D R E A M N T - Army Of One - KAiGA

[D R E A M N T]

Hello everyone on 3d total.This is my first post and comp EVERRRR here so please welcome me in like your own.Um....i will have some concepts up by the end of of tonight.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

you better bring it. After seeing your unerthly stuff, I expect great things from you.

[omid3098]

welcome..

[ChaosDragonDZ]

you better go in son.

[D R E A M N T]

(Very sorry for any grammar errors)

First thing I want to say is thank you everyone for the warm welcome to the forum and I will try not to let you guys down.

So I got some of the concept done.I'm still very lost on what his weapon will be but I want it to be steam punkish.Very...self made and random.His name is KAiGA and he is sick of this wasteland the world has become.He has been traveling around collecting various pieces of machinery in an attempt to make himself more robotic.For if he could accomplish this even a little bit he would have a better chance of survival in this unforgiving enviornment.Hes already has pulled out the most used teeth in his mouth and replaced them with copper ones.

He is very survival orientated and will do anything and everything to live no matter what.


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[Mr.fE]

keep on rocking!

[SnappedStrings]

Welcome biznatch.

It's oooooon.



P.S.

Miss you super chocolate bear

[D R E A M N T]

Ooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmggggggg!!!!!

Steevveeeennnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*fan girls for a little while*

[TerraBite]

Want to see more!:eek:

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Exploring more concepts for the eye part of my character because its a big piece of him.I don't know if i'm liking the original eye concept for him.It always makes sense when you draw it down but once you actually start thinking about how it would function and work it becomes a whole-nother monster.Also iv been re-thinking his weapon of choice.At first I was thinking of it being the remaining ammo of a M72 66mm Rocket Launcher.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/M72_1.gif


But now im thinking maybe i'll throw and old school civil war grenade launcher in there.As if he salvaged it from an old historian museum or something.I don't know.Trying to give more of an effect of him being alone in a desolate world just finding random **** from his journeys.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/Grenade.png



If anything I'll just combine the two and make A SUPER WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION...not really but I will do some combining or customizing.

[ChaosDragonDZ]

I like the goggles, and those old grenade launchers are seeeexxyyyyy. I think you should bring his brow and eyes down a little bit, and make the head a teeny bit more round from the front view.

[xxxcubanxxx]

Good start, keep it up. I also love the launchers...:)

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@ Chaos - I definitely understand what you mean about making the head from the front a bit rounder.It is def too narrow for my taste.Just something to work on.

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So i finished my low poly head to re-project the high onto after I import and created the body.and all of the accessories.Time to start on the body.See you all in a bit.


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Hey guys.Been working on the base mesh to bring into the BIG Z and sculpt on.Don't worry that fro will NOT be part of him ghahahahahahah!I just thought I would hold it as a place holder or something to keep me laughing as I modeled this man.Been way too serious lately.

Question...Do you think he should have his hands showing or them in the sleeves as if the sleeves are SO baggy that they don't even show.

Gimme your opinions pleasee!


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[DeadMonkey]

You have a nice base going sooo far. only crit i would have is make the sweat shirt a bit shorter...that is alll..............goooooo in!

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Another update on the absoloute base.Definitely giving him a duffle bag full of various items and what not.Im toying with
the idea of him having tool belts wrapped around the duffel bag.These tool belts obviously full of random tools and things he uses
constantly to fix/scavange and survive out in his world.

Still a bit lost on the shoes.I was thinking something cool
but haggard.I might just give him some dirty ol
boots or something, don't know yet.Also,I think I might
have other items(maybe bottles full of screws) hanging off of the duffle bag.Just for extra detail.I dunno.

We will see I guess.



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[setschaos]

looking good, can't wait to see what detail you scuplt into him.

[Imajus]

He has that kind of Team Fortress 2 looking going on right now, have you thought about how you're going to texture him?

[dhin]

Nice Style.

[DeadMonkey]

The bottles hanging idea reminds me of final fantasy style witch i love. i think thats a good idea. it would deff help with the silhouette. ME SEe more. FASTER!

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@ setschaos - Im so EAGER to sculpt because I know what I want will translate over to
you guys better in the sculpt.Unless I screw it up but
thats why im making sure my base is idiot
proof ya' know.(Its all about the base,man)


@ dhin - Thanks man.Your stuff is equally impressive.
Been waiting for you to post an update in your
thread.BEEN HAWKING YOUGHAHAHAH.But seriously...I have...@__@

@ DeadMonkey - Im glad your liking the idea man especially,
the fact that it reminds you of Final Fantasy,because anything FF
is AMAZING!Go Square Soft/Square Enix.

