Scared Silly Entry by Ralf Stumpf

[stumpf]

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Hello, I would like to participate in the challenge.
I have one or maybe two weeks time for this.

The idea: a "Halloween Night Corpse Ride"
A dead boy rides with his self made wooden car through the halloween night.

The notion is not complete yet, but I would like to make it as a halloween toy set.
I think about the design for the main character yet, I hope to start on monday.
I use my normal workflow for this: Maya and ZBrush for base meshes, ZBrush for detailing,
sculpting and rendering, PS for compositing and color correction. But I also try some new
techniques for this.

Hope you will like it. Good luck and fun for all challengers.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

[piz]

Very cool start Ralf! I love it! :D :tu:

[DerLandvogt]

Hi Ralf
feel glad to see more of your work.
Wish you "good ideas" and good luck
Hilmar

[Intervain]

GREAT I was hoping to see something from you since it seems right up your street! really looking forward to this :D

[Seavannah]

Sounds like a cool concept of course.... I have always loved your work and the fact that you have helped so many including myself. Can't wait to see it finished.... I have no doubt it will be a treat.:D

[dustbin1_uk]

Damn he noticed the competition, there goes first prize! :D

Good to have you on board Ralf. I know your gonna blow us all away on this! :tu:

[marcus_civis]

Sounds great Ralf; I feel like I'm sitting down to a good movie. :)

[Rastaman]

Yes, sounds really good.:D
Viel Erfolg. :tu:

@Dustbin: Don't worry, the competition is all, winning is (almost :cool: ) nothing.:lol:

[Jason Belec]

Very cool idea, sounds fun and nice opening image to get things rolling! ;)

[Guiescob]

I love the idea.

It looks like it will be a very dynamic picture with an adventure flavor.

Looking forward to see the updates.

Good Luck

[stumpf]

Hello and thanks for the welcome.

To warm up for the contest I start with a pumpkin.
Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[boozy floozie]

I see the thumbnail ..I like it and wouldn't you know it... it's because it's a Stumpf.

What a guy. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[animastur]

I have always liked the well-taken care of style of Ralf Stumpf
, its quality, details and presentation of his works. It has really warmed up the competition!
:tu: :) :tu:

[piz]

Very cool Ralf! :tu: ;)

[Intervain]

great start Ralf :tu:

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks for comments.

I made a small character for the scene.
Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[Disco Stu]

i gotta say it scares me a little bit to see that u participate the way u post ur images is pretty professional u even got a logo! :cry: but nonetheless a very nice worm u got there great colouring! where are u from ur name sounds pretty german am i right? cheers

[boozy floozie]

Sweet and wonderful.

[Morbius]

Great stuff, Ralf!

Love your sculpting, and use of colors.

Wonderful! :D

[-WOODY-]

Wow, that's awsome. How in the world do you always have such clean and tight meshes?

Eveything I make ends up with dents in it whether I want dents or don't want any dents, I end up with dents.......

I like your color scheme too.

[Giantsun]

Say "damned dents" really quick, lots of times. :D

As for the 3d Work, great stuff as always.

[piz]

Very good! Clean and effective! Bravo! ;) :tu:

[Nemoriko]

nice worm :b3: :b3: :b3: :b3: :b3: :b3: :lol:

[nightwoodwolf]

great start ralf .. i like your characters .. keep it up :tu:

[stumpf]

Thanks for comments.

Disco Stu: you have right.
boozy: Thanks!
Morbius: Thanks
Woody: Try to bring most of the form in lower level and work with lower intensity
for the brush also you need a tablet.
Giantsun: Thanks
piz: Thanks as always
Nemoriko: Thanks
nightwoodwolf: Thanks

I start with the ride. I use the crease funktion with level two to get the nice bevel.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[dustbin1_uk]

Looking good Ralph! Your attention to detail is inspiring! well done!

[piz]

I really like the wood veins... but obviusly stylized in Ralf's Comics Mood! :D :tu:

[Blaine91555]

I really enjoy your characters. Very unique and fun to view :tu:

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks for comments

I just finished the ride, hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[boozy floozie]

Again , you have me hooked Sir. I love the way that ZB3 allows you to paint 3D texture so wonderfully.

