Action Hero - Mantis Man

[Etcher]

Happy New Year! :) !

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[zeke3d]

your almost up to 60 thousand views, that is Insane! way to go man on your entry :tu:

[chindian]

Hey man - pretty kool stuff as usual... My vote is for 4... or some kinda variation of that... I like it - seems like a good striking pose. Except maybe the striking arm should be facing forward as if he's about to come down with the blow instead? I dunno - wut do u think?

Looking forward to your updates! Keep it up bud!!! And happy new year... :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Hey great work! imho pose 3 was by far the strongest and most coherent, have fun detailing :)

[threetails]

love it all but i got to vote for the third pose it just kicks all sort of but. really great thread and a wonderful sculpt.

[Gohanf22]

just so you know, im throwing you a oh d*** it. whats that wookie celebration they do for the big tree on kashyyk? ill find out about it but anyway were throwing you a party when you hit 800 replies and 60,000 views or at least im going to. and your going to get a wookie hug (thats stronger than a bear hug.) :lol: . this is a fair warning to ya bud. im just being a very good friend to ya. :D

[SirNeo]

my vote is "3" i realy like it, this is better :tu:

[spimmy]

Pose number 3 for me too :D :tu:

[Gohanf22]

I REMEMBER WHAT IT IS NOW! well celebrate the wookie's life day with ya. we'll give you life day wreaths, ornaments and lots of goodies from kashyyk. (yeah yeah, im such a Star Wars Nerd. but its better than being a STAR TREK nerd. :lol: ) cant wait for the festivities. :lol:

[Gohanf22]

ps. - chewie says hello. "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllll!" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Trurl: (voted for 2)
Thank you so much :) for your vote

Moni-Poroni:
Happy New Year to you too :) It's early New Year for Chinese this year..Woo hoo.

Etcher:
Happy C. NewYear. May happiness fell upon you :)

zeke3d:
Hey there :) I'm indeed so thrilled that many people are helping me out with the pose decision...and glad taht they do check my entry..Thank you so much

chindian: (voted for 4)
Hmm I see, Will deinitely take your comments in for futher refinement. thank you. and Happy New Year :)

Hamilcar: (voted for 3)
Thank you for your vite. Will be starting teh detail part tonight Woo hoo :)

threetails: (voted for 3)
Seems like the 3rd pose's going to get the ZDetail love tomight :) Thank you so much for your voice!

Gohanf22:
thanks man...a party..that's so kind of you :) and a Wookie Hug...that I never had for certain.

SirNeo: (voted for 3)
Thanks you sir for your valuable vote :)

spimmy: (voted for 3)
Thanks you for your vote, much appriciated!

:idea: Daily Updates:
Whew...thank you so muhc guys and gals for helping me through the most difficult decision of this contest...deciding the pose.. The decision now is quite clear...I'm going forward with Pose 3 now.and tonight starting small alterations to the topology as the Transpose process mushed up some of the verts and I wanted it fixed.. So here's the first step to the next step... :) Again, thank you so much for your valuable comments and votes...

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[maxinkuk]

Hi Yong, good choice for your pose.
Those exploding verts with transpose master, what a pain. I've been doing a lot of that mesh fixing myself a couple of weeks ago, but it's a good opportunity to place lots of edges running exactly where you need them.

[Lexicon128]

I really like that pose.

[Gohanf22]

nice pose choice dude. very good choice. oh you will be getting a wookie hug. chewie and i will definitely give you one. (i really need to stop with the Star Wars antics.:lol:)

[wethand]

hi solid. sorry, i missed the vote, but i was pretty busy...
maybe my dream of studying in a university becomes true... :-P

i like that pose very much. it has much power! and this is what this contest is about! :)

[pitchepuck]

mhhh....rrrrrrrrrrrrr.....:confused::confused::con fused:
man, I´m not happy with this pose... but your character is so difficult to pose... no.. not to pose but to find the right pose. to be honest...I do not like it so far... and I was thinking about it today... but didn´t find a solution...
the position of the claw is hard to find :confused:

[Ismail W]

Yong, Posing wise the current pose you have has him in mid action and not full action. He's quite compressed in posture in the torso area. Think downhill mogul skiers (Google "downhill skiing" in the image search options for some visual suggestions.

When it comes to posing him with his claw. Have strong lines of action. Claw back as if to strike and strike hard! :) Turn that torso! His wings are definite assets in adding to the dynamics of the pose! The wings will be like a cape. Splayed at 45-60 degree up. This is a strong character.

Imagine him in the fight of his life. Trying to save the ones he loves dearly. Every last iota of strength is utilized in combating that entire force that stands in his way. Every muscle straining and popping, cause to give anything less is to succumb to failure. When he strains he is tense, torqued. Not compressed. It's all or nothing for Mantis Man. :mad: GRRRRR.
Fighting cause his life depends on it, fighting cause if he had the same strength when the organization came into his home, he would not be holding back! :cool:

Great stuff! :tu:

PS ( I "grrrr" 'cause I'm in the moment ;) )

[fluxist8070]

I agree,
the twist in the torso should go the opposite direction. Think of how you pull back before you punch.
I think the rest of the pose looks nice!

[Etcher]

Hi there, I see you you're gearing up for the final tuning. The Mantis Man is gonna turn out so good! :tu: !
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[Moni-Poroni]

Pleeeeaaaaaaaaase hurry ;) I can´t wait any longer to see the final pose :)
Your thread makes me sooo nervou:) :) :) !!!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

maxinkuk:
Thank you, maxinkuk.Yeah..I think if when I do masking correctly it the exploding thing doesn't occur. The transpose is sucha fun tool.

Lexicon128:
Thank you :) bene working on the details of the pose....still a long way to go.

Gohanf22:
Thanks buddy...Star Wars' for certain one of my fav movies as well. :)

wethand:
Thank you, wethand. Been busy on the detailing now... Hopefully it will be done soon.

pitchepuck:
It's indeed quite tough to pose my character..I've been over with this pose decision over and over..I'll go for it for now and see if I have time to come back.

Ismail W:
Good advice.. If time allowed, I'll definitely try out your suggestion. Thank you for your great suggestion.

fluxist8070:
Thankyou for your comment. I'll do the final fixes..once the details are sone..(Hopefulyl soon :))

Etcher:
Yes, can't believe the contest period's almost over...man...wish I have more time... :)

Moni-Poroni:
Hi there Moni-Poroni, Will work on the details for a few days to come..then to the polypaint fun again :) Hopefulyl I'd still have some tiem to do more stuff.


:idea: Daily Update:

Whew...todayI've started working ont eh body area after selecting the 3rd pose. I know it's not perfect but the windows's cloing in...So I've got to move on for now...I'll try to add detaisl to the model for the next few days...(Really busy at work) and get to the fine polypaint again...

For now I've started on the main body...Still a lot of things to be done.

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[Gohanf22]

nice work buddy. your doing a terrific job. i like the redone topology for the model with the pose. its looking better and better.:D:tu:

[Firebert]

oh man it is so great to see this posed out in high res! :tu:

[- FoOD -]

Wow nice details Solid - I like the feet now :D:tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Looks great with all the details in there now. Looking forward to the coloured version :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Gohanf22:
Thanks, buddy for your continue support.. This journey of Mantis Man's come a long way from home :)

Firerbert:
It's coming..slowly...as time doens't permit me to do much...but squeezing in a few minutes a day at least to get the details going. Hopefully it will be done soon :) Thank you so much.

- FoOD -:
Thank you, - FoOD -. Yes, I decided the feet were a little too small and not having enough character.. So I adjusted a little. Glad you like it.

Captain Sensible:
Thank you, the details will slowly get in....Wish I have all day to play with ZBrush :) (Aren't we all wishing that) hehehhe. Thank you for your compliment.

:idea: Daily (Night) Update:
Not much was done to the body details just yet...as I was so busy on both domestic chores and office tasks. Man now I really wish to have super power to extend time :) Anyhow, here's the first pass at the body detail...Will be doing more on this tomorrow. I've uploade the turn table but I guess it's taking sometime to process the vid. I'll be posting that too once it gets approved. Again, thank you so much for reading.

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[gang]

hi SolidSnakexxx
its really come out awesome . nice going man

[DAnconia]

His head needs to be a little bigger or his neck a bit longer. With that large of a torso it dwarfs the head a bit.

Looking great as usual!

[Moni-Poroni]

Great update..and the feets are awesome!!:)
Umm..are you absolutely sure you have no superpowers ;) ???
Good night.
I guess you won´t dream from sheep..
You´ll dream from many many jumping mantis men :D

[Etcher]

So impressive! :tu: ! Don't forget to check the length of the right upper leg (maybe a bit to stretched ) and the right lower leg (maybe a bit to short). But then again, judging on just this one picture is difficult so, I could be totally wrong. :tu: !

