WIP:Hippie

#4

“favorite so far”… I am turning all gushy and red.
Thanks for the encouragement and participation!
breath…breath
like I said, I can’t draw or model too well just yet.
One thing I am running into, is having to flip normals a lot. My question (two parter), Is/wasn’t there a make double-sided comand in AM or am I mixing it up with other software. And two, is there a procedure/technique to help predetermine the direction of the normal. I thought I remember reading something on the list but can’t find it.

AM 10.0j

#5

Just to show that I actually am working when I have the time and to show that I can’t model…here is a pic of where I am so far.
I also have had a few crashes but I don’t think I can knock them up as bugs as I was just doing a lot and they were not repeatable.

#6

Fantastic so far!

As far as the flipping of normals…I’m not aware of a way to predetermine it, I just make sure that back-facing normals aren’t visible and while modeling I also check the “display normals” box. If there is a way, I’d be curious to know as well.

#7

Working on the face a bit… I’ve had AM for quite awhile and have tried to model seperate body parts (noses, mouths. etc.) and all kinds of other misc. inanimate items, but this is the first time I actually put them all together.

And I figured out the VB code this time!!

And I am just wanted to say how amazed and in awe I am with what I have seen on the list:eek:

#8

Cool! He looks great! Definitely a dwarf, just looking at what you’ve done so far. Keep going! This will be fun to see evolve.

Jim

#9

I’m glad ot see another one coming bacjk. For a second there I thought it would only be three of us trying to finish.

It’s looking really good so far. I also can’t wait to see the Garcia lovin’ dwarf get groovin’

#10

Thanks guys!

Hope to get it done by the end of the month! And if I don’t, it looks like I can use/finish it for the ‘christmas’ Hash Contest due the first of Dec;)

Ho! Ho! Ho!

#11

A wireframe of what I have so far.

Question: I understand part of this was to help find and report software bugs. I have had quite a few minor but annoying bugs with selections and groups but have not sent in anything to HASH because I was not using the latest version of AM (They change so fast and thus the problems may already be fixed.) Should I be or is that just for those running 10.5l

#12

The body’s proportions are excellent! He looks jolly. The beard is very well modeled. Much better than the stuck on one I tried on my dwarf.

If you don’t have the latest version, there is no sense in sending in a bug report that they won’t even accept. They aren’t going back to v9.5 to fix it. (Just my opinion, not an official decision by anyone.)

Jim

#13

Looking really good! Can’t wait to see this guy finished. Lots of personality in him. Great job! :thumbsup:

#14

Great Job so far. He is going to look good when he is done.

#15

Oooh. I’m looking forward to seeing this guy finished. You guys are inspiring me to start modeling at home.

Cheers,
Dan

#16

I had the hardest time with hands and feet! So I owe a big thanks to Colin Freeman and his Cooper tutorials!

http://www.colins-loft.net/tutorials.html

Now …to finish his head and vest and jewelry. And Texturing! All in 11 days!

Also, is anyone working on the common set that we will be using?

#17

thekamps,

He looks great! Nice job. There is one area that I think needs a little fixing. The area where his nose joins his forehead, there seems to be a large bump there, like he walked into a door. Try to smooth that out so it blends into his forehead better.

Wegg was supposed to be making the set, but he seems to have disappeared.

Hello, Wegg?

Jim

#18

Thanks Jim.
His face has taken a beating with me behind the wheel;)

A quick nose job and other minor changes…

#19

I am not done modeling by a mile. Hopefully I can finish in time. I just took a break and tried out some color.

#20

I love the tie-dye (or however you spell it :)). I say keep it.

#21

Yes, great shirt design, I like the tie-dye a lot!

I liked the headband look you had going earlier. I’d almost like to see a bald head poking up out of the headband. Maybe with some flowers in it…like, flower power, man! (Just my thoughts, though.)

Very cool!

Jim

#22

An update…I haven’t had much time this week but here is where I am so far. He definitely needs some eyebrows and needs to be textured. This may be as far as I get before the due date though.

I also went a bit backwards - more toward the original sketch (minus the hair). Any other suggestions?

Kind of a mute point because I really don’t believe I have a chance to win (just wanted to have some fun and improve) but, … a couple of days ago while looking through some of the other’s posts, I read that it was agreed upon that we also had to have the model rigged and with a certain rig. This was the first I have heard of this. I came in late when someone posted an invite to the animaster list. It sounds like I may have missed a lot of the discussion and what was agreed upon earlier somewhere else. So is this required too? It wasn’t mentioned in the Weggs mini-challenge post. It might take me a while.

#23

It is looking awesome. I wouldn’t worry about the rigging part too much. This was the first time we’re having this contest, and I’m sure we can ignore some of the rules for this first one … maybe. :).