The Hapless Hero/Villian - Character Manuel M

[Virtuoso]

Excellent Concept Manual M.............Funny and well designed.I see tons of potential.Have fun and I'll be checking up on you.:beer:

[ManuelM]

a small update. i`ll start on the head tommorrow.
http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_02.jpg

[pabbloz]

aha! very funny! I will be keeping an eye around here!

[ManuelM]

ok, here comes another update.
what do you think ???
http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_03.jpg

[sicean]

hey great start. nice clean modeling so far. i'll keep an eye on this thread. tell us more about the story behind your character.

[ManuelM]

there`s still so much work to do...
http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_04.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:scream: :bounce: Hahaha..this one is among the super cool guys of this challenge..good idea...keep it up!!!

[ManuelM]

last update for today. i`m getting really tired now.
as you may have recognized, my hero will have a really cheap, self-made costume and jetpack. can you remeber those cool bonanza bikes? he recycled one, as he needed a device to control the jetpack...

http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_05.jpg
http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_06.jpg

more updates tomorrow...

[mtmckinley]

super job! Looking forward to this one!

[swag]

klasse :) superb

[Virtuoso]

Following the very promising concept perfectly.The modeling is now coming along very well.Nice design,nice clean modeling. How about a little more on his background?

With more of a BG I think I could suggest more,give more to you in this guys creation.Anyways it's spot on thus far.Keep up with the very nice work.:beer:

[ManuelM]

first of all, thanks for your kind comments. i will put up some info about my hapless hero tomorrow. i`ll have to ask a friend to help me with the translation :shame:

today, i concentrated on adding detail. discovered, that i`ll have to be carefull, when adding more geometry. otherwise, i could have a lot of trouble, when rigging the character.

what do you think ?

http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops_07.jpg

[pabbloz]

This one is really really funny!! :thumbsup:

and the head is like the rat! Mouhahaha! :D

A little suggestion... make the mouse nose bended to the ground! just a little of gravity! and it will be even funnier because he will not be able to see really clear! :applause:
And the moustache would look cool too! I'm looking forward to it! (in the the mouse nose too!! of course!)

btw... how you've done the render wich looks like a draw-photo? :rolleyes: I really like it! is it a photoshop filter? :shrug:

[ManuelM]

hey pabbloz

i`ll add the suggested details today. as you can see, i had my focus on the lower body for now. the funny thing is, that i recognized, that i was a bit out of training, when i started modeling. that`s why i decided to do the rat`s head and my heros face at the end of the modeling process because it will be the most important area, defining the character.

the "draw-photo" render is my first attempt in mental-ray, global illumination. i think, i chose too low values for photons or radius or whatsoever. the only filter i added is dof and noise.

[ManuelM]

ok. i think, i´m pretty much done with modeling. any suggestions, before i start texturing ?

http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops9.jpg
http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops10.jpg

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Nothing from me my friend , he is very cool ...go on texturing :thumbsup:

[SheepFactory]

Lol , great model :buttrock:

[ManuelM]

ok - here comes the epic background story, you demanded. a lot of thanks to david aka dobermunk for helping me:

Ratman is the braniac son a New Zealand dockworker who left the Polynesian love of his life to fight for justice under the helm of the Australian marines. He slipped off the landing platform and drowned, forcing the Polynesian love of his life to work day and night in a postal office to support their somewhat peculiar son - Hubert.

As a result, Hubert grew up with very little parental guidance but with two characteristics that would define his life as a superhero -
- a naive passion for doing good for those who aren't quite convinced of their need to be done good and

- an intimate knowledge of rats, won while being locked away in the rat-infested storage rooms at the local postal office where his mother worked. Here he surmounted his fears, decided to become wiser, weedier, swimmier and raunchier than the rodents he so admired!

[fig]

hehe, GREAT stuff, he looks awesome so far! :thumbsup: can we see a non-smoothed version of the model?

nice job, looking forward to seeing more on this one.

chris

[lildragon]

What an awesome model! I can't believe you didn't receive more responses! :hmm: anyhoo marvelous job on the modeling, and you appear to be very very quick ;) love everything about it.

