Brood and MeRG

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/texture_wip4.jpg

see last page for updates.





very old...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimAppleby_Brood_hi2.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimAppleby_Brood_hi1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimAppleby_Merg_hi1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimAppleby_Merg_hi2.jpg

Hey! The top two images are renders of my old Dominancewar character. I started playing with some render techniques - after finding I knew nothing when it came to the end of this comp. The other guy is a game character I made called Merg.

I'm thinking of doing a reworking of the texture too (for the old dom war character) but I'm waiting on a new pc before I get started on that :)




non game stuff that I thought I'd sneak in!! _>

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimAppleby_SnakeMonkey_1.jpg

a render of head I sculpted in mudbox! (Also part of the rendering experimentation)

[FredH]

Really sweet work man. My fav would have to be the little monster kid with a jaw for a belly.

[Antimagic]

:praise: The demon head is soo cool!

Your general for last war was one of my favorites.

If you make a wallpaper for him, I will be the first to download it:D

[mainframe]

Really sweet work man. My fav would have to be the little monster kid with a jaw for a belly.


Reminds me of Quato from total recall. Freaky work :thumb:

[Taehoon]

Wow,, bring my jaw....... I dropped my jaw......... Your highpoly modeling is speechless. Great man

[Frozan]

nice how did u get that detail on that head without the program chuggin?

[onelung]

inspiring stuff man, i agree that little booger is cutie :)

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/superzombie.jpg

Thanks guys!

In answer to Frozan.. well I exported chunks of the mesh (I used the faces selection tool in mudbox and assigned 'selections')
I would import one chunk at a time, with bounding box visibility set on.
Once loaded.. SAVE!
Then I would fire up polycruncher from moo tools! It does a great job reducing polycounts and retaining detail. If the object was too heavy to do that.. then I would divide it again in max.. still working with bounding box only visible.
I did this on a crappy p4 3ghz machine with 1 gig ram and a x800 radeon card I borrowed from a friend. Still waiting for the parts for my new pc.. !
Hope that helps some people! Slow.. but successful method. If anyone has any tips let me know:)

[papabear3d]

wow! your sculpting skill relly rocks!!:thumb:

[Jill'san]

I agree with Papa, this is really awesome work. This latest one looks great!

[Shinja]

Ive been following your work for years, back in polycount and your skill just gets sharper every year.

Your attention to detail is amazing.

Trully inspiring stuff, well done.:thumb:

One thing i want to ask. In mudbox is that level 5 subdivision ? :think:

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/zombie-soldier-1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/zombie-soldier2.jpg

Thanks guys !

Shinja, yeah its at sub'd level 5. I havent really turned up the detail on that subdivision yet but I will be adding the surface skin details :) - checked out your website Shinja, great stufff!

Latest additions are two rough concepts I did yesterday. Me and a few friends are putting together a prototype and we need a generic zombie soldier. Still feel there is room for pushing the boundaries a little with them..

[indian_boy]

nice work in here [as always] so i won't go into detailing how awesome all the stuff looks. As for the concepts, looking interesting at the moment, but if they're rising back from the dead, i'd like to see more decay? like perhaps their rotting brains are exposed and inhabited by maggots or something?

otherwise, they look interesting... can't wait to see some MP-40s strapped around their backs.

oh, and flip the cross upside down. Just thought that zombies wouldn't really have crucifixes would they?

hope u like my advice. its urs to follow or not, they're just my thoughts.
peace

[Marcus Dublin]

Sweetness Tim, you've really come a long way, you have really taken to sculpting like a fish to water! Quick question, how long does it take to do a high detail sculpt, for me it takes roughly 6 to 8 hours to do sculpt something along the lines of your scar face guy. Mind you I'm still using Z-brush "no layers yet"! Terrific work across the board and I'm looking forward to mass effect!

Marcus

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/SuperzombisoldaT1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/SuperzombisoldaT2.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/SuperzombisoldaT3.jpg

Thanks for the advice Indian boy :) I'm certainly not going for the traditional idea of risen zombs from the ground - more of a nightmarish vision of warped soldiers (behave like zombies). But I certainly will be adding decay/dirt as I make more designs. I totally plan on conceptualizing some with more flesh exposed - for the variation and potential fun that can be explored with that!

Thanks Marcus, I couldnt give you any idea on time.. when I am at home I get distracted so easily loose concentration. In a work situation with a deadline.. well I make sure I hit that.. in my free time with no deadlines.. I take as long as I want.. no pressure = slower work from me :)
I think you could definately make a good head sculpt in a single day! But from my experience heads tend to get lots of scrutiny so if u have the time, use it!

[kyphur]

man those are some amazing pieces. I love your work. The concepts are amazing.

[pum]

awesome works, Tim! Looking forward for the 3d version of the zombies!

[Robert Padbury]

Beautiful work Spacemonkey!

[3d_er]

Your modeling has improved a lot since your dominance war entry. There are so many more details in your new portrait. I really like your latest one! Hope to see more!

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/sargeN.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/sargeM.jpg

thanks :)

[ThatDon]

1 word, ridiculous

[IronAnvil]

This is going to be an amazing piece when finished:eek:

[Frozan]

lookin fantastic!

[mrkite]

sweet! really dig those nazi demon soldier concepts too

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/TimApplebyHillshave.jpg

yeah so I love mutant films and had watched Hills have eyes 2 for second time last week and then Rage is pimped angry mutants. So I felt the need.

I will be getting back to the Sarge soon, no 3d mutie

[Miguelito]

Nice work! I already asked it on PC but maybe you missed it:

The geometry of Sarge's armor, which pieces are floating and which are solid. Maybe you could post some wires or so...

Thx

[onelung]

,.... wha? no head bust of that?! shocked and saddened... hope to see ya come back to it.

Sarge is lookin hard, my only comment there would be maybe size down the bolts some... they kinda take away from his size. Shoulder pad and chest piece are sexy UT stylin, love it! Anything in particular this dude is supposed to do? Might help to throw out crits and ideas :)

thanks for sharing

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/timapplebytankjr.jpg
just a quick but fun scribb


sarge "Grizzled and scarred by a lifetime of combat, Sarge rightfully claims to be a master of modern warfare. He's all the war-hero sargents you can think of rolled into one and has the arrogance to prove it."

Miguelito - sure I'll post some wires - there very little floating stuff

onelung - yeah I did think about that. Maybe if the mood strikes me ;)
I wanted the bolts to big - they help tie things together and are read well from a distance but sure I can see your point about detracting from his size.

he kicks ass, chews bubble gum and smokes cigars.

[Marcus Dublin]

Speaking of the Hills have eye's I saw the first one not to long ago and I have to say it freaked me out, especially the scene in the mobile trailer, and you know what I'm talking about,:ack:! Anyway it's good to see some concept stuff from you as always and I'm looking forward to some sweet ass sculpts! Hopefully you find time to turn one of these into a complete game model.:)

Marcus

[zann]

Fantastic :thumb:

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/sarge_timappleby1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/sarge_timappleby2.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/sarge_timappleby3.jpg

yeah Marcus that film was disturbing! :o

[Gavin]

I'd hit it. Looks awesome, Tim...I'm enjoying seeing the progress on this fella.

-G

[Miguelito]

Nice! Still waiting for the wires ;)

[KICKER]

Stunning amount of detail though the silhouette isn't really doing anything for the design. He kinda reminds me of the michelin man !

You need to write a tutorial on how you're getting these kind of results. I BEG YOU! I love how snug and tight everything appears

[iceblazer17]

Your stuff is awomse! I like the guns that brood is holding. You dont see that kind of stuff too often. Do you use mudbox ro zbrush?

[Johny]

jesus christ winsauce ! finish sarge please ! add some damage to him in mudbox man , like bumps on the armour even scratches ? keep going tim !

