CGTalk - Gods & Demons Character

03-12-2002, 02:23 PM

A girl modeling anubis!!!the god of the death!!!!! Scaaaary!I would have expected something romantic...like some kind of fairy stuff !The start looks really good.waiting 4 upgrade Leigh!!! I love anubis
(What a kind of girl!!!! he he he he....)

leigh

03-12-2002, 03:11 PM

Heheheheheheh.... I guess I'm a little different, Oz. Yeah, Anubis is a great god to use, even though he isn't romantic!! HA HA! Thanks for the comments ;) Looking forward to working on this guy!!

Sangotten

03-12-2002, 03:27 PM

Walk like a freaking egyptian! :rolleyes:

Allright Anubis, he's one of the best!
Keep it going!

iNFERNiS

03-12-2002, 03:58 PM

Sketch looks great! Can't wait to see further progress :D

rock on! :buttrock: (god I love this smiley :D)

BASSit

03-12-2002, 04:10 PM

Cool :cool: - since "The Mummy Returns" i love Anubis !!! I hope you give him the right expressions and all that scary stuff . . .

Come on - countinue modelling immediatly !!!!!!!!!!

Good luck and loads of fun !

MINDPHASER

03-12-2002, 04:14 PM

Wow!
god start!

leigh

03-12-2002, 04:21 PM

Hey thanks for the positive comments everyone :)
Bassit - I wish I could carry on modelling right now, but I'm at work and I have a whole lot of other animation to do!!!! :(

lildragon

03-12-2002, 04:29 PM

very nice start Leigh, but one thing , since you're ahem, a texturing goddess ;) you should rid your mesh of the tris at the top of the head and by the base of the ear :) other than that, keep on pounding the pavement :wip:

a su salud

leigh

03-12-2002, 04:46 PM

Hey, Tito - yeah....erm... I HATE TRIS!!!!!! I always try and avoid doing them, but sometimes you don't seem to have a choice :(
I usually go back and then try and get rid of them once I figure out how to.... The top of the head is going to be covered by a headdress though, so you may not see them...;)
I guess I'll have to wait and see.... :)

henry

03-12-2002, 04:55 PM

What the heck is a tris??? :wavey:

Hellbring

03-12-2002, 05:01 PM

a 3 vert polygon

DocBoom

03-12-2002, 05:05 PM

tris = short form for "patricia"
but i don´t see any patricias on that head??? :rolleyes:

03-12-2002, 05:10 PM

.....upgrades?....when?......i still love anubis.

leigh

03-12-2002, 05:36 PM

DocBoom - tris = plural of tri = 3 sided polygon = those annoying pinched polygons formed from 3 vertices that look horrible!!!
Hey, Oz, hopefully an update tomorrow :) heheheheheh - having a good laugh over your little picture there :D

Raul-Reznek

03-12-2002, 06:28 PM

This char somehow reminds me of HERETIC 2,

NICE STUFF.

leigh

03-12-2002, 07:35 PM

Heretic? As in the Doom game? Actually never played it because it made me feel ill (the movement:( ). Pity, because I really need all the references I can get for some variety at this stage....
Thanks for the compliment :)

chickenflu

03-12-2002, 09:35 PM

LEIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!

hahahaha this is so amazing, I thought dave was the only talented 3d artist in the country and now i come across you....wow :D you guys are a real inspiration to me and because of that im going to have to enter this competition and kick all of yer asses :p

Lekker tekkies
Grant

P.S. I'm not afrikaans just thought that this thread could do with a little more south africanisms, now where's my boerie roll???

iNFERNiS

03-12-2002, 09:55 PM

zuid-afrikaans lijkt nogal op het nederlands dus normaal moet je mij nu kunnen verstaan :D

03-13-2002, 12:34 AM

Well, I was going to do anubis, but you beat me to it :D

You have a nice sketch there, good design. I'll find sumpthin else :cool:

LoLo

03-13-2002, 05:06 AM

wow excellent work I really cant wait to see how it comes along. I love the character you chose for inspiration. Id really be interested in seeing some of your art. And can I ask, where do you work.

leigh

03-13-2002, 12:28 PM

Hey everyone - THANK YOU so much for all the positive feedback - it's so encouraging :)

chickenflu - heheheh there are actually quite a few South Afrikaans around here!! But it's really cool to actually hear from one! :) Looking forward to getting my ass kicked ;)

iNFERNiS - Afrikaans may be nothing like Dutch, but that doesn't mean we can't understand what you are saying ;)

LoLo - I work at a compant called Atomic Visual Effects in Cape Town. I don't currently have a site where anyone can see my work, but I hope to get one up sometime...

