An R. Crumb thread...I wasn't going to post this but...

[Stonecutter]

I did this for Digits, who like me is a major R.Crumb fan, and have since been made aware that there are a few of us around...
Soooo...I thought I would start an R. Crumb thread, so these undercover geezers can sharpen their stylus, and join in with their own...

So here's 'Onward Through The Fog' to get things started... ;) :D

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031522005xyj.jpg

C'mon guys...You know who you are!!! ;)

[ed_the_atom]

Ahhha.

Wondered if you'd post this Stonecutter.....
I liked it when I saw earlier.

You must have wondered what I was talking about :rolleyes: .......I got the wrong end of the stick.

But yup good idea........I'll get one together.

Hans Has a good one post it Hans.......It is not un PC.

[Nikko]

Yup! Hans, please post it here. It would fit perfectly! :cool:

[Frenchy Pilou]

Robert is inimitable !
Second degre humor :)
Entierly with Zbrush !
Bravo for your post Stonecutter
:tu:
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031529073wwg.jpg
Pilou :cool:

[Northstarr]

I don't think I have anything to offer, but I wanted to say I like those colourful little guys!! :D

[juandel]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>keep on truckin’... truckin’ on down the line... heyheyhey.... i said keep on truckin’... truckin’ my blues away! - r. crumb ca. 1970<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

:) ok, here is my tribute to the master - though i wasnt going to post this, too. you might want to add some :ex: to the header, Michael, warning of political uncorrectness and the likes which is very likely to happen in here :)

http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/streetflat.jpg

still a wip, probably (dont know if i go back, but i have an idea about making it a comicbook-cover with lettering et al.): i want to make mr. natural cross that street and making him look less alert and to add/improve a few details here and there.

from last week of september until february there is a big crumb-exhibition about 40 miles from here - a must for any afficiando - and i am one since ’71 :D

for those who are too far away, check out the crumbmuseum (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/)


- juandel

[Digits]

Michael, this is great! I wish I had a contribution, I only hope to see more dementedness abound. Thanks so much for the link Juandel. I had forgotten all about the Snoid! and other wonderful treasures to be had

[robotalk]

Nice Images Stonecutter---and Juandel--both are fine tributes to Robert Crumb...this is a fun topic --and I hope I can catch up with my day and join in--as it is all I have is an oldie but goody--which most have seen--but here's to Crumb --Zap and all of us who chuckle at the thought of all his zaniness... :D :D :D :D

OOOPS Yes Frenchy I forgot to mention that your sketch of Crumb was very good--nice free style to it

[DM]

Good images Michael and Hansl, like the drawing as well Frenchy P. :tu: :tu: :tu:
Dave

[Tag]

The images so far look great, I can't wait to see more. I seem to recall that Ed did one not too long ago also (search seems to be down right now). Would be perfect for the thread.

[Stonecutter]

I wasn't going to make this public either, but what the heck! As a gemcutter this is one of my favorite materials, a Brazillian stone called 'Sphalerite', which has what's called 'high dispersion'...What this means is that like Diamond, it breaks light into dispersive colors...In order to duplicate the material, I used lighting, and an earlier version of the figure I used in my first posting...So here's a 'Sphalerite Trucker', done for my own amusement...

Hope you like him...My first gemstone ZSphere tool. ;)

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031626257jum.jpg

EDIT: Thank you Hansl and Frenchy! And I think your image is totally okay Hansl...We're talking Historical Documentary here! ;)

[Zoid]

I just wanted to say that the first image in this thread reminded me of gummi bear candies... Crummi gummies :rolleyes: Now this one really tops it. It really does have a cut gemstone look, and the different colored lights reflected on the facets is a great effect. :cool:

Juandel, your image is classically PC, (pretty comical). A beautiful woman streaking on rollerskates! The look on that fire hydrants face would be mine also :D

[Digits]

Priceless Michael! The bodies of discarded zsphere bodies is very crumblike as well!

[KingSalami]

Crumb rules, no if and or butts about it ;)

[juandel]

heres a mint issue from back then :)

http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/coverbkl.jpg

97% zbrush, as i made use of photoshop for the carambolage and comics-font ( :mad: it should have been komix or at least comix, i guess) and .jpg-ing it, of course. other fonts were done with the tools that come with Muvlo’s Lord of the Letters (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=003262&p=). all fonts are alphaskinned after mrgbzgrabbing them, then deformed.

thanks for viewing! :)

- juandel

[Digits]

No words! Just totally dementedely absolutely fantastic Juju. Where can I buy a copy?? Please please!

What a great thread!

[ed_the_atom]

This thread is improving slowly. I might wreck it with a few this next weekend when I'm free from academia.

Hans and michael........what's going on you guys keep improving images....it's gonna be hard keeping up.

