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3D Freak

01-13-2003, 10:32 PM

Races of Middle Earth- What a great subject for a challenge:thumbsup:

Well here is what I have come up with so far-

This creature is called the Maraki-avi. They come from old Elvish folklore. Said to lurk deep within the darkest regions of Fangorn Forest- these creatures are believed to be a cross between an Ent & an Elf but no one really knows for sure. They are rarely ever seen but have been in Elvish Tales since the history of the Elves began. They are said to be very wise & possess great magical powers. It is believed that they hold the power to control all trees & plant life throughout Middle Earth. No one has seen a Maraki-avi for hundreds of years, but according to Elvish legend they are immortal so there must be one out there.

Now I just hope I can finish this challenge!!!

:buttrock:

leigh

01-13-2003, 11:32 PM

Wow, that is a really cool concept sketch! :thumbsup:
Welcome to the challenge, and good luck to you! :D

3D Freak

01-14-2003, 01:08 AM

Thanks Leigh- glad you like it. It lost alot of detail because I had to take a digital photo & I don't have a scanner- but you get the basic idea. Yeah I'll definately need the luck- the artists around here are off the hook!!!:beer: 3DF.

3D Freak

01-15-2003, 05:40 PM

Had a chance to do a little modelling last night- here is what I have so far. C & C is most appreciated:beer: 3DF.

3D Freak

01-15-2003, 06:08 PM

Here are the wireframes in case anyone's interested......
Left View...

3D Freak

01-15-2003, 06:10 PM

And the Front View......:bounce:

BlueCougar

01-15-2003, 06:11 PM

Nice feel and look to the creature. I know the textures and details are going to be fun on it.

Projectkmo

01-15-2003, 06:21 PM

3D Freak, thats awesome... May I ask what you used for the hair? the strands coming down.... is that geometry? Lofted splines etc??

I hope to see a body on him/it soon!!

3D Freak

01-15-2003, 06:34 PM

Thanks BlueCougar & Projectkmo- I used small cylinders converted to editable meshes & then just tweaked the verts.:buttrock:

leigh

01-15-2003, 08:12 PM

That rocks, Freak :xtreme:
Kinda reminds me of what Iron Maidens Eddie would have looked like if he'd been a member of the Grateful Dead :p

It's interesting that you chose to do the mouth entirely with textures - is there any particular reason for that?

3D Freak

01-15-2003, 08:23 PM

Thanks Leigh!!!:) No particular reason for the mouth to be a texture- I just wanted to see if I could pull it off. I'm not planing on animating this so I figured what the hell. :beer: 3DF.

levin

01-16-2003, 09:24 PM

nice!!!
nice colors and the mouth cheat is good too...
keep going he looks creepy man:thumbsup:

pigwater

01-16-2003, 09:38 PM

lookin extremely toxic :thumbsup:

i'm enjoyin it...the rasta zombie thing is workin :applause:

azazel

01-18-2003, 02:53 PM

That's the power of textures... without looking at wires i didn't notice the mouth and face details are painted, not modelled...
But it would look even better with all that modelled AND textured like that. Besides now You can't even open his mouth.
Great, waiting for more:thumbsup:

3D Freak

01-21-2003, 08:17 PM

Thanks for the replies everyone:) Here is a small update..... more to come soon:wip: ............:beer: 3DF.

Remi

01-21-2003, 09:23 PM

Sweet.......I really like this character...great concept and great modeling too....definitly keeping an eye on this one...keep it up 3d freak:thumbsup:

Iguiniz.X.

01-21-2003, 10:49 PM

REally awsome look you have there....C you are a king in textureing...Mouth looks really good.

Ain't saying here that you got your inspiration form it but he really reminds me of the evil guy(the mumy one, leader of the bad guys) in the HEMAN TVseries....ain't sure if it was heaman...In my young age I used to watch it.
Wait a minute wasn't the from tundercats?<---probably is
keep it up:wip:

toxichimp

01-22-2003, 01:19 PM

Great stuff! :thumbsup:

Really like the color and hair, are you gonna make a scene aswell or only the character?

Robbert

01-22-2003, 07:15 PM

wow, looks freaky :)
COOL work dude, keep it up!

3D Freak

01-31-2003, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone!!:thumbsup: I do plan on making an entire scene but I just started a Maya course & I don't know if I will have the time... hopefully I can- I haven't finished a challenge yet:shame: .....:shrug: ...... Anyways here is a little update. C &C most appreciated- :beer: 3DF.

3D Freak

01-31-2003, 05:44 PM

Here's the wireframe if anyone's interested:buttrock:

3D Freak

02-20-2003, 11:31 PM

Started an environment- will add trees,etc. Suggestions & Crits most appreciated. :beer: 3DF.

See Challenge site for larger pic......:cool:

3D Freak

02-20-2003, 11:47 PM

Click Here (http://www.cgchallenge.com/entries/1703/20_large.jpg):)

3D Freak

02-28-2003, 08:26 PM

Well no time to add the finishing touches... so I guess I'll call this one finished:cool: Did a little composition- click on the link above to see my final image. See ya next challenge!!! :beer: 3DF.

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