Races of Middle Earth - character - King_Mob

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Dude, I'm not gonna let you not finish this time! :)

good luck :thumbsup:

[KingMob]

stone ent version 1

http://ian.gravityfree.com/mountainent.jpg

[RockinAkin]

Wow, awesome concept king!

I actually had the exact same thought, but opted to go a different route! But you should go with this one cause it would fit into the LOTR very nicely!

Cant wait to see more!
-DivideByZero-

[KingMob]

ok heres the story

"mountent" (name pending)

these creatures don't trouble themselves with any of middle earth, unless it is provocked (mining uncheck etc).

They are as old as the hills themselves, and have helped guide the creation of the mountains and the hills. THo generally they move at a speed no race could possibly see (slow slow slow) they can move quite fast if needed.

Size wise, they are not mountain sized, but larger than most hills.

It takes alot of effort for each movement, and they come in all forms of stone and crystals of the earth.

Ok not such a great story yet...but thats my initial thought.

[leigh]

Damn that's awesome! I wish I had thought of that :p

I can't wait to see how this one develops, King!! :thumbsup:
Best of luck for the challenge :)

[vertex]

I really like the concept.

Will look great modelled.

Vertex

[Fasty]

Oh man, this is going to be so cool! Best of luck with this guy!

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Damn Im jealous of your imagination and concept!

[Agent D]

Hey, I like the concept so far! Looks like it'll be fun to model, and you'll have a lot of texturing options, like mossy rocks, obsidian, sandstone, etc.

Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

[mostyle]

oh ,

that was my first idea ,too=)....very cool concept...

will see if I found another own idea =)

greetz, mostyle

[Gandalf]

Damn cool concept! :thumbsup:
I can't wait too see it in 3d

Good Luck!!

[cerreto]

Origional me likes somewhere for my character to sit as well ;)

[Koma]

nice concept king mob ,let see what you will do with the modelling

[levin]

rocks!:buttrock:

alll right you're already rollin'!

keep it goin man!

[lazorwolf]

crap i was thinking of something along those lines (like the rock guy in never ending story). i wish i wasn't a noob max user right about now because this is a dream challenge!

[SheepFactory]

Rock on king , glad you joined the challenge bud :buttrock:

[Per-Anders]

this is such a great idea, and such a great sketch! wow i love the style! wish i had your talent mister. i'm going to be following youre with particular interest, as i've also opted for a silicon based life form. :D

[KingMob]

well not huge update but a little baby one. I went to a movie tonight and got honme afew minutes ago decided to sketch a few quickies.

nothing to fancy, trying to get a feel for size and deformations.

next up will by my model sheet.
http://ian.gravityfree.com/stonehead.jpg


small update to the image, added a side view.

gonna spend the weekend doing only sketches I think since I just noticed the extended deadline...

[azazel]

I can imagine army of them attacking Isengard and crushing poor Uruks with their feet...

[Maglok]

Sweet, I am surprised Tolkien didn't think of it. :D

[BladeFX]

great concept

[KingMob]

ok cool, final concept sketch, just to show size relation to a human.

I was gona do some more sketches, but i have done abunch of thumbs and such and have a good mental picture in my head now, so on with the modeling :bounce: http://ian.gravityfree.com/stoneent3.jpg

btw that thing on his upper right shoulder is a tree. This sketch didnt scan to well. I draw very lightly so most my details get lost.


One day I will be able to afford a wacom...it will be oh so wonderfull!

[Remi]

Looking good King...i'll be keeping and 'EYE' on you...:D

[azazel]

The tree idea is excellent:)

[Jabo]

That's a nifty nice concept you have there. I'm really looking forward to the model.

[KingMob]

well here it is so far. I wil post a close up on the face and such soon.

Just wanted to not get burried by other threads lol.

thanks for all the feedback! feel free to tell me what you think,

(like I had to give permision for that! haha) :beer:

http://ian.gravityfree.com/mountainman.jpg

[mrmark]

looking stylish :)

[OZ]

ROCKINN COOL!!!...damn....i cant post my stone creature now!!!!!!!;)

[KingMob]

ok guys update for the night this is the last one.

definetly a lot of work to do.

If anyone has tips on texturing rock, or modeling rock, i would love to hear some tips.

Im thinking of doing this in detailed poly not sub d, and the textures will really bring it home I hope.
lots mroe to come, thanks for the support everyone!

close up on head.
http://ian.gravityfree.com/ment2.jpg

and a fun render kinda moody.
http://ian.gravityfree.com/funupdate.jpg


as always let me know how much you hate it

[erilaz]

It rocks!:buttrock:
(oh, that was bad)

No really, it's coming along exceptionally!

[SheepFactory]

You &%^&%#&^!

that last render is sweet! ,

*/me puts it in the inspiration folder*

[Per-Anders]

that is totally sweet, that last render is so great... damn, ok.. kingmob you're my new hero!

[azazel]

really looks rocky ;) man, this challenge is gonna be tough one :thumbsup:

[future14]

cool design! :bounce:





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[InnerVortex]

im loving it dud, go on.

[coCoKNIght]

If this is a fun render I can't wait to see the final one. You've got a cool race thea, I like the concepte sketches very much. Maybe I'm gonna particitpate in this challenge, too but.... damn, you're so fast!

[KingMob]

ooo a new update.

Still VERY low poly in body and arms and legs. Lots to come...might notice the start of a tree on his shoulder.

:wip:

http://ian.gravityfree.com/stoneentnew.jpg

[OZ]

WOW.....i like ur rock guy a lot!! The model is growing up soo cool! Keep it up!:buttrock:

[mv]

Man, that's great!

