Speed Sculpt Challenge - 003 - Supersoldier (Nudity Warning)

[Freespace-3DT]

http://209.85.55.5/test_server/tac/ftpupload/image/TheSculptingChallenge/TSC 003 Supersoldier.jpg

Welcome to the third challenge of The Speed Sculpting competition. The only place to sculpt.

Rules:

1. The competition will last two weeks, which will be allocated to creating and submitting the entries, followed by several days of judging and voting the entries -- at which point the next competition will start.
2. The moderators will be supplying a base mesh for each competition (this week's provided by forum user Crimson King, it is the same basemesh as in the Manimal competition), from which everyone will start sculpting. This is so we all get an equal start and it keeps us on topic.
3. There will be a time limit for the sculpting. Spend no longer than the allocated time limit, then post a screen-grab of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here.
4. Do not add any meshes other than those sanctioned in this competition brief.
5. As the base mesh shows, the sculpt is a shoulders, torso and head sculpt only, do not attempt to extend this into a full-body sculpt.
6. No rendering, texturing, lighting or rigging, let's keep it all about the high-res sculpt. What we are looking for is the quality of the sculpts you can produce "under pressure". If your entry is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognizable and on topic.
7. For your final entry, post a screen-grab from your software with your finished work in it. It's fine to present this stuff nicely, with nice labelling etc, but do not add any post-production to the images themselves. These images must be uploaded to our servers by using the "manage attachments" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external images files. Larger than the maximum size or posts containing links to external images (other than for reference materials) will be removed and the poster disqualified.
8. You can have multiple entries, but you can have only one final entry for each competition.
9. Do not create your own WIP thread. Simply post all WIP screen-grabs in here, and your FINAL entry in this thread (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=58972).

These rules apply to everybody taking part, there will be NO exceptions!
We've attached the base mesh at the bottom of this post. Take it and go subdivide.

Prizes
The main prize of the '3D Print' is going to be awarded on alternate competitions, so for this challenge the prizes are as follows:
The winner can choose any 2 3DTotal products from our shop (http://shop.3dtotal.com/) from the ranges of 3DTotal Books, 3DTotal DVDs (all textures, shorts and training) and 12 month mag subscriptions.

Time limit - 4 hours
Deadline - Tuesday June 10th, 10:00 AM GMT +0
Subject - Supersoldier.

This time it's about supersoldiers, commandos, siege veterans, muscle packed battleworn gods of the warzones. The big guys, carrying the big guns. We're interested in how you can convey their personality through no more than a torso, shoulders and head. Show the awesomeness of their experience, maybe sculpt in some added appendages ( bionic eyes, iron muscles bulging through the skin ), some scars from a lucky bullet that somehow managed to scratch him.

The supersoldier is the guy that tells the rest of the army to take five and watch some fireworks. It's easy to sculpt a mean soldier, but it takes skill to sculpt a super soldier and convey all his traits, personality and experience into the final entry.

As before, we're giving you the option of having eyes, there's a separate .obj file provided or you can add eyes yourself as sub-tools (or software equivalent) but you have to pick one or the other of these options, not both. The race of your character must be human. No aliens or other creatures this time.

I'm gonna go pick up my rifle and stimpacks...

[funkdelic]

damn, we can wait for some real fancy sculptings....
nice one guys! the speed sculpting challenge is great for practice!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

I will be avidly watching this one, good luck to all who enter!

CG

[JHarford]

interesting, well I'm sure i'll have time for a go

[Hive_minD]

Hmmm. Must it be a self-invented supersoldier? Or can it be Rambo or such? Just so we don't misunderstand :) How about the race. Must it be human?
I'm new here, but thinking of joining :)

Chris

[Sabbat]

cool

i don't have much time at the moment, but i will try make something

[Aleks]

Hmmm. Must it be a self-invented supersoldier? Or can it be Rambo or such? Just so we don't misunderstand :) How about the race. Must it be human?
I'm new here, but thinking of joining :)

Chris

Not necessarily.You can make Rambo or Terminator,but just keep in mind that people who are going to vote, will look not only at how good the sculpt is executed but also at how original it is :)
As for race,I guess it would be better if we stick with humans.

[Hive_minD]

Ok, then that is cleared up. And I totally agree on the human part.
:)

[Avatar-3DT]

Gotta take a shot at this too. God, I wish I had more free time on my hands right now! :D

[otas32]

Good luck to everyone, and happy sculpting!

[Aleks]

Hey guys,about the whole races thing.Let's keep it humans only,ok? :) You can make the model in any style you'd like but let it be a human :) You can add all kinds of gadgets/devices and stuff of course,there are no limits here. I'm talking of cyborgs ;)

[Freespace-3DT]

Hey guys,about the whole races thing.Let's keep it humans only,ok? :) You can make the model in any style you'd like but let it be a human :) You can add all kinds of gadgets/devices and stuff of course,there are no limits here. I'm talking of cyborgs ;)

I've added this in the brief. Good call, Aleks.

[grommie]

Here we go again.
Thanks 3dtotal for helping us to practice.
That's nice.

[M_Cederstrom]

Can't wait to get home and get started on this one.:D great theme.

[bgen]

Here we go again.
Thanks 3dtotal for helping us to practice.
That's nice.

indeed since the challenges have started, i have packed out zbrush and learned sooo much ... and still learn so much while watching all the great 3d artist in this forum.

42min in so far, need a computer break for some hours.... and talk to a human being for a change :shout:;P :roll:

[mike_k]

Another cool topic. Gonna be an interesting one again I think :P Time to get thinking!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

bgen - beautiful start already and impressive for 42 mins love the style you're going fo :)

CG.

[NeoGeo]

yay sculpting challenge here some eye candy
50 min so far

[katana]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/SS.jpg

ObJ file....


Can we detach a part of the mesh and reattach it elsewhere to make the sculpt easier? I figure as long as it's the same mesh, it shouldn't make a difference...

[Freespace-3DT]

katana, this hasn't been brought up before, and even though you're right it is the same base mesh, I wouldn't really agree with detaching-moving-reattaching, because it's something that most other people won't do, and we've got the whole "advantage" thing going again.

[Intervain]

sure sounds like lots of fun again! will definitely find those 4 hours :D

[NeoGeo]

last one for today gtg to bed

oops correction 1 h 52 min

[katana]

katana, this hasn't been brought up before, and even though you're right it is the same base mesh, I wouldn't really agree with detaching-moving-reattaching, because it's something that most other people won't do, and we've got the whole "advantage" thing going again.

