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SpaceJASE

03-11-2002, 05:32 PM

Didn't get too far on last month's challenge. Hoping to do better this time around.

Mephistopheles seems to be more of an imp (according to some sites) than I imagined. I pictured something ...larger ...more violent.

Anyways - here are some sketches I drew for a character I call "Meph" in my thesis (who knows when that'll be finished). He's meant to be a physical manifestation of violence/hate/rage.
Seemed appropriate for this challenge and I can hit two birds with one stone this way!

I'll get working on the model today after work.

SpaceJASE

03-11-2002, 05:33 PM

some details...

MichaelHebel

03-11-2002, 08:38 PM

Are you kind of professional artist or what... this concept is awesome. Want to see it modeled

SpaceJASE

03-11-2002, 11:01 PM

Thanks for the compliment!
Als Ich in Deutchland war, wohnte Ich in Ruhrgebiet. Aber das war 12 jahre vorher...

Just another sketch I did (in a meeting this morning) ;)

Joel Hooks

03-11-2002, 11:04 PM

I love concept art almost as much (if not more sometimes) as the final pieces.

Can't wait to see this bad mofo in his full glory. Your sketches are solid.

Firegold

03-11-2002, 11:27 PM

i dunno but that's not what i have in mind when i think of mephisto

The Time Serpent

03-11-2002, 11:42 PM

strange but all my sources picture mephistophels or as a beautiful in evil way human with a goatee and a very good sense of fashion, or a human with a fox head

BASSit

03-12-2002, 12:00 AM

Hey, these drawings are great - and i love his pig nose ;)

I think it´s called artistical freedom to make the god as you see him or you want him ! And who knows - maybe this god (or demon) has just the name of an existing god :lightbulb

Hope to see him in 3D soon...

AnimBot

03-12-2002, 12:59 AM

Hey man it's looking prettey good. You do look like a proffesional artist can I have your autograph!!!!:D Hey why don't you post the head you got done for the last challenge I'm sure the lovely people here would love to see that too.

SpaceJASE

03-12-2002, 01:00 AM

Yeah - he's just a character for my thesis... who happens to be named "Meph" so I don't just refer to him as "the-big-guy-with-a-pig-nose"
(I named all the antagonists other satan pseudonyms)

- or I could just go with the artistic license thing... :p

SpaceJASE

03-12-2002, 09:26 AM

model started...
not too confident with sub-d yet... but trying! pretty fun!

SpaceJASE

03-16-2002, 08:37 AM

got the hand worked out (with fingernails!) started the face. hope to make some progress thiss weekend.

AnimBot

03-16-2002, 11:27 AM

Hey check out those finger nails. That's also a cool vantage point.

SpaceJASE

03-18-2002, 09:28 AM

got the eye and ear set up...
gotta work some more on the nose and a lot more on the mouth.

SpaceJASE

03-19-2002, 09:31 AM

stuck some horns on 'im.
now that i see the whole i'm not sure about that nose...
must - work - faster . . .

Joel Hooks

03-19-2002, 09:39 AM

I would try and match it to the drawing. i think you had good proportion there. Right now it needs to scale height and XYZ also. Shorter and smaller in general.

It's looking killer though.

AnimBot

03-19-2002, 09:43 AM

HOLY CRAP!! nice update man he's starting to look real cool.

SpaceJASE

03-19-2002, 09:44 AM

will do!
... tomorrow...
sleep now

SpaceJASE

03-22-2002, 11:00 AM

got some work done yesterday & today...
need to work more on the legs perhaps.

SpaceJASE

03-22-2002, 11:01 AM

wanted to do his gear...
wala! skull belt/loin-cloth!

Joel Hooks

03-22-2002, 11:03 AM

He is looking sweet. I really like to see the details come in.

I would work those abs a little for some extra smoothing. They look like blisters as is, and those thighs need some definition.

That's one mean bastard!

03-22-2002, 07:00 PM

:eek: BARWWWAAWWAAAK!!!!!!! Jawdropping now!!! i can't belive my eyes!!!! GIGABIG !!!

AnimBot

03-23-2002, 03:23 AM

To quote my earlier response, HOLY CRAP!! nice update man he's starting to look real cool.
I think it applies here as well.

SpaceJASE

03-23-2002, 10:35 AM

little update...

SpaceJASE

03-23-2002, 10:37 AM

close up of chains...
i don't think i like it - may have to do something else. or nothing at all.
blah

so_hi

03-23-2002, 10:47 AM

Is it one of those things that you spent a long time on but in the end you realize wasn't such a hot idea?

I think the idea is sound, you just need to make the chains affect the flesh, they just look like they are floating, plus maybe have an end hanging. :hmm:

SpaceJASE

03-23-2002, 07:08 PM

i wanted to see if something like spawn's chains could be pulled off in 3d... but i didn't want to get all tooned out for this guy.

i had a couple ends hanging off and that looked good, but i realised that i don't want to go through the hassle of 1) animating them to look like they have weight. 2) figuring out the dynamics to make them have weight.

they totally look like they're floating. so i think i'll just cut them out. i didn't spend that much time on them... maybe that's what went wrong! :D

thanks!

SpaceJASE

03-25-2002, 09:58 AM

did some muscle definition...

SpaceJASE

03-25-2002, 10:00 AM

and on his back too...

working on his axe now - then i think i'll do some teeth

Threedeemer

03-26-2002, 10:55 AM

Wonderful! SpaceJASE. The hands, arms, and hooves are excellent. I wouldnt change much, If anything maybe a bit more sinking in of the arm pit area would improve it.

SpaceJASE

03-26-2002, 06:39 PM

thanks!

i've made some more changes... but not worth posting.

SpaceJASE

03-29-2002, 08:42 AM

just to say "hey" and i'm still here...
had some time to do teeth and gums.
i'll do a tongue and finish the axe this weekend.

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