Action Hero - Witiko

[henrysouth]

dude u should turn those wires on the horns into dream catchers, that would rock. THREETAILS FOR THE WIN! if your as good at texturing as u are at modeling u will take this one buddy.

[henrysouth]

i feel kinda bad C&Cing your work dude, as it blows mine out of the water, but i would check out the curve of the ribcage, its kinda hard to find that bodytype but if u type in diuretic (as in the drug that sucks the water from your muscles) to make body builders look more ripped. into google u see that ledge above the abs and below the end of the sternum. it might even add a little more tention and dramatic strain to the pose. rock on thretails.

[Seavannah]

Wow oh wow all the detail. You make me feel like I'm just a kid with a box of coloring crayons that can't stay in the lines lol. Your detailing is just awesome and so realistic. Love the character and his look, I just don't know how else to say I am just so impressed and a little green with envy of your talent :o . :eek: Wow:eek: . If this wasn't here I believe it would be on top row. Keep up the great work and sculpting. Can't wait to see this finished and brought fully to life.:cool: :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Looking really nice with all the objects in there too :tu:

[chindian]

Excellent progress so far!!! I'm really loving this sculpt!
...On the edge of my seat to see what's coming next!! Keep it up!:tu:

[bryzol]

Looking reale nice. The details you've gave him is amazing!

[threetails]

SolidSnakexxx- thanks very much, i have left the body alone while i finish all the other parts, but i have made some notes on areas that need some touchup, those will be next.

abyss103- thanks, yes the floating objects could be attached to the belt for printing, or he may have a trick up his sleave.

brettSinclair- Thanks Brett, yes the blend of the horns and some areas of the body that i've been staring as i place all these parts will be getting there final touches soon, viens sound like a good idea.

henrysouth- thanks, wow, you hit it on the head with the dream catcher, thats what will be going into those areas. the ribcage arch and some other area's are on my list for the final tweeks, but i like to leave it sit and stare at it for a while to pic it apart for final touches. good eye.

Seavannah- thanks so much thats one of the best compiments i've recieved.

Captain Sensible- it really helps to asses the flow now that the parts are getting in there.

chindian-- thanks so much, i think you'll like were it ends up.

bryzol- thanks again, its great to have all this encouragment.

[threetails]

here is a quick wip for one of the next seals. lots to go still.

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[Gohanf22]

nice symbol threetails. very nice indeed. very inspirational. i dont even know how you did it but its very detailed.

[Harmonic]

This is looking really fantastic Threetails. I am really liking the accessories you have added to this guy, he is really starting to take shape as a character.

His abs look a bit long to me, it might look nice to shorten them just a bit.

[KrakenCMT]

I really love the idea of these seals and the sculpting style really fits with the organic nature of them. Very intense!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Another great seal design.Man, you are making one very cool and unique hero! :tu:

[threetails]

here is the last seal with some further details.
i started with a poly sphere, then using the deformations sliders flatten, gave it a disk shape, this is better than using a cylinder or primitive because i didnt have to worrie about the poles, and there is alot more polys to start with around the edges which help to get the soft squezzed wax shape. i start with symetry on and use the radial symetry to push the inside down creating the flat plane to start the face sculpt in the center. i divide it a few times upto a million polys and start sculpting. i like the clay tubes and the clay brushes for all the buildup, and for the face i use just x symetry. once i get a good facial form i drop the size of the brush and begin pulling in some sharper details like the eyes and teath forms. after that i switch to a standard brush with no alpha and squezze the focal shift into a small dot to start to refine the edges of the other forms. after that i like to damage it up a little. i have to remind myself that these are going to be pretty small on the sculpt so i don't want to go crazy on them but it hard to stop when your having fun.

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[threetails]

here is a base update, shown whole and broken. I did the break on another layer, i still want to play around with the positions of the pieces, and a texture for the lower disk, and i still have to place a small piece of parchment under the seal. thanks everyone for the support.

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[threetails]

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here is a look at the development of the soul catcher in the horns. i sculpted a string, from a primitive that had been initilized and made into a polymesh. it was appended to the main model and then, cloned and re-appended and each one placed using transpose.

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[brettSinclair]

Oh damn. Thats a cool idea. Thats fresh. This guy is a real bad ass now.

[bryzol]

nice movie!

[maxinkuk]

I enjoyed that movie. Terrific progress Threetails.

[Moni-Poroni]

Coooool :tu: :tu: :tu:
I´ve missed a lot.
The details are great.
And thank you so much for sharing the movie :)
Always nice to see how you´re working

[abhominal]

Great video,

I never thought of a work flow like that! That could open up all sorts of ideas for me, thanks very much.

[Etcher]

Thank you for sharing that video. :tu: !

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[threetails]

Here are tonights updates, lots of work still to go, but its coming along, i should have all the elements on and detailed over the next two days. hope you like the update. and there is a turntable coming as well.

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[brettSinclair]

Oh sh*t. Thats hot. Loving it. Giving me girly giggles here man. haha. Keep going :tu:

[jp_smith]

This is looking awesome dude, have you given any thought to his skin? Is he going to have human skin tones or something more demonic looking?

[threetails]

thanks Brett, giggle i say, giggle hard!:lol:

jp_smith, well i have collected some ref, most of it is regular skin but, i will have to see how it goes.

[snoopalu]

cool i like his horns and the dream catcher.

[brettSinclair]

jp_smith, well i have collected some ref, most of it is regular skin but, i will have to see how it goes.

I think you need to push him past normal skin colour. Dare I say wayne barlow inspired skin tones? Would make him pop. Or you could check out some native american's. They painted their skin. Looked awesome.

Heeehhheeeeheeeeheeeeheeeee. hehehe :cool:

[rasmusW]

beautiful, once again.
yeah! i wote some dareing bodypaint. heheh

-r

[spimmy]

Wow, looking most awesome, keep up the great work! :tu:

[Harmonic]

That looks dope! Love the dream catchers! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Lovin the string work on the horns! Do you intend to show more tension on the skin where it joins to the ear though?

[SolidSnakexxx]

wow, I just love the string works.....would love to see how you did that...So darn amazing!

[threetails]

snoopalu- thanks so much, there is a little more to go on the other side.
brettSinclair- well, i know what you mean, i like wayne barlowe alot, i met him at the last Gnomon Event, an exceptional artits. I keep going back to one of the images in this thread with the red material on it and thinking, that would be a good base. i have alot of tattoo sketches and face paint samples for him.

abyss103- i think you',ll like were he's going then.

spimmy- i will, and with that interveinus of coffee i can't sleep anyway.

Harmonic- thanks i'm glad you like it.

Captain Sensible- there will be a little pull there, but i wanted to avoid the look that the strings are pulling his face into the smile, so it will be subtle.

SolidSnakexxx- check out the vid on the last page. here is a breakdown.

A) the strings are made from a primitve cylinder3d, i chose this because the ends of the strings were the poles will be, won't be seen and i wouldn't be divideing it more than 3 times so the poles won't open. using the initalize tab in the tool pallette i rezie and shape it, as a rule for me i adjust the layout of the mesh until it reads as close to a clean quad layout as i can. i adjust the length and diameter until it reads as a thin strand. press make polymesh 3d.

B) the srtings need some texture so i used the standard brush and alpha 54 and streaked the surface. using add and sub to creat some texture. its worth noting that if you can sculpt 3 or 4 nice strands running the length of the string perhaps with radial sym on, the next step can make it look like a rope.

C) once you have the texture on, in the deformations tab in the tool pallette, use the twist slider to well, twist it up. if you have some good solid forms established you can twist it up so much that it looks like a rope.

D) once you have that done save it out as name.ztl at the lowest sub div.

E) then i go back to the main model and start eppending it in.

F) use transpose to place and strech, scale etc, until your happy with the look.

G) after i had all the strings in place i started eppending in some polymesh rings and placing them at the joints, i want those to read as steel rings that are holding things in place. later if you need to control your number of subtools you can merge these all as long as you keep the polygroups for poly painting them all later, and at the scale the objects are seen in the model the low poly count keeps the merged poly count managable.

H) i still havn't figured out how to mirror it after merging without loosing my groups or subdivs but i will look into that a little more, perhaps i need to have all the UV's on, not sure, to save some memory, i've been disabling them.

here is a turntable of the sculpt as it sits right now.

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[nerveink]

FREAKIN SWEET DUDE!!!! IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF YOU DONT TAKE HOME A PRIZE FOR THIS!

i really love your topology work man. awsome stuff man ill keep my eyes on this thread.

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

[SolidSnakexxx]

threetails, thank you for the text breakdown! That's something I've learned today! Amazing! :tu: :tu:

[- FoOD -]

Details pretty $ukin crazy man ...good job:D:tu:

[monstermaker]

This is some really fine work!

[Gaboon]

Really F***ing cool! Love the design and execution!

[threetails]

nerveink- wow! thanks i am having a great time working on this.

SolidSnakexxx- your welcome what ever i can do.
- FoOD - me likes the Crazy.

monstermaker, thanks so much, im glad your liking it, its been a blast to do.

Gaboon- Thanks, so much here is a little more to push you over the edge.

this is one of two scroll cases that will be attched to his belt, other elements are recieving a similer treatment, this one needs a little more break down before its done and appended to the model. here you go.

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[Etcher]

Oh man! I was really impressed by your ability to sculpt human anatomy... but this prop detail and texture work ... :rolleyes: ! Thanks again for the vids and step by step guides! :tu: !

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[mantegra]

I love the intricate details. You have a very sharp eye :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

threetails, exactly ord what I wanted to express was posted by mantegra......"intricate details".....I was trying to find that word. Amazing and always make me say "Wow" out loud every time I pay a visit! :tu:

[bryzol]

You are doing a fantastic job here! Your hero is one of my favorites since the begining. A turnable looks awesome!
Are you going to atach a spear and the stone like in the concept or you will leave it like this??

[zeke3d]

this entry is looking really good, nice work threetails!

[threetails]

here is a more current turntable, trying to get the quality up on the vid for better viewing. i added the scoll cases to the main model after some retopo of them, the horns and detailing the sash. hope you like more to come today.
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[jp_smith]

He looks great Cameron, how are you going to secure all that floating stuff and him to a base for the 3d print? That might be a problem. :)

[skullbeast]

I would just use some clear acrylic rods or fine steel piano wire to anchor the floaties after the fact.:tu: :tu:

[JUPITER]

Fantastic work man!Look's awesome!!!The pose is really good also.. :D

[threetails]

jp_smith- thanks, i have some other subtools ribbon and seals for the club and spear tip. the base is a large cracked seal with a ribbon coming up from it holding him a the ankle.
skullbeast- the clear acrylic is a great idea. if it gets printed i would consider that.
JUPITER- thanks im glad you like it, here is an update of the body detailing and final sculpt, with all the tweeks and notes.

still at the wip stage more to do and clean up.
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Man, you hope we like it..We don't just like it..We "Love" it.. :tu: :tu:

The turn table rocks! By the way, what would be your method to affix him to the pedestal? (I like how he floats though)

[gregoconn]

this just looks fantastic, your artistic skill and zbrush skill are completely complimentary.

I like the material your using as well is it ok if you share it? I need to get some nice materials that show off that fine detail.

[maxinkuk]

The more details you add the more believable he is. He's a-ma-zing, looks like he's blowing out of his skin. Grreat job.:tu::tu:

[threetails]

SolidSnakexxx- thanks! i have been playing around with the ideal of hanging him in a larger soul catcher, using the horn and sring set up i already have, but my machine is choking on the work right now, so Mabye after the contest, or as a compleatly seperate pc. i could show them comp'd together, but i wouldnt be able to have them in the same turn table.

gregoconn- the materisl is the one of the sincity materials in the matcap library, at the pixologic web site. its in the shiny material section, you can download it there.

[Mikeporetti]

i am loving this, the pose, the face, the anatomy as its being pulled into the pose. Great, just great.

[threetails]

here is the last image for this evening, back to work tomorrow. thanks everyone for all the great comments. more tomorrow.
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[- FoOD -]

Looking insane ...really insane :D

[spimmy]

Wow the detailing is looking very cool, love the character, very demonic :)

[wethand]

awesome detail!...!!!!.... love your style!
i love the horns with this talisman-look!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Etcher]

:tu: !

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[threetails]

Thanks All, here is another update more details to the body and face.

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[Disco Stu]

really nice sculpting.
the thing is with the flying stone and blade u are provoking not to win a prize.
had a look at the printers site they really know what they are doing.
the webs between his horns should be doable by them

[MrHappy]

Threetails, this model is lookin awesome

[threetails]

Disco Stu-thanks so much, i havn't checked out the printers site yet, but the stones and the blade will be fixed to the the model by other riboons and seals similer to the one's on the chest. i just havent got them in in place yet.

MrHappy- thanks, i took a look at your guy he's got a cool look, post some more updates.

[monstermaker]

I have to say that I am a fan of your work. This is really well done.

[Etcher]

Hi threetails! Wow, that's another impressive update: the new material really brings out the finer detail in his head, hand and arm. :tu: !

Thanks for the nice comment on my sketchbook thread, you just made my day ! :) !

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[threetails]

monstermaker- thats a great compliment thanks very much, i've always been a fan of yours...

