gundam - Page 2

Teyon · 06-19-2008, 07:29 PM

Well, not to stray (again) too far from the original post but - you could always export the untrimmed surfaces. What I did, before I got comfortable with WINGS, was to convert the characters I did in RHINO to polys but I had to untrim the surfaces to maintain a good clean flow while keeping the count light. Once in WINGS, I'd just retrim the polys by deleting any polygons I didn't need. Took forever to get it right but then I found SILO 1 and it made it so much easier (WINGS is a solids modeler, Silo isn't). So Silo was the perfect choice for going from NURBS to polys, as long as I used untrimmed surfaces. I wouldn't even need to retopo anything.

So, that's a possiblity. Silo 2's snapping feature is great for retopo work though, if you decide to go that route. I'd still much rather learn hard surfaces via polys outright though, just so I can broaden my understanding of it.

diagetus · 06-21-2008, 12:44 AM

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Teyon - So, that's a possiblity. Silo 2's snapping feature is great for retopo work though, if you decide to go that route. I'd still much rather learn hard surfaces via polys outright though, just so I can broaden my understanding of it.

I think I will try the retopology on the next hard surface I work on. Perhaps I'm throwing in the towel too soon on using Subd's for hard surface work. Curt and Lovisx's work has inspired me to try again.

lovisx · 06-22-2008, 05:49 AM

I've got a fever, and the only perscription is more gundam.

Hope to get the legs well on their way tomorrow. Hope to have him rigged by the end of next week.

Teyon · 06-22-2008, 07:16 AM

That's coming along great!

chrono · 06-22-2008, 02:03 PM

Moving along well. I take it their are many separate objects.

lovisx · 06-24-2008, 03:45 AM

a bit more progress. Hopefully I can have it done tomorrow. Leaving out some details for now... may go back an revisit them.

ko'gen · 06-24-2008, 05:23 AM

Cool.

I'm not so familar with the Gundam series, but in my mind that big mech (lol) looks like that. Okay there was more blue and white but especially the face is great. The only thing that doesn't fit the rest of the detailed body are the hands. They look a bit under detailed compared to the rest.

The feet are very cool, the torso as well great job.

Cheers "ko'gen".

lovisx · 06-25-2008, 03:17 AM

I think it's pretty much done, I might revisit it later on, or in zbrush to add finer details. I'll probably change some proportions with lattices in Maya... especially to have it move better. I think it will look alot better in pose.

lovisx · 06-25-2008, 03:33 AM

a quick render in mental ray.

dasch · 06-25-2008, 02:44 PM

That looks superb man!
Great edge control.

IronHAwk · 06-25-2008, 02:52 PM

looks great!

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lovisx · 06-25-2008, 03:43 PM

Thanks everyone for your input. Much appreciated.

3dEE · 06-25-2008, 11:11 PM

that was very fast!!
turned out rock solid. congrats.
can't wait to see some animations with this guy.

ko'gen · 06-26-2008, 08:24 AM

Yeah, really nice. Seems like this is just the beginning of the hardest part: Rigging ^^

Cheers "ko'gen".

RogerKnightly · 07-05-2008, 09:01 AM

Thats awesome
time for you to model an evangellion (nice balance of organic and mecha)

roppin · 07-05-2008, 10:35 AM

That´s really great. To me hard surface is not silo´s strong part. I lack construction history. Is it possible to rig him? that woul´d be awesome.

regads/Daniel

MarsTerrain · 07-06-2008, 10:10 AM

Incroyable! Very Nice. Could we please see an image of what the mesh looks like, maybe a close-up in the left shoulder area, to have an understanding of how you are getting the hard surface effect with the poly's? Thanks!

Plus, for RogerKnightly, and anyone else interested in the Evangelion carrier, here is a link to a vehicle that was done over in the X-Plane world by "dad", on page 2 of a thread:

http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...ic=28075&st=10

Might need to be logged in to see the jpeg's.

billr · 07-07-2008, 02:23 AM

Pretty!

juanmanuel · 07-08-2008, 12:30 AM

I can almost see his eyes turn bright red, ready for battle!

LoveFest · 07-09-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lovisx

a quick render in mental ray.

When you get done with this, let me put it in a Unreal Tournament map. I'll build a CTF around it.

06-22-2008, 05:49 AM	#23
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	I've got a fever, and the only perscription is more gundam. Hope to get the legs well on their way tomorrow. Hope to have him rigged by the end of next week. Attached Thumbnails __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card.

