Stadium people

Daniel · 20 Dec 2007, 13:28

I need to populate the bleachers in a stadium with people. Since most will be seen from afar, they could just be "blobs." Anyone have anything of that nature? Any help would be most appreciated.

3eighty · 20 Dec 2007, 21:01

See if this helps..

Daniel · 20 Dec 2007, 21:50

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't think that image would work, 3eighty - we've got the bleachers themselves modeled, and just need to populate them with individual people components. Modelhead, your solution sounds like a great idea. My other thought was to just model a sphere and a cylinder for the head and body.

3eighty · 21 Dec 2007, 00:05

http://www.download.com/3000-6677_4-10768365.html

Go to that link and down load Daz Studio (for free) then go to Daz3d.com and get some of the free people there..You then can pose them anyway you want...Then you can either use them or nake a bmp mat of them and use that...Thing is you can make all you want from now on for free..Any question just ask..

boofredlay · 21 Dec 2007, 19:18

I remember watching the "behind the scenes" of the pod race sequence for Star Wars Episode I. The people building the model used q-tips for most of the stadium extras. Just painted them various colors. Not sure how that helps you

tomsdesk · 21 Dec 2007, 21:43

Daniel, I roughly traced a few peeps from 3eighty's pic and colored them up a bit to see if would work...push it an hour past the 20min I spent and I think you'd have a grandstand full that wouldn't breakdown even from the sidelines:

301 Moved Permanently

(www.sketchucation.com)

If you beat me to doing more...be sure to please post, thanks.

3eighty · 21 Dec 2007, 22:00

Here is a link for a tut on making realistic crowds in Photoshop...

(vyonyx.com)

boofredlay · 22 Dec 2007, 05:19

Tom, that is great. Very generous, thanks.

3, thanks for the link.

tomsdesk · 23 Dec 2007, 13:28

Bruce...cool, thanks for proving the concept! Here's a couple of hotties heading for the concession stand:

hotties.skp

tomsdesk · 26 Dec 2007, 23:29

Another hottie...buck and euro versions:

Wf1.skp

Wf1f.skp

tinanne · 27 Dec 2007, 16:24

I wish I had this information about 4 years ago! Great job guys

solo · 27 Dec 2007, 16:30

Those are fantastic guys...

Tom, do you have a tutorial on how you create these characters in this format?

I make my own 2d characters for rendering, however they are clip maps/ alpha maps from tablet sketches/images.

Daniel · 27 Dec 2007, 19:40

Thanks, everyone, for your input. I've been away for the holidays, hence my silence. I will try your suggestions (the q-tips sound interesting, too bad I cannot use them), but part of the dilemna is being able to see the people from all directions, including from above.