Action Hero - (SuperVillain) / the WIDOW MAKER

[skullbeast]

Dr Carl Aracknus, a world renown genetic engineer and DNA researcher was reported missing today. He was known for his scientific contributions in the fields of spider poison and antidotes, rumor has it that he was working on top secret military weapons infusions concerning a volatile serum. The Dr. Lab was found in a curious state. Apparently he had been taking his work home for some time and conducting experiments on an undisclosed patient. The lab and all of its contents was nearly destroyed from an explosion and all of the records and data have been reported missing.

Super powers - climb walls, spin webs, paralytic bite, super human strength and speed.

Known Weakness - The serum (Highly addictive must be taken daily to controll his rage), extreme cold.


by John Cherevka
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[Moni-Poroni]

Fantastic concept sketch!!!!! Great story!!!!!!!!!
I love the eyes and the legs on the back..
Really amazing work..can´t wait to see the model :)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, I'm stunned by the great concept sketch.. Just love the bug mutation theme : Look forward for some more of Widow Maker! :tu:

[Red Republik]

whoa! that's right up your alley. i'm scared now

[sazar26]

wow man that thing looks scary I'm sure you can get some cool poses out of him

[gang]

nice concept man

[maxinkuk]

Yak! Very, very, very scary. Top concept, I look forward to see it developed with Zbrush.

[MINTY]

Put a clowns face on it and you have my worst nightmare lol! Love the concept and really looking forward to seeing it develop into a sculpt. :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Yep that's real nasty! Nice to see another villain. It's gonna make a great sculpt! :)

[ISK-86]

I cant wait to see it in zspheres.... and im more impatient to see the sculpt, really nice concept :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

cool concept, look forward to seeing this one take shape.

[skullbeast]

Thanks for all the wonderful comments!

[skullbeast]

Thanks!
I cant wait to see it in zspheres.... and im more impatient to see the sculpt, really nice concept :tu: :tu: its modo for me and my base meshes!

[JR_Rossi]

Cool Story and concept sketch!
I like horror creatures.

[skullbeast]

Thanks!

base mesh...
Widowmakerbasemesh1.jpg


.... and along came a spider....
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[ISK-86]

Finally : )

Very good start :tu: :tu:

[mantegra]

You character has a very unique silhouette and the base mesh has very nice topology. I assume you are going to model one of the spikes on his back and then mirror/append them for his other spikes? And how are you going to make the little prickly hairs all over his body? I would be interested to know. Good work so far.

[SolidSnakexxx]

The shape is taking very nicely and the base mesh represent the concept sketch very well. He sure is one menacing villain! :tu:

[skullbeast]

ISK-86 - thanks!
mantegra - you are correct! I will model the hairs.
SolidSnakexxx - thanks for the kudos!
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[joe55]

i like the way the sculpt is lookn, nice

[dustbin1_uk]

That's one scary concept!!! Awesome work!

[skullbeast]

joe55 - thanks!

dustbin1_uk - it sure is fun so far!


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[Flack]

Great start, it's good to see you in the comp, I follow your sketchbook a lot. My only critique would be his leg (mostly in the half and ankle/foot area) look a bit thick for this character, but it's still early yet, I'm sure you'll make those adjustments. Good luck and keep up the good work!

[skullbeast]

you are correct sir. he he. Im not sure I really looked at them before from this angle they look like 2 loaves of bread to me now. :tu: :tu: ;)

[Fess]

Woah, thats pretty sweet - you're quite far along already too!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Starting to see the details you've put on this Widow maker.. He really gives me the creeps. I really dig the mix of partial human arm / mutate form like on his right leg/hand. Really good mixture and yielding great result. :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

Thanks Fess ands SSxxx!
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The Widow Maker4.jpg

[mantegra]

Looking good dude. Are you going to put cobwebs hanging off him when you do the base? I reckon it would look cool if he was making his own web to catch enemies or something like that. Spider-mans got his work cut out for him ;)

[MonteCristo]

Hmm... Not sure. Any chance you could make this one look a bit less cute? :lol:

Seriously, that creature is horrific. Great work Skullbeast!

[neozerahan]

the only thing miissing is the saliva (or watever u call it) frm his mouth...

beautyfullllllllll....

[Fractalbot]

love it... especially that it's not symmetrical. :tu:

[ministerart@hotmail.co.uk]

widow maker absolutely rocks...excellent concept and design...your getting my vote...sick of seeing steroid wrecked musclebound *******s in underpants.


Keep on rocking friend......and a happy new year


Peter
www.peterminister.com (http://www.peterminister.com/)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the character's coming up wonderfully. Especially with the hairs. I've been doing the hair on my character Mantis too and it's taking me ages to plug in the hair individually. Do you have any tricks as for how to add in the nice slowing hair like what you have on the Widow Maker? :tu: :tu:

[maxinkuk]

Woha!!! This guy is one seriously horrific beast. Top stuff!!

[mosquito]

Amazing~! You have almost complete:D

However, I think the greater his claws a little bit are forming better.

[cmoffitt]

Very NICE! I LOVE the head on this guy. I like the asymmetry as well. It keeps your eye moving around looking at all the details. Someone commented on the legs being too thick but I do think the THIGHS should be thick to support all that weight but it would be cool to see what his lower legs would look like elongated and maybe a bit more boney and lean. Just an idea. Great job, skullbeast!

[markkens]

Ick. Never have liked real spiders, so when I saw your rough I was a little hesitant to see where your skillz were going to land this one!

The head is especially nice (tentacular teeth ;) ). I want to see it textured!

