The Hapless Hero/Villian - Character - Erilaz

[Jhonus]

hi erilaz, let me be the firstest to reply...

:airguitar

nice concept, like his compactness, make sure you develop detail. make him evil.... evil-good.... nuetral with evil slants

[erilaz]

Oh, there'll be detail, mark my words (Mark 'em I tells ya!).
As I said, this is a quick outline sketch. I will make a more detailed one as my ideas emerge.

[coCoKNIght]

Good luck erilaz! Good to see you participating :D

[Clanger]

Beat me to posting the first sketch, I going to give my scanner a kick.
He looks quite proficient, wonder what his flaw is.

[BladeFX]

Looks like he just cut of his own legs ;)

seems promissing

[erilaz]

Thanks guys! I've got another concept coming up in a sec...:D

[erilaz]

This one came about when sleepy. It's a bit influenced by my tea-obsession, but I'm not sure I want to make anything tea-related hapless!!:D

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/Teaman.jpg

[samartin]

your 1st drawing really brought "ninjai" to my mind... and boy is this forum moving fast already :GULP:

and Arrrghhh tea is the EVIL of this world...

[Hexodam]

arg I cant see the pictures for some reasons :(



and... now I can... on the forth view of this thread, Computers BAH who gets them

and a very promising idea :D

[Grub]

Lol - a T-bag swinging T-man - what a 'refreshing' character.:scream:

[Stimpy]

that boy will teabag you if you are not careful.. ;)

if anyone actually knows what i mean. :D

[erilaz]

samartin: Yeah, a few people have been saying that. When my concept is refined it will appear less that way.

Hexodam: Thanks. Maybe my server didn't like you for some reason!:)

grub: Ahhhh... let the puns begin.:D

Stimpy: You've been reading that "dictionary" way too much Stimp.:rolleyes:

I'll have another concept out today sometime! Thanks all!

[KingMob]

*groan* gives teabagging a new meaning ;)

good stuff man, I like concept 2 more, cause concept 1 looks very much like ninjai...and he could still be a little asskicker, concept 2 has more hapless feel! good stuff man.

[erilaz]

Hey, thanks Kingmob!
Man, do I need a scanner. Digital cameras don't cut it for images.:hmm:

New concept! This is Plumber-Guy. I like the idea of having him constantly getting his plunger stuck to his bald spot or his face.:D
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/plumber.JPG

[Stimpy]

though im sad to see the teabagging idea go, i really like the sketch.. has a lot of character already.. :D

[erilaz]

Yay! Character! Character is always a good thing to have in a... character!:D

The teaman idea is alright, I'm just not happy about blaming tea for haplessness.:p
And yes, of course, there is the whole thing about consistent teabagging comments that deters me....

[unLevel]

ooo...this is going to be good ,erilaz..

You're already ahead of the others!!

[erilaz]

I've just drawn up 3 more concepts. I just have to wait for my camera to recharge!!! :D

[Tottebias]

Ooohh. Cute little dwarf that plumber guy.

[erilaz]

Yay! I've been a busy monkey.

First new concept:
NARCOLEPSY MAN! (Although he sort of looks like a drugged smurf...):D
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/narcoman.jpg

[erilaz]

Second new concept:
STUPIDLY CUTE GIRL! (Her super-powers are to look cute and disarm the enemy with cuteness.)
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/cutegirl.jpg

[erilaz]

Third new concept:
POSE MAN! (All he does is ose in superhero poses. That's it.)

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/poseman.jpg

[erilaz]

Third new concept:
POSE MAN! (All he does is pose in superhero poses. That's it.)

[erilaz]

Fourth new concept:
SPIDER FISH! (Spiderfish, Spiderfish...swimming aqualike Spiderfish...spins a web, swims about... looks sort of like Supertrout. Look out! It's Spiderfish.)

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/spiderfish.jpg

[erilaz]

And while I'm at it, here's a quick lowdown of all my concepts so far:

The Samurai:
Pretty much the samurai was going to be a harrowing tale of injustice and sorrow, but I think I may have to ditch this one due to too many people referrring it to Ninjai. I may do this character at a later date, unless I form more of an idea of him.

TeaMan:
Well, this little man was the child of a worker at the Dilmah factories. One day, he was playing too close to a big vat, and boom! He fell in. He became so infused with tea that he became totally immune to fatigue. He also was able to perform amazing feats of strength with tea related objects and an imperviousness to boiling water.