Anyway, in between work, freelance work, and drinking copious amounts of wine and listening to swing music with my housemate last night, I managed to get this small update together :)

As you can see I've modelled the snout, and started on the teeth. I'm still trying to get rid of those damn tri's but I only seem to be getting more!!!! Uuuurgghhhh....

03-13-2002, 01:03 PM

WOW!.........i'm still tuned 4 more..........:eek:

leigh

03-13-2002, 02:12 PM

At last I've figured out what's wrong with the ears!!!! This is what I'm going to do with them, and my god of mummification and death will no longer look like a common donkey!

vfxmatt

03-13-2002, 04:02 PM

looking neat leigh,its really comin along,i just hope those ears dont get to bunny like,and those wrinkles behind the snout look a bit suspect.but anyhow its looking cool cant wait to see the body.:wip:

DocBoom

03-13-2002, 04:38 PM

and give him some big golden earrings.

Slot

03-13-2002, 04:40 PM

Hey! Nice habbit you have there. hehehe :p

Just kidding. It´s a really good model. With a little more time, and some good references, I believe you´ll get a great AnUbis from this model.

Keep´em coming.

leigh

03-13-2002, 05:27 PM

Hey DocBoom - don't worry! The earrings are coming soon! ;)

Suethsayer - yeah, I'm still working on the wrinkles....
I can't bear the fact that I have so much work to do and all I want to do is work on Anubis!!! http://216.40.198.77/mysmilies/s/cwm/cwm/crying.gif

schmu_20mol

03-13-2002, 05:34 PM

hi nice work Leigh ;)
beside the piercings will he/she/it get some tattoos?

leigh

03-13-2002, 05:43 PM

Hmm... I'm not sure if he will have tattoos because his skin is probably going to be dead and a bit rotten so tattoos might be a bit much. But I am considering it anyway :)

El Tonio

03-13-2002, 05:54 PM

Very nice beginning . I like the details in the eye socket and nose regions .

Concerning the "donkey phenomenon", maybe in addition to the ears you should try to tweak a bit in the region between forehead and nose . As far as I remember, dogs have a more curved one .

Keep it goin' good

:buttrock:

bent

03-13-2002, 06:17 PM

...mmmmm..yeh...not bad, i've always liked llamas myself...
will it spit i wonder...perhaps some toxic hair remover?

What?? there's a woman on this forum??!?
;)

Threedeemer

03-13-2002, 08:50 PM

Very nice so far Leigh! How about making the ears longer and thinner, more like straight triangles aiming slightly forward. Either way it looks great.

leigh

03-14-2002, 03:15 PM

Here is this mornings update :) Once again, I didn't have very much time to model last night, but this is what I got done. As you can see I remodelled the ears (although they still aren't perfect yet( and added the lower jaw and some teeth. The lower lip still needs to be moved back a bit.
Comments? :)

Danko

03-14-2002, 04:55 PM

Yes they look better now!
Maybe could make them ever longer and pointy on the tips but just a suggestion :)

bent

03-14-2002, 05:27 PM

aahhhh... what a friendly llhama, my what sharp teeth you have... all the better to spit with i bet.

leigh

03-14-2002, 05:36 PM

well my "llama" is better than your rhino! http://216.40.198.77/mysmilies/s/contrib/lilly/hmm3grin2orange.gif

Teyon

03-14-2002, 06:22 PM

Hey, I made Anubis once too, I know how hard he can be to get the way you want. So far, you're doing really well. My snarl doesn't look nearly as good as yours does! :) I hope we get to see it finished soon!

Joebount

03-14-2002, 06:32 PM

Really nice ! :)
I would see him skinier, the muscle definition should be more pronounced. My only critics would go to the ears : something wrong in the way they blend into the head (IMHO).

Except that, nothing to critisize ! :)

leigh

03-14-2002, 06:35 PM

Hey thanks Teyon - that's a real compliment coming from you - I think your work is absolutely fantastic!
Yeah Anubis is a bit of a bitch to model - the part I'm worrying about at the moment is how to put his headdress on - THE EARS ARE IN THE WAY!!!! I've still got to figure out how it's going to sit on his head.....http://216.40.201.240/s/contrib/edoom/let_it_all_out.gif

Joebount - yeah the ears do bug me too, but I'm not sure what it is about them that is bugging me.... What do you think is the problem with them? I just can't seem to get it 100% nailed...
:(

Fetus23

03-14-2002, 06:42 PM

hey that head is coming along really nicely...is his body going to be bones? Can't wait to see his costume, I love decrotive clothing :)

fetus

ikmo

03-14-2002, 07:13 PM

Very nice head model so far! Can't wait to see the entire charcter. I like the fix on the ears, too.