Etcher- thanks so much that material is available at the matcap download area of pixologic.

here is a paint over of the last image i posted, i am testing out some paint styles for the body.

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[gregoconn]

fantastic update. Your updates are always a pleasure to see.

It looks like you have a lot of American Indian influence in your piece. Where did you get your inspiration?

Keep going man, it's people like you who make me want to continue to improve.

[maxinkuk]

That's an inspired polypainting. I looooove it!:tu::tu::tu:

[DAnconia]

Great work so far mate! The only thing i can notice is that the head may be a little too small.

Keep it going! You are definitely an inspiration for my work in this contest. A whole lot to live up to next to your sculpt.

[Harmonic]

Looks sweet threetails, I liking it! :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow...now Witiko in color....looking really fine... I like the red tone of the character! Always :tu: :tu:

[jeffmeckley]

I dig the tension. Really imaginative also.

[threetails]

gregoconn- thanks very much. ive always liked the legend of a witiko, i just twisted it to the darkside a little more. i tried to find good ref that supported my concept, all from native culture, but i also pull alot from sketches that i had done.

maxinkuk- oh no poly paint yet, this is just a paint over in photoshop, i will do a couple more and start painting it on really soon.

DAnconia- thanks so much, i will look into that, thankgoodness we can mask and scale, even at this stage.

Harmonic-thanks for checkingit out.

SolidSnakexxx- no your the wow, yours is really a cool sculpt.

jeffmeckley thanks alot, here is some more updates with the base, i havnt added the support to the foot or to the stone and blade but that will be tommorow along with the last straps holding the scoll cases on.

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Great looking with the material...Such superb in every views. :tu: :tu:

[henrysouth]

kick ass threetails. this thread is the only one i still have a subscription too hehehe as for C&C.... ummmmm ... theres... ummm

ok but really nit picking here. i would throw the whole pose back. like hes in pain or the force of whatever crazy satanic power is throwing him upwards. at the moment its like hes in mid leap. plus moving the whole thing 45 degrees backwards would put the objects hes holding on the virtical offseting his extreme line of action.

[spimmy]

That is looking most awesome, the detailing and all the elements work so well. Very stunning!!:cool: :tu:

[petekasim]

gorgeous work, threetails


No crits, just here to say this has developed exceptionally well, so keep going strong :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

Best of luck as we near the deadline!!

[Etcher]

Beautiful! Really lookin' forward to the polypaint now! :tu: !

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[Captain Sensible]

Oustanding! :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Fabulous masterpiece:tu: :tu: :tu:
I love it :)

[threetails]

SolidSnakexxx- thanks very much, the material is BG copper that was posted in the matcap repository, here on ZBC BG's materials are all fantastic.

henrysouth-Thanks for all the encouragment. i tried your suggestion to tip it backword. but it seemes to change the parts of the body thats leading the rise into the air. right now the chest is the point of the flow, after the rotation the it became the waist. i decided to stick with this flow as its more forward in motion, instead of straight up. but yours was a great crit, it makes me take a second look, and ask some good questions so thank you.

spimmy, thank you very much.

petekasim- thanks for your kind words, its going to be a little push to the end now.

Etcher- thanks, so am i. i will post another color test tomorrow, as i am getting the final elements in place to hold the scoll cases and the club and blade.

Captain Sensible- wow, i appreciate that.

Moni-Poroni- cool, im very proud of this one, what i like best is that this contest has opened up some new processes to me and seeing everyones work flows has made a great impact on me. i've learned alot from everyone here. its been a blast so far.

here is an update showing the way i will be mounting him to the base. i used the topology tools to draw out a long rectangle on a poly cube. i extracted it with some thickness and appended it to the model. after that it was transposed at a low poly count into the shape you see. i did discover somthing cool. i think that a good work flow for cloth migh be to create a sheet of polys the size you want. pose it all in the model draping and folds. if you do this with just the one surface you can get all you folds really nice and clean as you bring it up to 3 or 4 subdivisions. don't get into the really high stuff yet. if you need thickness nows the time. drop it down by one, mask it all off, and then extract it with some thickness. and delete the single mesh. now with most of your shape finished you can tweek, but this way will help to keep a more uniform thickness over the whole fabric, and now you can use the standard brush to pull and push the finer stuff in without warping the front and back surfaces. you can also put the backface masking on with your brushes when you start to detail.

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[brettSinclair]

This is beautiful. Nothing else I can say I'm afraid. Just enjoying the show :tu:

[chindian]

Wow man! I'm loving this!!!
Looks very dynamic! Really coming together nicely now!!! Keep it up.

[avasdad]

this looks great.........could we get a close up @ the mouth and face please

[threetails]

thanks Brett- i finished one side of the conectors tonight for the forarm scrolls. i'll resovle the otherside and floating elements tomorrow.

chindian-thanks so much.

last update for tonight.

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[rasmusW]

beautiful. nothing else to say.
really love seeing how this is coming together.

-r

[henrysouth]

i take back the last comment buddy, i didnt know u were going to put scrolling on the arms. definately sets it up nicely. i feel weird giving u crit man so im going to stop now. i dont think u need my help hahaha. good luck with the comp. definately rooting for ya.

[P'etur]

it´s a ... beauty :tu: :D

[wethand]

:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
nothing more... just... outstanding!!!

[nimajneb]

I normally do not care to add to gushing on threads... but... wow. Very impressive work here.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, I like how the model's connected to the base with that garment... Really awesome solution and very graceful. :tu: :tu:

[Harmonic]

Bad ass. Love the forearm scrolls, looks so sweet! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Gohanf22]

beautiful work threetails. awesome job. im loving every update your doing to this.

[Etcher]

The scrolls: beautiful and elegant solution! Just a question: the outer side of the biceps look a bit awkward in front views (as if the outer head is sticking a bit to far out to the side), hard to judge from the small turntable, what do you think?
:tu: !

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[threetails]

abyss103- thanks its been a bit slow going to get here but i have enjoyed the process.

henrysouth- keep up with the crits there all good, and i appreciate them, sometimes you just get used to looking at somthing and you need a fresh eye to spot for you.

P'etur- thanks very much.

wethand- thanks again.

nimajneb- i appreciate it makes me happy to hear.

SolidSnakexxx- thanks yours is coming along very well also.

Harmonic- it was a challange to come up with a support but i think they fit the character well, i can imagine him with them wrapped up around his arms with the seals holding them closed, and when he's ready he smashes the seal with other fist and they flow out, and all the nasty breaks loose.

Gohanf22- im glad you like it.

Etcher- thanks for the fresh eyes. i did go back and check on those and made some tweeks to reform the bicep cafes and other areas as well.

here are some shots of todays work.

