Sketchbook Thread of Vikramvr 2D/3D

[NR43]

I'm not Rebecca but I'll say hi anyway LOL

Great sb start!
Looks like you already know quite a bit about anatomy :)

Looking forward to see more

[vikramvr]

Haha, does my post sound like it is just written to address Rebecca? Thanks for dropping in NR43, love your paintings. I'll post more stuff soon.

[alenah]

hi, welcome, looks like another very promissing thread :)
looking forward to more, a.

[vikramvr]

Fantastic..Thank you alenah..

[batte812]

Welcome from me too! Great start!

[Rebeccak]

Dropping by to say Wow! Nice to have you aboard, vikramvr. :) Thanks for the compliment and it'll be great to see your work here. :thumbsup:

[sanbalaji]

Great stuff you got in here vikram.
Would love to see more of your works flowing
in this thread.
Wishing you a very best.

[anandpg]

Hi Vikram! Welcome aboard... awesome start!:applause: Can't wait to see more!!:bounce:

[vikramvr]

Wow so many replies...you guys rock Battle 812, saw your sb, nice stuff, "Scott robertson" in the making, Rebecca, big time fan, thank you for dropping by,Sanbalaji Thanks, love your matte paintings, post them here sometime, Anand, big fan of your work as well, mad skills you've got. Thanks for replying.

[Intervain]

good stuff all round! The gorilla made me laugh :) cool idea! I especially like the Al Pacino portrait though :buttrock:

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Vikram..:) GREAT start to your sketchbook thread :thumbsup: ...Hope and am looking forward to seeing lots more of your works in here..:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[vikramvr]

intervain, wow thank you for dropping in..I feel rejuvenated..thanks I'm glad you like my art work. spirit dreamer, you are a great artist. TY

[Deepam]

Hi Vikram!!

Its good to see you started a thread here and love that hand study just saw that on CGTantra.

Looking for more stuff from you . . :cool:

[vikramvr]

Ty deepam for commenting here as well, I'll post more work soon

[vikramvr]

Ok guys, here's more of my artwork...

two speed paints to start off with, both done in half an hour
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/girl_smallsize.jpg

Another Pacino, 85 percent 3d, and 15 percent photoshop, the hair is retouched to the look I wanted to achieve.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/final2.jpg

Tarzan
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/tarzan1.jpg

This hip hop guy was done for my university reel..Mainly to study lighting.Rendered in xsi
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/HIPHOP.jpg

My wolverine next gen character.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/Wolverine.jpg

And lastly, and update on the Afro Gorilla guy, the pants still need some work on them. The body is made of stone.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/pants.jpg

I'll post updates on the afro gorilla here, and that's the only thing I have time to work on at the moment, he's still going to have a hoodie, and airforce one nike shoes. I would be making a low poly game character out of him.

[kasana]

hey Vikram ...Going Great. Awesome work.
liked the Daniel craig a lot

[Heozart]

Hi Vikram,

Great sketchbook! I especially like the first portrait - great lighting! Tarzan is looking good too. :) Is the first Pacino part 3D too? The details are photorealistic, but I think it looks rather flat as a whole. I am guessing it probably has more to do with a camara flash being used in the reference image, though. Keep it up!

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Vikram..:)

BEAUTIFUL job on that little girl painting above...GREAT lighting and mood created using it..:thumbsup:
I also really like that Tarzan..DYNAMIC..:thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing LOTS MORE..:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[vikramvr]

Thank you kasana. Heozart, yea the first Al Pacino turned out a little flat. It was done a long time ago, and I kind of wandered away from the main lighting and concentrated more on the details. Spirit Dreamer..Ty, I'm glad you liked the little girl and the tarzan sculpt. Here's a big size render of Afro Gorilla Man. The pants are still a WIP, but the torso is complete. I'll be making Nike airforce one shoes for him.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/pantsfront.jpg

[CgIcecube]

I really like the greytone painting of the little girl:)
"tarzan" - good work but I wish for better hair detail on it.
Gorillaman is very interesting .. how about making the wrinkles less rounded especially the bottom left one above the foot. And the shader is adding a lot of extra depth to the wrinkles .. I hope you are checking references..
:thumbsup:

[bhaskar]

Hi Vikram! After Seeing whole of your sketchbook......... (:twisted: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#) ) ......... my verdict is that your works Rock! Daniel was awsome though Pacino got some flatness but the best part are the hands you ve worked on.
Keep Rolling them.
And i agree with Richa that those wrinkles arent looking that much convincing. Looking for some references will be very much helpful. :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Hey guys, Thanks thanks, yea the pant is still a WIP. Yes I am checking references, I never work without them. I think it's also the shader that deceives the eye. Will do another pass and show you guys an update.

