HARDCORE MODELING!: 80's Cartoons: Gohan

[kdubayoo]

Welcome! You should defintely post some WIP at some point! It's really cool to see where people start out and compare the end result. This is my first time doing a Hardcore Modeling challenge, too. Best of luck!

[WyattHarris]

Welcome Brad, good luck to you.

[Bradv63]

Thanks guys I will do my best, for some reason i cant post images yet but probably because i haven't posted enough posts. As soon as i can post images i'll let you know. Ive currently done the head and trying out some hair styles.. i think ive found a good look but i cant work on it for a few days, but i'll continue next week. Thanks again, best of luck to all.

cheers,
Brad

[robo3687]

you can use www.imageshack.us to host your images if you want.....no need to wait to attach images...

good to see another dragon ball z entry....although not sure about the subject since the episodes aired in the mid 90's....but still...good luck, can't wait to see what you come up with

[Bradv63]

Hey thanks robo3687, i managed to share my screenshots on that site. Check them out. Tell me what you think and any ideas and help you have to give. Im still roughing it out and i got sum clean up to do but yea you know where im going. Im going to model most of the hair as one mesh, for everything visible around the ears and forehead anyway. At the moment its just copied geo, ther is along way to go :)

cheers,
Brad

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8751/typo01.png
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6195/wip01.png

[robo3687]

it looks like a good start to me brad...keep it up

[WyattHarris]

Use the little mountain button in the toolbar to have the image show in the post.

His mouth seems too square to me. Then again its hard to say how anime should look.

[Bradv63]

Hey thanks for that tip Wyatt and yea the mouth might be out to far, i plan to get more angry with it. Kinda like robo's work, that's looking awesome and hes really starting to get DBZ style angry (with the blood, veins and sweat). I did some work last night and managed to get the hair done. I'll post the head tonight cause I ran outa time to render, was so tired lol. I also started the body but it was bad and I tried a liltle to much to early, so i'll start again tonight :).

Cheers,
Brad

[Bradv63]

My work on the body.... just blocked it out. Haven't added much muscle and needs tweeking around ribs. i'll continue working tonight and i'll post again 2moro. I don't get long to work on it but i will have time this weekend. i'll have a ripped shirt on too, so all i need it good arms, neck and shoulders.
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2708/wip02.tif

and thanx to wyatt for the tip on getting an image in my post :). i wish i could render good though, one of my weakness points :( lol

[Bradv63]

Hey this is my first go at adding muscle, hes quite ripped but really needs some cleaning up. its still two meshes and not attached to the body. Please give me help on how to improve. (i need to round out the abs more just by looking at it) but remember you only see part of his abs.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9571/wip03.tif

Edit: and some more to end the night :)

http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip04.tif
http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip05.tif

[rajeevm]

looks good, needs some more work

[Bradv63]

Thanks man but needs more work how? could you say all your major problems? (i know theres a lot) but the ones that jump out at you. But relies Ive still just started and i know there is along way to go :)

Cheers,
Brad

[Bradv63]

Hey, here is last nights work. i managed to get more shape to him and start the hands. I even threw in some arm bands :), let me know what you guys think.

http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip06.tif

Cheers,
Brad

[Geta-Ve]

Hey Brad,

I would have another go at the hair as I don't quite think you are there yet with it. I would even suggest taking the route that robo3687 took in this thread (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=208&t=734769&page=2&pp=50), making the hair a seperate object from the head to keep the clean lines .

As for the musculature things seem a bit block at this point. Maybe go back through and see if you can fine tune his body, rounding out his muscles. Don't be afraid to redo anything if you feel you have to, sure it may take more time but each time you do you will learn more and more.

:) :wavey:

[Bradv63]

Hey thanks for the reply..have you seen my latest post? i thought i rounded out the muscles a lot better than i had. Oh well i guess i'll work at it some more, and in term of the hair. Its a little different than robos hair because theirs hair visible right around his head. I have just model a few hair peices around his head then stuck seperate peices in the middle accordely and scaled them to fit. I will clean up the geo like you said i only got the shape looking ok, i have yet to clean it up for smoothing.

I no it still needs work but im trying to push and get every done (well first try) and them i'll go back and do stuff again. I only have a few hours a night to work on him because of work.. come this weekend, i should hav him all done and ready for revision.

Can't wait to add clothes!

and this is the pose im wanting.. well i'll plant his feet but the one arm Kamehameha with torn clothes is what im after.

http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x62/SLASH23_2007/?action=view&current=gohan-goku.jpg

Cheers,
Brad

[Bradv63]

Latest update...

http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip07.tif


Ive added the pants and blocked out the shoes. Still haven't done the hands and I'll re-do the hair and clean it up soon. Just going to add the ripped shirt now and rip up the pants a bit too. Still open to any comments. O and i managed to get a better render too :), Let me know what you think.

Edit:
http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip08.tif

Added shirt and ruffed out the hands. time to rip up the clothes a bit :)

Cheers,
Brad

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