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[slickytom]

Good job making the feet a little bigger. I think it was a good choice as it will help support that awesome musculature and give ya a stronger connection at the base for when it gets 3d printed. Your on your way man. Very inspiring work. :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Really looking awesome! Keep up the great work, this is my favorite render so far:tu:

[N8]

Great pose! man this is coming along great!

[SolidSnakexxx]

gang:
Thank you man :) Always great to hear your comment.

DAnconia:
thank you for the crit.. Will adjust that :) (Glad it's an easy part to enlarge with Transpose.) Again, thank you for your valuable comment and great keen eyes.

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you, Moni-Poroni. Glad you like the feet alterations. Sleeping is my source of power...sleep well and I shall conquer the world ..... :lol: ha ha hah just kidding... I just had a good night sleep so I feel particularly...chippy today. :)

Etcher:
Did check on the proportion and made some minor adjustment to ensure the lengths of the upper leg are what they suppose to be ;) Thank you so much for your concern, it never hurt to have sharp eyes spotting out area that we may missed.

slickytom:
The feet is something man people suggested and I am glad I made the change. And agree that the change will make the connection between the pedestal and the model itself stronger. Thank you so much ;)

Hamilcar:
Thank you, you action girl's coming along so sweet...My Mantis Man wouldn't dare crossing her whip path ;)

N8:
Thank you so much...Frankly I was hesitant with Transpose tool before joining the contest. I did use it here and there more on per subtool basis..But with this, it opens my eyes and lots of possibilities can be done.....

:idea: Daily Update:
Good morning. Did some minor adjustments last night to make sure the length of the legs are well proportioned and re uploaded the turn table.. Nothing exciting.

Here's the turn table:

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This is the first detail pass on the body of Mantis Man.. Still not finish yet. As there are quite a few details I want to add..Also other subtools aside from the body itself are not detailed at the moment.

[jp_smith]

Looking good buddy! :tu: :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Good ? DAMNED GOOOOOD :)
Nothing to crit :)

[antisymmetry]

That looks amazing!

[rasmusW]

hey dude!

the final pose is looking real good.
now you are just to do final sculpting.. hehe.
can't wait to see it.

-r

[JUPITER]

AWESOME MAN, JUST AWESOME!!!!!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

Love it!! 5* mate!

[Seavannah]

Wow you've been a busy little z-bee :eek: . He really looks great, love the pose very dynamic and awesome:cool: . Keep up the great work:D .

[Captain Sensible]

Great stuff! :tu:

[Etcher]

Beautiful! :) !

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[SolidSnakexxx]

jp_smith:
Thank you man as this is your suggested pose at the very beginning :)

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you...Moni-Poroni, you comment's damned nice as well :)

antisymmetry:
Thanks, man.

abyss103:
Yes, it's the tuning up phase now..and it's taking quite sometime. Will try to do as much as I can with the little time I have.

JUPITER:
Thank you so much. Glad you like it, JUPITER.

dustbin1_uk:
Thank you for your post. Hope it turns out well too.

Seavannah:
It's been quite a lot of fun...can't believe the deadline's near..eh? Thank you so much for your kind comment.

Captain Sensible:
Thanks man.

Etcher:
Thank you for the kind word.

:idea: Daily (Night) Update:
Still working on the details on the body. This time working on the skin pores and plate details.. It's quite hard to read from this image but they are there :). The next step would be starting the fix the poly paint and then go on to other parts of the model. Again thank you for watching :)

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[DAnconia]

Add a bit more mass to the front of his left thigh. Also the curve on his hamstrings is a bit too pronounced.

Keep it going!

[Gohanf22]

i agree with danconia. the left thigh has too much there to give mantis man definition in his legs. your doing amazing work buddy. keep it up.:D

[Drakelot]

He's looking strong and Solid, lol !!!

Terrific pose and details ... !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Looking very nice Yong
Like Etcher already said, I think that his upperleg (the one that's pointing forward) is looking a bit long...

Keep it up !

[antisymmetry]

Great looking pose.

[Etcher]

Hi Solid. I know I'm walking on thin ice with these following comments (on a sculpt that I wouldn't be able to make / as a spectator it's so easy to make comments... so : I already apologize).

I'm constantly nagging about this right upper leg being to long. I think it's due to the fact that you don't have enough interlock / overlap between the glutes and the hamstrings. I've attached an image which shows this overlap. In my first sketch I drew the glutes and hamstrings with interlock: this brings the upper and lower leg to about the same size. In the second sketch I first drew the glutes, then drew the hams next to them; doesn't look to wrong, but it does make the upper leg to long in regard to the lower leg. I hope the inserted pic clearifies this as well.

More nagging: be shure to doublecheck the length of the right lower leg, seems a tad shorter than the left lower leg.

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And More nagging: the right foot seems a bit shorter and flatter compared to the left (hard to judge from the pics and small turntable)

Can you ever forgive me? The Mantis is really living and getting under my skin... . :tu: !

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[SolidSnakexxx]

DAnconia:
Thank you for the crit..Have noted it down and will definitely will adjust that.

Gohanf22:
Thanks, bud. :) the crit's useful and I'll follow through to get it fixed.

Drakelot:
Thanks man, Been busy on many things will try to find time to finetune this piece :)

Lucky_1:
Thank you, Lucky_1. I see now the area of which being discusses. I'll alter that for certain, thank you :)

antisymmetry:
Thanks mate.

Etcher:
I like it when someone gives constructive criticism. And yours will definitely make me go over and check my model. So I'd not be angry at all...In fact, I appreciated your kindness in telling me areas to be fixed. Especially with the graphic ;) Thank you so much.

:idea: Daily Update:
Tonight I'll concentrate on the crits posted and go over to fix what need to be done. Last night, however, I did go over and do some more paint work.. Again this will be entire color covering before the detailed high frequency... pass.. Don't you just love Poly Painting? :o

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[pitchepuck]

etcher is right with the bone length. I said it 2 times before that the upper leg is too long ;)
I think the pose is ok. I´m not 100% satisfied...but it´s your model... and most of us here like this pose. so, you do it right :tu:
looking forwart to your first render :)

later gator

[SolidSnakexxx]

pitchepuck: Thank you for the reconfirmation on the leg. I thought I did revised already..perhaps I didn't save...Anyhow, it's great to get good crit so I can fix where there's mistake.

:idea: Daily Update:
After Etcher, Gohanf22, Lucky_1, DAnconia, and pitchepuck have given a good critique regarding the leg, I decided to fix overall proportion including the leg itself, the foot that's too small and some minor adjustments. ..Thank you so much for your keen eyes. Now..I'm going back to Poly Painting

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[gordon-v]

I like the pose! But I think the same about the right leg and foot!

[Moni-Poroni]

Aaah I´ve missed the update :o
Very cool indeed..
But sorry..I can´t help you concerning any proportions..:)
That´s not my area of expertise ;) You know what I mean :D
But I think it´s great now:tu:

[leandroloaiza]

I like so munch the felling of weight of this pose

great jom man!!!

[Crotalis]

Great pose! I especially like the human hand! It reminds me of the way McFarlane use to draw Spiderman's hands, or something by Hogarth maybe. Awesome!:D

[Etcher]

Hi Solidsnakexxx. Beautiful job on the polypaint so far. :tu: !

About the legs ( I promise that this is the last time :o ) I think Gordon-V was referring to this: on the paintover I drew the supposed length of the bones and the pivot points to check if the left and right leg and foot length correspond. I scaled and moved a bit, but you can still see the original placement. If the right foot looks to big, you could leave it at it's present size, but you might wanna' consider scaling the left one down.



Ok, now I will keep quiet and let you continue your wonderful work! :)

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[Gohanf22]

PARTY TIME! 800 replies and 60k views! ok time to throw big bash. bring the flappers and what have ya!:lol: lol ill need to make preparations. dang nab it i wasnt keeping tabs on this and i missed when it hit 800 replies and 60k views. well well make sure that doesnt happen again.

[SolidSnakexxx]

gordon-v:
Thank you so much. Hope you like the new adjustments. :)

Moni-Poroni:
Just being here reading my updated posts, you've already made me feel encouraged to continue the work. Thank you, Moni-Poroni :)

leandroloaiza:
I'm glad I listened to to the comments. I'll do another adjustments.. I think I can manage the time to do so now....Thank you for liking the pose :)

Crotalis:
Glad you like the hand pose. It was tough sculpting and walking to the restroom to check the hand gesture....I'll need to have a large mirror on my table soon..hehehe

Etcher:
Hey there...Thank you for your crit...it need not be your last, as it's very valuable and I highly appreciated it. I'll post more on the adjusted proportion. Thank you, man.

Gohanf22:
:lol: hhahaha Gohanf22 thank you for reminding me that...and man I'm happy to know a lot of people are helping me out and pointing out areas that need improvement.