Ok...maybe I can extremely pull it, so that I have as little waste as possible...

[MGery]

Getting started is the toughest challenge I think. After that, it's nothing but fun! :wall:

[pap87]

Yes! This is gonna be awesome! Think I might try something strogg-ish like in quake.

[AA-ron]

Heres what I have so far, not easy pushing all those points around. I think Im about 30 minutes in. My Super Soldier is going to have some gnarly bulky and chunky armour :evil: Id say the Starcraft Terran Marine was a heavy influence in this...hopefully I can do idea and sculpt justice!

[ibru]

nice start bgen!!

[aby arty]

cool
i am thinking on the lines of friezas henchmen or may be goku as a commando.

well heres a request for the masters ,if u think u can then please someone try the crysis soldier. iwould love to see that thing hi res.

[gumby666]

Is this limited to modern/futuristic soldiers? Was thinking of doing something historic but all posts seem to be future focussed. Couldn't see any rules to say I can't do a historic supersoldier but just thought I'd check before I kick off my sculpting.

[Freespace-3DT]

gumby666: The theme probably has a sci-fi focus, but I don't find it wrong if you try something historic. Go for it!

[Knut]

Is this limited to modern/futuristic soldiers? Was thinking of doing something historic but all posts seem to be future focussed. Couldn't see any rules to say I can't do a historic supersoldier but just thought I'd check before I kick off my sculpting.

Man just make a buff guy. Supersoldier is a term that usually means genetically manipulated but horse steroids are good too (As you can see Sylvester Stallone, or Rambo which is his real name, is on the poster picture so we're not gonna prevent you from making a nowadays looking kinda guy) ;)
I don't think Vikings or Spartans qualified for supersoldiers, maybe you can add a futuristic twist to whatever you're making?

[gumby666]

Knut-3DT: Thanks for getting back to me. I was thinking along the lines of Spartans etc but it will be even better to make a modern version of what I was thinking! Inspired now!!

[Redne]

my starting point:

[katana]

1:30

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/130.jpg

Pushed back and down most of the back verts, added an eyeball, pulled the breasts out, sub'd up one level in this shot.

[Freespace-3DT]

Redne: Good start, he definetely looks angry at someone. :)

katana: Oh so this is what you were going for, katana. What were you going to detach?

[katana]

katana: Oh so this is what you were going for, katana. What were you going to detach?

The back of the head and the neck. Took a bit longer, but its going ok.

[disco stew]

watched sin city a few days ago and ill give marv a shot!

[MonteCristo]

Figured I would actually have a go at making a girl for this one. About 3 hours so far...

[vongn]

heres my first one, not quite 4 hours but it's not quite "super" enough either, so im going to do another one, and play around with this one on seperate time, I want to texture it and make it more SUPER!!

mudbox all the way this time, was going to do more in zbrush but........

used Linda Hamilton as reference mostly. she is suppost to be a future cyborg general of super awesome superness. SUPER!

[JHarford]

can we use a different base next time please
either that or make the teeth a subtool, id rather not waste time pulling them around and keeping them under control.

[MonteCristo]

Yo, J. You can make them a subtool.

EDIT: The following assumes you use ZBrush.

Go to Polygroups and select AutoGroups.

Then in Subtools hit GrpSplit.

This will make all seperate elements into subtools.

Greets.
Monte.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

MontyCristo-3DT - My god you're good! That is amazing already! Beautifully creafted and a hell of alot of character to it :)

CG.

[WilliamMAX]

Very nice MonteCristo.

AA-ron nice start.

My Supersoldier, About 2 hours.

[Shiskebab]

Since your not allowed to alter the base mesh, how do you make things like sigars?

[WilliamMAX]

With teeth ^^

[hulahuga]

Very nice MonteCristo.

AA-ron nice start.

My Supersoldier, About 2 hours.

Nice! I know i've seen a similar character in a game half a year ago, gah can't remember the game's name though:wall:

[el.tintop]

i'm in and try to start today.i love this challenges.hell yeah.lets go.;P

[JHarford]

thanks monte.
Is that allowed in this comp?. to extract to a subtool? That would be perfect

[Freespace-3DT]

Go for it, JHarford.

I was sure you'd be making a woman, Monte. I like what you're doing with the expression, that's experience right there. :)

[NeoGeo]

my brain froze couldn't think of anything else to do with him

2 h 34 min

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1812/ssci1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

gonna try another one

[MonteCristo]

thanks monte.
Is that allowed in this comp?. to extract to a subtool? That would be perfect

Oh, hell yeah. It's absolutely allowed. It would be damn near impossible otherwise. :) I hate that you've been struggling along with this all this time.

The sub-tools and eyes rules are more to prevent stupid amounts of deviation from happening. Last time, Spaceboy used the teeth (I think) to make a hat. This to me is fair usage, as it is a small part of the overall character.
If however, someone were to use the teeth mesh to make another character, or a tree, or something big like that, this would not be fair usage, and we would not allow it.

The eye rule at the beginning is a guide to ensure that people don't have 4 eye meshes instead of 2. Actually, this time around, I squished an eye to make a cigar. I reckon that's fair usage too, as her left eye is missing. But others may disagree with this. Then again, It would be possible for me to use some internal mouth geometry to squeeze out a cigar... So who cares really?

[Redne]

3h:

[JHarford]

Thanks monte for clearing that up, i'm ripping them out as we speak ;) ..
cheers again

[bgen]

ClassicGamer - cheers - but i am stuck now

dunno what to do. since i didn't know what to do i wasted time... any suggestions ? what i can do the remaining 2 hrs ?

[Sathe]

Hey again dudes,

This has been the funnest comp yet, here is my WIP, didn't start at the best of time so will do the other half tomorrow.

[bgen]

nice start Sathe - i like ure sculpts man ! top notch

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

bgen - Well I think you've got enough character in the face, he's certainly battlework, possibly you could add more scars, missing flesh etc on the torso. Or you could add a bandana, or earing(s) to go with the head tie. Or you could go for the future style and add cybord elements, let your imagination run wild.

Sathe - Wow that is stunning, a bit of a Warcraft feel to it I think, but my it's outstanding detailing. :)

CG.

[MGery]

I love waking up to see so many awesome new entries. I will have to get started as well

[ibru]

Sathe----manss,,,,,thats a grt expression!!!

