Pacific rim Jaeger concept art

drewswift

Hi I'm new around here I just wanted to post some work and see what you folks think about it, also does anyone know of a free organic modeling plugin?

fun....

solo

Awesome modeling and presentation, have not seen the movie (tired of city destroying robot movies) so cannot comment on accuracy.

drewswift

@solo said:

Awesome modeling and presentation, have not seen the movie (tired of city destroying robot movies) so cannot comment on accuracy.

the movie was awesome, it made me feel like a kid again, also do you have any suggestions on good plugins?

solo

What do you need to achieve? there are hundreds of good ones I can suggest but I need to know what you need first.

drewswift

well I know this is going to be hard to explain but I'm looking for something close to the Artisan plugin.

solo

@drewswift said:

well I know this is going to be hard to explain but I'm looking for something close to the Artisan plugin.

I do not believe there is another organic modeling plugin besides Artisan.

Rich O Brien

Guitar-list sub-D is the only free I know of.

TGI 3D also has some cool tools.

drewswift

thanks fellas

ken28875

Hi Drew,

First, the title of your post kind of confused me. I thought I'd see concept art of Pacific Rim by Alex Jaeger.

So I guess your concept is inspired by Jaeger's robot concept. I like it. Nicely modeled. On suggestion if I may, is to erase some of the Sketchup lines that are not needed unless it is done on purpose (e.g. the center lines of the body or legs). Usually, I like to keep the outlines and have them thicker, but erase some of the inside and have them thinner. But it is just one of the many techniques. Just do whatever works for you.

As for your question about organic modeling plugin, like Pete said, it would be nice to know what kind of organic shapes you want to achieve. And by "organic", I am suppose you are referring to any objects with curved shapes.

TIG's Extrusion Tools plugins are free. Extrude Edges by Rail is one of my favorite plugins to create any kind of organic shapes. They are just tools/plugins. It is a matter of knowing how to use them to achieve some specific shapes.

If you don't mind I have posted a sample below. This futuristic car was modeled with basic tools set, TIG's Extrusion plugin and Fredo's Tools on Surface.

I also use TGI3D lately for creating organic meshes. It is a wonderful plugin. It is probably the most expensive plugin though, but it comes with lots of useful functions.

As I have mentioned in one of my posts, I do have Artisan, but never really had the chance to use it a lot. But is certainly one of the best plugins for organic modeling.

But keep in mind, that you won't find one plugin that will help you do everything. In my experience, it is a combination of basic tools and different plugins to achieve some nice organic shapes.

Anyway, I hope this helps.

Have a great week and happy organic modeling!

_KN