I've been revamping a building I made a few weeks ago. There's still a few things that have to be added (specular maps, roof, pavement, fire escape stairs, some decorative panels to reduce repetition, etc.) but I'm starting to be happy with the overall shape.
Crits are very welcome Ignore the lightmass issues tho, I'm still trying to get rid of them.
I realise these studies are rushed and my anatomy isn't right. but what i've found in doing these studies is that my workflow in ZBrush has improved massively. I have been learning bits about anatomy and i realise i'm not spending any time to understand the forms. I have been meaning to create a Skull and building up muscle and flesh. With special focus on each anatomical detail. Maybe i'll do that next.
Yea, I'm not sure i agree with that. Modern reproductions have sheaths with straps on one side, effectively a three sided sheath. They probably were wrapped and held together with straps or maybe camel hide. Google images offer solutions. Generally, but not always, weaponsmiths attempt at making their stuff with authentic realism. With that in mind, I would suggest research what the leather of the day was and try to envision a workable design around that. I always figured that they had a broad strap with sword hangers built in. Since they are found in a very dry climate, i dont think rust was much of a concern. They do have oils though as oils are very prevalent in that part of the world.
@Stinger,
but i think crazyfool has triggered some "i have to do this under 2 hours" in a few people. which is fine! but,
crazyfool is experienced with his shapes and anatomy.
Therefor he knows what he is looking for.
I really hope it hasnt come across that way They are just supposed to be quick throw away doodles that you can learn from, not masterpieces. I know Im learning alot from doing them and watching everyone elses timelapses over at GA. I agree its not the only way to learn but they are only for fun and as I said when starting it, if you go over the time limit, then great
first off, and I'm truly not being sarcastic here, but are you aware of the daily speed sculpting thread going on at GA? It's just that from your wording it sounds like your saying people have seen a few sculpts pop up and thought it was fun when in fact there is some point and a bit of decent C&C going on there. But that's just how I read your post so if you're aware of it already cool.
while I certainly understand your point of view in regards to Stinger's post and a few of the others that have been popping up (which should really be in the sculpting thread but whatever) I have to somewhat disagree with how it effects your ability to learn. I started doing daily's as practice just before Crazyfool's thread started and have found them extremely helpfull in improving workflow and basic anatomy/shapes.
just as an example, the left is from Jan 13, and the right is from Feb 8:
now, I'm not saying that everybody learns at the same pace, or "Hey pay attention to how awesome I think I am!" but I do think that theere's a signifigant improvement in my own work as a direct result of these daily's and in most of the other artists contributing to that thread as well
Ultimately I guess it does come down to what you said,
There are always mixed ideas of learning from quickies or slow processes. I prefer to stare at something and tweak it a thousand times to get it right, cause i feel in the end you have a better understanding of it's structure then rushing it multiple times.
I guess I'm trying to say that speedies can be just as helpfull as slow and methodical.
great start sinistergfx, looking forward to seeing more. i just checked out your photo blog and cracked up when i saw a picture of me doing a kickflip. did you take a bunch of quick pics of that or just get one lucky shot? the picture of Colin playing guitar and stepping on the fx pedal is killer.
getting closer to the feeling i want for the materials. black leather is being a bitch though... i want it blacker, but it's almost completely black on the diffuse already...
almighty_gir : i think you should lighten up the background on your renders, its damn near impossible for me to see you character. from what i can see it looks to be pretty sweet
@ conte, thanks, glad to be creepy :poly136:
@ eY3lEs5, thanks a lot
The pages are bursting with hot work. My favorites the last couple of pages are the works of Rogue One, BTolput, Joshua Stubbles, the sizzling hot girl by xvampire, almighty_gir's hard edge combined organic model and the cool concept by eazy to name but a few.
I've been revamping a building I made a few weeks ago. There's still a few things that have to be added (specular maps, roof, pavement, fire escape stairs, some decorative panels to reduce repetition, etc.) but I'm starting to be happy with the overall shape.
Crits are very welcome Ignore the lightmass issues tho, I'm still trying to get rid of them.
Awesome building teaandcigarettes! It could use some variation though. Are you going to give the windows environment maps?
Hahaha, I do not visit GA, i guess that is why i was not aware of it. My bad!
