Character: May (Anime)

[S_3D_A]

very very nice. I remember when you first posted her. Plz post some more so I can dr00l some more plz=)

[coupon]

sweet, kung fu right? right? yeah?:)

[stephen2002]

very nice! Her legs seem a little bit bony/too thick for a 12 year old. They look too defined. Looking at her from the waist down and she looks 25, waist up and she looks 12.

Looking forward to the facial expressions.

[Threedeemer]

All around excellence in every aspect. The clothing is incredible.:eek:

[vorlon]

Spady,

Many people tries to make anime characters, but none come as cute as yours.

Can you tell us what is your techniques to model her face look so cute? Did you have a reference? How long did it take for you to make her so from not-cute, to cute, to very cute?

What in your opinion makes an anime model/character look cute?

If there is a CGTalk Cute award, Spady's May is the winner.

:surprised

[artistx]

Very nice work Spady! I don't know much about it, but the imagination, style, and detail that's poured into the "anime/manga" titles always amazes me. The clothing is well done and I like the orange plaid color scheme. You have done an excellent job of transfering the 2d anime style to 3d.

What i've noticed is that the extremely large eyed anime characters are harder to do in 3d because there is less room to naturally place the zygomatic(cheek bone) and cheek fat (I've also found this with some of the american cartoon styles). The nose contour blend into the brow and the lips is difficult because the 2d styles often omit shading/contour in that area. Anime artists like Adam Warren (Dirty Pair, Gen 13) and Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma) draw in this style. Often only the angle of the nose is addressed and even the nostrils are omitted. Are the nostrils implied or are they just not there at all? How "doll-like" should the face be before it changes to an unnatural/alien form? The literal translation of the 2d anime character can end up looking like E.T. (alien-like) because the lighting and contour is more literal in 3d computer graphics and sculpture. The sculpted kits out there help me to understand the translation methods. Magazines like Hobby Japan and Replicant are a BIG help.

The other option is making the anime character slightly more realistic. This seems to be a more successfull technique. Final Fantasy and Resident Evil are examples of this. It's more in the style of anime artists like Ryoichi Ikegami (Samurai Crusader, Sanctuary, Crying Freeman). Spady appears to have made this choice as well, but I can't speak for him/her....

[Flog]

all I can say is WOW!!!

[FatherGlory]

Very nice. I love that style. Its anime but its not the exact typical style of most anime whch is good! It has a very realistic feel but yet retains slight cartoony edge.

:applause:

[amos_chid]

Woww :buttrock:

haven't seen this one since her first appearance long ago :D

the shadow on her left cheek kinda distracting

[Matt]

Originally posted by S_3D_A
very very nice. I remember when you first posted her. Plz post some more so I can dr00l some more plz=)

It's a little girl man.

Good work.

[shoey]

Originally posted by Matt
It's a little girl man.

Good work.

Maybe he just wants to drool at the excellent work:D

great work:thumbsup:

[Temporal]

Saying that this is good is just a massive understatement. The geometry, and textures are incredibly professional, and even scarier is that you said the skin is still somehat dirty.

There is one thing though, which is the face. It's beautiful and perfectly formed, but not really suitable for a girl of ten or twelve. I think that it would go great on teenagers body of maybe sixteen or so, but perhaps not with the current body.

Other than that, you've done a wonderful job of capturing the "anime" look. :thumbsup:

[FallenSwordsman]

Fantastic looking work - some of the best I've seen for a while! :applause:

[Vash T Stampede]

Me likey!

The stance is really good!:drool:

[proton]

Amazing....Great wrok...can we see more of your work?

[Remi]

Amazing work:thumbsup: .....and Matt......Lighten up man....and try and think out of the box once....

[Spady]

Thx for your comments.

I am afraid I have to agree with some of you, she does look older than she is supposed to be. I will fix this issue later this weekend, before going further in my mistake... Mmmh, so much work awaiting for me... :)

proton: I don't have that much to show, I have little time to work on my personnal project, and what I do with my job isn't something I am really proud of....

vorlon&artistx: I have been influence by a lot of japanese artists, but I think it would be meaningless to list all of them.