[Virtuoso]

It's coming along real nicely King_Mob,I like this beast quite abit. It will be nice to see you progress with this Beast,interesting to say the least.:beer:

[KingMob]

"It will be nice to see you progress with this Beast,interesting to say the least."

hey that rhymed!

thanks for the comments guys, should have another update tonight!

:wip:

[Agent D]

Hey, I like the new render. The arms and legs and that tree on his shoulder are looking good. Are you going to make his hips more uneven/rocky?

[Jhonus]

thats real koo mob.

I think you should re-work the pelvis area... maybe give him a phallic rock pee pee.

the shoulder/head/torso area is so cool, as is the lighting and shading.

[RockinAkin]

Awesome update King!
You've got one of the most promising models i've seen yet!

Keep it up,
-DivideByZero-

[pigwater]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: big time :thumbsup:

dig it...tolkien definitely should of thunk of this

[Remi]

really cool king...great modeling...looking forward to some updates from you...until then....:thumbsup:

[dmonk]

Quick. You know we still have a monthe to work on these!

Great piece!

[BlueCougar]

Looks awesome! I like the rock idea. On the textures you could put little inclusions of crystal here and there that catch the light. Who knows you could have little creatures that live in caves on him as well! "Man I got the worse case of the cavemen! It itches like crazy!" Hehe :D

[KingMob]

hey guys, small update, was playing with the textures on this thing...cause i suck at texturing, and thought I would post the results.

here is just the head so far. Let me know what you think.

I am worried about making sure that he is identifiable and doesn't look like a big turd monster ;)



http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockhead.jpg

making rock creatures is tougher than I thought!

[leigh]

Nah, that's not looking too bad! :D
You are using photos though, aren't you? Looks like you may have some conflicting lighting information....

[Remi]

Still looks like a rock beast to me King...great job...keep it up:thumbsup:

[KingMob]

thanks Leigh, any tips on texturing rock would be greatly appreciated..i have done very little with texturing! (your elf wraith looks amazing to , but i didn't want to add more praise to your thread... just know I think it rocks)

anyways, as for the shadow info yeah I agree, esp the lower jaw part, I am painting these by hand (with a light texture of rock bump on multiply in photoshop, but that not what casting the pseudo shadows, that just soemthing i was playing with for different rock level, but forgot to take it off...iff i keep it i need to actually do that to the mesh, otherwise it looks like an innacurate shadow.

Remi : thanks man, that all I want...for it to look like a rock beast hehe. Love the hobbit pet to...cutest entry by far!

Ill post more soon!

thanks again guys!

[AgentX]

Comon King! Lets see some more! Don't leave us hanging! :p

[AgentX]

Due to reasons out of his control, AgentX has been labeled an "Idiot"...

King_Mob, you are doing great. I was looking at page 2 thinking that it was the last page...heh....heh......Keep up the good work. :hmm:

[mv]

Great!

[Apt Pupil]

It's looking quite good so far. The base colors are great for stone, for when I look at it, I know immediatly that's it's a stone creature. Just needs alot more bump maps, exspecially around the mouth area. You need to crack up those lips into side by side boulders.

Keep it up:wip: :wip: Can't wait to see more!

[KingMob]

thanks guys!

Agent X:
Who labeled you an idiot? I'll kill em!

I hate being beaten to the punch on stuff like that

Thanks for the feeback man, see you in #cgtalk

m@.
Thanks man, your project is really great so far to! Great concept...


Apt Pupil:
I love the idea of the boulders ont he lips, But im gonna do you one better than displacement. Im modeling em. They looked so bland before. I think this will add a little life to em, thanks for the feedback man!

Virtuoso:
Yes he does heh. Im working on the lips and eyes after some feedback from some friends in (once again) #cgtalk.

I will post more very soon.

Thanks for the feedback guys!

and (groan) ROCK ON!

[AgentX]

Hey King, I labeled myself the idiot! :D Comon man, update! 2 days, you should be done by now! :shame:

[dakmoden]

Great model! really origanal style and its nice to see a friendly race thats not pure evil too, all these new evil races need someone to fight them right? :bounce:

cant wait to see more

[KingMob]

hey guys, I decided to bust out my sculpey after seeing DBZ and others modeling stuff first.

I am going to be restarting the model soon, and hopefully still finish in time...er no I WILL finish in time.

This picture came out horrible, Im using my friends digital camera and having lots of trouble...so it's all you get :p http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/rockentsculpt.jpg

[leigh]

Great sculpture, King! :applause:

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Cool stuff king!, whats the scale of that?

[KingMob]

little bigger than my hand..but my hands are freekin HUGE!

:p

seriously tho, about the size of my fist

thanks for the comments. Ill post some pics i take with my n70 later when they get developed

[KingMob]

heres a few side views to...

just cause i want it to look like im doing work :p

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/rockentside.jpg


http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/rockentside2.jpg

oh and yes, bender passed out durring the modeling process...that damn drunken robot.

[Agent D]

That is one totally badass and cool sculpture! :cool:

[Rye]

King this is lookin suh-weet, and that sculpture is awesome too! I love the super sharp stylized renders you had goin on earlier, I think you should do the final piece like that, but thats just me. Get to work man! And theres nothing wrong with big terd monsters....<looks at avatar>

[lazorwolf]

what did you use to make that sculpture??

[KingMob]

super sculpey...and a bunch of odd prongy things to shap it...and some wire for a base.

fun stuff i must say.

[Lukashi]

DANG!!!! Nice sculpty thing!!!!