[Spacemonkey]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Mole_R3.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Mole_R2.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Mole_R1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Cthulhusandman.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Sarge_lazy.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/Sarge_lazy2.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/hybridchildrenbythesea1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/BatterY.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e128/bdimonkey/SnakeY.jpg

oops, forgot to update this thread with my recent junk

[shadowbreeze]

absolutely amazing :eek: very inspiring and intimating someday......

[Marcus Dublin]

Holy cow Batman:D, hehe incredible work as always Tim! I can't wait to see what you did on Mass effect considering its gone gold.;)

[Johny]

kickass stuff tim , your talent never ceases to amaze me :)
TEXTURE SARGE DAMNIT !!111onetwo

[Rasmus Holmgren]

That mole-creature... freaky shit! :) Keep it up, man!

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mosi1.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mosi2.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mosi3.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mosi4.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/sarge_layout.jpg

:thumb:

[onelung]

fantastic update man! The sarge is badass. Mole is great too, any plans on showing us the back of that fella, or finishing the bottom half? Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing.

[ShadyD]

Woah! That military dude looks great! Love the detail!
The mole looks very nice too, Another naked mole rat?!

If I may ask, how did you render your sculpts?
Is it supported by your program or did you import it in max/LW/etc?

[ThatDon]

This is MADNESS!

[obi-one]

both model are awesome. The details in the sarge model are impressive, but I don't know for the proportions. Seems to me like the torso part is a little bit to long.

And for the mole, the design is great, and the details are nicely done.

[free-willy]

damn thats one scary looking mole,...might take more than just a spade to its head to send it back down its hole!! fantastic detail.

[Ramseus]

Your work is ridiculous.....ly amazing.

[prototyp3]

I love the mole, like how the folds you have draped over the arms turned out. Sweetness.

[Sir Rodriguez]

sweet work bro!

[El Scorcho]

That mole is awesome. A whole body be kickass. That soldier guy is looking cool too.

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/tim_appleby_sargew1p1.jpg

some prog

[Inpw]

Texture work cool as always! :)

[vikramvr]

Awesome work. Can you show us wireframes of the low res, and also your medium res, if you did one. Please do share with us, your pipeline on the soldier if you can.

[poopinmymouth]

Oh you! So pro, I love it. The metal work is the best part I think. The skin could stand to have a noise brush gone over it that reddens in the diffuse, kills the spec in the spec map, and dents down in the normal (pores), and I'd have liked to see real geo for the plates on the thighs, but minor crits of course.

Love the face and overall colors.

http://www.mr-chompers.com/images/poop.gif (http://www.poopinmymouth.com)

[_tdc_]

I am loving the armor on Sarge. He looks beautiful. (chuckle). But his skin feels too yellow (though not being racist it's kind of a funny thing to say especially since it's coming from me...an asian). So yea, I think you need more red and brown in the skin and more contrast in the hair. The hair looks too flat compared to everything else...and "glowy" which makes it stand out more than anything else in the shot. I'm squinting and it's really "there". Hopefully I'm making sense. Love your work man. As always.

-tchiu

[angrykid]

awesome stuffs, thanks for sharing.

[monkeyboy]

Marcus Fenix's long lost pappy! Amazing work.

[kubi]

beauty works Spacemonkey

[CENOBITE]

Oooh. Very nice Sarge! While I think it looks too much in the Gears of War/UT3 universe, beautiful work none the less! There was a thread going on over at Polycount last year all with updated Quake 3 concepts and models. I remember an incredible "Patriot" model by Pior. You should post some of your pieces there (http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=91730&an=0&page=0#Post91730) too!

[CENOBITE]

Whoa! I just looked at that thread for the first time in awhile and realized you posted stuff there! Holy mackerel, your Zbrush skills have improved so much since that first Sarge attempt. I thought 'spacemonkey' sounded familiar...
:confused:

[East]

I believe he is suffering from hypercarotenemia from consuming too many carrots. His eye whites look fairly white, still, so it doesn't look like real jaundice.

