Action Hero- PsychotiK

[mantegra]

Created by: Ben Davis

Villain Name: Psychotik
Real name: Diesel Raine
Other Aliases: Knuckles, Diesel, Tank
Powers:
-Super Strength
-Endurance
-High pain threshold
-Ability to draw power from electrical machines
-Uses petrol or electricity to make himself stronger or regenerate faster
-Accelerated healing
-Body part substitution

Backstory: A super secret government project allowed experimentation on convicts. These criminals were the worst offending in history. The governments aim was to erase the memory of these felons and turn them into killing machines for the battlefield. They thought they could control the felons rage and killing ability and harness it for war. They were wrong. One of the most notorious serial killers in the country was the first and last to be experimented on. His right arm was amputated to allow for a robotic crushing arm equipped with the up-to-date laser rifle technology. His other bodyparts were cut off then sewn back together to make them more enhanced. One night during an important surgical procedure to re-wire his brain their was a lightning storm which caused the equipment sustaining Diesels augmentated body to come alive. He awoke like Frankensteins monster in a fit of rage and killed all the medical staff and escaped from the maximum security facility into a desolate junkyard. He suffers from amnesia but everyday recounters bits of information about who he was. He vows to seek revenge on the people who made him into the monster he is today.

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[JUPITER]

This is cool i like the concept.That's a good sketch 2..welcome and have fun :D

[SolidSnakexxx]

This entry is very interesting for it will need the combination of great ZBrush sculpt and Hard surface fun. So will he be a super villain or Super hero as his memory's starting to come back in pieces and know he's actually a killer?

[sendhilv]

Great man..... Nice sketch and concept.... Just make sure the character has been balanced, May be I'm wrong...

Cause the right arm has heavy weight ....

[Codeman]

I like your drawing, but the name is really throwing me. I expected some kind of hippie.

[KrakenCMT]

Awesome character design! The initial pose is very strong as well.

[gang]

nice concept design man .really strong charater

[Harmonic]

Fantastic sketch, great character, should be really fun to model. But I don't really get the name ether?

[mantegra]

I appreciate everyone's fast replies.

SolidSnakexxx: I guess he kind of would be an anti-hero like Venom. However, before he was transformed into this current monstrosity he was a notorious serial killer so I guess karma has come back to haunt him now. But I would still classify him as a villain. I will also try to build everything in zbrush and make his mechanical arm more organic like. I have never used zspheres before but this is a good opportunity to try it out. However, I will probably have to resort to building some hard surface stuff in an external 3d package. But we'll see how it goes.

sendhilv: The right arm is larger however, most of the right side of his body will be comprised of hydraulics and stuff like that to allow him to lift his arm. It supposed to look top heavy, sort of like Hellboy's arm. But I do agree that it will be tricky to get the pose right in order to make it look convincing.

Codeman, Harmonic: As for the name, I kinda see what you mean, but I always had the idea of a punk-like looking character with fuel exhausts in place of a mohawk and for some reason I thought pothead would be a cool name. Don't ask me why, I must have been drunk. Can always change it later I guess.

[jp_smith]

Really cool concept, I'm looking forward to seeing this one fleshed out! :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Awesome sketch/pose Ben.

Keep it up !

[canndis]

Interesting Character

[ISK-86]

Wow... one of the best arts I´ve seen till now... :eek:

[dustbin1_uk]

Woah! that's one scary dude!!! :eek:

[mantegra]