Plumber-Guy:
This guy was your standard everyday plumber, until he started playng Mario Bros. After that, he became so obessed with the idea of a plumbing super hero, that he decided to use his special powers for the cause of good everywhere. More often than not, he ends up injuring himself, or getting his head stuck inside either his plunger or a random pipe. His remarkable persistence and optimism is the only thing that keeps him going.

Narcolepsy Man:
Actually born with amazing powers of impossible magnitude, he has so much power it's too tiring to wield. He falls asleep in a moment.

Stupidly Cute Girl:
Accidently born in a bucket of pink sugar in the middle of a toy shop, Stupidly-Cute-Girl is so cute she makes hardcore murderers go "Awwwwww."

Pose Man:
Originally a male model, Pose Man stops villians only by stalling them with his amazing array of superhero poses until the police arrive.

Spiderfish:
One day, a geeky fish gets bitten by a radioactive spider. He can now spin webs, flop up walls, swim really fast etc. He realises that with great power comes great aquability.


Hope this helps. I'm going to do a few more concepts over the weekend and then I'll need help in deciding what to do. Comments appreciated!:D

[KingMob]

regardless..spiderfish has a song so I like him best!

"kinda looks like super trout..." funny stuff right there

[Gremlin]

LOL, why not reverse that shite...

a radioactive human bites a spider... and the spider gets superspider strength!!!
i wanna see that!! ....if not, spider fish! :thumbsup:

[erilaz]

Just edited the posts so you can see the images direct from my server. See da pretty?:D

I didn't expect such praise for Spiderfish! Maybe I will do the whole song later...:) Thanks guys.

[Stimpy]

since you suggested it.. here in form of a haiku..

Narcolepsy Man
Would be really fun to do
Me likes that concept

[coCoKNIght]

:surprised So many entries since I last was here... I like the pose man idea :thumbsup:
Ar, what else? Oh yeah:
The teaman idea is alright, I'm just not happy about blaming tea for haplessness.
And yes, of course, there is the whole thing about consistent teabagging comments that deters me....
Laughed hard! :D

[BladeFX]

I like poseman.
You could give hime some manequin characteristics.

[rockrat]

I'm amazed no one is doing the 'Left handed Albanian Bicycle Repairman' - Terry Gilliam's art work would be cool to use as inspiration.

[Carina]

erilaz,

do t he narcolepsy man!!

I hadn't read your thread today, I was walking home from work today and the idea just struck me - *BING* that would be very funny.. a hero with narcolepsy.. thinking if i hadn't already started on the height thing, i would've done it.

I get home, sit on IRC talking to stimpy, and he tells me you came up with it too..

do it do it, cause i'm not;)

[SheepFactory]

teaman and spiderfish pleeeease :buttrock:


spiderfish must be the funniest thing i have seen in a while :D

[Rye]

spider fish rules but i think it might be too easy for ya. I think narcolepsy man has a much more hapless aura about him. Great ideas so far, you are really pumpin' em out!

[erilaz]

Thanks for all the responses!!!
Wow, Spiderfish is real popular little aquatic creature isn't he?


Stimpy: Good ol' Haiku! Maybe I could make HAIKU MAN! Narcolepsy man seems to be a favourite. I'm leaning towards him, but i'm not sure yet.

coCoKNIght: Poseman was a quick one. Although he would be fun to rig into ridiculous poses, I'm not sure about him.

BladeFX: Manequin could be cool! But yeah, as I said to coco, i'm not sure about him at the moment.

rockrat: Heee... Gilliam is great. Hey, why don't you do that one?

Carina: I'm liking narcolepsy man. I may work on his concept a bit more. I love the idea of a guy being so powerful he's too tired to do anything!!

Sheep Factory: Really? Spiderfish came up out of a sleepy-hazy inspiration while waiting for my computer to reboot. Maybe I SHOULD listen to those inspirations now and then...

Rye: I agree. Spiderfish is too easy. He will most likely be done if I have time after my main character. Maybe he can be a side-kick. At the moment, narcolepsy man is in the lead!



I'm still working on a few concepts, so stay tuned over the next 24 hours. I won't be able to post my images up until i get home (I'm visiting my parents in Castlemaine), unless Dad lets me use his iMac and scanner!!!
Thanks again for the responses. I'll be back with more soon.


