Head Self-Portrait WIP

[JoBbE]

what about some reference so that we can compare the original to the virtual? ;)
looks nice!

[xtrm3d]

the eye look really good..
for the face need some reference to crittique :-)
but so far ... good job

[Error323]

Very good... damn i'm working on an eye too but it's real hard :( What did u model with?? splines/poly's/patches?? plz let me know.. working myself with splines now.. but i think i should use poly's.

[Blackarts]

Wow that is one messed up model!


hehe jk - nice job so far. post a real life pic so we can compare dude.

[robpauza]

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Okay, okay. I've uploaded a real photo to the webpage. :D

Error323:
I modeled using sub-patches in Lightwave via the point-by-point method. It gets pretty tedious after a while, but I like it because you have great control over how the polys flow around the object. Splines are good too for the same reason. I've never actually modeled using splines, but several people I know swear by them. I also uploaded a larger eye render plus a wireframe of the eye area for you. The eye texture is just one I painted from scratch in Photoshop. It also has applied a reflection map which reflects an HDRI environment map. The same HDRI environment map is also applied to the moisture layer of the eye with a 40% reflection/refraction blur to make it a softer and more "liquid-like." I hope this helps you. Good luck.

Thanks again everyone for the comments. More are definately welcome. Don't be afraid to be brutal with your critiques. :)

Here's the link again:
http://users.chartertn.net/robpauza/robhead/robhead.html

[vizion]

good job so far..two quick comments ..1. the eyebrows don't look anything like urs, 2. u gotta slim ur face cheecks down a bit.

[Henrik Hörlin]

That looks very good. Almost outstanding.
To make it outstanding I think you need to:
1) Make sure both eyes look at the same thing. (I culd be wrong here but that´s what it looks like.
2) Tweek your (model) nostrils out (wider) and up a bit.
3) The tip of your chin looks somewhat smaller and rounder in real life.
4) Check the ears... they look diffrent.
5) As mentioned before, your eyebrows look more sporadic in growth. Maybee you culd use the photo to get that right, dunno.
6) I don´t think your lips portude (stick out) that much in real life?
7) The edges around the nose/face look abit sharp, smoth them out abit.
8) Sorry to say this but you have more bags under your eyes than your model.
This is nitpicking at its best! Maybee another picture would work:) Just kidding!
A handsome man you are and with a little more time there will be two of you. Good luck!

[Dr BeN]

hi very nice model ... i just noticed something small ... is this model supposed to eat something because the left cheeck(?) looks as if you're hiding smething in you mouth ;))

but so far very good keep on tuning !!

[cathode]

your lips are less defined (stick out less) and your mouth seems a bit wider. your ears are also more bulbous

[ambassador]

compress your files more

[robpauza]

Thanks everyone for the great comments and suggestions! :applause:

Henrik:
You're the man. That's exactly the nit-picking I was hoping for.

Hopefully this weekend I'll have some time to do some tweaking with all of your suggestions in mind.

Thanks again,
-Rob

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