HMC #30: Classic Move Poster : Paths of Glory

#1

Hello everyone,
I’m a long-time lurker of this subforum but never had the time nor the skill (IMHO) to enter one of these challenges. Even if I’m still lacking in both, I decided to join this one. I’ll put myself to the test with Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory, starring Kirk Douglas.

#2

great choice - good luck!

#3

welcome on board, I hope you will have a good time. Its always a good time to join in and learn something, there are so many talented people in this forum that can help you out if you need it. So I am sure if you have any questions they will be answered. I wish you the best of luck its a nice poster you picked. Regards Anders

#4

Thanks for the welcome and the encouraging words!
I’m posting two reference images (I have many more and there are a lot of them around the 'net):

And here’s how the head of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) is coming out:

Along with a couple of wireframes:

Sadly, my good old 'puter went down :sad:, so until I repair it or get a new one, I won’t be able to sculpt, but I can still advance with base meshes. I’ll be using Blender, ideally for both basemeshes and sculpting, or a mixture of Blender and ZBrush.

(By the way, what’s the policy for picture attaching in this forum? I’ve seen most people links to external pictures, is that preferred over attaching?)

#5

Attachment picture are limited to Cgtalk members. visitors can’t see them.

And attachment are not so cool to look in a post… Thumbnail with no size.

Good topology by the way. maybe the form of the head is weird.

#6

Smallish update, had almost no time and no computer to keep going, but nevertheless…
Made some adjustements to Kirk Douglas’ head:

And after that, I made a quick mesh and basic rig to help me get the pose as right as possible, the idea is to obtain a correct pose and then start tweaking the base mesh before starting to sculpt:

#7

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