Still Plugging Away

I've been putting off working on this model for a while until I got my new PC at home. In July I got the new PC (quad core, 8gb ram, 8800 ultra, dual raptors) but I've been spending so much of my free time sailing and enjoying the beautiful summer here in Madison that I've been a little side tracked. Now that the days are getting shorter again I'll have more time to work on my personal artwork. I got to see a lot of artist demos at Siggraph last week and they inspired me to get back to work.

The model is getting very close to being done. There are a few more props, and then I have to figure out how to make convincing spaghetti

Those of you that have followed this thread will notice a big change to his nose. For a while I was going for a camel-like nose, but opted back to the concepts feline-ish nose.

fun with made up cloth

I've spent some more time developing the fabric on his arms, and chest. The hands have got a little attention with the addition of finger nails. I've just started to rough in the robe below the waist, it still needs a lot of work, the folds aren't falling naturally yet.

Roughing in the Arms

Its been a while, but I spent some time tonight roughing in some of the musculature for the hands and the folds on the arms and chest. You can see that the face also has some refinements since the last post.

facial reconstruction

Just spending a couple of hours on a Saturday evening doing some sculpting. I bought a book on horses from the Barnes N' Nobles bargain section, "Spirit of the Horse," only $14.95. This character isn't a horse but the book had some great reference and inspiration for musculature. I've changed the proportions of the face somewhat to what it was before, the biggest thing being the location of they eyes which I had previously made too large.

Stranger Than Fiction

I found myself a little tired tonight after eating at Abuelos with my friend James. James and I need to start coordinating our wardrobes better. We both showed up wearing the exact same shirt and jeans. Very funny and embarrassing. After a short nap I find myself in for the night and decided to spend a few hours sculpting. I watched the movie Stranger than Fiction on my laptop for a little background. I love the many times understated humor of the movie and of course I now have a crush on Maggie Gyllenhaal.

On the art side I'm just starting to rough in the forms and ad the major shapes. Thankfully the topology in the base mesh had much of this suggested in it. Now its time for bed :)

basemesh is complete

Here is the completed base mesh for this character. You can see that most things are blocked out. I did go to some extra detail on the head to make things easier for me when I get to sculpting and subdividing. I haven't included things such as the additional jewelry or the bowl, chopsticks and noodles yet, those will be added at a later phase.

Now the fun begins.

I was by myself on xmas so I thought I'd get started on this model. I've got a good base mesh for the head and shoulders, and here you can see i'm doing a quick block in to get the masses for the body.