Jester, Alex Alvarez (3D)

[svenjorjensen]

hi alex, great and strange concept...in other way is a very good work in all areas. congratulations¡¡¡:thumbsup:

[AlexStratulat]

Great work Alex! :thumbsup:
Very interesting!

[Kiraamzsy]

agreed... very interesting.

I like though.

[arizaga]

Beautiful character design I loved how did you achieved this kind of creature, very interesting use of lights, textures, materials and this kind of what I would call: "anatomic aberration" :) deforming the body with an strong force in the character.
Your characters always fascinated me. (Sorry about my english). 5 stars from me of course.

[shouroujin]

i very like your artwork!!:)

[ipdesigner]

Creepy, any chance another front view of the character.:)

[modpaladin]

this is wow :) 4*

[milannnnnnnn]

great work alex
i like style,texture,model,...
:thumbsup:

[GonzaloGolpe]

Only 3 stars? come onn!! It´s a cool creature and very original. 5 beers!:thumbsup:

[webhead]

Creepy, any chance another front view of the character.:)
Can you tell which is the front and which is the back? I sure can't. Limbs and things are going every which way. Not sure why you call him jester either, but he does look like he would be fun at parties. LOL
Still a great looking piece, even if I can't tell what is going where.

[cat207]

nice one! good texture

[Alphagsv]

Hey AlexAlvarez, this is an AWESOME piece. Nicely executed:thumbsup:


Later.

[AlexAlvarez]

Thank you thank you! Happy to hear some comments after being a hermit with him.

webhead: yeah, he is a little funky, but as far as calling him jester... where he comes from thats what he is. :)

[Xtra]

That's what I'd call a strange metamorphosis. :) Great work!

[KaDDD]

superbe carracter , i lovecolors , ambiance atmosphere:)
nice shoot

[d3cap]

Alex,

Overall this character looks great! Original concept, amazing lighting, and textures are solid. 5*

Jason

[sofiavalecruz]

Hi Lex,

I think Jester is absolutely fantastic scary and weird, and yet he likes playing with his little toyball thingies...but he is in a leash, so does that mean he is evil or dangerous? Or do people just find him scary and think he is dangerous, so they tied him up? But then, that means that the people are evil and not Jester. So many things going on...

I love how he is resting on his little tripod thingy...

5 stars indeed,

Sofia

[ilusiondigital]

One of your best work, i really like!!

cheers

[SagaraPutri]

Gee, this is quite a brain exercise!
Great stuff!
As usual.

[TravisG]

yes, yes..............

[shannefonseca]

front, back? I like your crazy alien! Congrats!

[Murphz]

Bloody sweeT!! love it .. textures/lightiing are class.. so weird.. wot it is it..?? who cares !!

MAgnifico..!!

[AlexAlvarez]

hey! thank you CGS for the cgchoice award.
Cool to have one of those trophies under my name. :)

I am really so happy that people like him. I feel very motivated to keep making new stuff.
thanks so much.

-Alex
btw, just reskinned my personal site... needed a facelift!
http://www.alexalvarez.com

[Molier]

wow wow wow

[grundfos]

another great work..Nice idea and great texture
5 stars from me

[cbernardo]

Bravo! Great character, man!

Love your style!

Cheers,

Carlos

[CHRiTTeR]

Great design, modeling and texturing. :thumbsup:
Only thing i dont like is the lighting.. its a bit boring compared to the lighting in yr other works (sry)

But still good stuff though ;)

****

[GonzaloGolpe]

And congrats again for the award,hehe. It´s a very original creature and well-done



:thumbsup:

[Cheshie]

"a plaything for kids"
lol. Very funny.
Also. Quite amazing.

[thejudge07]

Wow now that is totally amazing work! Good job
- Jorge Flores

[Blaschke]

great work man!

5 stars.

[Neox3d]

very original concept, love it, would have been more elaboreted if teh details on the torso could be more visible, i mean some model detail on the rear torso would be great, anyhow, still its perfect

[tanguydewavrin]

Lovely piece Alex, congratulations! I love the lighting in particular. Your award is well deserved. Somehow the featureless face of your jester reminds me of the creepy hooded figures in the Black Hole, dunno if you have seen this old sci-fi film....

May I also use the occasion to thank you for your many very helpful Gnomon tutorials, they were a great help to me...

[minminxu]

ah ah .....it is a wonerful picture.....I so love those textures....and I think the picture showed considerable exercise of the imagination...wow.....I really love it........ good job...Mr.AlexAlvarez...um um ....****4stars from me .......keep it up........:bounce::bounce:

[dulixiaoxian]

wow:eek:

strange

[AlexAlvarez]

Wow... thanks for the continued comments!

So I decided to take the last couple weeks and organize a tutorial series on the making of Jester. It clocks in at 18 hours, so it is an incredibly thorough and technical 'course' on character modeling/texturing/shaders/lighting using Maya, Zbrush, UVlayout, Bodypaint and Photoshop.

