**NEW** WEEKLY MODELING SESSION: Week 004 Spartan Android

southern · 03-28-2009, 06:35 PM

Ok, week four. This week we are facing our toughest challenge to date, a Spartan Android! This blueprint was created in 2007 for a Lighwave user group demonstration and was modelled live. It is time to see him come to life here in the Silo world. Lots of hard surface skills needed this week to get the crisp edges.

And a link to a large version:

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2009/img058.jpg

COMMENTS:

A different skill set required now my Silo-modeling friends. Less organic curved surfaces and a lot of small intricate parts to contend with. A good blueprint to work from in the background and a great project to learn the art of managing multiple objects and multiple surface.

Good luck and enjoy!

modelwright · 03-28-2009, 07:07 PM

Hello i am a new member of the silo forum and have owned silo for a few months now i will be taking part in this model session to improve my skills it looks like a nice one to do.

i will start on it soon

Nathan

Kyro · 03-29-2009, 12:30 AM

This is sick!

dunno if i'll be able to make this one tbh, but i'm defenetly gonna give it a go... count me in

mseydel · 03-29-2009, 02:03 AM

um, this one seems a bit on the challenging side for a weekly project. Is it fair to split up the challenge? One person assembles the torso, another the head, etc.

Probably less of a challenge and more of a team project...any takers?

I'll volunteer to start on the head!

BTW...I like the character, but he looks a lot like a hybrid of the old and new Battlestar Galactica Centurions...
http://dialogicdesign.files.wordpres...-evolution.jpg

southern · 03-29-2009, 05:25 AM

msey: Thats a great Idea. Anyone going to share the workload?

vader_dk · 03-29-2009, 07:41 AM

great idea mseydel

i'll start at the buttom, doing the feet
hope i'll get some spare time.

still need to unwrap the octo

/cheers

modelwright · 03-29-2009, 09:55 AM

greet idea to work together i would take some parts off you but i want to tackle it on my own.

i am going to make a start later so i will take some screenshots and post them up

Nathan

mseydel · 03-29-2009, 09:40 PM

Not as much time available to work on this as I thought, but here goes. I started on the face plate as extruded faces mirrored across the x plane, deleting faces where there should be gaps. From there I started to build the 'mohawk' ridge on the top of the helmet from a box, using a cube as a placeholder for the head. That's when I noticed that the skull inside the head is a really odd shape; more like a gorilla than a human, which makes this more interesting.
The helmet is starting to come along, and I'm trying to keep the poly count down for now while still blocking...

modelwright · 03-29-2009, 10:06 PM

He guys/girls i am going to start of with the head on the character and work my way down later.

here are the screen shots of tonight's work started at about 10:30 did 30 min modeling. please leave crits and advice

Nathan

modelwright · 03-29-2009, 10:10 PM

haha ye i noticed the odd shape to the skull i didn't put it down as a creature like you have but it does have a strange shape. i am not planing putting the odd shape into the head yet i will probably you the displacement brush later to put that in.

you helm is looking good, looking forward to seeing more time being put into it

JimB · 03-30-2009, 12:27 PM

I just started the Android dont know if I will have enough time to finish him though.

Kyro · 03-30-2009, 01:39 PM

nice going guys, this will defenetly be the biggest challenge so far..for me anyway. i started also with the head and will post some updates later.

Kyro · 03-30-2009, 07:37 PM

ok here's my progress so far. Started with the helmet

modelwright · 03-31-2009, 09:45 AM

kyro thats a really good model, hoping when i do the helm it turns out like that

Nathan

vader_dk · 03-31-2009, 05:55 PM

just to let you know, i'm not gonna make it, to model the foot.

/cheers

mseydel · 04-01-2009, 03:47 AM

Kyro, that is a great helmet- excellent as usual! I like how you solved the earpiece.

I may be a bit busy at work this week, but will post my updates tomorrow. Team project might not have been the best fit for this week...

Kyro · 04-01-2009, 10:30 AM

Thx for the comments guys.
got some other updates here. worked on it yesterday and this morning. Progress is slow but starting to get the hang of it. still a long way to go tho..

kaylon · 04-01-2009, 02:31 PM

Excellent work Kyro! and everyone else...

I'm a new Silo user and I think I'll give this a try. I hope it's okay to slightly alter the design as I think I have a couple of changes I'd like to model, rather then sticking 100% to the concept.

I'll post some WIP's soon

K

modelwright · 04-01-2009, 04:02 PM

kyro thats excellent i am goin to have to work on mine and post it up so your not the only one posting changes :P

they will be up soon when i have the main part of the helm done

kaylon · 04-01-2009, 05:30 PM

First WIP and first mesh modelled in Silo..yay!

I'm using the concept but I'm wanting a slimmer end result so I'm adapting the design a littl bit to give the Spartan a thinner waist.