(forgot we had one too)
I might not have worded it propperly too. As usual.
I guess in the end it comes down to each individual and the way they approuch it, how much experience they have, how they will pick it up ect.
small example,
- A starter who begins shaping without reference/from mind and places a stroke randomly here, and a bit here so it maybe looks ok. He is trying to be fast.
(is still learning how to create the shapes he wants)
- A starter with a bit more overal exp, who takes his refs, looks at where and why he will places that stroke. He does it as a practice instead of a project.
(has a good understanding of his brushes and how to work them)
There is such a difference between them, that i would not recommend the first one to do speed sculpts and slow down, while the second one might pick up a lot from it.
If you are curious to the workflow and want to understand it, doing some experimentation, no problem.
But trying to speed up a process for an outcome that you still need to learn the basics for, meh.
And there lays my concern.
I'ts a bit like riding a bike. You first learn how to control it and see where you want to go before you try and go fast.
And I agree compleetly,
It is stupid for me to give the idea speed sculpts are not a good way to learn, it just depends on who is trying to learn what.
Sorry for my earlier post Crazyfool, I really like what you are doing, makes me want to do some practice too
Dude, what's up with the crosses? I really like your work but every time you post something it's like "Oh, someone trying to be a little provocative again?". If that's on your Portfolio on every piece it would keep me away from hiring you.
I've been revamping a building I made a few weeks ago. There's still a few things that have to be added (specular maps, roof, pavement, fire escape stairs, some decorative panels to reduce repetition, etc.) but I'm starting to be happy with the overall shape.
Crits are very welcome Ignore the lightmass issues tho, I'm still trying to get rid of them.
Mind showing us the modules and textures? Looks cool! Gonna be great with some breaking up!
- A starter who begins shaping without reference/from mind and places a stroke randomly here, and a bit here so it maybe looks ok. He is trying to be fast.
(is still learning how to create the shapes he wants)
- A starter with a bit more overal exp, who takes his refs, looks at where and why he will places that stroke. He does it as a practice instead of a project.
(has a good understanding of his brushes and how to work them)
that has worried me a little since the beginning but I would like to think most people are using some sort of reference, jumping in blind is a recipe for disaster. Im gonna probably add some tips and tricks to the thread soon so people can take full advantage of it, Im no expert myself but it should help some people out. Thanks Rens :thumbup:
This arrived in the post this morning and thought I would share My good buddy Cameron Small, AKA Mclean on the forums made a 3d Print of my superman model from comicon 09 for helping him out over the last year or two, Im getting some proper photos made up soon but this is all I can do with my rubbish camera right now he looks awesome though, I wanna get a full character 3d print done in the future, but gotta make something mental first Thank you so much Cam, you are the man
almighty_gir : i think you should lighten up the background on your renders, its damn near impossible for me to see you character. from what i can see it looks to be pretty sweet
@Mike Yevin: I can see it very well here. It's dark, I agree, but not impossible to see. Try adjusting your monitor settings. @almighty_girI like the character. Looks like a character from Knights of the old republic.
Your model looks great but the transparency at the bottom is not as great. It looks like it's very low-res. Did you render this in max?
Goraaz: well of course i can see it if i really try, but the dark brown background with the dark textures just do not make it easy on anyone trying to get a good look at this character. my monitors settings are fairly normal, and i have no problem with anything else on this site so i see no point in fiddling with them. i'd just like to see this rendered on a lighter background to make the character pop a little more
Dude, what's up with the crosses? I really like your work but every time you post something it's like "Oh, someone trying to be a little provocative again?". If that's on your Portfolio on every piece it would keep me away from hiring you.
