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Capel
03-17-2003, 08:34 AM
Colostomy Bag Man... And yeah, that's a catheter coming out of his crotch with a grappling hook attached to the end. His "civilian" name is Joe "The Cannon" Jones. He used to be a wealthy major league pitcher until one day he was hit by a flaming gas truck that somehow found it's way onto the baseball field. Hospitalized for almost a year, Joe found his muscles deteriorating as well as his mind. Endless hours of lying in a urine stained bed with a shrivelled bladder took it's toll on his sanity. When he finally recovered enough strength to go about doing everyday tasks, he found that his new life lacked any kind of meaning or purpose. Then one night, a burglar busted into his house. Underestimating Joe because of his well-known condition, the crook went about robbing the place. Almost instinctively, Joe grabbed the closest thing to him, (his colostomy bag) and threw it at the burglar. The bag exploded against the crooks face with monster-truck force, warm urine splashing in every direction. It was at this moment, with the smell of piss hanging in the air and an unconscious "villain" crumpled on the ground, that Joe realized his true destiny. He was to fight crime with.... urine. A strange destiny, but a destiny nonetheless. Obviously, Joe had spent a little too much time cooped up in that hospital bed. Now Joe throws colostomy bags at people he sees as villains on a full time basis. That is, when he's not in jail. The local authorities thought about instituting him, but found Joe's crime-fighting just too entertaining. There's just something about a bag of dark yellow urine exploding against someone's face that keeps a psychologically disturbed man on the streets...
Capel
03-17-2003, 08:37 AM
There's a better image of my concept art at cgchallenge.com.
dodo3d
03-17-2003, 10:39 AM
nice character :thumbsup:
Capel
03-17-2003, 05:48 PM
Ok, i started on the torso last night. Still the bare, bare beginnings, took about a half hour to do, and i still have to tweak like crazy, but i thought i'd show y'all what i have so far! Any help would be great! This is my first ever challenge entry!:D
Capel
03-17-2003, 11:49 PM
Ok, i'm thinking of scrapping the first torso and going for a more exaggerated, cartoonish look, closer to my concept. Let me know which you guys like better, and what i can change! Thanks! :D
Capel
03-17-2003, 11:50 PM
And another angle...
Capel
03-18-2003, 03:45 AM
Wow, only one reply... Is my character really that bad??? Anyhoo, here's another update. I'd really love some feedback on the direction i'm going. Please, someone, anyone just tell me what to do BETTER!!! :):D
Capel
03-18-2003, 03:52 AM
And another angle...
mtmckinley
03-18-2003, 04:13 AM
Good start so far. :)
pregnant embryo
03-18-2003, 05:44 AM
Hey Hey...Looks like great minds think alike. :)

Waaaayyyy back in the last century...round about 93' COLOSTOMY-MAN hit the comic strip scene. In addition to the comic strips he also had a back up story in DEMENTED COMIX #3. His success spawned UROSTOMY-BOY and MASECTOMY-WOMAN (whose adventures never saw print). Still in print today the adventures of COLOSTOMY-MAN can be read in ADHESIVE STRIPS...from PREGNANT EMBRYO PRODUCTIONS.

http://www.pregnantembryo.com/microfiche/colostomy-man.gif

P.S. Your back story could use some re-search...A colostomy bag is used to catch feces that exit the body through and artifical anus called a STOMA. Your character has had a UROSTOMY...(ie...he has a UROSTOMY bag that is used to collect urine.) Your character should be called UROSTOMY BAG MAN. :wip:

I hope I didn't rain on your parade...I can't wait to see how he turns out! ;)
Capel
03-18-2003, 09:10 AM
Pregnant Embryo: Wow, you sure do know your bowels, that's for sure. This is really funny. Colostomy Bag Man is the last thing i'd expect to have already been done. I'm guessing that you're part of the production house that did those comic strips? How else would you know the human colon so well, right?