Teyon

03-14-2002, 07:15 PM

Hey, I call 'em like I see 'em and that's gonna be a contender for sure. :)

I know what you mean about the headgear. I don't know if you've ever seen my Anubis but it's currently very naked for the same reason. :D

About the ears, there's two reasons they feel wrong:

They're pointed straight up and you're used to dogs having ears pointed down or at angles form each other. A living, breathing ANubis would have his ears slanted like a doberman's but the statues represent them as being sraight.

Also, they aren't connected to the rest of the head on the lower half and until they are connected to the body, I think they'll always feel a little off. The headdress will take care of that but until you start the head gear, you'll think the headgear won't fit. Kind of a paradox. I say move on to the head gear.

leigh

03-14-2002, 07:21 PM

Is there somewhere I can go see your Anubis?? I'd love to see it!
Thanks for the advice!!! I see your point :)

03-14-2002, 07:25 PM

WoohAA! very nice!! your anubis looks better than ever! You are a master lady!....ha,the ears looks perfect now! yez!:thumbsup:

Joebount

03-14-2002, 07:26 PM

Maybee you should check what they ILM has done with the Mumie 2

leigh

03-14-2002, 07:34 PM

Thanks for the compliment Oz :D Your stuff is looking great too!

Joebount - yeah I did look at some of that stuff - that's when I figured out how to fix the ears! Those guys they did was absolutely incredible but I don't mine to be too much like theirs because then it won't be as original. But they were a lot of help
;)

Teyon

03-14-2002, 07:48 PM

My Anubis is loosely based on the ILM one. Unfortunately, I haven't the time to render a closeup but you can take a look a the link to see what the overall look of him is (I was just starting out ...sniff...those were good days).

Anubis By Teyon Using Rhino3D (http://home.att.net/~teyon.25/models/anubis.jpg)

leigh

03-14-2002, 08:04 PM

http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_smileys/contrib/blackeye/Leek.gif Hey - AWESOME Anubis Teyon!! I love his body and legs!! And the way you gave him paws instead of hands and feet - brilliant! The spine is fantastic too! And don't worry, I'll make sure that mine doesn't look like yours (I hate it when people copy other peoples work :annoyed: )

bentllama

03-14-2002, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by bent
aahhhh... what a friendly llhama, my what sharp teeth you have... all the better to spit with i bet.

No making fun of llamas please...it hurts...it hurts...:D

:confused:

PS: great start Leigh...nice to see that we have some estrogen influence around here...beat em up...

yahll

03-14-2002, 09:31 PM

Sweeeeeet!!!!!http://www.cgtalk.com/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.cgtalk.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

Just one thing, the polys at the top of the head are kind of weird... Yo have some 3 sides polys that can be transform into one 4 sided poly and that area is asking for Spin Quads

rolhionjs

03-15-2002, 03:21 AM

wow nice modeling too ! this beginning promises a very nice work ;)

Bonne continuation :)

leigh

03-15-2002, 12:23 PM

Hey Yahll - thanks a lot for the advice, yeah those 3 sided polys are making me MAD!!!! :annoyed: I'll definitely try your suggestion!

Here is a small update that I did last night - my slow progress on this is driving me crazy! I just don't seem to have enough time http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_smileys/cwm/cwm/angryfire.gif. But here are some screenshots:

Teyon

03-15-2002, 03:07 PM

Okay, now I'm just jealous.:drool:

Great work, Leigh!

Poju

03-15-2002, 06:25 PM

Really cool. I want more more more...

Julez4001

03-15-2002, 08:43 PM

Great work Leigh.
I am doing Anubis as well sorta.
I doing Bastet (cat headed goddess) and she will be laying the face of his Statue.

Go to www.presetcentral.com
They gotta a few videos to deal with cutting polys and sewing them back for LW.

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3708

craiggulow

03-16-2002, 02:29 AM

Your model is great. On a side note- If you dig Anubis, you might want to check out the novel, Creatures of Light and Darkness, by Roger Zelazny. His portrayal of Anubis is fantastic.

Craig

My W.I.P. (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3905)

yahll

03-16-2002, 07:38 AM

Nice, This is going to be a really good character, you have to find more time for it :p

Trust me with the Spin Quads, I'll make your life much easier

Verminator

03-16-2002, 02:16 PM

Leigh - Your model's coming along nicely and I'm looking forward to seeing more. If you're still having trouble with those tris between the eyes try pulling all the splines from the face up and back to make up the ears and back of the head. Here's a quick drawover to show. It should make for a cleaner mesh and easier animation.
http://www.vermination.com/TempImages/anubisexample.jpg

Wraith

03-17-2002, 03:46 AM

I love all that egyptian mythology. Want to see more of this one. :) Woohoo yet another lightwave user :)

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skunk184

03-17-2002, 11:04 AM

pretty damn cool leigh ........for a girl:D :D :D :D

Equinoxx

03-17-2002, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by skunk184
pretty damn cool leigh ........for a girl

that remark is SOOOOOO gonna get you killed . . . .