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Really wonderful update.. and I like the close up views you posted...really show your skills. :tu: :tu:

[brettSinclair]

Wow. Love the idea for the floating bits. This is almost done. I think :rolleyes:

[bryzol]

Very clever!:tu:

[3dMob]

this has turned out very well. This is one of my favorites, lot's of luck! :tu:

[threetails]

good morning everyone, thanks for all the great responses.

SolidSnakexxx- thanks, i will get some closer views as i touch up the face a little, and add the last soulcatcher attachment at the ear.

brettSinclair- yes nearly done, there are some things that i will go back and clean up, what do you think poly paint real or leav it in this material and give it some age?

TO ALL: Now the tuff questions. do I polypaint this as a realistic, or do i leave it in the bg cooper material and polypaint it as an aged piece of art. my wife has voted for the bg cooper, and even though it will earn me punch in the kidney, i'm willing to go for the poly paint. What do you all of you think?

bryzol- thanks i think this will work for a print, if its chosen, but it also fits with the overall characters theme.

3dMob- thanks alot. im glad that you like it.

[DAnconia]

Why not do both? Your sculpt is so strong that it would only need minor colour additions. Just keep it simple and you should be good. Colour the scrolls, colour the horns and feathers. The skin base could be copper easily. It shows off all the details nicely.

[brettSinclair]

Damn. Thats a tough one to answer.
If done well the paint job would look great. I wanted to do something with the native american too at some point and found this site: Shaman (http://kirbysattler.sattlerartprint.com/nativeamericanpaintings.html)

But up to you. I'm just wondering if it will increase your chance for a win if you paint it. But keep tonal range desaturated. Nothing to flashy. If it turns out crap theres always the bronze option like you say..

Good luck :tu:

[bryzol]

bryzol- thanks i think this will work for a print, if its chosen, but it also fits with the overall characters theme.
It fits theme very well! I was wondering how you're gona solve this :) Very good idea! I like it a lot.
And I whould vote for "realistic" polypainting! I imagine him with a blue tone skin :) I'm shure that you will pait it amazingly and I whould like to see it.
By the way, I will use your screens as a anathomy reference in the future :) if you don't mind ;-)

[Etcher]

Ha! That's an easy one! If you paint half as good as you sculpt... :) polypaint please! The aged bronze will look great, but I'm so curious as to how the colors could further enhance the mood of the scene.

See ya!

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[threetails]

thanks DAnconia, here is PS paint over using the last image and material. i think your right in that it would make a great base for the skin tone.

Great advise Brett, i will keep that in mind, and that Shaman sight is Great! what wonderful paintings, by Kirby Sattler, here is an image with a face style that he has, if i go this way i will change it up a little more than this, i dont want to use the look directly from the painting but its a great start.

thanks again, bryzol, and go for it, if your looking for great refference however you should check out Zacks images he has posted, and if you can buy the model he has made, i just used the available images to model from, but he has it down and is one of the best resources here for anatomy.

thanks, Etcher, here is another PS paint over, and i think i will go for it and get some color on there, as brett said theres alway the bg cooper material as a back up if this takes a turn.

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[Captain Sensible]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

That looks friggin awesome!!! I like the subtle face paint.

[jmeyer]

Simply Great! Keep going.

[pitchepuck]

yes... that´s what I wanted to see :tu:
this contest is realy much fun!!!! :D

[bryzol]

As far as I can see, you will not need a bg cooper backup ;-)

[jack999]

The expression on this guys face is utterly amazing! I can feel the power of his mood and am fearful of what he will do.

[KrakenCMT]

Looking great with some color!

[Harmonic]

Looks beautiful, can't wait to see the poly painted version. :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Really nice subtle face paint... great skin tone as well. Looking marvelous as usual :tu: :tu: .

[threetails]

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words of encouragment. tonight was the last official night for sculpting. now on to poly paint tomorrow and touchups to the sculpt as i run into them.

here is an update of the last sculpted parts.
ive placed a little portrait of myself on one of the seals just for fun.
take care all and have a good night.

sculpting update17.jpg
sculpting update16.jpg
club detail.jpg
club detail1.jpg

[Audiodoc]

Just wanted to drop in and say how much I loved seeing the progress of the model, it's very inspiring. Fantastic all around.

I especially love the cloth pieces you added in the last images, can you describe your technique?

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

[brettSinclair]

Wow! That paint job is awesome. It adds to those vicious teeth. I missed that update. But man I think its spot on. Looking forward to what your going to do with the paint from here.
Ye Zack is a mad man with anatomy. I heard he spent time in a morg to disect bodies. hahaha ;).

[rasmusW]

Wow! That paint job is awesome. It adds to those vicious teeth. I missed that update. But man I think its spot on. Looking forward to what your going to do with the paint from here.
Ye Zack is a mad man with anatomy. I heard he spent time in a morg to disect bodies. hahaha ;).
hehehe.. i heard he is the re-incarnated venturian man, that da vinci drew after... AND he spits fire.

ps. very nice painting job. can't say this enough. it truely is a beauty.

-r

[Etcher]

Good morning (to you, that is. I just got home from work)! Exquisite update on the sculpt (don't forget to put some texture on the insides of the scrolls).
The paintover looks great :tu: ! Go for it!

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My sketchbook: Etcher_Sketcher (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=67208)

[bryzol]

Naturaly, it's amazing :) Waiting to see finished polypainting.

[Moni-Poroni]

Wow! incredible!!!:tu: :tu: :tu:
Please hurry with the polypaint!!!! ;) ;) ;)
Can´t wait..can´t wait... :)

[threetails]

Audiodoc- thanks alot, yes i will post a little movie of the process for you, along with how i made the alphas for the textures.

brettSinclair-Thanks, i will be starting today on the poly paint and should have somthing to post after work today. Zack's, got some focus for sure, if i new ware to go to observe some clinical anatomy work, i might do that as well.

abyss103- thanks i will get started on the paint asap.

Etcher- i thought i might add some text to the scrolls during poly paint, but i think your right there would still some small details and wrinkles in those area.

bryzol- thanks very much

Moni-Poroni- Sweet, i all over it like a fat kid on a smartie.

cam seal.jpg

[threetails]

here is the last paint over, will start with this for poly paint this afternoon.

sculpting_update13 paint over copy.jpg

[Etcher]

:tu: !
__________________________________________________ ____________

My sketchbook: Etcher_Sketcher (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=67208)

[dustinbrown]

First of all I think the work you're doing here is fantastic. Top notch stuff all the way. Two critiques. You've deviated pretty far from the original concept drawings. Also, I feel you've gone way overboard with the symbolic religious doodads. I can't tell exactly what most of them are, or what purpose they serve. Most concept designers will agree that it's a good idea to be able to justify every spike, membrane, shoulder pad, and gadget...just in case the client asks about it.