[robotalk]

Ohhh the Juandel update is Fabulous -- :D :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D And the Gem by Michael is a ....gem :D --Stonecusser --I think your 'doodle' in the Cappucino ( no -H )thread qualifies as a Crumb like image for here! :tu: :tu: :D :D :tu:

[robotalk]

Hey Buddies Loook !!! we're all wearing the same shirt... MAN That's out there !!! :D


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031800004wiq.jpg

ROBO's Latest Flash animation using ZBrush images (http://www.robertosmith.com/crood67.html)


3.2 MB download have SOUND on..how to recycle images...other than their original form/context 1 min download w/cable

[Stonecutter]

You guys are making me VERY glad that I started this thread, just so I can see:

A: These are great images...
B: How many undercover weirdos I'm sharing the planet with... :D

Thanks RoBo and Hansl for the contributions, and as soon as I finish my 'Trayn Of Thot' which I'm working on now, I intend to do lots more of these 'Crumbistic' deallies!

:tu: :tu: :tu:

[rhom]

what a great thread.....I enjoyed many underground comix as a lad(what?)R.Crumb among them-but there was another one-eyeballs with wings-no words in the speak balloons-just a strange acid language-since I lived through that period and managed to survive I cannot remember what his name was-for me his work was the most profound and unique-help me I'm sinking!(not Kelly-Mouse Studios)His E's were made with 3 horizontal slash marks(no vertical)Hansl-wow those big beautiful *^#+* buttocks- what a perfect cover.( maybe I've gone to far here)

[robotalk]

We think Victor Moscoso -- but then there were so many wavy images then...the eyeball with wings was Rick Griffin --and the other mentioned stuff i think was Moscoso --you might be merging??????

[Stonecutter]

Clay Wilson??? Now you guys have my head hurting!!! :mad: :D ;)

[wenna]

Thanks for the giggles and grins folks, I needed it!
And OMG Robo!! what a fantastic and funny animation on your site! I played it thru twice! LOL

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi all fans of Robert
Do you Know that Robert live in France since 1991 :)
And don't miss this film from Terry Zwigoff "Crumb" very hard impressive film but very enlightening on the genesis of a tortured soul artist !
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=terry+zwigoff+crumb&btnG=Recherche+Google&meta= 3530 answers !!!
Take your choice :)
Pilou

[juandel]

lol, robo, thats one of the best croodloops ever - perfecto! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

- juandel

[rhom]

Yup! Robo-you are right-his name popped into me head this morning as I was sitting here learning ZSpheres-don't remember Victor M.though-not surprising..........thanks for the memories.Now I've got to go look at your crude loops!

[robotalk]

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031851422yyw.gif


Wow-Woooh !! --mentions of S. Clay Wilson and all the ZAP magazine people makes me run thru all my compilation books--some of these people still turn out incredible stuff --S. Clay was featured a few years ago in Juxtapoz magazine --and he was selling big paintings of the checkered demons and such...

AND thanks to all who looked at my Croodloop 67 --I appreciate very much your comments --thanks Wenna -Juandel and Rhom ..those kind words made my day....


-everyone click on the URL Juandel provides in the comment below--it is awesome !!!

[juandel]

whoooo-hoo, robo! :)

i come back from doing a lil resaerch as well... as my collection is at another place i got online and i think i found the reason for the above confusion (eyeballs with wings AND moscoso): they have done a collaboration work! i found an excerpt of that story here (http://www.lambiek.net/griffin.htm) background, donald and mickey methinks are 100% moscoso, fighting eyeballs are griffin’s.

- jujuwisecrack

[Northstarr]

Robo, I tried to check out your animation link but after 20mins of waiting for it to load i gave up. I am getting DSL next week I'll try again then... :)

[Stonecutter]

Keep 'em coming RoBoMeister... :tu: :D

(And where are the rest of you geezers?) :D

[Digits]

Thanks to you Michael and your kind donation of your Truckin guy I finally have a contribution.

Blaring out of the window of a Seedy Downtown hotel a babble of music drifts down to the street below. The Truckin Man stops and listens. Shortly his BIG Foot starts a Tappin. Next his other BIG foot starts a tappin. He looks at his left hand and it starts to snap. He looks at his right and it starts to snap. Ever so slowly his butt starts to gyrate and pretty soon he is in a downright Hip Hop Boogie

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031878898qwc.gif

[robotalk]

Digits --that is Great !!! You should be a Choreographer..man that is prime ZBrush animation !!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D :D :D

[Stonecutter]

Geeze...Speak of the geezers and two of them show up! :D

Floyd that is unbelievably cool, and what really made it for me was the most classic piece of synchronicity I've experienced in a long time...
I had Spinner playing while I was in front of my computer, and had the roots reggae channel playing Burning Spear playing 'African Dub'...

