skeletal anatomy of a tiger-panthera tigris-WIP

[jawahar]

message updaet,
i will be posting the updated renders here for those who dont want to browse through the thread..
http://www.illusivepixels.com/JD/skeletal_human/tiger_new.jpg
http://www.illusivepixels.com/JD/skeletal_human/tiger_new11.jpg
http://www.illusivepixels.com/JD/skeletal_human/tiger4.jpg
hi everybody,
this is the first set of renders of my latest project.the objective is to create the skeletal model of a tiger and to subsequently animate it fora short presentation.
the model is complex and the reference is scarce.
started working on the vertebral coloumn(53 bones) first:
heres the cervical subsection:
comments appreciated,thanks all
:)

http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/jawahar/jawahar_18_p.JPG

[Heretic]

Wow great work! You certainly have a fascination for skeletons :D keep working!

[FireJin3]

AW$#^#%@ESOME.

[jawahar]

thx for the comments guys.i am trying to do the best i can with whatever refernce is available.its quite a long andtedius process too.will update with the thorasic subsection(next 10-12) bones ASAP.
any comments/suggestions most appreciated.
thx all.:)
jd

[Daniel]

nice, I love it. your the guy who made the skeletal model of a human too right?

[TyKeiL]

have you checked out your local museum? or one close by they may have photo's or an actual skeleton you can take photo's of

or in the least tell you where you might be able to get some

nice work so far

[jawahar]

Originally posted by DanielB
nice, I love it. your the guy who made the skeletal model of a human too right?
thx for the comment daniel,i am the same guy :)

i am gathering some more refernce from some very old anatomy books i found at a library,will keep you updated.
thanks for the comments so far...

[agent8]

your work is amazing. this is true next lvl work here. from the organic to the inorganic there is no flaws in the work. good job

[jawahar]

cheers bro,will update soon,i wish i had 4 hands ;) ;) :)

[eXe69]

wooow that's awesome :)

[jawahar]

thanks bud,i am gettting back to this soon...will update soon...
thanks again....:)

[huxtiblejones]

The model is awesome! Only one thing I noticed...

In the bottom of your diagram, where it is labeled the "seventh cervicle vertebra," there is an inconsistancy. Look at the top left of the reference pic and look at the nub that is sticking out (the one that is horizontal.) It appears to be connected at a right angle to the adjacent "nub," but on your mesh it appears to be detached. It's hard to explain, but I'm sure you can see it. Maybe it's just a light trick, but that's the only thing I noticed that seemed odd. Other than that it's virtually perfect.

Great work as always.

[jawahar]

huxtiblejones: o_O,i notice that now,thanks very much for the input...
:)

[jawahar]

the cervical subsection with the skull ,still wip...
hope you like..:)
edit: updates on top...

[jawahar]

another render,the skull is very wip :)
edit: updates on top

[aazimkhan]

MAD MAN !

[jawahar]

tx aazim left view:
http://www.illusivepixels.com/JD/tiger4.jpg

[SueL]

Beautiful work, the renders are very realistic. One question though: is this skeleton supposed to be a real, actual skeleton made of bones, or is it supposed to be a man-made representation of a skeleton? I'm asking because if it's made out of real bones, then I think the bones should be less glossy and there should be more imperfections, especially on the edges. Right now they are a little too straight and smooth for real bones. Looks great though, love the colors and the lighting. :)

[jawahar]

thx suel,the last update was more of a texturing/lighting pass,i will fix the gloss,its supposed to look realistic...also the skull isvery very wip so i will update soon.
thanks :)