Alright, my characters name is officially UROSTOMY BAG MAN!!! Du du nu nuuuuuu... Thanks for the morbid, yet strangely informative advice, Pregnant Embryo. Every time i sit down to take a S#$%T i'll think of you! :D
pregnant embryo
03-19-2003, 03:25 AM
Thinking of me while you are defecating has to be damn near the most romantic thing anyone has even done for me! :love:
Capel
03-19-2003, 08:48 AM
Ok, i've started on the head, if anyone cares. I don't seem to be getting much response/advice on my character for whatever reason, but nonetheless, here's an update. Just barely started the head. I'm gonna add lots more detail and i'm thinking of shrinking the bottom lip significantly. Any advice would be incredibly, amazingly appreciated! Thanks. :D
digital_rhino
03-19-2003, 01:42 PM
Capel...your character is looking great! One thing that I do notice is the hands are too flat. There is good detail in them, but their overall shape seems squashed.
And don't worry about the replys...people around here(though they are all good people) tend to not pay much attention to the new guys. Hell...I've been around a while, and they still don't pay much attention to me. I'm going to subscribe to your thread, cause it's coming along real nicely. I'll give you what crits and advice I can.:)
Capel
03-20-2003, 05:10 AM
Hey, thanks Digital Rhino for the tip. I've been tweaking the head lately, and here's an update. I'll work on unflattening those hands next. Anyhoo, i shrunk the bottom lip and added some ears. I also tweaked the chin. Let me know what ya'll think! Thanks. :D
Capel
03-20-2003, 05:18 AM
Hey Rhino, here's a shot of the hand. I tweaked it a bit. Thicker, or does that look ok?
Risibility
03-20-2003, 05:48 AM
thats great looking but i thot he was a fragile old man, wasted away from a urine bed?? maybe i misread? that is a very muscular looking torso compared to the description. at any rate, wonderful modelling coming along here, you update every 10 minutes, as opposed to sheep factory (every 3 days :shame: )

:thumbsup:
Capel
03-20-2003, 08:01 AM
Risibility: Great point. I forgot about that..... crap. Well, i guess it'd be easier to change my backstory that it would to change my model. So here goes. For the record, the time spent in the hospital bed took more of a toll on Joe's mind than his muscles. Maybe that makes more sense! Thanks for pointing that out, man. :D
Capel
03-20-2003, 09:03 AM
Ok, i put the head on the body, just to see how it's lookin. Still have to tweak the head a bunch and add the little knot in the back, as well as the eyes! Let me know how it's lookin, folks! Man, i sound like im from texas, dont i? Weird. Anyhoo, Thanks!:D
digital_rhino
03-20-2003, 11:08 PM
Yeah capel...the closeup of the hand looks better, but then I saw the new distance shot, and it seemed flat again. Dont worry about the fingers...focus in the thickness of the palm.
jorgelescale
03-20-2003, 11:46 PM
hey capel, nice modeling, the head looks cool;
i agre about the hands, dont give up with them;)
see ya:D
pabbloz
03-21-2003, 07:09 PM
Very charismatic face! :thumbsup:
Capel
03-22-2003, 08:38 PM
Ok, so i finally decided that i hate his FACE!!! So i deleted it and am starting again. In the meantime i gave his mask a knot and 2 strands in the back, and tweaked the hands a bit more. I think it may be the angle that's making them look flat, but i could be wrong. Hmmmm, gonna' start on the lower body before i have another go at the face, so i'll update again soon. Thanks! :D
Capel
03-22-2003, 08:40 PM
And from the front...
Capel
03-22-2003, 10:16 PM
Ok, another update. Sorry this is so small, but i can't seem to post anything bigger without compressing it beyond recognition. Anyhoo, here's the legs after about an hour. Still have to tweak a lot and add the boots, but please critique. I'm not sure how they're lookin. Thanks!!!:D
Capel
03-23-2003, 03:15 AM
Ok, big question! I could really use your guys's help for this. Ummm, with or without boots??? Here are the images
Capel
03-23-2003, 03:17 AM
and with boots...:D
Kogepan
03-23-2003, 03:24 AM
without!
Capel
03-25-2003, 09:13 PM
Ok, here's a REALLY SMALL update. I've started on his gadgets like the utility belt and bags o' urine. I think i'll save the face for last. ANyhoo, let me know what you guys think, and also if you'd prefer him with or without boots! THANKS!!!:D
Capel
03-29-2003, 01:29 AM
Ok, i did the face. still have to tweak it, but i thought i'd post if so far and see what you all think. :D
Capel
04-01-2003, 08:53 PM
Ok, I started the rigging. Here's a pose, more to come soon! Any feedback would be awesome! Thanks!:D
Virtuoso
04-01-2003, 10:29 PM
Hi Capel..............I like him.The flexibility in the fingers look nice and pliable. The overall face is also very interesting,lot's of emotion,"character" to it.

I like him with boots,and I can also suggest that you can never get enough "Gadgets" to go with that utility belt.Details and more details I think will bring him real justice.Fine going thus far,keep it up.:thumbsup: :beer:
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