[MGery]

Bgen- I think for the next 2 hours, you can probably get more depth into the body since he's shirtless. Muscle sinew, scars, etc. The bandana knot on the back could be added and cloth folds lifted from the back of his neck so it doesn't look like it's melded to his skin. You did great for first 2 hours, the next 2 hours will be amazing! good work man!

[guhhh]

redne, bgen, sathe nice works so far dudes!! keep it up

im just trying this mesh......20 min....but this is not my final idea for this challenge....

[MGery]

If that's the face he makes after he gets stabbed or shot, then I'd totally follow this guy around in battle! hah! :D

[bgen]

Mgery - hey drugs are sometimes essential in war :D u just follow around the dude who has the dope :D

[Sathe]

Mgery - hey drugs are sometimes essential in war :D u just follow around the dude who has the dope :D



:eek: :crazy: :)

[mike_k]

2hrs in

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/Dryn87/2hr.jpg

damn it, running out of time to do anything cool :S might just give him some scars, define the muscles and wrinkles in the vest and call it, if i got any further time after that maybe something metal around the back of his head and down his spine cyborg style =D

[MGery]

It's no worries Mike, I believe you can post multiple entries but only one final. Looks great tho! Lookin forward to your latest!

[lampshadehead]

Does the 4 hours include times to make a customer alpha if you need it for things like bolts, etc?

[Aleks]

It probably should be,but it's not.Some people may already have them made,so yeah,4 hours count for sculpting only.

[bgen]

MGery and ClassicGamer - cheers for the advice and comments.

guhhh - i really like his expression, but i neither would follow him.
remind me of a cartoon boxer i have seen somewhere.

here is the final of my first warrior. added clothes.

[MonteCristo]

Well he certainly looks like a seasoned vet bgen. I notice you used a watermark like my image has. To make it easier for all of you, I've attached a bigger one to the first post. In Photoshop, setting this as a layer, and using Exclusion or Difference blending can produce some cool results. Use it as you will. :)

[buzz001]

I just joined this forum, how do you know that everyone is actually following the time limit ? All we need to upload are screen grabs with no digital time stamps. I guess we have to trust each other.

[bgen]

cheers for the watermark Monte - btw. ure entry is wicked :)
buzz001 - honesty - it grows here @ threedy.com.

[Freespace-3DT]

I just joined this forum, how do you know that everyone is actually following the time limit ? All we need to upload are screen grabs with no digital time stamps. I guess we have to trust each other.

Welcome, buzz! The time limit is a matter of trust, yes. You could spend 10 hours on something and say it took you 20 minuts, but the fact is, after about 4 hours ( time limit ) on this competition, if you had the talent/skill/experience to do something, you would have done it already anyway. :wave: Looking forward to seeing your entry.

[mike_k]

yay for watermarks! pretty nice super soldier bgen :D

[MonteCristo]

I just joined this forum, how do you know that everyone is actually following the time limit ? All we need to upload are screen grabs with no digital time stamps. I guess we have to trust each other.

Yeah basically. If i get a whiff of people regularly taking the pi$$ with the time limit, we'll impose something more strict. But we'd really rather not. We're keeping the tasks reasonably small. The key is fun, and the opportunity for people to practice. If the task was too big, people might not have time to take part, particularly professionals.
You know how it is, it's often the same with our own personal projects, we all tend to make them too big, and never finish, or barely start. These are nice and bite size for a reason. If someone cheated big-time, it would be obvious.

[kazmamurat]

great entries again,

here is my first entry, for those who didn't start a war, but forced to fight in one. super soldier "the kid",

about 3 hours of work, I modelled one of the eyes as a cap, an ugly one :)

[MonteCristo]

great entries again,

here is my first entry, for those who didn't start a war, but forced to fight in one. super soldier "the kid",

about 3 hours of work, I modelled one of the eyes as a cap, an ugly one :)

Now that is brilliant bruv. Favourite so far hand's down. Methinks you just upped the bar.

[ciprian0077]

How can I see if your working hours are real?.....

[Freespace-3DT]

How can I see if your working hours are real?.....

It's a matter of trust, so far. Check out what was discussed right at the end of the previous page.

[bgen]

kazmamurat - great entry mate - simply put brilliant idea, and reallity near.
they a truly super soldiers now adays kids are.
Just read an article how goverments like to use kid for killing since they obey every command, even those where most grown ups would say no to.

[ciprian0077]

It's great if all of you are posted a true working time...because..."if I'm good, I'm good !"

[MGery]

Kazmamurat, awesome idea man!

[living_for_cg]

Hi all. my first entery in 3dtotal sculpting challenges. These are great for practice. thanks so much to the runners.
kazmamurat >>> nice job. i like your idea.

here it is mine. i just did the first thing came to my mind :) i may do some more if i have time.
about 3 hours.

[M_Cederstrom]

here is 1 hour in, not much. still got 3 more hours to go on this baby. Nice work every one. Sweet concept kazmamurat.

[Freespace-3DT]

Kazmamurat: I was wondering if someone would take this approach. :) Ten points for originality.

living for CG: Woah, that's awesome. Glad to have you onboard, your sculpt looks terrific.

Cederstorm: Work it, baby. :) Make sure to give her some character.

[katana]

Living for cg : I love your brush. Was that a custom?

[living_for_cg]

Freespace-3DT >> thank you man.
katana >>> thanks for comment. sorry im not that good at english . didnt get you by custome brush.:dunno:

edit: here it is a close shot. :)

[guhhh]

great works so far...

kazmamurat - excellent idea dude!! really loved .

living for cg - nice style mann!!

m_cederstrom - nice baby! hhehehe a lot of work to do now....the start is very nice!! keep it up



this is my first attempt....25 min so far...

[MGery]

Hey guys, here's a quick pass of my entry. I don't really know what direction to take him for the next 2 or so hours besides detailing :eek:. Any C&C would be awesome!

[guhhh]

one more update! 45 min so far

[AA-ron]

MonteCristo-3DT - Does your character have battle scars, or whip scars? ;)

Sathe - Great start, I love the armour.

