Practice wips (some gore and violence..some graphic....warning)

[Ron Harris]

title says it all....thread of practicing wips...it could get lengthy for sure.....thanks for lookin...c and c always welcomed and appreciated....

the ears on this seem high, but I tilted the head a bit...so to me it seems a bit off......bump viewer material...

1.
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2.one before bed....might submit this one to my friends web project for a contest for the band Disturbed.....will all depend on him....going to scar this doodle up a bit more....

[NoteToSelf]

Scarry teeth. They must not have dental where this poor wretch works.

He keeps looking at me... Quit looking at me. Quite looking at me! Gaaaah!

[Ron Harris]

thnx Note...

with your comments in mind I started modeling some new teeth (uppers) earlier tonight and played around a little more and then used Jason Belecs lighting and went from there and well this started happening ...may give this one to my friend to use also in his contest piece....if he finds it acceptable...

3. Disturbed.

[lemonnado]

I'd call it 'Sudden Impact!' ;)
Lemo

[Ron Harris]

LOL, Lemo:tu: :tu: :tu: yeppers...that title fits better for surel..I may embellish this gutteral goody before the night is over....though my buddy saw it this morning and liked it for his site....couple more vivd images to go then I can go back to be a good wittle zbrusher..:)

[Ron Harris]

Bio Hazard Holding Tank


well had an idea last night....part of the idea was from Resident Evil 1....doodled it down on a scrap piece of paper as to not forget to work on it tonight....enjoy..Any questions feel free to ask...
Ron
catfishmn@aol.com

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Edit...

putting a new image along the lines as you guys mentioned with the C and C....lol I need to practice severely on my B movie looking machinery..didnt add the fog yet...but what I did differently this time was put the glass opening on its on 3d plane after building the face and hands again ..grabbed it and slapped it on the plane and applied the plane....put some rivots and bolts on...will still do another one, just because....but probably not till tomorrow or Saturday....thnx greatly for the input....helps big time....

love the miniature models ...very kewl....my carpal tunnel would keep me from doign that more than likely...grrrrr...middle age sux at the genetic level...

ron.

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and yes I am a major Rotld series.... :) and Resident Evil....and well every other zombie ish movie ....long live George A. Romero

[lemonnado]

Nice, I like it. Maybe a tad fog around/behind the head could make it creepier. But that might ruin the clean look.

:tu:Lemo

[joe_seig]

Hey Ron, nice thread, seems you're pushing it more, really enjoying the last one.
Seems like all your experience is really coming together. Good luck with the contest!
Rock on Ron!!!

[Ron Harris]

thnx Lemo...might take the same idea and do a completely different render while doodling...thnx

Joe...ma' man...thnx for the compliment....the little contest is more for my friends benefit...he needs the web design experience...but I was happy to let him have my images for that....he just has an art gallery link for submitted art and I was happy to oblige him with entries for the link on the site...the thing that kills me is that I have done literally thousands of zbrush images since 2001 and he likes my Noob works from back then as opposed to what I do these days I believe.....go figure the desires of what other people want as opposed to what the artist wants...lol...just boggles me though....the first prize for him I believe is an autographed guitar from the band Disturbed....I am only familiar with the "Down with the sickness" song...was on the remake of Dawn of the Dead...

but still with all my practice I have yet to find a single $ for my art...lol....sux

anyhoo....hope you have a coat handy....I think its going to turn cold tomorrow....stay warm stay healthy and by all means stay creative.

thnx guys,
Ron
catfishmn@aol.com

"For the Love of God, gimme a Dexitrim"

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I did something similiar to this a while back.....but I like doing the obese models for some reason....fat fixation... :)

Here ya go Joe.....and my buddy will get the guitar but I will tell him yer interested if he wins....

3/4 view

(btw...lol this was made from a simple 3d sphere...)

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[joe_seig]

Hey Ron, that looks really great! Sort of a late-night moon face.
The cheeks seem a little sunken to be obese (?), but it still works from where I'm sitting.
Hey I hope you win that guitar, Disturbed is from Chicago btw...
Do you play? Most Nashville (and vicinity) locals do ya know, or play some sort of noise-maker.

So your new render there, seems alot more subtle, teeth are smaller too, seem to fit the head nicely.
The darkness of the eyes work well too... just a cool color balance that pulls it all together.
Hey will we ever get a three-quarter view of this guy?, (or is that out of the question).:D

Yes it's getting cold up here in the Windy City, but don't you worry now, we've got our longjohns!

Ughh... money - art... art - money... that's an age old conundrum bro...

Looking forward to more of these characters you're developing, and I'll buy that guitar off ya, if you don't need it!

*edit*
Hey great, with the 3/4 view, we see the relationship of the upper and lower teeth, nice overbite.
Like the way you've played with the lighting too.
So the moon idea wasn't tooo far off after all. :)

[billrobertson42]

Hi Ron,

I like the hazard chamber concept. It sort of has a return of the living dead (ROTLD) feel to it. In ROTLD the zombies pretty much couldn't be killed no matter what, so after an outbreak, pretty much the only thing they could do was seal them up so they couldn't do any harm.