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Ok, finally I update. It's easier for me to explain with pictures of what I have done so far so I will keep the text short. First time I have used zpsheres and it is rather difficult, took me 2 days to learn properly. I got my base mesh down and then sculpted it to the desired shape but wasn't happy with the topology. I tried retopoligising in zbrush however I feel it was taking me too long so I took the base mesh into max and modified it to what you see below.
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Because a lot of the stuff on this guy is inorganic and hard surface I decided the only real way to do this was in max. Zbrush is good for organic stuff but not so good for hard-surface stuff. So far I have done a blockout of his cybernetic arm.
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Close-up
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And boot
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I haven't sculpted many folds on his pants as of yet because the folds will look different in his actual pose so I will only do that after I pose him. I will also add the extra stuff like the kneepad, gloves, bracelet, etc once he is in his final pose. I am going to see if I can sculpt some inorganic stuff like under his arm and ribcage and use it as a base for the pipes and stuff that will sit on top. I also thought that the name Pot-Head didn't really suit this character since he is a killer so changed it to PsychotiK. I think that suits him more. Oh, and happy new year! :D

[jp_smith]

Lookin' great dude. Actually, you can hard edge model to a degree in zbrush: you just block in the basic shape with a zsphere based object then use the retopology function to make the clean hard-edged topology as it would appear in max. It's not fast or ideal but it can be done, and one of the focuses of this contest, at least as I interpreted it, was to do as much as humanly possible in zbrush (which is why i went through the pain of it). :tu:

Jason

[mantegra]

Lookin' great dude. Actually, you can hard edge model to a degree in zbrush: you just block in the basic shape with a zsphere based object then use the retopology function to make the clean hard-edged topology as it would appear in max. It's not fast or ideal but it can be done, and one of the focuses of this contest, at least as I interpreted it, was to do as much as humanly possible in zbrush (which is why i went through the pain of it). :tu:

JasonI know that it is advised to do most of the model in zbrush but from what I read in the rules it says that models built entirely in zbrush will earn bonus points. I am not really interested in that, I am just treating this as a fun portfolio building exercise and also I do not have much time to retopologise everything. I will probably end up using zpeheres to make little wires and pipes on the final model though cause I know that will be easier. Thanks for your input.

[SolidSnakexxx]

The model's coming along real nicely.. Love the hard edge stuff you are putting on him. This one will going to be one bad-ass villain just looking at his Grin :D ! :tu:

[Gohanf22]

liking the model so far man. very well done. would be force to be reckoned with for any hero i think. :D keep up the good work.

[Harmonic]

He is looken great! he has so much character. Really like it.

[dustbin1_uk]

Badass!!! that's an awesome start!!!

[Lucky_1]

He 's coming along real nicely !
Keep it up.

[Moni-Poroni]

Amazing start :tu:
and I agree with you...his new name is much better :D

[mantegra]

SolidSnakexxx (http://member.php/?u=12969), Gohanf22 (http://member.php/?u=144182), Harmonic (http://member.php/?u=72856), dustbin1_uk (http://member.php/?u=90580), Lucky_1 (http://member.php/?u=5973), Moni-Poroni (http://member.php/?u=136490): Thank you all very much for your warm comments. :D

I managed to pose him over the weekend. Transpose master is a very handy tool and I couldn't see myself doing this without it. I was wanting to also finalize the cloth folds but due to other life commitments I wasn't able to get as much done on him as I wanted so I still got a lot of late nights ahead.

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[dustbin1_uk]

Urgh!!! another quality model in this contest!!!


bloody hell this is a really tough one to decide, another one to add to my top 5!!! I think that's at least 7 in my top 5 now!! ;)

Seriously well done so far!!

[mantegra]

dustbin1_uk: Thanks mate

Update: I managed to work on the folds for the pants. I am probably going to leave it for now and probably come back and refine it some more after the other parts of the model are done.

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[canndis]

Good pose , I like the smile on his face .

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow! Love the grin and the pose ...very dynamic and very powerful! :tu: :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Lookin good. The grin is insane! And that arm looks like it could do some real damage!

[pitchepuck]

wow! I like that a lot! great stuff :D

[sendhilv]

very nice pose... i love the details specially the trouser... keep it up man..

[threetails]

he's looking great, this is one of my fav's, i like the mix of mech and human and the wild expression thats developing. nice work.