:idea: Daily Update:
Last night, aside from proportion alterations(Which I'll do another pass), I also managed to check the over all color and did a quick turn table. Today's task would be the final proportion adjustment...then the high frequency texturing (With another subdivision added)

Here's last night attempt:

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[- FoOD -]

Loooking good Solid :D nice details

[JHK3D]

good gesture for this hero! :tu:

[spimmy]

Great work and Great updates as usual ;) , looking forward to see the painted model!

[tokio]

thank you for your reply it' can be help power for me

[jp_smith]

Lookin' great as usual Yong! :) Keep rockin'!

[snoopalu]

cool progress since i last seen ur post. I agree that the neck and boob area needs to be tweeked alittle. For me it seems that the chest area is alittle bulky. Anyways the model is looking good ^^. happy chinese new years BTW.

[ravioli_rancher]

SolidSnakexxx,

With the amount of work you've invested in your entry, you may, after finally being able to walk away from your workstation, find yourself with mantis like protusions over a finger, or eye lid. :D

That aside, Mantis Man is, to me, an eye popping top row specimen. :eek:

The only aspect of his pose I find somewhat static are his antennae. Maybe the wind, or screams from his terrified oppoents could be bending them back a bit more.

Brilliant work and overall thread. :cool:

[IVision]

:eek: no comment master

[Gohanf22]

nice work buddy. i like the movie very much. very nicely done. way to go.:tu:

[tokio]

thank you verymuch for your comment in my entry mr.yong :rolleyes:

[mantegra]

Lovely pose mate. He is scarily coming to life :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Cool update and great video as always Yong :tu: :tu: :tu:
Can´t wait to see the higher subdiv lvl version ;)
Kind regards:)

[SolidSnakexxx]

- FoOD -:
Thank you so much, - FoOD -. Will be adding more details soon :_

JHK3D:
Thank you for liking the pose. It was a hard decision to choose a pose indeed :)

spimmy:
Thanks, mate. I've been trying to stick to my original goal..daily update...no matter how small it may be. So that it get's constant attention apart from daily chores :)

tokio:
Thank you, tokio. Yours coming along well too. Look forward to your final render.

jp_smith:
Thanks, buddy. Every time I look at my own model, I always be thankful of your help to get to this stage. :o Again, thank you so much.

snoopalu:
Thank you, snoopalu. I've adjusted a tad on the breast area. But the neck area I'm remaining as is for the moment as I envision him squashing his neck quite a bit in this pose. And Happy Chinese New Year to you too. Will try to do final adjustments before the end of the contest :)

ravioli_rancher:
Thank you so much for your kind words, ravioli_rancher. I've adjusted tony bit on the antennae..It's kind of tough having it splaying all over...This will get my attention in the last step.

IVision:
Thank you sir :)

Gohanf22:
Thanks, man. I see yours coming along real good too with added swords and stuff. Keep working , mate.

mantegra:
I sure hope he will look more gritty once I get to the fine texture stage...which is suppose to start...Today! :)

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you, Moni-Poroni. The higher level of details are being added as I write this pose. Hopefully you will like the new update I gave to the Mantis Man.


:idea: Mid Day Update:
Today is Saturday....in Thailand and I woke up late..hehehe....but woke up to a state that I know I'll spend most of my day ZBrushing...so it's a good day. Anyhow. The morning I spent my time on the proportion and I think it's set. Then another detail pass on the body. Then add Chip atop his shoulder. The rest of the early afternoon was Primitive fun to create a duded missile. The missile by itself comprise of a lot of subtools before I combine them all into one for easy management.

Here's the mid day effort:

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[jp_smith]

I tell ya Yong, I don't know how you manage to post a good update every single day, but you do. It's really impressive. :) If the survival of mankind hinged on one person getting up every day and pressing a button I wouldn't hesitate to put you in charge. :D That's not a slam, it's a testament to your commitment and reliability...I don't know how you do it bro, but I'm glad ya do! :tu: :tu:


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[- FoOD -]

JP - hahaha - agree the man dont sleep :D

Like the Mat looking good man ....more detail :eek:

[Nattawat_OBBI]

very nice i love it.

[Etcher]

Just got out of bed, got me a cup o' coffee and fired up ZBrush central: Mantis Man on the bottom row lookin' awesome! Can you think of a better way to start the weekend ... . :tu: !
The proportion changes are looking really good. And now the polypaint... man, this is gonna' be a bomb!

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[SirNeo]

your work getting better and better, i like it your last update:tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Mid day update ??
-sounds great...
-sounds promising ;)
-AND looks awesome :) :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Gohanf22]

nice update bud. very cool update indeed. your like a machine, never stopping. i like the idea of the missile. very cool. keep at it bud.:D

[DAnconia]

Dont forget to give some movement to his antennae. they look a bit too stiff.

[SolidSnakexxx]

jp_smith:
Thanks for such a high compliment, jp_smith. I just like to remind myself that the contest is part of my daily life among other important tasks. :)

- FoOD -:
Thank you, - FoOD -. I wish I could sleep less as I think humans do sleep a bit too much (At one point in my life in my younger years, I was sleeping 2-3 hours a day but that lasted for about 2 years as my health won't allow me to continue so...)

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you kub. Glad you like it. Saw your new blog and is looking good ;)

Etcher:
Thank you, Etcher. I can definitely call today ZBrush day ;) I've started the polypaint and will most likely have some update on that tomorrow.

SirNeo:
Thank you, SirNeo. It's now at the stage of fine tuning so I'm taking my time to detail the model. It's so fun sometimes to micro manage our models.. he he he :lol:

Moni-Poroni:
Yes, Mid Day update...as this pose is Daily update...and if I'm still rooting my behind on the working chair for a few more hours, there shall be a nightly update.. Just kidding...I've got to go take my Girlfriend for a bandage change and do other humanly chores.

Gohanf22:
In case you do not know yet...I'm the auto-bot that stays in ZBC Forum. Every update to any posts, the system will send the signal directly to my neuron..and alert me to come and post. Just kidding, buddy.. Thank you for your kind words.

:idea: Daily Updates:
All right, it's the daily update time. In fact, tonight's the weekly class with Master Alex but my net speed's not so good. (It's been like this so for a few weeks now). So the lesson's been on hold.

Meanwhile, I've started working on the poly painting again. But it's not quite ready just yet. However the other sculpting part's been done. The inner wing set's now carved with tiny lines (Hopefully you can see in this image) and did some more sculpt to Chip. I'll be back in a few hours, if not too exhausted I will continue on the update. :)

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[Gohanf22]

Sweet Jesus! your polypainting skills are as good as your modeling. you truly never sleep. lol. j/k. hey dude i finally got a good idea to find a good pose. lets just hope i can contact him in time to ask him for help. i know a cousin of mine that is the higest grade black belt and knows a ton about the samurai ways. im in such an awesome family.:D anyway, awesome work on mantis man dude. great job.

[Al.Tintop]

i follow this thread for a while and i have to say you do some stunning work. i think its the most impressive actually on zbcentral. thumbs up, i wanna see this finished...:D

[maxinkuk]

Looks great, you only have to find a render setting that brings out the cavities as well as this one does. Very good pose, well spread and really strong.:tu::tu:
Only thing, I'm not sure about Chip.

[Etcher]

The details are looking very good! :tu: ! Go! Go! Go!

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[electricCAT]

Your sculpt is looking so good. I can see why your post is the most popular. Plus, you spend so much time talking to everyone else. It's great to learn from your methods.

[bryzol]

The detail looks realy nice with this matcap. Wings are going to by amazing! keep it up. This is realy great hero :tu:

[skullbeast]

Snake, has the head shrunken down? It's looking a bit small to me. The essence of mantis seem to be dwindling. I look at your perfectly sculpted bug and the guy has just the opposite broad stroke forms going on. thick chest and legs and a smaller head. I was just wondering if this is some thing that you have chosen to do, or if it is unintentional? its not that it's not looking great. its looking freaking sweet. happy zbrushing! :tu: :tu: :tu: ;)

[AVTPro]

Love the real Mantis in the same scene with him. It totally communicates the idea of the character.

[zeke3d]

take a break solid, still got 2 weeks left! :tu:

[Nattawat_OBBI]

Looking great, the details are nicely done :tu:

[tokio]

thank krub :) mr.yong
are you thai nation similar me i'm very happy so much :D see thai on this forum.
the first time look on my entry i guess your usa from location now
today i'm notice :eek: your signature are thaizbrush blog and visit i' see you very cool guy :tu:
nice to meet you krub:cool:

Ps***(karaoke)--> (eng bad mak mak so sorry)

[pancreas]

Looks great mate, been following this one for a while now. You should totally put the tiny mantis sorta on his knee doing the same pose as him. Hes a touch hard to see on the shoulder as the hand sorta covers it. Great work and good to see you are so regular with updates.