[Gord-MacDonald]

nice work! - Tarzan and the African gorilla are my favorites so far.

[vikramvr]

Ty Gordon, I'm glad you liked it.

[AmrutRaju]

Awesome work man.....:thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Thank you very much amrutrju. Here's an update. I made shoes for him, also adjusted the pant a bit, and also made adjustments on his head. The only thing remaining is the hoodie. I will be making that soon.I'll post updates on him in the following week
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3453/withshoesbx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[vikramvr]

Hi guys, Here's a quick paint of Lara Croft. Took some 4 hours to paint this. Painted in Art Rage. I don't know if any of you guys use that software, but I feel it to be a lot better than Corel Painter and photoshop. Let's you use a reference photograph, and also lets you trace an image. Pretty neat interface as well. I highly recommend Art Rage to all you guys.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3784/tombraiderzk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[radkrish]

Hi vikram!:thumbsup:

Very Nice ArtWorks!!. Waitting to see more...

[KarthikAL]

vikram nice works i like ur tarzan sculpt,keep them coming :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Thank you very much radkrish, KarthikAL..This forum seems to be dominated by people from Banglore. It's so nice to meet all you guys. Again check out Art Rage.

[Blessings]

Hey Vikram,

Cool Paintings and Models.. Good stuff.. Great effort too... !!! keep on posting.. would love to see more from you...


Cheers!!

[GrishinPalem]

Cool works man... like the portrait u did to study lighting... afro gorilla looks cool too try to make it more funky (little suggestion)... nice works man...

[NR43]

Nice painting, although I think you could push the colors a bit more I think
I've heard about ARtrage, not tried it yet though...

[vikramvr]

Angelina, Grishin Thank you for dropping by. NR43, this was a quick paint and I wanted to capture the mood of the painting, and I seem to have lost my hold on colours. I'll keep this in mind for my next paint. Anyway, another day with ArtRage, and I did 5 sketches, 4 of them,copies of Ben Miller poses, and the other is a copy of a sketch by Siju Thomas. I'm trying to make solid forms in the drawings.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/1-2.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/3-2.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/2-2.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/5-1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/4-1.jpg


I will post more sketches soon

[vikramvr]

Hello guys I'm back today with a sketch and a speedpaint. Please comment

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6333/52828617.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6315/30817780.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mal-1]

Cool 3D stuff....not sure how the 3D software works but you seem to have it under control..grat work keep it up!!;)

[vikramvr]

Thank you Mal-1, glad you liked the 3d stuff. The 2d is what I am aiming to get better at, building a strong base. I'll be posting a lot more of that here too.

[Deepam]

Hey Vikram!!

That greyscale painting is very nice. Something I want to ask here - I am sure you use a pen tablet, if yes, then which one is that and how much time since you are using it?

[vikramvr]

Hi Deepam, Thanks for your reply. Yes I use a wacom tablet. It is a 9x12 intous 3 wacom tablet. I think the Wacom is the most useful tool when it comes to painting or sculpting. There are cheaper tablets as well, like the i-ball and the wacom bamboo, but they lack the pressure sensitivity of an intous 3. I highly recommend this for you incase you dont use it already. I've been using a wacom for close to 3 years now.

[Sandpiper]

nice works Vikram! The studies are coming along nicely. I like the Pacino piece. The likeness is pretty good! :)

[vikramvr]

Thank you very much Jesse.

[KarthikAL]

vikram nice speedpaint keep them coming:thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Thank you very much Karthik, I am working on the Afro Gorilla guy at the moment. I'll post updates on that pretty soon. Want to complete as much work as possible before the dominance war.

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, got some updates on the Afro gorilla today. I made him into a realtime model. Have a look at some closeup's of the sculpt and also a render of the low res with base textures painted out.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/Face_subds-1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/pantscloseup.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/Bodyclose.jpg

7208 tris in total. Poly's still need to reduced and spaced properly...

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/maxsnapwire.jpg

Here's a render in max. Used 2 area lights, and a skylight. Rendered in mentalray with Final Gather. The textures are very basic, no spec map
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/GSMrender-1.jpg

[GrishinPalem]

Man that's one gorilla with a look of it's own... like the afro and the rendering like the sporty shoes it has... nice stone feel hard as it is... good work man...

[vikramvr]

Thank you very much grishin, glad you liked it.

[Intervain]

lol ape rapper! hehe - nice one. One thing that keeps bugging me are the pants at the belt - they feel so thin - as if they're made of silk and yet the folds on the legs imply a thick denim-like fabric... it's just not quite convincing and considering it's place on the model and the colour contrast with the hair at his waist it draws the eye quite a bit towards it... Just masking the belt area in Zbrush, inverting the mask and using deformations tab to inflate it a bit would make all the difference IMHO.

[Deepam]

Hey Vikram, the render is pretty nice!

Agree with Magdalena about the belt area, also tightening that portion may be good.
Are you going for some serious texturing as well? If yes, then it will be great to do some detailed work on head hairs as well, coz they attract in first look. Just my thought may be wrong. ;)

[NR43]

LOL make him break-dance!

[vikramvr]

Dadela, Thank you for that reply and awesome observation. At first I couldn't understand your comment on the waist, and I looked at some references of pants and then understood what you meant. Yes, indeed that is going to make a lot of difference, and I also think that the pants should start below the bulky area of the hip muscle..I'll post updates soon.

Deepam, Thank you for your reply, yes I would be working on the hair. I'm not sure if I'll be adding alphas to the hair. The hair area is big in this, and it will show, if hair alphas are added. Any suggestions on this?

NR43...Break dance...I was planning to have him in an elvis style pose with a mic in hand. I don't know what the client has in mind.

And guys, my company is officially shutting down today, and I am jobless...It's quite sad thinking that we had a great team here and it all ends so abruptly.

[vikramvr]

First few days of joblessness...I found time to do some sketching. Here are a few sketches I did.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/8-1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/9-1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/10-1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/11.jpg

Well on a positive side, I lost my job just when the Dominance war is about to start, and I can spend all my time on it. I'm really looking forward to it..

[Sandpiper]

Hey man, great sketches and good exercise! I was sorry to read that your company shut down and that you're jobless. I do hope you find a new "home" soon! You've got good work and I'm sure you'll get some good leads.

All the best.
Jesse

[NR43]

I'm sure you'll get a new job soon!
Great to see you're putting your free time in good use :)

[vikramvr]

Thanks for the nice words guys. I hope that I'll land up somewhere.

[sycen]

the afro gorilla looks really great. LoL
how about a bigger hair. lol :D

sad to read that your company shut down.
Keep positive, produce more artwork.

[vikramvr]

Thank you sycen for your kind words.

[Heozart]

I am sorry to hear about your company shutting down. On the positive side, those sketches are great! Those are some hard poses.

[vikramvr]

Thank you heozart, Vilppu does help a lot. I'll upload more of my stuff soon.

[AmrutRaju]

Hey vikram, Nice sketches man... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

AmrutRaju..Thank you for the comment. I finally managed to complete the Gorillaman, got him posed, rendered him in layers and composited him. I would like to call him complete at the moment. Please comment.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1548/gsmposed.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gsmposed.jpg)

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, I am working on my showreel. So after the Afro Gorilla Rapper, I decided to do an old man's face.

Completely modeled in zbrush with zspheres, textured in photoshop, and rendered in 3dsmax. Hope you guys like it

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4218/oldmanrender.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldmanrender.jpg)

Here's the zbrush version of it...

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5124/zbrusholdmanl.jpg (http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zbrusholdmanl.jpg)

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY ...Vikram..:)

I like the gorilla rapper..wish his head were bigger though..i'm not into the tiny heads on a huge body thing that's become the style as of lately..but that's just me..old fashioned I guess..LOL..:)
That old guy you just posted is AMAZING...to my eye anyway..On the fully rendered with color version..top one,..Maybe a tad more work on the top edge of the skull, and the areas leading up to that edge..look a little flat .especally when you isolate that edge and the areas leading up and into it from the rest of the head...I like the way the edge on the shoulders look..The outter edges have alot of variation to them, making them look as though they are a rounded volume..Maybe the same variation or something simaler for the top edge of the skull..Just a passing thought that might be useful to you in pushing it further.
Anyway GREAT work..Very inspiring..LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING..MORE :thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[Intervain]

really nice work on the old man there! I think a nice sss shader and better eyeballs would give the model way more justice in max though... even just doing some photo eyes in PS in post would make him look more alive - right now the eyes are cartoony in comparison to the realistic sculpt... Keep it up!

[vikramvr]

Hi Glenn thank you very much for dropping by and taking the time to write the comment..I'll definitely work on it. The Gorilla rapper was done for a client, and unfortunately, it stirred some controversy at zbrushcentral for not being politically correct. It was actually done for a client and he wanted it that way.

Magda thank you. Yes I tried some tests with the sss. I'll work on it and post another render. Eyes seem to be a very complicated thing to deal with and getting it to look right seems to be a very hard task to accomplish.

[Heozart]

Wow, great job on the old man! :thumbsup: I love how you treated aged skin. The left ear in the rendered version looks a bit funny to me, but only if I look hard.

[vikramvr]

Thank you for the reply Heozart.

Here's the final version of the render..I made the skin scatter more light, and changed the eyes.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5300/oldmanrendern.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oldmanrendern.jpg)

[NR43]

he keeps looking at me... it's spooky!
Great work buddy!

[Intervain]

looks much better already... what's with the david bowie eyes? they look like one's green and one's blue - or am I going mad?:scream:

[vikramvr]

Thank you guys..Glad you liked the old man. Magda, I think it's the chromatic aberration that makes it look like that.They both are green :)

[batte812]

Great work on the old man's head. It looks like the skin could use a bit of reflections, to make it look more natural. Keep going!

[vikramvr]

Battle 812, thank you for your reply. The skin does reflect the environment a little bit. Maybe I should turn it up some more.

[AmrutRaju]

Nice portrait man, i m little bit concerned about eye wrinkles, jaw area and ear; really nice job:thumbsup:

[bhaskar]

Nice work Vikram! Specially the portrait of an old man!
The left (of the viewer) ear seems to be bizzare or is it just looks to me as compared to the other one. Anyways, first class work and nice skin render!

[vikramvr]

Hi bhaskar, thank you for your reply. I'm glad you liked it. I don't really know about the weirdness of the ear.. I think it's the light playing with the sss. I have an updated version of the same in my cgtalk portfolio. I've tried to match the right ear to the thickness of the left.

Oh Amrut Raju, your reply hadn't popped up when I typed in this..Thanks..That's something to do with the epidermal or subdermal scatter radius. If I soften those areas out, it seems to eat away the details of the normal map. So it's either sharp normal map or soft skin. I decided to balance the two. That's the reason for the sharp normal map details on the chin and the under eye. I'll have to find ways of solving that issues in the future.

[razz]

Hey, Vikram!

Love the old dude. Nice expression and I like the waterry eyes. Do the eyes have a different color or do they just look like that with this lighting? I've a classmate whose one eye is less saturated than the other, so also different eyes. I guess it's possible then!
One little thing that would make it even more realistic is some facial hair. You know, that little, tiny, soft hair. Just a suggestion, the piece looks great as it is. Might come in handy in future pieces maybe :)

Cheers!

[vikramvr]

Thank you for the reply razz. Glad you liked the old man. I will definitely keep in mind the facial hair for the next render. The eyes are both green. I think its the chromatic abberation that makes it look like that i think. Wow, you have a classmate with one eye less saturated? That's awesome!!!

[vikramvr]

Hey guys, I've decided to participate in the DW, and this crazy idea found it's way to me. Here is the sketch and sculpts I've done on him so far. He's actually partly lying on the machines body with his legs tilted backwards. This is what I am still doubtful about. What do you guys think?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/conceptart.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4913/characterb.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=characterb.jpg)

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/facecloeup2-1.jpg

[anandpg]

Hey Vikram! Great start on this new one!:thumbsup:

[Deepam]

hey Vikram!!

I was looking for your entry . . . its a cyborg right?

looking forward to more updates.

[vikramvr]

Anand, Thanks for dropping by. Deepam, I will be updating my DW thread often. Do post your feedback there as well.

[vikramvr]

Here are my updates from the DW character.. Tell me what you think. I decided to stick on to the original concept.

This is the rear android lion leg.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/leg80percent.jpg

Some work on the character.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/man80percent.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Lots of awesome stuff lately!

[anandpg]

Wow!!:eek: This is turning out brilliant, dude!! :applause:

[vikramvr]

Thanks for dropping by guys, appreciate it.

[menthol]

Me likes it :D Great work pal!

[AmrutRaju]

Awesome char, really i love the body detail work, great job man :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Hey thanks guys, I had been out for a couple of days. So couldn't get much work done. I'll post updates soon.

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, some more update on the Dominance war. Wanted to post it here.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/lion07.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/lion08.jpg

I managed to bring in all my subtools in one file, and rendered it. It is quite surprising that zbrush was able to render it. There is a total of 50 subtools.

The only thing that excites me right now is the thought of converting this into low poly. There's still some minor work remaining on it, but I think the major load of the work is done, and I am starting to get satisfied with the results.

[Heozart]

Wow, that is an awesome concept! I am not sure about the kneeling position, though. It probably isn't very comfy to stay like that for a long time. Is he able to stretch his legs?

[bhaskar]

Hi Vikram,
Congrats on your character. It has been fleshed out very well and love the details as well.
Though i agree with Heozart on the kneeling part. The posture looks very uncomfortable and also as you ve sculpted him straight and given wrinkles on his knees accordingly, those wrinkles are still present while the knee is bent.
Be careful abt the area where the leg is submerged with the lion torso. Feels like the mesh is floating around there.
And finally the flying bullet magazine lines (dont know what they call) are looking obsolete. Obsolete as in they ll be finished with a single shot of firing. I guess You need to show as if the bullets will be never ending and that ll make him kick ass and more powerful than now.
Those are my suggestions and i hope you ll consider them accordingly to ur time constraint.
Best of luck and looking for more updates.

[vikramvr]

Guys, Thank you for your replies, and I apologize for replying late. I've been tied up with a load of other things

Bhaskar, Heozart - The kneeling position was my concern in the beginning too. However, according to my back story, the guy is dead, and has been brought back to life as an android. Moreover, his legs do not work, and hence any position is the same. Only thing though, without the backstory, it might look a bit odd. The good part this year is that, we need to submit our story along with the other textures and beauty shots. So I think this might be a good explanation for his position. The bottom line is getting something different. This is a position a very few people would opt for. So, I think this position might be justified.

The bullet holds, yes, thats a great idea. I'll try to fix them up into the armour so that it looks endless.

Here is a turnaround of the character.

http://www.vimeo.com/4236956

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/553/highresfinal.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=highresfinal.jpg)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9666/highresfinal1.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=highresfinal1.jpg)

[SpiritDreamer]

Vikramvr...OUTSTANDING...:applause: :thumbsup:

Definitly unique....Reminds me of the Borg mixed in with a little of the style of Giger the guy who designed the Alian creature..:)

Question...Did you merge all of those subtools in Z Brush, and if yes, did you merge them all at once..Just curious...I would be afraid to merge that many at one time, for fear it would crash my program...:D

Anyway, ..GREAT JOB and it was a real pleasure and learning experience seeing it's developement along the way....:arteest: :thumbsup:
OH..and that pose he's in....I LIKE IT..Like rideing a horse pose..makes sense to me...:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[vikramvr]

Hi Glen, Thanks for your reply, Glad you like the character.

No, I did not merge the subtools. They are all separate. Please visit my DW thread (link in my signature). That is a better collection of the WIP images than here.

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, haven't posted much in past few weeks. Finally got the time to do some sculpting, this time a female face. The smile and the hair took the longest time to sculpt. Here is a render.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4234/frontrenderr.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frontrenderr.jpg)



I'll post more snapshots soon

[menthol]

Looking great pal :D

only thing, might only me, shadow of the upper lip's corners made me think she is biting her lip.

[vikramvr]

Thank you menthol.Here are some snapshots

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3508/snapc.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapc.jpg)

[vikramvr]

Hello guys!!hows everyone here doing??Haven't been visiting much as I've been busy with freelance stuff. After my hard disk crashed and I lost all my work, I haven't found time to do any personal artwork.However now I am participating in the HMC 21. I would be doing a 20's female aviator, sort of mixed with steampunk. Here are some WIP's. What do you guys think?

