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    • W Offline
      watkins
      last edited by

      Dear Pete,

      How about a gargoyle or the Green Man for those who like to model historic buildings.

      Link Preview Image
      Gargoyle - Wikipedia

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      (en.wikipedia.org)

      Regards,
      Bob

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        Gaieus
        last edited by

        To support Bob's post (I didn't want to edit it)

        http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Gargoyle%2C_Dornoch_Cathedral.jpg

        Gai...

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        • L Offline
          lapx
          last edited by

          I did say bugs bunny 😳 I mean't Tony the tiger, GRRRRRRRate!!!

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          • K Offline
            KustuRA
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            Okay . .. Solo is just too good.

            We're going to have to kill him. 😎 💚

            LoL...

            Solo, the king! 🤓

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            • F Offline
              Frank0503
              last edited by

              Solo, one step important in using subdivide & smooth is create the model bigger than usual or create many edges for the model? Could you don't mind to upload more detail tutorial from here? I really want to get the complicated model skill for my self 😍

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              • G Offline
                gaucho
                last edited by

                awsome stuff Pete!

                "eat well, stay fit, die anyway..."

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                • M Offline
                  Mr S
                  last edited by

                  Hi Pete,

                  Fantastic quality.
                  But it's scary how quick you can produce these!

                  Please my see my request attached.

                  Regards
                  Mr SYosemite Sam.gif

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                    FenS
                    last edited by

                    Hi Solo,

                    i'm wondering, how many pictures do you use to create them?
                    I mean, i just see one picture in the request, do you go and look for a lot of pictures of the same cartoon from different points of view or do you just use one?

                    Qué sais je? there is still so much to be learned...

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                    • soloS Offline
                      solo
                      last edited by

                      Thanks again guys.

                      Mr S, it's been a long time since I made a character, one gets rusty when one does not practice. 😉
                      However I should get a moment later to give it a go (putting myself on the spot here)

                      fenS, well that depends on the character, I would normally search the net for at least two, a front and a side view, it does not have to be the same image from two views but rather images that I can use to model correctly.

                      http://www.solos-art.com

                      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        I'm always up for a challenge, here you go, took 3 hours plus some change. A little heavy on the poly's due to the SDS meshing but overal I am satisfied.

                        http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/450/yosimetesam800vb6.jpg

                        Line and SU output, I may render it later

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                          cheffey
                          last edited by

                          There you go walking on water again! Amazing work and in an incredibly short timeframe. It would take me 3 hours to model the handgun.

                          BROSRŌMAN BRÄUN

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Thanks cheffey, most of it is symetrically repeated components.
                            This is cool, I altered some cel textures to make them cartoonish, I think it works great.


                            http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/7430/yos1wd3.png

                            http://www.solos-art.com

                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                            • soloS Offline
                              solo
                              last edited by


                              http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2208/looneyqno0.png

                              http://www.solos-art.com

                              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                Mr S
                                last edited by

                                Hi Pete,

                                What can I say?
                                I made this request last night (Yosemite Sam) just before I finished work.
                                I come in this morning to find my request completed.

                                FANTASTIC!

                                It only took you 3 hours?
                                I'd spend 3 hours just thinking about how to try and do this.

                                I'm realy curious as to how you "fleshed out" a full 3D model from the simple 2D image I supplied. That was just a front view of the subject. Did you source side-on and back views? Or do you just rely on your own gut feeling as to the overall dimensions of the character. Based on your memory, perhaps, of watching the cartoon?

                                Also...

                                @unknownuser said:

                                This is cool, I altered some cel textures to make them cartoonish, I think it works great.

                                Are these "cel textures" something you use in Vue?
                                Or did you render using something else?

                                Anyway, let me just say again how impressive your work is.
                                You set in an incredibly high bench mark for us to aim for.
                                A great inspiration!

                                Regards
                                Mr S

                                =======

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                                • david_hD Offline
                                  david_h
                                  last edited by

                                  Hear! Hear! Pete. AN Incredibly High Standard for us to achieve!

                                  STOP IT!!!!! 💚

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  • soloS Offline
                                    solo
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks

                                    I started making Homer.

                                    http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/778/homerhead700ax3.jpg

                                    And rendered with 'toon tones'

                                    http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1594/homervuefu2.png

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

                                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      Homer 💚 he's a bit easier


                                      Hom

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                      • david_hD Offline
                                        david_h
                                        last edited by

                                        These characters are about my speed. All it takes is some Push Pull! 💚


                                        I'm Gumby-- Dammit!

                                        If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                        • soloS Offline
                                          solo
                                          last edited by

                                          David, thats a cool Homer, I probably over did mine.

                                          All it takes is playtime to get the hang of creating proxy's, here is Bart with image of proxy.


                                          http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/272/bartsimpson8my8.jpg

                                          http://www.solos-art.com

                                          If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                          • david_hD Offline
                                            david_h
                                            last edited by

                                            In the interest of full disclosure, I got help on this Homer from the warehouse. I tinkered with it a little. The gumby and pokey are mine. It's just that Homer is basically a cylinder and some spheres. I like the subsmooth tool, but I still struggle with controlling it and using FFD.

                                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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