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Zardoz
08-01-2003, 02:33 AM
Hi guys

It has been a long time since my last post...so here goes a new thread with another fish...I wanted to do something with fur, but, I kind of enjoy making fishes. This one is a Coelancanth, also known as the dinofish...you can find some info here: http://www.dinofish.com/ .

This is a Lightwave model with 26000 polys...I wanted it to be a very high poly model.

This mesh is completely closed, and it took 15 days to create (1 or 2 hours a day).

I'm inserting it here in WIPs because I want to make it a Texturing wip. The geometry is supposed to be final (I will adjust it obviously), and I didn't used UV mapping very often, so I'm going to use this fish as an excuse to learn more UV mapping.

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/039.jpg
Zardoz
08-01-2003, 04:33 PM
small update:

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/038.jpg
Supervlieg
08-01-2003, 08:48 PM
Thats a great model, just two points though.
I think the fish is on the thin side. Compare it to the pics posted below

The head looks a bit too wrinkly in my opinion. take a look at these reference pics, his head is more smooth

Reference pic (http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/fw316/markle/coelacanth.jpg)
Reference drawing (http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/Coelacanth.jpg)

Good luck with the texturing
Zardoz
08-02-2003, 12:16 AM
tx for the reply supervlieg. and yep, you are totally correct!...the thing is that I'm using as a reference a juvenile...I took the photos at our natural science museum...and the juvenile is really wrinkled (probably because it is in phormol for too long now...) but I'll take your advise in consideration and probably 'iron' it a little...

About being thin...you are correct again. I'll check that.
Again tx for replying.
HapZungLam
08-02-2003, 03:45 PM
such a great model, remind me about the ancient age or ice age whatever kind of fish.

i wonder why you have no reply at all.
Zardoz
08-03-2003, 04:31 PM
tx for the comments guys. As soon as i have any texturing I'll post some pics here.
Supervlieg
08-05-2003, 10:28 AM
Allright! Looking forward to the texturing, dont keep us waiting too long ;)
Zardoz
08-17-2003, 05:00 PM
first part of the texture...scales bump map.
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/041.jpg
joana
10-13-2003, 02:38 PM
Está simplesmente fenomenal!

É curioso, porque eu também gosto muito de fazer bichos em 3d.

Fica bem (votação 5 estrelas).
joana
10-13-2003, 02:42 PM
Bem, eu votar até votava, mas parece que não se pode votar nos wips... argh.
elnady
10-13-2003, 02:57 PM
Wow
Looks like it will be a great work
Keep it up man!
Zardoz
04-15-2004, 07:33 AM
After some months a small update:

the specular is not final...

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/celacanto_5.jpg

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/celacanto_5a.jpg

Color map

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0235892501/web/wip/celacanto_36.jpg
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