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5138/fullbodyturnaround.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/i/fullbodyturnaround.jpg/)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5138/fullbodyturnaround.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/i/fullbodyturnaround.jpg/)http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8061/facesnap.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/facesnap.jpg/)http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/vikramvr/helmet.jpg

[vikramvr]

Here's some more progress on the character

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1364/coatturnaround.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/i/coatturnaround.jpg/)

[NR43]

Hey Vikram, great progress on that aviator.
Hope you will be making backups as from now on ;)
(I'm paranoid about that really, I have everything on DVD, USB sticks, a 2nd HD and an online backup system. :eek: )

[razz]

Yup, backups are awesome :D
Now, what's bothering me about the aviator are the folds. Gather as much reference as you can to make them convincing. There's a tutorial on folds at Gnomonology (http://gnomonology.com/tutorial/343) that might be useful. At least the result of it looks great, hopefully it teaches something. Be sure to check the scale of the items also, for example, the gun looks too small.
Good luck finishing it!

[vikramvr]

Thanks Johan, I have started to take backups already. Razz, I actually modelled the folds with a real jacket reference. Anyway, i'll look into it again..thanks.

[vikramvr]

Here is an update on the character. I modelled the jetpack, and the shoes. Hope you guys like it.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3932/turnaround.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/turnaround.jpg/)

I am still concerned about the pose. I am looking for a simple yet powerful pose for this character. Any suggestions?

[razz]

I like it! Not sure if I have any great suggestions about the pose, but I'd take into consideration that the jet pack is damn heavy. It does look that way, so I suppose the pose should somehow reflect that. If she'll be standing on the ground, that is. If not, maybe something like THIS (http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1906/72gunboobs.jpg)? Might not be so simple though :)
Keen on seeing how this will turn out!

[vikramvr]

Hi Razz, thank you for the reply. I decided to keep her on the ground, and since she is a queen, i did not want to go for an elaborate pose. So here it is.

Hope you guys like it.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7407/fullresrender.jpg (http://img219.imageshack.us/i/fullresrender.jpg/)
(http://img41.imageshack.us/i/fullresrender.jpg/)

[vikramvr]

Guys, I set up my new website www.vikramvr.com. Please have a look at it and send me your comments.

[vikramvr]

Hello guys..Long time no post.. Here's my new work, for my new site. A portrait. Hope you guys like it. I'll post zbrush snaps tomorrow. It took me a long time to get the bump looking right, and i can share it with you guys, if anyone is interested. Hope you guys like it.

[namnocilis]

wow vikram! the website looks cool :cool: and also the latest potrait.. Great Job!

[kasana]

Very neat and impressive site Vikram and your work out there is also very good.
loved the Gorills.
this portrait is also looking good. But eye are not blending with the face. to me eyes are poping out.

[vikramvr]

Thank you guys..

[vikramvr]

Hello guys..I've got some new stuff to show finally

This is my new character.He is sort of a punk, set out on an adventure. I will be making him into a game model. Here are the zbrush renders
of him


http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8136/punkturnaround01.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/punkturnaround01.jpg/)


http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/474/facecloseup.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/facecloseup.jpg/)


Initially I planned to make him bare body, and so sculpted his body, but then added clothing as he progressed.

I will post more closeups soon

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4248/punkbareturnaround.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/punkbareturnaround.jpg/)

[JM-art]

Great jobbb!! The overall aspect is very good, the proportions and anatomy are working..and that's no easy task. So...there are only three little details (in the version with little cloth) that iMO could be better, and that is:

the lack of definitions in the base of the chest;
the top muscles of the legs are over defined;
the knee isn´t correct (anatomy);

But realy, this model has much more things to praise that things to critic.

Congratulations, keep the nice sculpting!

[Vladion]

Great work indeed, great job! :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

JMART, thank you very much for the reply. Vladion, TY

Here are more renders

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6484/bagrender.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/bagrender.jpg/)
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5638/facecloseup01.jpg (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/facecloseup01.jpg/)
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4214/fatreduced.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/fatreduced.jpg/)

[Vladion]

Hello vikramvr, I was looking at your 'punk' model, and I believe that
backpack is a tad too much for a punk...not sure though, maybe try a one handed backpack
or something lighter? who knows, just wondering... :D

keep it up :thumbsup:

[batte812]

Hi Vikram, great updates! That backpack looks amazing. One little crit I have in general: you seem to make some of the details too crisp: for example the folds in the shirt and the muscles above the knee. I think the overall look would improve if you toned them down. It's just a minor crit. Keep going!