[haam]

hey guys, i'm so very new and novice to 3d. i'm about 2 hours into my eva wild model/tutorial and i'm no where near where you guys are, claiming to take only a few hours.

not calling anyone a liar or going on about the "is it really only taking 4 hours" comments.. i have more of a question.

am i slow just because i'm new? i'm a multimedia designer and i understand that it take time to get better at things, like, i'm a guru with photoshop and can turn out good product in minutes.. but with 3D i litterally feel handicapped or as though i'm working with one hand tied down. it's just really awkward to me still.

a few more questions:

in these comps are you guys using pre-made models you've already worked on? like, some of these busts are quite complex and then on top of that on a lot of them there are amazing amounts of detailing and scarring. or is everyone starting from scratch? is it apps like zBrush that make modeling these things go so fast? if so, how much are you actually doing in zBrush? do you model in an app liek 3ds max first and then take it to zBrush? if so, how MUCH detail do you general add before taking it into zBrush, or do you take the character in smooth and do all the detailing in zBrush??

i'm just so impressed and beginning to feel like i'm just not progressing fast enough. i want to be good SO BAD! thanks for reading and for showing such awesome work. and the idea of having mini comps to help people practice is just amazing.

sorry for the novel, thanks for reading.

[NeoGeo]

were not really modeling here haam were sculpting which means we can draw out or models withouth having to edit each face/vert seperatly which make the process allot faster

another try going for the masai super soldier :p 40 mins in

[MGery]

Haam, yep it can take awhile but alot of practice makes it go quick. It's like drawing really. But no, everyone doing the competition starts with the default mesh that's provided at the beginning of the thread, and we just sculpt out our ideas.

[haam]

AH! that makes more sense. to take the time and model and then do all the detail that's going on here would take longer. And I didn't realize that there were any kind of materials provided at the start.

okay, whew, i'm feeling better, thanks! more practice, check!

PS: That KID SOLDIER is killer, his expression is heart breaking.

[AA-ron]

haam - I havent been modeling for very long either so I hear what youre saying. In the beginning youll be very slow because youre new, but these challenges will help to push your abilities. Its one thing to be able to have an idea of what you want to do, its another thing to know the program and workflow/techniques to get what you want. Theres multiple ways to burn a bush, some are faster than other.
For me, Im very inexperienced with regular 3d apps, so I do almsot all of my work in Zbrush. For these challenges, youll start off with the provided base mesh, rough out your design on the model, divide and refine until you have a completed and detailed model. Good luck!

Edit: Heh, guess I posted a bit too late

[haam]

its another thing to know the program and workflow/techniques to get what you want. Theres multiple ways to burn a bush, some are faster than other.

word, fair enough. thanks for the encouragement!

[spaceboy412]

kazmamurat, totally great model and take on this one.

aa-ron, look forward to what you turn out this time.

[AA-ron]

spaceboy412 - Ill do my best and hope not to disappoint! :D

[bgen]

i can't get enough - i have this tough supersoldier in my head. heavy amor type guy who is a old fashioned blacksmith as well.
hea will get some good armour. i am really happy how he turns out

[Daye]

I just joined this forum, how do you know that everyone is actually following the time limit ? All we need to upload are screen grabs with no digital time stamps. I guess we have to trust each other.

Basically we use a trust model. There is enough experience in here
with just about every 3D application on the planet to spot any potential anomalies.

So technically while anyone can fudge the numbers a bit, it would really
be a pointless endeavor to do so as the idea is to increase the skills of the
user base. *shrug*

You can easily see who has the anatomy / sculpting skills in here. That
skill coupled with an expert / professional level of technical skill in the
application ( Z-Brush or Mudbox ) can produce some outstanding results
in a very short period of time. :dance:


Oh yeah. . . someone whip up a Duke Nukem :) Cause those alien bastages
shot down his ride ! lol

[JHarford]

I'll record my entry, so you can see all , will type more when not on iPhone
hey guys, i'm so very new and novice to 3d. i'm about 2 hours into my eva wild model/tutorial and i'm no where near where you guys are, claiming to take only a few hours.

not calling anyone a liar or going on about the "is it really only taking 4 hours" comments.. i have more of a question.

am i slow just because i'm new? i'm a multimedia designer and i understand that it take time to get better at things, like, i'm a guru with photoshop and can turn out good product in minutes.. but with 3D i litterally feel handicapped or as though i'm working with one hand tied down. it's just really awkward to me still.

a few more questions:

in these comps are you guys using pre-made models you've already worked on? like, some of these busts are quite complex and then on top of that on a lot of them there are amazing amounts of detailing and scarring. or is everyone starting from scratch? is it apps like zBrush that make modeling these things go so fast? if so, how much are you actually doing in zBrush? do you model in an app liek 3ds max first and then take it to zBrush? if so, how MUCH detail do you general add before taking it into zBrush, or do you take the character in smooth and do all the detailing in zBrush??

i'm just so impressed and beginning to feel like i'm just not progressing fast enough. i want to be good SO BAD! thanks for reading and for showing such awesome work. and the idea of having mini comps to help people practice is just amazing.

sorry for the novel, thanks for reading.

[Sathe]

Me and Joe, "jharford" do the comp together so if the "screenshot" process takes longer than 5 minutes we lay down the *itch slap glove.
It also means working faster as your trying to keep up to the other person.

[AA-ron]

Daye - Haha yes! Calling up the olden days of first person shooters! :D If I were better at sculpting Id definely try Duke Nukem.

[M_Cederstrom]

In the end if you lie about your time, you are only cheating you self in the long run. The time limit is to push you ability to the limit, and then some every time. The real prize is the skill you learn in the comp. :D

Guhhh and Freespace - I'm working her baby. :D

[AutopsySoldier]

Hey JHarford, please do record your sculpt!..ahhh I'd love to see you and sathe in action...no gay pun inteded LOL..I'm having a hard time with this base mesh, I want to see how the pro's do it!

[Makaveli]

Yea not to take up posts with my newbie comment or anything but I am also new to Zbrush and would love to see how anyone gets an amazing ending piece out of that base mesh.

[vongn]

Hey does anyone know of a good free screen capture program? I wanna try recording something. (mudbox)

[Sathe]

Here is Update after another hour. Im done adding details now, will spend last hour cleaning up the ears and eyes again.

[AA-ron]

Awesome piece so far Sathe! Id love to see how you did the amour.

[Osky]

I know this is a little bit off topic, but I'm going to give this one a try, I wasn't as successful with my manimal piece as I wanted to be.

But I wanted to know what program would be good to record as you do your work. I would like to try it out.

[AA-ron]

One of the best programs is Camtasia, there may be a trial version you can get. Itd be kinda cool if people posted some of their speed sculpting challege vids in here.

[Sathe]

Final After 4 hours.

Reallllly fun this time,

Thanks Knut, for the help with beards and such!

[Freespace-3DT]

Osky: Fraps is also a good program for video capture. Easy to use, too.

