hell hound resurrection

arshlevon

started this thing like a year ago. never really liked any attempt to model a body so i threw the thing in zbrush and a few hours later i came up with this.. i like the new direction its going, hopfully more soon..

Gmanx

That is the dog's bollocks, and the rest of the dog! That pelvic bone is a nice touch, it gives it a demonic/wasted look without losing any strength. IMHO the hooves could do with looking a bit more 'cloven'. They don't look very hurty, unlike that gob!

Jeff Parrott

You and your "so i threw the thing in zbrush and a few hours later" threads. Looks real nice so far. Not 100% sold on the tail area though. It looks like it's giving birth or something.

vahl

HE HAS BIG BALLZ !!!

nice one arsh, you're getting a damn cool muscle definition there, looking forward to progress on this one

Daz

holy gonads, awesome to see this head get a body Arsh.

I hate to say it but Im not quite sure about the hooves. I guess I see the head as somehow more canine than bovine, so perhaps that's throwing me out ( probably compounded by the fact that you're calling it a hound ). Still, you never know. Look forward to seeing more.

rawkstar

i like it, overall its really nice, one thing is... the head doesn't really fit the body very much, the body is really beefy and the head looks almost fragile etc. the head just needs a little more work.

arshlevon

thanks for the replies guys.. i agree with you DAZ,about the feet .. i really liked the silhouette, but the hooves didnt seem to fit.. so i went with something about the same shape.. its still not very hound like, its more of an ostrich foot than anything, but i thought it fit the character better..

shotgun

HOT ASS!
ill do it.

*doggy style

Striff

Looking nice.


That thing is hung.

verybad

That looks great, I'd like to see it with a bit of the hooves flaking off. Perhaps some more pulling through the skin action like the face. (maybe at the knees/elbows?)

Beautiful work.

arshlevon

okay here is a progress shot.. hooves are gone.. and i beefed up the head a bit just for rockstar.. i think thickening up the horns made his head look more massive.. i think i might be ready to lock down this version and start the very fun detailing phase..

notman

I like the way you changes the horns (?). They look much better thickened up like that.

StrangeFate

I like it so far, only thing that bothers me a bit is the front legs, i can't see him running properly or anything with those joints.

Renaud Galand

mmmh the head seems to big atm eh? I'm not sure. I'm with rockstar about the matching between the body and the head (Like I said on another forum ) but you seem happy with it, so just let's forget it. Otherwise, it looks really cool !

Ninjas

I just don't like the head. I think the spines are either too few, or half as big around as they should be. I see you changed the one on the side of the head. I like it like that much better.

To be honest, I thought this head was the weakest part of you portfolio, but if you keep going the way you are going it can probably be made as good.

I really get the feeling of skin over muscle and I like that a lot. The hip ridge looks cool too.

arshlevon

lots of people dont like the head it seems.. i am not sure what it is about it.. maybe i can make people like it.. it really is one of my favorite things i have personally done.. lets see if i can do it..

here are some back legs..
still werkin on the pelvic bone thingy..

notman

I don't get it either. I like the face/head personally. I think it's just one of those personal preference things

I like what you did to the back claws also.

ScoobyDoofus

Arsh: I like the head. Its neato, but the spiney thingies coming off his face make my logical brain go "huh?". Artistic brain likes it fine though.
The eyes & specifically eyebrows are pretty human-like.
The top of the head seems a little bare, design wise.

Im sure in the detailing process you'll sort all this, but those are just my 2 cents.

shotgun

yup i have to agree with scoob (scoobz da man!)

now the big horn looks like its coming off the cheekbone or smt, it makes "Sense" cause it kinda corresponds with the bone structure.. the smallers one do create a cool silloutte (esp from front view) but they work a less also imo

kicks!!