[Etcher]

Hi Solidsnakexxx. I think skullbeast made a good observation there about the head: you should definitely try out a few bigger head sizes. :tu: . Like zeke 3d said: you still have 2 weeks left: great to play around finetuning stuff like this! :tu: !

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[Trurl]

Nice update! :tu:
I like the real mantis.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Gohanf22:
Thank you so much Gohanf22. And yeah do consult with your cousin...he may know some cool moves that can be translated into great ZBrush pose ;)

Al.Tintop:
Thanks sir for reading the post. Your words are very kind and give me the courage. Thank you so much.

maxinkuk:
I'm fine tuning the main material now so that some of the cavities can still show up when texture applied...Thank you for your comment. About Chip, I'm thinking about resizing him a bit or even put him elsewhere..perhaps on the base itself...not sure still..

Etcher:
Thank you...This part of tuning is so much fun...almost like playing music..I've found out that wile I'm using ZBrush I tend to have the most concentration...it's almost like meditation too. The head size will definitely be addressed. Thank you ;)

electricCAT:
Thank you so much, electricCAT. :) It's fun to be a part of warm community here. And from reading other posts..I gain a whole load of techniques to apply on my entry as well.

bryzol:
Thank you so much. The wing was time consuming bit as I was laying out with the modified standard brush...

skullbeast:
Yup, you are right. At first he has larger head then I shrunk down and I think I over shrunken it a tad much. I'll do this refinement when all else is done. Thank you for noticing and happy ZBrushing to you too.

AVTPro:
Glad you like Chip..:) Still trying to place him where he's a bit more visible as well... Hmm..

zeke3d:
:) Thank you, zeke3d. It's about 2 weeks left..man this contest's flying by real fast for me. BTW, your architectural stuff's reall impressive.

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you krub :) Glad you like it.

tokio:
Happy to know you are please with the progress of Mantis Man so far. Yours coming along good too. Happy ZBrushing, man.

pancreas:
Yes, Chip's one hard little thing to spot....I've got to do something to him. Tahnks for the reminder. :)

Trurl:
Thank you, Trurl. Hopefully I can find a good spot for him too.

:idea: Daily Update:
Today I'm concentrating on the small wings once again and to the duded missile.. Still working on the poly painting side of it. As for the wings I decided to go for a tad bit of transparency.

You can see through the wings with the use of Document Layer...I'm still trying to find another way to do transparency without the use of Document layer....I did try out the active/inactive subtool transparency thing but didn't work out too well on my model.

Here's today's attempt.

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[hugoqueiroz]

Nyce dude terrific job!!! keep going.

[SirNeo]

mate, i smells:) quailty about your work, your texture so clean, i love it:tu:

[- FoOD -]

Looking really sweet Solid ...the pose and the texture are awesome....little mantis also cool:tu:

I like how you have bulked him up ...looks much more powerful

[ivar_sn]

Mantis man looks cool ..........

[Y/Haüss]

OnceMore a fantastic update! Fantastic texture. Congratulations again!

[bryzol]

I think that the wings without transparency was better. If you decide to use transparency I whould make the wings bigger, they are to light now (in my opinion). Without transparency they had a "weight" and the proportions seemed to be better. Anyhow this is great stuff! :tu:

[scottleroc]

Hey Solid

I have loved the idea of mantis man since you started him, even chip :D

The only thing I am not sure about is the rocket/ bomb at his feet :D

I wish he had a jungle style backdrop, maybe. I imagine him as a stealthy camouflaged character coiled up like a sping waiting patiantly to spring in his victim (maybe him is in mid spring anyway :)) from high above the jungle canopy. Or maybe he could be spinging from the tree to help the shot look slightly more dynamic.

Anyway sorry dude it's still looking great :D I wonder if the ZB central guys will do a gallery of all the best super heroes and villains once this contest is finally over :D

[Drakelot]

Most impressive Solid ... It's looking very very good ... One of my top 3 entries !!!

[Gohanf22]

nice work buddy. very nice work. keep pushing at it bud. cant wait to see mantis man done and ready to be judged.:D:tu:

[nacho_grande]

For me, it is already done :) Are you planning to put him in an environment or will you just keep him as some kind of figurine?

[Etcher]

Looking good! :tu: !

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[fluxist8070]

Hey solid,
this is looking really nice!
It might be cool to see a bit of grime or at least color shift in the cavities and divits of the exoskeleton. Also, It might be worth adding a couple more missiles into your base. Just one is distracting me a little...

[Lucky_1]

Love the little mantis on his sholder !

[wethand]

really brainkicking!!!
stunning amount of details! and the transparency looks awesome.
if you have problems with the best render option combined with active/inactive opacity you can try to turn off transparency, select another subtool activate transp. and then select the wing again (all with the best render option turned on). something like that...

anyway, one of the most impressive models in this contest! love it

[Marsyas]

Love how things are coming together. Really looks like he's charging across a battlefield at full speed. Hope the wings work out too. :tu:

[JUPITER]

Look's Awesome!! Get your acceptance speach ready ;) Sorry i've been absent in your post's,you really are a one of my great ispiration's Here!!!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

hugoqueiroz:
Thank you, hugoqueiroz. I'll try my very best for the next 10 days to adjust here and there.

SirNeo:
Thank you so much. :) Yours is coming along insanely detailed too.

- FoOD -:
Glad you like what it is so far, - FoOD -. the deadline's near I've got to work hard for the next few days.

ivar_sn:
Thank you for your kind word :)

Y/Haüss:
Thanks, Y/Haüss.. Your Evil of the Reef's real impressive as well. Love your texture technique.

bryzol:
Once I changed to transparency, it does loose certain weight inb the area..Let me try adjusting the size tonight and see whether it might improve. Thanks for your keen eyes.. Are our characters ready for dting yet? ;)

scottleroc:
Thank you so much. The reason why I put him in the scene with the rocket near his feet was part of the story I laid for him that he was fighting military group with hi-tech arsenal. Then he uses his Mantis power to deactivate the bomb, hence it became a duded one. I'll try to adjust a bit to make the scene more intense. May be more missles like fluxist8070 suggested. Again thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts.

Drakelot:
Thank you so much..and glad Mantis Man is in your list :)

Gohanf22:
Thanks, Shane. I'll try my best for next week or two ;)

nacho_grande:
Thank you for such kind words, I'll most likely try to polish his base a little..but still not too much..:)

Etcher:
Thank you, sir :)

fluxist8070:
Really cool idea on the more missiles, I think I will do that.. Thank you for your comment and suggestion :)

Lucky_1:
Chip's coming :lol: Make way.. hehehe just kidding. Thank you man.

wethand:
Glad you like the Transparency. I'm thinking of making the wings a tad larger like Bryzol suggested to give back the weight it had. Will see how it goes... Thank you..

Marsyas:
Thank you... I sure how the wing adjustment will make him look better as well. :)

JUPITER:
hhahha :lol: You are too kind, JUPITER. Glad to see your comment here. You are always welcome, JUPITER.

:idea: Daily Update:

Not much really.. I spent most of the time doing the poly paint of the missile... Tonight I will try working out the wing some more...and possibly adding more missiles to the base...Will see how it goes.. Whew....so little time...in a day...Again thank you for watching the thread.. :)

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[- FoOD -]

Hey Solid

Looks really cool ...thinks his looking pretty done:D:tu:
....what you mean gotta get back to work ...you nearly done:lol:

I like the missile but would angle it in the opposite direction - better composition I think

and I like transparent wing but would have the wing print embossed on the inside of the wing casing (Harder covering) ..think that would look cooolio.....if that makes sense ?....just an idea

[AVTPro]

SolidSnake,

Your work is very inspirational. Thanks for your comments to my page.
And the help..

Your work is in a class by itself.

[AVTPro]

by the way,

The underside of the skin in the inner thighs is so realistic, it gave me a flash back of some old 30 years ago with I was a kid, catching mantis in the backyard.

It's very realistic. Looks straight out like something from the animal kingdom.

[Point]

So many contests so many amazing pieces of work this one almost slipped by but I just caught it in time. Great work I agree about changing the missile angle, and if you put more in there maybe a big boy and a few other assorted ones just to show how good he is at avoiding all munitions.

[maxinkuk]

Good job on the transparent wing. :tu:

[bryzol]

bryzol:
Once I changed to transparency, it does loose certain weight inb the area..Let me try adjusting the size tonight and see whether it might improve. Thanks for your keen eyes.. Are our characters ready for dting yet? ;)
Shure they are ;-)

[threetails]

this is looking good, great progess. man i felt like i had time but i'm feeling the crunch, how about you.

