Light Dog
 

started my first real model where I use no kind of reference, just making stuff up as I go along..

http://hummlas.com/pics/dog1.1.jpg
http://hummlas.com/pics/dog1.2.jpg
http://hummlas.com/pics/dog1.3.jpg
http://hummlas.com/pics/dog1.4.jpg

haven't figured out how to attach the back legs and the "head" to to main body yet..

Looking nice. Very good.

That's a cool concept, love it so far. Kind of reminds me of the Pixar lamp but only cooler. Hope to see more work on this in the future.

hehe, busted.. :P I was inspired by the pixar lamp when I started this :)

hey i would really advice you to use reference or have some kind of concept drawn out that way you will have a clear cut goal of what you want and wont waste so much time on guessing on where you want it to go

I did a stick figure-like drawing (I'm horrible at drawing) for the basic shape before I started, but now I mostly google for ref images for the specific pieces I'm making at the time (like car batteries, pistons, rotating joints, etc.) to get inspiration. :)

it looks pretty!

how'd you do the straps that are holding down the battery?

whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... you cant be cooler than the pixar lamp... only just as cool or less
nah, i'm not totally serious

hahah yes I agree the pixar lamp is pretty cool, but I mean come on, it's a dog lamp!! Dogs are awesome and so are lamps so that is super awesome. Pixar lamp is just awesome.

I must quote Steve Carrel " I love lamp"

Hehe, I love that movie!


haven't had any time to model anything much, but here's an update anyway..
http://www.hummlas.com/pics/dog2.1.jpg
http://www.hummlas.com/pics/dog2.2.jpg
http://www.hummlas.com/pics/dog2.3.jpg



and some renderings (Right click -> Show Image to see larger versions)

http://www.hummlas.com/pics/dog3.1.jpeg
http://www.hummlas.com/pics/dog3.2.jpeg


any crits welcome :)
and btw, how do you get a thumbnail pic to show in thread list?