Joebount

03-17-2002, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by Equinoxx

that remark is SOOOOOO gonna get you killed . . . .

I agree with you Equinoxx. Somebody is gonna kick your ass skunk184 !!! :wip: :wip: :wip: lol

Hey, Leigh, I want an update !!! :)

Koma

03-17-2002, 08:36 PM

cool egyptian model at this point .keep it up

and for your signature no your not the only female on this forum ,im not but i know other !!!

Eugeny

03-18-2002, 06:35 AM

Leigh its look very coll, but i agree with Verminator, try to use spin quads (Ctrl+K). Keep it up:thumbsup:

rendermonkey23

03-18-2002, 06:54 AM

Originally posted by skunk184
pretty damn cool leigh ........for a girl:D :D :D :D

HAHAHA..... that's gotta hurt :D

goodlag

03-18-2002, 10:00 AM

wow

very nice head model

keep it up

:wip:

03-18-2002, 02:04 PM

Im still amazed by your work!!!!:scream: .....i've taken a look about my collection of ANUBIS images ( I said that i love ANUBIS :p ) and i have noticed that the snout is more...more,how i can say... thin,in the most of the images.......;)
Bye to your next update my goddess!:D

leigh

03-18-2002, 06:10 PM

Hello everyone - thanks so much for all the positive comments and advice!
Verminator - thank you very very much for your suggestion - I will definitely do that :)
Oz - yeah I've checked lots of sources as well, but I decided to do it like this because I prefer him with a thicker snout ;)
Anyway, here is a render I did to check the subdivision (and yes, it is a GI render...), and a screenshot of the low poly version.

leigh

03-18-2002, 06:12 PM

here's the low poly:

bibi5000

03-19-2002, 05:53 AM

Leigh: I'm DYING to see the body! (Haha get it? [Stupid joke])
No really. :bounce:

Oh, btw. here's a picture (http://www.michael-parkes-gallery.com/anubis.jpg) I really like. This is not meant to be a picture for modeling purposes. I just like it.

:D

mrjosh

03-19-2002, 06:01 AM

Leigh,

Your model is looking awesome. You have got crazy skillz. And not just for a girl. If I had to make a suggestion though, it'd be on the placement of the eyes. Maybe a little higher, closer together, or more in the direction of the snout. I'm not sure which. Otherwise, like above, I can't wait to see the rest to it. Rock on!!! :buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:

xynaria

03-19-2002, 10:02 AM

MMMMNNN :)

Fetus23

03-19-2002, 10:47 AM

I want da naked body...

feetsus

leigh

03-19-2002, 12:35 PM

Okay - I've decided to leave the head just for a bit (it's holding me back a bit :annoyed: ), and I decided to start roughing out the body so long....
I only had about half an hour last night to do this - so it's still very rough, as you can no doubt see.
The idea is to eventually model in all the muscle sinew (if I have the time and patience :p ), so I'm not too worried at this stage about it being a bit lumpy.

Hopefully by tomorrow, I'll have the rest of the torso done....

Btw - Bibi5000, that's a cool pic! I really love the ear design there...
And MrJosh - yeah, the eyes really bug me too. I think they're just a bit too squashed. I'm definitely going to work on them a bit when I move back to the head...

leigh

03-19-2002, 01:11 PM

Uuuurghhh I am having MAJOR server problems here..... Here's to hoping the image will properly attach this time... :mad:

Poju

03-19-2002, 03:24 PM

Very cool.

I trie to say something constructive but can't figure out any. It's just perfect.

Keep modeling

skunk184

03-20-2002, 02:06 AM

jesus ....i was only joking about being a girl......

keep up the good work leigh

03-20-2002, 02:49 AM

SWEeeet!......:drool: ....cant wait to see the teeth Leigh!

:grin:

leigh

03-20-2002, 12:24 PM

Heheheheheh - hey guys, don't worry about those "girl" comments - I enjoy them! (I'm so used to them, being the only female animator at work too ;) )
Here is a small update for today:) I'm hoping to start on either the arms or the legs tonight...

Cgkoko

03-20-2002, 01:28 PM

Super cool!You should beter form the abs and ribs.I know you can!;)

leigh

03-20-2002, 02:12 PM

Hey Cgkoko - heheheh I could do a better job on that, but I'm just going along with my initial concept design for now :p Yeah, I'm still very much roughing the model out, so there is still quite a bit of work to do..... He's actually not supposed to look too real, he's supposed to look really stylised...
But thanks for the input!! :D

Teyon

03-20-2002, 07:10 PM

:D You really like your tounge ring, don't you?

As for the model, far improved and vastly superior to anything I've done with the character. Way to go!

