May Challenge - EagleKing - Noobie
 

Ok....I decided to enter. This is my first Challenge. So take care of da n00b. :)
I am still searching for a pic of me. I will post the sketch and the pic later.

Cya.
EagleKing.

Here are two pics of me.
Bad quality cuz I don't have a digicam or something. I had to scan the photos.
I will post the sketch later.

stupid Eagle forgot the pic :D :

I decided to make a Star Wars me. hehehe...
I will become a jedi. :D
something is wrong with my scanner so I will post my sketch later.
I started with the lightsaber:

:O, nice lightsaber so far! The handle is coming along great :).. just one little thing, the blade itself looks like it has to be 3 times as long, and not going down on such a harsh angle, it more curves at the end.... but great job so far :D. Is this polys?

update with wireframe :

handle (not finished,yet) :

kewl! That glow is awesome!

how are you building the handle?

H!

I started with a poly cube so I can add more details later.

I think I finished the lightsaber. Why adding more details when you can´t see it all later?

Finished lightsaber:

closer view on the handle:

Hey, sorry for the stupid question, but how did you get the sword to glow in that way?

material attributes... look there under special effects

and no questions are stupid :D

Excelent stuff! :cool:

:D thanks adl

Thanks EagleKing. I just made a glowstick LOL!!!

aahhh...dont steal my ideas

dang man, its not like I am going to use it in this challenge or anything.

Hey, eagle king, you forgot :D smile at the end of your post :D:D:D
Verry good looking model. Keep up!

I was kidding man ;) .

Here the basic shape of my head:

Hi there Eagle:

I noted everybody posting images like yours, that got this kind of "milky"or "bone" color/texture, that looks so realistic. Is it the way you render? Or something to do with Mental Ray stuff?

Thanks.

PS.By the way, great sword (call it Saber...) - I love that "glow" effect.

Mário.

More than likely from the GI Joe MEL script.

that is definately GI Joe :) .. with default settings - the bluish look gives it away :)

Wow, eagleking.. it already resembles you! Heheheh, nah.. just keep up the work.. its comin along!

I tried to make the eyes but I think I have to restart them. They suck in all ways. I look like an alien now. :(

I am not happy with it...but here is the mouth. I am still working on it. I have to fix a loooooooooooot of things there.

I think I won't be done this month. I have to restart with everything because I have smoothed it too much. like 6 times or something. Thats too much. And its just the head.

I will try to finish it.... :(

Take it easy on yourself mate.
I believe you´ll be able to pull it out.

Try to go for a less complicated approach, don´t smooth till the low poly cage resembles you, and then go for it. Then go back -ctrlZ- and keep on modelling the cage.

You can do it.

yeah man! keep it rolling...

like Ad said..start roughing out the basic large shapes first, then worry about the detail.

save different versions along the way (head01, head02, etc..)
this way you can always go back without starting over.

start cuttin those poly's up my brotha' :D


H!

thanks for cheering up...
I decided to restart but then I found a file which I saved. The basic shape of the head.
http://forums.simplymaya.com/attachm...=&postid=53085

I started at this point again but I didnt get anything good.

Today was a wonderful day. I was sitting outside. Clear weater.
Good temperatures. Then I had the freaking idea to put my laptop and model a bit outside. and....suddenly...I made some updates...and I am happy with them. I am still working on the eyelid and the nose:

has anyone noticed how much this model is resembling EagleKings avitar...........man, just a minimal mouth and you are getting there....we did say cartoon.......

:( it doesn't look like me.

and you made me sad :(

hey, dont take all too serious. a little joke does not mean the end of the world. it might be even positive and let you think of a cool new idea :)

keep it up

Hehehe buddy.
Go cry now. ;)

Babyduck, I believe he was being sarcastic. :cool:

It´s coming along much better than the first one, so don´t despair and keep on it. Try to not subdivide that much, it´s better to put detail when needed than working with 200 vertexes in an area that could have 20.

adl...did you block me? I haven't seen you online at icq since last week.

and...adl was right about the sarcastic thing ;)

oh..eye update. Now I am going to make the mouth and the ears...damn...ears...that will be hard.

Nah buddy.
Haven´t opened the thing.
Mostly in the IRC chatroom.

I have to give up hope.
I tried everything but I dont have enough experience with maya.
I just started with working on the sea creature (tournament round 1) so I wont be able to finish this.
soorry all.... :(

See ya over there!

I'd keep at it though Eagle- I am in the process of finishing a model from the last challenge and it's good to have made a start. Don't give up on it!

um, about the lightsaber... Should I go all Star Wars fan like on your ass, or jst let it be a light sword from the video game of my chosing and let it go?