Maybe do a quick character sheet using your current sculpt, labeling the various accouterments and what they do.

-Dustin

[zeke3d]

I would have to say the costume aspects seem to work well together, the thing that is bugging me the more I look at this entry is the facial expression, to my it looks like he is in pain, I have shown it to others and they said it looks like he is laughing or going to the bathroom. I know its late but is there anyway you can change it? perhaps opening the eyes would be enough?

[threetails]

Etcher- :D

dustinbrown- Great Crit's, now this is what i'm talking about.

your right i did deviate from the concept for a couple of reasons. one, i was cautioned against haveing two charachters like the sketch so i could complete on time and pack all the detail i wanted into one figure instead of delutting my resorces over two.
How i decided to do that was to have one character transform into the other, and the model is a representation of that. and the concept sketch is just that a concept, to build on, its a starting point for me then i go and i support the ideas that are in there with real ref and bring it into focus. the dodads are part of the character and all have a purpose, but what do you think they are? thats the most important part, i could tell you that they are meteclorians but what kind of mystery and mythology is that.:lol: the feather, soulcatchers, are pulled from ref and reworked to fit the character, and the seals are at the core of how he uses magic.

in any case this character is based on alot of personal mythology that i think all artist who design characters need to develope and have in the bag to make them your own, thats were this guy came from, and theres alot more itterations the character could take when you use the sketch as a leap of point, if i had stuck to the drawing of the demon entirely i would just be repeating myself, and i wanted it to be better, and not leave myself in a box with no place to go.:D one of the best crits ever.

zeke3d-you got it on the head, he is in pain if you look close you can see tears on the face being swept back, i figure there has to be a price for vengence and pain is the first one. as for opening his eyes if you look a the concept you can see the deamon has no eyes, and at this stage of the transformation, soon niether will he. great crit. i will look into the expressioin a little more.

[maxinkuk]

Massive paint over Threetails, a true inspiration.

[- FoOD -]

Paints looking sick and I like how u arranged the floaty parts ...GJ:D:tu:

[*sparks]

Amazing detail. All the elements flow really nice. Congrats on a fine sculpture!

[threetails]

maxinkuk- thanks i will be posting the first pass at poly paint soon.

- FoOD - it was a good challange. they will stay there for printing but i might remove the straps for the rendering.

*sparks- thanks still more to come, color is coming along better than i thought. im working on the poly right now. take care.

[fluxist8070]

This is really beautiful, twisted and inspiring!
really great character. The color adds alot to the character!

[wethand]

damn, this looks so cool! so demonish!!! love it!
and it seems you handeled the floating objects very well...

i love it!!! and your paintovers are just awesome!!!
man :tu::tu::tu::tu::tu:

[threetails]

fluxist8070- thanks so much still working on poly, but will show those soon along with some sample of how i made the cloth.

wethand-thanks, yah i like to do the paint overs it helps to get a quick feel for the final style even if i don't use it as is. stay frosty.

[threetails]

Well, thanks all for the encouragment, here is the first pass at the body with poly paint, i adjusted the BG cooper material to use as a base and started with polypaint. its been a wierd day with a lot going on with work, but im all over it now and should have some more to show later. here you go.

poly paint 01.jpg

[MonteCristo]

Good god that is creepy. Looks fantastic so far. Good luck getting all finished in time. :tu:

[- FoOD -]

Looking awesome threetails:D:tu:

[KrakenCMT]

Really incredible job you've done here! The sculpting looks very natural.

[Hamilcar]

The polypaint looks up to the amazing standard of the sculpt:tu::tu: Brilliant work. I'm curious...what do you do for work? If you don't mind me asking.

[threetails]

here is another view, more to come.

poly paint 02.jpg

[Etcher]

Hi threetails! I'm really glad you're doing the polypaint cause it looks awesome: you're doing it in such a way, that it actually presents your sculpting work even better (and this is so hard, many times we see a great sculpt lose a bit of it's power when the polypaint comes on...).

So, what can I say? Keep goin' :tu: !

[Mikeporetti]

Im not sure if this has been mentioned or not but i think you should make the teeth a separate object?

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the paint job is looking wonderful. Very inspiring work! :)

[threetails]

MonteCristo- yah its going to be a push for sure.

- FoOD - thanks alot, put bags on your shoes its going to get messy in here.

KrakenCMT-Thats great to here coming from you. yours is looking so good as well.

Hamilcar- thanks, i am the director of art and design for a company called F&D SceneChanges, you can check out the link below i used to run the sculpting dept.

Etcher- your so right, i struggled with this alot today, trying to get somthing natural looking, and i didnt want the body tone to over power the sculpt or to soften the face paint thats coming next.

Mikeporetti- thanks, the teeth are a subtool the ones that your seeing here are part of the body and are there to fill in the spaces behing the subtool set. these will get painted out considerabley darker and may get a touch of another material to blend them in.

SolidSnakexxx- thanks so much, your work has been great to watch, ive enjoyed your work flow alot, and you've opend my eyes up to better ways of getting some work done, so i must thankyou.

[Moni-Poroni]

Fantastic start with the polypaint. :tu: :tu: :tu: :)
Can´t wait to see more!

[threetails]

here is another update on the body, some details,viens,discolorations, and experimenting with how the skin squeezes blood out around areas of compression around the eyes a back.

poly paint 05.jpg
poly paint 03.jpg
poly paint 04.jpg

[petekasim]

The addition of colour is doing wonders for Witiko... beautiful work on the polypaint.

What's the matcap you're using at the moment?

[threetails]

im using the BG cooper material. i believe you an get it from the matcap repositary here on zbc

[Etcher]

Silently watching the updates... awestruck...! :tu: ! :eek: .

[bryzol]

I knew you will do a stuning job with painting! Awesome work!:tu::tu:

[spimmy]

:eek: Wow, that is just soooooooooooooooo awesome great skin textures!! This is really stunning stuff! :cool: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[chindian]

WOW! Excellent work man! loving the texturing so far... this is turning out to be a REALLY strong character. Great work! And best of luck in the last week!

[mantegra]

Beautiful polypainting mate.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Love the blue/green veins beneath his skin tone...really subtle...really cool....total awesomeness! :cool:

[threetails]

thanks everyone, here is another update to the poly painting series. this is render straight out of ZB. take care.

poly paint 06.jpg

[spimmy]

:eek: This is getting more and more awesome!! :) Really wonderful Polypainting!!:tu:

[3mm]

great progress and model,i just have one suggestion,maybe a bigger hands make him more interesting:)
great model by the way.....