ill just put this here, i posted this in his art dump thread:
im sorry but if anyone believes that the upside down cross directly means satanism, then you need to do some research. it is the Cross of St. Peter
"In Roman Catholicism the Petrine Cross is not seen as Satanic in any way. However, an inverted crucifix (a Latin cross with an artistic depiction of the crucified body of Christ upon it) is seen as immensely disrespectful, and could be used to represent Satanic forces.[citation needed] The distinction between a Cross of Peter and upturned Crucifix is sometimes obscured, leading to confusion about the acceptability of each symbol. This was seen when controversy arose over the aforementioned Papal visit to Israel; pictures of the Pope sitting before a Petrine Cross were widely circulated on the Internet in an attempt to prove that the Catholic Church is associated with Satanism and the Antichrist.[2][3]"
basically it boils down to the idea that Simon Peter felt unworthy of being crucified upright
if anyone ACTUALLY has a problem with this, either on this board or in the industry, they are obviously misinterpreting this and i would recommend they look into things a little more before just assuming what they have heard by others. if daphz was putting a little upside down body crucified on that cross, then he might be setting himself up for some ridicule, but the way he has it now he's not representing anything other than the crucifixion of Saint Peter.
@Mike Yevin: I know it wasn't originally meant for satanic purposes, but that is pretty much what it means to this day. And even with it not having a satanic undertone, it just looks silly in an art piece.
I like using em because it gets a reaction out of people. positive or negative, it gets a reaction. That and I like em, so even if everyone absolutely HATES it, I'm still keeping it (for a while at least) because I like it. Also i'm not keeping it on any final presentation of my portfolio pieces. just speedies and WIP stuff.
You peeps have just about convinced me of having a hanged baby in all of my pieces from now on...if he wants to use the upside down cross as a signature whats it matter. I like the idea of it because I have seen enough of his art that i know its just his sig and it helps me to know its his piece right off the bat.
also jaco thats awesome! says more alien than bug to me tho.
The initial jump action is weak. The back legs don't extend enough to give upward motion, if you get what i mean. The climb up animation looks very nice though.
So I decided to start concepting my own stuff instead of just using others concept art because I want to become a better overall artist.
Anyway I'm not a concept artist at all, and someone at work is just teaching me to paint now but this is my first attempt at a female character i want to make in zbrush. I'm working on a full body pose now.
Basing out Brownie's Runtime textures and dipping my toes into the Marmoset Toolbag.
Very cool man. Also very blue. I like the use of blue and orange together, but maybe bring some of the orange out into other regions of the character? Just a suggestion.
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damn lol hahahah BPR gave me fancy result!
but its funny!!! thanks for the spot
I've been revamping a building I made a few weeks ago. There's still a few things that have to be added (specular maps, roof, pavement, fire escape stairs, some decorative panels to reduce repetition, etc.) but I'm starting to be happy with the overall shape.
Crits are very welcome
I realise these studies are rushed and my anatomy isn't right. but what i've found in doing these studies is that my workflow in ZBrush has improved massively. I have been learning bits about anatomy and i realise i'm not spending any time to understand the forms. I have been meaning to create a Skull and building up muscle and flesh. With special focus on each anatomical detail. Maybe i'll do that next.
thanks for the feedback man.
Yea, I'm not sure i agree with that. Modern reproductions have sheaths with straps on one side, effectively a three sided sheath. They probably were wrapped and held together with straps or maybe camel hide. Google images offer solutions. Generally, but not always, weaponsmiths attempt at making their stuff with authentic realism. With that in mind, I would suggest research what the leather of the day was and try to envision a workable design around that. I always figured that they had a broad strap with sword hangers built in. Since they are found in a very dry climate, i dont think rust was much of a concern. They do have oils though as oils are very prevalent in that part of the world.
hehe no probs
Mr Bear love the warm cosy style
teaandcigarettes very nice building, where's the issues... your teasing us!
Radiator for scene;
I really hope it hasnt come across that way
first off, and I'm truly not being sarcastic here, but are you aware of the daily speed sculpting thread going on at GA? It's just that from your wording it sounds like your saying people have seen a few sculpts pop up and thought it was fun when in fact there is some point and a bit of decent C&C going on there. But that's just how I read your post so if you're aware of it already cool.
while I certainly understand your point of view in regards to Stinger's post and a few of the others that have been popping up (which should really be in the sculpting thread but whatever) I have to somewhat disagree with how it effects your ability to learn. I started doing daily's as practice just before Crazyfool's thread started and have found them extremely helpfull in improving workflow and basic anatomy/shapes.
just as an example, the left is from Jan 13, and the right is from Feb 8:
now, I'm not saying that everybody learns at the same pace, or "Hey pay attention to how awesome I think I am!" but I do think that theere's a signifigant improvement in my own work as a direct result of these daily's and in most of the other artists contributing to that thread as well
Ultimately I guess it does come down to what you said,
I guess I'm trying to say that speedies can be just as helpfull as slow and methodical.
high poly flamethrower based on this:
Based on a concept by Paul Richards.
[ame]
@ eY3lEs5, thanks a lot
The pages are bursting with hot work. My favorites the last couple of pages are the works of Rogue One, BTolput, Joshua Stubbles, the sizzling hot girl by xvampire, almighty_gir's hard edge combined organic model and the cool concept by eazy to name but a few.
This is a VW Golf that I've been working on for about a week, between classes.
Awesome building teaandcigarettes! It could use some variation though. Are you going to give the windows environment maps?
You guys can beat me up later for the large image
Hahaha, I do not visit GA, i guess that is why i was not aware of it. My bad!
(forgot we had one too)
I might not have worded it propperly too. As usual.
I guess in the end it comes down to each individual and the way they approuch it, how much experience they have, how they will pick it up ect.
small example,
- A starter who begins shaping without reference/from mind and places a stroke randomly here, and a bit here so it maybe looks ok. He is trying to be fast.
(is still learning how to create the shapes he wants)
- A starter with a bit more overal exp, who takes his refs, looks at where and why he will places that stroke. He does it as a practice instead of a project.
(has a good understanding of his brushes and how to work them)
There is such a difference between them, that i would not recommend the first one to do speed sculpts and slow down, while the second one might pick up a lot from it.
If you are curious to the workflow and want to understand it, doing some experimentation, no problem.
But trying to speed up a process for an outcome that you still need to learn the basics for, meh.
And there lays my concern.
I'ts a bit like riding a bike. You first learn how to control it and see where you want to go before you try and go fast.
And I agree compleetly,
It is stupid for me to give the idea speed sculpts are not a good way to learn, it just depends on who is trying to learn what.
Sorry for my earlier post Crazyfool, I really like what you are doing, makes me want to do some practice too
Dude, what's up with the crosses? I really like your work but every time you post something it's like "Oh, someone trying to be a little provocative again?". If that's on your Portfolio on every piece it would keep me away from hiring you.
Mind showing us the modules and textures? Looks cool! Gonna be great with some breaking up!
that has worried me a little since the beginning but I would like to think most people are using some sort of reference, jumping in blind is a recipe for disaster. Im gonna probably add some tips and tricks to the thread soon so people can take full advantage of it, Im no expert myself but it should help some people out. Thanks Rens :thumbup:
This arrived in the post this morning and thought I would share
mesh is about complete (around 1100 tri) but working on texture.
(xoliul's shaders)
@almighty_girI like the character. Looks like a character from Knights of the old republic.
Your model looks great but the transparency at the bottom is not as great. It looks like it's very low-res. Did you render this in max?
Some messing about with this.
ill just put this here, i posted this in his art dump thread:
Here's a character i'v been working a bit.
made after a concept i painted first.
http://i.min.us/icfXZQ.jpg
I like using em because it gets a reaction out of people. positive or negative, it gets a reaction. That and I like em, so even if everyone absolutely HATES it, I'm still keeping it (for a while at least) because I like it. Also i'm not keeping it on any final presentation of my portfolio pieces. just speedies and WIP stuff.
also jaco thats awesome! says more alien than bug to me tho.
Yeah you're absolutely right, I know, I forgot to say that leg was a bit "strange", I'll fix it tomorrow:)
Basing out Brownie's Runtime textures and dipping my toes into the Marmoset Toolbag.
awesome work on this one!
Blaizer: nice clean modeling. Great job
for practice
The initial jump action is weak. The back legs don't extend enough to give upward motion, if you get what i mean. The climb up animation looks very nice though.
Lovely work!
Everyone who was a kid through the eightees and ninetees has to do fanart of tmnt eventually.
Anyway I'm not a concept artist at all, and someone at work is just teaching me to paint now but this is my first attempt at a female character i want to make in zbrush. I'm working on a full body pose now.
Very cool man. Also very blue. I like the use of blue and orange together, but maybe bring some of the orange out into other regions of the character? Just a suggestion.