Cyborg Chick

[liquidmesh3d]

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Hi all,
I’m working on a personal project in what spare time I have. I am working on a short and this is the first character I have decided to build.
She is a soldier half human half machine. Think of Battle Angel or Ghost in the shell. If I can get her looking the way I want I will continue building the other characters. Any help or tutorials would be awesome.


http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/concept.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/model01.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/model02..jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test01.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test02.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test03.jpg

I am just starting to use ssubsurface scattering
if any one knows the SSS Fast Skin let me know how it fully works.

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test04.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test05.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test06.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test07.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test08.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test09.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test10.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_test11.jpg

Here is a Quicktime of a skin light test. it is about 10mb.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/skin_light_test.mov

Now I am adding the hair. I'm useing the Fur and Hair plug-in in Max 8. In the past I used Sasquatch in Lightwave.

Sasquatch is harder to shape but has better controles for the look of the hair.

If any one can help me with it that would be awesome.

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test01.jpg

[TheWinterLord]

Wow, sorry I cant help you, the skin needs some work but otherwise i dig what you have done so far! great start!

[fartbunny]

there's like a patch of "baldness" where the hairline meets.. but the rest looks freaking awesome!

[Soring]

this is ****** brilliant stuff,
love the light render!

Agree on fartbunny's comment of the bald spot, also blond isn't quite her color,
try giving her black hair, the contrast with the white would be truly superb, just trust me on this one ;)


Brilliant work, man!

[jlmayen]

Hi liquidmesh, you're doing a great job!! I love the hair, but I agree with TheWinterLord about the fact of the skin. Keep up with this really great job, I hope to see the texture of the metalic mandible.

[Balagesz]

wow....nice draws, and work:) Its so great:)

[BoomTown]

Looking fantastic already, cant wait till its finsihed. Nice concept art. Go Man Go!

[Shonner]

Awesome! I need to learn SSS for my skin.

[Raytheon.amraam]

i loved battle angel alito so i live ur concept, i agree with the skin troobule.
i think the nose is a little to big she doesn't look too sensual. However ur job is great.
go man go!

[liquidmesh3d]

I was up way too late last night trying to get the hair to work.
I am trying to get a specific look for the hair and it isn't working the way I want it to.
I want to Clump the hair to the guide splines but I can't figure out how to do it. And when I get the hair close to what I want it no longer looks natural. If any one could help me or point me to a good tutorial that would be awesome.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Hair_light_test_0001.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Hair_light_test_0053.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Hair_light_test_0203.jpg

[Rikou]

It's pretty cool so far,i think;)
Hair is a bit to stiffy,but i think you will handle it.

[liquidmesh3d]

here is a test render of the hair. I still have some work to do on it but this test gave me a good idea of what needs to be fixed.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test.mov
it is about an 8MB Quicktime.

Here are some of the textures I used. The full sized image for each is 2048X1024. I useed Photoshop and Body paint to make the skin. I used skin from the www.3d.sk web site.

skin_color
skin_bump
skin_spec
skin_spec_weight
skin_sss (subsurface scattering)

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/texture_uv.jpg

[dhruvsm]

hey liquiedmess...this is interesting.....coming up nice...i'm also using SSS for the skin of my Goth Chic model..(u can visit and give a comment from my Signature link which is on the bottom of my post)...i'm using a color, spec and a bump map...what i'm eager to know is the use of that Skin_sss and the Skin_spec_weight maps u r using....exactly where are u puting those maps in the SSS shader...!!??..specialy the Skin_sss one...!!...

[chris89]

welcome man, and wow you got skills!!

[liquidmesh3d]

Here is a test animation I did to look at my latest version of the hair.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test_2.mov
I think I have it shaped how I want. My next step is playing with the color till I come up with something I like.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_wireframe.jpg

[dhruvsm]

hey liquidmesh..it's looking great...liked the overall volume....!!!..great hair...skin tone and eyes!!!...and thanks for sharing ur tips on SSS....

