Cosmic KAT: a new image

[The Saint]

I was just playin' around with some lighting test and wanted to do a "quickie". One thing lead to another and I got hooked.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1027727290hdo.jpg

...still stuck with v.123b...
I may have to pay Master Ofer a visit one of these days.

cheers everyone!

[Codexus]

Wow! Each time I'm amazed by your work. :eek: Once again it's absolutely wonderful. Cute cat! :)

:tu: :tu: :tu: :D :tu: :tu: :tu:

Now why haven't the Powers That Be given you a beta version, I can't understand.

[Grub]

Cool work as usual Saint!, I'm looking forward to see what you can do with the 1.5. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Ron Harris]

Love it!!!!!! yer style is readily identifiable with me for sure and I bet with others as well....great job on the character....at first I thought it might be a gremlin from the movies Gremlins....but I see cosmic kat is his own character :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: You definitely do a great job at pushing the envelope of Z in your images. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Mentat7]

Definitely one cool cat! :cool: :D :tu: :tu:

[ztevie-rae]

I love your work man,It Oozes energy !

Stevie_rae.

[DeeVee]

Fantastic! simply fantastic !
DeeVee,
Joe.

[Fouad B.]

exellent work.. good modeling .. and texturing !!
I like the gloves and head !! :D :tu: :tu:

[robotalk]

What DeeVee said ! :D :tu: :tu: :tu: :D

[DMerchen]

That is amazing! You really do have a nice style to your work, and very identifiable! Great work! :tu:

[Vikki]

What I always wait for. The Saints lighting! Very awesome Cat and scene and as usual your lighting has me mesmerized. Been that way since the first time I saw one of your images, Cheetor I believe was the first. :D

:tu: :tu: :tu:

[Stonecutter]

Beautiful, Sonny!
Not only is the expression 'Klassic Kat', but as usual your textures and lighting knocks me out! Great work!! :D

:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :cool:

[The Saint]

Thanks everyone for the ever kindest comments you folks gave my work.

This place has grown to be an even more exciting community with the addition of new members and more cool art that you all share with one another.

Keep it up!

[MrBraun]

Great image... as always Saint!!! ;)

[WushuGuy]

Great work. The gloves and boots are truly amazing. The folds and texture just bogle my mind.
Wonderful.

Jim
The Wushu Guy

[The Saint]

Thanks again guys for your feedback.

Forgot to mention., I'm updating my site pretty soon with lotsa' stuff. (ConceptArt, sketches and of course more zbrush)

I'll make the announcement when it's ready.

[chrisd]

Very cool image, and great textures !

I especially like the Kitty Litter waste reclamation powered fusion reactor on the left :)

[juandel]

:D chrisd and bravissimo, TheSaint! lighting experiment deserves 11+++/10 :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

- juandel

[Tag]

I think your lighting test was very successful. I always love looking at your images and this one is no exception :tu:

Can't wait to see the site update, a whole site where we can look at your images!

[The Saint]

I appreciate your comments guys.

LWTB just gave me an excellent idea on revisiting Toonshader.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1027972044esh.jpg

Step1: Using a basic material, I painted over my original to get rid of any textures that I have on certain parts.

Step2: Using the same basic material, I then applied flat colors on different parts.

Step3: I then replaced that basic material by loading "Toonshader" material.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1027972378vqz.jpg

Since my original image is non-realistic-themed., I thought it would be a good thing to convert this into a cel-shaded-looking image.

Cheers!

[Mentat7]

Love that toon-shade Sonny!! BTW would you be willing to post that toonshade material hmm? :D

[Vikki]

I like them all. They are really cool all of them. :D

Really great!

:tu: :tu: :tu:

[DMerchen]

Awsome, just awesome! Oh, and inspirational! :tu: :tu:

[Stonecutter]

Lonnie the graph for the material ambient and diffuse can produce a custom toonshader for the occasion...Just make it 'steps' instead of a smooth curve... ;)

[Mentat7]

I know that Mike but I want to see the one he used for this piece. ;)

[The Saint]

I'm not quite sure if the "toonshader" material is included in your materials folder of ZBrush. (or Ofer may have given it to me.) In any case, here is the material.

ToonShader07.zmt (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_file-1027974715ezn.zmt)

[Mentat7]

Thanks Sonny. Actually now that I think about it...that may be one of the extra materials included in the Material Pack Pix put out a while back. So do you change anything on it to get this look? :)

[robotalk]

The toonshader version is great-what a fantastic picture--I've always found toonshader --in materials --load--toonshader--apple--etc. --not in material pack-- :D :D couldnt find it in 1.5 but didnt look carefully

[juandel]

yesssssssssss! the toonshader version is out of this world! excellento and kudoskudoskudos, Sonny!!!

- juandel

[DLee]

Love that cat.The detailing make it really stand out. Good work.

[LWTB]

Great job!! I absolutely love ALL ur images and this one is great as well.
You are the one that pointed out ToonShader to me. I love it cause i always try it out on my models just to get cel-shaded effect.

btw: is this 1.5? if not than i cant wait to see ur models in it

[The Saint]

Glad to know you guys liked the cel-shaded look.

Mentat: No changes in the material.
LWTB: I'm still using 123b.

[LWTB]

wow...i would have thought u would have been a beta tester ;)

Well still cant wait to see how u work with the new versiono

*edit* man im dumb...just looked under ur first image and saw the caption "still stuck with 1.23b)

[Ron Harris]

very kewl stuff and no less than exceptional as we have come to expect from your talented skill and creativity. You are going to be deadly with 1.5 surely :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: