THE ISLAND OF LOST WIPS.....

[Mentat7]

An appropriate title for projects that will probably never see final completion. :D

This is a caricature I have been working on...I used the model in this pic in a way it wasn't intended just for kicks.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053565122pvj.jpg



Another pic I have been working on and off on for the last couple of months...shall it ever be completed? Your guess is as good as mine........

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053564801ebm.jpg

[Mentat7]

Death Becomes Him.....perhaps in his unfinished state he has achieved some modicum of imortality....

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053565800yqm.jpg

[macord]

ghaaaaa... :eek: :eek: :eek:

[LWTB]

wips? lol these are much better than all of my finished projects :D

Great job and i especially like the "bat" one.

[Belleski]

Holy Moly! :cool: :tu: :tu:

[filament9]

Good title Lonnie!
Each image, in it's unfinished state, are all still very effective. Actually, I think they look good the way they are. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[kokoro]

very very cool ! i hope you find time sometime to finish these. very inspiring. i like the third most. would you mind to share how you did the fishbone-thingies ? is that one model and then placed 10 times ?

[Skaven252]

Goh-geous! :tu: Very cute expressions, too. ;)

Yeah, I'd be curious to hear about your technique for creating those fishbone thingies too.

[MrBraun]

Great work Lonnie !!! Well done !! :D :tu:
U can share the material and the light !!! I like more this b/n effect !!! :D :tu:

[marciani]

Very hard to finish somethingh like this.
It's s just perfect like this
Bye
leo :tu: :tu:

[DeeVee]

Come on Lonnie! why will you not want to finish these awesome images? that is if they do need to be finished!!!Fanntastic!!! :) :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D

[Kircho]

HI Mentat, I have to say that you have produced some great work..I aspacially like the character in your second post...shows very good control of of the modelling tools available in ZB and great design on your behalf :tu: :tu: !

I think thats the beuty of ZB , becuase of its speed and ease of use, one can produce work of high quality, as you have done,in a very short space of time...why contraint your self to the realisation of only one dream when you can realise ten while at the same time doing the other :)...

ONce again...its a pleasure to view your work...welldone..

Kircho

[Mentat7]

Here is a map of the Island.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053638578kwe.jpg

[Mahlikus The Black]

LOL!! SPOC HArbor!

This is a really nice thread Lonnie! Wish some of my lost WIPs looked this cool!

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi MtB
Spoc ? Help translation ! (the men with big ears?)

Hi Mentat
Your isle has the form of my tooth that I had lost :)
Pilou

[DeeVee]

I like this Lonnie! :) :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D

[Jaycephus]

SPOC?

Hmmmm, very much like the Island of Dr. Moreau, with all the creatures we have left there.

[Mentat7]

SPOC is an unflattering acronym I use to describe my failed works. I will leave it to your imagination what the letters stand for.


Speaking of which it looks as if another lost WIP has washed up on the beaches of SPOC Harbor......

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053647241bvt.jpg

[Mahlikus The Black]

If that is one of your SPOC's lonnie, then come over here and let me slap more SPOC into you!..lol

[Grub]

Hmmm, SPOC?
Is it 'Sweet Pieces of Chocolate'? (Nah, too silly)
Or maybe... 'Stunning Poetry of Creation'! :D

Butt-kicking wips Mentat- even unfinished.
Quite a collection, thanks for showing 'em. :)

[Mentat7]

This newsflash just in. Demonicus seems to be attempting to leave the Island of Lost WIPS...his current whereabouts are unkown. If you see this fellow use extreme caution. He is armed with delusions of grandure and is considered extremely dangerous.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_image-1053660404wmd.jpg

[Belleski]

SPOC....Hmmmmm....Splendid Promising Original Creations? Has to be! :cool: :tu: :tu:

[Skaven252]

Ummm... what's he holding that sword with? http://www.modplug.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ohigetit.gif

These look too gorgeous to be left unfinished. :tu: I like the insectoid dude's arms.. are they made with multi-marker objects?

So much detail... how do people go about adding lots of small details to their characters? Do you use multi-markers or just slap the shapes into the canvas? The latter doesn't seem like an option with that insectoid guy, because it has symmetry.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Skaven
Your blue smiley is very :cool:

SPOC = Splendid Pizza Outasight Carbonized :D
Pilou

[LWTB]

omg the insectoid is soooooo cool!! :eek: :tu:
i....want....more! ;)

hehe hopefully you will pursue that image. The arms and the head are truly amazing and are what attracted me to the image. :tu:

[rpage]

Your work is so much fun. I love to see stuff you have done! Thanks for sharing!

