UGAC – II – planetary calvary

[rJAMc]

RedRepublik,

Great idea. Planetary Calvary has some really cool ideas to it. Like the sketch. Good luck to you on your progress. Looking forward to seeing it.

~RJ

[RedRepublik]

i modeled the boots last night in mudbox and zbrush, then polycrunched them. it took about 3-4 hours

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/4730/bootsrenderlj6.jpg

[RO]

cool boots!

the concept is great also looking forward to this one and how it will turn out. Man I gota spend more time zbrushing lol.

[wizo5454]

nice rendering on the boots! nice modeling looking foward to more :P

[RedRepublik]

thanks RO and wizo. hopefully i will have something new to show tomorrow. i feel like i will be jumping around with the costume parts, but i should probably rough in the body so i can keep the proportions in check.

red

[RedRepublik]

i worked on the gloves last night. admittedly, they aren't as detailed as the boots, but i realized that to meet the deadline, i have to make some concessions.

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9572/smelltheglovedl5.jpg

[blacker]

Nice! This is going be look GREAT! I don't think the gloves need the extra detail anyway. Can't wait to see more!

[CodeNothing]

Gimminy Crickets! :eek:

awsome design, and so far killer modeling! wooT! :drool:

[RedRepublik]

i worked on the jacket in mudbox this weekend. gotta step it up with the deadline just a couple of weeks away

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8333/jacketscreenshotop5.jpg

[RO]

the jacket is very nice!

[RedRepublik]

i'm still trucking along on the high poly. i just have the gear and the head to do now. i made a low poly base mesh for the head just as a stand in.

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8947/bodyhp01ce9.jpg

[blacker]

Damn, you're FAST! Looking great! Awesome concept, great style.

[RedRepublik]

thanks blacker. i am using both mud box and zbrush with very little max work(except for the head), so it goes very quickly. the thing that worries me is building a good, clean, low poly mesh, and texturing it in the time remaining. oh and the rigging. i hate rigging.

red

[Ramseus]

You've still got two weeks left, plenty of time with the speed you're doing the high poly at, hehe.

If it's mostly zb/mb, what are you starting off with... zspheres?

[ChaosDragondz]

wow it looks awesome so far, my only crit is that where the pants go into the boots, looks a bit skinny, i think the pants need to "puff out" more right above the boots

[kyphur]

Love those boots but so far everything is kicking mucho butt here. :)

[RedRepublik]

thanks for the comments.

Ramseus, i usual start with a 10 minute mesh in max, just to get a rough shape with even quads, then take it to mudbox to do the broad forms. after i am happy with the overall shape, i export the highest level and bring that into zbrush to do the final detailing on it.

here is the latest progress. i decided to get all the parts in there before taking anything else to completion. now i can detail out the pants and other things. well i guess i need to figure out whatthe straps and hoses connect to in the back. after that, the head will be the next big thing to tackle.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3982/bodyhp03dk8.jpg

[rJAMc]

You are amazingly quick and your talent is just wow Red. I have never worked in either mudbox or zbrush yet, just max. I definately need to get cracking and dig into those programs and learn my way around and adding them to my skill set and work flow.


Really just some amazing work! I hope yu have enough time to finish.

~RJ

[mindrot]

Nice work here.

His forearms look a bit on the short side.

~M~

[RedRepublik]

thanks, rJAMc and mindrot.

as for the forearms, i will tweak all the proportions on the low poly model

[RedRepublik]

its been a while since i updated. the only progress i have made is on the head. here is the current zbrush sculpt of the head

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3959/zbrushfx2.jpg

[RedRepublik]

i made the high poly gun over the last couple of days. i started with a rough mudbox sculpt to work out the forms and then remeshed it in max. i wish i had done a concept first, because it probably would have taken me less time. i was going for something with a familiar 6 shooter feel, but futuristic.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8031/gunzn2.jpg

[RO]

the gun is very nice!

[ninjacore]

i like the gloves!


that gun is sweet too. its futuristic, but not too much, and it looks functional !