He looks really cool and wet and stuff, i like it :D

[Dirk_P_Ho]

The Stone Ent Killed Bender!! oh dear

[RockinAkin]

Awesome Sculpture!!
Surely puts mine to shame.

What did you use to paint it like that?

Man, we need 3D scanners!! :D

Cant wait to see more!
-DivideByZero-

[KingMob]

rye:
yeah Im gonna mix the smooth and sharp style...the actual model will be a hybrid.. thanks for the reply!

Lazor :
Super SCulpey and sharp things...Ithink i said that before tho

KingMob:
I am you

Lukashi:
thanks man, glad you like it!

Dirk:
Bender had it coming...

DBZ:
Sculpture rule! long live sculptures!

I used acrylic paint...and yes we need 3d scanners

:buttrock:

Thanks for the reply's guys! Time to get back to it :wip:

[CobraX]

Heya KING!

Cool concepts! Cool Creature, cool model, cool Sculpture....
can it be less than a great middle earth race? Nope!

Keep it up man, and don;t sit on your ass all day just chatting :D move you a$$ and get to work... give us updates of this baby man!

WHat's his name by the way? huh?

I love it :D

[KingMob]

hey guys, small update since I am redoing it...just thought I would post what I have done so far.

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/rockentNew.jpg

[leigh]

King, that's looking like an ace start :thumbsup:
Very cool!

[derelict]

King stop doodling and get crackin on the updates will ya!:)

[Remi]

Looking boss but get your butt crackin' mayn...hehe

[KingMob]

i know I wont start over agian i swear!


thanks for the replys guys

[KingMob]

one more update tonight

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/rockentnewlrg.jpg

Heads almost done, just clean up and detailing...tho most details will be bump maps.

IF i can figure those darn uv maps out...

then comes the body!

[Mangled Poly]

its ok your starting over cause this is the best one yet! keep it up!

[leigh]

Looking great, Mob :thumsbup:

How are the UVs coming along? I promise not to laugh this time! :D See you later on IRC!

[KingMob]

Mangled:
Thanks man, yeah im finally happy with it so far. Glad to hear you agree.

Leigh:
aw laugh away...but you gotta help me make em better..if you do thatyou can say whatever you want.

Great update on your thread to btw.

[Rye]

Ahhhhh yes! Glad you started over. Not that your first one wasn't good, but this one is G-R-R-REAT! So much more character imo. I love the crooked nostrils, that just makes the image for me :)

Keep it up!

[Virtuoso]

Practice makes perfect as the old saying goes.:)

I think you are on the right track now King.Not that you were really of before,but it looks more promising this time around. Irregularities are always essential in my opinion,but espeacially for this beast. Nice start and keep at it,it's coming along nicely.:beer:

[KingMob]

hey guys just a small update... I was lazy and almost crushed by my garage door when it bustted off it hinges...

but that's not why I calle dyou here today..

Hope to have more time in the next few days...

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/update.jpg

[Joel Hooks]

I like this revised mesh much better. Sometimes it is best to scrap and start over! You've really managed to capture the feel of the original better with this version I think.

Are you going to go hunt down rock textures or handpaint?

[BlueCougar]

Looks Great! Well, that'll teach you to climb all over your garage like that....good thing you weren't really hurt that would've been embarassing trying to explain being in the nude with a monkey and all.....hehe:D

[KingMob]

Lowdown:
Hand paint, all the way!
I hope to start ddoing the uv map by sunday for him.

Cougar:
damn monkeys.. always taking my clothing. Yeah garages are dangerous places let me tell you.

thanks for the replys guys, more to come soon!

[Per-Anders]

looking good, i just love the design of your creature kingmob. :thumbsup: my only thought on this model is that it's maybe getting a bit organic and less craggy than the original drawing. but good work, keep it up:thumbsup:

[AJ]

Hot diggity Damn!

This is looking brilliant... I saw your concept and thought "You bastard. You bloody bloody bastard.", then I cried for a bit. Then I dried my eyes. And now, you go and make it look every bit as good as your concept...

Oh God... Eyes watering again...

DAMN YOU!

*cries like a little girl with a grazed knee*


(Please read the above as "This is f@*king great" :D )

Hand paint, all the way!

Boo! Hiss!

(sorry) :p :D

[mv]

Great stuff King! I like this new version.. keep it up :beer:

[iTHiNK]

WELL played Mr. King Mob. WELL played indeed.

Imagine that, YOU, starting over...? Ahh, but indeed it's looking really nice. Though I too, would have opted for more jaggies like the fellow board viewer person mentioned before but, well... I am smarter than you. Speaking of jaggies, this rock creature recalls for me a time, in the mountains, a simpler time... when the girls were real and the mountains were...

Curses! I must go... forgive me. But BEWARE Mr. King Mob, I'll Be BACK.


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Great work bro -- keep it up. :)

[KingMob]

How did you find me?!

haha Yeah I know yer smarter...dangit...But please remember this is the rook we are taklking about!

Anyways, about that email...I am REALLY lazy..buts coming soon.

Thanks for the reply Ithink, I'll get you next time Ithink...NEXT TIME!!! (we should enter the VFX challenge together man!)


as for the jaggedness, Im going for more like the sculpture, but i may rework the bottom jaw to habve more of a slope feeling to it.

thanks for the replies guys...almost got a new update to! wheeeee!

[iTHiNK]

You wanna have a go at it? I'd GLADLY step up to the plate on that one... it's just that most of it falls outside of my skillset... though I can definitely get the footage... I can do one hell of a green orb.. whoa.. but I digress...

Seriously, if you are down and HAVE TIME, (I have no idea when your glorious rock man is due, and want no part in distracting you from this cause it's actually REALLY COOL.) then I'd be all about putting together some exploding people footage.