[Lunatique]

That is just lovely.:love:

The main character of my short film is also a 12-yr-old girl! :) She's a long-haired blond though.

[dtrimble]

Great work! I wanna see it moving!

[mindrot]

OO this is looking soo good..... :)

[Spady]

I've just started the morphing targets for the facial expressions.
More to come soon (so I hope... :)
http://spady.free.fr/Wip/May_Expressions.jpg

[vorlon]

Master Spady,

Will you share your secret to creating cuteness? Few has obtained the power to creating 3D cuteness, yet you master has achieved it.

Master Spady, when will you share how you master the power of making cuteness in 3D? How long did it take you to attain the state of making cuteness? Thou shall share your secret, shall you? Or is it a closely guarded secret? Please pass on your sacred knowledge, Master Spady, yours truely is envious of your skill in cuteness. This mundane pupil wish to attain your state of cuteness skills.

:buttrock:

[Temporal]

Awwwwww, she's so cute :D
I think my heart might have stopped for a second there :beer:

Excellent job with the morph targets :thumbsup:

[Grub]

She's lovely:cool:

[IDownupI]

nice one "I love the hair"

:applause:

[bJekX]

lovely smile, you´ve done a great job on the modeling.

something is bothering me in the knees, i think that for a girl of her age the knees arent quite in the usual position, the should be thicker, and a little higher.
besides that, is simply awsome.
congrats

[strick9]

This is just great. I love everything about this character. Cute Design, and great modeling, and textures. Do you have a website with more Of you work, I'd love to see more. :thumbsup:

[Spady]

I've just started to model the scenery for my short, no textures yet :)
http://spady.free.fr/Wip/BZ_and_May.jpg

[rrobert]

Very good work! like your morphing and the last picture.! :thumbsup:

[FallenSwordsman]

I love this new render. The robot looks great. The girl looks more....petite since before, but thats not a bad thing. Well done! :beer:

[walee]

nice work ... nino has already showed me soome of your work and I must say that I was impressed but the quality of the model :thumbsup: keep up the good work and the great modeling.

[Teyon]

This is another CGTalk award waiting to happen. :) Great work, wait till lil' dragon drops in, he'll love this.

[DAJYMO]

This is a real jawdropper. :drool:

[hypercube]

Wow, I missed her completely while I was gone..glad you updated..this is too sweet! :xtreme:

As everyone's already said, her face is awesome..I really like the composition and everything in the new pic too..looks like a moment right out of an anime series, her walk vs. the robot's is fabulous, and I really like the robot's design as well, hilarious. Can't wait to see this fully completed.

[DKM]

Hi, my little Spady! How are you dude?! I've just seen your evolution on this model, and I can say you're an amazing man! Hope to talk you soon on the LW chan... Have a good work!

Cya. =)

[Vizjerei]

I think I am in love... :love:

[Spady]

Walee: So you happen to know el Mojo? Looks like the world is so small :)

Hypercube: glad to hear that somebody actually like the design of the robot, which is pretty old. I made it something like 3 years ago, when I started to think about the story. I thought it may not be on par with the other elements (and I am too lazy redesigning it:)

DKM: Hi man, I will try to visit you on the chan someday, but as of now, I focus mainly on my personal work :)
Chatting is bad and overly time consuming :)

[kannu]

Very nice :thumbsup:
Good work. Gratulations:applause: :applause:

[walee]

the world is small indeed ... ;)

[Spady]

Here's a minor update, with the robot's texture.
http://spady.free.fr/Wip/BZ_and_May%20NB.jpg

[leekhangwei]

way to go man.....what is the story is about??

[Spady]

Here's the final render:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66093

Khang wei: it's the story of a little girl who meets an old steam war robot, but it's still too early to give further information...

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