Jokes aside. Fu-- can we swear here? Anyways. Effin' awesome work, as expected :)

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com//wp-content/almos.jpg

thanks guys! for the laughs and the comments :D

[Genz]

are you going to post a shot of the maps for us ignorant users?? pleease :)
It's really an awsome job,wish i could do that heeh

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/sarge_timappleby33.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/sarge_q3redux_timappleby1.jpg

fuxer sure!

[Jason-Lavoie]

Wow... all I gotta say is wow.

Great job Tim, this character is shaping up to be one of your best :)

[Razorb]

holy sh*% texture is amazing :o .... just noticed u work at splash damage :D no wonder hehe :) ace work dude !

[loghunath]

wow. Great:thumb:

I love it. especially specular work.

[triatami]

excellent work! the only crit is that the shoulder guard being on his injured arm seems to throw my brain for a loop. its just a matter of taste though, keep it up!

[onelung]

holy BEEEEEEEEEEEEP! well done sir. Truly inspiring. Only crit i might make is that it would be nice to see some of the pants geo pulling out from those straps. Help break up that silhouette a bit more.

[Kalango]

wow man this look awesome. you aniled it with the texturing...

[viky_70in]

Hey man
U r too gooddddddddddd
Nice work keep going

[Metall]

OMG you are my hero!! i just started with this stuff this looks amazing very inspirational!

[iceblazer17]

Really nice texture work man.

[Spacemonkey]

I forgot to post the finished version here, sry guys :) better late than never right?
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sarged1.jpg

Also some recent stuff;

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/bubba_tweak.jpg

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/starfucker.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/pony.jpg

:thumb:

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/b_p.jpg

nearly done, c % c welcome ;)

[Japhir]

that sir, is the coolest and most ugly character that i've seen in quite a while. great stuff! i checked to see if i could come up with some crits (for example: concept =/= to model or something) but couldn't come up with anything! (apart from changes that improved the design, like the mechanical arm)
i'm really looking forward to seeing the whole thing finished!

oh wait! i see one!! yay!
the baggy pouchy pantspocket in the concept is way cooler than the flat one you have on your model. that would make his left pants-side a little more interesting and balanced.

[Ancient-Pig]

Looking real nice - what's his back look like?

[Wolverine3D]

Awesome works!

[ShadyD]

I saw your sarge model in a mag a while back, can't remember which, i'm sure you know?
Great work man.

[EfrenStudios]

Man! your work is awsome, and your creativity is amazing!.

Congrats!

[onelung]

Siiiiiick, I hate, you. Love the bunny head. Could use some stuffing coming outta it :)

[Spacemonkey]

ok I need to motivate myself so I am leaving this on the shelf for the time being and moving on to a new piece!
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/bubba_fin1.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/bubba_fin2.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/bubba_fin3.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/bubba_fin4.jpg

I definitely could have improved on the anatomny, the cloth folds and it needs a counterbalance/repose to address the weight from the mech are.

Crits are still good as I can see the issues and I want to avoid these mistakes in the next thing I make!

[funkdelic]

damn thats really nice mate! the organic and inorganic parts are melting together nicely! love that!
and really creative character

[Spacemonkey]

Cheers funk! :)

a quickie from this evening, based off the arshlevon base (modified)

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mrhands.jpg

[Vincent]

Your work is truly amazing, and very inspiring. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[poopinmymouth]

Awesome work dude. I love the character of your cyborg guy here toward the end. Great pose too.

http://www.mr-chompers.com/images/poop.gif (http://www.poopinmymouth.com)

[Lokendra]

amazing work:thumb:

[Strannik1988]

Wow amazing stuff man!

[BigJohn]

whoa awesome stuff man. I love that mechanical brute guy with the smiling rabbit's head. In fact, I think you just inspired me for my next piece :)

[Smooth_Criminal]

Very cool, I really like the design.. hope you get back to it sometime and finish it off :).

[sriramatrix]

the mechguy is awesome man,I love the design ! I hope you'll finish him sometime :thumb:

[carcass]

<3 :confused:
sick.

[obi-one]

awesome sculpt on your models. great combination of organic and mechanical parts.