Same Fish time, same Fish channel...:D

[erilaz]

Right! Five more concepts. Decision time!:D

CONCEPT 8: REALLY SURPRISED MAN

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/surprise.jpg

[erilaz]

CONCEPT 9: HAIKU-MAN!!
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/haiku.jpg

[erilaz]

CONCEPT 10: USELESS FACTS MAN!

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/useless.jpg

[erilaz]

CONCEPT 11: HEAD-IN-A-JAR MAN!

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/jar.jpg

[erilaz]

CONCEPT 12: THE SLUG! (A personal favourite)

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug.jpg

[erilaz]

So that's it. Tell me what you think. I'm leaning towards narcolepsy man and slug man, with maybe spiderfish as an "If I've got time" character.:D

[Jhonus]

:buttrock: SLUGMAN :buttrock:

Slugman is teh c00lest ever. The best!

I would just make the zip longer so he can get in and out. You know... for the superhero by night, ordinary school caretaker by day.

[MikeRhone]

Slug man: Good, especially if you are looking to show off some nice Shader work.

Head in a jar man: Funny, but it may come across as a "I didnt want to do a body" sell out. If you were to do a snakey part of a spine it could be really funny.

Useless facts man: Would be funny as a series, but I can't really conceive of how you could get that idea across in a model.

Haiku Man: You know I'de be partial to this one. :surprised As with useless facts man, it might be hard to convey though.

Surprised man: Ok, are you just trying to get in on the Mr. Men series? :p Hehe

Narcolepsy man has my vote though. I think the key do doing that shot would be modeling/texturing as much mayhem as possible around your character, and having him asleep in the middle of it. :)

Keep it up...!

Mike R

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Ha ha, theyre all great, make em all!!!

[KayosIII]

For head in Jar man -why not have a man with a jar or pot on his head that he just can't get off. This could be even more funny if he couldn't see since alls he would do is run around and run into things.

[erilaz]

Krugar: Yep, zipper would have to be longer indeed! Although it would be funny if he couldn't get out.:D

Rhonedog: I agree with the shot. I'd like to do a before/after shot of him arriving at the scene and then falling asleep at the critical moment.

Dirk_P_Ho: Um.... okay! Oh wait, there's that TIME LIMIT thing. I'd like to do the whole lot as the B-Men.:p

KayosIII: Yeah, but I like the idea of just a head not being able to do anything. It makes me giggle. I am giggling now. Tee hee!

Well, it's come down in my mind to do either Narcolepsy Man or The Slug. I'm still not sure. I like both the characters a lot. Maybe I'll have to do both... or start with one and then get onto the other if I have time. Then there's always Spiderfish, but let's face it, he's too simple. I'll make up a theme song for the character I pick instead! :D

Any particular favourite?

[Stimpy]

Slugman is teh bomb... O~* <my ascii bomb.

i had a similiar idea like that earlier... i like the costume idea, but maybe you could try to make him actually a slug. so that hes not slow because of the costume, but just IS slow.

anyway... zipper would be cool though as well.. :)

and now stop making up concepts and go to work.. >:|

[erilaz]

Right! Just cleaned up the posts a bit so you can see the images without having to do that irritating download link thing.
I'm still undecided by whether to do Narco or Slug, despite prompting by Stimpy and Krugar.:hmm:

Hmm...............................

[Stimpy]

slug.

you know you want to.

[Jhonus]

apparently teh slug idea was really well recieved in parliament today.

[Stimpy]

true true... i just saw it on cnn.com as well...

http://members.lycos.co.uk/stimpycg/par.jpg

[BladeFX]

LOL :applause:

[erilaz]

LOL!
That was beautiful you guys. I'm inspired.:D

Seriously though... I'm heavily leaning towards The Slug now. I'll have to sleep on it (the idea, not the slug).

[MikeRhone]

Erilaz... Im impressed.... 4 pages and still not even a specific character. :shame:

Erilaz is slow.
Sketches? Plenty. Answers? None.
PICK ONE AND DO IT!

There you go. My official Haiku decree.


(If ever I rob a bank or kidnap someone, the notes will be done in haiku. While the message will be terrifying, it will also be INspiring.)

I've changed my mind. I like Sluggo the best now.