I like the fog concept, but only in the chamber. I'm sure you could swing that with some post zbrush compositing.

Also, if I may make a suggestion, I think you could really make it slicker by adding collets or rings where the conduit meets the box and likewise around the lights. Some plates on the door and rivets or some such might make look cool too.

-Bill

[billrobertson42]

but still with all my practice I have yet to find a single $ for my art...lol....sux
Sorry for the double post...

I paint miniatures (toy soldiers).

I've done it for pay

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and for fun

http://www.tekbot.com/daemons/exalted.jpg

and I have to tell you, it's much enjoyable when you're doing it for fun, so don't sweat it. ;)

[Ron Harris]

thnx guys...replied to the last two posts in an edit above....(you know ho wwe communicate thru edits....) lol...that really cracked me up, Joe....

I call this one 6000 because it is my 6000th post...no biggy...deco brushed him in PM with a skin alpha and also the default hexagon alpha..old head model I had laying around, seemed good enough to goof around with at the time....well back to my ancient slumber...enjoy...

or should that be "join us....."

thnx again...and also for your support....

ron
catfishmn@aol.com

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[Bas Mazur]

6000!!!!!!!!!!!! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
AND ALSO A NICE PICTURE!!
Keep going mate!

[Equalizer]

Congrats on your 6000th post Ron & on the fine job modeling princess Leias older not so pretty half sister :)

Superb miniatures Bill!

[Logick]

that is your coolest pic yet ron, in my opinion...

[billrobertson42]

Ron,

Seeing those three pipes sticking out the side give me an idea. It would be kind of cool if the same three were sticking out the other side, then you could have entires series of chambers. Now imagine those rows stacked several hundred high.

All with a nice big biozard sign on the front...

http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/Public/Images/misc/bioHazard.gif

Amazing the things you can think of when you have somebody else in mind to do the hard work. ;)

BTW, thanks all for the comments on the minis.

[joe_seig]

Heheheh I know you love these guys!:D (thanks Chris Reid)

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Congrats Ron for the 6000 posts...

for this great thread...

and for sharing so much here.

[Bas Mazur]

of our Royal Highness :lol: :lol: :lol:
Lucky one you are, I am not English! :lol: :rolleyes:

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[marciani]

Hi Ron, when i come in Zb forum you are in a lot of post and point and help me and other so much; now after a couple of year for me and having a children, you are at 6000. so much post from my first post.
Bye
Leo;)

[Mahlikus The Black]

Wow Ron!
6000
Congrats buddy.:tu::cool:

[bicc39]

Congratulations on 6000.!!!!
Many many more.
Great image by Bas, rolling on floor.

[Bas Mazur]

Bicc39, it's always better getting a kiss from our queen as from an American president hahahahah. Hmmm, somewhere I have a model of Bush, hehehe. I will keep it for the 7000 post of Ron :lol:

[Bas Mazur]

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WE WANT 6001, WE WANT 6001, WE WANT 6001, WE WANT 6001, ......

[joe_seig]

hehe...beat ya to it Ron! :D

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She's so purty!
and Bas, just to be fair with the satire (http://www.joeseigenthaler.com/files/CG/zbrush/mrsBush.jpg)...

[Bas Mazur]

haaaaaaaah, dude!!!! ROCL (not on the ground but in chair)

[Bas Mazur]

And ofcourse congrats from the queen of England! Hahahahaha

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[Bas Mazur]

Hahahahaha

[pete330]

rocl... oof! ouch! *fell off chair* rofl! joe, bas omg! hahahahahahahahahahaha!

ron, you're in for it on you're 7000! :D

[Sebcesoir]

This unrespect agains Queen helizabeth is a shame!!!!!


CONGRATULATION RON!!!!!!!

:tu: :cool: :tu: :cool: :tu: :cool: :tu: :tu: :cool: :tu: :cool: :tu: :cool: :tu: :cool: :tu: (x6000)

[joe_seig]

no disrespect intended! :D

[Patton]

WOW ,I don't have 6000 of anything...that includes brain cells!! PATTON

[billrobertson42]

6001 posts for your 6001 posts. :D Yes, really.

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[aminuts]

hahahaha Joe and Bas!!! I'll be sending you guys the bill for cleaning the pepsi outta my keyboard and off my monitor shortly.


Ron...congrats!! Hurry up and get to 7000...can't wait to see what the guys cook up for that one hahahah.

Ok gotta go clean now.

[Ron Harris]

omg....thank you all so very much.....I go away for the day and come back and was hellaciously suprised....I will have to get back and answer you all...way to kind.....

another more graphic image.....zsphered head...wanted to do a kind of gunshot to the head kind of thing....this is the first trial at that....and look Joe...lol 3/4 view....:p :p :p :p (yall are too funny....I think it would be kewl to share a pitcher of fire water with you all)...well 2 pitchers at least....


