june: norm(i think) - ogre
 

ok, i read what this months challenge is and what do you know..it coincides with what i started doing at the begining of the month. so i guess ill enter it : ) im going to do an ogre...not a shrek, cute ogre..but fierce, the fierceness is key : ) ok, here is a concept drawing i did:

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre_colored_1.jpg


the rest of my current progress can be found at this post over on the WIP forum...expect more updates pretty soon

as you can see..i got rid of the teeth..that didnt work out to well from a modeling standpoint : (

here is what my poly mesh looks like if anyone is interested...

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/construction.jpg

Looking good :)

:( well at least someone from SM will win
haha not like a had a chance anyways.

BY THE WAY: rubberkidney, that was a complement, if the body looks as good as the head you'll win.

thanks guvna! im glad you like it...here is a curves based muscle template...i use it to help keep my proportions on, and also give me an idea for muscle modeling : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/bodtemplate.jpg

Looking really nice matey, ncie concept drawing as well!!

Looking forward to more updates

Yeh really nice, and cool idea with the curve template.

here is another concept drawing, did this one for the body at work today : ) i started modeling it as well, so youll be seeing that soon....

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogresketch.jpg

happy 100th post to me...happy 100th post to me... : ) might as well give mine a bump while im at a 100 huh?

its been a while i know : ( but i had to make a website for my friends band...but now im back on track, heres the progress i made this morning, its not much but what can i say..i love to post : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/ogre1.jpg

c&c welcome as always : )

thats very amazingly cool!!! But whats that thing around his neck?

well, the way im seeing it he just escaped from something, so the thing around his neck is some kind of shackle. he will have them on his wrists and probably ankles too..and there will def be some chains hanging : )

very nice :)

hehe cool little story line :D
Much clearer now thanks.

heres a shot of the arm..its almost done i think...a few problem areas...need to work on the shoulder and bicep/tricep a bit..im fairly happy with the forearm..but well see...tell me what you guys think... : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/arm.jpg

here is the arm done, and the start of the chest...

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/arm2.jpg

Looking good. I think the transition from chest to bicep might need to be a little smoother unless you plan to cover it with something.

Keep it up!

yea i had modeled the chest as a seperate peice..then just attached it, so it looks like that still..im going to fill that out nicely and attach it to the shoulder muscle the way it should be : ) thanks for the feedback though..any other suggestions welcome

yet more progress on the chest modeling..its still in the early stages, so hopefully it will be a lot better when its done : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/arm3.jpg

looking sweet matey, to me anyway :)

I really like all the detail and especially the muscle definition. Great job.

Nice, very organicy. :)

organicy, great word : )

ok, i think the chest/arm is done...maybe some minor tweaks in its future, but for now its finished : ) ive started on the abs and rib cage, very early, any comments on how i could improve it would be great, im here to learn, this is the first organic body ive ever modeled so point me in the right direction : ) here ya go

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/arm4.jpg

Very nice, but the arms seem a little short.

the arm is indeed a little on the short side: )...when im done with the torso im going to reshape it a bit with a lattice though, so hopefully that wont be a problem, thanks for the suggestion though! keep em comin

alright...a little more progress, finished the basic shape for the torso, and started defining the abs...lots to do, and so little time to do it : ) man i hope i can finish it in time..i gotta kick it into
overdrive...

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/torso.jpg

Just having a peek in from the SimplyLightwave camp - see how everyone else is doing! Not looking too bad at the moment. I think the competition this month is quite tough! Just a quick crit - don't forget the armpit!

another update, defined the abs and built the base for the back...the torso is almost done..i cant believe it! : ) i just need to quit my job so i can finish this up : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/torso2.jpg

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/torso3.jpg

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/torso4.jpg


still need to do the armpit : )

looking really nice matey, I think someone mentioned but there isn't really an armpit, maybe just create a little indentation - I know when there is lots of muscle involved the armpit does look reduced.

thanks for the comments : ) the arm pit is def coming

SWEEEETTT!!!! Thats so amazingly c()()L! But hurry ur running out of time! EEKKK!

ok...well im done with the torso...there are still a few problems that i can see...but in the interest of time i need to move on...heres what i have..when im done with the rest of it i might come back over and fix it up a little more..maybe add some of the rib cage muscles...anyway, here are some actual renders : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/backrender.jpg

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/backrender2.jpg

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/backrender3.jpg

oh..and the torso is still not connected yet...so that should help : )

coming along. :) The torso seems a bit caved in in the middle and the body seems very squarish.

yeah. u probably need to fix the abs

i agree...they will be fixed, right now i just duplicated and scaled the original. thats why it looks so indented, rest assured that when the model is done, that will be fixed : )

the leg has begun.........also taking suggestions for what sort waist garmet he should be wearing : )


http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/leg.jpg

just a tad more leg progress, got the basic shape down, still a bit to far out...but ill fix that : )

http://www.unspokenvibe.com/matt/ogre/leg2.jpg