Sathe: Congratulations on making another piece of.... great sculpting. :D If you have the time, take another try, I'd like to see more from you.

[bgen]

Sathe really nice character - i like the armor design a lot.. reminds me of those little warhammer figures...

[WilliamMAX]

Sathe : :lurve:

kazmamurat: It's my prefer for the moment.

My Final Supersoldier After 4 hours. I hope you like it.

[Freespace-3DT]

WilliamMAX: Your supersoldier looks to me like one of those mad nazi scientists. :)

[kazmamurat]

living_for_cg; i like your style and detailing, especially hair and skin details, he's a very tough guy, one of my favourites,

sathe; great modelling again, i like stoney look of the armor,

m_cederstrom; i think she'll be very sweet,

williammax; clean sculpting, i wish there was little more detail, his face is looking like vin diesel/ranx hybrid,

vongn; cute girl, i like your style too, especially faces of your sculpts,

montecristo; my favourite sculpt in this challenge until now, great expression, sexy and dangerous girl, only thing about your sculpt is shader, maybe you could use another one for good looking details,

great works for limited time guys, good challenge and lot of fun again...

[pap87]

Here's my first attempt. 4 hours all used up. I wish i had more time to add something as he's just a mean looking person right now. Oh, and he doesn't receive scars because he's the one that gives them to others.

Great work so far guys!

[bgen]

woha - really nice anatomy. brilliant.

[bgen]

i love this challange.

here is my second final, this time took me the complete time to make him like that still wish dough that i have more time for some good detail.. hope u guys like it.

[vongn]

hey fellers.

I found a screen capture program that works perfect, flawless quality. and FREE!

download the software

http://camstudio.org/

then download the techsmith codec, its the same codec used in camtasia!

http://www.techsmith.com/download/codecs.asp

then you have a free version of camtasia pretty much.

[bgen]

vongn - cheers allways was looking for an opensource record program like that one, never found a good one. youre da man and open source rulz :D

[Tom-3DT]

If anyone wants to record their sculpt with something like CamStudio (http://camstudio.org/) that vongn suggested we would love to host all the movies and make a page on 3dtotal and do all the 3dtotal frontpage promotion stuff for it too! Send me a pm if interested/questions.

cheers Tom

[Sathe]

i sent you a message, Tom

[NeoGeo]

sounds cool but doesn't zbrush come with a recording option ???

[Tom-3DT]

i sent you a message, Tom

I haven't received anything?

[vongn]

hey guys, just uploaded my first half hour on to vimeo, half hour of sculpting 45 minutes of compressing and uploading, I lost all my momentum. I'm going to record an hour next.

http://www.vimeo.com/1084612

I hope more people record!

neogeo but mudbox dosen't.

Tom-3dt that sounds aweome, having a page with a bunch of user videos on it would be totally awesome.

[Hive_minD]

Sathe... tell me you got some great tutorial somewhere on the web. Love the sculpt!

Chris

[mike_k]

Hey got 45 mins left - thinking of doing some kind of cyborg implant in his skull and getting some alphas on the skin in there, a scar or two maybe:

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/Dryn87/45minleft.jpg

[vongn]

hey, so i recorded another hour from where i left off, ill post it tonight, heres where i stopped recording. 1 and 1/2 hours total.

[cojoMan]

thx a lot vongn...very thankfull for ur workflow sharing

[disco stew]

sathe that armour is just kick ass

[NeoGeo]

hey guys, just uploaded my first half hour on to vimeo, half hour of sculpting 45 minutes of compressing and uploading, I lost all my momentum. I'm going to record an hour next.

http://www.vimeo.com/1084612

I hope more people record!

neogeo but mudbox dosen't.

Tom-3dt that sounds aweome, having a page with a bunch of user videos on it would be totally awesome.

then go get zbrush :p but anyway thx for the recording

[Sathe]

Hey guys, Ive recorded the first hour of my new model but exporting from zbrush even at really low compressions still puts the file above 200MB, what settings do you recommend for exporting from zbrushing,
then on top of that, what compressions to use to put up on threedy, or VeoH :/

[M_Cederstrom]

Sathe - Sweet piece of work!
Pap87 - sweet start.
Guhhh - He got character love the hair style. :D
M Grey - like the Proportion and and detail on hair.
Bgen - he has that wise Street fighter feel, and the last one is Sweet.
Living_for_Cg - Love the gun shot wounds.
Mike_K - Nice Start.

Here it is:

Supersoldier:
Time: 3:55
Name: Lt. ShotGun Overload

[NeoGeo]

looks nice cedar


well i'm working slow :D not enough freetime aaaahh 65 minutes

[guhhh]

mike_m great work dude.....

M_Cederstrom - nice updates on her! keep going 5 minutes left! hehehe

sathe - great war master chief! xD..really nice acessories too!

williammax keep going man... i think the shoulders are too high(or the head is too small for his body), but great work so far

pap87 - wow.....nice pose and style!!! anatomy is awsome

bgen nice work dude!!

neogeo keep going man, you have a llot of time to work on him, great so far!


1:10 h so far...

[M_Cederstrom]

Neogeo - bring the mean out of him, Bring the mean!!! :D the head is looking good just start adding characteristics to him.

Guhhh - 5 Min's left I'm on it. LOL :D

[NeoGeo]

hey what is that orange material called that everyone uses i want it :)

[guhhh]

neogeo its matcaps 2 material, very nice to modeling, but you need to buy i think...

i purchased my for $20 dollars, not expensive bud.. here the link : http://gnomonology.com/prod/19/39

[Sathe]

Hey guys,

check the video section, i posted my first hour.
Will tweak the quality next vid, this was more a test

[bgen]

M_Cederstrom - lovly gal remind of an anime character from Blue Gender.

guhhh - hehe didn't think he would turn out that cool. now i would follow him.

Living_for_Cg - ace characeter has ure sculpt. almost says " touch me and ure dead" kind of thing for him

[Joseph Pomeisl]

Hello everyone... All the work is looking good. Keep it up...
Everytime you do something that surprises yourself, you come here and see that you've still got a long way to go - it's got to be some of the best motivation out there.
Well, here are some shots from about 2.5 hours in. Plan on spending remaining time on the head (going for an old man appearance), and folds of shirt...

[Redne]

started another one

[Joseph Pomeisl]

guhh - great character, like the hair style
mike k - nice sculpting, cyborg stuff couldn't hurt
vonga - one mean looking woman, very nice expression
sathe - great work. awesome armour - turning the head made a big difference...I kept seeing Bruce Willis...
pap87 - amazing detail and structure
kazmamurat - awesome concept, even better work
montecristo - really liked expression on girls face, goggles are nice too

2.5 hours = 10-12 cigs...Wish there were a prize for it; prety sure I could win that :)

[mike_k]

Finished mine lads, couldn't think of anything decent to try so I just went for some cyborg stuff - finally found a use for the default zbrush alphas lol =D:

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/Dryn87/Final_Render.jpg

[NeoGeo]

3 hours 23 min altough most of it was staring at my model thinking about what to do :p

[Redne]

update:

[Avatar-3DT]

My little soldier. Just a few minutes over an hour so far and rather a tribute to Duke Nukem than anything else.

[M_Cederstrom]

Love the top part of the armor. nice work Avatar.

[hulahuga]

All models in this comp have all had their own little twist, great work!
I'm new to 3D and I''m just wondering; anyone having a Mudbox tutorial??
And one more question: WHich programs are the best?
Maya - 3dMax
Mudbox - Zbrush???

Great work all!!!!

[mike_k]

Neither are best really :P but Zbrush tends to be more popular I think

[guhhh]

redne - good start! anatomy is great


avatar - i like the armory! great work

more updates...2:50 so far

[M_Cederstrom]

guhhh - i can't get over the hair, :D love that style. nice work.

[bgen]

guhhh - i can't get over the hair, :D love that style. nice work.

me too, it's nice - it some how reminds me of the movie "GREASE" where john travolta has his way slimed back hair. but guhhh's style is way better.

[Qbanpensil]

Finished mine lads, couldn't think of anything decent to try so I just went for some cyborg stuff - finally found a use for the default zbrush alphas lol =D:

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/Dryn87/Final_Render.jpg

Hello man! Great sculpting job.I'm looking to your work and i had an idea to your work.I want to suggest you if you want add somethink.TRy to put a kind of plug in the back of his head like is was a robot charging is battery :P.SOrry if my english is bad.C ya and good luck.

[Freespace-3DT]

mike_k: Great great blend of inorganic with organic.

hulahuga: yeah, Zbrush is more popular, but it also causes much more headaches than mudbox ;P

guhhh: Oh I'm loving your sculpt, man. It's got a perfect expression to it.

Avatar: I'm liking that armor, and I know it's still WIP, but I think your entire sculpt could be a bit crispier.

[M_Cederstrom]

me too, it's nice - it some how reminds me of the movie "GREASE" where john travolta has his way slimed back hair. but guhhh's style is way better.

That right "Grease Lighting!!!":D

[Emeth003]

work in progress - 175 minutes

[bgen]

woha that's amezing sculpt allready and a mean looking dude.
i guess i should start learning anatomy big time.

[Crispy4004]

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6374/sculptge1.png
3 hours. Don't think I'll finish it, but it was good practice.

[Joseph Pomeisl]

So, here's my final version. Didn't get all that I would have liked to done - does anyone? - but I'm pretty happy with the whole thing. Wish I had gotten a cigar in there, though...se la vi...
Good luck to everyone!

[Osky]

Whoa, great sculpt Emeth

[Freespace-3DT]

Emeth: That's now my favourite sculpt so far. Awesome!

Crispy: Why won'y you finish your sculpt? I'd give his heart wound more definition.

Joseph: What's that in his head? He looks like he took a beating.

[Tank[NL]]

hey all. been a while. crazy busy with school work and portfolio stuff i wanna get done. also still bummed about not finishing d-war, again. (yeah, we won :D)
but, i made a deal with a classmate. i join the speedsculpt, and he is gonna help me fix a database ,which i loathe to do.

so, here is my take on a super soldier. 2 hours 15 min worth of work.

[bgen]

Tank[NL] - great sculpt, i like the tubes running down his neck - lol powered by AMD :D that says it all

[Joseph Pomeisl]

Freespace-3DT : It's a bullet; wanted to round it off - but ran out of time...also tried something with layers at the end to get an eyeball in there and froze the mesh, so couldn't get other views...it was a bummer.

[Crispy4004]

Crispy: Why won't you finish your sculpt?
idk, thinking about starting a new one.

[guhhh]

This is my first final ...

i will start other tomorrow (its great to pratice scuplting)

hope you like

[bgen]

guhhh - nice man this sculpt has character written al over it. but he needs a bigger cigar :D

[Freespace-3DT]

Tank: hey, it's been years, man. Welcome to the sculpt challenges! I'd make your character's chin a bit more pronounced. Keep up the good work, glad to see someone using Mudbox.

Guhhh: I definetely like it. Dog tags are a good addition.

[guhhh]

bgen thanks.....inicial project was a bullet, but...hehehe

freespace - thanks dude!! im glad you liked...

i will make other, i dont know what yet....:wall: soon i will post some news

[JHarford]

Great entries so far,
sathe , you got it baby, that's high class, high octane, sexual modeling right there .

Love the spirit of all this, keep it up comrades.

http://shinefx.net/personalviewer/images/SpeedSculpt_Supersolider2.jpg

http://shinefx.net/personalviewer/images/SpeedSculpt_Supersolider.jpg

[MGery]

Jhardford - simply shweet!

[Freespace-3DT]

Jhardford, that's just as I've come to expect from you. I'd love this even more if you could sharpen up the armor's edges ( perhaps with Pinch - I know it does wonders in Mudbox, dunno about Zbrush ).

[Intervain]

geez - a few days away and darn it's full :crazy: - really hard to keep up with ya'll :)

MonteCristo-3DT - really like yours, feels a bit like Rockwell's lass :)

kazmamurat - excellent ... very original approach!:dance:

sathe - nice heavy duty finish :)

pap87 - love his expression

keep'em coming folks :dance:

[iatriki]

wow! lots of action in here! Wohooo...I gotta make my supersoldier too! :)

[Tank[NL]]

JHarford: cool work man. he's got kind of a GoW vibe going on there. nice

guhhh: awesome. really cool style. his expression is great :D

Freespace-3DT: hey man. years is a bit much, dont ya think? but yeah, been busy :)

[Crispy4004]

Starting over:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8549/sculpt2xe5.png
1:20 min.

[JHarford]

Thanks guys, I had 8 minutes remaining, so I sharpened the armour Monte. It's all done now, not a second left.

I recorded the whole thing, and am uploading to Vimeo right now.

[ViD]

god you guys stuff is looking so cool. i need to start on one too.