Wells

I love this damn thing. I want its puppies.

perhaps make the protruding hip bones coming out of the skin, like the snout is? I think the body needs something to pull the two together, otherwise people might think its a hell-hound dealie with something even worse bursting through its face.

vahl

I dig, it and share scoob and shotgun's though

I really like the way it still has some humanity (behind the facial features) while being some hellish beast, it makes it look disturbing and dangerous at once.

pogonip

Looks fantastic !

arshlevon

thanks guys.. maybe once i get up to head and start gooing on the goobers like the ass here it will look cooler.. here is some ass detail..

Wells

huzzah! much better!

MoP

Wah! Nice!

arshlevon

thanks gees.. here is an update..

gauss

a rotting zombie dog butt never looked so good! really lovely details, arsh, it's been a pleasure to watch your zbrush skill develop so profoundly. i enjoy this most recent pass because there's detail at every level to enjoy looking at--very fine details, moderate details, and larger sculpted muscles/tendons/etc. really great stuff, and don't listen to the haters when it comes to the head design. this really is shaping up to be a superlative example of its type, you should be proud.

Slash

This is starting to look really hellhoundish. Nice work!

You should definately repeat that rotting flesh style on the butt on other places on the body, otherwise it will look out of place.

Por@szek

The hellhound looks awesome. It have really nightmarish stile. A bit reminds me a Key guard (two dogs) in Ghostbusters.

Kicka**

Slum

That really looks great. I really love the sticky fleshy bits on the bone.

I can't wait to see this guy finished and textured (wink wink)

FAT_CAP

Looking cool Arsh.

Im curious as to how you are handling the very fine detail. Is it all in geometry at a really high subdivision or is it using the bump material and a texture?

killingpeople

looking really wicked arshlevon.

Jeff Parrott

Fuck man, the gooing the goobers is turning out great.

motives

you really sold me on that last update, damn nice..

John Warner

dude that's insane. awesome.

verybad

Dayamn, now that's a nice ass. I'm drooling over the idea of seeing that whole model done up like that and textured. I think I'll check and see if there's a zbrush learning proggie on their site. I knew it was an interesting bit of software, but seeing this develop might make a sale for them.

Prs-Phil

wow, that is so impressive. Reminds me of the ID zbrushmodels with that detail.

Slash

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Dayamn, now that's a nice ass. I'm drooling over the idea of seeing that whole model done up like that and textured. I think I'll check and see if there's a zbrush learning proggie on their site. I knew it was an interesting bit of software, but seeing this develop might make a sale for them.

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there is a personal learning edition out on their pages, www.pixologic.com

Xeto

This is seriously looking really cool! I can't wait to see the next update! Good stuff.

arshlevon

this is probably as far as i am going to take it.. after some great crits on my portfolio i have decided to work on more realistic subject matter and abandon the fantasy scifi stuff for a little a little while..

last update

Rhinokey

HOLY SHIT BALLS

notman

Well, I would definitely shit myself if I saw this in a dark alley. So, if that's what you were going for, mission accomplished

Downsizer

Dude..it's the dog from ghost busters. Great modeling.

vahl

really looking great arsh !!!

swampbug

Hotdog!.. thats a HOT-dog! Nice work with the goobers, and the skull coming through the front is tasty enough to lick. :O

doc rob

something about the mouth on that guy always bothered me, but it's awesome with all those stretchy membranes all over it. Very nice work.

Renaud Galand

damn, I don't know how you can get such nice result with this software, impressive work arsh !

Any special trick to get this nice soft result (expept "the time")

Jeff Parrott

The goobers really make this piece. Kick ass stuff Sam!

MoP

Tasty!

Slash

Ah, thats bloody awesome! Now all we need is a low-poly, a normal map, and an SDK!

arshlevon

you know what slash that sounds like an awesome idea!! now that the quake4 sdk is out i will look into hooking him up.. be warned that the quake4 engine uses ati style normal maps (fliped green chanel) so i will probably do my baking with that, cause i want to try it out.. but it also will give everyone another option to paint the added black and white bumpmap for finer details.. i think it will be fun and i will release it soon.. have there been any normal mapped sdks released?