Kaos

03-20-2002, 07:21 PM

very cool Leigh... i think the nipples could maybe be slightly more defined....

leigh

03-20-2002, 07:24 PM

Thanks for the compliment Teyon!! But I still think your Anubis ROCKS!!! :buttrock:
And yeah, I LOVE MY TONGUE RING!!!!

vfxmatt

03-20-2002, 07:27 PM

hey leigh its looking cool ,so is that going to be clothe on the neck?anyhows its looking good and i love your new pic for your id.

skunk184

03-20-2002, 08:10 PM

nipples hehehehe.......

hes coming on a treat leigh

Hash!

03-20-2002, 09:03 PM

It looks like Anubis is popular!......I too liked the Diablo's Mummies....and the ones in The Return of the Mummy........
Your work is really good!....It's gonna be kool to see your model finished and textured........i'll try not to take all your ideas for mine!!!!;)

CIM

03-21-2002, 07:29 AM

Nice job.

leigh

03-21-2002, 07:12 PM

Hey Hash, don't worry about stealing ideas - I mean, Anubis is Anubis :)
I will hopefully be able to post another update tomorrow....;)

henry

03-21-2002, 07:26 PM

wicked!

Batmanuel

03-21-2002, 07:41 PM

Looking really nice Leigh! I love the nipple rings. Think you'll get this puppy done on time (couldn't resist the pun)??

Poju

03-21-2002, 10:12 PM

Looking very nise, ears could be little bigger (http://members.surfeu.fi/tero.konttila/NonBlender/Nelli.jpg) tough

Keep stearing (http://members.surfeu.fi/tero.konttila/NonBlender/n%f6rttikoira.jpg) that monitor and post an update for our enjoyment please

AnimBot

03-22-2002, 01:35 AM

Hey Leigh nice job so far I know you've got a billion and one suggestions already but I'll throw mine in too. I think the nose could be a little more pronounced right now it blends into the lip.

leigh

03-22-2002, 02:20 PM

Here is a tiny update for today....
I've bent the body a bit, so that his torso slopes slightly.
I also enhanced the ribs ever so slightly as well.
Please keep the comments and criticism coming, it's extremely useful, and I'm taking it all into account :):)

leigh

03-22-2002, 02:26 PM

And here is the wireframe :)

Kaos

03-22-2002, 04:33 PM

hey Leigh, looking good.... and so is the model.. hehehe

i think it is coming along quite well, but one thing that is not too hot, is the mouth... can this guy ever truly close his mouth?? the back of the mouth has a vast gap in it.... i think it would make it hard for him to "drink the souls", they would just fall out of his mouth... you know what i mean??

leigh

03-22-2002, 05:06 PM

Ermmm....about the mouth.... Hmmmm.
Um, heheheh, his mouth is actually like that because it was my lame attempt to make him grimace / growl, and in cartoon pics of dogs, their mouths always get that round opening at the back like that when they growl ;)
I'm also not really sure if his mouth has to be able to close - I'm really not trying to make hime believable, just cool :p
So...erm...well, yeah, that's it :)
What AnimBot said there is true though, so I'll definitely be fixing that... but otherwise I don't think it really matters whether or not he can close his mouth, just as long as he looks cool :):):)

Heheheheh....."drink the souls"....heheheheh....
:D

DWIEMER

03-22-2002, 05:10 PM

Hi Leigh,

I've been very busy so didn't had any time for looking around and working on my character :(
But anyways, i see you're in the challenge: nice job!!! His belly, nipples and bones i really like! I'd like to see hime finished!!!

How is the Monk going?

Dus je kan nederlands lezen zag ik, maar belgisch is toch anders als nederlands ;)

gr. Dwiemer

DWIEMER

03-22-2002, 05:12 PM

oops forgotten to rate you

gr.

Thoth

03-22-2002, 05:21 PM

You know ....Thoth appeared in the shape of Anubis. I might be wrong tho :) however, great work.

Scouser

03-22-2002, 06:54 PM

Hi Leigh!

Your Anubis character caught my eye, I half modeled one myself after watching Mummy2 DVD a while back :)

Anubis Warrior WIP (http://www.lightwave3d.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/anubis-warrior.jpg)

You've inspired me to to finish this sucker off :)

Regarding women & 3D, I know 1 or 2 ladies who use Lightwave, and they're pretty hot at modeling (3D modeling!! 3D!!) hehe

Keep up the good work

Tom

leigh

03-22-2002, 07:29 PM

WOW!! A real scouser!! :) Heheheheh....
Hey your Anubis is really cool!!! When you finish him off, please post him here! :)
Dennis - I haven't been able to work on my monk for a while because I've just been too busy :(
And (quote)"Dus je kan nederlands lezen zag ik, maar belgisch is toch anders als nederlands" - heheheh, where does Belgian come into the equation? Ek dink dat ek kan Belgisch 'n bietjie verstaan (is dit dieselfde as Flemish?? ek is nie seker nie), en, ja, ek kan Nederlands lees en verstaan, maar hoe goed kan jy my Afrikaans verstaan?? ;)
Ek het gehoor dat Nederlandse mense dink dat Afrikaans is baie snaaks en oulik....

skunk184

03-22-2002, 11:53 PM

arghhhh a scouser .....check your wallets boys and Leigh:D :D :D

Scouser

03-23-2002, 02:45 AM

'skunk' or whoever you are, I take offense to being labeled a thief.

