The Hapless Hero - character/vehicle- Dimitris Liatsos

[Grub]

Wheee is right!:bounce: Here's to challenge addictions, Dimitris:beer:

[coCoKNIght]

:) :wavey: :applause: :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Ok ...idea No 1...

THE (blind) HAIRDRESSER...sworn enemy of ..husbands that don't leave their wifes to go and make their hair. She is flying her LIPSTICK zxr3000 and finds her victims every friday night and saturday morning (when wifes have the discussion for money with their husbands..lol).

The only problem is that she can't see and she wears contact lenses which she always looses cuase of her hovercraft's great speed..and then the fun starts !!!

CRAPPY DRAWING....BEWARE (sorry no painter here)



What do u thing?

[azazel]

Hairdryer propulsion, cool idea :thumbsup: But as for the character itself, she does not look feminine enough ... ;) IMO

[DimitrisLiatsos]

But as for the character itself, she does not look feminine enough

...lol ... that is becuase i am drawing with my toes not my hands...lol . If i decide to make her she will be more round and feminine.....:scream: :beer:

[stipen]

Hehehehe Funny concept !!! :applause:

but here's my suggestion for the helmet!

[Jokke]

Hehe stipen... That guy on the pic doesn't really look feminem either!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hey !!! Stipen ..i like the suggestion on the helmet. Yeah...that is a nice helmet ...hmmm OK :bounce:

I thing i am ready to start then.


thx Stipen !!!...and Jokke ..the HAIRDRESSER will be feminine and if someone will have different opinion ...she...she will pass out of his window and throw her hair GEL to him if she won't miss the target...:scream:



all i can say now is ...wheeeeeee!!!

:wip: :wip:

[Virtuoso]

Funny concept Dimitris............It's going to be on the far fetched side of things I can see,but that's a good thing.:)

I like the idea given by Stipen,it goes very well with your overall concept idea.Well get to it young man,I am looking forward to it.:beer:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Virtuoso ...Hi!!!


Here is a first wip on vehicle part :wip: :wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Wip 02 on HoverBoard (her vehicle) :wip:

[Tottebias]

Looking really good!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Tottebias :bounce: Thanks man ...

another wip...rendered with GI_Joe2.1 HDRI .

Emmanuel Campin, u who made this script ................
:bowdown: :bowdown:





wheeeeeee !!!

[Squarecloud]

Heyhey

Looking very nice indeed. If you can keep this up then i can't wait to see the finished work.

:wip:

GreetZ

Selmar

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Squarecloud .Hi!!! thanks...i will ...i will :wip:


and some more wip in HoverBoard....:wip:

[coCoKNIght]

WOW! Great work! I'm speachless... :eek: :buttrock:

[Virtuoso]

Nice update.Looking spot on Dimi. I like where you are heading very much.Keep heading that way.:thumbsup: :beer:

[Mangled Poly]

This is awesome already!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

coCoKNIght,Virtuoso , Mangled Poly ....:bounce: :bounce:

Thx guys ...the fun part comes with the character !!!!:wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:wip: :wip:

[digital_rhino]

Demitri...yasoo fele! Afto pou ekanes enai poli omorfi. :thumbsup: Ehoune pola thoulia eki steen Elatha? Tha emai eki steen Ioulio. Heretai fele.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:wavey: digital_rhino Hi! and thanks..about what u are asking me , please check your PM in a while .



More update on HoverBoard ....:wip:

[digital_rhino]

Hey Dimitri...thanks for the PM. Didn't quite understand all of it (my greeks mediocre at best), but i get what your saying. I'll let you know if I make the trip. Your hovercraft looks amazing. How did you get such perfect intricate details? Talk to ya later.:D

[littlebrother]

Looks Fly, Looks Fly!
Having said that, a few questions:

1). How did she become a super-chick?

2). Where did she get her cool ride?

3). Does she have any powers herself, or is she a bat-utility belt-like chick?

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:scream: Hahahaha ...@ littlebrother ...

