Cat mech

[squidinc]

thats a really nice concept image, it'll be interesting to see the final 3d version :thumbsup:

[3 Storms]

Man - that bastard who gave you this homework assignment doesn't pull any punches! :) Cool drawing too :buttrock: let's see how far along you are with the model

[Lukashi]

Great job :beer: im working on a cheetah(or panther) thing myself :) minus all the metal of course

[Emre]

Hey guys... thankx..
:bounce: :D :D

i'm glad you like the concept. see if i can handle with it.

the hardest part is those muscles which doesn't have a skin around. What would be the best way to model muscles?
currently i'm drawing them vertex by vertex but that will be sooo hard and boring.:scream:

see ya.

[Emre]

Hey Lukashi,


we'd like to see the one you've been working on.maybe we can share knowledge. i love cats and big cats specially.:drool:

[Lukashi]

Aye sure thing, heres my thread http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42090&perpage=20&pagenumber=2 my aim name is Lukashi999 and my msn is lukashi@hotmail.com

I have alot of references of cheetahs and some muscle ones too :)

[Emre]

Hello!

Here's what i made so far.


and other images follow.:wavey:http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/head01.jpg

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/left.jpg
:bounce:

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/left02.jpg
:bounce:

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/smooth01.jpg
:bounce:

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/wire01.jpg

That's all for today folks!

please keep up your comments.

sorry for high compression.

:bounce: :buttrock:

[Emre]

It's still a start.
i'm trying to make the eyes now.
and trying to keep the poly count as low as possible because my pc is not very up-to-date machine.

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/3.jpg

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/catmesh03.jpg

Hello guys, i'm still workin' on muscles... help me. i need some ideas how to make muscles easily.

[Lukashi]

Hey your making good progress :) I would say to try to keep some of those details you have in the stetch like the flesh over metal look :)

[Emre]

hello.
here's another update
:bounce:


see ya!:)
:buttrock:
:airguitar :
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/leg.JPG http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/catleftg.gif http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/leggycat.jpg

[Snakeman]

i agree with the flesh over metal look....i'm sure u'll get an A+ on your homework if ya do hehe:arteest:

[d4rk]

:beer: Nice, I think you are doing pretty good!! It would be good to keep a contrast between the flesh parts and the metal. But I think it is looking really good! I like how you have shown alot of your process modeling!

[Viper.dk]

Looks pretty good, the first thing I thought when I saw it was; GO GO POWER RANGERS! But, erhm... I guess that's not what you're going for ;)

Except for that, keep it up, man :)

[Gremlin]

wow nice progress.... its really looking like the concept ( even tho I never really thought the concept looked like a mechanical cat :hmm: )

[Emre]

:)
hey thank you guys.
i'm trying to pay attention every word you say.i want an A+

:)


and here's a short update about the leg.
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/update.jpg

[Emre]

Hello everyone.
it's been a while since i posted my last update so it's time to keep up now.

what's new? well the leg is nearly finished. i used unwrap on all those polygons seperately to make it look like seperated.:)
and i'm trying to make a more realistic metal metarial for metalic parts. i'm afraid it will be a very complex bone system to handle.
but doesn't matter. all i'm workin for is to make it look good.

comments would help me surely.
:)
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/catupdt1.jpg

[Emre]

these images are big on kb.s. so posting them seperately.
:wavey:
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/catupdt2.jpg

[Emre]

http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/catupdt3.jpg

see you!

:)

[Donnie_Darko]

ahh... voltron.:scream:

[Emre]

no. i hate voltron...:bounce:
i never thought of voltron or power rangers while modeling or drawing the concept.
this's gonna be an assassin.a little bigger than a tomcat. it's gonna sneak into your house and rip you.:airguitar

[Emre]

Hello guys!:)
it's time to update i think.


http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/left2.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/perspective.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/frontleg2.jpg


how do you think it is going?
:shrug:

[ARSA]

:applause: You are doing a nice job... But I think you should work some more in the textures... They look too flat ( personal opinion ), I mean they look like plastic (personal opinion ), and I'm sure, thats is not what you want to look like.

Also I suggest you to put some scrashes around the surface of the metal ( ArmoR ) is going to make it look less new... you know right now it looks like the first prototype all new and shiny :surprised

And you are missing some of the detail in your concept art... try not to, try to accomplish your complete goal :applause:

But still a good pice of work ! :wip: well done!!!

[Emre]

Thanks Arsa.
i think it is changing-developing while modelling.
maybe i do another one more like the concept drawing...