You're probably already sold on Harry Enfields ideas of what a 'scouser' is, most fools are.

Places like Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, London (Do I need to go on ?) have the worst crime rates these days.

Do your homework next time.

Tom

skunk184

03-23-2002, 02:51 AM

ever heard of a joke scouser......no offence meant mate but as youve already taken it theres not much i can do

ps i hate harry enfield

Scouser

03-23-2002, 06:30 AM

K,

'ps i hate harry enfield' < I'll accept that as an apology (if you meant it to or not :O)

There are better 'scouser' jokes around:

What's the difference between a 'scouser' and yogurt ?

If you leave yogurt long enough, it'll develop a culture :P

Now that's funny :P

Sorry for biting your head off, but the same old digs where ever I go on the net just get up my nose :)

Have a good day
Tom

Wraith

03-23-2002, 06:52 AM

Now now boys, play nice :)

Hey Leigh, thats a kewl looking Anubis so far, Keep those updates flowing, want to see more of it :)

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leigh

03-25-2002, 01:24 PM

Hey Scouser - I never meant any offence with the scouser comment (I must admit though, I am a fan of Harry Enfield). It's just that here in Cape Town, the people who live in the northern suburbs are EXACTLY like Enfield's scouser characters, which is why are find those skits really amusing. Hey, I have no leg to stand on - my granparents are from MANCHESTER!!! Heheheheh...

Anyway, amongst some fantastic German opera and white whine last night, I had a bit of time to work on my puppy, and all I can say is THE ARMS ARE REALLY MAKING ME MAD!!!!
I just can't seem to get them right :mad: Please can someone help me out here???!! I had to keep restarting them....
I've heard that the best way to do them is to model the basic arm, and bevel the muscle - any suggestions?? At the moment, I'm attempting to model everything in one go (in other words, I'm not using bevelling)...

Cgkoko

03-25-2002, 01:59 PM

Well here is a tip: use a tweaked cylinder and and some streched and taperd spheres in another layer to 'construct' the bones and muscles and continue tweaking your verts of your mesh using that as a reference.

leigh

03-25-2002, 03:26 PM

Hey Cgkoko - that's a really cool suggestion, thanks! :):)

Scouser

03-25-2002, 05:42 PM

Great work Leigh!

It was 'skunk' who made the remarks about Scouser's, not you :)

Later
Tom

Teyon

03-26-2002, 06:28 AM

Sadly, I can't help ya with the modeling side of the arms...Rhino really doesn't do the bevel-meshsmooth thing. All I can say is that it's great work, remember the basic muscle shapes, and don't forget his arm bands.

ThreedyModeler

03-26-2002, 09:59 AM

Hey Leigh,

I haven't done much on my character's arms yet, except for a little on the bicep. I know the forearms are going to be a pain. I dont want to do any beveling on the arm either. Im just trying to push and pull the vert's till it looks right. If i figure out any tricks, I'll let you know. I'll take a few screenshots as I go along, in case that might help.

I love how your Anubis is coming along, I can't wait to see it finished.

Cheers. :beer:

03-26-2002, 03:15 PM

WAAAA! IZ RISING UP! IZ RISING UP!!!!!:eek: Great work as ever
Leigh!!! i will be waiting 4 arms now!!!!:)

leigh

03-26-2002, 03:18 PM

Hey thanks a lot for all the suggestions :) Hopefully tonight I'll get a chance again to work on him and fix him up!!

DKScully

03-27-2002, 12:21 AM

I like your model a lot... I hope to see it finished soon... I u have problems with the arms put skeleton arms... HEHEHE... just kidding.

By the way, you are not alone in this forum. I'm female too. :-))))

I hope learn from u..

Byez.

111

03-27-2002, 07:24 PM

and where the rest of him?

leigh

03-28-2002, 12:34 PM

Hey everyone, I have started roughing out the upper arms and legs now.... Feel free to give suggestions (I could really do with some), insults, comments, anything :)
I'm hoping with the long weekend now, I'll get a chance to finish him off.... but we'll see how far I get (you never know what else is going to come up on the weekend, hey? ;))

skunk184

03-28-2002, 12:59 PM

he looks like he good do with a good meal ......:D looking good Leigh

Werner

03-28-2002, 01:07 PM

Hi Leigh,

It's looking good! I like it :D What method of modeling do you use in Lightwave....poly by poly or do you start out with primitives?