[Malleable man]

I love the smooth progression of this piece. Your workflow is very professional, and one I would like to emulate someday.

The paintup has added a whole new dimension to this sinister demonite. It almost humanizes him which makes it a really powerful piece. In my opinion the most photo real entry.

Congrats!

Just dont tell me you are a Flames fan. Go Oilers!

Regards, James.

[Etcher]

:tu: !

[threetails]

mini update
mini update.jpg

[gregoconn]

Very nice. I'm hoping your still going to put body paint on him too. This is looking very sweet keep it up.

[Marsyas]

Wild character! And great work on the anatomy. Looking really cool. :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Love the way you created the fog around him..Really settle the creepy mood....Very cool look :cool:

[jp_smith]

Cameron, the poly paint is looking awesome, nice work. :) I took some time and did some revisions to your arm anatomy. Your original Zack Petroc anatomy sculpt was pretty solid, but when you posed him you made some fairly significant anatomy mistakes. The biggest one is that the inner head of the bicep is lower than the outer head, not vice versa as you have now. Also in this position the bicep should still be fairly square and flat, it starts to ball and move up the arm when the elbow bends more than you have it now. The other area I pointed out is the front head of the deltoid, which doesn't dip down near the armpit but stretches in a nearly straight line to attach between the brachialis and bicep. You also have some issues with your rear deltoids but I'll have to get to that later, gotta get to bed. Hope this was helpful to you...Witiko is rockin'. :tu: :tu:


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witiko1_js.jpg

[threetails]

well its been a long night of painting, but things are going well, i have only 8 or ten more subtools to paint and then its touchups and aging. while i paint i like to test render some images in different views, and here are a few that i did at the end of the painting session today. some of these may end up being done in a scene if there is time.

poly paint 11.jpg
poly paint 12.jpg
poly paint 08.jpg
poly paint 10.jpg
poly paint 07.jpg

jp_smith, thanks for the paint over, some times you just need a new pair of eyes. thanks.
And to everyone else who has repsonded, thankyou, as i get closer to the end of this i realize much ZBC and its memebers have driven me to do more an go further, and i appreciate all of your comments.

[brettSinclair]

Cam this is looking amazing man. I apologise for not being able to give better crits. I'm pretty useless there. Keep going :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Whoa....love the red you gave to the paint job....Almost like a war paint..Really beautiful! :) :tu:

[Jordan.Bill.B]

i like the changes you made to the arm, looks so sweet!

[xcalibur75]

awesome,very striking pose m8!!!!gr8 work!!!!

[bryzol]

Spear is looking fantastic :)
...as everything else is ;-)

[Etcher]

I've probably said this before... and I'm gonna' say it again: great! :tu: !

[threetails]

3mm- thanks, i checked out your work as well, really good stuff there. i will try scaling those up a little and see how it looks.

Malleable man, thanks very much, and there are no flames fans here.

Etcher- thanks so much for the encouragment, if you see anything off on this sculpt or suggestions for paint, i would love to hear your crit on it. be harsh, i need some more fresh eyes.

gregoconn- hope your liking the body paint, still more tweeks to make on that and i may add a second color detail here and there as well.

Marsyas- im glad you like it, there are still alot of things that bother me about the anatomy, jp_smith picked up on a few, i will go back and fix the ones that are getting to me after i get all the poly paint done.

SolidSnakexxx- war paint is right, i will have to play with the tones a little more as i get into the final renders and character comp.

jp_smith- thanks for the great crit, it always helps to have a clean honest review of the work, i will be going back and making changes as you've suggested as well as other areas that ive run into while painting.

brettSinclair- dont worry about it brett be hard on it, when you can if i cant incorperate into this sculpt i will watch for it on the next one.

Jordan.Bill.B- jp's notes are great, i hope to incorperate those in this evening.

xcalibur75- thanks for encouragment.

bryzol- appreciate that, i always try to get good refference for as much of the sculptre as i can.

[wolfsoull]

awesome!!

[Alliecat 08]

Great stuff!

[Etcher]

Hi threetails, since you asked, I'll give a few more thoughts on the sculpt. It's hard to judge though, without being able to actually rotate it.

A. Muscles:

1. Head, hands and feet could be a bit larger (think someone's mentioned this before). But, the pics can be deceiving if you have perspective enabled: this would make the chest look bigger and hands/head/feet smaller. see attachment

2. Mid back looks funky: you need to tweak the volumes of the erector, serratus and latissimus muscles a bit. attachment

3. On one pic (see attachment) the left wrist looks like it has an extra joint and the palm of the hand looks a bit stretched.

4. Delts: I think jp_smith's on that.

B. Polypaint:

The horns's overall tone might be a bit too dark (detaches them a bit from the rest of the sculpt. Might need some sort of color gradation.

Hope I could be of some help, otherwise, disregard all of the above :) .

[KrakenCMT]

Very impressive polypainting! He's looking pretty wicked!

[threetails]

thanks for the great crits, Etcher and jp_smith. here are some of the repairs.

deltoid touchup.jpg
back touchup.jpg
bicep_hand_peck touchups.jpg

[AVTPro]

Beautiful improvement in the back.

[rasmusW]

hehehe... still don't know what to say. it's a beauty and is just getting better and better.

-r

[threetails]

thanks for all the comments here is a quick update to the renders with all the new fixes and poly paint, still working on the aging and final 4 pc's, but here you go.
poly paint 13.jpg

[JUPITER]

GREAT WORK MAN!!iLove his look.. :D

[brettSinclair]

Great. Imo I like the dark horns. And that red paint really ads to the model.

If I may say though. I think his heel is a bit odd? The right one. I can't see the left in that pic. I think its to "pointy".
But I'm a n00b so what do I know. (told you I'm terrible at critting ;) ).

Love the cloud effect you added in. Cool idea.

[Etcher]

Wow, you're working really fast! The updates look great! :tu: ! Keep goin'!

[wethand]

abnormal nice!
awesome
stunning!!! man... and this makes my personal top3 complete!!!
love it as hell! it is so beautiful perfect!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice nice update...I also like the darker version of the horns as well. Either way I think it will look awesome! :tu:

[Etcher]

Hi threetails, regarding the horn color I need to clarify a bit more on what I said in my previous post. I hope you'll understand what I mean cause my English vocabulay is so poor. :cry: . I was more referring to the material properties rather than the rgb (or color) properties. If the body and the horns have a reflectiveness or shininess or specularity and shadow setting that's too different, they look detached when lit and rendered (this is what I badly described as "color gradation"). Took me a while to translate this, but I hope you understand.

See ya!