:)

Mike

[KingMob]

the verdict is in...do the slug ;)

[erilaz]

THE SLUG

Dave Marrilow, a professor of entomology genetics, was a leading researcher in the field of slug evolution and medical topology. One evening during a routine analysis, there was a break-in. A large figure attacked Dr. Marrilow, eventually throwing him into a glass cabinet full of the researcher's latest chemical and electrical experiments. The large figure stole something and left without a trace.
The resulting explosion from the experiment cabinet infused Dave Marrilow with the essence of 572 different slugs species. He discovered he was able to excrete a slimy substance that allowed him to stick to walls as well as give him superb muscular strength.
Unfortunately, it also made him think these were the ideal traits for a superhero. He worked late into the night making a suit that allowed him to excrete the substance as well as look like a slug. His research proved useful in making a suit material that used a biological slug-like film over a rubber canvas.
His research DIDN'T prove any use for fashion sense, however, as his costume looked absolutely ridiculous. He also found that in order to achieve the look he wanted, he had completely restricted the use of his arms.
Now, although he can hardly do anything useful in his slug powersuit, he searches relentlessly for the large figure that destroyed his lab while fighting crime along the way. He calls his arch-enemy none other than LARGE FIGURE, and will not rest until the hulking personage has been brought to justice and the fee of $33.50 has been paid for damages to his office.


Stay tuned... same slug time, same slug channel.:D

[Stimpy]

w00t

O~*
^da bomb

[urgaffel]

lol pose man makes me think of Zoolander. The Magnum look...

Good stuff eriflarz :)

[Virtuoso]

Very nice and funny storyline Erilaz. I will make sure to keep my plasma screens tuned into the slug channel at all times.:thumbsup:

Also a interesting concept for the character,very much off the wall,but that's what makes it unique and extra interesting.Have fun,I'll be back later to see what's up on the slug channel.:beer:

[Frinsklen]

LOL!!!!!!!!! ----> which means "Laughing out loud". Thanks god I wasn't drinking when I saw your sketches.

Those concepts are all too funny, I mean it. I specially like the "Really Surprised Man", I'm still laughing, lots of insane ideas come to my mind... Anyway I think the Slug is a great idea too. I can't wait to see the model. Hurry!


:thumbsup:

[Gremlin]

lol... so many concepts! :D

[erilaz]

Stimpy: Yes, you finally got your way...:D

urgaffel: Thanks Urg! I've never seen Zoolander, but I know what you mean!

Virtuoso: Very kind words, my friend. Thank you. Stay tuned!

Frinsklen: I'm glad my drawings provided amusment! I always worry that my drawings are so bad they don't get the image I'm trying to convey in my head down on paper. If they made you laugh, then I suceeded with something!:D

Gremlin: Hee, I know, and I would have done more if it hadn't been for those pesky kids and their dumb dog!:p

[erilaz]

It ain't much, but you gotta start somewhere. Here's the head behind the suit behind the hero behind the third dumpster on your right.

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug001.jpg

Not much to critique yet, I know! But a WIP is a WIP. And you're going to see a WIP dang it!:wip:

[Risibility]

just remember erilaz...no matter what time of night it is...im always watching you... :wavey: :eek: :wavey:

some interesting things going on here...you should make a video game incorporating all of these hero's into a huge battle royale. that would be messed :rolleyes:

ill think about posting my hero sometime soon...sometime...liiiike NOW!

[Mangled Poly]

Lol 500 concepts later errillaz starts!

[erilaz]

Risibility: I would LOVE to do all the characters. But there just isn't enough parallel-universe versions of me.:)

Mangled Poly: Hey! I might end up like OZ, and do a million concepts before I start! (The major difference being OZ's concept work is absolutely stunning, and my concepts are just scribble).:D

[erilaz]

Bit more work, with some placement eyes to get shaping right.
You can see a sort of nose starting to form.
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug002.jpg

[erilaz]

A nose. It's scary, this head is starting to remind me of the little girl in Fellah's Twisted Extreme Sports entry!

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug003.jpg

Tell me if I'm showing too much progress.:)

[erilaz]

More work! Still looks a bit ick. I always have trouble getting my models to look like my 2d... I'll keep hammering!:wip:

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug004.jpg

[Clanger]

Coming along nicely.
Could be a good idea to post a wire and ask the gurus to check the edge loops. Get them right and your set.

[coCoKNIght]

Hey, that's good mr. teacup primitive! :D Post some wires please :)

[erilaz]

Hee we go! One wireframe. Now you will see the ickiness!:hmm:

I've got most of the loops in there... I think! Remember, it's not realism I'm after, it's believability!:D

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug004wire.jpg

Once the head gets to a certain stage, I'll leave it and work on the rest of the body. Most of the head will be obscured by the costume, so I'm really only working on the facial area.

