Action Hero - Mantis Man

[jempix]

very nice detail on the transparent wings.... way to work around that issue. Overall a great piece!

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[Finners]

Nice detailing snake! Love the wee mantis!

[Captain Sensible]

Really nice paintwork. Chip looks great too. You could almost do a Chip spinoff afterwards ;)

[Drakelot]

No way "Chip" is the coolest, lol ... yes do his turntable later on ... Xcellent !!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

askutt:
Thank you, man. Glad you like my little Chip. Good luck to you too :) Your piece's extremely fine.

gregoconn:
Thank you man.I just gave some spec to the blood around his raptorial blade and to the blood stain on the rock. Will refine some more tomorrow as well.

jp_smith:
Hey there jp_smith....(This is Chip speaking :D) I'm going to add some texture to him tomorrow (if I have time that is) Man, I wish to have an extra week or so..to do something I was thinking to add. I love this contest...as I now have such a cool friend like you. Thank you buddy through out the course of the contest. :)

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you krub :) Glad you like it..Tomorrow I'll refine for the last time and finish off :)

Trurl:
Thank you so much.

Hamilcar:
Thank you for your kind words... I think if I have an extra day I'd still be able to add things here and there...it never ends with ZBrush fun :)

spimmy:
Thank you so much.

jempix:
Thank you..yeah it's kind of a work around...wish to have a full transparency support though..that would be cool.

Finners:
Thank you...chip really appreciates your kindness.

Captain Sensible:
Hahahah a Chip spin off....you will see him fight other bugs... :) Thank you for your kindness.

Drakelot:
Thanks man. I've another test turn table coming before my finalization tomorrow. Whew...

:idea: Daily (Night) Update:
Very minute update here as I got home so late...Today I spent time adding some small battle scars but not too much as his ability is strong exoskeleton skin and the ability to heal/regenerate. Also I add some more specular to the blood..so now it should shine when it gets turned.

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and here's the turn table with the extreme transparency setting (Need to tone down a bit)

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[jackdaniels666]

Damn this is looking nice, battle scars make him look like a bad ass.

[SolidSnakexxx]

jackdaniels666:
Thank you so much. :)

:idea: Daily (Night) Update:
Here's a candid blood stained Polaroid photo the police crew found at the crime scene. There was no survivor. (Just for fun)

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[pitchepuck]

man, your work is really great!! you will be one of the finalists, I´m sure ;)
I wish you good luck! and thanks for all your comments in my thread.

martin

[Derek Frenzo]

That blood-stained photo instantly made me think of this iconic image.

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Just as eager to see how the superheroes in in this forum turn out as I am to see how the Watchmen comic is adapted in the new film. Best to all the contestants. :)

[entrop23]

Hah, great polaroid! It's been fun watching this one, and I'm digging the final little bloody touches, hehe.

[Turtlepaste]

SolidSnakexxx watching your development of Mantis Man has been such an awesome experience! I love the character and that lost photo is awesome. Goodluck! :tu::tu::tu:

[Etcher]

The extra scarring looks great! Keeps getting better! :tu: !

[JesseGraffam]

Freakin awesome stuff man. This will be a good contender.

[Moni-Poroni]

Great idea with the pic! :)
You´re a good entertainer. :)
But I have to say...I´ve been a little bit confused..because of bryzol´s pic.
Almost at te same time :) Haha..
Umm...lol...have you both planned that. ;) ???

[wethand]

hey solid snake,

really nice render! i love the picture style... with the blood....


and... oh man, damn, you are right.... my name is so porno... :o :o :o :o
but i was young... and my hands where wet... :P

good luck mate! i'm out'a here... :)

[SolidSnakexxx]

pitchepuck:
Thank you so much....I'll be so lucky if I even make it to the finalists. So many great entries...and in fact yours is the one to look forward to. Can't post in your thread any longer...so I have to say here that the final post of yours is really awesome...Excellent in every way!

Derek Frenzo:
Oh..yeah..I remember this logo now....and looking forward to see the film too...it's got to be awesome.

entrop23:
Hehheeh the idea of Polaroid was an instant one....that popped in my head. :) Glad you like it.

Turtlepaste:
Wow, that's such a great compliment you gave me. Thank you so much for your support.

Etcher:
Thank you so much...I'm planning to add a bit here and there tonight before the final posting...Whew...the last day is here...hehehe

JesseGraffam:
Thank you man. I've learned a lot through the course of the contest....In fact, It's the most fun contest I've seen.

