Races of Middle Earth - character- Willem

[Willem]

The final rendering, So happy i've finished my first challenge!!


http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/defrender1.jpg
http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/defrender2.jpg
http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/defrender3.jpg

[eddy-3ddy]

Nice one, :applause:

Can't wait to see the whole body:thumbsup:

[Gregwid]

Coming along well,when you smooth it out later it will be fun to see.:)

[Remi]

Looks great...looks a little like king koopa to me...great job keep it up:thumbsup:

[rockrat]

Nice! What's the creatures story in Middle Earth?

Again. good modelling.

[dies-irae]

i love the head,

the shoulders/arms from the "failed" render were cool, try to do something between those and the "massive giant beast" concept!!

good one!

[-CCFly-]

looking good so far :thumbsup:

[Willem]

changing the bump map

[Edouard]

Nice work...vooral doorgaan

[Willem]

What do you think?!
leftview

[Willem]

:bounce:

[Dreamwave]

Originally posted by Willem
Oke after modeling this thing for 2 days now some nice Idea came along..

Long time ago...
Saruman Captured some Hobbits and did some orc mutation experiment on them they evolved. to become this creature...

So the giant shrinked to hobbit proportions.

Maybe he will get some furry feet as well!

See what you can do with it!

Bye for now.

Tomorrow some nice updates on the body and some texturing..

errrr....

no offense, but a creatures modeled this good deserves a better backgroundstory :p :beer:

[Edouard]

very nice mappings, try to give him some more colours....:bounce:

[Konyn]

looking very nice so far,

[Willem]

oke after making ID's my head looks like this...

Willem

[janhath]

Pretty nice job,loks to be coming well.:applause: :)

[Edouard]

much better, succes verder en ik spreek je later wel weer...

[Edouard]

Hans joint you, nice to hear that I am looking forward for the result....greetz:beer:

[eddy-3ddy]

Netjes!!:beer:

[Willem]

Hmm why are all those post from dutch artist?! it would be nice if someone non dutch guy did reply to this thread..

no offence to you (dutch) guys!!!! dont get me wrong..

But Somehow this post isn't interesting.

Here's an update on the moddeling on the head.. because the story changed a bit along the way the head had some corrections.. what do you think?!?

Greetz Willem..

Hans is working on the body right now so some updates will follow!!

[DaKrunch]

wow its taking a whole new shape...
keep it up it's getting very cool!

[leigh]

Coming along well, the head has a good shape :thumbsup:
I think that you seem to have sufficient detail now, you can add extra details in the texturing phase.

The only things I would really consider tweaking slightly, are the ears, and the areas around the eyes.

The ears are looking a little too plain. Try making them a little less... umm... manufactured. I can't really describe what looks odd about them, but they look a little perfect. Make them tatty or worn looking. Also a bit thinner.

And the areas around the eyes are a bit bulgy, in my opinion. Those rims should be made a little less pronounced :)

You mentioned to me that you will start texturing soon - have you decided what methods you are going to use.

[rende]

Heya
I think it looks wierd because normally hunters in the wild have eyes at the front of their heads and not at the sides but it looks very gruesome :surprised

[Edouard]

That's the way I like it... Nice head:wip:

[Willem]

Thank for the replies guys and Girlz!

Leigh: I've changed the ears a bit still not very happy with them maybe i hould rebuild them..
tweeked around the eyes..

And Your right about the sufficient detail I think with some nice bumps and maybe some displacements. the head should look nice.

oke after tweeking the vertices a bit I came to this head, I getting pleased with the head.

some renders from different angles..:

[Willem]

what do you think?!

[Fetus23]

hello willem!! Your model is coming along nicely.. perhapes some more wrinkles around the nose would look good.. Keep going on your updates!! :wip: :wip:

:beer:
fetus

[eddy-3ddy]

Maybe the middle needles bigger like this:

[CGSisdead]

looks pretty cool so far :D

[Willem]

Since you are all sooooo curious..
heres an heavy update of the body...
comments please?!?!

[Willem]

...

[Willem]

And next some body armour..

start on texturing tonight!!!!!:bounce: :bounce:

[Willem]

and now texturing.....

[leigh]

Your model turned out well :thumbsup:

The clothes look interesting but I wonder if they are really suited to such a character.... Unless someone else makes these characters clothes, I find the idea of this guy sewing clothes for himself a bit difficult to imagine :shrug:

[Solesurvivor]

i like the face very much, very detailed, why don't u do the same level of detail for the rest of the body, it would be awesome :thumbsup:
doe zo voort ouwe, stoer:scream:

[Willem]

Thanks for the replys, I am very hard on the texturing right now and its a hell of a job but most important i think.

And Leigh your right about the clothes, I threw them away and making a nem start on the clothes. But I dont now yet how..


See Ya!

[Willem]

Ok. Afer making all the different uvw maps the same size. I made a procedural map on the whole body, after this iam going to make the different graphics on the head and so. using a mask the procedural takes care of the border between the edges.

I hope you under stand my English..
thanks Willem

[Willem]

http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render6.jpg

[Edouard]

nice work...succes with the mappings...