[Tank[NL]]

ok, time for bed. maybe ill do another one tomorrow.

this is nearly 4 hours of work. pc needsa break and so do i.

gl all.

[Crispy4004]

I love the spine

[JHarford]

anyone recording with camtasia. is it just me or does it really take so long to save and convert the movie and everything, phew...

[MGery]

camtasia work for any program?

[rofokal]

This is my first challenge of supersoldier.
42 minutes XD
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8299/supersoldiersj2.th.jpg (http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=supersoldiersj2.jpg)

[loran.cg]

My super soldier entry. Call him KIMYA (it mean peace in his country)
I ve work 3 hours on this model.

http://laurent.renaud.free.fr/divers/Mudbox/3DTotal_Supersoldier3.jpg

[Crispy4004]

1 hour 50 min
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/603/sculpt3fc2.png

[katana]

Starting to pick up speed, a bit past the 2 hr mark.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/ssfront215.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/SSback215.jpg

[Joseph Pomeisl]

Yo!.. Crispy4004, it's looking very nice for short time. Should be a good one...guhh; probably my favorite...lot of character and still not over the hair. It's nice to see the finished sculpt - can't wait to get a look at the next one...
Am I the only fella still using Zbrush 2?

[Joseph Pomeisl]

And here is my second sculpt...like this one a bit more than the first; calling it finished. My computer crashed every time I tried to save:wall:,
so this was all one sitting...my eyes are on fire (right around 3.5 hours this time).
Great work everyone. God bless you all...

--The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak--

[Crispy4004]

Am I the only fella still using Zbrush 2?
Probably, ZB3 was a free upgrade and is a pretty dramatic improvement. You should definately make the jump, ASAP.

I've had to use ZB2 again after getting used to ZB3, not much fun. People have done amazing things with ZB2, but going back to it now really tests my patience. Everything just feels really flat and slow without the perspective, shadows, matcap shaders, and boosted performance.

[MGery]

you should get the ZB3.1 update. its an amazing difference that I think you would find enjoyable

[vongn]

Hey fellers,

loran.cg - that kid is looking good man.

Tank[NL] - he still needs a stronger chin.

heres the second part of the sculpting video, 1 hour this time, more sculpting and more into details. hope somebody is getting something from this?

you guys want me to record my last 2 and a half hours?

http://www.vimeo.com/1089536

[hulahuga]

So this is mine about 1 h into the work, gonna work more on it during the holiday.
http://www.flickcabin.com/sessions/da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/Untitled-1.gif (http://www.flickcabin.com/)
Pls give comments:)

[vongn]

hulahuga - awesome that your starting to sculpt. push around with the move brush a bit more and get your forms solid, like around the mouth area.

[hulahuga]

vongn - Thanks dude. On this sculpt i've only used soft brush A and B.
Will try that, the mouth has been a tough nut.:xyz:

[Sathe]

hulahuga, Im not sure anymore if Mudbox has an inflate brush, but if it does, use that alot when defining forms, its way easier to make masses like lips with it, Cheers.

[hulahuga]

Sathe - Donnu, can look later, haven't seen it though^^. Maybe Pinch around the edges and then soft to bevel it out?


I've checked your desolator and I can just say WOW!
It kinda reminds me of duke nukeem:)

[Sathe]

Ok, here is 3 hours into my second Entry.
This guy is from the same universe or army as the old one as i wanted the sculpting capture to show the same techniques i used as on the first.

Will have the 3rd part of the capture session up in an hour.

[kazmamurat]

sathe and JHarford; you are crazy men, superb works!

[Freespace-3DT]

hulahuga: Don't forget to subdivide your mesh, as you sculpt into finer details. For "inflate" you can use the Bulge brush.

Sathe: I would love to see how you sculpt armor. Forget meshsmoothing in 3dsmax, sculpting is the way to go for armor, after what I've seen from you in these entries. Hope that shows up in your vids.

[Sathe]

Thanks kazmamurat.

Freespace, check the "Members sculpting videos" section. I have the first two parts up now. 3rd is uploading as we speak.

[hulahuga]

hulahuga: Don't forget to subdivide your mesh, as you sculpt into finer details. For "inflate" you can use the Bulge brush.


I've subdivided it into level 1 on that picture. Thanks dude, will try that!

[Sathe]

I think he means a bit further, like 3-4. its impossible to define details at subd 1 ;)

[hulahuga]

I think he means a bit further, like 3-4. its impossible to define details at subd 1 ;)

Yeah. I had just understood how to make a subdiv i Mudbox on that picture :o

Did you use a custom brush or something on that armor?

[Sathe]

The armor is just painted with the standard and Flatten brush, then just mask it off and ad a Stone layer.
I will have the 3Rd part up in about 20 minutes now which shows the process better. Its simple really, i can't share the alpha though because its from a bought texture collection.

[hulahuga]

The armor is just painted with the standard and Flatten brush, then just mask it off and ad a Stone layer.
I will have the 3Rd part up in about 20 minutes now which shows the process better. Its simple really, i can't share the alpha though because its from a bought texture collection.

I'll have to see that vid cause I don't really understand how to mask stuff and how to make layers :o.

Pls post a link to the vid




Got it now :)

[Sathe]

Its in the members sculpting section like i was just saying to freespace :P

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59028

[hulahuga]

aight I'll look later. ty dude

[Hive_minD]

Is that Mudbox you are using, Sathe, or is it Zbrush?
:) Splendid work, Loving the vids. Thanks so much!

[Sathe]

Third video is up, It goes into the detailing of the armor. Once i figure out how to get them nicer quality, il reupload if there is interest for it.
http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59028

Edit: Its using Zbrush

[spaceboy412]

I'm really not sure that i'll get around to finishing this one as i'm trying to finish a robot for another challenge(mostly challenging myself in trying to box model in zbrush).
anyway i took a break from that and did this, its 70mins worth, still a long way to go to what i'd like. anyway, its someone who had half of his head sliced off in battle, after healing he went back and found the part of his skull, then had it encrusted with fine jewels and mosaics (which i havent done yet). i imagined quite an elaborate story for this one and will post that if/when i finish.
great models so far, looking forward to more refinement over the week.

[guhhh]

hey sathe great armor in this last! really nice

thats my second test for supersoldier...a sumo guy! he´s gonna be a sumo fighter with armor i guess!

50 min so far..