Moni-Poroni:
Hehehehe the Mantis-Sting baby is going to be one...."interesting" offspring. Thank you for your kind words and continue support. Glad you like the idea of the pic...and it's really odd that bryzol also posted that image of his..and also have the similar blood stain motif....Funny funny...what an odd coincidence.

wethand:
Thank you so much, wethand... :) Your final post's looking great. Best of luck to you, my friend!

:idea: Daily Pondering:
Today's the last day of the contest. and I'm watching my clock to get back and do some final tuning... Man I can't believe it's the last day already.... One thing I want to get it out of my chest is that I'm very happy I decided to join the contest despite my hectic schedule of working 2 places, crazy client projects, and routine daily hospital visit. Throughout the contest...I've found out one thing.....this place is such a warm sanctuary for both amateur artists and professionals. Really great community....with great population. :)

[AVTPro]

Your work is going to be very inspiration for many days to come.
Great getting to know you and thanks for SO MANY comments on my pages!!!

Congrats, best wishes

Alonzo

[slickytom]

I agree with AVTPro 100%. The amount of work you put into this project is outstanding. Thanks for all the nice comments on my page too!

[- FoOD -]

lol - very cool photo - :lol::tu:

[LeXuSMalus]

Hi Yong

everything looks good
Try adding depth to your image.
Check private messages, may be this will help you

look forward to your final post

[spimmy]

Cool turntable movie, and I love the blood stained photo image :cool: :tu: , Look forward to your final post dude!!

[Captain Sensible]

Looks great. Looking forward to your final post! Chok Dee :D

[SolidSnakexxx]

This would be the last post before the final entry post....Whew....it's time...anyhow I'd like to thank everybody for this fun contest especially Pxiologic for holding one this cool...and all the great entries... I've learned a lot....and have made many friends. Thank you again.

AVTPro:
Thank you so much AVTPro. Your words are very touching...and give me more courage. Thanks mate/

slickytom:
Thank you.....very kind of you. Best of luck to you.

- FoOD -:
Thank you. Glad you like the photo

LeXuSMalus:
Thank you so much for that technique :)

spimmy:
Thank you... About to post the final entry...whew..it's the time..eh?

Captain Sensible:
Thank you so much. Glad you like my entry so far :)

[maxinkuk]

Best of luck Yong! Following your work has been a pleasure.
Cheers!

[Moni-Poroni]

Waaah :) your last post before your final entry.
I wish you all the best. :) (you won´t need luck ^^).
Would be cool to see more work from you in the future.:)

[SolidSnakexxx]

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maxinkuk:
Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure following your entry as well :tu:

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you Moni-Poroni :) Glad to have your support to my very last post. :)

[jackdaniels666]

Great job, I'm sure you will win. :D

[wethand]

hey solid. you made an awesome progress on this one! and the final deserves to be in there!

thank you for your kind replys during the contest :) it was a great support.

[jp_smith]

Great job Yong, your dedication to the contest and everyone in it was an inspiration to all of us. You're a star. :)

[Moni-Poroni]

SolidSnakexxx...glad to see yuo in the top 10!!
You´ve helped everybody! And you´ve been a big big help for me til the very last day (document size ;) ).
Thanks again! :)

[Webhead]

Thanks for all your encouragement during the contest, and congrats on making the top 10. :D

[Ismail W]

Got my vote!!! :cool: Excellent progress and final result.:tu:

[pitchepuck]

hey! I think you got most of the posts in my thread :D
thanks for your encouragement and help!!
you did a great job!

cu!
martin

[Hamilcar]

Hey congrats on making the cut! Great work all along, and thanks for following my thread. Good luck buddy:tu::tu:

[Nattawat_OBBI]

I following your work has been a pleasure. :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

jackdaniels666:
Thank you so much for such kind comment. :)

wethand:
Thank you for your continue support. I'm glad I could help you or anyone. :) After all it's great to have more ZBuddies.

jp_smith:
Thank you so much....I know at least in this contest I've win many friends and have you as my buddy. Thank you again!

Moni-Poroni:
You are very welcome, Moni-Poroni. You have been a great encouragement for me too :)

Webhead:
You are welcome Webhead. The contest was very fun and I've learned many things.

Ismail W:
Thank you so much for your vote...I'm grateful for your support! :o

pitchepuck:
In fact, I should thank you.. I post many in your thread as I also learned many from you. :tu:

Hamilcar:
Thank you so much Hamilcar. You piece is one excellent work as well. I look forward to your next one.