K

03-28-2009, 06:35 PM	#1
southern Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 365	NEW WEEKLY MODELING SESSION: Week 004 Spartan Android Ok, week four. This week we are facing our toughest challenge to date, a Spartan Android! This blueprint was created in 2007 for a Lighwave user group demonstration and was modelled live. It is time to see him come to life here in the Silo world. Lots of hard surface skills needed this week to get the crisp edges. And a link to a large version: http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2009/img058.jpg COMMENTS: A different skill set required now my Silo-modeling friends. Less organic curved surfaces and a lot of small intricate parts to contend with. A good blueprint to work from in the background and a great project to learn the art of managing multiple objects and multiple surface. Good luck and enjoy! __________________ ________________________________ SouthernGFX Website http://www.southerngfx.co.uk Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/southerngfx SouthernGFX Blog http://southerngfxblog.blogspot.com

03-29-2009, 02:03 AM	#4
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	um, this one seems a bit on the challenging side for a weekly project. Is it fair to split up the challenge? One person assembles the torso, another the head, etc. Probably less of a challenge and more of a team project...any takers? I'll volunteer to start on the head! BTW...I like the character, but he looks a lot like a hybrid of the old and new Battlestar Galactica Centurions... http://dialogicdesign.files.wordpres...-evolution.jpg Last edited by mseydel; 03-29-2009 at 02:05 AM.

03-29-2009, 05:25 AM	#5
southern Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 365	msey: Thats a great Idea. Anyone going to share the workload? __________________ ________________________________ SouthernGFX Website http://www.southerngfx.co.uk Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/southerngfx SouthernGFX Blog http://southerngfxblog.blogspot.com

03-29-2009, 09:40 PM	#8
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	Not as much time available to work on this as I thought, but here goes. I started on the face plate as extruded faces mirrored across the x plane, deleting faces where there should be gaps. From there I started to build the 'mohawk' ridge on the top of the helmet from a box, using a cube as a placeholder for the head. That's when I noticed that the skull inside the head is a really odd shape; more like a gorilla than a human, which makes this more interesting. The helmet is starting to come along, and I'm trying to keep the poly count down for now while still blocking... Last edited by mseydel; 11-07-2009 at 03:39 PM.

03-29-2009, 10:06 PM	#9
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	head blocked out He guys/girls i am going to start of with the head on the character and work my way down later. here are the screen shots of tonight's work started at about 10:30 did 30 min modeling. please leave crits and advice Nathan Attached Thumbnails

03-28-2009, 07:07 PM	#2
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	Hello i am a new member of the silo forum and have owned silo for a few months now i will be taking part in this model session to improve my skills it looks like a nice one to do. i will start on it soon Nathan

03-29-2009, 12:30 AM	#3
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	This is sick! dunno if i'll be able to make this one tbh, but i'm defenetly gonna give it a go... count me in

03-29-2009, 07:41 AM	#6
vader_dk 3d artist etc. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 110	great idea mseydel i'll start at the buttom, doing the feet hope i'll get some spare time. still need to unwrap the octo /cheers

03-29-2009, 09:55 AM	#7
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	greet idea to work together i would take some parts off you but i want to tackle it on my own. i am going to make a start later so i will take some screenshots and post them up Nathan

03-29-2009, 10:10 PM	#10
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	haha ye i noticed the odd shape to the skull i didn't put it down as a creature like you have but it does have a strange shape. i am not planing putting the odd shape into the head yet i will probably you the displacement brush later to put that in. you helm is looking good, looking forward to seeing more time being put into it

03-30-2009, 12:27 PM	#11
JimB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: U.K Posts: 149	I just started the Android dont know if I will have enough time to finish him though. Attached Thumbnails

03-30-2009, 01:39 PM	#12
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	nice going guys, this will defenetly be the biggest challenge so far..for me anyway. i started also with the head and will post some updates later.

03-30-2009, 07:37 PM	#13
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	ok here's my progress so far. Started with the helmet

03-31-2009, 09:45 AM	#14
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	kyro thats a really good model, hoping when i do the helm it turns out like that Nathan

03-31-2009, 05:55 PM	#15
vader_dk 3d artist etc. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 110	just to let you know, i'm not gonna make it, to model the foot. /cheers

04-01-2009, 03:47 AM	#16
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	Kyro, that is a great helmet- excellent as usual! I like how you solved the earpiece. I may be a bit busy at work this week, but will post my updates tomorrow. Team project might not have been the best fit for this week...

04-01-2009, 10:30 AM	#17
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	Thx for the comments guys. got some other updates here. worked on it yesterday and this morning. Progress is slow but starting to get the hang of it. still a long way to go tho..

04-01-2009, 02:31 PM	#18
kaylon Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 59	Excellent work Kyro! and everyone else... I'm a new Silo user and I think I'll give this a try. I hope it's okay to slightly alter the design as I think I have a couple of changes I'd like to model, rather then sticking 100% to the concept. I'll post some WIP's soon K

04-01-2009, 04:02 PM	#19
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	kyro thats excellent i am goin to have to work on mine and post it up so your not the only one posting changes :P they will be up soon when i have the main part of the helm done Last edited by modelwright; 04-01-2009 at 04:44 PM.

04-01-2009, 05:30 PM	#20
kaylon Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 59	First WIP and first mesh modelled in Silo..yay! I'm using the concept but I'm wanting a slimmer end result so I'm adapting the design a littl bit to give the Spartan a thinner waist. K