[dustbin1_uk]

Great great!! Keep going!!

[mantegra]

Thanks for the words of encouragement gents. Only updated till now because I recently just got off a very long flight and am still jetlagged so haven't been able to do anything until now. I am back at work now too so am probably going to find it even a challenge to get him finished, but we'll see how it goes. I just worked on laying out the base mesh for his mech-arm, so it's pretty mundane at the moment. I still consider it a blockout so once I have layed out all the big pieces properly I can then go in and add the little bits of detail and refine it more.

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice hardware you have there. Really impressive hard surface modeling going on. :tu:

[fluxist8070]

Nice Stuff!
I think you should make him look more Punk Rock!

[maxinkuk]

Massive character! He does look psychotic indeed. And great techno gear too. :tu::tu:

[wethand]

awesome detail. and the pose is looking really nice, too!

the only thing i would change maybe is the uneven base...

but nice progress so far! keep going

[mantegra]

SolidSnakexxx (http://member.php/?u=12969): Thanks dude, however, I still only consider that previous image only a blockout.

fluxist8070 (http://member.php/?u=79291): I took your advice and added some spikes to his mech arm. :tu:

maxinkuk (http://member.php/?u=85530): Cheers mate :)

wethand (http://member.php/?u=84746): I initially had the base more flat but decided the slant makes the pose look more dynamic and makes him look as if he is coming down on his opponent. I am going to make the base made up of junkyard scraps and stuff- if I have time of course. Thanks for input.


Update: Now that I am back at work I am finding it more difficult to work on my character. We have been crunching late nights as well so haven't been able to work on him during the week. Only this weekend have I managed to work on his arm. I was hoping to get his arm finished this weekend but to no avail. I will see if I can get his arm done during this week.

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[Gohanf22]

im loving the arm dude. it is very well done indeed. very detailed. good work. :tu:

[Harmonic]

Wow that arm is looking so awesome. Excellent!

[fluxist8070]

This is really exciting! looking great!

[maxinkuk]

That's an amazing arm! I don't think that anybody has ever done one more massive than that. Was that done in Zbrush or in another application and then imported?

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, that's' some serious massive gear on his arm! Looking so cool on him! :tu: :tu:

[jp_smith]

Nice hard edge modeling bud, well done. :) :tu: :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Really, really nice job on the arm!! :tu: :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

mantegra...this looks really cool. great work. nothing to crit :)

[spacemonkey]

nice work so far ben! :tu:

[Captain Cartesian]

Great pose and fun character! Can't wait to see this one come together.


Signed, Captain Cartesian

[mantegra]

Gohanf22 (http://member.php/?u=144182), Harmonic (http://member.php/?u=72856), fluxist8070 (http://member.php/?u=79291), SolidSnakexxx (http://member.php/?u=12969), jp_smith (http://member.php/?u=72713), Captain Sensible (http://member.php/?u=129682), Moni-Poroni (http://member.php/?u=136490), spacemonkey (http://member.php/?u=19408), Captain Cartesian (http://member.php/?u=143079): Thanks gents :)

maxinkuk (http://member.php/?u=85530): The arm was done in 3dsmax and then imported into zbrush. I cannot comprehend how it is possible to do something like that in zbrush hence why I decided to do it like this. If I have time I may add little bits of scratches or dent up the arm a bit to make it look more battered.


Update: Once again it has been another busy week at work, been crunching alot so only found time to work on him again this weekend. I started to refine the body more and make the mech arm connect with his shoulder. I thought it would be cool if the flesh connecting his arm looked all burnt and botchced up and held together with little pipes. I may add stitches and other frankenstein-like details later. Still need to do all his other accessories, e.g., belt, glove, chain around arm, etc, so still got a lot to do.

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[petekasim]

Holy............................. :eek: :eek: :eek:


BLOODY HELL! How the heck I managed to miss this is beyond me!