[spimmy]

Yet another great post :) :tu: , awesome work!:cool:

[Nattawat_OBBI]

The textured model looks very good. :tu:

[Agostinuke]

Hey SolidSnakexxx! thanks a lot for the comment in my thread
Your work is freaking awesome man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A-

[mantegra]

Loving how this is turning out man. I don't want to sound like a party pooper but the missile is kind of detracting my eye away from the character. I don't know if it's just me, but I think if the stand were more simplified, then it would give more attention to the character. I think the platform that you got, minus the missiles will work just fine. But then again, it's your decision so you will probably be the best judge of that. Keep it up.

[maxinkuk]

I completely agree with Mantegra, that rocket is a huge distraction. What about landmines instead? That would also work well with his insect nature as a light-footed being.

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey :) Oh I´ve missed a couple of updates again.

I´ve been very busy the weekend.. (with reading tutorials :) )
great update!
The wings are amazing..but I agree with the others..
Please don´t get me wrong.. should be no critic-
the missile itself is very cool indeed...and I know it´s part of the story..
but it´s detracting my eyes away from your super cool super hero :)

[Etcher]

Hi Solidsnakexxx! About the missile... which you spent a lot of time on polypainting... : wouldn't it make more sense to put a logo on it from the organization that he is fighting against ? You could bring a bit more of the backstory into the sculpt that way.

See ya! :tu: !

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[Al.Tintop]

hey snake,
i just want you to ask if u already enlarged the head a little bit?
like skullmonster said the head is a little bit small. before you shrinked it down, it seemed to be better (just my thought ;) )
another question will you add more detail to the back wings after you resized them? in my opinion there could be some ripples or something maybe like in this picture
http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/data/504/medium/IMG_6666.jpg
just an idea.keep it up. :)

[SolidSnakexxx]

- FoOD -:
I'll try out the different direction soon. Also the back plate will be further detail...I think this coming weekend. Thank you so much for your valuable critiques.

AVTPro:
Thank you so much for such kind comment. :) I'll try my very best for the rest of the contest.

Point:
Thank you. Glad you like it. I'll try out with more missiles... I understand many think it might be a distraction but I think bare ground look a bit too barren.

maxinkuk:
Glad you like it..maxinkuk..I'll adjust the size a bit to give the wings more weight... Land mine huh..that's interesting....

bryzol:
all right, Bring her on.. (^_^).. BTW, your stuff's so freaking awesome....Just love it.

threetails:
Thank you, mate. Yup, I do feel the same thing.....seems like the time's near. I still have a lot in my to do list :)

spimmy:
Thank you......He's fighting so fierce so he can get some chocolate for reward ;)

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you so much. Glad you like the way I textured him.

Agostinuke:
Thank you, Agostinuke. Glad you like my entry. yours is quite awesome from the concept onward as well. :)

mantegra:
Hm...I'll think about how the missiles lay on the scene...but I thought it might be too barren leaving the ground bare like before.. Thank you for your valuable comment.

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you. I'll maybe adjust the angle of the missile and see whether it may improve or not.. :)

Etcher:
Good idea...I'll do a quick fix and see :) Thank you for your kind compliment.

Al.Tintop:
I did enlarge a tiny bit but I'll do a big adjustment on the head/neck soon. And thank you for reminding me to add more details on the back wings. Will post more soon.

Daily pondering:
Still a lot more to update....but now I'm feeling the time crunch...like threetails stated.....Man I just wish I have more time after working hours..he he he.

I'll be working on the wing size comparison and post for your consideration soon. Meanwhile, I'm planning out missile addition... and possible angle adjustments. Not to mention the neck/head size will be adjusted as well.

[SolidSnakexxx]

:idea: Daily Update:
Here comes the first to do list. This is the wing comparison, the original and the enlarged version. Please let me know which one you think would suite him better in term of weight value.

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[goldo_O]

Looking awesome Yong! :)
I prefer the small wings, the ones on the right grab too much attention in my opinion. Also, you'd lose the rythm you have with this curve made by the tip of the two wings/hips/elbow/tip of the claw.
He'd probably need the big ones to be able to fly, but visually the small ones fits him better. Again, that's just my opinion.
Keep up the great work man! :tu:

[spimmy]

I agree with goldo_O, I prefer the smaller wings, it feels more natural for some reason.

[petekasim]

Hey Solid, he keeps just getting better! And it's the pose I chose! ;)


Yes, I agree with the others, the small wing just looks more balanced and keeps your eyes looking in the right place IMO

Keep going and good luck, your nearly there!:tu:

[Agostinuke]

I'd go with the smaller one :)

[- FoOD -]

Again ...smaller wing......served up:D:tu:

[wethand]

i like the bigger one much better!
and i like the transparency. the smaller wing is to transparent in my opinion.

[Ismail W]

Big wing. Adds more of a line of action to the pose in my opinion. It's more cape like.:) To me, Little wing = lady bug. Big wing=Mantis. :cool:
From the looks of it , it looks like there's more translucence on the little wing than on the big wing. Are you able to experiment with that on the big wing version?. Regardless, I'd still pick the big wing. :tu: Solid work!:)

[maxinkuk]

In doubt remember that Little Wing is the title of a great song by Jimi Hendrix.

[Etcher]

Make the wings a bit bigger, but keep the proportions of the first image, in the second image, the transparant wing is to big (nearly as big as) compared to the other wing, that's visually not as pleasing, imo. :tu: ! Also, you could play a bit with the wing's angle. :tu: !

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[Captain Sensible]

I would actually go somewhere in between with the wing size.

He's looking pretty spectacular in colour now too. Superb! :tu:

[_jocz_]

hello,
thanks for the kind words,

I prefer the bigger wings,
is he suppose to fly with them ? the smaller one look a bit too small for that =)
this is a good piece, good luck for the contest!

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey great update as usual :)

I´d make the wings a little bit bigger than the original. :)
(If he needs to fly. ;) )
Something between the two versions. :)
I like the transparent look of the smaller ones more.
Maybe if you´d try to combine the transparency of the small wings with a bigger size of the wings they wouldn´t grab too much attention?

I´m looking forward to your decision.
I´m sure in the end it´ll look awesome ! :)

[Finners]

Hey man! lookin great! I agree with the wings needing to be large if he's gonna fly. I'm sure you could find a way for the wings to work wwith the rhythm of the pose as that seems to be one of the concerns. Is he about to take flight? You could make them more splayed out in line with the arms to accentuate the pose and maybe rotate the wings so they are perpendicular to the back? Just an idea... Really cool stuff anyway!:)

[fluxist8070]

I showed mantis man to my character class today and they were blown away....and so am I! great piece!:tu::tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

goldo_O:
I also prefer Small wings, as they tend to give more scale factor to the other wing set. I might do a small enlargement..thank you for your comment.

spimmy:
Umm I see, I think I'd go for the small version as well. Thanks, man.

petekasim:
:) Glad you like the pose and glad I listened to the voting power of this forum. Thank you for your comments.

Agostinuke:
Thank you for your vote. smaller ones ;) I shall proceed. Thank you.

- FoOD -:
Wow, I think the smaller version is getting all the vote. Thank you for your comment.

wethand:
I think I'll go with the small one but slightly enlarged and less transparent.. I'm still doing test and trails...Will post for your consideration soon. Thank you so much.

Ismail W:
Yes, you are right the smaller one now I placed in lighter material and more transparent. Let me do another revision by enlarging the original ones a bit and see how it goes. Thank you so much for your inputs.

maxinkuk:
Great song by master Hendrix.... Small wing that is ;) Thank you, mate.

Etcher:
That's what I'll be doing. Enlarge but not too much.. Will do as you suggested. Thank you for your support. :)

Captain Sensible:
Yup, good suggestion, I'll enlarge for the in-between size.. I think it will fit better as well. Thank you for your kind comments.

_jocz_:
He's able to fly but mostly short distant.. I'll likely to enlarge the wings but not too much like the last update. Thank you, sir for your support.

Moni-Poroni:
Great suggestion there, Moni-Poroni. I think it's quite valid to go for smaller wings but not as small as original. I'll do a fix and post for your comment. :) Again, it's a pleasure to have your support.

Finners:
Sometimes finding the right mix of things is quite tough..in this case it's the wing size. I'll definitely do some more testing and see. Thanks you for your comment.

fluxist8070:
That's a great honor to hear you show my entry to your class. thank you so much for your kindness. :)

:idea: Daily (Night) Update:

Today I deviated myself from the main model a bit and focus on something rather minute...the landmine. This I will add a coupel of them in additin to the current missile. I create the piece using SweepPrifile3D to give the rough shape.. Man the ZCurve really comes in handy when you want to create objects like this. After getting the rough form, I converted it to a PolyMesh.

There are things I have to fix such as creating the closed object So What I have to do is filling the bottom part with another geometry. Also the top part, (it seems to happen to most of the Primitives) once gets converted to PolyMesh when you subdivide a few times, the top area would have hole) Aside from that is making certain edges creased.

