Scared Silly Entry by Luc Lambrechts

[Lucky_1]

Hi people...

... I'm in for my first time challenge...

Dumbball02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771015%27,%27Dumbball02.jpg%27, 1,0%29)

It's gonna be a nerdy monster(named Dumbball) who's wearing stupid/nerdy props like braces, a cap, glasses... etc...(and he's out of shape)

The final pic will probably be a shot on a filmset where the monster will look stupid/silly instead of scary...

The sketch started out as pen(Bic) on paper, next scanned and imported into PhotoShop.
Sideview was painted with the mouse:(

Good luck and a lot of Zbrush fun to all participants :)

Lucky

[highlander_72]

Looks sweet!:tu:

I cant wait to see where you'll take it.

[Lucky_1]

Thanks highlander_72,..curious myself :)

Here's a little start:

dumbbal_progress01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771361%27,%27dumbbal_progress01 .jpg%27,1,0%29)

I should scale up his teeth probably...

Hope you like it.

Luc

[Lucky_1]

Hi, guess you all like it so far .... :D

anayway, here's a quick step I usually take:
It's fast and easy: (especially when you don't know what you're doing :lol: )

dumbbal_progress02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771475%27,%27dumbbal_progress02 .jpg%27,1,0%29)

Next putting his teeth in...
I will retop him when the basicforms are done...

Thanks for your time

Forgot to tell: shader is Ralph Stumpf's (RS sculpy)

Lucky

[dustbin1_uk]

Nice work lucky! He looks great!

[John Strieder]

Model and Texturing are very very nice! Keep up the good work! :-)

[Harmonic]

Great start! nice character :lol:

[Eddie Ellis]

nice start man.... i wish i could model with z-spheres

[Lucky_1]

Thanks ! :)

back to Zbrush:

r04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771615%27,%27r04.jpg%27,1,0%29)


no teeth yet...

[threetails]

looks great i love the braces, this is a great start.

[Lucky_1]

Thanks threetails !

A major change of idea:
2 monsters(dad and son? ( big and a small one)) are having fun(laughing with) on halloween night (wearing pumpkinhats) playing with a handpuppet – a human head.
Gonna give the braces probably to the small (son?) one.

again quick previz in PS: (2 new tools)

d06.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771865%27,%27d06.jpg%27,1,0%29)

just had the idea to give the small dude a microphone that he's holding for the handpuppetshead mouth...

and here's a sorta making of the handpuppethead: it was my start doodlehead

Halloweenhead_01.gif (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2771866%27,%27Halloweenhead_01.g if%27,1,0%29)

Lucky

[John Strieder]

The cap looked better (and funnier BTW) than the Pumpkin. You could try to alter the Position of the Pumpkin on his head. Maybe a bit back.

[-WOODY-]

I like the cap too, unless maybe you could make the pumplin hollow with the eyes and mouth cut out and the pumplin cut or broken in half with that over his head?
Just an idea.

Great modeling so far.

[garyhanna]

Great concept and very funny. The braces makes the whole thing. Very good sculpting work!

[Lucky_1]

Hi, thank you all very much for the comments...
I followed most of the given advise...:

r06b.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2772118%27,%27r06b.jpg%27,1,0%29 )
still a lot of ground to cover ...

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Lucky

[ravioli_rancher]

:eek:

One of the funniest entries I've seen. Great work. Only crit would be to consider changing the design of the human mask into something a bit more nerdy or even cartoon-stylized, big eared, buck-toothed, braces, taped glasses looking, to play off the design of the monsters.

[Lucky_1]

Thanks ravioli_rancher !
I'll consider your comments ...anyway here's a quick paint over in Photoshop...
(makes design decisions(color) alot easier - for me)

r06c.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2772327%27,%27r06c.jpg%27,1,0%29 )

Next: I'm gonna (hope so) finish the main character Dumbbal (sculpting) ...

Cu
Lucky

[LittleDedder]

Great stuff. Keep going!

[Alpha-leader]

The onion character thing reminds me of the mandragora characters out of the final fantasy series.


Edit: I didnt see the side view. :P

[Lucky_1]

Hi people,
a little update:the main characters/props

r10d.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2773639%27,%27r10d.jpg%27,1,0%29 )

to do list:

sculpting: alot (hands are very rough at the moment)...braces for dumbbal..etc
texturing: never used Zapplink before
pose
Render and paintover

Great...only 4 tasks left :lol:

cu
Lucky

nevermind the floating tooth

[alexleia]

great work!

