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# 16 28-12-2003 , 04:40 AM

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Got a low poly version? Would love to see the start of it.

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# 17 28-12-2003 , 05:16 AM

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Wires for you Dave.... I'm thinkng of taking out the hair parts that flop infront of his head and make his hair more like Jimmy Neutrons.

The nose it pretty easy just make sure it has a roundness in it low poly form.

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# 18 28-12-2003 , 05:44 PM

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very cool man! You are my current source of inspiration user added image

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# 19 28-12-2003 , 05:49 PM

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Howard your mine mate.... your comic stuff rocks........ Did you get The Thing inks and color i e-mailed you=)

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# 20 28-12-2003 , 06:01 PM

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I did, I did! very nice - I emailed ya user added image

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# 21 29-12-2003 , 04:17 AM

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Hey Howard... Is that a full rack of Prisma Colors I see in your studio? Oooh... I'm jealous. user added image

Nice drafting table too. What brand is that?

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# 22 29-12-2003 , 05:16 AM

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I have like 3 boxes full of prisma and pantone markers, I love them=)

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# 23 29-12-2003 , 07:19 PM

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dave- yep thats alot of prisma colors user added image

I convinced my last job that I needed them, heh, heh. The table is a Mayline - I love it!

So, when are we all collaborating on a CG short? user added image

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# 24 29-12-2003 , 07:25 PM

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I have a story for a short mate. Id be honoured if you played with the character design....

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# 25 29-12-2003 , 07:34 PM

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I am in!

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I'll send you some boards i have done of the story..... Did you get my email from yesterday?

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# 27 01-01-2004 , 06:23 PM

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Have the face mapped just... just seeing how textures will lay once i get to the photoshop part.

Off to the body. Man i hate UV's and mapping....

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# 28 01-01-2004 , 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by Kurt
Man i hate UV's and mapping....

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Hehe, I'm glad I've pretty much sorted the UVs on my character user added image

Gotta love fixing those stretchings...

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# 29 01-01-2004 , 11:16 PM

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Ya bud took me forever to get the nose under control. I really need to stop making characters with big noses and small necks=)

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# 30 02-01-2004 , 08:11 PM

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Well got the head and body all layed out. They really need invent a faster way=)

Off to Photoshop

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