-lil

[ManuelM]

thanks tito, fig, Sheep Factory, DimitrisLiatsos

here comes a first attempt in texturing
unfortunately, from monday on, i`ll have to work on a project with a very tight deadline. so, I´m not sure, if i`ll still have the time, to finish this model just untill 04.30.03 :shrug:
I´m planning, to spend at least 2 or 3 hours a day in my ratman...

http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops11.jpg

can we see a non-smoothed version of the model?

sure, you can !!!

http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops12.jpg

hope, you like it.

[fig]

thanks, and great stuff man, really clean geometry :thumbsup: i hope you get time to finish him, he's looking awesome so far...

chris

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Excellent, i like what u have already done with his rocket....:thumbsup:

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Great Great stuff, cant wait for more, i like the flames on the rocket :P

[KurtBoutilier]

Totally cool concept mate... love it=)

[Virtuoso]

As I said before it's one to watch out for...............I like the modeling,the concept is being well translated. The textures have a very nice start with the rocket.

I like the buck teeth,he seems to be part rat with them jutting out like that. I hope you can find time to take him to the finish line,it would be worth it,well done.:thumbsup: :beer:

[Gremlin]

maya's rendering is really pickin' up...
anywho, your model is lookin' sweet. I like it, specially the overized zipper! :D

Salud!
:beer:

[ManuelM]

thanks for the compliments, you guys. i`m really sorry for not checking your threads and giving you some feedback. unfortunately, i do not have that much time, so i`ll put it all into my character. you will surely see him animated.
you might have noticed, that i originally planned, to participate in the animation challenge. this was my concept:
this is my idea:

the villain (a big rat) prepares for a new robbery. for this purpose, he has constructed some kind of home-made jet pack. just when he activates the engines, in order to take of, big flames appear at the end of the exhaust pipes and set his fat, hairy tail on fire...

maya's rendering is really pickin' up...

i`m not really sure, what this means, translated. in fact, what you see on the image is only the default directional light maya render/ no shadows activated.

i also played around with shave a bit. i`m not sure, wether to add fur to his costume. looks cool for a still, but might be quite difficult to use for an animation.

[Gremlin]

no mental ray? interesting... these just look a bit better than what I remember maya's renderer to be (without heavy tweaking!)

Good job anyways

[DimitrisLiatsos]

...i`m not sure, wether to add fur to his costume. looks cool for a still, but might be quite difficult to use for an animation.


:bounce: U could disable fur on animation and enable on render ..yes?

[ManuelM]

i small update. i`ve textured the pillow and gloves and tweaked the shaders a bit.


http://www.manuelmacha.de/temp/whoops13.jpg

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Very cool, and impressive, I didn't realize that was a pillow till now!. Looking forward to more.

[nibo]

GREAT MODEL!
Def one of the best here.
I dig your concept. Only the earring has to go imho.
The steer is very funny.
:airguitar

[ManuelM]

thanks guys.


Only the earring has to go imho.

maybe you`re right. it might be a bit out of scale. i added the earring in order to make the model a bit more asymetrical. any suggestions what i could do instead ?

[nibo]

Maybe add some sewing or a patch with a different design.
What about a goodluck-teddybear, buckeld up his jet-engine??
He doesn't leave home wiyhout his teddy....hehe :D
And maybe a light on his vehicle...because he's such a safety firstdork. :D

He's gonna be fun! :thumbsup:

[dshelton]

MAN how have I missed this thread?!?!
this looks amazing!, VERY nice work man.
:buttrock: :buttrock: :thumbsup:

[dobermunk]

Bee-you-tee-full! I'm liking it!

That metal ear ring looks a bit whacked as far as surfacing though (yeah, yeah - etwas muss man wohl immer finden ;-)

[TES]

perfect work!!!love it:love: :drool:

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