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# 1 27-12-2007 , 03:10 AM

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Im more of a noob than i care to admit but heres my second ever organic model (the first being the penguin you can see in my avatar) but here is the head of my dragon form kurts tutorial
BTW Kurt those big things on the side of the dragons head are ears

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# 2 27-12-2007 , 03:11 AM

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another render: (c+c's welcome)

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# 3 27-12-2007 , 08:04 AM

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ive never done the dragon tut but yours looks different than the others i see posted. looks almost like its got thorns under its hide. Could we see a low poly pre smoothed wire and a post smooth?

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# 4 27-12-2007 , 04:15 PM

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I forgot to save it before i smoothed it so you cant see a low poly pre smoothed version
what do you mean by 'thorns under its hide'

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# 5 27-12-2007 , 05:45 PM

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I think what he means is that it appears to be quite lumpy, particularly on the lower jaw.

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# 6 27-12-2007 , 10:19 PM

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Oh yeh
i did mean to do that but i just couldnt get the 'lumps' to stand out so i really raised then and added more edges and i probably overdid it in the end
i forgot to save the pre smoothed version so there isnt really anything i can do about it now
ah well
cheers for the crits
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# 7 28-12-2007 , 03:29 AM

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Its awful isnt it

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# 8 28-12-2007 , 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by elephantinc
Its awful isnt it

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Not for your second model mate!

If I was you I would give it another go but just keep it nice and clean, lean to model with the edges and where to place them for a lighter model that still keeps detials and form.

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# 9 28-12-2007 , 02:40 PM

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yeah i thought about doing it again but i dont really have time
i thing ill finish the dragon do something else and then come back to it
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# 10 28-12-2007 , 06:45 PM

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Why awfull???

It looks grizzly, it looks mean, it looks like a dragon.

In ICT there are two kinds of people : Technically challenged artists, and artistically challenged technicians.

I am, without a doubt, the latter.
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# 11 28-12-2007 , 06:55 PM

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well thats good to know, thats what i was going for
i thought the one in the tut looked abit to friendly
so you guys dont thing its awful?

BTW im currrently modeling the body
done the basic shape

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