[piz]

Very nice Ralf... and Fun! :tu: ;)

[Cinderella]

I like so much of your work styles, I collected many works of you, I am your fan, too impatient to wait see the next pic~~ :D

[dustbin1_uk]

Looks good, reminds me of Wacky Racers. :D

[Intervain]

for some reason when I look at this ride all I can say is 'WEEEEE!!!' LOL... would be fun downhill :D :tu:

[Bimm the Stone]

looking forward to the finished result :tu:

Bimm

[Slosh]

Wouldn't it be wonderful to spend a week looking over Ralf Stumpf's shoulder as he works? Of all the artists on ZBC, I think you are one of my favorites because my personal style is cartoony...I'd much rather work on an animated picture such as Shrek or Monsters Inc than a "realistic" CG movie such as Pirates of the Caribbean. And Ralf's style is the ultimate in quality for that genre.

I really, really hope this is a non-entry, or that Ralf already has so many tablets that he doesn't want the prize. On the other hand, I'd like him to win so that he will have to teach us how he does some of this stuff. :D :lol:

[Marsyas]

Brilliant work as always! You're the king of clean models and presentation. :tu:

[froyd]

haha, this looks like it will be really funny! This wooden ride looks great and the worm comes out very clean and slick. looking forward to see more!

good luck!
froyd

[stumpf]

Thanks for comments,

I start with the blue rabbit character. Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[piz]

Simply... Fantastic Mr Stumpf! :cool: :tu:

[Plakkie]

Hahaha! First we see a sphere, and then suddenly a crips and clean rabbit! I guess what happened in between was Stumpf.
I love how all these small elements carry your style. Keep posting those small steps! :tu: :tu:

[Giantsun]

A glimpse of the process is simply an added bonus for watching such great art. :tu:

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks for comments.

Still working on the rabbit. Here is an update, hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[dustbin1_uk]

Very origional, that's a nice material you used on that rabit. Is it a variation of toy plastic?

[maddam]

i really like it, you cartoon style is so great, i'm very impatient to see what's next :D

[sirquadalot]

I really love you style! Your scary toons are wonderful! :tu: :tu:

[piz]

Very Cool Mood! I love your Characters! :cool: :tu:

[Jason Belec]

Ralf, I showed that 'wabbit' to Rufus, he thinks it's awesome! ;)

[questionmarks]

love the zip idea of the rabbit....^ ^..
and nice model ....:tu: :)

[stumpf]

Hello and thanks for comments.

Here is a little test rendering of the full body blue rabbit. Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[Jason Belec]

Sweeet! Oh the image is in my head, the scene is becoming clear, the wonder has opened my eyes... Oh crap man, it's looking awesome! ;)

[ThaoLe]

i like your style man..

great work.
Thao Le

[elarcano]

Hey Ralf,

I just couldn't resist to give you HUGE compliments :tu: Not only you have been kind enough to share your mats but you really have a clean an unusual style and modeling... plus! you really have deliver exquisist presentations :tu:... did I mentions the color combos? ;)

Simply amazing :tu:
Huge fan Ralf

Take care :tu:

[ravioli_rancher]

stumpf,

:eek:

Other Wordly and brilliant. Staggeringly inspiring and insurmountable work.

I hope one day you consider producing your own ZBrush videos. I don't think a written explaination can sufficiently capture your magic.

You're an exceptional artists and should make at least ten more characters to color your final image. :D

Thanks for entering and sharing your work. :cool:

[piz]

Very Good! I love this (Blue) Rabbit! :cool: :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

That's cool, I want one! ;)

[stumpf]

Thanks for comments.

I start the dead boy character. I made the skull as a concept from a pole-less
sphere. Then I made a new topology to save poly's. I project the details on the
new topology and improve the form so that it has more a cartoon look.
The rip cage I start with a topology on a sphere then I convert this with a thickness
to an adaptive skin. In Maya I made the rest of the base mesh and go with this in
one part back to ZBrush. Hope you like it so far.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[LittleDedder]

I really enjoy looking at your work.

[AngelJ]

Its... Ralf Stumpf. Way to keep doing what you do with solid quality and appeal. Could say more and its definitely deserving of saying more but what hasn't been said? ;) :tu: :tu:

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks for comments.

I just finished the dead boy and his ride. Next I make a texture test.
Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[piz]

Another Stumpf's Masterpiece for my Collection! Very cool Man! :cool: :tu:

[fabritz]

Very cool, i can almost hear the squeak of the wheels. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration my man.

[Dondemaker]

From the first post on, a great thread, but then again I suppose we should expect nothing less from a Stumpf entry!

[skinnybonez]

Your work is incredible!