@ Imajus - That would be amazing if his texture was similar to Team Fortress'.
There style and texturing is amazing.Some examples below for those
who have not seen.
I may experiment with there style when it comes to it but will DEFINITELY gritt and grundge it up A LOT.I can't loose
the fact that hes in a wasteland and in a place like that ya' gonna get dirty.
Definitely thanks for the TF2 idea man.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/team-fortress-2.jpg


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[xxxcubanxxx]

looks good, I like the proportions.

[Geri0n]

Good start...keeping my eye on this

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@ xxxcubanxxx - Thanks man,very reassuring.

@ Geri0n - I wont let you down.,

[DeadMonkey]

postttt more son!

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Quick post.
I am working on a mask for him.Got a base down and some animation to it.Check it out guys.Its brutally short but its still something ya know.

Thanks for viewing.


Animation (http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/?action=view&current=Mask_Open.flv)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/Mask.gif

[xxxcubanxxx]

Animation is looking good DREAMNT, any progress on the model?

[Mr.fE]

I like the style a lot...good proportions and a nice outfit that can lea to a lot of good things!

[frostsnake]

nice base mesh!
looking forward to updates.

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@ xxxcubanxxx - Thanks man.It was a quick animation.Just to get the point across ya know.
Unfourtunately I havent worked on the main model
much iv been busy building his little accessories and
what not.Such a pain in the ass.

@ Mr.fE - Lol,im just hoping it doesent lead to something gross ya know'.^_^

@ frostsnake - I got one for you right here Frost check it.


Quick update on where im at with this guy.Just finished his main weapon.Tell me what you guys think.



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[dhin]

Friggin Sweet!

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@ dhin - Thnx

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A quick update of where I am right now.So far I think the mask
is nearing done and then its off to sculpting this dude.
Can't wait for that.Then I can really start bringing
this model together.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8859/57008151.gif

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/MaskUpdate.png

[dhin]

Ditto my last comment. Can't wait to see more.

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Don't worry imma keep em comming.

[DeadMonkey]

nice **** son!

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I forgot all about these everyone.One is a paint up of where
I am trying to go with my model.A few things in it have changed
such as the mask as you guys know and have seen.The other,
I meant to place way in the beginning to give you guys and idea
of how I build my base.

I :

- Sculpt an acceptional head base

- Retopo it and bring it into photoshop

- Sketch up the desired bodies profile view

- Take the sketch into max with the low poly head
and build from there.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/Update.png


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/ZBrushDocument-3.jpg

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Base mesh is finally all done.


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[xxxcubanxxx]

awesome update, base mesh is looking good.

[Joseph Pomeisl]

you are the king of gif...
neat design; keep it up, fella:D

[Kraken]

That's great! I guess you have one of the most original and interesting character here!

[Mr.fE]

yeah he has Link's hat!!

hehehe no kiddin' man! looks amazing!!

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@ xxxcubanxxx - Thanks man,this contest is really pulling it out of me.Lol.

@ Joseph Pomeisl - AND PROUD OF IT!LOLOL!Thanks for the commentS.

@ Kraken - That really means a lot man especially because thats what iv been striving for in this contest.^__^

@ Mr.fE - If that hat resembles links in anyway than I have acomplished my goal in life because that game was a GAWD!LOL.Thanks man,really appreciate the comments.(no sarcasm intended,just in case because i re-read this and it sounded like I was being a jerk when I was being serious.Lol.)

So I gave my base a quick look up and down and COULD NOT let myself take him any further without having him completely ready.So I just added the boots to him.NOOOW hes ready for some ZBRUSH lovin.

Once again.I really appreciate all the comments guys.


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And hes all ready to go.

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[frostsnake]

link with scifimask! :D this is coming along nicely. like all the gadgets you got going.
sorry no critique from me for now. :)

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@ frostsnake - Don't worry,no critique means its coming along just fine in my book.
Lol
.So hows Alastor coming along?


So far this is what I have.
Only worked on one of the arms.I don't want symmetry for this one.
I want everything to look as it should.Not computer mirrored.
Also I had to get rid of the hands for now.They just were too small
or just aligned wrong to the arm.I don't know.But I will have to come
back to that later.Another big tackle is going to be merging the hood
into the actual hoody.I gave it a try a few times but its been bussin my chops.I dont know...

Were see what gives in a few more hours.

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[VinsanityV20]

I really like this design, man. I like how stylized it is, and how intimidating he is. With the mask now, or if you go back and do the 4 green eyes design you showed on page one of your thread - either way, it's alien, and it's cool. Definitely not the kind of guy you'd want to run into on the wasteland.

He's looking good man; keep it up!

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@ VinsanityV20 - Thank you so much man.Don't worry,those eyes WILL be back and brighter than ever.

[Mclean]

heya DREAMNT, my first comp on here also! i wish us both luck :) , i liked your entry for the bad ass sculpting challengde so im looking foward to seeing this entry finished, cool idea so far! cya around!