Let me know if you are serious and have the time to do it. Ialready have some cool ideas and can run them by you.

Mucho amor brotha...

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(clears throat) I mean, you'll try, but you'll NEVER catch ME king MOB!

[KingMob]

Yeah i could email, but I like to have a viewing audience in our correspondance:

I might just be able to work on it, Im wrapping up some projects

When is the deadline again? the 28th?

give me a call tomorrow we can talk about it...could be fun! but first : rock ent!

[eirenicon]

:eek:

That's just amazing. He's got a metric ton of character, and your modeling does the concept every bit of justice. Rock on :drumrock:

[Edouard]

nice...keep up the good work

[coupon]

UPDATE! stop slacking off with those monkeys

LOOK, IT'S BEEN A DAY, AND I SAID UPDATE!

/me prepares a stealth monkey and loads the dolphins cannon

[Lukashi]

Yah! Updateroooo! King moberoooo!! Iron Cookerooooo!

[Crash]

Uterlly amazing Ian. I really like the amount of character you've put in this fella. Kinda reminds me of the the Tree Ents from Diablo 2, very cool. you ROCK and roll all day long, sweat Suzzie :p Greetz

[Rye]

<COUGH COUGH>

[KingMob]

oh ever so soon my precioussss.... so soon.

Should have an update today for sure.

Sorry stupid real life got in the way...bah!

[Rye]

man real life sucks! oh but not the BAND real life, they're awesome, i love that send me angle song....that was them right?

[Dreamwave]

Originally posted by KingMob
hey guys just a small update... I was lazy and almost crushed by my garage door when it bustted off it hinges...

but that's not why I calle dyou here today..

Hope to have more time in the next few days...

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/update.jpg

it looks very cool, but one suggestion...
the head has a 'spike' at the left, maybe it looks more interesting when the BODY has the 'spike' at the right...

get that? I don't get it myself :bounce: :p

[KingMob]

actually that is a very good (ahem) 'point'...


seriously, Im gonna flip the body or head now. THanks man


:beer:

[future14]

......cool.............:rolleyes:




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[chadlychoo]

This is one of my favorite entries so far! Update update update! :wip:

[KingMob]

Well guys, an update for the night

Two thing to keep in mind, the first one with the body is out of date, but shows proportion

the other part(his leg) is almost done except the first top portion which is to organic and shoul dbe fixed shortly

Rip it apart people

:p

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockentsheep.jpg

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockleg.jpg

[thedaemon]

its the worst thing I have ever seen in my entire life. That enough ripping for you? :eek:

[KingMob]

:cry:

Well, at least I'm the best at sucking! er, that sounds foul...

thanks daemon, see you in #wings

[gnarlycranium]

Love it! :bounce:

What does it look like smoothed and rendered, just outta curiosity?

[KingMob]

gnarly: it looks like a shaved puppy when smoother and rendered...it's the damndest thing ;)


You shall see soon enough...well not soon enough, it will be a while...but it will eb shown someday...

(i hope) :wip:

[gnarlycranium]

Shaved puppy, huh? Wow, Maya must have some really WACK SubD... :p

Now hurry up!!

[Fetus23]

Starting to look really cool king!!...It will be even better with arms and some nice jagged rock textures applied to him...
Keep going!!:wip: :wip: :wip:

:wavey:
fetus

[Iguiniz.X.]

looking reallycool.. also liked the previous one..

i won't rip it a part but ad some little crit:
The feet, now it looks like it is a booth were he stands in...
Then the angle of the lower legg that goesinto therocky feet is reall y weard.
Maybe I don't understand the anatomy but it seems to me he has a hard walk.

Got to go...

[urgaffel]

I love it! And I love the simple lighting too :)

Keep working, this should look really cool with a nice texture and lighting :drool:

[H13]

cool thing,man :D

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Damn thats cool stuff, need to see more :) I like how you built the suspense.

[coupon]

About bloody time and all, as good as expected:) but where's the sheep?... oh,:blush: there? well, umm... NURSE!!! :eek:

[BlueCougar]

Awesome Progress man....I need to get back on mine, been busy with moving and all haven't put my time in!:D

[AgentX]

Sweet King! I like it. Keep up the good work. I look forward to playing AAO with you! :buttrock:

[Bulldog]

:buttrock:

looking awesome

[Rye]

king thats SOOOOOO awesome, i think it blows away your first concept by far. This one has so much more character. I love the hunchback look you gave him too. I agree the feet look a bit like big boots, but hey maybe thats what they are! Great job man, what are you thinking for the final mesh? Will he be smooth or hard and chisled like the manly rock shepherd he is? I say go for chisled cause i really liked that original render you did way back when.

[dur23]

OMG thats wicked!!! this is gonna "rock" when its finished....hehe pun intended...:buttrock:

[Remi]

Looking boss King....keep it up...looking forward to seeing this one done.....i'm having problems with my uv's....man I hate those things sometimes...hehe....good work:thumbsup:

[KingMob]

Hey guys, quick update...more to come,

Including symetry tweaks, so no the legs will not be the same on each side, nor the arms!

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/liltest.jpg

[leigh]

Bring back the toes :cry:

[mv]

Great work, keep it up dude!

[marioucci]

Heyas MOB

Funky man!!!!!!!

I just luuuv the design and the modeling is sharp.

gonna keep an eye on this one.
cheers mate

loggie

[Solesurvivor]

wow, great modelling work, but i think you're gonna need one hell of a texture to keep the attention to all the details of the modelling

[coupon]

good stuff man, keep it up

[Kogepan]

I dig the face and the legs. Torso's a bit less interesting in comparison but I'm sure it'll come along.