[threetails]

AVTPro- thanks, it was helpful to get out of the way of the pc and have some others take a look at it with fresh eyes. somtimes i will go weeks with out looking at a sculpt so i can come back fresh. here, a day would have to do.

abyss103- i appreciate the good wishes.

JUPITER- thanks, there is still more to come. there will be writing on the inner portions of the arm scrolls.

brettSinclair- i've always found it hard to crit as well, you never know at what stage a sculpt is or what the artist is planning on doing before he calls it. but every bit helps, so i will take another look at the heals.

KrakenCMT- thanks, i love the poly paint. the effects that can be created are so fun and so much like working in the fx shop.

JUPITER- thanks so much, the smile still creeps my wife out.

Etcher- no problem i had to lighten up the horn to controll the contrast with the strapping holding the soulcatchers. i still have a little to do there, and will revisit the material. your right there should be some spec on those near the ends were they have been scuoring the damed.

wethand- wow! thanks so much, im glad that it speaks to you, tell me, what does it say?:D

SolidSnakexxx- i like them as well, theres still some time to try out some contrasitng colors, mabye a blue based black would help.?

[wethand]

oh maan, it tells me about the real hate.
a demon that curses everyone which thrwarts it. (hope that this is right)
a mysterious evil that slept for years and now comes to live again.

you can interprate everything evil in him...

damn! something that makes a stone stronger than a bazooka... :)

i love it. nice job man

[Alliecat 08]

I like the way it's turning out. :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

PHENOMENAL :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[D Adami]

Stunning!
The overall figure is very good, but I really loved the pose.

Congrats

[SolidSnakexxx]

threetails, I think the blue base black and some shine would do justice to the horn.... It's looking great as previously adjusted as well.

[Hamilcar]

Awesome!!! Fantastic job on the skin:tu::tu:

[Trurl]

Great work! :tu:

[Belltann]

Beautiful sculpt. I enjoyed it :)

[spimmy]

That is looking very awesome indeed, really great work, the sculpting and texturing is sweet!! :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

thanks everyone for the kind words, i have finished the sculpt and the polypaint just a few minutes ago and started rendering out some large images. so far so good. i will be posting the finals, movies and turntables on friday. thanks again for all the support and good luck to everyone.

[Etcher]

Already lookin' forward! :) !

[threetails]

wow, i had the worst sleep ever, i thought for sure i missed this deadline. i was freakin out..... but im comping the last of the images together, and sizing them for posts so it should be soon. i don't want to rush anything but i'm keeping things simple to just show the model off the best, seeing as how the turntable movie isn't the best quality. anyway images are coming.

[spimmy]

Great, looking forward to seeing them! :)

[brettSinclair]

LOL! Good luck :tu:

[threetails]

this is just a test to see how this size of image fits on the the page for scrolling.
it looks good on the screen, better be getting the rest ready to go, right now.

edit: removed as the final of this image has been submited below.

[Belltann]

Looking mighty fine bye me :) Good job man.

[jp_smith]

Gorgeous paint job Cam, has a very "Brom" feel to it, the simple background is perfect...great work. :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

Action Hero Witiko Final Post

Straight ZB Render with fog enabled Alpha and Texture
ZB Rend Witiko Full Front.jpg

Straight ZB Render with fog enabled Alpha and Texture
ZB Rend Witiko Closeup Front.jpg

Exported Views Using Zapplink added Backgrounds and inverted depth grabs
Witiko Custum View 2.jpg
Witiko Custum View 1.jpg
Witiko Full Sculpt Front.jpg
Witiko Full Sculpt Right.jpg
Witiko Full Sculpt Left.jpg
Witiko Full Sculpt Back .jpg
Witiko Closeup Right.jpg
Witiko Closeup Front.jpg

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Here is a link to my HighRes Video

http://www.mediafire.com/?jgo1ykymynm

[jackdaniels666]

This guy turned out great, I really wanna see a 3D print of him.

[wethand]

not much to say... it is nearly perfect! and the 3dprint will be awesome!!

[jp_smith]

Great job on the paint Cam. I hope those strips of cloth will hold up the sculpt in the 3d print. :)

[Webhead]

Beautiful sculpting. Love the back details. Definitely in the top 3. Even though, I picked two other favs to win, after looking at this guy again, I'm not so sure. Yours just might take the crown. :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

This piece is so well conceived I love how you progress with your sculpt from initial concept to fine sculpting and great paint work. You are such a master in the skill! :tu: :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Congrats on making the final cut! Great work all round:tu::tu:

[threetails]

thanks everyone, for all the kind words.

jackdaniels666- thnks, i would love to see him printed, or milled out of foam as well, and at full size! in my living roon. now that would be cool.

wethand- thnks so much.

jp_smith- thnks, i added thickness to all the parts so i hope it will.

Webhead- thanks for the kind words, it was a blast to sculpt him win or otherwise, i learned so much doing this. what an adventure.


SolidSnakexxx- thanks, i don't know about a master, but i enjoy the learning process as much as the sculpting process. and i hope that comes thru in the work.

Hamilcar- thanks for the boost. its going to fun to see how it all pans out.

[Lucky_1]

Congrats on making the final cut!indeed...

Good luck !

[bryzol]

Congratulations on final 10! This is one of my favorites (if not the favorite) from the begining till the end. I love it's style, very different, oryginal! Just stunning work. :tu::tu:

[spimmy]

Really an awesome sculpt dude!! Very awesome, congratulations for getting into the top 10 and good luck for tomorrow!!:tu: :cool:

[Etcher]

Hey Threetails! Again, congrats on Top 10! Awesome sculpt, awesome sculpt, awesome sculpt ... :tu: !

[fluxist8070]

This is a rally great sculpt. Nice work and congrats on the top 10!

[KrakenCMT]

Good luck with the voting, man! You've made one helluva character!

[LeXuSMalus]

Hmm. strange! I do not suppose that you will not be among the winners!

yours, and another work, in my opinion should have been there 100%. and proved that it is not. :cry:

[jp_smith]

Regardless of the final voting tally, your character was first rate Cam. :) Amazing attention to detail, cool design, great sense of drama, best paint job in the contest, all around great work my friend. :tu: :tu:

[henrysouth]

what the hell. not even an honorable mention? how odd is that! well dude u had my vote. it may not have been your regular action hero but as a sculpt it deserved its own top row. awesome job dude

[SolidSnakexxx]

Hi threetails, like Jason has stated regardless of the result Witiko's still one of the best in my book. Amazing form start to finish. :tu::tu:

[bryzol]

I agree with above :tu::tu:
Anyhow it's an honor to be with you in runners-up section :D

[Etcher]

Congrats on a job well done! Witiko = imo a faultless execution/ pure craftsmanship! quote "This is the part I hate about contests: "someone" has to make a choice. imo you guys all deserved grand prize :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: !" lookin' forward to your next worx!