[RedRepublik]

finished with the highpoly. i'm ready to start teh low poly now

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6002/bodyhp04xp9.jpg

[ElFuego]

whoa! kickass quality! Pretty neat job with the gun, I think it really has space western feel to it. For the character I would have added some cowboyish element (If he is in a cavalry I think a nice US civilwar style hat would fit nicely! ;)
http://www.ushist.com/wardrobe/inc/images/hc_m044r_slouch_hat_civil-war_officers_cavalry.jpghttp://www.ushist.com/wardrobe/inc/images/qm-0804_forage-cap_m1861_us_cavalry.jpg

[RedRepublik]

i made some progress on the low poly and the texture. el fuego, i liked your idea so much that i went for it. i will put the crossed swords on top of the hat to make it look even more like a calvary hat. the lighting, pose, etc are far from done. there is alot of tweaking to be done, textures to finish, eyeballs to make, etc.
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3114/renderut2.jpg


(http://www.freefilespot.com/download.php?file=870b6a91a674a95f12c4f77dff2e5757)

[RO]

dude ****in awesome The only thing is that the boot and pants the pants look to thin where it connects. But the rest looks awesome.

[codyalday]

Outstanding work there man, keep it up.

[CantiCooly]

This is looks great man cant wait to see the whole thing completed.

[ElFuego]

He looks really amazing! I can almost see him as the next Han Solo :> it somehow has that charisma that most of the game/movie/tv characters seems to lack these days. I was/am a huge fan of Firefly tv-series and he could fit right into that world with exellence!

And I have to say that usually my advises go wrong but that one fits perfectly!

good job!

[RedRepublik]

thanks elfuego and everyone else for the comments. i am happy to get an extension on this. i was rushing the polish stage, and having an extra day will help my final presentation. here is the texture sheet. i might get a chance to clean some of these up. they are not to the level that i would like them to be.

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4463/jmtexturesheetsmallas8.jpg

[Ghostscape]

He looks absolutely fantastic. Great job!

[RedRepublik]

i exported my guy into an unreal type engine and took some screenshots, rather than just doing a max viewport screenshot.

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/2343/jmscreenshotsmallps4.jpg

[heavyness]

make sure to post your art in the submission thread...

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=39&t=525953

[kyphur]

Looks good! :) What "unreal type engine" did you use if you don't mind me asking. The only thing I have access to like that is the roboblitz editor.

[wizo5454]

wow absolutely fantastic work, congratz on finishing!!!

EDIT: plz tell us how you set up the skin mat in UE3 engine :)
EDIT2: 5* in my book.

[ocarian]

great work RedRepublik

very interesting model

good good :thumbsup:

[RO]

Awesome work man. Not to say who will most likly win... but I think it will be you. Your design is spot on and I can not seem to see one thing which is off. Looks great man! Not saying their are not other cool entrys also but I really dig this! Hell it is such a good charecter you can just make a game around it and I am sure it would be a good one.

[RedRepublik]

thanks for all the comments and encouragement. i just posted my images in the submission thread. here is the final. as always, there is so much more i wanted to do, but at least i finished something.
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/4595/jmbeautysmallgb1.jpg

[TimAppleby]

very cool!

I think the boots might work a little better if they were a tighter fit but this guy is fantastically executed, good work :)

[Temporal]

That looks awesome. I'm especially loving the specular on the jacket. That really pulls it through as leather.

[Titan369]

This guy is awesome, 5 stars from me, front page worthy if ya ask me.

[rJAMc]

^^^^ Agrees with Titan. Really did a great job on this.

[ThE-BirD]

Awesome...I Really dig how the spec picks up off the boots and the face has a very cool slightly illustrative look! Great work!

[mindrot]

I think the boots might work a little better if they were a tighter fit..

Gotta agree there. His legs also look way too thin where they go into the boots.

Anyway, very nicely done and good luck.

~M~

[PKT]

This is seriously one of the coolest characters I have seen. Awsome design, modeling and texturing, no crits.
The only thing is that I thought he looked cool without the eyes aswell, I mean, like with a dark area around the eyes, can I suggest some dark glasses or some sort? Just a thought though.

[RedRepublik]

tim, mindrot, and others that have commented on the boots: you are right. what i was going for was a riding pant look with larger boots to help the silhouette(sp?) but it turned out just looking like his legs got really skinny going into large boots. live and learn.

bird: glad you found it. next time i will let you know i am entering a competition :)

pkt: i think i wated to long to put the eyes in his head, because by the time i did, i didn't have time to make adjustments. i originally thought about giving him goggles, but ditched that idea. i like the thought of dark aviator glasses though. maybe someday...

red

[antodonnell]

I really like this. Its an excellent well thought out concept. Also executed well. Congrats

[rJAMc]

Great work!