:hmm:

[ARSA]

but it should look like plastic or not ?

contributr to my post http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=495146#post495146

[Emre]

oh these are temp. textures.just those ones which come with max.(only muscles might stay like that.)

[Green Grass]

This is great stuff! I love the mechs...any new updates?

[BlackZ]

i dont think that muscles and machine parts are a good combination. but its nice modeling work. :)

[Zerflag]

Nice concept, nice modeling work. A couple of the image links seem to be broken, maybe it's just your web host being slow.
my overall reaction: :thumbsup:

[Lukashi]

wow nice work :), cant wait to see this finished

[Emre]

Hello guys.

it's been a long time since last time i updated this cat (or something like cat).
i'm also trying to create a new scenario about it's life and being.

By the way, bone system is not working as i wanted,so any ney suggestions about simple and easy ik tasks?


here'r the images,
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/gray01.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/gray02.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/gray03.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/Emre/blue01.jpg

i changed it a bit.(rear legs and head and chest and pelvis and front claws....:))

[Bapsis]

This is very good, the only thing that bothers me is that the head and base of the neck area dosent suit the rest of the model. The rest is very stringy and muscley looking, where the head is smooth and made from one large peice.
A more stringy face, possibly more evil looking would suit the body a whole lot better (i think anywayz).
But very good work, and awesome modeling...

Matt

[Vash T Stampede]

Voltron?

[Emre]

Thanks Bapsis, you might be right. a wilder look should be better maybe. but real cats look more like cute creatures other than wild killers. who can say a tiger is horrible?:)
i was trying to give it a cat-like silly look.but need to work more.
thanks for comments anyway.:)


And Vash T Stampede, do you call every cat-looking robot "voltron" or this one is because you haven't seen voltron before?

[Emersive]

If this creature is suppose to be a assassin I would add some serious claws and teeth! I like your concept a ton, its really neat.. you need to work on the texturing some more, its already been said but the texturing is too plain, you need to add more detail to textures... this model/concept is really really cool, but its going to be a ton of work to get right, good luck with everything... I am sure it will be awesome when you are done. good work so far!

[tOXicz Ombie]

great work so far, I really dig those new legs, a lot more stylish than the previous updates ;)
but i have to disagree with the head, it doesn't really do justice to rest of the body. make it more agressive, and like previously said, a lot less clean...
otherwise, great stuff man :thumbsup:

for those who keep saying voltron, here's what voltron looks like ;)

http://www.fatfree3d.com/iwei/voltron.JPG

[mora]

not sure how some relate it to voltron.This cat is a cool cat,although I believe he would look better in a rusty metal type look,and in a scene scavenging on some robot bird or rat.Better copyright it fast !!!! :scream:

[Shotty]

Wow, this looks awesome, I love the style.

Firstly the rear leg/s doesn't look quite right, I think the mucsle is a bit lacking, remember the cats muscles on rear legs are doing all the moving.

Secondly, the front leg/paw didn't sit quite right, http://www.travellersworldwide.com/Images2000/photos-india/tiger-3.jpg See the paw/leg is actually quite long, the paw is only small part of it.

A mate once told me, think of the middle join at the ankle, and the feet, the toes, or something along those lines :D

Good luck, looking forward to next update.

[Emre]

:)
Hi guys.

thanks a lot.


emersive : i'm not sure if it's going to be an assasin.i changed my mind.:) but yes i'd better work on claws and teeth. it's got more teeth inside the mouth but not ready to take a snapshot yet.:) i think it should have very small specular maps because it will need to camouflage.i tried a camouflage texture but didn't like.really hard job to make good textures.

toxiczombie : :) i like the rear legs too but may need bigger muscles.the front legs muscles has a skin modifier on it so they strech when i move the legs.:) i got a new idea about the head and will do that new one.thx... by the way, thanks for the voltron pics.:=they look cute.

mora : thanks....i tried a rusty metal texture before too. but still not sure which to choose.:) that bird(or a gazelle!:) scenario is another story.

Shotty : do you mean bigger muscles or different shaped muscles?... yes i'm working on new claws which will do more grip when running and climbing. and of course hunting. but i used cheetah images as reference.as i remember,cheetah have shorter paw/leg and longer upper leg.
overall it doesn't look like a cheetah but inspired by the cheetah.:)


Thx a lot guys.

[Emre]

these are older updates which i didn't upload.
http://web.1asphost.com/emre/old.jpg
http://web.1asphost.com/emre/old2.jpg

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