So I resorted to do the retopology. But it's qutie easy this time around as I can imitate most of the topolines there by holding the Shift key while doing Topo paint. Then I added a few more details by using ither primitive Polymesh. Then repeat the step once again....Now I have another piece to do polypaint :)

Here's the quick process overview:

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[kylehj]

cool pose, and a very nice model.

[Twitchmonkey]

Well, firstly, the model is looking great. Secondly, thanks for the tip about the sweep profile. I wasn't even really aware it existed and certainly not aware it was so versatile.

[Gohanf22]

sorry i have been gone bud. i have been severly ill. your still doing amazing as usual. keep up the good work bud.

[Etcher]

:tu: ! (what more can I say?)

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[Moni-Poroni]

Great landmine... thanks for sharing the making of :)
interesting technique :) :tu:
can´t wait to see it finished...
that´ll be a big BOOOOOOOM ;)


BTW-Etcher...:) you´ve the 900!!!!!!!!!!!!!! post... awesome..:)
But I´m jeaous :evil: ;)

[maxinkuk]

Aha! You took my advice of the landmine! Well done, good choice, and very clever execution.:tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

kylehj:
Thank you, kylehj for your compliment. Glad you like it.

Twitchmonkey:
Thank you. Indeed, the primitive in ZBrush is one of many overlooked features...for beginning ZBrushers. I think the way you can manipulate the primitives in ZBrush is so intuitive and very productive. Not to mention really easy way to create desired shape and form.

Gohanf22:
Hope you feel well soon, Shane. So you will have the energy to get back to the ZBrushing activity.

Etcher:
Thank you so much, Etcher. Your simple emoticon in the post gives me more the courage to scupt further. :)

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you, Moni-Poroni.Glad you like my mini tutorial.. I'm so amazed at how nice people are and continue to give me support through the posts. I'm forever thankful for that.

maxinkuk:
Yup, your advice's real valid. I for got to mentioned that in the last post... But I'd say it here..Thank you so much for your suggestion.


Daily Update:

Have not finish the landmine just yet...As I'll be creating the the tricker wire and stuff. But then I redid the overall shape a bit per last posts..like the head size the neck and the wings. So right now the head's a tad bit larger (Tried a more extreme version but didn't like it), the inner wings are about 10% large and there's more neck detail now..as oppose to the hair.


Here's the today's effort
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and in Turn Table format:
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[kaarthikeyan]

Great going solidsnakeXXX...

[Nattawat_OBBI]

last one looks really cool,:tu:

[threetails]

looking wicked, love the detail on the wing. great to see work so well done.

[Moni-Poroni]

Aaaaaah :) marvellous! Those wings are fantastic!!!!
I guess you have good references. Looks super realistic !! :) :tu: :tu: :tu:
I think their size is perfect now.
Love the turntable.. (but may I ask you ... lol..don´t know how to say that :o for a turtable wich doesn´t rotate so fast :) the next time? I can´t see all the great details if it´s rotating so fast ;) )

Edit:
hehe ..or maybe you´ll let us see the slow turntable in your final post...
final surprise ;)

[Bukoba]

SolidSnakexxx, your work is amazing. I like the details, and the whole character mantis-like. I think you spent couple of hours to analyse the anatomy of a mantis. So, great work, congratulation for that. I hope I could make this kinda level sculpts in the future as well.

[Etcher]

Hi Solidsnakexxx! Just got home from a long day at work, I missed the update. Looks great, turntable looks great to! :tu: !

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[D Adami]

Great work here!
Congrats man.

[Trurl]

Great work! :tu:

[Webhead]

The detail in the wing looks nice. Mantis Man is really coming together as the contest winds down. Oh, and while I'm thinking of it; the matcap you liked on my last hero WIP image is a matcap created by Ralf Stumpf.

[SolidSnakexxx]

kaarthikeyan:
Thank you so much :) Just want to say your sketch book's really impressive. You've got such fine talent.

Nattawat_OBBI:
Glad you like the update. The details on the neck were quite fun to sculpt.

threetails:
Thank you, threetails. And very happy for your approval of my character :).

Moni-Poroni:
It was really great fun to do the wing lines and the ref I used was from an insect wing. For the next turn table I'll be sure to turn down the speed. Sorry about that... Thank you for your kind comment. :)

Bukoba:
Thank you, Bukoba. It was a tough decision at the very beginning about his design and all. And happy that you like its current state. :)

Etcher:
Thank you, Etcher. Hope you won't be too tired from a hard day's work.

D Adami:
Thank you so much, D Adami. Your entry's one of my fav. Very cool sculpt and looking so classic!

Trurl:
Thank you, Trurl. I dig the cat claws in your entry. Very cool sculpt work.

Webhead:
Thank you man. Hope the next few days I'll have time to wrestle with Mantis Man some more. :)

:idea: Daily Update:

I've been busy on other things....man I wish I have more time and more time...I guess we all do need that eh? Anyhow last night I managed to place the landmine to the base. It's a bit covered/buried in the ground. This post simply shows its placement in relation to the model. I'll be working more on this soon.

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[DAnconia]

That is just beautiful. I can not believe the quality of work i see on this site everyday. Always nice to see an update. Can you do an orthographic post? Would love to see this from all angles.

That would be an excellent material to base the sculpt off of.

[mkk316]

Great work SolidSnakexxx (great name btw), I love the pose, and that left arm is just deadly.

[threetails]

hey, nice work on the material looks like you'll be ready to render off some images very soon.

[Nattawat_OBBI]

Really great work! :tu:

[SirNeo]

its getting perfect mate, u done good job:tu:

[Etcher]

Nice update, btw, that's a great preview material. :tu: !

:confused: I wanted to ask something about the wings, but I can't find the right words in English for it, so I hope you understand: aside from the wing texture and wing polypaint, try to make the shape as rigid and fluid as possible (like a boat hull or something) otherwise they might end up looking a bit to rubbery or cloth like. I added an exagerated Photoshop image to try and explain. Apologies for my nitpicking and then not being able to express myself clearly.

See ya!

[Moni-Poroni]

:) I´ve found the landmine :) looks great!
And always so nice materials. They show the details very well.:tu: :tu: :tu:

[vichar]

Great work :tu:



http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=66831

[ravioli_rancher]

SolidSnakexxx,

I feel Mantis-Mania will swarm the world without any resistance.

This character is amazing.

Eye numbing detail. :cool: :tu:

[Marsyas]

Cool WIP on the landmine. :tu: And 62 pages! Geez, awesome thread. :)

[brettSinclair]

Looking fantastic :tu:

[Drakelot]

Most amazing turntable video ... he's looking almost done ... Top work here Solid, congrats !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

DAnconia:
Thank you, man. I like that mat as well it shows the specularity qutie well too.

mkk316:
Thank you... (^_^) I'm a huge fan of Metal Gear series...so originally Ichose SolidSnake....but it was taken..oh well... :)

threetails:
Almost almost...man I'm feeling like I'm having so little time now...with the deadline drawing near.

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you so much krub. Glad to have your support :)

Moni-Poroni:
Excellent ;) Good eyes as always...Thank you so much for your kind comment.

vichar:
Thank you, sir.

ravioli_rancher:
Heheheh I'm glad you like the character. Hopefully with the time left and other tasks, I'd be able to give him some ZLoving.

Marsyas:
Thank you, Marsyas. And I'm so honor to have people looking at the thread. Will be adding more to this entry soon :)

brettSinclair:
Thank you brettSinclair, you are one of my mentors...and just very happy to know you've visited my thread.. Thank you so much, sir.

Drakelot:
Thank you so much, Drakelot. Your entry's coming along nicely too.


:idea: Daily Update:
Whew...I was so busy yesterday.....glad to be back on the ZBrush station. Today I'm working on the base which I decided to go for a simple design as I want the main character to be in focus. The base's made from (again) the Sweep Profile tool. Then add more geometry using Edgeloop and transform tweaking. After getting the rough shape, I did the topology process to make the shape holds as needed.

The blank area I leave it for his logo. Tomorrow I'll try to complete the base then the rest of the time I'll be spending finetuning. I can't believe the deadline's drawing so near.... :rolleyes:

Current status:

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[SirNeo]

dude, last update great, keep it up:tu:

[Etcher]

Great job on the base! :tu: !

[bryzol]

Don't wory about the deadline. You could post final piece, long time ago if you needed. Now it's just better and better. I love the new base, you thought about everything!! The pose is great too! Keep it up man!

[alexleia]

Hi man

really great character ,really love the sculpt work
congratulations!