Watching the entries flow in is going to be some scary stuff!...i can't wait for that. and some serious competition. i only hope you don't already have that shiny new wacom Cintiq 21UX. :) ...cuz from the looks of this..you might be getting one soon.

[threetails]

stunning work, this is a great piece, i've learned alot just watching this thread grow. some of the cleanest loooking work for this contest. wow.

[stumpf]

Thanks very much for feedback, it is very important to have this in a contest.
I made a rendering of the main character, I'm not sure how it should look in the end.
But for now it's a good test. The modeling is ready for the main character, the worm
and the rabbit. But I have an idea for a additional character "the big awake pumpkin".

Hope you like it so far.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[piz]

Well Done Ralph, I love this Guy! ;) :tu:

[boozy floozie]

Wonderful and the expressive twisting of the form adds a perfect sense of dynamism. :tu:

[Intervain]

aww how cute!! Love it!

[garyhanna]

So cool! Can't wait to see it all put together.




Gary's Scared Silly Entry (http://209.132.96.165/zbc/showthread.php?t=52227)

[Lou Mareno]

Outasight work Sir...all of your characters are so wonderfully done..
All the best to ya!

[It's Alive!]

I'm in awe, great stuff! I love the characters you made in Your "Scary Toon" thread as well.

[Ariane]

Your characters are very pretty, very well done and textured! Your style is very good :) I particularly love the "Blue bunny",
the way you present your images is very professionnal and clean, want to see what's next :)

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks very much for comments.

I work on the ground pumpkin. I would not show this step normaly because it's
not ready yet. But maybe it's interesting for someone.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[-WOODY-]

Ah, that's very cool. That reminds me of an old science fiction movie a long time ago that had these little robots that would drill underground. I think the movie was called Screamers? I can't remember cause it's been so long.

Good job.

[fishadder]

Reminds me of a weird nightmare I used to have as a kid wher I'd be walking through an old field and there'd be the tops of these shrivelled up potoatoes sticking out of the ground. After getting to the other side they all start to come out the ground like vegetable zombies and chase me! lol!

Anyway

Love the quality of your stuff! looks very like reall Vinyl toys already!

Keep on Z-ing
:)
Fishadder

[Harmonic]

Very nice work stumpf, I really like how you did the pumpkins eyebrows. :tu:

[Slosh]

I've read every tip and tutorial you've done for us to date, but I'm still "stumpfed" by your technique. Your style is one that I like to work in, myself. So your work is very inspirational to me. Very nice entry so far.

[LittleDedder]

As always, very clean fun work!:D

[piz]

I believe that you have a really good chance to ... I can't tell nothing... just for superstitious practice! :lol: :tu:

[alonso varela]

Fantastic Ralf style work, pretty, simple, for fun every body!

;)

[KOSOVA]

Beautiful work. Looking forward to see the final image.

[Remib]

Awesome work all those scary toons are excellent :tu: :tu: :tu:

[monstermaker]

This is the perfect contest for you and your scary toons. I'm looking forward to the finished piece. Great stuff as always

[stumpf]

Hello, many thanks for your comments.

I finished the modeling of the awake pumpkin. Now I start some rendering tests for the final.
I wish all in the contest good luck for the last days, can't wait to see the finished works.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[piz]

Again fantastic, neat work Ralf...! :cool: :tu:

[Intervain]

freaking awesome! I simply adore your style Ralf! :tu: :D

[Blaine91555]

What can I say. AWESOME :tu: :tu:

[iImagine]

Your use of the rake brush reminds me of Edward Gorey's cross-hatching. What a great style that would be if someone were to incorporate it in a movie!

[threetails]

your work is killer, love your style and finishes. One of my fav's.

[Plakkie]

Thanks for showing those topology shots, they're very enlightening. Clean polygon flow -> clean mesh. :tu: :tu:

[WoL_]

I love your style, your technique, your carachter...
Amazing! :D :eek: :D

[dustbin1_uk]

When this contest is over I am gonna have to get the hang of re-topology, it's an effective technique!

That pumpkin looks amazing Ralph, I'm gonna have to get to one of your calsses one day. Can't wait to see more. :D:tu:

[Lucky_1]

Awesome as always Ralf !

Keep it up !

and many thanks for all your shaders...

Cheers
Lucky

[alonso varela]

Wow! guapisimo! (pretty so much!)

Congrats Ralf!

;)

[nightwoodwolf]

the awake pumpkin looks very cool :tu:

[Rastaman]

Amazing work, Ralf.
Very clean and good modeling. :tu:

[stumpf]

Hello, thanks again for comments.

I work currently on the background, not so interesting like a character but
necessary for the final result.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[-WOODY-]

Looks pretty interesting, but what the heck is it?

[piz]

Cool!... Is it the track of the racing? Yes? ;) :tu:

[skinnybonez]

so far...from the wip's i've seen for the halloween contest...this one is going to win. good luck ralph! (excellent work as always)


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[Dondemaker]

All very wonderful work. Stumpf - you are keeping us all very cleverly on tenderhooks here; we have seen so many great characters and bits and pieces but none of us knows how it's all going to fit together. And the landscape just adds to the curiosity. I suspect it'll all come together in a grand finale and we'll all be bowled over backwards. Until then... :tu:
Jason

[Plakkie]

"The Landscape"

....

What thu... Like Dondemaker said, you know it will be brilliant, but how... Leaving us mortals to ponder how this would fit. The edge of my chair sees a lot of my bum at the moment. :D

[stumpf]

Hello again and thanks for your comments.

For the questions, I build not a complete landscape it is more like a set with the
right decoration in the right place. I render the parts in ZBrush as multi-pass
(seven to twenty different renders, mostly screen grabs with custom MatCaps)
and compose it with different layer settings in PS.
Here are some props more.
Hope you like it.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

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[piz]

I really think that your Illustration will be Fantastic Ralph! The single pieces are cool and I can't wait for the final composition! ;) :tu:

[sirquadalot]

Your work is very inspirational, and extremely well crafted. Best luck on your final submition!

[UncleZ]

wow this is really cool

[cinnamonstix]

This is so original! I also love this one!
This truly feels silly! I cannot wait to see your final. It's cute, too!! :D
I'm not sure I've been more confused in my life trying to choose a favorite. So many talented people on this forum.

Very inspirational.

Good luck!

[threetails]

This is one of those images that you know is going to blow socks off. I can't wait to see the end result.

[vincenzo]

Not only are you a master of ZBrush, but you're a master of presentation as well. Each piece is great, and I'm sure the end result wil not disappoint!

[stumpf]

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Hello, I would like to say first thank you for your support during the contest it was very fair and helpful.

Finally here is my contribution to the Scared Silly Contest 2007 on ZBC.
Work time for the project three weeks, two weeks modeling of the main characters and one week
modeling/rendering/composing/painting of the background. It was a lot of fun but also hard work
to get the final result. The whole project take 8GB on the hard disk, the main model has in the end
12 Million poly's and a size of 300MB. The base meshes are done in Maya and ZBrush. All digital
sculpting is done in ZBrush. Multi-pass rendering in ZBrush (seven to twenty render for the different
parts mostly sreengrabs with custom Matcaps one best rendering (shadow pass) per part). Render
size for the biggest part (dead boy with his ride, the blue rabbit, the worm and the pumpkin) is
5200x5200pixel. The whole composing and additional painting is done in Photoshop.
Hope you like it.

Cheers and Happy Halloween

Ralf Stumpf

*edit: I changed slightly the background.

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[marcus_civis]

Great work Ralf! Good luck and a happy Halloween to you! :tu:

[industripop]

man, you're just so unbelieveably talented---i just can't get over this one. it is obviously going to conjure up images of the nightmare before christmas, but that's not a bad thing at all! your sculpting/modeling craftsmanship is absolutely second to none. i can easily see this as a short animation...or feature film for that matter. much respect!!

[animastur]

Great work!
You are a master and an inspiration to many of us!
:tu: :tu: :tu:

[KOSOVA]

Beautiful Work. Thank's go to you for taking part in this contest and making yet another great contribution to ZBC. Good luck and Happy Hallowen!

[Vexona]

incredible work, that is amazing.

[AngelJ]

Stumpf,

Definitely another Stumpf classic, really enjoy this entry among many of the others you guys put a tons of effort.. I hope others will realize all the effort put into each piece as well as how each entry followed the rules of the contest to make determinations for the potential winners.

Very sweet composition, well executed theme!! My only lil issue is.. the placement and look of the worm in regards to the motion displayed in this image. Doesn't seem to fit the dynamics going on with the rest of the main characters in the theme where he is placed in the scene. That said, great work as usual!! :tu: :tu:

(edited for the P.S.)

P.S. Is the worm coming out of a hole in the skull? If so hrmm guess wasn't to obvious to me but been giving this one second looks. Still think it could use some elements of motion to it. If not the body blowing some what in motion at least some small subtle ones with the antennae and mouth tendrils swaying.