[ThatDon]

Tim wins! :thumb:

[wartoon]

hehe He makes me crap myself. good work man

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mrhandsup.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mrhandsup1.jpg

Thanks a bunch guys, Mrhands is more of doodle turned mini project - so no nig commitment to him.. but probably has more chance of getting finished that way ;)

[doses]

Simply amazing :approve: :approve: :approve: :approve: :approve:

[Kalango]

just loved the hands and arms. keep killing.

[pixelmitherer]

Wow!

Love the anatomy - Arms and hands especially.

[tonyclifton]

UFFF!!! Extremely impressive and inspiring work! Thanks a lot for sharing!!!

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/mrhandsreturn.jpg

cheers guys, comments and crits are appreciated!

[crazyfool]

absolutely amazing, your work makes me cry!!!!! :( gotta love the bubba!!!!!! awesome work and extremely inspirational

[makoa]

ahaha the michael jackson crotch grab! siiick man, killlin it as always. the hands coming out the chest look a little unnatural but i'm sure you know that.

[onelung]

crazy cool model man, dig the idea. The wobbly fingers feel soft in detail compared to the other parts of the body. Also, might be nice if the chest skin either stretched onto the arms (protruding outta the chest) or if the chest caved in around them, like the skin around the arm that covers the crotch, which looks fantastic. thanks for sharing. Looking forward to what you come up with next.

[Spacemonkey]

Hey guys,
Thanks for the feedback - I still need to do that extra work on MRhands to finish him up... hopefully get back to that soon but I think your observations are spot on!

These two where me messing last weekend, trying to shake off the feeling that I am a bit rusty atm.
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/brainiac_wip.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/brainiac_wip.jpg


This is the new project and I intend to finish him! :) I haven't completed anything for a while and its about time, so one of my favourite street fighter characters to celebrate the new game!
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/Sagat1.jpg

[Sisp]

trying to shake off the feeling that I am a bit rusty atm.


I wish i was rusty... Sagats proportions look spot on.

[Rasmus Holmgren]

Christ, Sagat looks awesome :) I'd say he needs a lot longer shins / legs, though! And maybe a meaner face?

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/Sagat2.jpg

Rasmus - I agree the legs need to a be longer - and I did increas them but they have lost some of the length with all the tweaks I did tonight. The face could definitely be meaner and I was experimenting with that also but haven't come found something that captures the feel of the features I want him to have that also gives him the right expression.
Guess I just learned I need to do some expression studys! Weeeee

[Mind Traveler]

He's coming along nicely. Fun stuff. Cant wait to see the progression!


_Anwar

[pixelmitherer]

Superfine work!
Love Mr Hands!

[ThatDon]

Tim you're so talented, ENVY :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Wolverine3D]

amazing!!=)

Love your style)))

[mr_ace]

seriously, im tempted to just give up and go be a plumber or sumthing, ur sculpts are soo good... mr hands is one of the coolest characters i've seen.

[toma_li]

i cant wait till games can handle zbrush meshes. that will be an awsome, awsome day. great work man, sagat is gonna be awsome, look forward to more postage :)

[C Wong]

:uhh: Thats just amazing. Awesome sculpting skills, you going to do the full works? ie low poly and textures etc?

[Jono-GHOSTWORKS]

you're a maniac.. MAAAAANiac on the floor.

Sculptin' like you've never sculpted beefooooooorreeee....

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/tima_sagat.jpg

Cheers guys, quick update

[Robe]

uff.. what i can say.. wonderfull works.. u are a real digitalSculp master... :thumb:

[ReplicA]

The hands and feet could some more attention, on your Sagat, but it's still pretty solid. Love the cloth on the shorts, and his face is great, instantly recognizable. Great work, man

[collings]

looks awesome man :) The proportion are great as well as the muscles definition.

Really like the MrHands design too , you do have a twisted mind :thumb:

[sriramatrix]

awesomeness man,sagat is coming along great ! always enjoyed watching your work :D

[Rasmus Holmgren]

Call me silly, but I preferred the lower sub-d level to this update :p Cleaner!