[Virtuoso]

It's coming along well Erilaz.............Since it's just the facial features that will be exposed I would go for an extra "Expressive" look.More exxagerated features.More expansive nose,lips,eyes with many details,bags,wrinkles,etc,etc...

Well I'll leave you to him,and check back on this slug station later. Nice start on the modeling.Think "expressive" and "exxagerated"............At least that's my thoughts.have fun and keep going.:beer:

[Mangled Poly]

nice loops sir have some tea :)

[Tottebias]

Seems like you've got a lot of polys there. Maybe reduce it a little bit?

[erilaz]

Virtuoso: Thanks! I'm planning on that expressiveness thing. At the moment I'm modelling in the relaxed position to get all the loops right.

Mangled Poly: Thank you sir, I certainly will!:D

Tottebias: That's just the subdivisions. Trust me, I'm not modelling with that many polys!!

More updates later today me hopes.:wip:

[derelict]

nice, looking good!

[Clanger]

Looks like you've got those polys flowing nice, always gives me headaches.

[-ed-]

Hi,

I was going to do a Snail - I had not realised there was a slug 'in progress'

is the world big enough for two Mollusc's ('mollusci'?) if not mine can eat salt and die

Ed

[littlebrother]

I've been following this thread for awhile, and I have to say that I'm so glad you went with The Slug. All of the concept scketches you were making were all "inside the box", and didn't really fit the criteria of the contest. All of your characters were dependent on their names to explain their flaws/powers; The Slug isn't, and is a pretty marginal idea to go with as you have it. I would like to see more refined sketches before modeling; Is it just going to be a head on a slug's body?

[erilaz]

Whee! Can do update soon!

derelict: Thanks bud. :)

Clanger: I'm sloooooowly improving on head modelling. It's funny, cause it's actually easier to make a head look realistic than cartoony!

-ed- : By all means, do a snail if you wish! Everybody takes concepts different ways so it would be interesting to see yours!

littlebrother: Did you read the storyline? He's going to be inside a suit. My concept sketch is just to give a quick impression of what's in my mind. Besides, if I did more concept sketches Stimpy would kill me!:p

Update sooon....

[erilaz]

Okay, here we go!

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug005.jpg

Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Hey, wait a minute! He's looking sleepy! You are doing Narcolepsy Man!". Seriously, I'm not. The Slug is just a middle-agish sort of guy. The eyelids are just there cause he needs eyelids. He won't look so sleepy by the time I'm done!:D

I might start on the slug suit...:wip:

[Stimpy]

coming along nicely erilaz... love those bags under his eyes.. only thing would be the nose which looks a bit too straight and even now ??

[dark_lotus]

Hey cool stuff there erilaz!!! I like the bags under the eyes!

I can't wait to see more!! Keep up the great stuff!

[erilaz]

Thanks Stimpy and Dark_Lotus! I was hoping people would like those baggy eyes.

Here's the basic shape of the suit. I'm going to try and get it looking all suit-like as well as looking like a rubbery mass.

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug006.jpg

I'm going to try a slimy greenish-brown for it.:D

[Tottebias]

Looks cool. But to me he's either too tall, or his face is too small.

Looking forward to this one erilaz. Good luck!

[Clanger]

The expression on his face is perfect, resigned to his fate.

[erilaz]

Tottebias: You're absolutely right mate! I'll shorten him down a bit. Thanks for the comment!

Clanger: Thanks! It's funny, cause I'm starting to like the face the way it's set. I'll be doing a few facial expressions though (I hope!).

[erilaz]

Here's the beginnings of the zip. I won't be placing it where I've got it currently, because I want it to be around the back at bit more. Still heaps to do!:D

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug007.jpg

[erilaz]

I don't have my model at work with me, so i'm playing around with texture ideas. Here's a little part-bitmap/part-procedural. Pretty lame, but you get the idea of the green-brown I'm trying.:hmm:

Obviously, this will make more sense when the model is ready to UV map.:wip:

[KingMob]

I love the zipper man, good stuff, cool shader test to! keep it up my man!

[MikeRhone]

CRANK up the spec on that shader man. Make him slimy as hell!

Banana Slug Reference (http://www.stanford.edu/~andyh/pics2/banana-slug.jpg)

Keep it up, but make sure hes slimy. If I dont see some spec on him soon, Im going to MAIL you a slug.