Alex Oliver

[SolidSnakexxx]

SirNeo:
Thank you, SirNeo. Your Transpose vids are real cool as well. Just love how your character progresses. :)

Etcher:
Thank you. For certain, Primitives are becoming my good friend. Very intuitive way to creating objects I think.

bryzol:
That's a very kind comment of yours, I'm just getting my character prepped for dating..with Sting Lady :) heheh

alexleia:
Thank you so much master Alex for stopping by and such a nice comment. I'm so honored to be your student. Without you, I would not be able to do as I can today. I'm forever in your debt. :o

[bryzol]

I'm working with makeup ;-)

[Hamilcar]

Nice base and great work all around:tu::tu: I can't wait to see the final:)

[spimmy]

Great Detailing dude! Outstanding work! :tu: :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Great update Yong !

[Moni-Poroni]

Whew you´ve been busy ? :) I say "Whew" too cause this is looking so fabolous!!:)
I love the base and the way you´ve made it. :tu: :tu: :tu:
I can´t wait to see the logo on it.:)

[benny350]

really cool sculpt man, great base nad an awesome pose:D

[SolidSnakexxx]

bryzol:
Excellent... I see she's starting to wear make up..Very pretty very pretty. :o

Hamilcar:
Thank you, sir. I'll most likely be updating more today. The time is near.. :)

spimmy
thank you so much, spimmy. Saw your post's been submitted as final...it's looking super great as well. :tu:

Lucky_1:
Thank you, Lucky_1. Glad you like the update.

Moni-Poroni:
Aren't we all busy these last few days..heheheh Thank you so much, Moni-Poroni. Glad to have your approval.

benny350:
Thank you so much. :) Really glad you like what I have so far.


:idea: Daily Update:

Still midday in Bangkok. today I'm determine to focus on the base...starting with the land mine. Then work my way to the rock then back to the base... Trying finish most of the polypaint works by tonight so the last few days just to tweak and add the logo to the base.

Here's today attempt From wire to color.

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[aho_cn]

oh! , very beautiful

[spimmy]

Really nice land mine, the texture looks awesome, look forward to seeing the next update!! :) :tu: . Thanks for liking my Final Post, it now gives me time to enjoy looking at other peoples awesome entries, such as yours :) .

[SolidSnakexxx]

aho_cn:
Thank you krub.

spimmy:
Thank you, spimmy. Glad you like the landmine. Seriously they should do a line up of all characters in the contest...wouldn't that be cool? Like Heroes/Villains of ZBrush League :lol:

:idea: Daily Update:
Today I spent more time around the base and will do the painting of it tonight. Meanwhile here are the turn tables--with and without paint job. Hopefully this time's not too fast like before :)

Material Version:
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Painted Version:
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[Nattawat_OBBI]

Great update Nice detailing.:tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Great work on the landmine! The base looks really good too. I also hope Pixo will do something showing all the finished entries together like you say.

[jempix]

cool stuff. I really like the base. He seems to be well situated on it. Great job

[threetails]

looking so good, the vids are of a great quality, and i think you've got this in the bag. great to watch and learn and learn from.

[Etcher]

Great work on the mine! Great turntables! :tu: !

[bryzol]

Looks great! I whould like to see turnable with perspective view too :-)

[maxinkuk]

Great vids, fantstic entry!

[Moni-Poroni]

Super cool Polypaint on the mine and on the base !!! WOW.. :) :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
And I love the videos!!! Hehe... slower turntable. ;)

[Drakelot]

Xcellent turntable with the base Solid. Cool work on the mine ... lots of work and updates and it shows ... Can't wait for your FINAL version ... Congrats !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[BARON_3D]

Great update work !!! Congrats. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you so much Khun Obbi.

Captain Sensible:
Thanks man. Yes...it would be cool to do a line up of entire entries....BTW, your painting skill's awesome and Nitrate's about to come to life!

jempix:
Thank you. Tonight I'll be spending sometime doing the logo... Whew...almost submitting time!

threetails:
Thank you threetails..I've been learning a great deal just looking at your entry....super fine stuff! :)

Etcher:
Thank you...glad you like the result of the landmine..

bryzol:
Thanks, buddy. Your stuff's in a stellar class all by itself. Thanks for your kind words... The future render I will be sure to tick the perspective option :)

maxinkuk:
Thank you, maxinkuk.

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you so much Moni-Poroni for liking the mine color and...believe it or not....the slower vid was made specifically for you.... :)

Drakelot:
Thanks man. Glad you like the entry. I can't believe within 3 days time we'd have to submit the final work.

BARON_3D:
Thank you so much,BARON_3D. Glad you approve my model :)

:idea: Daily Update:
Today I spent time doing the rock texture....and add some more bloody splash to the rock....as the scene's about Mantis Man slashes through some baddies... I was thinking about adding some heads that's been chopped off..but I thought it might be too cruel for the contest. I think just some splashes would be sufficient. I'll also be adding some of the blood to his Raptorial blade.

Here's the result so far:
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[askutt]

Hey solid, nice work man, i have a question, how do u get the transperancy on the wing, i want to use something like that for the syringe on my guy but im not sure how... THANKS

[monstermaker]

Ah come on and add some heads. I really like the way you textured him.
good luck!

[Marsyas]

Haha, I thought the heads were a funny idea too. But I don't think they'd really fit. I really like how the wing came out. :tu::tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Thank you so much askutt... :) As for the transparency you will have to do it in (2d) layers....What I normally would do for something like this is:

1. Resize the canvas to the double the size you wish for the final resolution (so It will be anti aliased)

2. Place the model as you want it to be.

3. Go to Marker and create a marker..this will let the system remember the angle and size of your model.

4. Hide the subtool you want to be transparent so right now foe me..the Mantis Man will have no inner wings

5. Go to Layer > Create a new layer

6. While at the menu area...also deactivate Render Flatten so the transparency can show through

7. Select the newly created layer and click at the marker...the mode will be placed the old one at the exact same spot

8. Then I'll reverse visibility of other subtools so now only the wings will be shown on this layer

9. Adjust transparency in the Material settings. The transparency will be shown accordingly.


However this can only be used for 2D still.. Wethand has another technique using Active /Inactive Subtool opacity...you cna try that out as well (I'll also give it a try tonight)

Hopw that's what you were asking. :)

[askutt]

Thanks alot that worked well for the glasses. I painted a maertial onto the syring im wondering if i can make something transparent if its a painted on material, i will check out that other tut u suggested too, thanks!!

[Nattawat_OBBI]

I like new update textured model looks very good. :tu:

[jp_smith]

Looking great Yong, I can see the finish line for ya! :)

[markrulz]

Very nice snake! Impressive to the nth degree. He's really coming together- a contender for the top spot says I.

[spimmy]

The Rock texture is looking really sweet, and the blood splatter is a nice detail :tu: :tu: :cool: . I agree be great if they do some sort of booklet of Heroes and Villains, kind of like those Marvel/DC character encyclopedias of everyones stuff :lol:

[SolidSnakexxx]

monstermaker:
Thank you so much, Master Rick Baker....I will add the heads after the contest for certain :) The base needs some chopped head. BTW, My boss, Prince Chatri of Thailand (and also our movie director) have said many good things about you and your wonderful talents. You are one of my most respected mentors..I'm so honor to have your presence in my thread.

Marsyas:
Thank you so much Marsyas...I think I'm gonna go for the transparent wing like the last post :)

askutt:
No problem there, mate.. I think this technique is quite useful for transparency objects. And surely it will look supreme in your hero entry! ;)

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you krub. Texturing is a real fun process.

jp_smith:
Hey there, buddy. Glad you like my update... BTW, your entry's looking so awesome now with the texture and details.....he's one cool hero!

markrulz:
Thank you for such kind comment, markrulz. I'm so happy I decided to join the contest...not only that I'm able to excel at ZBrush but also able to meet many cool people at once.

spimmy:
Thanks, man. I'd definitely buy the book if they come up with one..In fact, it can almost be like a tutorial (WIP) book. :cool:


:idea: Daily Update:
Mid day break at work :) Here comes the turn table for the version with Rock texture with some blood splashes.. Nothing exciting..... Just can't wait to get home to so some ZBrushing....

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[Seavannah]

Wow you have been busy. Really great job. I love him. I love that new base you made for him and all the vids. I wish you all the best of luck in this contest and hope to see you in the top 25. I love those wings. Thanx for sharing how you did them. I am so truly impressed with you sculpting and your creation I hope to see your name up in lights one day if you are not already...I am one fan of many you have already. Take care and Happy Zbrushing. :D

[- FoOD -]

looking sweet solid - the base is looking really cool :D:tu:

[melodico]

Awesome work. Top row for me. Love the concept. the model. details, all of it. Good luck on the competition.:tu: :tu: :tu:

[Crotalis]

This is great! I love the pose you've picked (especially from the front). I also like the base. It's very fitting for the character. I tip my hat to your skills sir!

[Etcher]

Nice polypaint on the rock! :tu: !