I don't say this lightly, but this guy is my new favorite entry, seriously well done mantegra

The overall design is excellent, and that FACE! What an excellent expression, just brilliant.

Sorry, I'm being way too unrestrained with the superlatives. I shall go now.

Good luck! ;)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Love the area between his mechanical arm/shoulder and his neck. Very very expressive look in his eyes too...Simply amazing! :tu: :tu:

[maxinkuk]

It's great,the mechanical shoulder and upper arm is a fantastically good design. I like the way it mirrors the muscle system, the connection between the arm and the torso is splendid and his expression is deraged.

[Harmonic]

O man that is brutal! The connection into the neck is disgusting. Great work! :tu:

[Drakelot]

Totally Cool ... Xcellent work here !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

holy crap, that look great. the expression is wonderful, great to see some emotionality in the face as well as the body.

[MoP]

Hey Ben, this is looking cool!
His expression is great, and the mechanical detail on the arm works really well. Keep it up :)

[Captain Sensible]

The latest update of this has just pushed this considerably up the ranks! The work you have done on the face and neck is awesome. I really like the integration of the mechanical arm into the shoulder and neck. In terms of character this ones seems to stand out in a league of it's own. I'm intrigued to find out what you're gonna do with his hair :tu: :tu:

[Gohanf22]

this update is SICK! i mean this guy makes my skin crawl. the facial expression wants me to definitely back off away from this guy. great work. :D :tu:

[mantegra]

petekasim (http://member.php?u=108217), SolidSnakexxx (http://member.php?u=12969), maxinkuk (http://member.php?u=85530), Harmonic (http://member.php?u=72856), Drakelot (http://member.php?u=60129), threetails (http://member.php?u=76462), MoP (http://member.php?u=13323), Captain Sensible (http://member.php?u=129682), Gohanf22 (http://member.php?u=144182): Cheers for comments lads!

Update: I wasn't happy with the way the arm connected with the shoulder so I decided to refine it a lot more. I wanted to add more tension within the skin and give it a more melted look, like it is tearing apart away from his body. Freddy Kruger gave me inspiration for this idea. I do believe it looks more disgusting now ;)
Still got to refine a few parts a bit more then I can start painting.
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[jp_smith]

Nice update Ben, he looks amazing in every way...what's your plan for the base?

[KrakenCMT]

Oh smack! This is looking nice!

[maxinkuk]

Woah! This is getting ever more amazing. This time I also notice how exceptionally well designer are all the muscles. Congratulations, it's a wonderful piece.

[canndis]

wow nice work

[Harmonic]

Wow great work, everything looks so refined, very clean. Really top notch! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Great update once again, mantegra. This guy's well designed :tu: :tu:

[mantegra]

jp_smith: Haven't really given much thought to the base, but I reckon I'll just place him on a pile of rubble or something. Want to keep it simple so as not to detract away from the character as much. Cheers.

KrakenCMT, maxinkuk, canndis, Harmonic, SolidSnakexxx: Thanks guys. :D

[DAnconia]

Wow this is such a great sculpt have nothing to critique. Cant wait to see this done!

POST MORE SHOTS!

[ravioli_rancher]

mantegra,

Amazing. Flat out kick ass work.

How did you achieve the overlaping skin-sinewy area of the shoulder. Any chance you recorded a movie of the process?

Incredible top flight work.

[mantegra]

DAnconia: Thanks mate. Have taken note of your request and you will find a lot of new shots below.

ravioli_rancher: Thank you sir. For the melted skin area I just used the standard brush tool drew a lump of flesh, then flattened it down and pinched it so it looked tight and stringy. I also masked a few holes in the flesh and then recessed those areas inwards. It took a lot of work but I think it paid off.
No movie of the process I'm afraid but will be posting my transpose video and turntable soon enough.

Update: Wanted to get some polypainting done this weekend but felt that detail were lacking in some areas so I decided to do another refinement treatment of the whole model. Also did a base as well which took me 1 day. I will spend the rest of this week polypainting however the model will probably just end up being simple colour schemes since the deadline is end of this week.

