Modeling the Ironman Helmet by Bracer Jack

[Bracer]

Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I have making this tutorial.

http://www.bracercom.com/tutorial/co..._modeling.html

[Sathe]

I know this concept is different to the film version but the proportions still look wrong to me in the end.
The lower jaw looks a little big and the top must be completely rounded

Sorry to hark on your tutorial because it is nice clean modeling, just doesn't match the ref exactly.

[Sathe]

Dug up my old model to show you waht i mean.

[Bracer]

Thanks for viewing my tutorial Sathe, here is an extract from my tutorial to explain why I did this.

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I also would like to improve on the design consistency on the back of the
helmet and to adjust the ratio of the helmet's frontal nose area curvature and a
couple of other nick-knacks to fit the human facial proportion that I personally like, all in all very small changes but are things that matters to me.

P:S: Just in case you are curious, I have a short nose and I tend to draw my characters as such, in this case I had also altered the ratio of the helmet to reflect this. SORRY !
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Surely you must have come across that when you are reading it

[Sathe]

Just read it:

"Normally, I like to keep my models perfect and clean, but for the sake of this tutorial, I shall match the dirty, battled look of the helmet as seen in the movie.
"
As seen in the movie is what points out to me there... And that's why i commented. It just looks like you where trying to match the film version.
I think you made a bad call changin up the masters design :P

[Bracer]

I respect your opinion.

[timberwo7ves]

Edge tightening -- can that be achieved by chamfering or filleting an edge? (I haven't got max on this machine and needed to know because it shall bug me)

Like the design of the tutorial too - especially the smaller bits explaining a technique.
btw awesome looking app -- if I had a printer I would try ;]

[Bracer]

Chamfer is a good way to "fake" true fillet.

Originally Posted by timberwo7ves

can that be achieved by filleting an edge?

There is a "fillet" edge function in Max...dude you gonna tell where it is man. [not the spline fillet ;p]

[timberwo7ves]

^^ I know where it is, just forgot the definition of fillet (haven't used it much) so wasn't sure if it was what you meant by edge tightening :P There's so many buttons o_O

thanks for the reply and the tute :}