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5TEF

02-20-2007, 08:33 AM

Hi,

for creating a cartoon "mascotte", i need to stylize a dirt bike...
in the spirit of vehicle of the "Cars" movie.

i search tips, technique, to make a good cartoonish bike :)

if someone can help a little to have a good modeling start.

thanks in advance,

stef

gsokol

02-28-2007, 07:03 AM

Well the biggest advice I can give you is to not even worry about modeling it yet. The first thing you need to do is get some ideas on paper. After you get a solid concept down then modeling will come a lot easier :)

kirigoi

03-05-2007, 05:54 PM

I think gsokol's right, your concept is going to determine whether this works or not; I don't think bikes lend themselves to Cars-style super-deformation quite as well as automobiles, which is probably why I can't remember any in Pixar's movie.

You could perhaps try putting eyes either side of the front wheel (without spokes), or instead of a pair of big headlights, and make the body very squat and chunky. I also think you might have more luck with something like a superbike or maybe a kid's tricycle than a dirt bike as the proportions would be a little more appropriate...

Good luck.

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