Keep up the good work, and enjoy your long weekend.

ta
Werner

Darkelfv

03-28-2002, 02:30 PM

Thats looking awsome, I would say that the ribs look a bit off, real ribs taper down towards the back not up but still looks awesome, has a great style to him!!

leigh

03-28-2002, 03:13 PM

Werner - I'm really old school and meticulous, I like to model poly by poly :) I do use Extender as well (can't live without extender ;))

Darkelfv - yeah I know the ribs look fake, but that's the way I designed him. I actually don't really want him to look real, he's supposed to look like something from "beyond"... but I'll have to see when he's finished if it all looks ok, otherwise I might tweak parts of him to look more real :)..

skunk184 - I bet he's ravenous!! :D

Darkelfv

03-28-2002, 03:16 PM

cool cool, really the only reason i mention that was because the um well they sorta look like another set of breast now. hehe still though its looking cool i hope you get some time soon to do more updates

Fetus23

03-29-2002, 06:46 AM

Looking REALLY good!!....I command ;) you to try box modeling a character!!...if you modeled this dude poly by poly (which is very impressive indeed!!) then you'll be able to work WONDERS with a box!!!!!!!....box boxbox box....

need an update!!

fetus

leigh

03-29-2002, 02:47 PM

Darkelfv - having a good laugh over your comment there, yeah they do kinda look like breasts hey.... heheheheh I think I'd better do something about that...

Hey Fetus23 - I sometimes use box modelling, but never for a character, I would get too frustrated!! Heheheh....
But I will do a box model sometime, I'll let you know ;)
Hopefully I'll have an update by the end of the weekend :D

maya_death

03-29-2002, 05:02 PM

nice character .i love mummy .what kind of music you listen?(death metal)? keep going :applause: :applause: :applause:

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leigh

03-29-2002, 05:14 PM

Thanks Maya_death :)
No, I don't listen to death metal...
I used to listen to some heavier stuff like Samael and Therion, but not so much anymore. I do love Iron Maiden though! Although they certainly ARE NOT death metal, heheheheh

I just love horror art and films :p

AnimaLMotheR

03-29-2002, 09:21 PM

:confused:

He looks like he has a double set of boobie traps.. http://www.cdv-download.de/vb/images/smilies/suspicious.gif

BTW, Iron Maiden rules!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

leigh

04-02-2002, 02:11 PM

Here's what I did last night (so much for the long weekend :p)....

I've tweaked the ribs a bit (heheheh, to get rid of the illusion of the double "booby traps"), and I've roughed out the arms.
Hopefgully tonight I'll get the pelvis and legs done. I'm leaving the hands and feet til last....

AAAARRRGHHH!!! Only a few more days to go...

04-02-2002, 02:28 PM

GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!!! :buttrock:

gL_spear

04-02-2002, 03:53 PM

that's looking great, you gotta make the deadline... ya just gotta

skunk184

04-02-2002, 05:54 PM

hey Leigh;) .....i wanna see this bad boy finished.....hands and feet to model , the easy bits:scream: :scream: :scream:

Teyon

04-02-2002, 06:51 PM

Well, lady, so far the arms (and the occasional big gaping hole) are the only detractions from your model! I can't wait to see how ya beef the arms up and what will become of those hands and feet...oh yeah, and groin...he might like to have one of those. ;)

Lorenzo

04-02-2002, 10:31 PM

let's make an update please loll
nice style, maybe your working with spline or something similar, lets try mesh smooth modeling, is faster and great for the details.

GOD luck
;) :wip:

leigh

04-03-2002, 10:59 PM

Here is my latest update. Hopefully, my next post will be the complete character :)

leigh

04-04-2002, 12:57 PM

HELLS TEETH!!!!

Grrrrr the image didn't go through with the previous post :annoyed:

Well here is is now :)

phade2

04-04-2002, 01:01 PM

wow your character is looking good!....keep it coming :bounce:

DWIEMER

04-04-2002, 01:05 PM

hey Leigh,

Looking good!!! Hope you meet the deadline for the challence.
Like to see him textured mrs texture godness :)

keep it going

gr. dennis

Hash!

04-04-2002, 04:59 PM

Kool!....Your Anubis is really nice!...maybe the eyes could be a little bit higher, maybe in line with the top of the nose....but i like it!...hope you gonna meet the deadline...i want to see it finished...and textured...in the 3d Artwork section...:buttrock:
..keep your good work!!!!

leigh

04-04-2002, 05:03 PM

You're right about the eyes :p I'm still going to change them if I have the time.....
I certainly will be texturing this dog soon, and I will most definitely be posting in the 3D Artwork forum :)

Teyon

04-04-2002, 07:29 PM

Sweet! You go girl!

