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Mattrne

01-27-2003, 12:41 PM

Well, after loitering around here for ages, commenting on peoples character models, i thought it was about time i put one of mine up. He's a pilot for a big robot, I'm not going for ultra realism, its all slightly tongue in cheek.

any crits? The face will be getting replaced with a more over the top fierce looking guy soon.

The model has been built with poly smoothing in mind, this is my base level.

I'm thinking of making a bowie knife strapped to one boot and a holster with a revolver in it strapped to his leg cowboy style.

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/all_wf.jpg

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/boot.jpg

HTTP://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/top.jpg

HTTP://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/top_wf.jpg

Maximus Groff

01-27-2003, 02:32 PM

Very good indeed...

Mattrne

01-27-2003, 02:37 PM

Thanks!

Mattrne

01-27-2003, 05:34 PM

Here's an update, I've updated the head - here he is with a bit of a grimace. The head is now totally rigged for facial animation, with around 12 expressions, full phonemes and various special attributes, for random head movement, blinks etc.

Crits please.....

I'm gonna give this guy a big fat cigar to smoke too!

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/face.jpg

I've got a few tweaks to do to the uv's by the bottom of his neck by the way!

Maximus Groff

01-27-2003, 07:40 PM

Coming along nice...

next you need an air plane right ? hehhe

How many hours ?

BTW Maya rulez..

Mattrne

01-28-2003, 07:30 AM

He's actually going to be piloting a mech I made. He's around 12 - 14 hours work thus far.

Eudaimic

03-22-2003, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by Mattrne
He's actually going to be piloting a mech I made. He's around 12 - 14 hours work thus far.

We wanna see some animation tests! :bounce:

onlooker

03-25-2003, 02:57 PM

How his leg got blown off? Backstory. :thumbsup:

BiTMAP

03-25-2003, 02:59 PM

I want to see ur smoothed mesh! :O Thats nice, thing is there are some very sharp edges that I think would be smoothed but I if not I want to see a bevel.

Mattrne

03-25-2003, 04:50 PM

OK, not updated this in a while cos i've been MEGA busy at work, but heres a few new ones, I need to do more work on the shaders, plus a few modelling tweaks here and there, but I've basically been spending my time coming up with a versatile yet manageable rig for him.

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/shot1.jpg

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/shot2.jpg

http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/shot3.jpg

Mattrne

04-02-2003, 12:12 PM

OK, here's a preliminary test of the head of this guy, to check the weighting on the skeleton in the head. The audio is not final stuff, it's just a spare piece i had lying around...PilotTest - this is DivX (http://www.clanjadefalcon.org/cgtalkpics/pilottest.avi)

apuente

04-02-2003, 04:23 PM

Congrats my friend, very nice model and nice animation test!!! , I´d luv to learn your modelling techniques, could it be possible for you to show me how to? :beer::buttrock: :thumbsup: :drool: :airguitar

Thnx for you kind help!

BiTMAP

04-02-2003, 05:34 PM

id like to see bit brighter renders of him, and i kinda dislike what ya did to his face, but meh.

Mattrne

04-03-2003, 08:27 AM

Apuente thanks for that - what do you want to know?

Bitmap, what is it you don't like about his face - the tattoos?

r2d3

04-03-2003, 08:55 AM

nice work but give the man some eyebrows:bounce:

Archangel1009

04-03-2003, 09:12 AM

Not sure about the face tatoos either (only because the renders seem a bit dark and the detail is getting lost), but very nice animation test...and model. :thumbsup:

Mattrne

04-03-2003, 09:15 AM

I'm working on them at the moment!

sasquatch

04-03-2003, 09:33 AM

:buttrock: :wip: :thumbsup: etc etc....

Mattrne

04-03-2003, 09:36 AM

thanks Dave.

sasquatch

04-03-2003, 09:40 AM

Get back under the thumb, Matt. :D

Mattrne

04-03-2003, 09:41 AM

I will as soon as you wash your hands! ;)

apuente

04-03-2003, 03:36 PM

Mattrne:

Hello again my friend, well, with regard to that modelling stuff, could it be possible for you to make some sort of screencapture vid to see how you start modelling and stuff? I don´t want to be a pain in the ass, but if you give me your email I can send you niffty little apps to make this screen vid capture ;)

On the other hand, CONGRATS again!!!! and keep on 3d´in !!!! :bounce: :buttrock: :beer: :thumbsup: :applause:

my email........ reali3design@hotmail.com

Regards!!!

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