[Willem]

And the armour..
some scetches...
This are some small pics larger coming soon. I'll load them on our own server.
For now you have to do it with these small ones

[Willem]

and another

[Edouard]

The concept pictures are to small to see what your up to, but the axe one his back carried by his "horns" is cool...

[Willem]

http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render8.jpg

[Willem]

And another with some belts on his body..

Please give us some feedback!!!!!!!!!!!!

Willem & Hanshttp://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render9.jpg

[milo(6)]

I think i have to agree with what leigh said earlier up the page. the model is looking cool but i can't imagine that a creature of this proportions sitting down and making some really intricate chain-mail. maybe if you were to go for a more bashed out metal plate armour it would be more in keeping.

still, it looks really cool. :thumbsup:

[Willem]

hmm why can't he wear clothes I have heard nobody about the Uruk hai's and the orcs..they wear clothes?!? maybe they have a stylist or so?!:thumbsup:

But that doesn't matter we've decided to make clothes, (for war) we're now busy creating weapons.

that's why...

Greetz Willem

[Satyricon]

Great work! I love the head, very original. My only suggestion is that the chest horns should have a different texture from the rest of the body. Keep up the good work!:beer:

[Willem]

yes you are right but i'm still busy on texturing..
so don't worry they get an other texture.. I busy with some nice tattoo's on his arms..


thanks...


Willem

[Edouard]

Cool costume, where did he stole that one....:buttrock:

[Willem]

Thanks for the replys guys!!

some textures on the body and horns..

the sign on his belly is burned, (it's a sign of death)

What do you think?!

Please some suggestions...


Willemhttp://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render10.jpg

[Edouard]

where is the costume?????:scream:

[leigh]

That is an interesting look, but I think that at the moment it looks a little too hard for skin. It's looking a little too much like smooth rock or marble. You need to change that.
You also need to make it a little less uniform - at the moment, the colours are all just a little too random. Try isolating details into specific areas. You should also make a nice displacement/bump map with lots of cool wrinkles.
The whole thing just looks a bit too procedural right now.

As for the sign on the stomach, if it is burned, it would actually form shiny scar tissue, not that black look. So what you need to do is add that symbol to your spec map, and pump it up a bit to make that area more shiny. You should also add some detail for that into your bump map, since burns do tend to leave areas a bit lumpy.

[Willem]

Thanks leigh thats some critic I can build on, I will work on the textures more. and about the displacement map, Thanks I forgot that damn thing. Updates will follow ..
and again thanks!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Dreamwave]

hey Willem, looking good!!! :thumbsup:

[Willem]

Some new textures,
so here are they what do you think?!?!
:bounce: :bounce:

http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render11.jpg
http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render13.jpg

[Hellwolve]

Well, it looks good. Only two things:

1: If it are horns, and not strange growths, they need an other texture. Look at a rhino for examples.

2: The horns are placed odd. I know it's your design, but they aren't functional. At least, I can't see that function :p

[Willem]

Hellwolve
Well, it looks good. Only two things:

1: If it are horns, and not strange growths, they need an other texture. Look at a rhino for examples.

2: The horns are placed odd. I know it's your design, but they aren't functional. At least, I can't see that function

Your right but...
this is just a post of a work in progress of the skin so the horns will get an other texture.. and fot the functionality, the horns are for defence and to hang things on. you get the point when it is finishedHellwolve.

[Hellwolve]

Originally posted by Willem
Hellwolve


Your right but...
this is just a post of a work in progress of the skin so the horns will get an other texture.. and fot the functionality, the horns are for defence and to hang things on. you'll get the point when it is finished Hellwolve.

Okay, and Okay. I'll see. When it's finnished, I can always whine again ;)

[Edouard]

It's a nice bump-map but it is to hard by my oppinion, and I do'nt like the new skin tone the old one is better...succes

[Willem]

thanks for the reply guys..

Hellwolve: Didn't see it as whining, I take all the comment seriously. thanks:p

Edouard: keep in mind this is only a bump map and a diffuse, so the glossiness and specular will be made soon..but your right about that its to hard i will make it a bit softer..even though thanks for the comments

updates will follow soon!!

And you other guys and girlz can reply also!!! just click the button below!!!!

[Hellwolve]

Originally posted by Willem
thanks for the reply guys..

Hellwolve: Didn't see it as whining, I take all the comment seriously. thanks :bounce:

Okay, no problem.

[Willem]

and some more work on the texturing!!!
tell me what youn think!!!

Willem
http://www.thepharmacy-media.com/willem/render16.jpg

[milo(6)]

hey willem, really like the white hand of sauron that you have included across your creatures face!

you may want to think about producing a specualr map for your character to make the inside of his nostrils look a bit more dmp.
also you might think about reducing your bump map as it almost makes your character look a bit too stone like and less organic. This maybe the point that i' missing,

[Willem]

Take a look at the first page!!!
I wannna thank you all for taking the time to reply on my thread..

For now waiting on the next challenge!!!

Willem

[Edouard]

Nice work I don't want to see such a group in real life:beer:

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