Character :: Rockstar Self Caricature (My Expose Entry)

[Neo2]

GREAT ONE PAL ..

the best this that it is smooth and clear ..

and waiting for more .. :bounce:

[EnderW]

very good work.


the right hand does not convince much but this very well to me. not decirte if it is the pose or are the fingers, gives the sensation me of little elaborated with respect to the rest :beer: :beer:

sorry for my English

[glorydays]

looks good but i agree that the fingers look a lil funny

[Maximus Groff]

the guitar is bending, but... thats your style!

:airguitar

goodie!

[foodi]

hahah

looks like Chino from teh deftones

cool cartoony style

and um yea.. whats up witht eh bending guitar neck? im not sure if it works even as a stylistic choice.. but i think thats cuz its a still.. should look alright animated

[AJ]

I like everything apart from the hands/fingers... I think it's mostly the nails that make them look odd.

But aside from that - really nice!

:D

[RockinAkin]

Originally posted by foodi
hahah, looks like Chino from teh deftones
:D I've actually gotten that from a few of my friends, and ironically enough, I did listen to quite a lot of Deftones (as well as other bands) while creating this model. :buttrock:

I'll get to work on the hands ASAP.

-DivideByZero-

[Donnie_Darko]

hell yeah chino is the man.

[hwachai]

:applause: :applause: :applause: VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hanzo]

dude great one!

good luck :thumbsup:

[JonC]

It rocks!!!:buttrock:
yess!
really nice, smooth, clean!
bravo!

[S_3D_A]

Really nice me likes!

[graphix19]

Really dig the cartoon style. I think the character would look really cool in motion.

[chi]

mmmmmm may 20th new deftones album mmmmmmmm...

umm oh yeah sweet model too :D
is you wearing sweat pants or jeans...cause the lighting kinda makes em look like sweat pants?

[RockinAkin]

Hi again,

Started modeling the environment for this guy today.
Updates coming very soon, maybe tonight or tommorrow.

Until then, I thought I'd share the inspiration for the environment I'm planning to put this guy in:

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-SNLStageRef.jpg

The SNL music stage. :thumbsup:

-DivideByZero-

[RockinAkin]

Alright, just thought I'd share a beta render I cranked out a few minutes ago.

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-StageWIP01.jpg

The environment model is almost complete, just need to spend some time adding the tiny details that no one will probably notice in the end anyways. :shrug:

Texturing is coming up next, but I wont be able to start that until next weekend due to my final exams. :thumbsdow

And Comments and Crits most appreciated,
-DivideByZero-

[Kogepan]

Looks pretty cool. I remember seeing your challenge entry and not really liking it, to be honest. But it looks a lot better now.

About that bending guitar neck, I think you ought to have yourself bending one of the strings really hard, so that it looks as if your effort in bending the string is also bending the neck. And your facial expression is a bit boring. Looks like you're concentrating on what you're playing, which is realistic, but not very "cool".

[Zytrex]

Great job. I like the clothing a lot. I see a couple problems, however.

First, the spot where the cable from the guitar first touches the ground could be smoother. The cable seems to curve very nicely throughout its entire length except for that one spot where it first touches the ground.

Second, it looks as if the cable is permanently attached to the guitar. Don't most, if not, all guitars use a 1/4" phone jack? I just cannot think of a situation where one would want the cable permanently attached like that.

What do you think?

[Emberghost]

I love how your pic is turning out. The cartoonish style of your little rocker is kool looking :buttrock: . And your stage is looking awsome!

[AroundTheFur]

im thinking of basing my entire final senior animation on a deftones songs, i have couple years to find the right one, but anything inspired by them or any of the side projects is awesome, uncluding this, rock :buttrock:

[R.L.M]

cool..:buttrock:
i love his cloths.. looking very good..

[RockinAkin]

Thanks for the comments again people.

I lost a good week's worth of time because of computer related issues, but now I'm back working very hard on meeting that deadline which is VERY quickly approaching!! :eek:

Heres a quick test render of the semi-finished textures for the stage...

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-StageWIP02.jpg

I'm currently finishing up remaking the Amplifier - and I'll post that later this evening.

Thanks again for all your support,
BACK TO WOOOORRRKK!!!!! :thumbsup:
-DivideByZero-

[RockinAkin]

Alright, as promised... the updated Amp model.

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-AmpWIP02.jpg

Now I just need to finish off some last minute details to the models and start composing the final scene... and then... LIGHTING!! :scream:

Wish me luck... :thumbsup:
-DivideByZero-

[Nightwing]

I actually really enjoyed your challenge entry, and this is a really cool progression (remix?) of that. Great work on the clothing, and the amp rocks :thumbsup:

Good luck with the little finishing touches, looking forward to the final shot :)

[RockinAkin]

Hi All,

Finishing up the last details before composing the scene, and lighting.

I improved the pose, fixed the fingers everyone got on my case about :D , and am now trying to work out a better last minute facial expression.

So i need some quick opinions from you all - please!
WHICH FACIAL EXPRESSION DO YOU LIKE THE BEST?

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-Pose01.jpg

-OR-

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-Pose02.jpg

AND, what can i do to either of them that will make the facial expression "great"
I'm also thinking about adding some motion blur to the right hand to give him a better sense of action.

-DivideByZero-

[RockinAkin]

Just a little taste of things to come... :)

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-SceneWIP01.jpg

Moving on to the all important lighting.
-DivideByZero-

[gL_spear]

I like this image alot, I agree about the right hand though it should probably be a lot more cupped i.e. the knuckles should be further out, but other than that a greeeeeaaat image!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Caman0]

what that man needs, are SUNGLASSES

:D nice reflective ones

awesome work dude, really cool

[Xilica]

man DBZ, this looks awesome!

[innervision961]

Dude i'd love to see an animation of this guy jumping around playing some system of a down (chop suey! :buttrock: ) with animated lights that would rock! love the image though

[lmc]

Me2, i would like to see how this character been animate....:applause:

[RockinAkin]

Heh, thanks for the comments and support.

Heres a little preview of the lighting so far...

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-Lighting072.jpg

Im going to work on the main spotlights now.
That deadline just keeps coming at me... Wish me luck

Back to work...
-DivideByZero-

[RockinAkin]

Here's my final submission into Expose:

http://users.starpower.net/kamaelec/Picture-SelfCaricature.jpg

Hope you all like it.
Had a lot of fun making it and learnt a lot in the process.
I may go back and tweak a few things later on... but for now... SLEEP!

:beer:

-DivideByZero-

[ChrisArt]

very cool, great image and lighting :wip:

[SimonReeves]

great work man. I love it :thumbsup:

[Chewey]

Missed this one. Very cool work. I like the curved guitar neck!

:thumbsup:

[Quizboy]

Hello, this cartoonish style is real cool. what are you using for the texture of the pants and shirt?

[Sytron]

very good work and good style!!!! :D

Jonatan [sytron]

[RockinAkin]

Holy thread ressurection Batman! :D
I thought this one was long gone... thanks for the additional comments everyone!

Originally posted by Quizboy
What are you using for the texture of the pants and shirt?
I actually used a scanned in images of my clothes for the diffuse and bump mapping, then touched them up in photoshop to fit the uvw's. :thumbsup:

Just to let you all know, I'm STILL working on this image, and am redoing the lighting up from a certain point, I just wasn't happy with the final result, and felt it was too rushed to meet the Expose deadline.

I'll be posting the "model-sheet" of this guy in the Finished Work section today or tommorrow.

Again, thanks all.
-DivideByZero-

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