[KingMob]

yeah working on making the body like that...contemplating doing alot of that in textures tho...

not sure. a little more model detail never hurts eh?

thanks for the feedback guys...more to come soon!

[chadlychoo]

Looks great KingMob! Last image looks like clay. :thumbsup:

[RockinAkin]

Looking better and better King!

Keep it up,
-DivideByZero-

[Carina]

:applause:

more!

[Fitharn]

I think this entry for the contest should at least make a good run for the originality prize and the modelling is very good as well. Really curious to the texturing... seems like a task for procedurals to me :D

[PhilOsirus]

Awsome I love it! I say for the feet just make the toes on one of the two more prominent/defined, and less on the other. That would give it some unsymmetry:) It's awsome!

[Lukashi]

Talk about a beast!!! I cant wait to see this thing textured and finished, i imagined him with some roots of some little details like that sticking out from his body, great work :)

[KingMob]

one more update.

todo list.

1.finish arms
2. break up symetry of body, arm,legs and hips
3. more jaggedness
4. begin texturing :surprised
5. render it
6. sleep
6a. wake up


http://ian.gravityfree.com/update2.jpg

oh thanks to dbz for the font thingie

[RockinAkin]

Originally posted by KingMob
4. begin texturing :surprised
LOL, tell me about it! :eek:

Keep up the great work King.
-DivideByZero-

[leigh]

Looking cool :D

The only prob is, as I told you on IRC, the symmetry problem. You really need to start getting rid of it! Make each limb REALLY DRASTICALLY different too - go wild!

A suggestion: Although it is a rock ent, it might be cool to add a few shrubberies here and there. You know those creeper vine things and little scrubby bushes that tend to grow on cliff faces and stuff? A few of those might look very cool!

[gnarlycranium]

Some moss, maybe a bit of mulch... if there's shrubberies make sure they're tasteful-- not too large, not too expensive... if you have trouble with that, I know this guy Roger... ;)

That thing is looking fabulous! I'm just wondering, though, how his head is attached to his body.... the neck seems a bit too organic-ish maybe? Seeing the start of the project, I kept picturing his head like a rock kinda sitting inside a hollow that it can rattle around and turn inside of.... heh. Same for the fingers... though I guess it all depends on what you want him to seem like he's made out of-- something partially flexible, or something made of shifting chunks and plates.

[Agent D]

Whoa! That is looking more and more awesome with each update, KingMob! It'll look perfect when you add those jagged parts and mess with the symmetry. Keep it up! :xtreme:

[urgaffel]

Go go Power Rangers! Er... I mean... Go Go King Mobster!

It's looking better and better with each update!

I really like the arms, they look suitably massive. I think messing with the symmetry will make this model really stand out. Too many models are perfectly symmetrical :)

[coupon]

nice one Bro, keep it up

[coCoKNIght]

I like your last update very much, keep it up! :thumbsup:

[KingMob]

Ok I am bored so heres a quick render i did, might paint some texture on this to look for a style i like.

http://ian.gravityfree.com/dang.jpg

[urgaffel]

omfgomfgomfg j00 r00lz ;)

[Mangled Poly]

Really nice work mob man he looks like the big guy that just wants a hug!

[Fetus23]

:xtreme: :thumbsup: :wip: :wavey:
Love it mob!!....more more!!

[AgentX]

WOAH. Holy cow! You have been busy. It looks awesome man! I can't wait to see how you connect the arms. And I can't wait to see textures! Sweet stuff. AAO!

[fellah]

hey wow, now you're getting somewhere, and fast! the arms added alot, great strength/proportions! maybe it would be cool if you moved the head up a little, not to much, but a little. but it's your choice, only a personal preference I guess. and please don't forget the textures! :)

keep going! :wip:

[Frinsklen]

:buttrock:

I love your idea, the model is also coming along nicely.

My only crit here is that I wish his legs / arms were not that easy to see. Think of the first sketch you posted, it was basically a stone with eyes and mouth!
Maybe he could bend or hunch somehow into a stone-shaped creature... and then sort of stand up when he wants to show what he actually is...


keep updating!

[mv]

Huge! keep it up my friend
:beer: I'm waiting for textures! and grass! and why not trees and why not birds swirling around?

[TIO_MATT]

I REALLY THINK THIS CHARACTER IS ONE OF THE BEST ONES..!!!!:bounce: :wavey:

[Jide]

Was bored in school and decided to take a quick glance.

My oh my, that rocks (recycled pun intended).

I'm glad *I* don't have to make the uv's for him, I can only imagine the amount of hairs that will be ripped from your head (and when you're done with your hair, you'll have to move on to body hair).:argh::scream:

Anyway, good job.

[erilaz]

King Mob, you have got a real sense of style! I can FEEL the weight of this guy! Stunning. I wanna see ground cracking underneath him!!:D

[KingMob]

Real life once again got in the way...so my update is small...but trees have begun to sprout!

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/lotr2.jpg

[Virtuoso]

Foeget real life,CG is better.;)

It's coming along well.I have been waiting for more,I just could not get a grip on where you were heading for sure,so I stayed quite within your thread.But with this up-date I can see your vision better.It's now looking quite promising King_MOB.Keep plugging away,and when life calls,just don't answer the door.:thumbsup: :beer:

[KingMob]

btw I shrunk the head a bit, so it fits in that little cave in his body..I sorta like it..but on second look am wondering if it is TWO small...i think it helps give him larger size...any thoughts?

Virtuoso:
thanks man! glad your seeing where I am heading...glad I am to lol. I think best thing i have done is start over, that for sure...