[threetails]

LeXuSMalus-Thanks for the support. My goal was top ten, and I made it. im very happy to have had my work reviewed by such a talented group of judges, and the community. With a character like Witiko, which is a little out of the box for an action hero, I new it would be tuff to even place. but if I didn't go this way it just wouldnt be me...:D. Im elated that it made top ten, anything else after that, was gravy.

jp_smith- thanks so much i aprecitate that, it means alot to me. you've got a first class portfolio, a class act all the way.

henrysouth-thanks so much, if ever an image of mine reaches top row, i'll crack open a bottle of the grape....

SolidSnakexxx- thanks for the kind words and Congrats on placing, well desrved.

bryzol- for me as well. you did a great job.

Etcher- thanks so much. i have a plan in the works...its going to blow.... your mind....................:lol:

[Marsyas]

I love the renders with the spherical gradient backgrounds. They look so elegant in a way. Great job and congrats!

[threetails]

Marsyas- thanks very much, the reason i chose a simpler background was to keep the attention focused on the figure. i did consider putting him in scene. but im happy with the results. i need to go back to these and sweeten them up a little, mabye ill post a finished image in a scene if there is some interest.

[dustbin1_uk]

Very well deserved win! Congrats! :D:tu:

[bryzol]

Marsyas- thanks very much, the reason i chose a simpler background was to keep the attention focused on the figure. i did consider putting him in scene. but im happy with the results. i need to go back to these and sweeten them up a little, mabye ill post a finished image in a scene if there is some interest.do it! do it! do it! :)

[slashpot]

Congrats on the win, but I thought you had one of the big prizes absolutely in the bag! I only saw two possible winners and the other one got the big prize. Ah well, the vagaries of juried voting, there are no certainties. It was amazing work right from the first sketch, you hafta be very proud of it. Technical skill and imagination by the truckload!

[Captain Sensible]

I'll definitely be interested in seeing more on this guy! I eagerly checked for updates every day during the contest. I look forward to seeing more. Stunning work :tu:

[threetails]

Its been a little hard getting back to this with work needs taking priority. However, i have started a new comp of the Witiko and will have it up soon with a new background scene. As well as a New Thread and new work that has been brewing for a little while. i have managed to start some new character base models and over the next little while i will be getting this up to view the work in progress. thanks to every one who's commented on this image so far and i hope you'll like the new comp when its posted....should be soon.

[Etcher]

Hi threetails, that's great to hear, cause I didn't forget: quote:"i have a plan in the works...its going to blow.... your mind...................." :) :tu: !

[dustbin1_uk]

this one blew me away in the contest! can't wait to see what you come up with next!!!

[liposuctionguide]

Threetails your sketches are amazing!!!!!
I love the crossover from the arms to the weapons of the big one...
and I´m absolutely in love with the decoration of the horns--
Is there some native american influence?

[threetails]

Etcher-good to hear from you, i have been working on some new models that will be in a state to show off soon. what i can say is that this new project which will centre around ZB is one that i wanted to do for a long time and it will continue on for a longtime i hope. as for the Witiko, im working on a new background with a little more depth to it, and will have that ready to post soon, im taking a more painterly aproach with it and i think it has good mood.

dustbin1_uk thanks very much, i think you'll like the direction the image takes with him in a more flattering background.

liposuctionguide just to tease you, there will be a model coming of the Witiko in full out transformation.......its in the works right now as well.

thanks all.

[threetails]

Here is the latest image with a new background. i hope that you like this new composite.

[bryzol]

Shure we like it!

[brettSinclair]

Nice, Had no idea you were carrying on with this. Looking forward to the highres. This should have been one of the finalist entries imo. Ah well, Glad you didn't drop it :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

Very, VERY nice work!!!!

[bryzol]

I love the shadow of soul bound twin :) I like the mood of the scene and the story in it! I like the fire on his hands but I have doubts about the smoke on the sashes under him. It looks a bit like meteorite type smoke. Anyhow it's nothing. I love the image! (I'm working on Sting Lady too ;) )

[rasmusW]

Nice, Had no idea you were carrying on with this. Looking forward to the highres. This should have been one of the finalist entries imo. Ah well, Glad you didn't drop it :tu:brett said and i sing the same chorus...
looks great.

-r

[Captain Sensible]

I'm really liking the new image. A great improvement on an already great piece. Is the background painted? It adds a new strength to it. The one in your final entry was very weak in comparison. It's good to see the twin make an appearance in this version. I really like the flames and the colour scheme. Also how your eye is led from the foreground to the background where the twin is. Glad you are still working on this. It should be on the top row :tu:

[maxinkuk]

Great stuff Threetails, I love it. I agree with Bryzol that the smoke is a bit too dominant.

[threetails]

bryzol- Thanks very much, i did a large test print yesterday morning, its hanging on the wall and ive been making some harsh crits, and notes. Changes have already begun and the final hi rez will be up soon.

brettSinclair- good to here from you. a few more tweeks and it will be ready to go. i have a few more models in the works and an idea that will be fun for my next thread. work has been busy, and im zquezzing more zb in every chance i get.

dustbin1_uk- Thanks so much.

rasmusW- Thanks again.

Captain Sensible-wow, thanks. I thought hard about the composition. working in lots of triangular forms and sweeping flows to move your eye around. the smoke was noted early in my crit and was changed last night along with some others. the background was all painted in ps with some good ref. and in the end is ment to be printed 24" x 60". i agree, the black and smoke backgrounds that were done in zb were not strong, however i was liking the gray faded backgrounds i thought they showed the model well and kept the focus on the figure. and of course it was alot of fun as well.

maxinkuk- thanks, your right. and a list of other tweeks will be done as well, before the final. i like looking at it large on the wall, it helps a great deal to change the medium and see the work without a light bulb behind it.

thanks all.

[Etcher]

Hi Threetails!

Thanks for posting the image! It's beautiful! Beautifull color palette / great atmosphere. Gonna' be an awesome print! Me wants... :cry: ... .

[threetails]

thanks Etcher, thanks for the support. still have a few tweeks to do and then a reprint to check it out and i wil post it up. nice work on your thread, i love the way your presenting all your work very nice aproach.

[threetails]

At long last the final image of The Witiko.
moved image.

[DAnconia]

Way to stick with it! Looks great! Your knowledge of anatomy is inspiring. Keep up the great work!

[Bas Mazur]

Hey dude, that looks nice! Maybe the cloth is a bit in the wrong place.

[jack999]

This turned out really awesome! I think there could be a bit more contrast between the character and the background, just to add some depth. either way this is a great achievement.

Jack