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muckywetnoodle

01-15-2003, 02:29 AM

Hot off the press
http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r10.jpg

Chibi Chan – Boot Urchin serving as cobbler to Tom Bombadil

“Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow:
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.”

In some distant age in his far travels gathering flowers for lady Goldberry, Tom Bombadil ran into a small creature with a head that appeared on the outside as a sea urchin, yet the creature had a round jolly face like a tiny human, and the creature’s upper body looked like that of a fat little butcher. The lower body seemed to lack any form of legs or feet, for where legs and feet should be, the creature simply had a lumpy base much like a walking spud. Little is known of this creature’s past or origins.

After a long day of tramping across the lands seeking out lilies, Tom’s boots would become disheveled, sometimes messy and sometimes just plain worn out in the soles. Chibi Chan, being too small to work in most trades of big people yet separated from his own homelands, took up leatherworking and was all too happy to find employment under Tom. Chibi, with his small hands and closer than normal view of Tom’s boots, was ideally suited to clean the leather and repair broken stitches and leaks. He would work through the night so that in the morning, Tom’s boots would be in top form and ready to carry him once again.

Besides maintaining his employment, Tom greatly enjoyed singing to Chibi at the end of the day of his travels and share any tales Chibi Chan might have cooked up during the day. Tom, being the carefree type that he is, never paid any notice to the irony that his own cobbler had no feet and was unable to walk in any conventional sense.

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibichan_concept_r1.gif

Couple quick sketches. Something more polished on the way...

Fetus23

01-15-2003, 06:22 AM

This is awsome !! :thumbsup: I really like the idea and sketch mr. noodle, very original. Is he wearing socks in those boots??...look out!! ;)
on with the model!! :wip:

fetus

BlueCougar

01-15-2003, 06:25 AM

Great concept! I look forward to seeing it modeled.

muckywetnoodle

01-15-2003, 09:50 AM

Thanks guys! I am doing some reading up on urchins.

Fetus23-heh, no feet for this guy

muckywetnoodle

01-22-2003, 04:36 AM

Started roughing things out. Have to mess with his proportions before I move on. Getting the edges and things in place anyhow. Still purdy darn mushy looking.
http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r1.jpg

leigh

01-22-2003, 05:09 AM

Oh man, that is SUCH a cool concept story! I really loved Tom Bombadil in the books (was such a shame that they left him out of the films), and it's really awesome to see a character connected to him!

The sketch is great, and you model is coming along really well too! :D:D:D
Good luck for the rest of the challenge! I'll be keeping an eye on your thread to see how things develop ;)

Rye

01-22-2003, 06:11 AM

Such a great concept story Mucky :D The concept sketch really fits the description too. Your model is coming along nicely, but I feel like the proportions from the sketch were better suited for this guy. The big chubby head really brought out the jollyness of him. :)

zued

01-22-2003, 06:42 AM

Yeha! :D :D I would love see him animated...:bounce:

ambient-whisper

01-22-2003, 11:11 AM

hey man. i was waiting for you to join this one :D cool concept too:) some areas one his belly and chest are a bit too blocky.

cerreto

01-22-2003, 02:27 PM

hey mucky your name brought back memeories of spiraloid ! good to see you entering in this i always liek your stuff !

visualboo

01-22-2003, 04:12 PM

ah good to see ya in on this one Eric.

muckywetnoodle

01-22-2003, 08:47 PM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r2.jpg
Gonna try to spend a little time every day on him.

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

visualboo-thank you sir! I've been missing modeling lately.

cerreto-thank you also. Flashback alert!! Flashback alert!! Looking forward to the release of Bay myself. ;)

ambient-whisper-thanks for the comments as always!

zued-thank you. I am going to spend a good deal of time once he's modeled working on his face states for lip-synch so maybe I'll do a little test. He shouldn't take long to model so I think it's do-able.

Rye-thanks. Glad you like him. I often start out with things stretched as it aids me in laying down my edgeloop foundation. Pretty quick to move things around and build up detail from there.

