Ghost-D´s Progress thread

[ghost-d]

Hello guys!

I´m watchin´ you for pretty long time here without showing any of my models, so time to be active...

Just started texturing, so here are my two textured pieces:
My very first textured model, based on my pet named Lister (his whole name is David "Cinzano Bianco" Lister, by the character from Red Dwarf)
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/715/chinchillavm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I made this in september. As you can see, needs some work around the seams. First try, you know... I have already had this fella rigged, but I was kinda remaking model, so I lost it...

On the present I´m texturing one of my older models, originally made for ying yang comp. on Threedy in August, so here are the old grabs:
http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xportgrabs2706qz4.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xportwiregrabs2706py8.jpg

And here´s my texturing try (rendered with 75% self-illuminantion):
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2244/xport01ns8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And here is the textured model with three omni lights in the scene:
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3018/xport02hg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Still very smooth and VERY wip. Legs and arms are just sketched. Nothing final. I also didn´t expect getting that far on this so I left the UV´s the way I made them that long time ago, so now I expect some serious troubles with seams... At least it´s going to be a lesson to me.

Thank you for your time and, you know... any comments or critics are welcome.

[ShadyD]

His potbelly seems overwhelming to me. Even if you don't want to model a penis, you should still texture the pelvis.

Nice stuff though!
I'd use some more colors on the naked man though.

[QuikBE]

if you dont want to model the penis you might want to give him some tighty whities. Either way you might want to give him a crotch area right now the legs seem like their coming out of his gut. but not too bad for your first stuff.

[tef]

Cute chinchilla and the Ghost-D guy looks good to. I don't think it's to important how his pelvis looks like since that part will be covered up by clothes *whishfull thinking*

But I can clearly see alot of seams in the textures that you might wanna cover up.

[ghost-d]

Ok guys. Thank you for your feedback.
Now I´d like to hear your opinion on this one progress:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1638/pollru8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Which version do you like better? The difference on those two models is in the way the collarbone is made.

Simply write A or B. Thank you.

Btw. I´ll try to show you more progress and kinda concept for what I´m going to do the privy part like tomorrow.

[Japhir]

B is defined better in the texture but A has better shape IMO

[BuroKun]

Japhir is right about that. also the belly seems very flat at the bottom.

[kirilot]

look at reference

[_tdc_]

I think he needs a bulge at the very least, even if you don't want a pee-pee. And yes, you need to get reference. Draw things out first to really see what is what and where goes where. It is a good start. Just keep pushing yourself to the next level. And the next. And so on.

-tchiu

[ghost-d]

Thank you for your opinions, guys. I´m going to use that A version (but I´ll try to define it better like Japhir and BuroKun mentioned, of course).

Burokun - Yes, the belly is pretty flat on the bottom. I´ve got a seam there, and I was kinda planning to match all the parts around the seams at the end, when everything else is done and I´m sure I won´t be doing any changes around those areas.

_tdc_ - Thank you for your comment. When I was starting this thread I forgot to mention, that this guy is an ogre. My bad. But you´re right that I should draw a lot. Although I tried to make this guy believeable as a complex organic model, I´ll rather try some human model based on some reference next time.
As for the pee-pee: I was kinda in a hurry yesterday, so I´m showing you what I´m going to do the pelvis area like now:

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8537/concepttv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

From the back view you can see, that I´m going to make his "covering" in a Tanga style (btw. the butt looks kinda strange. It´s because I smudged the seam going through the area on the render in photoshop).

Btw. As you can see from my yesterday´s post, I remade the UV layout a bit, so the seams around the shoulders dissapeared. That would be a real pain if I didn´t remake it...

Hope I´ll have something new to post during the weekend. Cheers.

[ghost-d]

Hi there!
Here are some wip´s I did couple of months ago:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7083/xportkevinarnoldhg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4659/xportforestwhitakerpa8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2083/xporternestocheguevaravi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It´s a little higher on poly count right now.
Right now I work on my texturing skills (mostly SDK´s). Hope I´ll be able to show some of that stuff later too.

[ghost-d]

Another stuff here:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2920/pigmasterqr0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4325/pigmasterwireshc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5862/pigmastertexturetestzo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

based on this concept by Joshua James Shaw:
http://www.chrisjanderson.com/joshforum/Ganon.jpg