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@ Mclean - Hey man nice seeing you here.Good luck man and thanks.I'll be watching ya

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Another quick post on whats going on with the sculpt.Comments welcomed!
^_^


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[BiG ToE-3DT]

are those zbrush renders, either way, looking good.

[xxxcubanxxx]

coming along nicely dude...

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@ BiG ToE-3DT - Yea there zbrush renders.They kept on distorting the mask.It actually looks WAY better than what you see there but yea..THANKS ZBRUSH FOR THAT!

@ xxxcubanxxx - Thanks man.

[Mr.fE]

Man this is C O O L !

Keep the black outline around the shape cuz it gives more of a toonish look giving him a singular trait...in my opinion!

...and one other thing I would do is to bring the hat a little bit more over the mask, above the forehead...maybe with some foldings...

but as I said before: C O O L !

[DeadMonkey]

wow man nice stuff soo far!. no crit for me

[premium]

I love the style :wave:

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@ Mr.fE - I'll definitely try giving the hat a pull.Its gonna be a bit hard though.
Also,if you know any tutorials on how to get that black outline as
a texture please appoint me to them.

@ DeadMonkey & premium - Thanks guys,

So I did a paint over of the mask.Did this because I feel that if I understand the texture of the mask
I can build the rest of the models textures to sort of fit
its esqe' ya know.

Thanks for viewing.
^__^

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/KJ.png

[Tarik2d]

Looking good, I like the texture, Is this is high or low poly model?

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@ Tarik2d - Its high poly and im sorry for the sketchy paint up.^__^

[Martin_x]

looks great!

[buzz001]

The mask is looking great. Will it have lights on the mask.

[DeadMonkey]

eli.....im impressed man. all those hours of hard work.. is paying off. Soak it UP!

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@ Martin_x - Thanks man.Really appreciate it.

@ buzz001 - Thanks and definitely gonna have lights all over this thing.

@ DeadMonkey - Thanks man,you know more than anyone how much time I put into 3d.

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A quick update.
Iv begun the normal mapping process.This stage I FREAKIN HATE!But so far so good.
Will have more later today.

Quick questions,does anyone know if UNWRELLA unwrapper is any good

and

If anyone knows any good character rigging tutorials for 3ds max,I would GREATLY appreciate it.


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[BiG ToE-3DT]

these sites may be of some use

here (http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/)

here (http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

this one uses UNWRELLA to unwrap the model (http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/unwrella2/)

[TerraBite]

I'm watching right beside u know who ;P

LOVING IT!

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@ BiG ToE-3DT - Thanks man.I learned a lot with that info you hooked me up with.It definitely helped me decide.Thanks a lot.

@ TerraBite - hEHEHE little lady.I will not let you down.*FIST PUMP*LOL

Am done retopo'ing everything.Time to UV

P.S.

9,904 tris USED!
May use up the rest to make all of his buttons.


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[xxxcubanxxx]

Looks clean dude, very clean. ;P

[ChaosDragonDZ]

dude it's looking awesome so far. i love your lighting setup in those shots too. I think you should add some folds in the back of the knees tho, it's lookin kinda smooth - like
REFERENCE
http://i25.tinypic.com/32zqgj5.jpg
BAM
keep up the good work bro

[Mr.fE]

Impressive! I love this guy!keep on rocking!

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So I just got to texturing today.Heres an
update on where im at.

Enjoy everyone.


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/blind-side/UPDATE-1.png


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[Tarik2d]

looking good, I like the textures on the mask

[DeadMonkey]

this is sick man, deff a placer. i want an update today!

[TerraBite]

The scarf looks great! And I lovee the touch of tokidoki. Instant masterpiece.

[ChaosDragonDZ]

niiiiiice man, you got some serious style. is there a face under the mask?

[xxxcubanxxx]

love the scarf...:)

[D R E A M N T]

Tarik2d & DeadMonkey & TerraBite & xxxcubanxxx - Thanks so much guys for the support!
^_____^

ChaosDragonDZ - Nope no face underneath.Lol.The poly count was too much.


Textures are still WIP just got to sketching out the guns textures tonight.I hope I can finish this in time.
Ciao guys.

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[Mr.fE]

c'mon dude you can make it!

ciao!!

[Mclean]

come on finish dude!

[D R E A M N T]

MY PEDASTOL(spelled that wrong) took me forever to texture.
But...im done.

THIS WAS AN AMAZING COMP EVERYONE,So many amazing entries.
Good luck to all.

P.s.
Glad you made it Mr.Clean.

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[Mclean]

soo bad ass looking, the pedestal is intense! i wish i thought of that lol good luck to ya buddy

[Fbios]

Looks Great!!!
Congrats on finishing model!!! awsom job!

Good LUCK!!!