Elemental Creature Kurt
 

ust a quick sketch of what im thinkingg of doing if i have time to model it.

Kurt

i hope you'll have time man..
it looks wicked yo.. :p

ya bring it on homes.

model started
 

Hi all, my elemental creature is on its way. Still have a ton of detail to add as well as hands, head and claws for feet.

Kurt

Whoa .. looking great! Is that Nurbs modeled?

nope poly

nice start man.. :p

Fast
 

Boahh...that was really fast man....looking forward to some updates! :cool:

New Direction
 

Hi guys, changed my mind making him a spider type creature now.

yeah man. this freaking rocks, got me wanting to do something now. youve got a great style.

lookin' really nice man.. :D
what elements will it play with.. ?

Kick ass!

Would LOVE to see that animated!

Im thinking either earth or fire. Might give him a ants head so I can use the fire ant aproach.=)

Kurt

Sounds great!

cool man.. get on to it.. heh :D

Adding More detail in the legs
 

Just adding more detail in teh legs and where the body connects.

Great! Specially like the claws on top of each foot ...

it's comin' along really nice man.. :D

Hi all, lots of changes since I last posted. I decided to change the upper body into a more insect look. The human like upper body was just not feeling right and I think in a way is over done. So now the only real human aspect of him is his arms which im still planing on changing. Making them more insect like.

Let me know your thoughts

Kurt

Still have a jaw to add to him too

really cool modelin'.. that is wicked man..!! :p
it does lack somethin'.. probably the jaw which you mentioned..
w8tin' 4 more..

ow.. just deleted the threads.. :)

That´s looking great Kurt! :D

More detail
 

Just 2 images. Pulling out details around the neck and upper body and back. Still have to make a jaw and cool hands. The creature will be a fire elemental, and will have fire coming off his back. If I have time i will rig him and have him holding a staff for the final. (thats unlikely though heheh)

Kurt

Closer View

That´s some great modelling Kurt!

Are the knees stitched to the legs?

Nope not stiched its all one Poly, well half a poly right now, will be one when I get the one side done the way I want it.

i like the touch you made on the neck area.. :p
the fire will be comin' out from under the shell..?
btw.. what's you poly count so far..?

Just wire frame
 

Wires

2818 Faces unsmooth

11284 With smooth

cool
 

Well done Kurt.

I like your creature; also you have a great imagination.
It’s a nice looking guy.
I’m a beginner, and my question is: where you learned Maya so well?

Kip it going!

man dats is sum sweet shit :D :beer: congrats
i is also a newb and a kid how long u been @ maya ?

soz for swearin admn dude:(

mumbo: Don't take this personally but i would be very pleased if you wrote clear english. As my native language isn't english, it's sometimes pretty hard to read what you say :) No offense... :beer:

Thanks for the nice words everyone. el_newty and mumbojumbo_13,
I took a 9 month course in MAYA thats where I learned the basics. After school , I just read and experimented as much as I can. A few good books are Mastering MAYA 3.0, MAYA secrets of the pros, and Visual quickstart guide MAYA. As for as tutorials this site has a great thread for links.

The most important way to learn is by practise and exploreing all the tools. To be honest with you still have a ton to learn as well, ask me to model something in nurbs i'd sit there with a funny look on my face. Nurbs is next on my list to try and get half way decent at.

Right now im just focusing on my new Demo. I have 4 scenes done and rendered, i'm still sending out my school demo but i've learned so much since then. I really need to get my first job in the 3D field hehehe

el_newty I got your e-mail if you get suck just e-mail me anytime and i'll see if i can help you out with your modeling.


Kurt

Almost done
 

Almost done added the jaw, just the hands and some more details.

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nice work man.. i really like your entry.. :p

Thanks roman im looking forward to seeing a update of your creature soon.

Hey! Very good...
Interesting design...

--Kim