SPOC= Stupid Pieces Of Crap?

You did say SPOC was for failed works. So the above is my best guess.
:D

[Mentat7]

lol rpage...you are close. Here's a hint...the first word is Steaming....

[rpage]

SPOC= Steaming Piles Of Crap!! :D

hehehe

[Wayne Hoyt]

For these pieces, I'd say the appropriate acronym would be Superb Pieces of Craftmanship! Great stuff Lonnie! :cool: :cool: :cool: :tu: :tu: :tu:

Regards,

Wayne

[dplasec]

wow, amazing! is this the emporor material do you use for all of this?

[Mentat7]

Yes dplasec I use the Emperor Tuvok material and lighting on all of this. Those lights actually have color so once rendered I MRGBZ capture the render then fill a new layer with it and use the saturation brush to desaturate it into grayscale (hold the Alt key down while applying the saturation brush to desaturate).

[MrBraun]

U work are always the best Lonnie!!! Great !!! :D
One question: what is Emperor Tuvok material and lighting ?!?!? :confused:

[Mentat7]

Hey Mr. B! You can find the Emperor Tuvok lighting and material in the Lighting thread by MtB (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=011124)

[MrBraun]

Tnx Lonnie !!! :D :tu:
I have lost this tread !!! :(
Greaaat !!! :D :tu: :tu:

[Fux0r]

what computer do you have??? a freaking supercomputer??? the renders on those images musta taken hours... great work, wish i could do half of that!

[PusGhetty]

A super dose of excellent character design and sculpting Lonnie!
I particularly like "Death Becomes Him" and that fly-bug thing! Excellent detailing, That demon kicks arse as well!
Great show of SPOC's!
Take care bud,
Michael

[Mentat7]

Another lost soul washed up on the beaches of Lost Dreams......

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200306/user_image-1055189264jfl.jpg

[NeoFight]

*sigh*

when i am 'throwing out' work like this i will be the happiest ZBrusher on the planet...

beautiful work. i am glad to see demonicus making an eZcape! :tu:

[The Namek]

hehe , I dont think he's throwing them away , I think I know what it is :)
He starts on something , it's starting to look good then he gets another idea and starts on that one ... :)

[Mentat7]

Yup........I am the king of A.D.D..... :rolleyes: :p :D

[Mentat7]

Yet another casualty washes ashore to be subjected to the ministrations of Mr. Roark and henchman Mini-me.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200306/user_image-1056644539qgp.jpg

[DMerchen]

Such creative casualties! Great thread you have going here. I must say, your throw aways are quite inspirational!

[The Namek]

lol that's a funny creature :)
too bad you're all throwing them away ... lots of potential in em.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Mentat the seven
A new remake of the Planet of apes ? :D
Pilou

[nocturnal451]

You have a lot of imaginative characters in this post.... You did a great job modeling them all... I like the fleshy look of this last one.

[dognose]

love the last one in particular.

[Mentat7]

Another body washes up on shore...

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200307/user_image-1058475310daa.jpg

[Houdini]

I really love this "wip´s"!!!
This last one reminds me Shreder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles..well a mutant Shreder. :D
You rule!

[andreseloy]

A great collection¡¡¡from a great artist¡¡
Congratulations

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi mentat the seven
Your garbage collection seems unlimited :D
Pilou

[TVeyes]

Awww come on man, don't let them all fall to the ground. They are to brilliant to be left on an isle. Please reconsider :)

I think you need a little trout medicine. 3 minuttes of being slapped round the head with a 15kg trout should bring you to your senses :D

Come on, do the right thing. Give at least one of these characters a proper home.

Great stuff :tu:

[Mentat7]

Hmmm...I was playing with this tonight and an interesting idea popped into my head. This may become a finished piece.......it just depends on if I can maintain my momentum and interest long enough to complete it. Here is a slightly better render...

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200307/user_image-1058501055qpm.jpg

[DMerchen]

So many lost! :( It is a very sad day to visit the island. So many lost and wandering body parts wandering around! Silly, but they still provide inspiration for me. :D Now, where does that rank me? :p