[vikramvr]

Thank you for the repliesVladion, and battle 812. Haven't looked into the thread for a couple of weeks now. Anyway, I've finished the character up. Here are the final shots


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2088/punkturnaround.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/i/punkturnaround.jpg/)
Normal +AO
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9745/lowrespunk.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/lowrespunk.jpg/)
Wireframe
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2779/wireframe01.jpg (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/wireframe01.jpg/)
Textures
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/541/punktexturesnap.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/punktexturesnap.jpg/)
Face closeup
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8148/punkface.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/punkface.jpg/)

[vikramvr]

I have a small making of at http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=79552, Would appreciate your comments there as well.

[anandpg]

Good job, Vikram! Your normal map seems to be working really well. :thumbsup: A bit more specular might help the hair. The bandage seems pretty thin- almost painted-on. The boots could use a bit of variation in specularity for contrast between the original leather surface and stain/damage. Look forward to seeing more updates on this.. :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Anand, Thanks for the reply. I hadn't replied here, as I had finished the character by the time you had commented. Will definitely implement in my next model.

This character has been included in the 3d total galleries, under the character gallery. Please check it out at their website.

[aggie93]

Okay... WOW... so for something of this detail, how long did that take? 3D is overwhelming!

[Jimtuv]

Congrats on the galleries!! Well deserved. Some awesome modeling and textures. All the anatomy looks spot on too me. He looks better with the clothes I think. Gives him more character.

[vikramvr]

aggie93, Thank you. It took about a month from start to finish
Jimtuv, TY

[Talaria]

Wow, that Punk character looks so ...professional O: amazing!
Did you do the entire model on Zbrush? or did you start on Maya or 3dMax and did the normal maps on Zbrush?
Sorry if my questions are very stupid hehe, I'm a newb at 3d :/

[bhaskar]

Nice work Vikram! Congrats for the success you had with your character. I ve seen that in many websites. Hope to see more from your side.

[vikramvr]

Hi Talaria, thanks for the reply. I make a base mesh in 3dsmax, and take it to zbrush for detailing. It doesn't matter which software you start with. I do hardsurface modelling in max.

Bhaskar, TY

[vikramvr]

Hello guys. I received a mail yesterday from a Polish guy, directing me to this link (You probably might need to translate the link from Polish to English) http://graffika.pl/viewtopic.php?f=128&t=7430, and there was a guy named Raphael who ripped my "punk "character and displayed it in that website as his own. I was shocked on how cheap one can get and post my work as his own. I visited his website, and it states that he has worked in many top of the line studios for over 7 years in an executive position. So, I was confused how an experienced artist would plaigiarise artwork. Today, I got the link to another site, and I learned that this is not his first attempt in stealing work, he has done this many times before http://ja.rafi.pl/2010/04/28/rafal-rula-znowu-kradnie/comment-page-1/#comment-53789. I am not sure how to handle this whole issue. Sometimes it makes me laugh at how low people can get , sometimes it just shocks me.

[Aviva]

Add me to the list of people in awe at the details of your work. Fantastic work! :)

I'm sorry to hear about your work being stolen. Sometimes people suck. Not sure what you can do beyond being vocal about it and letting admins of any sites it's posted on know etc. If enough people know it's not his work, hopefully he'll not be able to get away with claiming it is his. Maybe you could try have a look around and see how other artists have dealt with this sort of situation? Good luck!

[rafiozzo]

[..]Today, I got the link to another site, and I learned that this is not his first attempt in stealing work, he has done this many times before http://ja.rafi.pl/2010/04/28/rafal-rula-znowu-kradnie/comment-page-1/#comment-53789. I am not sure how to handle this whole issue. Sometimes it makes me laugh at how low people can get , sometimes it just shocks me.
Yes it's true. Rafał Rula (rafaldesign.com in past rula.pl) is well known polish plagiarist. I wrote about him in December, 2008 and after 16 months he came out with another stolen works.