Joel Hooks

04-04-2002, 09:15 PM

Sweet, I was wondering when you were going to update.

That model has come along nicely. The only area that bothers me is that severe concave in the diaphram area. I like the emmaciated look, but I think that is too much, like he has no innards.

Is he going to have dog or people hands/feet?

leigh

04-04-2002, 09:58 PM

AT LAST!!

The model is kind of finished :)

Lowdown - yeah, quite a few people have said that he is a bit too thin, heheheheh, but hell, I like it :D So I'm going to be really stubborn, and leave it like that :p

Joel Hooks

04-04-2002, 10:01 PM

Oh no, I LIKE the thinness. Very much like a lean doberman or some such. I am talking about the harsh V at the ribcage. It's just really angular.

Those hands look good, but he has flat feet :)

leigh

04-04-2002, 10:12 PM

Hmmmm... yeah the feet.... *growl*
I modelled two kinds of feet - these, and also a pair that were more dog like - you know, balancing on the toes? But because he has human leags, the balancing ones just didn't work. Needless to say I was very upset after all the modelling, because those were the kind of feet I wanted.

And as for the V - yeah you're 100% right. It is angular. When I designed him, I used Iron Maiden's Eddie character as a reference, and a lot of the paintings of him had this sort of look, which is extremely unrealistic and stylised...but I rather liked it :p You see, the whole idea I had, is that because he is god of the dead, I wanted to make him look dead - like parts of him weren't there anymore.
When the Egyptians mummified people (and Anubis is also the god of mummification), they removed a lot of the innards and stored them in jars. Which is the idea I was going for here (except I haven't gotten around to modelling the jars yet...heheheh).
When I texture him (I'll be posting it in the 3D Artwork section then), you'll see that I'm going to make his flesh kinda deadish, so it'll hopefully look right then.
:)

That's it, really.
But thanks a lot for your input and suggestions, they are greatly appreciated :D

DWIEMER

04-04-2002, 10:57 PM

looking cool leigh! the only comment is that his feet are a bit flat on top,... you still got 3 hours left in my time ;) oh i jiust read your post on top. go on with texturing and it doesn't matter.
great job!!

gr. dwiemer

Joel Hooks

04-04-2002, 11:17 PM

Ya, it will be cool to see him textured for sure. A pure modeling challenge is definitely just that, a challenge. I love texturing too, and can't wait to texture my S&M fatso demon :)

DimitrisLiatsos

04-05-2002, 05:24 AM

:wip:
Hey Leigh...great model..
But no excuses...POSE Anubis .. NOW woman..don't wait ...wake up..coffee .work ....POSE the guy (nice work) ...and .... POSE ANUBIS.

leigh

04-05-2002, 02:55 PM

hey everyone! Thanks so much for all the positive feedback, it means a lot to me :)

DimitrisLiatsos - I CAN'T POSE HIM!!!! :( :( I tried, I really tried. But it looked awful. And I just don't have the time now to do his weight maps, and put proper bones in him either :annoyed:

So I would just like to apologise to everyone about his extremely unexciting pose.

But here he is:

04-05-2002, 04:11 PM

WAAAhh yeessss....whAAT A sEXy POSE...MMMMH! I FEEL EXCITED! :D he he he he he....more seriously...the challenge is about modeling and not posing or texturing ....and just about it.....YOUR ANUBIS IZ AMAZING!!!! hou could you finish it in a so short time???next week it is without arm and legs and see it now!!!sweet! THERE AS AN ATOMIC BABY HERE LEIGH! you rule!:cool:

leigh

04-05-2002, 04:20 PM

Hey thanks a lot OZ! :D
Yeah the reason he was suddenly finished was that before I only worked on him for a half hour here and there, a few minutes here and there, in what little spare time I had this month. Then this week I just sat down for about 6 hours straight and finished him off :)
And so now he is finished.
And that compliment coming from you means a lot because I think your work is absolutely incredible! Your god is AMAZING!!!

Werner

04-05-2002, 04:24 PM

Wow Leigh...this is realy cool! I would like to see him textured.

Keep up the good work!

leigh

04-05-2002, 04:28 PM

Thanks Werner. Yeah I'll start texturing him very soon :p

BASSit

04-05-2002, 04:34 PM

Nice work Leigh !!
Too bad that one month is not enough :( (for me goes the same: "so much to do - so little time")

I think your Anubis will look great if he´s finished (rigged & textured) !! I hope you post the progress in the 3D-Artwork forum :rolleyes:

Keep up the good work !