Races of Middle Earth - Character - NICK

[leigh]

Cool character! And a nice start and story too! :D
Good luck for the challenge :thumbsup:

[nick]

Thanks Leigh :) ok quick update where the model is at just now.

[marioucci]

Hey niko!!!!!!!

U already know what i think mate. terrific start and idea...
really stylish.
cant wait to see more!!!!


cheers
loggie

[JJ3d]

Hey!! great start!!!

Wanna see more! :buttrock:

[OZ]

COOL COOL COOL!! i love it!:beer:

[freddylierman]

HEY NIC !!!

glad you finally started workin on it.
Looks awesome so far.
Love the expression in the eyes !!

one crit, theet, there cool, but I'd put some more detail in them, but ya know me , I'm a detail freak :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Primus]

It's so cute :) Great start Nick! Let's see those sketches! :thumbsup:

[nick]

i kinda felt like doing some photoshop painting :) heres what i have so far. just a sort of concept for textures and colour and as always comments welcome :) updates will start appearing soon guys and gals.

loganarts- thanks for the comment man :)

JJ3d, oz- glad you both like him. cant wait to see your finished ideas guys

Frederic L - Yo fred, thanks for the suggestion and yep you are a detail freak. Dont worry tho, the teeth are noway near finished more details are coming up very soon.

anyway heres the image so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fetus23]

Hey nick...I'm really loving this thing so far!! And looking at the painting you've got going your textures will be very nice......updates!!:wip:

:beer:

[janhath]

I like the last concept best.I think you should control or tone down the teeth some however.But it all looks real good otherwise.:)

[Joel Hooks]

I bet he is one grumpy bastard! I know I would be with those choppers. Nice work. Is that the texture map? That certainly looks interesting.

[nick]

Fetus23- thanks fetus :) your character is looking awesome, he has a kick ass expression on his face :thumbsup:

janhath- thank you for your comment well the idea is never final the look may change there’s ages until the challenge is over and I have just started :)

lowdown- Yeah!!!!!!!!! He is a grumpy bastard :D nice smile he has eh? Well it’s not a texture map but I guess I could use bits of later for texturing. I was just doing a concept for the colour and texture scheme I wanted in Photoshop. Glad you think it’s interesting :)

I also did a small rigging test to see how well he deformed, no problems so far with the mouth deformation. I was thinking about having the top of his head also rotate as he opens his mouth unlike humans he could have a double hinge system to get those large teeth around plants and annoying people!!!!

Updates arriving soon :)

[fleedawg]

Wow, that's impressive!! I love the teeth. Great work.

[nick]

Heres some more updates people :) just blocking in the main body shape. not sure if im happy with it yet. i will start adding details once i get the main shape the way i want. Im thinking along the lines of a huge rhino/hippo/elephant/human body :P

fleedawg- Thanks for the comment ,

well back to work i think :wip:

Anyway heres the updates

[nick]

heres a side view

[nick]

and a back view :) more updates soon guys!!!!!

[JJ3d]

hey! nice updates! keep posting!!
the body is great! :bounce:

[pigwater]

very disturbing:applause: :bounce: :applause:

way cool

[Sausage]

Interesting idea. I like the style of the head. I would probably suggest less defined\toned muscles on the arms though.

Good work, Nick.

[azazel]

This painting is really great, so textures should rock:thumbsup:

[AgentX]

LOL, that thing is scaring me! I like the body so far!

...my, what crooked teeth you have...

[nick]

Yup its Update time :) some more work done on the model, touched up the teeth a little too. im deciding what I will do with the legs you will have to wait for the next few updates.

Well I have been hard at work and created a test rig, which I learnt alot about a nice little tool called follower, hmm don’t think I mentioned im working with lightwave :)

Update :)

[nick]

JJ3d- thanks :) as requested :) more updates on their way!!!!!

pigwater- if ya find him disturbing he’s doing what I set him out to do :D to disturb the peace :p thanks for the comment

Sausage- thanks. Yep I think I will soften the muscles in the upper arm.

azazel- I still have to finish the painting but yeah im gonna put alot into the textures just need to sort out the uvs :annoyed:

AgentX- hehe that’s what I like to hear some emotional response to my character :beer:

[freddylierman]

well ya know what I think, great work so far, keep it up m8
don't slow down, finish em up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Primus]

It's coming along nicely :buttrock: Can't wait to see the textured version :D !!