Well, I and I was amazed by the way your dancer was in synch with the music...Amazement and hilarity warring within I, Mon!!!

Hilarious and brilliant, and you did major justice to him, so I was right Matey!!

:cool: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D :tu: :tu: :tu: :cool:

EDIT: I left and came back, and trust me, this guy ain't 'hip hoppin'...He's dancin' to the Reggae beat...Go to Spinner.com, download the player, put it on Roots Reggae, and see if you don't agree... :D

[havran]

Man, I was hoping Mr Natural would show up, and he did, and such a cutey :)

I need to sell my stuff, go to a monastery, get broadband and improve my skills :D

Thanks for the grins, folks

[Grub]

Great stuff all round guys, and Digits, that's a surprise piece of Z animation :eek: , I must check out your new Z sphere widget :cool: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[rhom]

Floyd: absolutelyincredibledancinmachinelooks like alot of work too.

[Ron Harris]

that is too funny Digits....groove is in da' heart with Mr.Truckin

[rhom]

hansl-what a fine link-one of my all time favorite bands Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band- featured in a R.Griffin poster-I'm not being sarcastic when I say almost to much to take-THANKYOU!

[robotalk]

Oh ...that Digits Dance may be FABULOUS and all--But it's just to get your attention...cuz I hear in this Crumb "street" thread lot's O' folks are losin their wallets !!

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031884147pha.jpg

Thanks for the Snoid Link Juandel!!!!--your research is great and your Angelfood Cover picture is a Masterpiece !!


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031934741dgj.jpg

This was done from the top picture --color swap to BLUE then Negative--then back into ZBrush as a BMP and new eyes and teeth plopped in--and Presto..pastel markers like shading---Improves original I think !! :D :D :D

[juandel]

what a snoidlike (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/snoid.html) team, robo :)

what a great dance, Digits :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: kudoskudoskudos! though it might be reggea i think a crumbian character would dance to this some kind of b (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/album6.html) l (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/album5.html) u (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/album4.html) e (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/signed.html) s (http://www.crumbmuseum.com/album2.html) music :D

you are more than welcome, rhom!!!

- juandel

[Frenchy Pilou]

I have said that jungers as John (Travolta) or Michael(Jackson) owed all at Mr Natural !
Play it it again !
Robert C

[Frenchy Pilou]

Warning : Joyful nudity Unskinned Zsphering
Crumb girls
I am not the author just a go-between :)
You win if you recognize the style of modeling :)
I have not yet the 1.5 :)
nudity (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1031944062vow.jpg)

Pilou

[Mentat7]

Hard to say who made the spheres Frenchy but I would say either Olivier or Ed??

[ed_the_atom]

Not me ...........Juandel I'd say.

[Antimorph]

Looks like Mentat7's work to me (but what do I know, lol) ... just look at the thumb position and the heels!! :) Besides, Mentat7 was the first to post after, and thats got to be a dead givaway.

Nice work on this thread, you dudes crack me up.

[Mentat7]

Nope it's not my work. I think it's Olivier LeDiscot

[juandel]

wow! thats extremely crumb-ique!!! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: nono, wasnt me... wished i could have managed to give lady angelfood these dimensions ;) - my guess: its Sunny’s daring style. havent seen zspheres by her, but that smile and vibrant sexual atmozsphere makes me think of her :) well, whoever it was: bravissimo to the artist!

- juandel

[juandel]

an unfortunate pupil who thought to have been sent off by mr. natural to find the truth in deserts... a terrible misunderstanding as natcho had said: "truth? you might find it in desserts even!" and had ordered another banana split:

http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/navflatpub.jpg

and the unskinned tool for those who might want to play (desized - you might want to use higher res when doing unified skinning)

truckin (http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/navayoZSphereCopy1b.ztl)

- juandel

:b4: edit as per next day: thanks for the complimentos given below, my friends :) ok-ok, robo - you’ll be not the only one to have a look at it -

:ex: :ex: :ex: in case any one doesnt like obscenities or isnt old enough to do so by local laws: just do not click one of the following links, ok?:

hypertrophic truckin (http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/navflatflat.jpg)

tool (http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/navayoZSphereCopy1c.ztl)

[Stonecutter]

BRAVO HANSL!!!!

Now that'z a beauty!! My hat is off to the R. Crumb maestro who has revealed himself here...That is not only wonderful and funny, but the execution is absolutely perfecto!!!

:D :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D

[Rafael Hernandez]

This is one of the funniest threads that I've come accross during my time in Zbrush Central. Love the dancing guy Digits. Nice immages Stonecutter. Keep on Truckin guys.

[robotalk]

Juandel--this is another great image--very funny--but you sent me another version --I think everyone would love that one too!! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :D :D