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# 1 10-11-2002 , 11:23 PM

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Hi all! I like Mike's cartoon so much I wanted to try a more cartoony character. I am used to modeling more realistic things so I found it suprisingly hard at first to just keep it simple while trying to add a real personality, like in Mike's. It's the one aspect in my modeling I'm really trying to work on.

Let me know what you all think. He still needs his hair, and his ears are not attached yet.

Kurt

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# 2 10-11-2002 , 11:29 PM

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if this is like cartoon mike, it is you. you look weird, kurt user added image

just kidding - maybe it becomes a great alien user added image

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# 3 10-11-2002 , 11:39 PM

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Nice start, Kurt! user added image

I think one reason my cartoon model is as successful as it is, is because I drew all sorts of sketches before starting. You can see from www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon1.jpg all the way to www.mtmckinley.net/cg_toon6.jpg is all drawings. It's probably the most planning I've put into a model so far, and I've really surprised myself. user added image

So, that's my tip-o-the-day. user added image

Keep it up!

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# 4 11-11-2002 , 01:45 AM

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Thanks mike!!! I'll check thoughs links out. Babyduck its not a character of me, it just going to be a young boy.

Mike you have a great homepage, that's one thing stil on my list to do=)

Kurt

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# 5 11-11-2002 , 03:27 AM

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Played with the eye area a bit, I brought out the eyes a bit. In the first image the eyes sockets where into to far.

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# 6 11-11-2002 , 02:52 PM

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lookin' nice man.. :p

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# 7 11-11-2002 , 02:57 PM

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looking good kurt! shaping up nice, this charactor thing looks like a good future challenge

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# 8 11-11-2002 , 05:07 PM

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Update, lot of work on the body done today.

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# 9 11-11-2002 , 05:08 PM

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keep it up man.. it's lookin' sweet..

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# 10 11-11-2002 , 05:35 PM

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looking cool! nice job! user added image

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# 11 12-11-2002 , 08:54 PM

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Update, played with the eyes a bit made them a bit smaller, added real eye balls, and cloth like shoes. Just have eyebrows, hands and hair left to do.(then the fun starts =( UV mapping and rigging). He's turning out to be my favrite character I have done so far=)

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# 12 12-11-2002 , 10:46 PM

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sure is lookin' nice man.. :p

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# 13 13-11-2002 , 09:18 PM

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Lot more work done today, just have the eye lashes and hands I hate making hands =). Added nurbs strips for hair I think it works well, will hopefully make them soft bodies and paint some weights to make the hair sway, Dynamics is not my strong point. I gave him some simple ears and made the pupils lager(like them much better bigger)

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# 14 13-11-2002 , 09:24 PM

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looks great!

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# 15 13-11-2002 , 09:26 PM

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Thanks mike, im putting my heart and sole into him=)

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