[rafiozzo]

[..]Today, I got the link to another site, and I learned that this is not his first attempt in stealing work, he has done this many times before http://ja.rafi.pl/2010/04/28/rafal-rula-znowu-kradnie/comment-page-1/#comment-53789. I am not sure how to handle this whole issue. Sometimes it makes me laugh at how low people can get , sometimes it just shocks me.
Yes it's true. Rafał Rula (rafaldesign.com in past rula.pl) is well known polish plagiarist. I wrote about him in December, 2008 and after 16 months he came out with another stolen works.

[razz]

Vikram, this really sucks, sorry to hear that. It pisses me off seeing this happen...Hopefully you'll find a way how to solve this.

[Tasp]

On my way over to the website I see that the user has been banned for Plagiarism. So in some sense the system kind of works. Unfortunately that doesn't mean anything about the guy's personal website. I'm not sure how you an go about taking down the image. Perhaps some claim of copyright? Sorry to hear your work was stolen, however I think that this won't help this person at all since they won't have the actual model to show a potential employer. I mean what good are those 2d images without a turntable render or showreel? The difference here is you have the skills to create something like this, and the person plagiarizing you obviously does not. That's something they can't steal from you.

Keep up the great work!

[vikramvr]

Thank you guys, for the concern. I am just ignoring the whole issue for the time being.

[NR43]

That guy won't be doing this for too long.
His reputation will work against him sooner or later.

So you're right to just ignore him.
The other option is to sue him, but that is often not a realistic option for artists.
If you can afford it, I'd say sue his ass off.
It might be more rewarding though to just keep working and creating the great stuff you have been creating :buttrock:

[razz]

Well, the reality is that he's not getting anywhere by doing this and pretty soon no one will want to work with him. Even if he gets work using other peoples artwork, he just can't do it up to that level, that wouldn't make the client happy, so that's a job lost. And now it's not so much the portfolio but recommendations by the happy clients that get you the job. The guy's lost, it's just a matter of time before no one wants to work with him.

[Heozart]

Wow, how does that guy expect to get away with stealing other people's work? Vikram, that says you are doing a great job, so don't let it disrupt you and keep it up!

[vikramvr]

Thanks for the encouraging words guys. I have been off the forums for sometime now. Was out of station. Meanwhile my making of is on 3d total now. This character also won the "best game model" award at the CGTexpo, held in mumbai last month. I am starting work on a new character. Will post WIP's here. Thanks

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, here is my latest render..A UFC wrestler. It was inspired by Randy couture. Rendered in VRAY, detailed in zbrush. Will post zbrush snapshots soon.

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9827/renderufc.jpg (http://img837.imageshack.us/i/renderufc.jpg/)

[KarthikAL]

Hey vikram nice work :)and nice render, need more work on his face and dont use black colour on his trouser ur sculpting details r not seen may be u can go with red colour.Keep Rocking:buttrock:

[bhaskar]

Looking gr8 Vikram....I agree with Karthik here. Totallly black here is killing ur details here. Also, the ankles i feel are too narrow for a muscular person like this.
But nice work, overall! keep them coming.

[razz]

Nice clean work, real good looking. Maybe the arms could use more muscle definitions, some very subtle ones though on the other hand this is ok for a relaxed pose like this. The wrists looks a tad too thin. Those fighter dudes are very great for muscle reference :)
Looking forward to future updates!

[vikramvr]

Thanks for the Replies guys. I have more specular to the gloves and changes the shorts from black to red.

Razz, Yea these guys are great for references

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4010/renderufcred.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/renderufcred.jpg/)

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5577/ufczbrush.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/ufczbrush.jpg/)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6003/closeups.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/closeups.jpg/)

[vikramvr]

Hello guys, its been a while since i visited my sketchbook thread, but i've got some recent work now. I finished my character showreel with a compilation of my recent work. Hope you guys like it.

http://www.vimeo.com/22128086.


http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/848/apocalypticfemalesnap.jpg (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/apocalypticfemalesnap.jpg/)
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9744/apocalypticfemaletexsna.jpg (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/apocalypticfemaletexsna.jpg/)
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1662/punksnap.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/punksnap.jpg/)
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5530/punktexsnap.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/punktexsnap.jpg/)
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9411/steampunksnap.jpg (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/steampunksnap.jpg/)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1999/ufcsnap.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/ufcsnap.jpg/)

[CgIcecube]

Like the characters in your reel :) specially the punk. :) and the female character with two varieties of foot wear..hehe
keep posting.