1_ She became a super-chick 'cuase she was divorsed by her husband 'cuase of the many times she wanted to have her hair done....lol

2_ She is EX-3d nerd-EX- rocket scientist..hahaha. ...and when she divorsed ..she collapsed and decided to become a HairStylist and a super woman...hahaha...or if u don't like my explanation ..i have another...she stole it from BatMan...:surprised


3_No she is a bat-utility belt - like chick but in a great shape...:bounce:


Hope that covers the subject

[SheepFactory]

Great stuff Dimitris , if the hovercraft is like this I can only imagine how detailed your character will be.

:thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:wavey: Sheep Factory Hi!...thanks . I hope i will make her as much detailed as possible . We will see...'cuase i want to work on her only with SubD's..i hope i can manage it!

Here's the propulsion for LipStick zxr3000 and the base for her main weapon THE GEL GUN


Mixture SubDs, Nurbs and poly....:wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:rolleyes: ...oops ..the image

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: HoverBoard ...with propulsion...some details now are missing and i will start THE HAIRDRESSER.:bounce:


http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip6b.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: ...HoverBoard finished... before texturing of course :wip:
Unless u all have some comments for something to fix..i will texture hoverboard now :bounce:

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip8.jpg


Comments and Crits are always welcomed !

[Clanger]

Look's excellent to me. Don't see anything wrong.

[azazel]

Nothing wrong, coiled wire is a great touch ;) What kind of textures are You planning? Maybe some chipped, flaking paint and scratched plastic ;)

[Virtuoso]

Wonderful, clean and original.Nice overall presentation as well.It's a fun device,nice details too really add to the whole look, and really grabs the eye.Well done Demi..............:thumbsup:

It's coming up to be a real contender for sure.

:beer:

[Grub]

Crazy-looking machine - nice design, I like the addition of that wiring too. Give it some crazy textures!:buttrock:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Clanger ...thanks:wavey:


azazel,Grub ...:wavey: Below is a first test with texturing...
It still has some flaws but fixable real soon.

Virtuoso ...:beer: ...U should see what it does in animation:scream:




Cuase i am not sure if this is the final look....any comments and crits are most welcome!


http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip10.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Looking good, man! :D

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Maybe i should try something with plastic colors and this toy feeling...what do u thing guys ...Isn't a bit dark and serious the last render or should i go with this one as it is ?:wip: :wip: :rolleyes:

Opinions would be very helpfull at this moment....:surprised

[Hamsterhead]

I think it should look like a hairdrier texture, Ie either plasticky, or shine chrome, (I think a plastic would look class)

[azazel]

With this texture it may look like something BIG, like Enterprise from Star Trek. That at least was my impression, that i'm looking at big spaceship-like something. ;) ;)

IMO some plasticky materials, and brighter ones would be better. Toy feeling won't harm either IMO.

:thumbsup: :wip:

[Gremlin]

Im totally in awe...I looked at one sketch....meh... then I goto the 3rd page, see a sweetly modeled hover craft.... whoa... then I scroll down a bit more and see this fatly textured craft and then I died. :surprised

dude, sweet sweet progress, my challenge wont ever be up to these standards!
Cheers!
:beer:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Gremlin thank u for your words ..but i must admit that your challenge is excellent and i also must say very stylish :thumbsup:


:bounce: azazel , Hamsterhead You are absolutely right , especially u azazel with saying that this texturing makes it look like something big...so i follow a new approach to my subject like also Hamsterhead suggested :beer:

take a look !!!:bounce:

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip11.jpg

[skygunner]

that's looking really cool. i like the color scheme. :scream:

[azazel]

Now it looks cool, just like it should:thumbsup:

Only suggestion: maybe make this lips on the front a bit different color? Not red, but maybe this orange.....

:bounce: :love:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: That is a great idea azazel about the lips thing, i also must add some small detail on the helmet. Thanx man:bounce:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: HOVER Finished....i have also added the lips coloring that azazel suggested.

Made also the arms which hold the glass sheild on the helmet.