[Da Artist]

Can't wait to see her finished, but like you said I perfer the hair in your concept it has a more manga/comic feel to it, great work.

[niki]

it looks great! .. really nice concept, I like the hair a lot and I liked the blond version
keep it up!

[ThaTyger]

wow thats cool. How did you create that eye.. in close up it looks so cool!!

[liquidmesh3d]

Now that I have added hair and skin to the model I realized that the model needed to be fixed. the teeth that I put in at first were very simple. I built them in about 15 minuets. They worked fine at the time but now that the look of my model has evolved I decided I needed to up date the whole mouth and teeth. I spent all day building and UV unwrapping them and I'm gonna texture them tonight.

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/teeth_wire.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/teeth.jpg

[liquidmesh3d]

Quick update. Added eyebrows and eyelashes. Tweaked the skin color.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/brows_lashes_viewport.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/brows_lashes_02.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/brows_lashes_01.jpg

[dhruvsm]

hi liquidmesh...she is looking cool!!!......great work on eyes and eyebrows.....looking great on closeups also!!!....using hair for the eyebrows...???....and how's the eyelashes done...???....some tips...???...great update...

[liquidmesh3d]

how's the eyelashes done...???....some tips...???...great update...

I posted a thread on www.3dbuzz.com on how I made the eyelashes.
you can go there to check it out. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page.
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.php?p=1004623#post1004623

[Jojomondag]

Impressive its looking friggin awsome! thee teeth and the textures are my favourites about this model keep it up mate!

[ThaTyger]

Still want to know how you did those eyes... so pretty

[stas3d]

hey man! i think you have done awsome job with this character and i think she look a little like kristin kreuk. I Can't Wait to see when she will be redy.

[jdgill]

your project is comign along very well. What I must say is that teh eyes seem a bit foggy.

[liquidmesh3d]

hey man! i think you have done awsome job with this character and i think she look a little like kristin kreuk. I Can't Wait to see when she will be redy.

I think your right... LOL she dose kind of look like Kristin Kreuk. ;P
I think I'm going to change the eyebrows now to match Kristin's
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/compare.jpg

[liquidmesh3d]

I decided to redo the hair from scratch. This time I am letting my girlfriend help me. She is a hair stylist so she is teaching me things about styling hair that I never knew. She is helping me out with color also. As you can tell I’m not finished yet with the hair. I would say that I’m about 75 to 80% complete.
I have decided I hate doing hair.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test03.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test04.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test05.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test06.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_test07.jpg

[Shunters]

Great stuff! :D

No crits so far, will be following your progress :D

[Turboracer]

Wow, great job! I'm glad you let your gf help, an outside eye and hand is sometimes extremely needed for things. That hairstyle is incredibly awesome, hehe. That is some of the best looking hair I've seen come from the hair plugin. I can't wait to see the rest of her ;)

[Balagesz]

nice work, but i think the longer hair is much better...
but thi si my opinion.

[doncha_magoso]

holy guacamole!!

looks amazing dude!!! any chance of a link of a head modeling tut?

[Ferry P]

wow...nice! very good concept art, and the modelling looks great aswell!
Only i think she should be bald...not shiney bald but like only 2 mm hair. Not that I like bald girls more..but i think it looks better on a cyborg. Only thats just my opinion.

good luck,
I'm looking forward to see this one in the gallery!

[ibrahim_gabr]

Nothing I can say to show my admiration to your work this modeling is great and you seem to have fun with the hair ...what program are you using?

[liquidmesh3d]

Nothing I can say to show my admiration to your work this modeling is great and you seem to have fun with the hair ...what program are you using?

I'm using 3D Max 8. And the new Fur and Hair plug-in.

[liquidmesh3d]

Here is my latest hair test.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Hair_test_4.mov
I am tired of fixing hair so I decided to start modeling the body.

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_01.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_02.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_03.jpg

[Makaveli]

I thought the average human body was 7 and a half heads tall? Y dont u just stand a women biped next to her or sumtin? Other than that body is coming out alright except her breasts look very odd lol.

[Shonner]

Eight heads is better for heroic figures. She isn't ordinary after all.

[NWH1983]

Lol. I like how you stacked the head to get the proportions down. I've used the same technique myself. Classical proportions huh (the old masters painted at 8 heads tall). Well everything looks good so far. Keep up the good work!

[niki]

really nice..
maybe the breast is a bit squared on the side ..
I really like the boot ..keep up the good work

[darkersun]

hey man would like to see some more renders of the face with the hair fixed and the metal textured....

[liquidmesh3d]

hey man would like to see some more renders of the face with the hair fixed and the metal textured....
Here you go.
I am going to finish modeling the body before I finish texturing the character. The only reason I finished the skin and hair was for Reasearch and development and to establish a style that I Like for a short I want to work on.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_01.jpg
Changed the light angle
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/hair_02.jpg

[jdgill]

Eight heads is better for heroic figures. She isn't ordinary after all.

if Ididn't see your post I would have said the same exact thing. I agree :)

[Turboracer]

Wow, she is possibly one of the cutest 3d girls I've seen yet :haha:

My only complaints so far is some of the boxiness on the some of the body, mainly in the upper legs/hips. Also, the breasts are a bit square, and saggy. I think someone that looks like her should have some that are small and petite.

[liquidmesh3d]

to save controversy... here are the pictures I used for reference. I used illustrations rather than photos because they are a better orthagraphic views of the front, back and side.

http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/girl_body_frount.jpg http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/girl_body_right.jpg http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/girl_body_back.jpg

[kobeone]

Wow, this is really looking good. Keep it up. Waiting on the next update :dance:

[Damage_Inc.]

Don't sweat the height of the character too much. Generally, the legs on stylized characters are longer. And besides, the height based on heads is kind of up in the air: I personally go with the 7-1/4 to 7-1/2 heads....so there you go. BTW, the hair on that model looks fantastic as does the skin texture. I really wish I knew how to texture like you........someone here needs to write a super in-depthtut on the subject, I think. Anyways, keep up the great work.

[liquidmesh3d]

Hi all,
Sorry it has taken so long for me to post an update.
I got sick then started a new project at work. Plus I got the game F.E.A.R. that I couldn’t put down. Thanks for all the replies.
I take all suggestions under consideration when I tweak the model.
I started working on other body parts.
I normally start from scratch when building because I think that is how we get better as artists.
Butt I feel this model is taking way too long for me to build so I grabbed some older models I did and updated them a bit.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_04.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_05.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_06.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_07.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_08.jpg

[chris89]

:O good progress!!

but imo, the neck is a bit too long :(
the rest of the model looks good :) height is also correct

[Don stimpack]

long necks are hot , u should leave that =) lookin hot so far keep it up

[liquidmesh3d]

Thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate everyone who takes the time to post a reply.
I took some advice from some people and toned down the plates on her stomach. I also scaled the hands to be a little bigger.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_09.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_10.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_11.jpg

[MonteCristo]

Damn, this is looking good.... I'll give it 5 stars. I think the thing that will make or break this is the texturing, so I'm interested to see how you will go about that.

[liquidmesh3d]

I wish I had more time to work on this project. I am laying out UV’s right now. I’m not finished and I know that the UV’s need a lot of work.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_12.jpg
I put a gun holster on the leg and added some clips.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_13.jpg
I added some stuff to the elbow pads and back.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_14.jpg
The arm plates are a little different on each side. The right side has some armor and the Left side here has a plate that I will turn into a computer screen.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_15.jpg
Also I changed some proportions of the body. I made a very slight scale of the head making it just a bit larger and then I shortened the neck.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_16.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/body_17.jpg

[Giom]

In the last pic, she defnatly looks less friendly... nice!

[liquidmesh3d]

I had a little time this week so I finished the UV unwrap. Then I grabbed a screen shot and threw it into Photoshop to test out some colors concepts. You have to excuse my messy paint job I did it really fast.
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Color_Comp1.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Color_Comp2.jpg
http://liquidmesh3d.com/wip/Color_Comp3.jpg