Right said Fred, no stoppage Nick, keep working!

[Araval]

WOW!
Impressive work
:applause:
I like his teeth :thumbsup:
Generally creature looks great....
Go-Go-Go-Texture IT:)

RESPECT

[Erik]

Yoooo :bounce:

i really like your job...
i wait for your next update! ;)

[nick]

update time :)

Ok im stuck on what looks better number 1 or number 2?

Frederic L.- thanks for the comment fred :)

Primus- thanks!! yup i will keep at it

Araval- texturing will be up as soon as i get the model finished and thanks for your comment.

Erik- Im glad you like him :) update has arrived now!!!!!!

[nick]

heres a lighting test i was messing with, some postwork to play with colours too. Hdri and radoisity and a spotlight nothing else.

[nick]

one more update :)

just some close ups of the back and the teeth.more details will be added to everything!!!!!

[freddylierman]

Awesome m8 !!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Give em some big fat feet and big fat niples and a killer texture, like that 2d scetch ya made !!
Likin the fat, keep puttin that in detail, WE WANT FATDETAIL !!:bounce: :) lol

keep it up and keep updatin !:thumbsup:

[Lukashi]

Good stuff, but the render makes me wanna hug him not run in fear :shrug:

[Leszek]

Yeah, I love details on his back,great stuff:thumbsup: .
Please don't cover his muscles with fat. ;)

[Nurb'd]

now this one is bad@ss :buttrock:

great job man

[BrainFaucet]

Nice teeth.:D

[nick]

Its been a while but have finnaly got another update :D Still adding lots of details. The belly and overall detail is my main target.

I did a lot work on the hands adding vains and wrinkles. Critique and comment welcome also if ya get a chance check out my dragon that i made in wings!!!!!!

DRAGON (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41413)

Anway check him out :)

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swampy1.jpg

Frederic L. - yup fat detail you will get in the next update :)

Lukashi - lmao :) your welcome to hug him, Thanks

Leszek- nope i wont cover his muscles in fat changed my mind about that. thanks for the comment

Nurb'd- Thanks

BrainFaucet- yeah he needs a dentist or as my girlfriend says hes the dentists worst nightmare :scream:

Nick

[mtmckinley]

really cool creature! :D

The only thing that strikes me as odd is the 3 rolled-stomach. The rolls from the back along the sides seem right, but I would think the rolls wouldn't necessarily continue to the front.

Looking great and menacing! :D

[Rye]

WOW this is looking so good! Very creative creature you have here, I love the teeth and the nails :) Is he going to be a blob of sorts or will he have legs? Right now he looks like he is sitting on the ground and all his fat is bunching up kinda. It doesnt really look like gravity is pulling them down. If he wont have legs this will be fine though.

[ilasolomon]

I like this very much, That's a really original one! :) keep it up

:beer: :thumbsup:

[nick]

hey guys :) updates very soon within teh next 2 days sometimes!

mtmckinley- Thanks for the great crit. yeah i havent touched teh stomach in a while i wanted to get the whole model sorted before i fixed that easier to build it symmetrical then mess it up and adding bumps and uneveness to his stomach.

Rye- thats what im having trouble with, my first design ideas had him with legs sort of tree trunk legs like an elephant and rhino cross, then thought it may be cool to just have him drag himself about with those huge hands and powerful arms :) as i replied to mtmckinley i have still to tackle the stomach area. Thanks for commenting :)

ila_solomon- im glad you like him, just trying to be as original as i can on this one. thanks !!

Nick

[Joebount]

Good to see you again posting Nick ! I really enjoy your modellisation and the concept. :thumbsup:

[dur23]

hehe he needs some major manicure and dental work if he ever wants to get a date;) Maybe he could stand to lose a couple a punds too...:P

Absolutely beutiful modeling, and im sure theres a lady out there that loves him for who he really is:love:

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :buttrock:

[nick]

Joebount- yeah its been awhile havent posted much recently, but im backand will have more to post very soon :) Glad you like him!!

dur23- LOL he ate the last woman who tried to kiss him :drool: thanks for the comment :)

[stantor]

model terrifying ! :hmm:

[nick]

heres a small test i did a while ago with my swamp creature. just a rig test with bones and follower. Tried to get that walrus sort of roar except more aggresive :)

Swamp beast animation 826k (http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swampytest.avi)

Oh yeah update tonite :) so stay tuned

[nick]

Ok update is a little late :hmm: but its here now :) whats ya people think?