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[Harmonic]

Wow that looks awesome, love the base. Great update as usual! :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, I love how he's integrated into the base... :tu: :tu: super cool

[Captain Sensible]

A very fitting base! The overall details are outstanding! Looking forward to your updates this week as we roll towards that deadline!:tu:

[pitchepuck]

he comes along realy cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tu: :tu: :tu:
he will be one of the top 10 !!

[maxinkuk]

Looks great. I can really imagine it as a beautiful 3d print.:tu:

[chindian]

WOW! This is really awesome.. I don't know how i missed this thread!
Excellent character - love the detailing on the skin near the mechanical parts! hehe...

Keep it up & good luck in the last week!

[Derek Frenzo]

Excellent model. Really great expression on his face. Love that evil grin.

[bryzol]

Great model, great detail, great pose expression. Can't wait to see it painted. :tu:

[Malleable man]

This would make a great print, as others have already suggested.

Excellent power in his pose. Great composition with the base.

Top-notch.

Regards, James.

[jempix]

very impressive! Wow, I can't wait to see the finished piece. :tu: :tu:

[AVTPro]

Heavy Duty. Great stuff. Don't know how I've been missing this thread.

[Webhead]

Great character! Love the pose, the face, and the design. Looks like he jumped right out of the pages of a comic book. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[gregoconn]

Yeah this one is definately going top ten, very nice. I love the combination of hard and soft modeling!

[mantegra]

Thank you gents, I'm glad you like him even if though he does look like a nutter. :)
Man, it has been a long night. I was playing around with different matcaps and lighting and rendering and struggling to find what would work best, and then I decided that a simple material with colour and a light would do the job for now. The skin is the only thing I have been working on so ignore everything else, they still have old matcaps on them and will be replaced. I would be interested to hear any crits as to how I can improve him.
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Man oh man...the texturing work is such wonderful...Love the yellowish teeth you've given him....He looks now...like a real Psycho-Machine Man-- a freak of science. :cool: :tu:

[benny350]

Holy crap man thats awesome!

and thats only temp texture work:eek:

really really cool:tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Great work on the texture. Those teeth are superb!! :tu:

[mantegra]

Thanks guys. I am now near completion of this guy and there are only a few more tweaks here and there before I submit my final entry tomorrow. Probably going to spend the last few hours playing around with the lights more and tweaking render settings. This has been the first time I have used polypaint and I must say I did enjoy it. I have learnt alot over the past 2 months and zbrush is a kickass package.
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[JUPITER]

WoW freaky lookin dude!! This is Awesome!! ;) Congradulations ;)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, real excellent update...he's looking quite complete to me. :tu: :tu:

[jempix]

well done! Looks VERY impressive.

[spimmy]

Wow, great character, love the details and the textures!! Really nice :tu: :tu: :cool:

[AVTPro]

I know I didn't finish but can't you submit this so the thread is closed?

Beautiful work.

[threetails]

submit what you have its close enough to get votes, and thats all that matters.

[- FoOD -]

Very cool ..looks sweet ...man i thought the deadline was over already and worked my ass off last night :lol:....this is looking very finished ...post :D

[mantegra]

Final Entry:

Main Still Image:
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Turntable
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[jp_smith]

Fantastic, character, pose, and sculpt, nuff said. :)

[Webhead]

Great character. One of the better sculpts I thought.

[SolidSnakexxx]

I really like this piece as it shows both the organic and hard surface sculpting skills! Excellent entry :tu: :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Well this is a great piece of work! one of the top level entries for sure.:tu::tu:

[Harmonic]

Really fantastic, one of the best in the contest in my opinion, everything is so well done. The clothes the hard surface the body and the face is just awesome.

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

[Captain Sensible]

Awesome sculpt and character! Deserved much more recognition IMO :tu: