3d Male : First Try

[BiTMAP]

wireframe \o/

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body_wire.jpg

[BiTMAP]

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body2.jpg

I was told by my buddy over ICQ that he can see the mesh better now, I guess I have to agree :D

[BiTMAP]

wow I'm impressed with my own shader! It looks good period (well at least to me and i've been up 20+ hours so maybe it doesn't?)

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body3.jpg

[squidinc]

hey bitmap, could you post a link to those reference images, I could use a reference for general muscle structure, something my organics lack, good work so far keep going :thumbsup:

[BiTMAP]

I don't know if i can there from a drawing book i got from a site, uhh I think i can..

also alot of the muscle structure is just me doing what i think looks right, which is scary cuase according to my buddy its pretty close...

[BiTMAP]

ahh more work done (i've been workin on this sucker for like 9 hours!! )

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body4.jpg

Just blocking out the shoulders, I have very bad refrence on this area so i'm just getting the parts in and then moving em to shape, right now his collerbones are through his neck! lol I broke mine so i can't use both of em for refrence but I think i can get it from memory :D

(updated picture :D Coller bones are getting closer to the right place :D lol )

[BiTMAP]

alright much better...

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body5.jpg

[JonM]

thats looking great man, wish I could model like that!! :)

[BiTMAP]

I was getting bored of the neck and starting the back so I added the bellybutton! (it needs a wee bit o tweeking still but that'll come)

http://members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body6.jpg

[Crash]

Hey Bitmap that's a great start. Hard to crit anything now, maybe the chest muscles are a tig to small, in the Y axis I mean. Good luck mate, waiting for updates. Greetz :beer:

[leigh]

Hmmm... that's looking rather stylised, as opposed to realistic... I'm not really sure what kind of look you are going for, but if you are after an anatomically correct model, you should check out some good anatomical references before you continue.

You are certainly on the right track, it's just that some areas here and there need to be tweaked somewhat, especially areas like the rib cage, and the way that it meets the rest of the abdomen.

Your model is also looking a wee bit too blocky, which you should try and eliminate. The human body is a wonderful bunch of curves and contours, so try and work those into your model a little more :)

My best advice to you would be to check out some good anatomical sites, such as Fineart.sk (http://www.fineart.sk/), as well as stuff by the great masters like Michaelangelo and Leonardo. Also, it helps to do extensive sketches before modelling a character, as this helps you to figure out your form before you start the process of building it.

I can see that you have a good grasp on your modelling tools, now it's just a matter of developing your sense of form and shape :)
Good luck :thumbsup:

[Remi]

I'm with leigh in every word....well said:applause:

Keep working on it Bitmap and lets see how far you get on this..:thumbsup:

[gills]

also, for such a well sculpted and muscular body, the stomach needs, for lack of a better work, the shape of a "six pack"

[BiTMAP]

i'll do what you said leigh, and about the boxyness, I think its becuase i've not fully pulled the body around into a full shape, It was extreamly flat but as i make the back and connect I see it rounding out...


anyways Heres what I have of the back so far, I'm going to continue adding detail to the spine, I think it definatly needs some tweeking, I know it isn't right but i'm not exactly sure which polys to pull yet, I'll get it though don't worry folks!

http://www.members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body7.jpg

[BiTMAP]

http://www.members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body8.jpg

I need to look at fineart get some good back ref's.

[BiTMAP]

An updated front :
http://www.members.shaw.ca/timgauthier/body9.jpg

progressing slowly. Dissapointed that the usual no replies happen to my thread... oh well!

[Remi]

The line where the ribcage meets the abdomon look strange to me..maybe make it a little less defined...does that make sense..good model though...keep um comin:thumbsup:

[BiTMAP]

thnx remi :) I adjusted the rib cage a bit (actualy the groove more then the actual cage). IF i want to finish this for school (It definatly beats my VW With turbines i'm doing in max ;) ) then I need to finish this sucker! :D

[RiVeN]

bring his "pecs" down a bit... like don't make them so short... if that makes any sens... they don't extend down far enough, or stop too high up... bah im terrible with words

also that little, uh, god i dont know how to say this... that upside down U accross his chest looks too defined, or too big of a depth change, or something, rofl...

if any of what i just said made sense, i want a cookie!!!

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

and i've lived in texas most my life, not like i'm a foreigner, i just don't know what those parts of the body are called, i was just checking a reference and they looked odd... i'd give u the link but my comp crashed cuz it's ghetto and i don't remember where i was :thumbsdow

but yeah it looks good, great modelling, keep it up :applause:

[BiTMAP]

yeah I r canadian ;) so u ARE forign anyways I was thinking they may be too high, dammit now it looks like i'm the one who posts all the time, MOER TRAFFIC,.... wait maybe if I post more pictures! lol

[BiTMAP]

just bumping as i've updated shots 8-9 (the 2 last shots) with a current render.

[Remi]

The line going down the center of the back is a bit odd...the abdomon muscles still need to be fixed too...I don't know what it is...but it looks fishy to me....keep going:thumbsup:

[BiTMAP]

What exactly do you mean by the adomin muscles? I don't quite understand what is wrong?..

[Remi]

I hope this helps....:shrug:

[Remi]

Hey...remember...it's just my opinion...you don't have to change it...:thumbsup:

[BiTMAP]

ahh ok :D yeah thats actualy something i was working on fixing already :D I need to show the ribcage without overdoing it again :D

[monotypic]

bah.. candian's are just jelous cause they wanna be our 51st state....

:D

i'm with remi... that and i'd bring the pecs down a bit..... update:wavey:

[cuse]

this is a very nice model so far... :)

plus, i agree with the other comments about the pec's if your looking for a realistic look, but its looking nice and stylised so (personally) i would leave it... but that me just aint it :)



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[leigh]

I have just removed an insulting post from Multifrog.

Multifrog - Please keep insulting comments from your posts. If you consider yourself to be such an elite expert, perhaps you shouldn't be resorting to such nasty comments.
Such attitutes are not welcome here. You have been warned.

Leigh

[monkeysweat]

Here are some pics that might help your anatomy. They might be small...does anyone know how to post larger images?

[AmbientLight]

If you have a website you can link it. Or you can mail it to him. Man, I'd love to get it in much larger resolution, too, if it's ok with you :)

Thanks.

[monkeysweat]

those pics came from ww.fineart.sk but before that they were in arnies bodybuilding book. If Iget the time I'll post a link to some fullsize scans.

[cuse]

oh i would love to try and model arnie and his 'beuooootiful muscleeees!!!'

actually a tutorial on that would rock! :)

psssst.LIEGH
very intruiged to what was said??? tell me:scream:

hehe





cuse

[floh]

What is the name of the bodybuilding book with arnie's muscle pics?

I want order it over Amazon for reference for muscle modeling.

And I need the link to the fullsized scans too!

[monkeysweat]

The book is called Arnold Schwarzeneggers Encyclopedia of Modern BodyBuilding. I think it just got reprinted too, with more photos. Here's another pic...still working on that link.

[BiTMAP]

wow thanks guys I've not even known that there was posts here :) I should prolly start working on this character again.

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