Fleeting Thoughts...aka
You really blow my mind.......


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Time for bed though tonight....will get back with yall in the morn when I awaken from my ancient slumber....thnx again

[Moochie]

Congrats on 6k+ posts, Ron, and on your burst of creative endeavour. Kudos to the man.

[Tartan]

hehe good thread for a good fellow :)

[joe_seig]

Ron! :tu:
LOL seems there was a 6000-post-party in your honor last night, but you weren't home.
Tried to mop up... (think aminuts is still scrubbing).

Must say that new one above sure is looking strong, the 3/4 views really gives it depth and dimension.
Do you find the 3/4 view helpful while you're modeling?
Convincing sculpt going on with the facial features, especially around the mouth and eyes, love the teeth too.
and Yow, those brains, think you got some on me here. Intense. Great shapes!

Definitely a favorite. :tu:

[javierloredo]

Ron I think your last character looks too calm down after being shot in the head. lol!!! I think should make him more dramatic or more dead. hehehe! Good job man and congrats on the 6000's. Thats a lot!hehe

Javi.

[lemonnado]

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[Frenchy Pilou]

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Pilou

Ps Sorry, it's not Zbrush because not yet reload after a general crash :(

[Bas Mazur]

Pilou
Windowscrash?
Mac :-)))

[Frenchy Pilou]

First time in 10 years of intensive Surf and test of any progs!
And I am very furious because it's with a simple prog of the Nasa (World Wind (http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/) :mad:
Entierely disgusted!
It's not normal than a such organism can put on the Net a prog that anybody can load with tranquility!
I don't make for it good publicity :confused:

[billrobertson42]

You installed software written by our government on your computer? :eek:

[Frenchy Pilou]

...a public program !!!
It's the same than Google earth !
Goto the link I have given and see that is a program for everybody ! ;)
Nasa is not CIA I suppose :D
Pilou

[aminuts]

Frenchy...Perhaps Google Earth would be better for ya...got windows and so far no crashes with it.

On a lighter note.....after 10 years...am thinking that old hard drive needed some cleaning!:D

Hope ya didn't lose all your wonderful links though......How will I be enlightened by wonderful art links......ya better get busy!:rolleyes:

edit: yeah if they were Cia it would work and they would be watching you while you visit the world on your screen.:confused:

[Bas Mazur]

Worldwind just blow away the system :lol:

[lemonnado]

I bet Worldwind is released originally by Sony!
:p
Lemo

[DM]

I haven’t had much time for looking in on forums for sometime, but I am glad to see you are still hard at Z Ron. The modelling is going really well, nice to see your progress. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

Dave

[Ron Harris]

......will edit I am sure..lol....thnx again everyone....


Not much time this week at all....

Wanted to do a famous person's face...silly background I know...but I didn't want just a plain black one...guess this is my "Who Is It?" post....

I want to do another one of this person soon...but here they are...

Who Is It...

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definitely needs work to say the least....

thnx for looking..
laterz
ron
catfishmn@aol.com

[Anatoli]

Mr.MM (MonsterMaker)

[alkazam]

Reminds me of a famous singer, can't put my finger on him? Maybe willie nelson?

[Sebcesoir]

Make me think to monstermaker...

Is it you?

That would be coo to to a zbrush challendge : do yourself!

[bicc39]

Sharon Stone?

[Ron Harris]

First off, yes....it is Rick Baker aka MM Monster Maker.....thank you....want to try him again soon....

Tonight I pulled out an older model and played with it a bit, a photo of a local farm I pass by daily, and had a little fun...was wanting to try a gunsight using an old technique I used to make a magnifying glass thing a long time ago.....thnx for looking and stuff....mucho appreciated as always....any questions feel free to ask.....
Ron
catfishmn@aol.com
Always always always always for hire :)

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[Bas Mazur]

He, thats a nice surealistic one, realy, I like it! :tu: :tu:

[Abyssis]

He, thats a nice surealistic one, realy, I like it! :tu: :tu:
how true, mate:tu:

[Moochie]

Hey .. zombies have rights too, ya know! Heh heh. Nice work Ron. Though isn't your gunsight round the wrong way? I thought they magnified stuff.

I somehow missed your earlier post with the portrait of MM. I think that was your best ever realistic model. Really smart work. :tu:

[Fouad B.]

:D heya! Ronny nice to see the Famous Monster/Zombi maker inspired yet ;)

[Drummer]

eh eh, very nicee head shoot :)
keep it up

[lemonnado]

Very nice arrangement. The lighting fit's nicely! But there is Danger in the scene... Don't pull that trigger, last time I looked intot a rifle scope and saw that things became actually smaller, I was pointing it towards me :lol:.
:tu::tu::tu:
Lemo