Nattawat_OBBI:
Thank you krub. Glad you support me to the very end. :o


My life so far after the contest:
The contest was real fun and great experience. After the contest, my work starts to get real busy..and I ended up visiting filming set quite often. Like I've stated before I'm very fortunate to work with Prince Chatri, our director in recreating parts of Thai history.

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Our director has an Art department that can do sculpting and such and for me taking care of the CG department.

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We've been getting great helps from Richard Taylor at Weta Workshop who introduced us to David Bawel (in picture Brown Polo shirt with Sun glasses), the motion capture expert who's worked in Matrix trilogy and LOTR. He's here in Thailand to help us forming Motion Capture team. In addition, Stephen Regelous, (in picture far right, next to me) is also very genrous and is helping us get off the ground with Massive crowd generation and simulation software.

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That's why I've been qutie busy for the past week and will continue to be busy so for awhile. I'll however, keep ZBrushing and post as much as I could. :)

[The Master Elite]

Sweet results, man. Hope those references I posted way back when were of some use instead of just hogging up connection upload. The end result is really nice and keeps a good mantid AND humanoid feel, I believe.

Man, I'm looking forward to getting and learning zBrush in the future. :)

Arthropods have always been my thing, personally. I'll be looking out for any other arthropod related work you do in the future, so long as I have the means. :D

Keep on zbrushing.

EDIT: Saw the above post. Great that you got some Weta guys with you. That'll really work out your inspiration eh? Hope your project goes well and "have fun." :)

Also, can I has the Mantis base mesh .obj for a souveneir? :p

[threetails]

i had no idea that these threads had been reopened. great to see your film work is coming along well, the photo's are great. And congrats on top ten. this is going to be fun to watch.

[Lucky_1]

Great to see you 're one of the final 10 ... Congratulations and good luck Yong...awesome job !

[bryzol]

Congratulations Snakexxx on the final 10 and on the movie. I can't wait to watch it :) Is mantis man going to have a part in this? ;)

[spimmy]

Hi Snake, it was obvious you would be a finalist :) , great job!! Awesome character all the way dude!! :tu: I e-mailed you the chocolate materials by the way, don't eat them :) . Congratulations mate and good luck! :tu:

[Etcher]

Hi Solid! Again, congrats on making top 10! Hey, thanks for posting those last pics, great to put a face on your name! :tu: ! And, looks like your living an adventure in your "everyday life" as well... so cool! :tu: !

[KrakenCMT]

Hey, great work Solid and gook luck!

Are you anywhere in that middle photo?

[threetails]

nice work, do you do alot of physical sculpting for film props or are you mostly working on the digital side....good luck to you today.

[- FoOD -]

Hey Solid - well done man

Not sure who you are in the pic ( assume the guy in the cool stance blue shirt )?:lol:

awesome work - and good luck:D:tu:

[ravioli_rancher]

SolidSnakexxx,

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Congratulations. All your superhuman effort both in your entry, and the support you offered everyone else paid off. Mantis Man is an immortal silicon toy now. :cool::tu: Please post as many pictures as you can when they 3d print arrives. Ask for duplicates. Enough for everyone who congratulates you. :D

Thanks for all your energy and effort. With a motion capture team in place, now you can produce Mantis Man, the movie. :tu:

Hope to see your entry in the next ZBrush Contest, whenever it is.

Until then, may Mantis Mania carry you and your team to even greater success. :D

[LeXuSMalus]

Congratulations Yong :tu: you did it :)

[skullbeast]

congrats! :tu: :tu:

[longhi]

Congrats bro! you deserved that!

[jp_smith]

Yong, congrats buddy, well deserved! Can't wait to see that Mantis Man print...I wonder if Chip will show up at 4 inches?? ;) Love ya man (in a non-sexual way of course). ;)

J

[maxinkuk]

Congrats for the very positive result Yong, it really shows the massive amount of work you put in it.

[SolidSnakexxx]

The Master Elite:
Yes, your references were very useful. Thank you so much. and the Weta people are real inspiration to me and my team. I'll find the base mantis and send to you, buddy :)

threetails:
Been so busy on the film and our team. BTW, your character, despite of the final outcome, is still one of the best. I used to do a lot of clay sculpting but recently more on management role. I do miss the good old days though.

Lucky_1:
Thank you so much Lucky_1. The contest was sure very fun!

bryzol:
Thank you bryzol. The movie's more of historical/period type.....so Mantisman might not be able to show his appearance...hehehe But he will lurk the dark streets and try to help good people, nonetheless. :)

spimmy:
Thank you so much for the material. Just tested it out this morning and pretty much everything I tested on are yummy ;)

Etcher:
Thank you for your kind words. I'm one lucky person who has a dream job....so I'm not complaining about all the time I have to spend...it's life and adventure for certain! :)

KrakenCMT:
Hello there KrakenCMT, I want to say regardless of the contest result, Nerve is one of my favorite entries.. not just contest entries.. BTw, I'm the Asian guy with white t-shirt in the middle of 2 Caucasians.

- FoOD -:
Thank you - FoOD - I'm the guy between David and Stephen...or the second guy from right.

ravioli_rancher:
Thank you so much, ravioli_rancher. I'll try to post the photos once the print arrived. BTW, your entry Glum's one hilarious and very unique. You sure have fine concept and great skill. I look forward to your next sculpt as well.

LeXuSMalus:
Thank you so much, LeXuSMalus. I've learned a lot from your entry!

skullbeast:
Thanks, man. I want to say even though the contest has ended, I think Widow Maker's one cool villain and very fine entry!

longhi:
Thank you, longhi. It's been a great contest.

jp_smith:
Hey man, Glad to see both of us on the final 5 together, brother. I wonder I might have to adjust anything as 4" is quite small.. We'll see :)And yeah love ya too buddy (in a non-sexual way of course) ;) Drop by Bangkok anytime.

maxinkuk:
Thank you so much maxinkuk. Just want to say, despite the contest result, Damage is one great entry and a good inspirational source for me. Again thank you.

[bryzol]

bryzol:
Thank you bryzol. The movie's more of historical/period type.....so Mantisman might not be able to show his appearance...hehehe But he will lurk the dark streets and try to help good people, nonetheless. :)If this is historical, then he can play his grand father Mantis Man :lol:
Congrats on your price one more time my friend! You've definitely deserved it!
:tu::tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey SolidSnakexxx,
congratulations.. I really hope you´ll share pictures with us!
Can´t wait to see the print. :)

[pitchepuck]

hey hooooo :D congrats !!! your thread was allways the coolest!! I want picts from the print!!!
great work!!!!

cu!!!
martin

[Etcher]

Congrats on fourth prize Solid! can't wait to see the pics of the print! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: !

[Lucky_1]

Hey Yong, Congratulations again man...4th place wowowowow !!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

bryzol:
Thank you sir.. Don't forget the wedding between Sting Lady and Mantis Man eh? :)

Moni-Poroni:
Thank you Moni-Poroni. I'll definitely post the pics once I've received them. :)

pitchepuck:
Hey hey...congrats to you too....can't wait to see the Hedgehog in full physical 3d ;)

Etcher:
Thank you so much, Etcher. Will post the pics for certain. I'm so excited to see and hold Mantis Man.

Lucky_1:
Thanks sir. I'm so thrilled for the prize.......:)

[Hamilcar]

Hey Yong, Congrats man way to go! That will be so cool to have the 3d print, I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[kaarthikeyan]

Congrats SolidSnakexxx.i would like to see the print too....

[The Master Elite]

Congrats on the print. You landed right where you wanted if I remember correctly.

Perhaps the reason the judges didn't give you first was because they didn't take too kindly to Mantis Man himself paying them a visit. :p

We should have Mantis Man face off against Dr. Root. That'd be awesome.

Who wins? The tree or the creature that takes its shelter within its leaves? :confused:

EDIT: More importantly though, thanks for the resources you provided the community. I'm sure it will come in handy in the near AND distant future. Even these small things like patterns and big ones like retopology are wonders for people like me, and can inspire for years to come.

Wort wort.

[dustbin1_uk]

Gongrats on the win! this really deserved it!

in the end all of the ones in the top 10 could have won the grand prize, but this one was definitely one of the best in the contest!

Well done!! :D:tu:

PS sorry I've been silent for the rest of the contest, but I was far too busy to post to all I wanted to. :confused:

[JakeLV426]

Congrats Snake, you earned it for sure! great stuff!

[ol23]

great sketch

[GoboUndefined]

Thanks for the tutorial on transparency.
Searched all over for something like it.
And awesome Mantis!