HARDCORE MODELING!: 80's Cartoon: Goku vs Vegeta

#21

yep…another update…thats about 9 hours today…lol…

arms this time…i’m going to model the hands separate from the arms (the arms are separate from the body as well at the moment)

EDIT: updated picture to include wristbands…

#22

I really like the torse. Even though it’s cartoony I like how you can still feel the weight and tension of the muscles. I find there’s something weird going on with the whole neck/head area. It’s as if the head is just sitting on top instead of belonging. Maybe it’s too small. I can’t put my finger on it so I don’t have any suggestions.

#23

Nice work so far man, cool project. You nailed the face expression.

#24

The only pic that I’ve found so far is when Vegeta and Goku merged to fight Majin Buu.

If you still want it LMK and I’ll email it to you.

#25

@SNoWs: anything I can get my hands on is appreciated…so yeah email away…lol

@PKT: cheers

@RageOfAges: thanks…I’m thinking I might redo the head…because when I made it I was going for a more cartoony/hard edged/stylised type of look…but the body is different to that now…which is why it doesn’t sort of match…i’ll have another go at it today and see what i can come up with.

#26

I like the way your taking the body. Dragon Ball was one of the first manga’s I ever picked up. 15 years later and I have about 500 of the original chapters with about 20-30 left to go. The only thing I can even think of thats out of place with this entry is that the cartoon didn’t hit tv until 96. I didn’t see anything regarding the specific definition of cartoon that the challenge is aiming towards other than some of the other entries. In my book I’d call my db collection a collection of cartoons…but i’d check just to make sure. Either way i think you should finish!

#27

@ArtisticEndeavours: Dragon Ball Z didn’t air in the states till September 96 but it originally aired in Japan starting in April 89…The episode I’m taking my diorama from aired on the 13th of December 1989…and May 3rd 1997 in the States

#28

Coolness. I didnt even know that it aired that early. I’m strictly a manga fan, when it comes to db, having only watched a handful of the tv shows. I did learn after reading your above post that the first airing in US was also in 89 as well but because of the mixed reviews over the content it was pulled.

#29

@ArtisticEndeavours: huh…i never new it had a short run in the states in 89…lol…

In other news…

I’m currently trying to remodel the head so that its something I’m happy with…I’m on my third attempt so far today…lol…its a bugger of a thing…but I’m determined for it to match the body…so back i go…

EDIT: success! I’ve finally worked out what was wrong…the head was the right size…its just that the face itself was too big…and the head as a whole was angled right…

instead of rebuilding I’m now adjusting my previous mesh to fit the new proportions…

yay…

#30

okay i got the head done…still needs a little tweaking to get it just right…but i’m happier with how its come out…i made the hair a bit bigger too

#31

Looking MUCH better ! I now how hard modeling anime can be, but this is turning out nice.
Regarding the body, I think the chest is way too big, but maybe it has to do with the specific scene you are trying to represent.
Gook luck with the rest of the modeling !

#32

Goku almost looks like a refrigerator in that scene he’s so wide. I think the glare suits him better than the sneer. Really good job so far robo.

#33

Sweet work! Not much else to say at this point.

Cheers!

#34

got the lower body done…didn’t put much detail or effort into it so it looks a bit odd…lol…but it’ll be covered up anyway to a degree so all is good…oh i kept his decency intact as well

#35

This is looking awesome, i really love the exaggerated Anime anatomy, also very good render setup as well.

#36

i felt sorry for leaving goku all stumpy so i gave him some boots…i promise tomorrow i’ll give him pants as well…

EDIT: i thought i’d give him some temporary pants…lol…

#37

Looking awesome so far Robo, keep it up!

#38

it looks great so far,just one thing,his hair should be bigger

#39

@xenox: thanks!

@kjaxx: bigger again?..lol…i’ve already made it huge…

i think I’ll try and get the pants completely done today…and if i have the time might start on the base model for the hands…

then i have the fun task of trying to convert my goku into a vegeta…lol…and then posing the pair of them…

#40

Your model’s are coming along nicely, I wish I could say the same for my JAKE ROCKWELL model :(. I bit more time and maybe I’ll be done the torso area. I would love to see some wireframes of your model, if you don’t mind?