[SirNeo]

mate; your last turntable "priceless", keep it up:tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Another great update! It's been a joy to see this character develop. Hopefully you will get into at least the top 5 ;)

[Trurl]

Nice turntable video! :tu:

[electricCAT]

Love the color work.

[Moni-Poroni]

I have to say something:
It´s great that I´ve seen Mantis-Man from the begining on. Such an amazing progress!! :)
You´re work is truly inspiring..
All the techniques you are using..wooooha. :)
Love your new update.. AS ALWAYS...
the blood.. is... creepy..
-looks absolutely realistic. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

Hehe..and thanks for the slow turntable. ;)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Seavannah:
Thank you so much. I'm just very happy to be in such a wonderful community where knowledge can be shared. Especially people here are willign to help each other out. Thank you for your kind words as well :).

- FoOD -:
Thank you..glad you like the base.....it's nearly complete :)

melodico:
Thanks, mate. Glad you approve of my entry.

Crotalis:
I'm so in-debt of all the people here helping me choosing a pose. It was a real tough decision for me. And man, I'm glad I listen to you guys and selected this pose...

Etcher:
Thank you so much...The rock was very fun to paint...like meditating indeed when you do painting with Poly Paint...

SirNeo:
Thank you SirNeo. Glad you like it, man. :)

Captain Sensible:
Thank you, Captain Sensible. Mantis Man has had a long journey....to get to this stage...man I can't believe the end of his journey is near.

Trurl:
Thank you, sir. :)

electricCAT:
Thank you, electricCAT. Frankly the color process is the most fun had....in any of my texturing projects...it's so much fun...very intuitive as well!

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you so much, Moni-Poroni. I realize making model like this is like nurturing a baby and seeing him/her grow.....it's been such a wonderful experience and I get to meet so many cool people...including yourself. Thank you so much for your kind comments.

:idea: Daily Update:
Whew..Last night I spent sometime fine tuning some sculpt work (Tonight as well) And also add the Mantis Man Logo to the base... 2 more days left I'll be spending time doing some minor stuff...adding blood stain to his blade, etc...

Here is the model with logo.

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[aho_cn]

oh! , The topmost

[themightyflog]

I have to say this is my favorite concept out of all the Hero Challenge contest. I love Mantis Man! Very cool. I love the fact that he is asyemetrical. I love asyemetrical characters.

Love, love, love Mantis man but I will say Preying Mantis used to cool in my book but they are really big punks.

Pretty much any bug can whoop a praying mantis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvy-SYQZCX4&feature=channel_page

:) Awww talk about an underdog superhero.
The Centipede and Hornet are where it's at!
Emperor scorpion is okay.
The Rhino Beetle does not do much killing but no one can defeat it. It's too powerful.
Tarantula's just a big weak punk too! Bleh!

Hey you may go through a bug theme story! :) I'm sure you can do tons of designs based on those creatures.

[kaarthikeyan]

Stunnig solidsnakeXXX, stunning...

:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[slickytom]

you've done so much great work on this model. Its astounding.

[rasmusW]

really nice work all over, man.
the base is cool.

-r

[- FoOD -]

Jeez his looking sweeeet :D:tu:

[spimmy]

Looks great!!:) It all works so well together, the base and logo are awesome!! :tu: :tu:

[JUPITER]

Every post look's better and better!!! :D

[Etcher]

Close to completion now! The adventures of the Mantis Man could be great, but the making of the Mantis Man is already an impressive adventure in it's own right! :tu:

[wethand]

hey solid... didn't look in you thread for a couple of days....

oh man. this is... awesome! i love the base and the the plate!
and thank you for your very kind support on my fish! :)

man. you will make it... perfect proportions (of the base and the hero itself)
you know my huge base... lol

awesome yong! you are one, of my favorites... in my personal top3!

[SolidSnakexxx]

aho_cn:
Thank you so much :)

themightyflog:
Dude, that vid's real cruel! :) ..very funny comment... Thank you for the cool remarks :)

kaarthikeyan:
Thank you, kaarthikeyan. glad you like it :)

slickytom:
Many thanks. Very kind of you.

abyss103:
Thanks, the base's pretty much done....I'll be adding some blood stain tonight to his blade.

- FoOD -:
Thank you :) Glad you like it, yours is coming along super cool as well.

spimmy:
Thank you, I opted to go for a simpler base with the logo as I think it might be more practical.

JUPITER:
Thank you so much, JUPITER. Glad you like my entry.

Etcher:
It's nearly there. Only 1 day left I'll try to make the most of time available. :) Thank you for such kind words.

wethand:
Hey there, your Fishman's so strong now...with the pool and everything, yours fit the theme quite well, So I wouldn't say it's out of proportion. thank you for placing Mantis Man in your heart, wethand.

:idea: Daily (night) Update:

Whew...it's getting so close to the deadline now. Today I'm testing mostly on Wethand technique...and post my steps on how to create the live transparency...I think it works in some way...May be I'll use it only for the turn table but the still I'll opt to the old fashion layer technique.

Here's what I have done. (Thanks Wethand)

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[brettSinclair]

Looking great! thanks for the tips :tu:

[wethand]

hey solid!

thanks man! thank you a lot for mention me!
but... oh man... the "wethand-technique"...
lol
this name... damn... lol

"the wethand way of life!" :P

nice!
i forgot to use my own technique... lol
this looks so cool on your wing!
but i don't want to repeat my self every time. so i wait to see your final piece solid! and i am really looking forward!

btw. i like the blood-paint on your base. it looks very realistic

[threetails]

that is a wonderful technique, for a transparency. i will try that out. i just wanted to say good luck to you, as we get to the end of the contest, i realize just how much i don't yet know about ZB and its great to see it used so well in thru out your project.

[D Adami]

As I said before, it's a great work here.
Impressive Solid.

I can't wait to see the turntable.

Cheers

[Mysfyt]

Truly fantastic. Such a great sense of balance, energy, and proportion. I wish you the best of luck. :)

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey ho :)
I agree with Mysfyt- evrything is so beautiful balanced. :)
It´s a perfect scene...:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
and Chippy is so sweet. :)

[Drakelot]

This is just F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C ... Xcellent all the way Solid ... thanks for all your support and help ... Antonio !!! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Seavannah]

Thank u, thank u, thank u for showing your settings and both you and wethand for the tip. I wanted to make my red dress a little see through and now I can. Thanks again and great update I really love those wings. Good luck to you and Mantis Man on the contest.

[SolidSnakexxx]

brettSinclair:
Thank you so much. ZBrush for me still is a mysterious piece of software which I think still has many secrets yet to be revealed. By the way, brettSinclair, not sure if I have mentioned this already. I'm a huge fan of your work. Thank you for visiting my thread.

wethand:
Oh man..come to think of it the term "wethand-technique" does sound like a name of .....porno move..... :o Thank you so much for our kind words.

threetails:
Thank you threetails. It does work well if you have something behind it but when it appears against the black, it will not be transparent...I'm still testing some more.

D Adami:
Thank you so much..BTw, I jsut love your character, the Valiant...really well executed!

Mysfyt:
Thank you sir.. Very kind of you with that comment. :)

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you... : I decided to give Chip a slight different colorso he's distinct atop Mantis Man's shoulder. :) Gad you like the little buddy.

Drakelot:
Thank you so much Drakelot. Your character's comign alng nicely too. I'm also wonder how will you combine all the stuff you sculpted and at the materials. Loooking forward to that.

Seavannah:
You are very very welcome, Seavannah. In fact, shoudl you get stuck at anything please let me know...If I could help I surely would. :)

:idea: Daily Update:
This is a small update..I decided to add some blood stain to the first Raptorial Blade joint. You will see tiny bit from this angle.
Whew.....almost...the deadline...1 more day......

Anyhow this is the update on the stain:

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[askutt]

Lookin sweet man, i love the little guy on his shoulder, good luck in the contest!

[gregoconn]

Man this is looking ace, your piece humbles me everytime I have a look at it.

Your blood specs look pretty painted on. Could you give them a stronger specular highlight?

This is a piece to be proud of.

[jp_smith]

Hey there's Chip! :) I love the nameplate Yong, very nice! I agree with the blood comment, I think it needs more love. Also, if I can be honest, he still seems really clean on a purely textural level. I think I'd take some time and apply some texture and grunge maps with zapplink. I'm not saying make him dirty at all, I just feel he needs something to make him not look so er...fresh I guess is the best word. He's looking amazing bud, I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself with no more Mantis Man updates to check out every day, I always look forward to it. :) :tu: :tu:

[Nattawat_OBBI]

Really great work! good luck in the contest! :)

[Trurl]

Nice update. :tu: I like the Raptorial Blade texturing.

[Hamilcar]

Hahaha...I think your the last one that needs to worry about the deadline, he's been looking great for a while now;)

[spimmy]

Awesome as usual :cool: :tu: