]

Cool an update !

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147451864_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147451864_large.jpg)

...The model In Maya ready for rig and pose tests.


C&C are welcomed.

[barbapapa]

wow you are going fast, keep it up

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147461287_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147461287_large.jpg)

...arghhhh...i am working as fast as i can ....hands need some work...but will fix this after i get to a composition stage....

...rendered in ZB with default material...

C&C are welcomed

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147461386_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147461386_large.jpg)

...one more angle....

....weeeeeeeeeeeeee....

C&C are welcomed...

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ gpepper ...yeah ..finally..lol...Let's see what i can do in the very little time now...:bounce:.

@ barbapapa ...thx man...actually i am going as fast as i can now...no time...:wip::wip:.


:bounce:

[centurionit]

Oh man...Is wonderfull. I love it....I can't wait to see your image in high resolution......Great!!!


http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=330707

[Climax]

Great dwarf, looks awsome on the pet :thumbsup:

[glenn23]

You're incredible! It's almost like watching you model in real time. Kinda like that Bay Raitt video.

We've got to push you more often.

[thebest]

cool work dude u rock :buttrock: very cool dwarf he looks very powerfull to have such a pet lol
keep going "faster faster faster faster faster...................."

[authentic]

excellent modeling and poses dimitri. If I look for a crit I would just say that the top of the neck of the beast seems a little strange but nobody will se that :scream:
good luck.

[shakes]

You're just AWESOME, Dimitris!! nothing to crit..perfect as ever. fits the creature brilliantly. keep em coming!

[monsitj]

jeezzz! very nice model my friend!! the dwarf is awesome! nothing to crits ,but if you can transfer all of detail in model into mental ray , it will be cool !

[Gunilla]

Wow! I can't believe the speed you're working in ...just amazing :eek:
The dwarf looks great - really nice pose! So, just keep going now.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147542765_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147542765_large.jpg)

...errr...test if this all renders in Maya MR...it's ok...also started some tests on Dwarf's skin with Fast SSS in Maya...(very early stage)

I will post also a bit bigger render.

It's still in early stage...but i want to finish his shading tonight.

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147542939_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147542939_large.jpg)

..a bit closer.

...errrrr....i need coffeee...pluf(runs to kitchen to make one...)


......shoot me...!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ centurionit ...thx man...let's hope that there will be one in the time for the challenge. If not, i will post it later..:)

@ Climax ....thx man..i am happy u like him...!

@ glenn23 ___ :blush::blush::blush: ...about push...yeah..lol..it seems so..heheh. Thx man for the kind words.

@ thebest .... i am going faster...i am...:D :bounce:

@ authentic ...thx man...neck?..problem?..err...paint it over...maybe i can fix it..thanks!!


@ shakes __ :blush:....i 'll try friend...too little time...too little...thank u for the support.

@ monsitj ... thx Thai power-man! ...i am happy u like him. well ..yes it seems Maya can handle all that . And in a fast test it can handle everything in one scene so far...let's see. I am trying to optimize the scene all the time. There is no time for error in this...lol .

@ Gunilla ..thanks Lady..i will try to finish this in time one way or the other...:bounce:

[makaron]

me like that dwarf. looks really good on the chickenbeast... :)

and here Dimi, just for you... http://hem.bredband.net/makaron/engel/tea_cup3.gif

[Climax]

Applied a fast user in maya too eh? good job pal! :thumbsup: That's what i like to see, working fast and good! :bounce: hurry up my friend!

[MT-Cup]

No c & c here. it's all good.

[coochaki]

great work mate!

nothing to crit!
keep going!--->.... .. .

[KOryH]

Well THAT'S the sexiest dino riding dwarf I've ever seen. And I have seen my fair share!

Keep up the great work

[shakes]

WICKED! superb textures and light. err..what's that thing next to his butt? it looks like a tail from the other shot..maybe it needs to not be so..er..limp?!

[InTerceptoV]

Great work on texturing of Dwarf. I see you really like subsurface. ;) The fast skin is so great that once you apply it to object you need juast a little texturing to get the real skin.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147598477_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147598477_large.jpg)

...Dwarf textured.....maybe i should lower a bit the specularity...
And also maybe make his hat a bit more colorfull...
what do u think..?

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147598602_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147598602_large.jpg)

...One more with both of them....

C&C are welcomed....

(...runs to make coffee again...)

plop !

[ilusiondigital]

The tex of the dino is just great =)


Greetings

[thebest]

keep running dude lol hey I want a coffee too hmmm sorry :bounce: wasn`t for you lol

[MT-Cup]

I don't know if adding color to the dwarf would be a good idea. Hard to tell without seeing all the final figures together, but it might be a distraction. :shrug: He looks great.

[Zapan]

Hi there U nut !! :bounce:

Running like fool don't you ? the bodybuilder dwarf looks awesome !
And now a tail ?!?! sure .... why not ... no horns or 6 fingers on the lady ... plz :scream:

Keep up the spiffy work Dimi !

cheers ,

-Zapan

[Elendil_le_Grand]

This work is really impressive :)

[Lemog]

Speechless work Dimi... great progression in your skills... clap clap clap my friend... this work rocks :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147805085_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147805085_large.jpg)

...ok...after too much coffee...errr...

scene...witl light setup and lopw poly city behind. I need to add some volumetric eefects in here ad of course the Lady...

P.S ; I have a backup plan in case i can't finish the Lady in time...(hihihihi).

C&C are welcomed.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ ilusiondigital --- thx friend...glad u like it!

@ thebest --- me just had enough coffee for a week.

@ MT Cup --- oh u are right!...ididn't...just tuned up a bit his specularity...will post in scene soon now.

@ Zapan ...hahahah..thx monami...oh don't worry Lady will be normal...5 fingers and no tail..hhahahaha.


@ Elendil_le_Grand --- happy u like it. Thanks for the kind words.

@ Lemog --- Thanks Dadda ! :bounce:


:bounce:...of for more...errrr...coffee...nooo..i got to get out a bit for a walk....Cya. :bounce:

[MT-Cup]

Very nice set up. :thumbsup: I hope you do finish the lady. She's some character. Exquisite work, Dimi! :thumbsup:

[shakes]

gosh..what a gigantic scene Dimitris..should be amazing!

[thebest]

wow Dimi u rock as always :thumbsup:

[Gunilla]

Impressive scene setup - this will be huge! Looks like you're going to make it well on time too - just some more coffee and you're there :thumbsup:

[makaron]

you did it Dimi... I´m lacking any words to write now... I just find the view... :thumbsup:

[Scrat-D]

Very nice work so far... Let's see what's next ! :) Congratulations Dimi!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147957532_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147957532_large.jpg)

...only 9 days left...arghhh....

here is a start on Lady..i have to ulpoad also the modeling wips for city on back...but later...got to run now...



.......plop.

[MT-Cup]

Oooo tantalizing little bit you drop on us. :applause:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147975326_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147975326_large.jpg)

...still going...

C&C are welcomed.

[Womball]

She looks pretty clean. I think you could add some edge loops to define the location of the abdominal region and chest. But that's just my approach to topology. I'm going to be an XSI user soon too! Just need to fix a dongle and figure out how to install the license.

[lotaH]

Great start!! :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147995684_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9630/9630_1147995684_large.jpg)

....err...this is really as fast i ever did go on making a female base body...so point out any errors......questions on workflow..anything...yay!...

P.S...oh ..rest of scene is rendered and ready..i just wanna see if i will make it with Lady in...weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

C&C are welcomed.

[Squibbit]

a head would be nice

and some hands and feet, too , eh?



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[DimitrisLiatsos]

@ Womball ...thanks man..done..To be honest i don't worry much for edge loops right now...at least not more needed to bring a clean model in ZBrush for sculpting...It's not going to any animation or something...so i just care for a clean model. :)

@ lotaH ...thanks man..hey how are u?...:bounce:



:bounce:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

a head would be nice

and some hands and feet, too , eh?



.



LOL...yeah u nut!..i can't do everything at once...i just follow my workflow on this...


Heeeeyyy...I vote FINLAND tonight at Eurovision..weeee...those guys were Great! :bounce:

[Squibbit]

Heeeeyyy...I vote FINLAND tonight at Eurovision..weeee...those guys were Great! :bounce:

yea Lordi rulez ,heh



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[shakes]

go Dimitris you crazy boy! she looks great so far..I'm sure you can do it!

[thebest]

wow dimi ur work is very cool nothing more to say except keep going :thumbsup: and very nice fast woman lol

[rattlesnake]

i think this is a really good base modeling!..go Dimi!! u can do it..!:thumbsup::bounce:

[Art2]

Heeeeyyy...I vote FINLAND tonight at Eurovision..weeee...those guys were Great! :bounce:

I didn't watch it, but I saw those guys on another show and they had these monster suits on... haha, great.

How quick are you with creating a character Dimi? 2 days for one completed textured rigged model?
Is she going to have clothes on? :scream: :D
Can't wait to see it finished, you nut, heh.

[Zapan]

Yeah U nut :bounce: :buttrock: :eek: :wise: :applause: :thumbsup:.... .... .... :love: :scream:

You're gonna make it .... on time ... in a wonderful way ... with da lady !! weeeeeee ....

cheers ,

-Zapan

ps : thx a lot my friend for your really kind words in my thread :bowdown:

[lotaH]

@ lotaH ...thanks man..hey how are u?...:bounce:


I am happy here, learning with your work!

I have not been placing my opinion why I don't know ZBrush a lot. I am waiting to give opinions in the final scene... lol

That woman is very good. I am studying to do equal (but in the real world... lol)

Continue like this, it is being very good.

[InTerceptoV]

Great modelling Dimitris. I really like the girl even without the head. :) GO GO GO!!!