Im gonna go put foam on my door so i can no longer hear that infernal knocking...that should work :)

[SheepFactory]

man your ent is friggin awesome ! :buttrock:

[AJ]

I love him more than my Sound Wave transformer... (that's a lot)

:D

[urgaffel]

I want more stuff! Like... stuff... you know! :D

[Joril]

Wohoo, King!!
It's looking mighty impressive.
He looks powerfull in a "Not so hasty" kind of way :D

[RockinAkin]

Hail to the King!
But seriously, this guy is turning out very badass. :buttrock:

Keep it up!
-DivideByZero-

[coupon]

sweet as man, if each of those trees were an ent it would give a real sense of scale

[Satyricon]

This is absolutely FANTASTIC! Is it going to take you long to post an update? (he he he!) :buttrock:

[Mangled Poly]

Awesome still looks like hes a big babby who needs a hug i love it!

[TIO_MATT]

I LOVE THIS ONE!!!...THAT CHARACTER...GOT...REALLY PERSONALITY!!....GOOD JOB!!!!IT IS GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE...TO TEXTURE THOUGH,....MAYBE PROCEDURALS???
TRY TO GET RIGHT THE FINGERS OF THE ARMS..I THINK...THEY NEED..A LITTLE BIT OF PROPORTIONS..APPART FROM THAT REALLY GOOD!!

JAIME:bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :buttrock::eek:

[coCoKNIght]

GREAT MODEL! :thumbsup:

Not really much to critizice.. I think maybe it would be cool if the arms and the legs would differ more (left arm - right arm..) but maybe you've already planned on doing so..?

I like the detail on him and I can very well imagine how he would move, and the noise the crunching rocks would make. :D
are you going to animate him?

[azazel]

Looks absolutely great:thumbsup: :love:

[Carina]

brilliant :thumbsup:

[Raul-Reznek]

Excellent King Mob, you're progressing at an allarmingly good rate :D i think this is one of the FEW TRUELY original chars in here :D

[derelict]

it is waaaay cool, dude! I love it!

[lerpiedood]

Woah king! That is really coming along. Very original! I love it! I can't wait till when you texturize it.

[pearson]

Wow! Looking really good! :drool:

The only think I want to mention is that one of the things I really liked about your sketch was the sharp-edged, freshly-broken-rock look. I know you can get some of that in the textures, but be sure to harden some of the edges, too, so the light will catch right.

Keep it up!!:applause:

[Lukashi]

Great work kingmoberooo :)

[KingMob]

http://ian.gravityfree.com/hehe.jpg


I began texturing a bit...just to test it out. I still have a lot of work on bump, spec and stuff...

but anyways any feed back si nice. (also that not stretching on the top left, i have a line pattern so i can see if my uvs were distorting much hehe.

Let me know if you like it or hate it...be kind im new to texturing!

[Agent D]

That looks good, KingMob. It's probably better for your sanity that you're doing it like this. ;) Can't wait to see the whole thing textured! :wip:

[RockinAkin]

Very promising start king.
Cant wait to see him finished.

:thumbsup:

-DivideByZero-

[Hellwolve]

Well, like the rest said: good job!

[ambient-whisper]

Originally posted by KingMob
Real life once again got in the way...so my update is small...but trees have begun to sprout!

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/lotr2.jpg

im thinkin this is probably my favorite challenge piece yet :).! keep it up man.

it would be soo damn sweet if you had renderman displacements at your disposal..

[Laa-Yosh]

This looks really cool! My only crit/suggestion is that the proportions don't really fit this character... Let me try to explain: the large arms and legs, and especially the oversized lower parts of the limbs give him a mood that doesn't fit with Middle Earth, at least for me. It's more like manga, or some hack'n'slash fantasy, or yes, a transformer :) - it lacks that touch of 'reality' that was present in the LOTR movies. Your original sketches had better proportions IMHO - I wonder how the 3D model would look like if it would resemble them a bit more.

[coupon]

excellent texturing effort man, keep it up:thumbsup:

[Soeren Nielsen]

Mob you should know better.. its crap man! ;)

[Lukashi]

Oh man! if that got loose on some orcs, talk about heavy damage :)

[BiTMAP]

i'm in love with your texture work :D This guy will truly roll over the compitition :D, an idea I had was perhaps put some viens of metals along his body, like gold, and silver, have some parts of him seem like they've been sitting out in the open not moveing for a long time (growth) then some parts look like stone that has just be cut and grated on... Prolly want the "used" and warn rock around the joints i'm assumeing... Also I would suggest making his nuckles a bit more "Nobbly" if ya get what i mean... ooohh and it would be kool if his eye's were gaint jems.

[Hexodam]

fscking beautiful :buttrock:

would love to get a few high res pictures for my wallpaper :)

[BlueCougar]

Looks Awesome King Mob! I'm still in the process of moving and starting the new jobs. I need to get back to my little creature as well. Looking great man!:thumbsup: :D

[Joebount]

Just one thing :

:thumbsup:

[tsuru]

lichen lichen lichen lichen snail trail lichen lichen snail trail

[Gremlin]

so great looking... cant wait to see a textured version if you can finish it in time! :thumbsup:

KEEP IT UP KING MOB!!!! :applause: :applause: :applause:

[tsuru]

It's also about time to update that cgchallenge.com entry nes pas?

:P

[OZ]

SSSSSupercool!!

[AgentX]

Jeez King! Looking great! I love that texture. Hurry up and finish! :p

We need to play AAO!

[KingMob]

http://ian.gravityfree.com/textureRough.jpg

Well here is my first day of texturing. basically just a color map/minor bump. But im going to finish painting it and move into the spec/bump and more vines and bushes.