Random idle threats aside, keep it up. Make sure the zipper is nice and rusty too. Slime rusts zippers... Not that I would know.

Mike R

[verti]

hehe... NICE... :)))

v.

[erilaz]

KingMob: Thanks King. I stared at my pants for hours to get that zip right!:D

Rhonedog: The slime WILL be slimy, don't you worry Rhone! Thanks for the cool reference too. That slug looks great!

verti: Thanks! :)

[erilaz]

Added on some eye stalks. Tweakiness is ahead!:D

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug008.jpg

I'm still deciding whether I want the eye stalks to be melded into the suit like they are here, or if I stick them onto the suit through a hole cut into the head, or stuck on with selotape or something. Staples perhaps?

[-ed-]

cool, I really like the eye storks

[Stimpy]

i think the face kind of gets lost in the costume.. in your sketch the proportions were different which made it look funnier..

i would suggest scaling the face nearly twice as big... cause that would look closer to your sketch

[erilaz]

-ed-: Thanks bud (and I hate to be pedantic, but it's stalks, not storks).:)

Stimpy: You're absolutely right! Gimme a few moments, and I'll have that fixed up. Let me know what you think.:thumbsup:

[erilaz]

There we go!

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug009.jpg

Is that big enough do you think? I don't want to make the face too big, because it starts to look like a scary version of Thomas the Tank Engine.:surprised

[-ed-]

thanks for the correction slug Dude!

[Doh Boy]

Hey, there. This is the first time I've really glanced at this thread and me likes what me sees. :thumbsup:

Just wanted to make a note on your character's origin. An entomologist studies insects, not slugs. Last I checked a slug isn't an insect. But maybe this is part of the humor of the story...and in the end, what does it matter? Keep up the good work! :)

[erilaz]

-ed- : Not a problem.:) As I said, it's rather picky of me.

Doh Boy: Thanks! You are right about the entomologist thing. It was the closest word I could find. If anybody knows the ACTUAL WORD for a studier of slugs, please let me know so I can update my story. I'm sure it's got to do with molluscs or something, or invertebrates perhaps? I don't know.

If anyone can help out with that, I'd be grateful.:D

[erilaz]

Moved the zip in line with the suit and added a ridge to the base for that lippy-foot thing that slugs have. I think now i'm just going to tweak bits and work on the zip a bit more, then get onto some kinda shader work, then back to work on the head.

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug010.jpg

The more tips the better. I want simple, yet looking good.:D

[Stimpy]

bigger zipper
running down nearly the length of his costume.. on the side... straight down... in a curve... if you know what i mean... like

\
/
\
\
/
\

but not following the costume backwards... if its unclear i´ll break out the wacom

[mage111]

erilaz - i think i laughed at every concept you made- all have great potential lol

but the slug is just hilarious. man - you keep up the good work i wanna see this go far lol.

*thumbs up*

[erilaz]

Stimpy: I don't think I want the zip to be any bigger. The point it he's not supposed to be able to get out of it! If others say that the zipper needs biggering (hee, I make up words good), the maybe I'll consider.:) Otherwise, I'm not sure if I want to take it to another level of bigness.

mage111: I'm glad I amuse! I will endeavour to make you laugh more.:D

[erilaz]

Shader work...:wip:

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~erilaz/cgchallenge/2003March/slug011.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hi Erilaz ....it progresses nicely...just one thought though...put a cloth around zipper surrounding it like in our clothes...just for extradetail !!!....just a thought :bounce:

[fig]

it could be fun if the zipper moved around on him...every time he went to get out of the suit its in a different place :D really fun concept, this could be a blast to animated. nice work :thumbsup:

chris

[erilaz]

I've just moved house.
Work is insane.
I am sleepy.


I'm still organising my house, so I REALLY hope I'll get the chance to find some time to finish this guy and put him in some poses for you. Maybe after Easter... :hmm:

Now, back to work!:D

[Stimpy]

Originally posted by erilaz
I've just moved house.
Work is insane.
I am sleepy.

NO HAIKU ??????

shame.

[fuyu]

Love the eyes (^_^ Great work!
I think his antennae(sp?) is too straight though,maybe they should curve a little bit..
just my 2 cents.:shrug:

[jorgelescale]

i love the idea, common let us see it finished soon!
it goes really fine, r u going to animate it?

keep going :applause:

[CGTalk Moderation]

This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.