[alonso varela]

MASTER MONSTER Mr Ralf, only can say PRECIOSO! (Is really like "lovely + pretty" in spsnish)

Great work, great style, super great art work and really good presentation... Congratulations Monster Toy Master Maker!!

;)

[skulll_monster]

great work ! i like it ! very nice colors !

[threetails]

That is one fine display of badassery. fantastic work.
Happy Holloween, and good luck.

[piz]

Awsome Ralf!!! :D :tu:

[WoL_]

... you are the real monster!!! :tu:

[-WOODY-]

Hey you did a great job on that stumpf. I can't believe your final render size, do you have a nuclear powered pc or what LOL.

Good luck for the finals :tu:

[ThaoLe]

hey Stumpf,

great stuff you have.. i like your style. .its different. very nice..
i thought it would be nicer if you have some orange on top to balance up the big pumpkin down there.
just my thought.
anyhow, its over all great one.
Good luck.
Thao Le

[GregV]

:tu: Congratulations :tu: and thank you for all your hard work. Cheers.

[praxxis]

I don't know if anyone addressed this yet but what will it take to get you to make a Gnomon or Digital Tutors DVD or video series for Gnomonology. I cannot measure the incredible amount of inspiration I receive whenever I look at your work (which is several times daily).
I worked as a penciller and inker for Marvel, DC and Image comics for 12 years. I had the privilege of meeting and working with some of the best artists in the industry including Mark Bagley, Ed Benes, Joe Madureira, John Romita Jr., Tim Townsend, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner and too many more to count. I still collect new comics every week because of my love of the art form. They are two different mediums but in my opinion no comic artist comes close to your level of expertise and creativity.
My hat is off to you sir. Please continue to grace us with your presence and provide for us your incredibly inspiring artistic endeavors.

Vince
P.S. And please, for the love of all that is holy, make a tutorial DVD, write a book or at least capture some video of you working in Z Brush and Maya!

[skinnybonez]

THE AMAZING RALPH STUMPF!!!

Enjoy your new wacom screen!!!!!

Good Luck Ralph...you got my vote!!!


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[Intervain]

Turned out excellent! Heee he's even got the little talking bug in his head :lol: :tu: ! I especially love that pumpkin :) Best of Luck Ralf!

[LittleDedder]

Nothing left to say.


Great clean work as always!!!

[shavedmonkey]

Very nice indeed, love the detail and feel to it.


Top marks! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Plakkie]

What a great scene! So clear in lines and form. You have again produced a real Stumpf sir. Congrats! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[nightwoodwolf]

awesome :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

Well done Ralph! this is amazing work and great post production! I wondered how it was all going to fit together and you did not disapoint!

[Rastaman]

Simply excellent. :tu:

Great modelling and composition.
Awesome.
Congretulations.

[aminuts]

Very cool Ralf! So crispy clean as always! I love that evil creepy pumpkin the best....I just know he's gonna pop into a dream somewhere and I'll be looking forward to it. :D

good luck to ya!

[reminator]

I know it's just a detail but I really like the worm in the helmet :)

[SonOfRichard]

Amazing stuff stumpf...Congratulations.

[Marsyas]

Turned out really great, stumpf! :tu: So clean.

[H3DCLIFF]

Fantastic, just fantastic.
I love the characters.
Very inspiring. Congratulations. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[piz]

Excellent Work Ralf! :tu: :cool: :tu:

[panstar]

this is brilliant, love the composition and colours. Top rate modeling
Good luck

[boozy floozie]

Wonderful Ralf - good luck.

[Cinderella]

absolutely fantastic of the final scene!!

maybe you should consider to recombine the character and make a short animation movie :lol: There will be much more conspicuously and impressively

sorry for my bad English. ;)

[Seavannah]

wow you never cease to amaze me. really wonderful pic. this to me is right up there with tim burton's nightmare before christmas movie and that being my fav movie of all time. you are a wonderful artist.

[piz]

Congratulation for the win Ralph!!! :cool: :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

Congratulations Ralph! This was a well made image and you entertained us while we all tried desperately to keep up with you. Well done on your win. And I hope to see more of your unique style for a long time yet! :D:tu:

[panstar]

Congratulations Ralph, Well Deserved I knew my vote wouldn't be wasted.

Now if you decide you can't get on with that prize my address is...............

Only kidding Enjoy
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