tech head

55joe · Oct 2011

i was looking at vitaly bulgarovs stuff and got inspired this weekend to do somethign similar to his latest tech busts hes been making, so this is what i got done this weekend

thanks for reading~

fuzzio · Oct 2011

This is looking good so far, I will be following this one. Also i did have a look at your portfolio site and you have some awesome work going on especially the mech suit which is my favorite. Just wanted to ask a question that did you create it all in 3ds max or maya or did you use mike jensons approach by creating it all in zbrush.

PLyczkowski · Oct 2011

Nice one. Where can I see the busts by Vitaly you mentioned? Do you mean his tutorial "3d design for production"?

TylerFluharty · Oct 2011

Really clean modeling sir. Looks like you did this in 3DS or maya. If so how did you create the holes in that perfectly curved piece of metal?

55joe · Oct 2011

thanks guys!
fuzzio: thanks!! the mecha suit in my folio, i think you're referring to the stealth mech? that is all 3ds max

plyczkowski: thanks! and yeah the head created in his 3d design for production is definitely one of the driving factors here. im sure if you google him you can find all his links :P

TylerFluharty: thank you sir~ yeah its all 3ds, in graphire tools there is a checker selection mode that selects every other poly and after that its very easy to just bevel the holes

Clark Coots · Oct 2011

mmm mmm. i love this kind of modeling. hard surface, clean, detailed. great work. It does remind me of Vitaly Bulgarov's models.

Alberto Rdrgz · Oct 2011

"Whoa... That's creepy."

is EXACTLY what came out of my mouth.

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks coots! and thanks alberto rdrgz :P a couple friends told me it was creepy looking too, i wanted his mouth area to feel hellish.

LRoy · Nov 2011

Nice man. It does remind me of his master class. I think yours may be a bit too noisy.

His has large clean planes broken up by high detail areas. It helps it read a bit better.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eV5WQa3ZvgU/TaMhthuB1DI/AAAAAAAABjo/CRS5jBwd0wI/s1600/alien_gray1.jpg

55joe · Nov 2011

yup, i agree lroy. i am working to remedy that as i move foward with him. thanks

55joe · Nov 2011

cleaned up a couple areas, still need to add detailing to the wires and sculpt the body but its moving along, messed with some zbrush render tricks for an hour got this

Mrskullface · Nov 2011

yo joe!

55joe · Nov 2011

yo jonah!

Clark Coots · Nov 2011

i like the detail in zbrush you added.

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks coots, i was actually considering removing it and giving it a more vinyl look though~

LRoy · Nov 2011

Very cool dude. This is definitely coming along great.

Azkur · Nov 2011

looks great so far!

jib1337 · Nov 2011

Looking awesome

wester · Nov 2011

Ah man i LOVE this! I've wanted to take a stab at that tech head bust technique as well! Very very inspiring model!

makecg · Nov 2011

Amazing work Joe ! that's some clean ass modeling man

Jessica Dinh · Nov 2011

Whoa, that's crazy haha. I like it!

55joe · Nov 2011

wow thanks guys! all this love gonna keep me working on this~
heres an update

Envart · Nov 2011

100% badass

disanski · Nov 2011

Very clean work man. Love the design as well

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks guys!

Alberto Rdrgz · Nov 2011

it looks like a freaky, tech-y, fly...?

awesome!

makecg · Nov 2011

Yeah, it's amazing man I am a big fan of your work, keep it up !

Computron · Nov 2011

feels good man.

Fred2303 · Nov 2011

thats freakin pro!

Computron · Nov 2011

you should use that cool fly eye material on those circle pattern things on his head.

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks guys!!! really made me want to finish this one quicker, so im pretty close to done w/it
computron, i tried to here, hopefully i did :P?
alberto, yes its suppose to be that kinda i think? ha
thanks makecg and fred!

Jessica Dinh · Nov 2011

WHOA

fuzzio · Nov 2011

Oh my, this looks incredible dude very good work. Did you use key shot for the rendering may I ask?

LRoy · Nov 2011

Very cool. Kind of reminds me of a sci fi pyramid head.

Computron · Nov 2011

Good work on the eyes, but maybe try doing some cool colored gloss maps and fresnel. that way you can get sepperate colored specular highlights falling off realistacally like this:

Notice how the glancing angle changes color?

Beatle shells do this as well:

Your character's silhouette makes him look like an insect and this will punch it up significantly. Maybe some more insect like skin would look interesting, although fly man is an interesting direction.

konstruct · Nov 2011

Sooo COOOOOL. Although now I want to see a full character!!

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks guys~ !
fuzzio: ya i did use keyshot

computron thanks for the refs ill mess with it

thks guys!

wester · Nov 2011

Pardon my french but FUCKING HELL that is cool!

Ok i have to know how you got that carbon fiber look for the helmet. I've been trying to do it on my soldier guy and been failing. It's alwyas just too reflective to see the carbon fiber under.

BenStrasser · Nov 2011

Awesome!

dannedadon · Nov 2011

awesome sauce!

Fred2303 · Nov 2011

holy shit !!!

55joe · Nov 2011

thanks wester! i used keyshot for the materials and just played with the settings in there.
thanks benstrasser, dannedadon, and fred2303!
im proly going to do 1 more render with different mats in vray but that will take a bit more time~

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