Comments and crits are welcomed !!!


http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip12.jpg



:bounce:


Off for The Hairdresser now :wip:

[digital_rhino]

That's somethin else Dimitri.:bowdown: your work is amazing

[DimitrisLiatsos]

digital_rhino ...thanx man :beer:

well here is a first wip on the head...did i tell u that the hairdresser is a over middle age woman with high pitched voice ...lol

Comments and crits are always welcomed....don't mind the hair it's just a placeholder for the final hair.:wip: :wip:

[Hamsterhead]

HAHAHA this is going to be the best!, love the eyes, and the hovercraft is amazing, :thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Let's hope so Hamsterhead ...work got in the middle but..here is some small test :wip:

[Virtuoso]

Really coming together very well. That's one crazy vessel/hovercraft there.Nice details,lots to look at and study,interesting.

I think you have real potential here Dimitris,it's already fun and well done.Keep up and you will have another creation to be proud of.Well done,keep the spicey details coming............:applause: :beer:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hi Virtuoso , i am glad u like it ...as for the spicy stuff take a look om some coifure tests on the Hair dresser...hahahaha...do u guys like any of these haircuts?

:bounce:

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Ha, oh man thats some wild hair, dont know if I like the styles, but i like the color on the last one.

[azazel]

Whatever hair colour do You choose, I think hair should be like tangled mass, gone out of control ;)

[DimitrisLiatsos]

azazel :bounce: Hi...what do u mean .."tangled mass"...i don't know the meaning of this word...sorry:bounce:

[azazel]

english is not my native language, so I might have said something wrong ;)

What I wanted to say was every hair has a different lenght, and everything is curling in chaotic way - simply messy hairdo ;) So there would be a hairdresser who can't manage to control her own hair ;)

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Got it...good idea!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:wip: Har har ...har....:scream: :bounce: :wip:


http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wipchar04.jpg


Comments and crits are always welcome!!!

[dshelton]

that vehicle cracks me up, amazing job BTW, if you really need some reference for the character I think looking up pics of stephen cojocura on the web would be great. he always has the latest style hehe

:buttrock:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Her pants and boots...har har...lol :scream: i have fun baby...:bounce:

I must give credit although he doesn't know it to Sismarilion who has given me some ideas for the clothes design...:thumbsup:



:bounce: dshelton Thx man...can u give me some links about the guy ...sorry don't know him:wavey:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:wip: :wip: :wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Finishing Hairdresser's suit..also playing with colors although i think that Hover dictates colors for the suit...anyway...:wip:


Comments and crit are always welcomed !!!

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip15.jpg

[azazel]

Very cool :thumbsup: but isn't her head bit too big? or is it intentional?:buttrock: Her proportions are a bit strange,especially legs, but they may work well, anyway hard to tell without hands......we'll see;)

[Virtuoso]

Well it's all coming along smoothly. The Hover/vessell as I said earlier is very well done from design to actual modeling.

The character's suit too is looking clean and well designed too,nice work once again Dimitris.:thumbsup:

I think it is a very good idea to keep her hair/fur wild,all tangled,in disaray,all over the place.For two reasons........One being it's a great contrast that a hair-dresser would have a totally out of place hair-style,that's a fun concept. The other being that when she rides that hover craft her hair will/would be all over the place.:)

One more thing Dimi...........While I like the color of the suit/body I think it would contrast too much from the hover craft.I think a fashion conscious stylist would want to match.She would probably have the same designs and colors of her craft. I think she should have matching colors and design with both the Hover craft and body suit/clothes.

Well just some thoughts..............:shrug: ;)

All in all I think you have some stellar ideas and very well done work already.Keep at it,it's really interesting,see you soon.:thumbsup: :beer:

[Carina]

Haha, Dimitris!

Looks like this is coming along nicely!

I think the head could be slightly smaller and the hair slightly bigger perhaps..