Let me know if you hate it..or like it...or are disinterested in it...

I really new to texturing (this is my second try) so if anyone has some cool tricks, I would love to hear it.


:beer:

Oh and la yoosh, thanks for your crit man (and everyone elses) I agree with you in many ways..but whats Ironic is I went in this direction cause I thought the first sketch was to traditional evil monster type of guy... I really appreciate you, and everyone else taking the time to comment on this. I dont have time to implement most stuff now, but I plan on keeping everything in mind for my next project. Thanks to everyone!

[Mangled Poly]

super cool mob im feeling a little more moss though :) and the rock is a little to white imo....


:beer:

[coCoKNIght]

I agree, give him some colour. The textures are looking great thou! :thumbsup:

[KingMob]

hey guys..I 100% agree with you about the color..started working on that..

heres a minor update, I heard my alst render was really cruddy quality (who needs antialiasing :))

so here is a slightly updated one...with lots of flaws to...yay flaws!

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockentMinor.jpg

[Fetus23]

:buttrock: Those textures are really bringing him to life king!! The vines are extra special :).. Very Beautiful work you have here. :thumbsup:

:beer:

[mv]

wow... great feel in that last pic. Your texturing is great, and those vines too! keep it up, excellent work :buttrock: :beer:

[coCoKNIght]

Very cool! :thumbsup: more more more :D

[coupon]

...:thumbsup: etc...

[TerrestrialSea]

He just keeps getting better and better!!! Totally Sweet Work!! The eye's are giving him some real personality...kinda like a soul-less giant-ent- just awakening...(blurb)

[KingMob]

everyone thanks so much for the feedback.

heres another quick update. I was out of town for msot the weekend, but now im gonna pull some serious all nighters to finish this guy.

http://ian.gravityfree.com/rockent/head.jpg

[mv]

Great, not much to crit :beer: maybe more detailed bump to make it look more "big". Keep it up ! Time's pressing for us all!

[KingMob]

ok off to training...so heres another update
http://ian.gravityfree.com/lotr-finals.jpg

sorry for the small size.

[TheFrumpster]

:airguitar :applause: :bounce: :applause: :airguitar (WOW)

[coupon]

training? there's no time for training!:thumbsup:

[Edouard]

I like the mappings..but maybe you can use a displacementmap or bump to add more detail in the surface...keep on going I gonna like this one..:applause:

[Carina]

Starting to look pretty fabulous there!

I must say I love his face.. he looks really 'nice' heh.

[Equinoxx]

seriously wicked looking my friend. :thumbsup:

[TIO_MATT]

Really amazing!:applause: :bounce:

[tsuru]

hey king looking good so far... however, personally, I'd like to see more moss. Knowing moss, it doesn't exactly just stay in localized clumps...let it grow, grOW, GROW!!! Muahahahaha!

eh sorry... anyhow something like a 80% mossy arm or leg -- that would be cool IMHO. Oh and maybe gived it more of a dark evergreenish green color just for moss variety. :)

looking good

[ytrabbit]

and I know that the creature is supposed to be quite old, but to better represent rock or stone, shouldn't he have more jagged edges. If you smooth him out too much, you run the risk of him being thought of as constructed of earth(dirt).

[KingMob]

Hey guys, thanks for all the replys.

ytrabbit: your right, I will work on getting a more jagged appearance. I am seeing a bit to soft look in the body. THo i do want him to appear somewhat like dirt/rock/fauna. I dont want the dirt to over power it. thanks for the reply.

tsuru: also a good point. I will def add more moss at the very least for some color :)

Eduouard: Yeah this is just a basic bump/spec..mostly all color maps so far. I will make sure to get lots of subtle cracks and such :)

coupon: it does get in the way sometimes hehe.

Thanks to everyone else. I should have a biiig update tonight!

[KingMob]

heck heres a small update...

trying to get away from the dirt look...

http://ian.gravityfree.com/small.jpg

[Rye]

i really hope you're able to finish this, its looking so good! I really like the beady little black eyes :) I think you have a really good balance of moss and rock right now, if the limbs are of the same quality this will be so awesome. GO GO GO GO GO!:bounce:

[KingMob]

ok one more for tonight.

A few things of not on this update,
a. I just mirrored the arms and legs to have a complete model heheh (shhh i will fix it)

b. the legs and arms are all usign his jaw texture so moss/dirt is growing in some...odd areas :rolleyes:

c. I have a lot of work ahead of me hehe

http://ian.gravityfree.com/him.jpg

[coupon]

nice, 2 days left? you'll get there at this rate, and you've my vote already :) just think, this friday you're free :beer: :beer:

[KingMob]

hehe thanks man!

Yeah I will get there ... and then sweet friday! but then I have family in town..Oh well no rest for the wicked right?

Thanks for the support guys! more updates soon...oh so soon.

[Gremlin]

lookin' good, but what about a different light setup, or some more views.... I bet GI would look great on that rock dude! :D

[TerrestrialSea]

Dude... I would hate to meet your dude in a dark alley... Serious! Wonce that thing is fully textured, it's gonna be wicked!

One thing....

The legs look like they were cloned, not the texture but the actual geometry...was that just because you wanted to do a quick post? anyways...

Talk to later... irc

[Carina]

Yeah, you should definitely get there at this rate!

The picture of his whole body makes it slightly hard to see the details of the texture, but I definitely like the colours etc.