Alex Oliver

[SolidSnakexxx]

Great Work and very cool concept!

[threetails]

nice changes, looking really good, i really like the pumpkin magot.

[Blaine91555]

This should be great. Funny Characters.

[garyhanna]

Awesome character design. I love the pumkin maggot.

[fizzy]

Ha ha love the look of the characters. I think yours and my monster go to the same gym :)

Looking forward to seeing the finished look.

[Lucky_1]

Fizzy, garyhanna, Blaine91555, SolidSnakexxx ,Alexleia and Threetails,
Thank you very much !

Here's again a small update:
Polypainting and Zapplink: the pumpkinmaggot (Cranked up the saturation in PS)

pumpkinmaggot.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2773903%27,%27pumpkinmaggot.jpg% 27,1,0%29)

More work on Dumby(one of Dumbbal's offspring):

dumby02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2773904%27,%27dumby02.jpg%27,1,0 %29)

and I ran into this fillobject problem:
when I fill the the hat, the teeth an eyes are also filled with the same color and material...seems like they are linked somehow...

Does anyone know how to fix this ?
problem.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2773905%27,%27problem.jpg%27,1,0 %29)

Thanks
Lucky

[nightwoodwolf]

very nice characters ... keep it up

[Slosh]

I have to be honest, I was wondering about this entry for some time...the initial sketch was interesting, though I didn't quite understand the theme. As you've posted your progress, I'm really digging the modeling and all the little elements. I really am looking forward to seeing the final composition. Nice work, Lucky.

[Lucky_1]

Slosh, nightwoodwolf many thanks for the comments !

Last update for today:

r13.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2773957%27,%27r13.jpg%27,1,0%29)

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Lucky

[dustbin1_uk]

This is cool, that human mask is really helped out by those stitches. I think those pumkin dudes are also well made. Looking forward to seeing this one completed.

Well done!

[Rastaman]

Cool idea and nice modeling. :tu:
The human-mask-idea is great. :lol:

[Lucky_1]

Thank you very much for the comments guys !
here's a quick paint over in Photoshop...

This wil be probably my last update before the final piece...
still a lot issues to fix... :confused:

r15.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774053%27,%27r15.jpg%27,1,0%29)

2 of november, does anyone knows which timezone, or is it pixologictime :D ?

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Lucky

[KOSOVA]

This is already looking great the way it is now....good luck

[LittleDedder]

good stuff

[animastur]

Nice colors!....maybe the characters ned more work in the skin texture. :tu:

[nightwoodwolf]

hey Lucky_1 your image looks really cool .. models and colors and everything

very good job and good luck :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Thanks guys :)!

Well here is the final image: I added a small poke - story - only for fun :D
The background was painted/created in Photoshop.
Edit:
Used software: Zbrush and photoshop

SS_LucLambrechts.jpg.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774591%27,%27SS_LucLambrechts.j pg.jpg%27,1,0%29)

I hope you people like it.

I would like to encourage everyone to join the next challenge... I never learned as much in such a small time periode about Zbrush...and it was really fun...doing...

Here's a monochrome version of the final image for fun and also the requested thumbnail.

SS_bw_for_fun.jpg.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774592%27,%27SS_bw_for_fun.jpg. jpg%27,1,0%29)

Good luck to all !

SSThumb_LucLambrechts.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774593%27,%27SSThumb_LucLambrec hts.jpg%27,1,0%29)
Lucky_1

[fizzy]

Brilliant, I love all the small details. The head looks great.

Well done, looks like you've put a lot of love...and horror into this.

Good Luck!

Pete B

[LittleDedder]

love the characters

[dustbin1_uk]

Well done! Great work! This one is a winner! :D:tu:

[Marsyas]

Great work! Love those braces. :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Hi people,
I could'nt stop doing post, so I changed my mind ( yep again ;))
I liked the monochrome one more as it had a bit of an old movie look...

So this is really my final entry (sorry for the confusion Aurick)

SS_LucLambrechts.jpg.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774804%27,%27SS_LucLambrechts.j pg.jpg%27,1,0%29)

and here is a new thumbnail

SSThumb_LucLambrechts.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%2774805%27,%27SSThumb_LucLambrec hts.jpg%27,1,0%29)

and again good luck to all !

Lucky_1