Action Hero - Sustainable Energy Man

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Entry: Sustainable Energy Man
Entrant: Daniel Evans
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Story: Mother Earth is in trouble.. so at the center of the earth a new hero is born.. Sustainable Energy Man!
he comes to save Man and Earth! from Trash, global Cooling, Global warming, storms, carbon gases, and toxic waste, over population..etc etc.
Summoned by Mother Earth, he blasts from the center of earth. Then emerges from the earths crust forming magical roots and vines for legs. Also a sensor core that rotates and allows him to visualize the earth. This is for locating environmental crisis on the planet. His hands are also very powerful allowing him to go into land fills.. and turn garbage into plants.. soil.. flowers.. nature!
his eyes emit shining light from space.. or the sun.

his legs can detach..to attack an enemy and his upper body can then roll around using the earth core sensor thing..

Weakness:His only weakness sadly is Nuclear Radiation.. which I guess is Man's punishment for creating the Bomb..








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[C-Mad]

Talk about a Timely Superhero!

Great concept!
I like the root legs. They will be awesome, once rendered!
Maybe have plants sprouting from his footsteps behind him...

This will be beautiful when it's done. Very original!

~OM

[SolidSnakexxx]

Very charming idea about the hero....and he's meant to really protect mother Earth! Cool design as well

[Sliska]

Give him the face of Al Gore, and I'll lmfao!
look forward to seeing this one pan out.

cheers!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Sliska...that's funny....the head of Al Gore.... :lol:

[Captain Sensible]

Nice. And with an important message too. Looking forward to the sculpt! :)

[Slosh]

This should be very colorful to see. I'm having a bit of trouble picturing him, even with your concept sketches, but I'm sure it will all become clear as you work on it. ZBrush is great for branches and such, so the legs should be awesome.

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i am making a separator between the earth and the upper torso.
I used max for the base mesh of the torso and earth.. The rest is with zbrush.. the torso was sculpted using zbrush.
i added some edge loops to the torso using Zbrush..

tell me your thoughts.. thanks for your time.

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the earth is going to be fun to make. I am getting a pose ready too by taking reference shots..

I was thinking of making his hands have this sculpted leave texture to them.. I'll be thinking about that..

[JUPITER]

Cool we need this guy's help!I like your concept also.I was thinking that maybe the roots of the legs could continue up and then sort of wrap around the earth..Kind of tying into the torso..anyway love it and rock on!! :D

[Harmonic]

Hey dismantled, looken good so far.
I would suggest working on his proportions a bit to make them at least a bit heroic if not fully heroic.
Keep it up, I am looking forward to see how this one turns out.

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JUPITER: the roots of the legs will continue up and then sort of wrap around the earth. that is a great idea... better then what I was thinking....thanks

Harmonic: Thanks for the response.. I am debating now... I was planning to make him more like bruce lee (extremely ripped)..which I was going to sculpt once I posed him..
I didn't really want to add any more bulk...to the design

[joe55]

nice use of zspheres, the legs are really cool

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here is the pose I want to use..
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this a different angle...
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I also did my first Zbrush movie! will post in the future..

lots of detailing and painting to go..
i have the base, pose, and design.. more roots will flow from upper body..too!

[aiman]

Pretty awesome pose, Your root legs are looking amazing. The challenge will be to detail everything else to look as good as the legs will.

[adroit.jr]

very nice concept and model weldone.

[dustbin1_uk]

unique concept! Very cool!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Oh...I like the pose.....very cool and more fluid than I could imagine... :tu: :tu: How did you pose all the polygons from zsphere? Very very nice.

[gang]

very unique concept

[Captain Sensible]

This is coming along really well. Keep us updated! :)

[threetails]

great use of zsphere's. the pose is strong, well done.

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aiman: thanks .. the detail is next.. this challenge is teaching me a lot..

adroit.jr, gang and dustbin1_uk : Thanks.. I'm glad I chose this concept. from my list..

SolidSnakexxx: I will post the video of me posing the legs when I find how to... I was worried about the legs at first.. but the transpose tool is so powerful.. I am so glad it worked out well.

Captain Sensible: thanks.. I will keep you posted every step I take. Just got to bend around the holidays

threetails: Zspheres rock!

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I did some body sculpting for my Sustainable Energy Man.. first body I have ever tried to sculpt.
the hands.. chest area.. and head are still incomplete..

pose13.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27120335%27,%27pose13.jpg%27,1,0%29)
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[SolidSnakexxx]

The back's looking strong, dismantled. and the hand posing is looking good. It'll be interesting to see how you blend the body/globe/legs parts at the last stage. :)

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i sculpted out a rough of the facial expression... for the sustainable energy man
pose16.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27121126%27,%27pose16.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[SolidSnakexxx]

He looks enraged in the pose.. :tu:

Somehow I think the line that run through his abs is just a tad too deep?

[dismantled]

finished the head and teeth..

i want to post my transpose movie.. Is there a link where i can find out how to post the movie in my thread?

Snake:more roots are being added to the top.. I did a quick drawing?..
This weekend I will try to post a quick rough sculpt of them.. that needs to be done before any more detailing...

pose17.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27122187%27,%27pose17.jpg%27,1,0%29)
pose16.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27122188%27,%27pose16.jpg%27,1,0%29)
pose18.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27122189%27,%27pose18.jpg%27,1,0%29)

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Long awaited update... I like the added teeth and screaming pose... :)

For the video..I suggest you use YouTube as it's quite easy to embed...


If the YouTube page URL is this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFwCCL0Vh6U

all you have to do is

Type in

{youtube}JFwCCL0Vh6U{youtube}

Replace "{" with "["
and "}" with "]"

then you are set...

[Moni-Poroni]

Great idea - and great use of the zspheres :tu:
I love being outside in the nature with my dogs... but there are so many people around here who deposit their waste in the forest...I can´t believe it!!
But nobody cares!
We would really need your Susinable Energy Man.
Again-great idea:tu:

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thinking about how a cloud layer would look blending into the roots and body?
pose20.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27123332%27,%27pose20.jpg%27,1,0%29)

tried adding roots to body
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thanks Moni-Poroni for your comments!

SolidSnakexxx i am glad you like the teeth and facial expression

[SolidSnakexxx]

Cool update, man. Is that the Sustainable Energy ...giving the Finger? :o

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no.. but it appears so...darn.. I should fix this.. but I need to sleep...

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For the base I think I will have him standing on a pile of trash/junk :tu:

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i did some experimenting.. i think clouds will nicely blend everything to the earth...

his neck needs a little fixing too..

[SolidSnakexxx]

I thought so..that you dind't plan to make him showng the finger... :) I'm sure it can be fixed...and I like the idea of cloud atop the globe..It'd help blend the transition area well too :cool:

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here are some updates..
all I have left to sculpt is an eye energy piece,...leave hands, and the landfill base...
my first test with the leaves is attached
then on to Materials Textures..
I have been experimenting with Material capture it rocks:tu:
I plan to use it soon...
pose23.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27124995%27,%27pose23.jpg%27,1,0%29)
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[luis2008]

I wonder why i havent seen this one. this is a cool idea. the zsphere vines are crazy. keep it up

[SolidSnakexxx]

That's looking tight..I like the idea of leaves composing his hand...a true hero for nature.

[Moni-Poroni]

Oh major update there dismantled:) :tu:

I like the globe :tu:
And fantastic idea with the clouds:)
cool!

[jempix]

A green hero. Nice work and originality!

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I think the clouds and other parts will look better when i apply some better materials. This will help to show separation between parts.
I did a simple base shape for the tire in Max and detailed it in ZBrush (using the radial symmetry)..

the rat I made with zspheres... it was fun...

i plan on adding more detail to the base. Like more junk... to make look like he is standing on a land fill..

[jackdaniels666]

I like how this character is turning out. I really like the rat. :D

[Moni-Poroni]

Great update. I love the rat.
Please add more rats. :)
And I´m waiting for more junk... :D
Best wishes

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I am enjoying the renderer in Zbrush
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I have been so busy with work.. but I thank all who have responded to my entry..
i like this contest... so much creative energy :tu:

i got new ideas for the base... and a logo for him...:cool:
i am not done painting the upper body yet either...its going to be rock like

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice update.... :) the legs look almost like real roots... I like the direction you are going so far.. The area I think would be a challenge for you is the cloud layer.... as it has to be quite volumetric...in a sense..

[JUPITER]

WOW! coming along great! This idea is Paramount!! ;)

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7zXvrwM-4rY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXvrwM-4rY)

[Moni-Poroni]

you forgot the / :)
(youtube)....(/youtube) and replace () with []

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thank you so much Moni-Poroni!!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Looking good so far dismantled.. Look forward to the final entry post. :)

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Final Entry
1.ZBrush renders
color-post4.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128223%27,%27color-post4.jpg%27,1,0%29)
back-view.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128228%27,%27back-view.jpg%27,1,0%29)
only eye detail done in photoshop
sun-blast.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128234%27,%27sun-blast.jpg%27,1,0%29)
side.jpg (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128233%27,%27side.jpg%27,1,0%29)
top.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128239%27,%27top.jpg%27,1,0%29)
back-view-blured.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128242%27,%27back-view-blured.jpg%27,1,0%29)
earth-legs.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128247%27,%27earth-legs.jpg%27,1,0%29)
transperant-clouds.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128248%27,%27transperant-clouds.jpg%27,1,0%29)

2.Final TurnTable:
7zXvrwM-4rY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXvrwM-4rY)

3. Final Transpose Movies:
RGbaAeRjIeE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbaAeRjIeE)
VLul9mF3tQU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLul9mF3tQU)


Great Contest! Thanks to all! can't wait for the next one:tu: