Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Iskander Cathal Mellakh

[iskanderMellakh]

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first idea really - maybe the mummy curse from Tutankhamun tomb.

[nash88]

Great Work here! A SteamMummy :thumbsup: Nice concept!!!

[iskanderMellakh]

thank you! :thumbsup: just trying to come up with some ideas. Good luck to All.

[iskanderMellakh]

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an idea for using medusa in my image. Different bg and better clothing.... and more steam!

[iskanderMellakh]

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I think i am going to go for the Medusa Myth. medusas head - still working on the rest of the charater. the idea is based on after her head has been cut off by Perseus. she will have a robotic like arm attached to her head holding her up.

[iskanderMellakh]

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an idea for the colouring of madusas head.

[iskanderMellakh]

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the beginnings of the arm that is controlling Medusa head.

[iskanderMellakh]

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added the basic teeth and inside mouth. need to add detail to the head and texture it all.

[Justame2002]

Hehe, nice start, loving the facial expression, updates..!

[iskanderMellakh]

:) thank you.

[oneandonlyDiscoStu]

hey there .

nice start i like the mechanical parts.

the head i dont like yet.
the way the jaw looks just isnt nice.
imagine what would happen when he closes his mouth!
the upper teeth would get slammed into lower gums
the lower teeth would get hammered into the nose.

when u open your own mouth you will notice that your lower jaw actually rather moves back than forth. also the edges of the mouth get pulled up.

i would also consider overworking the teeth and adding gums. they add credibility to a face.

the hard line beneath the eyes also sticks out.
when you look in the mirror and do that kind of facial expression youll notice that there will only be a hard line on the upper part not on both sides.

when you improve these things i think your medusa will improve a lot i think

[iskanderMellakh]

thanks for the comment. i agree there is still more work to be done on the head as well as the details to the inside of the mouth. Still needs a lot of work ! i will try out some new size style teeth as well.

[iskanderMellakh]

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changed size of teeth - slight modeling done to inside of mouth - added more detail to the mechanical arm. added wires from neck and slight change to face.

[iskanderMellakh]

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some of the scene layout - might have a really industrial look in the bg?
first base edit of the model man turning to stone.

[iskanderMellakh]

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took photos of the really cloudy day - composited the photos together in a way i thought might be appropriate to the image. added more metal.

[nash88]

Nice it's gone better. Keep it up. I might keep on visting you for your progress.

[iskanderMellakh]

thank you - it feels like the piece is flowing a bit better now.:wip:

[iskanderMellakh]

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textured the eyes using my cats eyes as a ref. Added more to the robot-style arm.

[iskanderMellakh]

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did some detail modelling and first texture for face. added large gas pipe in bg - needs more work as well as texturing.

[oneandonlyDiscoStu]

hey iskander.

i already like the first texture wip
for the diversity of the skin you should have a good look at skin shading
beneath the blue skin you for instance could place some really red texture and just let it shine through a little when light hits.
it helps a lot i find.

but i think for the face you should slow down a little maybe.
i would personally first fix the proportions.
heres a link to something that will maybe show you what i mean.

http://loscuatroojos.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/screaming_zombie.jpg

http://www.crestock.com/images/290000-299999/296873-xs.jpg

that kinda shows what i meant by saying the jaw moves back.
yours is kinda going forward and down.

anyways keep up the nice work

[iskanderMellakh]

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hey Liam,
Thanks for the input. I had already alter the models jaw line slightly before but i have just refined it a bit more. I not sure how much more i want to edit it as i was kind of going for the odd look? kind of like the scream mask!

I can see what you mean though - from the link you sent i also need to add some more detail around the mouth (more stretch and wrinkles).

any more input is appreciated!

[iskanderMellakh]

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added the texture to the large steam pipe. had an idea for having large hands for the feet of the medusa? not sure if it is a good idea?

if it works the hand and the face will be the only organic parts of the body and the rest will be metal.

any comments

Thanks :)

[iskanderMellakh]

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first placement and idea for the medusa snakes!

[Micro26]

I like the blocking u got there and It feels its going to have a lot of action in your composition.
Go on:thumbsup:

[iskanderMellakh]

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added extra environment pieces.

[iskanderMellakh]

Thank you Fotis.
I have been trying to portray this it is just taking time to do so!:bounce:

hopefully the man in the foreground will be half metal and half human - as if he was in the process of turning to stone (or steampunk).

[iskanderMellakh]

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added the bottom half of the legs and some basic steam.

[iskanderMellakh]

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working on the background and props.

[iskanderMellakh]

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better texture on snakes head and metal body. I think i might change the idea of the hands as feet. the more i look at it the worse it looks - i think i will be better off having something mechanical for feet!

[decosouza]

Very nice matte. The arm is very good. About the hand I agree with you. Maybe something different. Good luck in the contest.

[iskanderMellakh]

thanks for the input!
I will change the feet. I have been looking at it the past few days and could not work out till earlier what looked wrong. they seem to over power everything else and look chunky and out of place. Hope fully I will produce some feet that are more along the same line as the rest.

[decosouza]

Looking foward to see your updates.

[iskanderMellakh]

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good luck as well decosouza!
got rid of the hands and added some more detail to the bg. needs more work and texturing.

[sasquatch70]

Hello Iskander,

Cool concept. I think you need more snakes, it might make it a little more menacing, and add some more peril to the scene. Great start, looking forward to more updates.
Best of luck,
Brad

[iskanderMellakh]

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tried a different style bg.

[iskanderMellakh]

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Hey everyone,
not sure what route to go down. At the moment i am feeling B? any feedback will be very helpful.

Thanks

[AlysonOctopus]

I love the mummy
ps.
That mouth is really scary.

[iskanderMellakh]

Brad: thank you and good luck as well. I think you are right it might look better with a few more snakes - not too sure how many more as the are quite heavy in geometry.

Alyson: Thank you :)

[iskanderMellakh]

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added more snakes and moved them away from the face. first idea for feet.

[iskanderMellakh]

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placement correction

[iskanderMellakh]

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development of the body

[iskanderMellakh]

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this is the first stage of the man in the foreground turning to metal.

[iskanderMellakh]

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this is a bit closer to the shape of the mans head that i am looking at. I will start to add the steampunk metal to the face soon.

[iskanderMellakh]

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started to add the mechanical parts to the face.

[iskanderMellakh]

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added more detail to face and added eye.

[iskanderMellakh]

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modeling the base mesh of the rest of the body before i add the final sculpted details in zbrush. needs posing. For a texture on the jacket i am thinking of having a red pattern in one corner of the jacket - most prob the left (his left).

[iskanderMellakh]

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added more detail to the legs and main body. Started to build the head / arm attachment to connect Medusa head to the body

[iskanderMellakh]

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almost have the head and snakes attached to the body in a way i like and think works. have a lot to texture. all of the body that is made up of panels i have split so that i can either project textures on to them or perform planer mapping and texture in Zbrush - depends on time.

[iskanderMellakh]

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close up of the model. more work still needed.

[iskanderMellakh]

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first texture versions. i am going to lay out the basic texture idea for each part and then edit them as needed!

[iskanderMellakh]

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have added a few more textures. need the bodywork to have a closer and more uniform tone to the metal. maybe a little dark orange / yellow tint. face needs more work.

[iskanderMellakh]

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[iskanderMellakh]

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getting there!! will need to work on the other model soon. and the background.

[jushra]

Your approach to the Medusa is great. I'm looking forward to seeing this thing come together for you. My only crit is that the color difference between Medusa's face and her mechanical body is a bit strong. Try getting a similar value to match the value of the body and it will be a bit more harmonious.

[iskanderMellakh]

thank you Justin,
i think the contrast between the two has some issues too. I will have to have a play to try and get it to flow better.

[mrpeace]

Nice job going on! I love the way you have structured the character.

Good Luck! :thumbsup:

[iskanderMellakh]

thank you Sachithra, :thumbsup: Good luck to you as well!

[Coolavy]

Wow! Nice work! Medusa looks really scary, especially face expression. Also this surrealistic background is pretty cool. But personally I would make snakes heads a bit bigger to make them more noticeable. Looking forward for updates. Good luck!

[iskanderMellakh]

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bg edit. changed the colour of the face. still lots of work to do!

[iskanderMellakh]

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better bg. added missing fans and less saturation so that the foreground (Medusa) shows up better.

need to finish the texturing.

thank you Paweł. I might make the snakes a bit lager - i need to see how the rest of the scene comes together first.

[iskanderMellakh]

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designing the hand for the man who is turning to metal.

[iskanderMellakh]

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worked on head.

[iskanderMellakh]

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finished modelling the hand. need to now texture and pose the character as well as sculpt detail. Hope i get this finished!!

[greenpizza]

The combination on the face of the man is good! I'd say you only don't lose that combination face-skull in the final pose, to can see that in the final render.
keep in it!...and good luck!

[iskanderMellakh]

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working on the face textures.

[iskanderMellakh]

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I can finally see what the end product might look like. I still have quite a bit of work to do especially with the character in the foreground and some of the bg.

[iskanderMellakh]

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added more textures to the bg props. Trying to get everything looking right. need to better the texture for the ground close up - and maybe add some dust and rubble?

[iskanderMellakh]

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edited the fg man. need some more detail and textures on him. I also must finish the textures for the bg and medusa!!

I think there might be too much motion blur.

[iskanderMellakh]

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better placement of the snakes. added some movement to Medusa foot. added more textures and detail to Medusa but still need to finish the model.

[iskanderMellakh]

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the background is almost finished. all i need to do is add a few more details to the buildings. and texture the remaining pipes attached to the buildings.

[iskanderMellakh]

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I have almost finished working on the 3d elements to the scene. I will hopefully be starting the final comp and 2d elements soon.

[iskanderMellakh]

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the 3d elements are done. Just need to do some 2d painting. Steam and other detailing.

[iskanderMellakh]

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working in Photoshop adding the finer details by hand.

[iskanderMellakh]

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adding the steam. Any crit would be helpful.thanks

[iskanderMellakh]

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added steam and small details to the jacket and rest of the body. Not long to go now!

[iskanderMellakh]

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just finishing the last bits of the image. This will be my last post before my final image!!

[iskanderMellakh]

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Software: Maya,Photoshop,Renderman,ZBrush

An adaptation of the Medusa Myth. Medusa's detached head held by Perseus Robotic Steam powered body. Terrorising and turning any onlooker into a steam-powered robot.

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