Leigh-Thank you as well! I'm having loads of fun with it.

I like Tom Bombadil a lot too. Yet another example of the range and depth of Tolkein's world.

muckywetnoodle

01-23-2003, 07:13 PM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r3.jpg
The daily bit.

zued

01-23-2003, 07:48 PM

This program ´clay´ your using.. how does it compare to.. lets say mirai, nendo ,wings-like modellers?
( I´m looking forward to testdrive it some day too..:D )

btw.. nice belly :beer:

A Morley

01-25-2003, 01:07 PM

I really like your idea and the way you've linked it to the book. It's a great looking character and I look forward to seeing you final model.:applause:

muckywetnoodle

01-30-2003, 05:14 AM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r4.jpg
I didn't do much on him today. I feel gross. Blaaaaggggghhhhh....

zued-thanks. Clay... A strange Cadillac pulls up front with some cement shoes if I talk.

A Morley-thank you sir!

muckywetnoodle

02-03-2003, 06:03 AM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r5_sm.jpg http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r5_wi.jpg

Fetus23

02-03-2003, 10:11 AM

Very nice start Muckywetnoodle!!! Although he does look a bit human at the moment. Judging from the work on your webpage (which is very nice by the way) this will hve a strange and beautiful twist to it....I await your updates!! :wip:

:wavey:
fetus

muckywetnoodle

02-15-2003, 05:52 AM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r6_wi.jpg http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r6_sm.jpg

Thanks fetus! yep, the upper body is humanoid.

l_farley13_l

02-15-2003, 06:46 AM

Absolutely Nasty!! There's something odd about the rolls of fat on the chin - looks like they might be a bit more loose, the reast is uhh Discusting! Like to see the reference used on his chest (or dig some up!) ;)

Farley13

muckywetnoodle

02-15-2003, 06:59 AM

heh
http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/Sumo.jpg
still gotta dig up some reference for the back. I'm shooting for an older character so he'll be a little saggier.

Fetus23

02-16-2003, 12:07 AM

AWSOME!...I love that head peice...Waiting for your updates...The flab looks great too :thumbsup:

:wavey:

muckywetnoodle

02-17-2003, 07:12 AM

http://www.ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r7_sm.jpg http://www.ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r7_wi.jpg
Can't seem sto stop working on his noggin.

Fetus-Thanks man. Lots more flab to come. :D

muckywetnoodle

02-27-2003, 03:22 PM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r8_wi.jpg

muckywetnoodle

02-28-2003, 05:06 PM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r9_wi.jpg

Still gotta finish his pant/sack. I'm not too happy with his urchin head thing. Thinking of giving him a he-bra as well so you don't have to spectate those nips. o_O

ambient-whisper

02-28-2003, 05:18 PM

:D mmm fat :D

is it me or did the boobs change somewhat since the last pic?

02-28-2003, 06:48 PM

U ARE ABSOLUTELY CRAZEEEEEE! What kind of idea!!!!:beer: yez....i love it! koool!

muckywetnoodle

02-28-2003, 11:33 PM

http://ejm.cc/images/cgtalk/jan_challenge/chibi_r10.jpg
Ah well, here's the entry state. I'll probably finish him this weekend.

Mr. Oz-Thanks bunches! Have a round for me this fine evening. :beer:

AW-Hehe, yeah, I think he needs to be called Chubby Chan. I erased his stomach a couple times so he underwent a little nip and tuck, implant, and then tucked again. Maybe they are inflatable. :D

Fetus23

03-01-2003, 07:19 AM

sweeet! Love that mustache....Too bad you couldn't finish it up for the deadline...I'll be watching for this one to be finished soon....nice model and a great idea muckeywetnoodle...now finish it up and get to the texturing!! :D

:beer:
:wavey:

mehdianim

07-30-2003, 04:12 PM

I like the character design.
His feet look a little strange, I'm wondering how he would walk.
But then again that foreces the imagination
Keep it up.

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