:D

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: azazel, Virtuoso, Carina ..thx girls and boys..about proportions...well the basic idea is to ..have a little strange proportions just to look more loonyand to point out the sexy parts of her..lol...Carina has a good idea about her head ...make it a little smaller and make hair bigger and crazy as azazel and Virtuoso has suggested...:thumbsup: . As for the color i have already the correct colors ...i just couldn't resist to post the black suit before:drool: .....here we are up to now...i will make the correctios u were reffering on next update :wavey:


http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/wip16.jpg

:wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Made changes Carina suggested...working on her face texture , making ears and hands....:wip:


C&C are welcome !!!

[Grub]

Looking totally zany, Dimitris, she's got some wild hair:cool:
How about a superhero mask for her?:thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hi Grub ...thx, up to now haven't thought of a mask...must check this out..:thumbsup:

Here are the final models for this challenge ...i will start posing now 'cuase she will participate in the Animation challenge also...lol
By the way ..she looks a bit like zombie ..but that is just the Blend shape i used for start ...she will be more cute later on!!!

comments and crits are always welcome !!!

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/finamodels.jpg



:bounce:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: :scream: :scream: Just starting Blend Shapes....har..har..har !!!

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/blendsstart.gif

warning ...animated gif ~ 130 k

c&c are welcomed .

[ofir3dvb]

lol....
great work!!!!!!!!!!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

thx man!!! here is the rig so far for making a pose for her :bounce:



You can see it here ...

rig progress on Animation challenge (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52278)

[DimitrisLiatsos]

more rigging.....


:bounce: :bounce:


Rig so far (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=523758#post523758)

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: :bounce: Well here is the model...maybe i will update with some corrections after your remarks or i will also update if i have any funny pose...
comments and crits are welcomed !!!

http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/challengesf.jpg

[ofir3dvb]

wow great model!!
i can't wait to the animation.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce:thanks !!!....... I couldn't help myself ....here is another..consider this the final for the challenge of this month...have fun..always!!!

p.s ...if more will come , they will be just for fun :wavey:
...c&c are always welcomed !



http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/finalchallengepic.jpg

[Carina]

Hey Dimitris!

Her hair is wicked!

Good job on the character:)

:thumbsup:

[dshelton]

looks really nice, hands just seem weird to me, they are like way to small

but I really dig the design adn modelling of the vehicle

[Martypt]

I like her and the machine ,nice work.But I thought i read somewhere hair can not be used? Is fur made long ok?What is the difference then?
Her legs look too short,her hands and feet are too small also,and her eyes looked cross.But maybe you like it like that.:shrug:
Still it is one good work,I think best so far in contest.:beer:

[Rey]

I like your design.:buttrock:
The proportions on the character are a little off
but it adds to the comical style of the character,
but the hands do look too small. If you scale the hands it would look even better.
I like the detail of the lips on the vehicle.
:applause:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hi everyone and thanks for your comments.
About hands, legs under knee and crossed eyes...i must say you are right..but this one was supposed to look like this ....lol
Small hands and legs show that she is not so confided on her moves and reactions...lol....Crossed eyes...well i wanted more crossed eyes but i hesitated the last minute...hahahahah!!!

@ Martypt ...i agree.. the rules say fur for short hair and texture for long...if u consider Hairdresser's hair long then i am disqualified ....but hey ...first comes fun...the mods will tell me if it's ok and if not i will make shorter hair

:bounce: :bounce:


thanks again for your comments


@ Dshelton ...Man your work is coming along very well!!! :thumbsup:

@ Rey .... i like the rabbit guy !!!!:thumbsup:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: :bounce: One last pic ...just for fun...hope u like it:bounce:



http://www.integra.gr/images/cgtalkimages/anichall.jpg



....Have fun...always!!! See u all in the next Challenge.

[mtmckinley]

Nice job! I really like the hair. :D

Reminds me of a frazzled Tina Turner. ;)

[ofir3dvb]

good luck!!
and great work i like it.

[Virtuoso]

Now I know who she looks like.................The star of the movie "My Fat Greek Wedding"...........It's those eyes.;) :)

Very nice effort,and clean modeling,nice overall design and thoughts to the whole package.Well done,and nice work in all aspects Dimi.................:thumbsup: :beer:

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