Edit-----------------------------

Opps! Sorry Red and to everyone. I guess I jumped the gun and the final results aren't in yet.

I only read one judge's results I didn't know there would be more judges....

[CantiCooly]

congrats on wining great peice of work here.

[RedRepublik]

i didn't realize voting was so soon! there were several good entries, so i feel fortunate to win. thanks everyone for viewing. i had fun with this piece. i realize i should have posted some closeups so here are some final images.

these are screenshots:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7258/jmscreenshotsib1.jpg


and here is a render of the high poly head:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1637/headrenderdc8.jpg

[urgaffel]

You haven't won yet, I'm not the only judge ;) That face render is sweeeet... Great job.

[RedRepublik]

oops misread :eek: good luck everyone!

[RO]

I know it is not done yet with the judging etc but your work is great man. I look forward to seeing some more stuff from you.

Saving some of the stuff into the inspiration folder :D

[theabyss]

Buddy, your work is really great.
From the concept to the final outcome.
You got talent man!

[kaisasose]

Awesome work here. Really well done.:applause:

[rJAMc]

Yes a quick note to all and sorry red, I didn't realize there would be more than one judge. I saw the results of one judge and thought the judging was over. So my bad....again apologies to everyone.

[j83]

You, sir, are truly an inspiration. :)

Wonderful job.

[RedRepublik]

thanks ro. i wish i could have done something spectacular for the background like yours.

thanks kaisasose, theabyss, and mr johnathan for your kind words.

rJAMc: don't sweat it :)

[PKT]

About the goggles. I take it back, looking at the eyes of your high poly head model is seriously sick. Great job on this model Red.

[Freewaldo]

Red, amazing flow of edges, i really like the humaness in the guy's look (eyes), really im going to look to you for inspiration.

Congrats

[TheRazorsEdge]

Absolutely outstanding work! 'nuff said! :thumbsup:

[Skjoldbroder]

damn nice work, I'll happily try to bump this towards 5 stars :)

[turx]

dude, that's a beautiful piece! hipoly head looks great also!
love the progression of it. congrats!

[collings]

and here is a render of the high poly head:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1637/headrenderdc8.jpg

Hi RedRepublik,
Awesome entry man, this model is reaaly well executed :thumbsup:

I was wondering if you did all the textures on the Hipoly to at the end bake both the normal map and the diffuse (texture) on the lowpoly ?
If so, do you think it's a better workflow then just bake the normal map and then create the texture according to the lowpoly .....

[PavelPetrenko]

Very cool work! Amazing details!:thumbsup:

[Blaschke]

Great work! Well done.

[CooKiez]

Awesome I have no idea how did you pull that off just no words, 5 fingers up for you ;)

[Titan369]

wooo, congrats on front page and winning as well, dudes awesome.

[SylvanMist]

Wow this looks really really great! I love his face and the leather jacket & boots, and the high poly face is superb.

[fx81]

great work on this! :thumbsup:. i really like the head texturing. very good excecution. only crit is that you could sharpen the entire texture a little, and adjust the specularity at places where it is too shiny. but great work none the less.

[RumorHazard]

Awsome, super super awsome work!, 2 thumbs up and if i had a third i would give that to you. your high-res face looks so amazing, the details with your displacement and textures make it superb! and well done on winning the comp!

[RedRepublik]

thanks to everyone for the kind words

Collings: yes, i unwrapped the high poly head, and textured it. then i optimized the lowest subdivision to use as the low poly head. then i baked the normals and the textures.

red

[bentllama]

nice stuff. now get back to work on Halo Wars! :)

[Airflow]

Great stuff.

[alessandrolima]

Great Work!

[wizo5454]

congratz on the front page Red, you deserved it! great work, thx for the inspiration.

[KolbyJukes]

really nice work, has a cool 40's pulp comic feel to it.

[AndyH]

Sheesh - thats some seriously impressive work...

The high res head render looks amazing :thumbsup:

[WHW]

It's always great to see quality even in such short timeframes. Have to say I wasn't particularly impressed with the concept, but you've really pulled out the stops with the execution. Definitely deserved top row. :thumbsup:

[arizaga]

Fantastic work I love it till the end, I would like to ask you about the uv unwrap and the accurete painted texture method over the small and dificult places.

Which programs did you use to uv and unwrap the mesh and how did you paint the wrinckels in the right "perfect" place? (Is very dificult to be accurate in some complicated places like the nostril, ears and eyes).

[requiem2d]

That's a really nice bust, gj...

[RedRepublik]

Bentllama: don't worry, i am definatly putting in the time on halo wars! until Halo 3 comes out and i spend all my time playing that.

Arizaga: i built base meshes for everything in max, and then exported them to mudbux (i didn't have zbrush 3 when i first started this piece). In Mudbox i painted in all the wrinkles and details. i used the high poly assets as a guide to build the low poly parts, then i generated normals and ambient occlusion. i used the ambient occlusion as a guide to paint the textures, so they would line up perfectly with the normal map detail. For the head, however, I unwrapped the base mesh, and took it into zbrush 3 to detail it and texture it by projecting some photos as a guide, and then painting over them. by texturing it in zbrush i was able to paint everyting very accuratly. when it came time to do the low poly head, i optimized the lowest subdivision, changed the uv's to fit with the rest of the character, and projected the normal map and the color map onto the low poly mesh. by doing this, you are guarunteed to have textures that match up with the normal map details.

hope that helps

red

[Photoshopped]

Hi RedRepublik,

You have some great renders there, well done. I like the characters too. Very different.

Jay

[arizaga]

RedRepublik (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=112444) Ey! Thank you for your quick and detailed answer. I'll follow your work ;)
of course you know, 5 stars from me.

P.D. I like your nickname, sounds revolutionary ;)

[teflonron]

Awesome work Jeff.. glad to see that you are doing well!!
-Ron

[Charkins]

Wonderful texture work. I have this as my current wallpaper for inspiration!

BTW, I think you meant "Cavalry" instead of "Calvary", as 'calvary' is in regards to Jesus on the Cross... common mistake that other have made in this thread. =]

[dpizzle]

unbelievable
:thumbsup:
I thought your dominance war entry should have been number 1 (overall, not just cgsociety), i remember complaining to the guys at work about it.
So now that you won this challenge, I'm stoked.

Great Job!

[cardboarddog]

That's a very cool character I love the retro feel.. Keep up the great work..

[MindTraveler]

Really well done work. Glad you did it.

-Mind

[m1NDfReAK]

Good job, that character is ballin'.

Too bad you dont have time right now for the other models, would love to see them.

Cheers,

M1ND

[onelung]

awesome stuff man, tis a shame/ pity you don't get to do characters... but there are alot of overly skilled peeps where you work :) Would be nice to just be around the company of all those guys.

Your guy is looking really awesome, any crits i have are small.

the pose:

the back leg, appears like its pushign off, but it doesn't feel like there is much weight to it. Possibly bringing the unarmed hand inward with the outter part of the hand facing the camera a tad more.. as if he's more on the move (which will make it a bit more of a "D" shape). PEW PEW!

the model/ texture:

Looks really great the accesories are all really great, and feel thought out. I know its still wip, but few things i notice, the hat/pants/ boots could use the same wear as the jacket.
And it would be nice to see a longer sleve on the coat, or having the under shirt stick through some, bringing that orange back into play.


Anyway, it's dope and i love all the design, the pants and boots, esp.

[Moebius]

Amazing work... and an extremely interesting thread! Well deserved accolades, you have done an incredible job here.

Cheers! — Möe

[jocz]

You've got a dark gray square on your background on jmscreenshotsib1.jpg

There's a little bit of starwars universe in your char design, I like it.

[RedRepublik]

teflonron: hey! cool to see you still hang out in the cg realm. thanks for viewing

oculus: omg you are right. no wonder i didn't turn up any good reference on google. how embarrasing

dpizzle: glad you liked the dw piece too

cardboarddog: thanks, i love your avatar. awesome work

mindtravler, mindfreak, moebius: thanks

onelung: thanks for the crits, hope to see you in DWIII

[johnwoo]

Stunning work Red!!...this is HAWT!!...:thumbsup:

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