If you use these programs, I think it will be helpful. :)

http://www.gnomonology.com

-Alex

[crick2x9]

Gives me the feeling of something you might stumble upon in Silent Hill. Pretty awesome.

I like :)

[Wolfganng]

amazing stuff Alex, great character design as always. Ive always been a fan of your character artwork because of their creepy and funky look. Very inspiring

[rocketsledd]

Fantastic Piece, Alex.

You wouldn't happen to be a fan of Wayne Barlowe would you? This guy could be an entertainer in Barlowe's Inferno;-)

J.

[Kerem]

Stunning work in every detail. Lighting and atmosphere is amazing ! :thumbsup:

[soker]

Hi Alex. It's very very good work.

[tadeuc]

:buttrock::buttrock::buttrock:amazing work! fantastic character!!!

[jojo1975]

it gives me creeps but It's really a great work. Concept is very original, technically perfect ;)

[StuartWu]

Give you 5 stars to express my state of mind!

Study to you!:thumbsup:

[AET23]

amazing work. i got that tutorial dvd and ive already learned alot from what ive seen. Thanks for making the tutorial dvd :D 5 stars from me

[K-Arts]

that is one cool scenery!

[fahadkhan]

You Done A Amazing Job ...

[quakeking]

Great work! Amazing detail!

[lpereira]

GREAT work all your portfolio is excellent.

[buyukbayram]

its nice model that u made
:thumbsup:

[Rion411]

Man, that is f***ing wicked!

[GaoHua999]

5 stars for you

[bombaoao]

I like this art!

[rezatayebi]

I`ve been growing up with your tutorials!
Nice job.

[rogerst]

I love the way the pod appendages glow and the way the light reflects on the ground. Great job.

[livake]

Amazing work...(thank's for the tutorial) :bounce: :bounce: !

[chenboyu]

Hi Alex!!
I love your tutorials!

By this picture, how do kids play with it?! haha LOL

Bryan

[Kaleen]

I'm speechless...!

[Descreet]

This is an amazing piece you have here.
This is a really great picture. I love the lightning and the technique was quite well executed.
I love this image. This image is amazing.
Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see something else from you.

[Kaleen]

FYI,

Alex Alvarez
Founder, Director, Instructor
The Gnomon Workshop
The Gnomon School of Visual Effects

[IvanMitkowski]

not only is this an awesome image, and an amazing concept, but the jester can also juggle balls!!! WOW!! lol. the tutorials you made about how you created the jester were amazing and i suggest everyone watchs every single one, its pure gold and alex has revolutionized how to teach computer graphics!

[MOS]

Nice Concept Alex, I Also Saw The Making Of Jester,and The Making Of Smile. Excelent Tutorials.

Cheers.

[helsing]

Superwierd and still cool. : P

[fabis]

Great work, so unusual!!! Remember me some of the artwork of Gerald Brom or someone similar.

[carlosoporto]

wooo awesome artwork! i have always liked your style and characters! keep up the good work at gnomon!

[chrisparent]

Looks like a ... Family member of mine. Awesome detail!
If you have any spare time please take a look at the uploads I did today in my gallery. I would value your comments.

Sixx Pixels
http://sixxpixels.cgsociety.org/gallery/

[rferl]

:drool: Woowww....

[jfalconer]

hey Alex, great design and atmosphere - makes me think he is a slave on some interstellar zoo where he performs with his props. Perhaps his species has incredibly agile hands/fingers for doing tricks? I'd love to see him animated doing something along the lines of Bowie's character in Labyrinth.

Anyway 5 stars from me of course

[diegodcvids]

Great work!!

[MiguelSilva]

Oh man... i have so much to learn...
Amazing character mate.
5*

[Eloosive]

Visually stunning liberties with physiology. -By the way, thanks for the eyeball tutorial on the 3D world CD an issue ago. Your instruction is superb.

[cesmls]

He'd be a great plaything!

Bit dark though in the sense that some more light on him (I'm assuming it's a he, probably not a good thing to do) would enable me to see more details.

5 stars


02.22.08 - OK, I withdraw my comment about it being dark! Turns out my laptop display needed adjusting, so now The Jester is just perfect! And I can see all the details with no problem!

[arran1]

very cool. and creepy! I am currently working my way through the two video tutorials and they're really helpful! I definitely recommend them.
thanks Alex! :beer:

[Herwin-du]

cool (http://nadezhdavasile.deviantart.com/)

i like it
thx

[3mm]

really like the concept ,he remind me of work of brom and chetzar:)

[CGSomeThink]

(Great) * E

I love All your Work! I wait for another work!

[thermite321]

awsome work the creepy feeling is great.


also any one esle reminded of the creatures in spore?

[BKBlackCat]

The very successful work, I like very much, simultaneously has also learned many :cool:

[MindSymbion]

Very original concept! Everything's perfect!
5 stars!!!

[yassein]

hi Jester
Nice work as usual

[OlirO]

One of the best work i have seen.
For sure, one of the best artist !
A special thanks for your gnomon tutorials.

[AlexAlvarez]

Thank you all so much for all the positive feedback!!!

-Alex

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