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swampy2.jpg

Oh yeah check my new site out when ya have the time.

www.niko3d.co.uk (http://www.niko3d.co.uk)

[xeno]

love it! but i have a crit, perhaps u scould make the arms less muscular and more "just big" as in, fat big. This is becoz the creature itself is pretty fat and not very muscular.

I really like this one!

[nick]

53Hey guys and gals :) just did some texturing and lighting tests. this is what i have so far. I have 3 main spot lights one for the main key light, a rim light and a bounce light from the grass. The ambient/fake gi is created using a hemisphere of spotlights.

Textures are created using just weightmaps, gradients and procedurals, i will add finer details with image maps for the next update as soon as!!!

Comments are more then welcome :)

One thing i would love to get feedback on is if he makes you cringe or say ewwwwww when you see him.

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swampytextures.jpg

[ilasolomon]

good texture work, but the only part that is not good enough is stomach/belly, probably you know, & i don't know how to explain the matter! :) it's still unfinished, yeah?

[nick]

Heres another update of the texture. Front and back views. :bounce: he has a big bouncy ass.
Still very work in progress, hopefully my machine will handle this guy with radiosity instead of the spotlight array i have.
Critique is more then welcome.

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swampydouble.jpg

Enjoy :drool:

[JJ3d]

great textures nick!
the stomach is much better now!

I love that Stimpy butt! :D

[marioucci]

WOW NIKO!!!!!!!!

the design of ur char is simply great!!! one of my favorite here.... ur texture and lighting work rocks as usual!!!!!!!!
im gonna bring some food in front of the comp to wait for the next update...
cheers mate!!!!!
loggie

[nick]

ila_solomon- thanks for the comment yup i have tackled the stomach area :) hope its better now.

JJ3d- hey rick :) thanks for the stimpy joke, does kinda look like a stimpy ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

loganarts- hey loggie glad you like my beast man :) Updates arriving soon. Im gonna rig the beast so i can pose him :) next. well as soon as i finish the textures.

[nick]

Ok heres 2 new updates. i did somemore texture tweaking starting working on the enviroment. I still have some texturing to finish, the model is posed with morph tho i still may rig him. Some post work on colours and a little depth blurring.

Anyway heres the images :) back to work i go :wip:

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swamppost1.jpg

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/swamppost2.jpg

[JJ3d]

awesome renders man!

I made it some changes in ps trying to get the LOTR films style

what u think...

cheers


http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/rick/nickbeast.jpg

[Ionized]

Lovely composition dude, it completely puts this character in context.

Definately one of the best so far.

[Fetus23]

Really nice!...I like that enviroment and the viewpoint you have...Geat model To!!...My only suggestion would be to make a morph for the lips so they can close over those massive teeth or even a morph for a smile......might look cool and add some more personality.. Keep up the good work NICK!!! :thumbsup:

:beer:

[Grub]

:eek: If that thing bobbed up out of the swamp, I'd batch myself... Those horrible teeth and talons! :bounce: Great creation, Nick.
One thing I'd add if you're considering changes at this stage - dirty up his bottom. If he drags himself about on his bum, it would get real mucky.:thumbsup:

[Dreamwave]

Originally posted by JJ3d
awesome renders man!

I made it some changes in ps trying to get the LOTR films style

what u think...

cheers


http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/rick/nickbeast.jpg

very cool, I like the colours in the background and the grass more, nick's camera angle is very cool but I want the reflection in the water back! :buttrock:

[nick]

Hey guys :) heres a 1 final image of my character. hopefully i can get my one more image rendered in time to post another. I hope you all like. I didnt get to add mud to the bottom of his body tho. Thanks for the great comments and support from everyone.
Thanks to JJ3d for his awesome repaint :)

Anyway heres it is.

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/final1_800.jpg

Click heres for a 1024 x 768 version (http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/final1_1024.jpg)

This is such a cool contest, hope everyone had as much fun as i did.

update
ah did it :) heres the last one

http://www.niko3d.co.uk/cghold/final2.jpg

[shadowkeeper]

I guess he just cant make entry to the contest because he is too much ugly!:p
Lets just :beer: and see if you beat them all! Good luck man! :bowdown:

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