06-22-2008, 02:03 PM	#25
chrono SF crazy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,446	Moving along well. I take it their are many separate objects. __________________ Humans don't deserve respect nor tolerance, and Authority Figures even less so.

06-24-2008, 03:45 AM	#26
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	a bit more progress. Hopefully I can have it done tomorrow. Leaving out some details for now... may go back an revisit them. Attached Thumbnails __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card.

06-24-2008, 05:23 AM	#27
ko'gen Mourning Silo Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 283	Cool. I'm not so familar with the Gundam series, but in my mind that big mech (lol) looks like that. Okay there was more blue and white but especially the face is great. The only thing that doesn't fit the rest of the detailed body are the hands. They look a bit under detailed compared to the rest. The feet are very cool, the torso as well great job. Cheers "ko'gen". __________________ "Arrogance kills."

06-25-2008, 03:17 AM	#28
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	I think it's pretty much done, I might revisit it later on, or in zbrush to add finer details. I'll probably change some proportions with lattices in Maya... especially to have it move better. I think it will look alot better in pose. Attached Thumbnails __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card. Last edited by lovisx; 06-25-2008 at 03:26 AM.

06-19-2008, 07:29 PM	#21
Teyon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, New York Posts: 1,591	Well, not to stray (again) too far from the original post but - you could always export the untrimmed surfaces. What I did, before I got comfortable with WINGS, was to convert the characters I did in RHINO to polys but I had to untrim the surfaces to maintain a good clean flow while keeping the count light. Once in WINGS, I'd just retrim the polys by deleting any polygons I didn't need. Took forever to get it right but then I found SILO 1 and it made it so much easier (WINGS is a solids modeler, Silo isn't). So Silo was the perfect choice for going from NURBS to polys, as long as I used untrimmed surfaces. I wouldn't even need to retopo anything. So, that's a possiblity. Silo 2's snapping feature is great for retopo work though, if you decide to go that route. I'd still much rather learn hard surfaces via polys outright though, just so I can broaden my understanding of it.

06-22-2008, 07:16 AM	#24
Teyon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, New York Posts: 1,591	That's coming along great!

06-25-2008, 03:33 AM	#29
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	a quick render in mental ray. Attached Thumbnails __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card.

06-25-2008, 02:44 PM	#30
dasch 3D-ish Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,416	That looks superb man! Great edge control. __________________ dasch DaschStudio.com Dasch's StrataCafe Gallery Dasch's VectorArt3D Models

06-25-2008, 02:52 PM	#31
IronHAwk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 74	looks great! - Last edited by IronHAwk; 06-25-2008 at 02:55 PM.

06-25-2008, 03:43 PM	#32
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	Thanks everyone for your input. Much appreciated. __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card.

06-25-2008, 11:11 PM	#33
3dEE Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,546	that was very fast!! turned out rock solid. congrats. can't wait to see some animations with this guy.

06-26-2008, 08:24 AM	#34
ko'gen Mourning Silo Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 283	Yeah, really nice. Seems like this is just the beginning of the hardest part: Rigging ^^ Cheers "ko'gen". __________________ "Arrogance kills."

07-05-2008, 09:01 AM	#35
RogerKnightly scallywag Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 2,171	Thats awesome time for you to model an evangellion (nice balance of organic and mecha) __________________ Xeon Quad 2.5ghz 3GB Ram Quadro FX 570 XP Pro Wacom Intuos coffee.. lots of coffee

07-05-2008, 10:35 AM	#36
roppin Daniel Westlund Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 567	That´s really great. To me hard surface is not silo´s strong part. I lack construction history. Is it possible to rig him? that woul´d be awesome. regads/Daniel

07-06-2008, 10:10 AM	#37
MarsTerrain Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72	Incroyable! Very Nice. Could we please see an image of what the mesh looks like, maybe a close-up in the left shoulder area, to have an understanding of how you are getting the hard surface effect with the poly's? Thanks! Plus, for RogerKnightly, and anyone else interested in the Evangelion carrier, here is a link to a vehicle that was done over in the X-Plane world by "dad", on page 2 of a thread: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...ic=28075&st=10 Might need to be logged in to see the jpeg's.

07-07-2008, 02:23 AM	#38
billr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 670	Pretty!

07-08-2008, 12:30 AM	#39
juanmanuel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 447	I can almost see his eyes turn bright red, ready for battle! __________________ passionately alive Visit my blog!:mrgreen: Visit my portfolio!:mrgreen: