Races of middle earth - Character - RobertoOrtiz

[BlueCougar]

Cool! Lets see some sketches!

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok I promised a design tonight and here it is.

And I am still not happy with it. It still not different enough from the Urak Hai.

I'll post more designs to see what you guys think.

Later,
-Roberto

[leigh]

That's very cool, kinda like a gobliny orcy kinda thing :)
I like the clothing and armour bits - very nice! You could add tufts of fur and stuff to that, it would look great :D

[Fetus23]

hello!...thats a wonderful sketch you have!!...egarly awaiting the model!! :wip: :wip:

fetus

[RobertoOrtiz]

Guys thanks for the comments.
Leigh I will take your suggestion and design a cape.
Anyway, here is my design for the head.

It was inspired by the head of a Vulture.


-Roberto

[RobertoOrtiz]

And here is the design for his book and scroll holder.

[Rabid pitbull]

nice sketch Roberto, great detail.:thumbsup:

[Totitch]

Interesting character! It reminds me of the Calmèque from a Japanese-French coproduction called "Les Mysterieuses cités d'or"

here is a picture from this creatures!

[RobertoOrtiz]

Interesting creature Totitch.
.
Thanks for the heads up.

Anyway I started to model the creature.
Here is the orthographic model sheet that I am using.


-Roberto

[leigh]

Looking good - now lets see some polys :D

[RobertoOrtiz]

Leigh you wanted polygons...

Here they are.

-Roberto
update as of Jan 15 10:37pm

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here is an update as of
Janairy 16 2003 11:30 pm

[kotter]

wow this is a great concept :thumbsup:

looking good already :bounce:

[RobertoOrtiz]

Still pulling polygons.

Thank god the workweek is over, now I can work on this full time.

-Roberto

[RobertoOrtiz]

OK still working on the model.
After this project i'll need another copy of my anatomy reference book.(I am wearing out my current copy)


Oh this is the update for saturday 18 2003 11:30 pm

-R

[RobertoOrtiz]

Sorry for the lack of updates but the real world intruded.
Here is my update for my model. I am still tweaking it, but at least the basic shape is set.

I am going to add more new designs later for the clothes and the final pose. When I am done, I will use a dynamic simulation for the clothes.
I should be done with the head by Friday.

Later,

-Roberto

[pigwater]

hey roberto...it's comin along nice...yah it's pretty tough mixing it all in with work..but your keepin at it:thumbsup: ...might i suggest though to shrink down the shoulder area a bit...most of your model matches up to your sketch real good, but it looks like the upper torso kind of got away from the concept...if you leave the arms alone and the bring the shoulders down to meet 'em ,and scale the same area down in the width it would look more like your sketch....my $.02 worth...anyways, lookin good :thumbsup:

[janhath]

Nice going,just keep at it,you got time.The sketch rocks.:bounce:

[.overflowed]

I like the sketch but if 'couse of his name it's worth to accent more his ears.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok as promised here is an update.
I like how the model is coming along.
I might make the ears smaller so he looks less likean ape.


Thanks Wiro for an amazing ear tutorial.

-Roberto

[RobertoOrtiz]

This is a closer image.
It is still a WIP.

-Roberto

[RockinAkin]

Looking great so far Roberto!
Cant wait to see him complete.

Keep it up,
-DivideByZero-

[mtmckinley]

looking good! :D

[RobertoOrtiz]

Another update

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok I added now eyes

[Fetus23]

ooo...Im really liking the angles of this model robertoOrtiz!! That head is also very pleasing to me. Keep up the good work!!:wip:

:wavey:
fetus

[RobertoOrtiz]

Cloth Desing 1

[RobertoOrtiz]

Cloth Desing 2

[RobertoOrtiz]

Cloth Desing 3

[RobertoOrtiz]

Cloth Desing 4

[RobertoOrtiz]

Cloth Desing 5

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok here is my update as of Feb 10,2002.

I am still building the clothes. I used Cloth dynamics engine in LW to do the pants.


I am still working on the feather cape and the boots.

Later,

-Roberto

[RockinAkin]

Looking good so far Roberto.
Cant wait to see the cloth dynamics in action!

Keep it up,
-DivideByZero-

[RobertoOrtiz]

Thanks.
I jsut did the cloth calulations for the pants last night.
Tonight I'll do it of the cape.
Also I have to detail the boots and the gaunlets tonight.
I want to finish the clothing by Friday.

By the way the clothing design that I selected is
"Cloth Desing 4". Please Ignore the awfull "Cloth Desing 5" that i posted before.


-Roberto

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here is another update.
I used the fur simulation
for the beggining of the cape.
More later.

-R

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here is a closer image.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here is another update.

[RobertoOrtiz]

and another update.

[Fetus23]

awsome!!...I'm loving it...the lighting is burning him out a bit but it still looks really cool. Can't wait to see him posed..
good job so far robertoOrtiz!!
:thumbsup:

:wavey:
fetus

[RobertoOrtiz]

Pose test.

I still have to add proper weight maps.

-R

[Nicodemus]

Loving it man.......you have done a great job. Watching this develop just encourages me to work harder. Keep it up.

L

[RobertoOrtiz]

Thanks!

Here is the final entry:

http://www.cgchallenge.com/challenge_view.php?challenge_id=20&start=20&sort=score
I have the entry with the red background.

_R

[blackdreamhunk]

well I think that if they would have talk with Stan lee the movie would have been better

[MindShell]

Originally posted by blackdreamhunk
well I think that if they would have talk with Stan lee the movie would have been better

doubt it.

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