[wim]

Nice character dude, Indeed the feet could have some more detail. But probably you will, because when I take a look at you're porto...pfff nice.

[Spacemonkey]

Artisans... I am back :D

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_again.jpg

Ok so I worked on the pose when I wasnt being distracted with Deadspace, Fallout 3 et al. Still need to fix some issues and refine the hands and feet before I will move on to the texture.

[BigJohn]

wow... totally awesome stuff. I really love it.

Now, just so I feel a little bit useful, I'll try and give you a little crit. The upper part of the torso feels a little stiff. For example, if you look above the belly-button to the clavicle, you can pretty much draw a perfectly straight line through the center of the abs. I think if you made that line a bit more curvy it will add a lot of punch. Just my 2cents

But I really do love it. It goes in my Awesome folder :)

[El Scorcho]

Cool Sagat; agreeded with BigJohn about the curve

[Orgoth02]

Awesome pose!

[Japhir]

win!
.

[MM]

the new posed sculpt looks great.

[sriramatrix]

thats great ! looking forward to the textures :D

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_posed1.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_posed2.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_posed3.jpg

Cheers for the good advice folks. This is starting to grate and I am feeling the need for something fresh... I want to do some rendering practice.. maybe some texturing too so I am not sure whats next. I feel I have learnt lots thatI want to apply to the future pieces.

[Ritorian]

looks pretty sweet Tim, you got alot of great stuff here in yer thread. cheers

[elte]

Awesome! How do you get the shader to have such highlight area in Zbrush? I love how The rocks break into small pieces adding the dynamic and make everything more interesting.

[Spacemonkey]

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/chef.jpg

Thanks guys. ;)

couldnt resist another mutie design, inspired by Fallout and some recent gears 2 playage - oh and also by this quasimodo speed sculpt we did at work!

elte, I download it from Zbrush central, but I guess if you create your own shader using the matcap tool you can add whatever lighting you want!

[Ancient-Pig]

Looks great - second Sagat image is my fav

[ThatDon]

Jesus Tim, what the hell is wrong with you? You're making us all look like kids playin in a sandbox...:p

:thumb:

It would b e cool if you put a tad more detail into the waistband of the trunks, but that's it, pure beauty.

[Spacemonkey]

Cheers guys, feel free to rip me a new one and dont hold back on the crits!

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/commisar_3.jpg

I spent some time today learning a little about rendering. It could be better and pointers and tutorials are appreciated (Maz or Maya).
The heads a wip .. zbrush shots are ;

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/commisar_1.jpg

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/commisar_2.jpg

Also recently I released I hadn't shown this to the world... it was a unfinished piece that I started last year during the dom war, during which I was too busy, GDC, 2 house moves... to work on anything for the comp. So I did this guy on my laptop...

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/unfinished_2k8.jpg

[Ancient-Pig]

I like how the tire is being used for armor - very cool

[BigJohn]

Man I really like the army officer guy. Not sure what army he would belong to. Looks like soviet or nazi or something... one of those bad guys. That's probably a good thing. He reads like a he's from one of those "bad-guy" armies without any actual upfront thing pointing at it.

His hat details feel a bit muddy though. Especially compared to how crisp the rest of the head's details are. Those emblems on it are probably what's doing it. I think they'd be better off as separate objects.

Good stuff man. I like it whenever I get an email saying this thread is updated. It's like getting free candy. Digital candy.

[Spacemonkey]

Yikes!

I forgot to update this thread

http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d1.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d2.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d3.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d4.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d5.jpg
http://www.badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_d6.jpg


earlier shots- http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_close.jpg

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/goiter_roll.jpg

BigJohn - I really need to finish that bust.. I think I will after I am done with the goiter
Ancient-Pig - heh blatant rip off of the cool RAge stuff ;)

[SuPa-]

Woah, that's awesome! Nice detail. How do you get all of that in there?

[Impulse design]

Thats badass keep rocking!!!

[Ritorian]

Yup, definately badass, reminds me of something from Fallout 3. Anyway, your stuff is really inspiring Tim. keep up the great work ;)

[Spacemonkey]

ouch,... I should have updated this thread before ;)

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dc_5.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dc_1.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dc_2.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dc_3.jpg

[jlewis]

Thats is ridiculous.....but in an awesome way, of course....great job!

[Erigo]

that's great ! How could i miss this thread) 5+

[walrus]

Great stuff, Tim, love the foot and hand designs and the musculature! (And speaking of muscles, I saw the character creation video from Brink recently - really wonderful job on the character models, i love how buff they are and especially the slightly exaggerated proportions on the faces. Impressive work! :thumb:)

[JacqueChoi]

So damn awesome!

Love your work!

:D

[Mike_K]

very cool! great design. I especially like the face

[crazyfool]

more inspiration folder material :) fantastic work :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[g2000]

Excellent model, I really like a color tones, and the whole design of mutant, can't figure out whether he has two heads or one from these shots?:think: :thumb:

[corentin3D]

Excellent sculpte !
Keep up

[Amethyst]

:) Awesome ugly character sculpts. Love how you use light on the first one with bits of white. I'm not a lover of contour outlines (they take away some nice interaction with the background), but I guess it's a variation of a presentation... :think: Your work is always a pleasure to look at. More....:2thumbs:

[Melrick]

Amazing stuff. Love Goiter!

[ReplicA]

Your work is nauseatingly inspiring, and vomit inducingly awesome. We demand more.

[EDIT] And Dogchow... Seriously, that dude is beyond bad ass.

[digitalinkmind]

EEEKKS!!!Awesome stuff!Really inspiring work:eek:

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dog_chow_skin.jpg

thanks all :)

a little update as I get back into this project. Started to poly paint things up to get a better feel for the character and provide a solid base for photoshopping later. Its my first serious attempt at polypaint and I wish I could paint exponent and spec at the same time!

[Di$array]

great paint over. especailly the warts or what have you. Are you thinking of adding some discolouration to the skin later on because its really working around the face?

[crazyfool]

I just 'jazzed my pants' as mad would say :)

always love your work, makes me want to level up everytime :D

[Oddin]

He looks f***ing horrible (in the best sense of the word)
This type of models tear me apart - I don't wnat to look at them because they are disgusting, and I can't stop because I want to see every detail you made - yuck :thumb: :thumb:

[slash1214]

awesome works,really like it....

[Genz]

I LOVE YOUR STUFF :(
I'm keeping these pics as a ref for my next model

[gahpe]

Amazing work !!!!
All of it !!!

[David79]

gold mate very impressive this monsters are just priceless!
thx to share it they give a lot of inspiration :D

[Spacemonkey]

Thanks for the encouragement and feedback,

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/dog_chow_low_test1.jpg

[mclean]

this blows my mind, wicked stuff! Im so glad you didnt sculpt his penis! I hate it when that happens lol, his eyes are really popping now!

[Torch]

Ah he works for Splash damage...makes sense :P Awesome work man :)

[STRIKER]

this is FKN SICKK!, would love to know how you used the polypaint for you texture?? tutorial?

[daphzart]

holy crap. that sure is purdy. I second striker on a tutorial! or somekind of walkthru

[jocz]

impressive stuff !
Are you modeling this char in that pose ?

[Spacemonkey]

thanks guys, STRIKER thats a good idea about the poly paint. This was an experiment for me as I have never considered doing it before so I dont think it would be hard for me to grab some wip screen shots and cover some of the ideas that I applied with my poly paint technique. Maybe more experienced poly painters could elaborate and point out were improvements could be made to the process!
Will get on this soon!!

jocz yeah the last few models I did were sculpted in pose. Initially I wanted to push myself and spend more time considering the weight and motion however in the end I dont think its worth the pain ;)

[STRIKER]

YES! ill be waiting good sir!