[Malarz]

Hey vongn these videos are really helpful :cool:, but could you record with showing an interface ? I would like to see on which subdivision you are building forms(cause I have problem when to start detailing mouth and eyes in Mudbox :/), and the brushes using for different parts.

[bgen]

bonzai !!!! guh - i really like his face expression. look forward to the armour.

[aby arty]

wohoo nice work everyone ,
jharford and sathe sir ,now u have made me more determined to make ur 'company' into a crowd.

and m_cederstorm sir the turnarnds u posted earlier in the front 3/4th view ,the breasts are looking abnormal, i guess they need a little shaping.

[guhhh]

thanks bgen.....first steps on armor

1:20 so far

[Sathe]

Im starting to see where your going with the armor and i like it, but shouldn't the Padding be the same size? Looks a bit stretched having it bigger down the bottom than up top.

[Sathe]

The Final Sculpt is Done for my #2 entry.
i had to Finish a little early to sort some stuff, so not completely cleaned, but used the exact same method on this as the first.
part 4 will be in the video section soon.

[hulahuga]

1:50 into my first sculpt ever
http://www.4freeimagehost.com/resized/703f5bc06e02.gif (http://www.4freeimagehost.com/show.php?i=703f5bc06e02.gif)

[Osky]

Sathe- YOU'RE KILLING IT...........

Very motivating to see your quality work, imma go check out your vids to learn a thing or two, lol.

[Sathe]

Image isn't showing up. It is recommended to use Threedy's File management system, just make sure the image is below 195Kb.

[hulahuga]

Image isn't showing up. It is recommended to use Threedy's File management system, just make sure the image is below 195Kb.

It's a thumb, works perfectly for me ^^. Will try that, plus I've added some character and cyborgish stuff now :)

[hulahuga]

1:52 Into my first sculpt ever
http://i32.tinypic.com/5z40.gif

[JHarford]

Video Live

http://www.shinefx.net/personalviewer/images/SpeedSculpt_Supersolider2.jpg

Check the members sculpting videos page, for the 3 part sculpting of supersoldier named Vroth.

Cheers

[Sathe]

Sweet Work joe! Thanks for the tribute haha... Vroth!...Shame you can't ad the....Small hands hahaha

[guhhh]

This is my second supersoldier..... about 2 hours. Used the eyes to do the bandana

[Crispy4004]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6192/sculpt4ep7.png

[Sathe]

Crispy, that is looking great, but its hard to see the soldier in him, what accessories do you have planned for him>?

[Sathe]

Note- 4th sculpting vid is up, alot better quality and larger size. Let me know if the difference is worth it and il Re upload the first 3.

[JHarford]

crispy - double the canvas size and click 'aahalf' to half the view size, makes much better edges, anti aliasing. or is it a style choice .. hence 'crispy'
:)

[Crispy4004]

Crispy, that is looking great, but its hard to see the soldier in him, what accessories do you have planned for him>?
Realistically, probably nothing :smug:. I'm kinda running out of time and theres a couple areas I want to clean up. I do agree though. See what I can do.

crispy - double the canvas size and click 'aahalf' to half the view size, makes much better edges, anti aliasing. or is it a style choice .. hence 'crispy'
:)
Nope, never knew that. I've always wondered how people were able to get crisp zbrush captures like that. Thanks for letting me know.

[Joseph Pomeisl]

Probably, ZB3 was a free upgrade and is a pretty dramatic improvement. You should definately make the jump, ASAP.
.

Thanks for letting me know it's free...I think that's in my price range! Also, thanks to Mgery for the word as well. I went and registered for the upgrade this morning...waiting for reply.

[Joseph Pomeisl]

guhh - you've done it again...Just wondering if you draw alot cus each character gave off that feeling of a comic-art style, similar to 'Mad!'.

Thanks for the videos Sathe and grassetti (everyone should go check them out); great Wolverine!

[bgen]

2 hours are up need to do some other work.
i am uploading the 2nd hour session to veoh @ the moment.

[Freespace-3DT]

Hey bgen, I like your new entry. You're improving, I find it much better than the previous ones.

[hulahuga]

http://www.flickcabin.com/sessions/da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/front.gif
http://www.flickcabin.com/sessions/da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/persp.gif
http://www.flickcabin.com/sessions/da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/side.gif
http://www.flickcabin.com/sessions/da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/top.gif
Almost done :dance: but also want some more time for full body and stuff :smug:

[Macku]

sathe,JHarford- what is this coll matcap you're using. Could you share? BTW. Coll stuff again!

[vongn]

great work everyone!

sathe,jharford - your soldiers look like they are from the same kinda world, enimies even.

bgen - the guy looks semi happy semi angry, it scares me. kinda like Jack Nicholson

guhh - love where your going with your soldier.

crispy - I like this one alot, reminds me of a P.O.W.

hulahuga - great progress on your first man, play with the eyes some more, try to get more of a clean edge.

Malarz - glad you found the videos helpful, ill add more interface and a propertie box so you know what brushes i use and what level im at in my next video.

[cojoMan]

have like 10-15 minutes till 4 hours but I don't think I could squeeze much more in that time from this one...
c&c please :)

[bgen]

Macku - if i am not mistaken - they bought theirs at Gnomonolgy.
http://gnomonology.com/tutorial/220
http://gnomonology.com/tutorial/221

cojoMan - darn - nice sculpt of Guille no dought. No wears his hair like him .

[Crispy4004]

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1665/sculpt5sc8.png
That was a fun trip outside zbrush to make the necessary alphas, but now I've only got 10 min. :ugh:

[MGery]

Bgen- You're a sculpting machine! I'd finish mine but I'm still well under the weather

[Avatar-3DT]

Here's my final entry on the Supersoldier contest. This is load of fun with loads of good work all around guys.
[Edit]
Forgot to mention - this is a two hours and a bit result.

[disco stew]

the material looks like westernclay is it? i got the materials 2 weeks ago and i encourage everyone to give their money to ralf stumpf as it is a whole new level of materials

[MGery]

That is shweet armor Avatar-3DT!

[Crispy4004]

Time's up!
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3822/sculpt6jz8.png
Well, this was a lot of fun and a great way to improve. There's been so much excellent stuff in this thread already, and to think there is a whole week left.

[dalton_muniz]

Hi guys!

Here is my Super Soldier first attempt!
Hope you liked it!

Best regards!
Dalton

Time lasting: 4 minutes!

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/453/daltonpost1azy1.jpg
Shot at 2008-05-30
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7999/daltonpost2asl1.jpg
Shot at 2008-05-30