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Mayaniac 14-09-2010 06:31 PM

Minotaur - Continued
 
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Well, I've decided that I no longer wish to work at my local superstore anymore, so I want to start getting a portfolio together. Or at least start working on some assets.

Thought I might have a bit of a play with the Minotaur that I did for a small challenge awhile ago.

Anyway, I've dropped the fur since then. I'll get that back in at a later date (maybe).

I'm wondering if this simpler presentation (pose) might work better than the overly complex armour... thoughts?

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...oPose_002B.jpg

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...noPose_003.jpg

And I am still working on the contest entry... just wanted to do something with this piece.
:beer:

daverave 14-09-2010 06:59 PM

That look realy good Steve, I think this looks better but could you post one with armour...............dave

Mayaniac 14-09-2010 10:16 PM

Here's an old shot of him with the Armour.... that was still in early days.

*EDIT* smaller image... that one was a bit too big.

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...Latest_005.jpg

Dango77 14-09-2010 10:43 PM

I really love the armour, but I think for some strange reason he does actually look a little better without it....

Either way awesome sculpting as always! You deserve far better than anything Tesco can offer you mate, and I hope you mange to get there soon!

bullet1968 15-09-2010 01:06 AM

That looks good Steve...no armour.

I dont know whether to laugh or cry.....I have some serious learning to do before I can get any where near that quality...LOL

cheers bullet

stwert 15-09-2010 01:30 AM

I agree that he looks a bit better without the armour, but maybe as a portfolio piece you should keep the armour, because it shows off some very nice sculpting.

Chirone 01-10-2010 08:28 AM

yeah stwert brings up a good point. it's damn good sculpting and would be a shame if a potential employer were to miss out on it

Mayaniac 10-12-2010 12:15 AM

Hello all,

thanks for all the feedback... I kinda let this project slip by the wayside (again) but I was working on other projects, so It's all good.

Anyway, I've done some work recently on the minotaur... just thought I'd keep people up to date, as this is the place the Minotaur was conceived.... and will hopefully be finished.

I started out trying to find a pose I wanted for the final... This is something I was toying with:

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...Screen_001.jpg

So once the pose was decided on, I reverted back to the orginal mesh to detail and retopo:

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...Render_001.jpg

New topology and detail transfer:

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/NewTopo2.jpg

New mesh:

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...ur/NewTopo.jpg

Long overdue (basic) Loincloth:

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/NewTopo3.jpg

But the minotaur is FINALLY getting close to being done, just need to do another detail pass then fill out the rest of the new topology, then texture and pose him.

Anyway, any feedback would be great.

David 10-12-2010 12:20 AM

Steve you bull has no balls mate :D

Simple presentation is better i think, it has better impact upon initial viewing.

Dave

Chirone 10-12-2010 12:23 AM

in the side on shot it looks like it'd fall over

stwert 10-12-2010 12:23 AM

Looks super. I'm not so sure about the archer pose... it just looks a little awkward or something (I know it's not super refined). Also, he looks pretty unbalanced from the side view, but I'm assuming you'll correct for COG when posing.

Edit: Chirone, same point, posted at the same time, must be true :P

bullet1968 10-12-2010 12:33 AM

Well its better than my Minotaur (and no I didnt even know you were doing one steve, coincidence! LOL)

I agree the side shot looks awkward...maybe the head is slightly too large? I liked the archer shot actually...

No balls David just ONE BIG ONE!!! LOL

The anatomy looks good, well defined.

cheers bullet

Mayaniac 10-12-2010 12:33 AM

Cheers, yeah I'll straighten him up when I pose him.

I'll have to have a play with a basic pose then... whatever works best.. it's less work for me anyway ;)

Yeah, I was going to model the genitalia, but considering it wasn't going to be in the final piece (loincloth) I decided against it.

Yeah bullet, I actually think mine came before yours ;)

Thanks for the feedback.

*EDIT* do we have an automatic image re-sizer??? or is this the work of our friendly neighborhood moderators???

gster123 10-12-2010 07:46 AM

Hi Steve,

Looking good mate,

The Archer pose, he is posed to shoot right handed but using a left handed bow, trust me I used to do archery!

David 10-12-2010 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayaniac (Post 311198)
*EDIT* do we have an automatic image re-sizer??? or is this the work of our friendly neighborhood moderators???

It just resizes the images for the forum, people can still view the full sized images it just keeps things a bit easier to read :)

Looking good btw

David


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