:thumbsup:

[Mangled Poly]

Mob your an animal man keep it up .. wings3d! :p

[KingMob]

yeah Like i said, I cheated on this one and mirrored his arms and legs :) and 1 texture map for each part lol.

the big final updates are coming soon..I hope to have it nearly done tomorrow night and be able to render it out and revise it if needed thursday morning...heres hoping...

I'll have to fkae some gi on him soon, and try soem ddifferent light setups..Night etc..maybe composite him into some scense or something if I have time....

wheee final stretch :)

thanks guys!

[Grub]

Mob- yer man of rock is coolio:airguitar.
A point: texturing plenty of irregularities will benefit him, since rocks are not naturally tidy.:thumbsup:

[KingMob]

a few things to see with your eyes.

http://ian.gravityfree.com/hopAlong.jpg

wondering if I should Keep the big club arm idea... not sold on it yet...but gonna keep working on it.

and heres a close up with a little detail to it.


http://ian.gravityfree.com/close.jpg

[leigh]

Looking totally awesome :xtreme: :xtreme:

See, all that UV editing was worth it, eh? :D

Only crits, like I mentioned, are:

- the shadows are a little dark, otherwise, I really like the lighting. Just bring up the ambient, or render with radiosity or something. Placing him in an environment would be totally cool too ;)

- the tree tendrils colour is too plain. Make them nice and blotchy!

Now you also just need to get that forest happening on his shoulder or back, and he will be perfect!!

I think the texturing on the body part is particularly excellent :) I also love the sedementary look on the arms :D

[ambient-whisper]

:D make a mushroom sticking out of him :D

[fellah]

this one is really starting to be one of my topmost preferers, I did never think you would go ahead and texture this one.. and with UV's and not procedurals :eek:
one crit, like leigh said though, the "tendrils" are to clean.. minor thing you probably have thought of already.
keep going, I'm glad you don't have much time left!! :D ;)

[mv]

Great work King:buttrock: run run run!

[Monkeyfarm]

This is the first time I've really read your thread. VERY cool model and texture.

It reminds me of the Stone Trolls in one of Terry Pratchett's DiscWorld books. can't 'member the book though...

[KingMob]

ok one more update for now

trying something different with the arm, didnt like the club.

going to desaturate those vines a bit more...and work on trees.

any comments, good or bad, always welcome


coming down to the wire :surprised

http://ian.gravityfree.com/darkShadows.jpg

[BiTMAP]

I'm drooling :D

[ytrabbit]

WoW!:eek:

Now it REALLY kicks a$$, Kingmob!

All I have to say is "It's clobberin' time!"

Now THIS I would have liked to have seen in one of the LOTR movies! Jackson took enough liberties to nerf the story, this character would bump it back up a notch or three!

Marvelous work!:thumbsup:

Oh, and KingMob...if you haven't figured it out by now...I like it, I like it!:)

[coupon]

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[b.Schulz]

That's looking sooooo good man. Nice Job so far. :thumbsup: My suggestion would be to tone down those orange lights....they aint doing the model justice. Since you've spent so much time on texturing this guy use more white lights...or whatever is on the rt. side of his body...that makes it look more natural. I Also agree with your idea on desaturating those vines. Looking great man!

[BiTMAP]

Originally posted by ytrabbit
WoW!:eek:

Now it REALLY kicks a$$, Kingmob!

All I have to say is "It's clobberin' time!"

Now THIS I would have liked to have seen in one of the LOTR movies! Jackson took enough liberties to nerf the story, this character would bump it back up a notch or three!

Marvelous work!:thumbsup:

Oh, and KingMob...if you haven't figured it out by now...I like it, I like it!:)

I can't believe you JUST said that... nerfed? pft, the storys have the same story, slight revisions are in there becuase of restraints put onto jackson, such as he had to keep the movie short enough so hence had to chop stuff out.... and its a big book, you can't expect EVERY little single detail to be in the movie without boring the audiance becuase the atmosphere wasn't set...


grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :'(

[somlor]

kingMob, those textures are looking superb. I think you should keep moving in the direction of dirtier, grittier. ... anyways, he's really coming him to life, good job.

[s]

[Fetus23]

Looks absolutly lovely ;)!!!! That layered rock look is sooo great...makes him look like he was either pluck right out of the ground or perhapes he was sleeping for thousands of years as the layers built up around him....:D...any woo, I do agree with the others about trying a different light color.....its freakin cool mob!!!!! really BIG :thumbsup:!!!

:beer:

:wavey:

[KingMob]

hey guess who got bored? (it's me)

COuldnt get the trees looking right so i jumped in photoshop and drew some up really quick...and tried doing renders at different angles/lighting

thought you guys might like a look...

My next update should be close to final..I gott a figure out this tree thing, soemthing easy but NOT paint fx...

should have a darn near final render tomorrow night..I hope :surprised

http://ian.gravityfree.com/testers.jpg

[coCoKNIght]

Excellent work so far! :thumbsup:
I'm looking forward to seeing the final but before you start rendering ;) I know you've got some trouble with the trees but I think it would be nice to add some trees on the feet or at least on one foot... what do you think?
Well, it looks great anyway... :beer:

[b.Schulz]

That looks sooooo much better with that lighting. Keep going!!!!!! :beer: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Carina]

I like it!

Maybe focus the light a little more around his head, cause in some perspectives your eyes wander a bit before you actually find the head.

Maybe that is the point though, I know not;)

:thumbsup:

[Edouard]

Verry nice work..I like the picture from below your character looks big..nice concept with the trees work them out a little bit.. And light up the face so you can see his friendly face..succes still one day to go:wip:

[mv]

Great progress King.. work on the trees! they will add much!:wip: :wip: :wip:
:beer:

[Lukashi]

Great update, id also like to see some dirt lying around :)