[digitalinkmind]

WOOOOW!Great!I want more!Please!!!:eek:

[Spacemonkey]

I havent got to the finish yet, but soon I hope

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/texture_wip4.jpg

Striker I will run through the polypaint stuff when I am done with the texturing! sry for the delay

[STRIKER]

dam so fkn sexy dude and is that real time?

ill be waiting for that sauce when your done....in the mean time, keep us updated :))

[womball]

Do you have a backview of him? I'm curious on how you sculpted the back of his jeans.

[MRico]

Gawd!!

I love your style man! Awesome works!

[Puppet]

hé, lovely creature, great result, only his hair is not that great but you'll surely work on it
excellent job :D

[Ritorian]

Looking pretty kool Tim. loving it

[D R E A M N T]

Such a solid character
I love it.
Go go go

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dg_model_5.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dg_model_1.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dg_model_2.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dg_model_3.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/gallery/dog_chow/dg_model_4.jpg

These pics make me chuckle a little as he has ended up looking like a miniature and I do intend to 3d print the model anyway.
So these are real time screen grabs from max using some post from Xoliul's shaders and a levels and colour balance in photoshop (but esentially the same crap that would be done in a game engine).
The only cheat is a fake sand gradient i quickly added because my sand sucked... everything is realtime.

This guy was an interesting experiment. A lot of the texturing was achieved from combinations of baked textures and photoshop combinations of layers. I used xnormal and max's render surface map a lot and although I never went in and detailed as much as I typically would I kind of like the over all feel.

I might do a little more to fix a few more issues but I am pretty exhausted with this guy and need to start a fresh.


Thanks for the encouragement.

[crazyfool]

he looks great :) images hurt my eyes a bit though, a bit blurry in places and the background is too bright. my only crits haha, he looks awesome :) love the weight to the muscles, your post apocalyptic stuff is so cool :D

[Spacemonkey]

Thanks crazy fool, good feedback !

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/dogchow_pre_vis.jpg

[Melrick]

That's disgusting, he's grotesque and beautifully done Spacemonkey. Great job, he's fantastic.

[doses]

this is one of the amazing characters I've ever seen, I love the design, you're the best

[Torch]

Hi dude, anychance we can see wires and maps? He looks badass!

[crazyfool]

yea some specs would be awesome :) I still cant believe thats realtime, I gotta level up now :D

[Spacemonkey]

Hey guys, been an age :)

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_lineup.jpg
So I started a new Sagat as I was never happy with the last version I made.

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sagat_intercostal_fixP.jpg

I was also previously working on this guy until I decided I needed a break from it -

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/ramm_ge1.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/ramm_ge.jpg


3d print of the mutant dog chow
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/P10207301.jpg


this was from the start of the year
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sculpt_start.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/p_rough2.jpg


I have lots of sketches and digi pics too however I dont want to overload this thread anymore than I already have. :)

[Amethyst]

Awesome, top notch work!

[Clintus Maximus]

^ Big fan!

Beautiful stuff. Love your work!

[STRIKER]

where did you get that print done!?

[osk]

plz overload as much as you want. love the 3d print. where did you print it and im curious about how much something like that costs. i guess to see your 3d work in real life and hold it in hand is a great

[Daelus]

If this were the middle ages, I would beg to be made your apprentice. :eek: Are you currently accepting indentured servants? I can't come up with a criticism, just felt I should let you know.

[Puppet]

great sculpts man, love it

[Rion411]

Insane work man, truly amazing!

[gvii]

man, all I can say is: HOLY SHIT!

[Spacemonkey]

So thanks guys for the kind responses its been a while.

The 3d print was handled by Ownage - and I recommend them as they produce top quality results.

I have had sagat part textured for sometime! recently however I skinned him and started playing with poses and re-worked materials and textures to work better for the marmoset skin shader.

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/marmo_sag.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/faair_skin.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/sag_skin_range.jpg

[Torch]

Comeeeng to climaaaaaaaax :O

Awesome stuff!

[Spacemonkey]

http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/scarecrow_of_OZ.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/poise.jpg
http://badpolygon.com/wp-content/lineup_quick.jpg

Cheers Torch

[LuigiManiak]

It looks F***king real
I like the skin texture