[MINTY]

Incredibly original character and shaping up nicely! looking forward to more soon. :tu:

[skullbeast]

Well and a holy... I had no idea.

mantegra, MonteCristo, neozerahan, Fractalbot, ministerart@hotmail.co.uk,

SolidSnakexxx, maxinkuk, mosquito, cmoffitt, markkens and MINTY.

Thanks folks!


Wow, the character's coming up wonderfully. Especially with the hairs. I've been doing the hair on my character Mantis too and it's taking me ages to plug in the hair individually. Do you have any tricks as for how to add in the nice slowing hair like what you have on the Widow Maker?


SSxxx you may wish to (merge visible) group the hairs into 3 or 5 hair clusters and make several different cloned copys to choose from then with the move brush give them a little directional wave. that will cut down your time greatly.


---------------------------Free "bug hair" ztool or whatever you want to do with it.--------------------------


..... and a great big yes to the webs and drool.

[aiman]

I like ur design so far, but trying as hard as i can in the realm of believability, is there a reason he doesnt have ginitals? I would be pissed off like him if that were the case. Also why is he soooo not hairy?? Spiders are supposed to covered with hair. I think randomn patches of hair could solve the genetalia problem as well as make him look more menacing and oppressive. Beastly even.

[Seavannah]

Ohhh I love him and hate him all at the same time. Real great sculpting. Keep it up.:D

[skullbeast]

Thanks aiman, but he is way off from being finished. You figure I only did the design over 2 days ago and the base mesh about twelve hours later. I was planning of maybe some ripped up clothes and much more hair I am only on my forth sd level (118,000 polys for the body so far and a total of less than half a mill). I still need to place good eyes in the head work out the upper-body and legs more. I just looked at it as I just got all of my parts. Now its time to do some work.

Seavannah - Thanks!

[Fractalbot]

Sweet, thanks for including me on the ZTL. Can't wait to see more... :p

[WHW_]

Very cool this, reminds me very much of the poison spider guy in Half-Life 2.

PS. Love the Podmen on your website... Those are some great characters :)

[JUPITER]

Very nice work!! :D

[MindFX]

Great design concept!!! Will he transforms back to a human?

[SolidSnakexxx]

Thank you so much for the hair tips I'll merge mine to make it more "manageable" BTW, the ZTL attached has some kind of error when opening. Can you resend for me to learn? Again thank you sooo much :)

Just a thought....Your character and mine could actually be int eh same universe....and have an all out dueling! (May be after the contest can we do like a diorama or something...)

[skullbeast]

He he, your on pc right, no backwards compatibility. Ok lets try this again. here it is as an obj instead, sorry I forgot completely about that.

[skullbeast]

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In all seriousness this is just a stop motion puppet that I built from scratch 9 years ago. I was just cleaning up the garage and ....Lookie who I found!!! He's as good as new!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Thank you skullbeast :) and Wow...love that scorpion puppet. how long did it take you to do that project? :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

Thanks, about 2 months all by meself. hey did the new obj work for ya.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Yup, the new OBJs work great. I'll be using this technique for combining hair clump ;) Thanks mate.

[skullbeast]

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[Malleable man]

Wow. I'd love to see a scrap between him and Venom. Great model thus far.
I love organic works like this, every part of the design just draws you in.

Regards, James.

[dustbin1_uk]

Whaaa!! This guy is making my skill crawl!!!

Great work!! Very impressive! :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Very impressive and even more creepy once you added the hair! This one is going to be one stunning villain to look at once completed! :tu: :tu:

[KrakenCMT]

Looking great! Only crit at this point is the deltoids and maybe bulking them up slightly.

[Lucky_1]

Looking great so far John.

Keep it up

[skullbeast]

Malleable man - Thanks! Right on!

dustbin1_uk - Thanks! I use to have baaaddd spider nightmares as a child. But now I'm allbetter nnk klk kj j k.....

SolidSnakexxx - thanks, lots'ohair most of it's now one subtool. I see yer "Mantis" is well on it's way.:tu: :tu: :tu:

KrakenCMT - yeah, I surely agree.... el flat-to.

Lucky_1 - thanks. this guy is pretty fun for me to work on.
:tu: :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

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[DAnconia]

HAHAHAHA!! That looks amazing. Great Job!

[SolidSnakexxx]

That's impressive and menacing look. Look forward to the texture version. :tu:

[richiewu1986]

Nice Concept!

[gang]

model is looking really great
great work

[KiVanDi]

Very Impressive. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

DAnconia - thanks man!

SolidSnakexxx - Thanks Snake! Its hands for me next. then feet, then the tail.....

richiewu1986 - Thanks!

gang - :tu: for the Kudos! :)

KiVanDi - Thanks! :tu: :D

yeah I still want to do a base, a belt, some serum, webs, and drool. maybe a spider pet or tick.

[Moni-Poroni]

Really great work skullbeast :tu:
But I´ve one question in view of the eyes...:)
Will they be symmetrical ?
Because it looks like one eye on the forehead is missing ?
Best wishes

[skullbeast]

Thanks, he's got 7 eyes.

I made that little black dot on the concept an eye so the 6 are symmetrical, and the 1 in the off-center is asymmetrical interesting little fella.

[bryzol]

As I thought, you are doing great, as always. I like the concept and scoulpting so far. This is gona be somthing. Keep it that way.
I like details of his skin, and as I, you have some space to devide more. Can't wait to see more.

[Hamilcar]

This looks great! This guy looks like he could eat Spiderman for breakfast! Can't wait to see your next post.

[skullbeast]

bryzol - thanks.

Hamilcar - thanks for the kudos! unfortunately this post is quite bland.
Lair.jpg

[chindian]

Man - this is totally sick!!! I love it!

This is definitely a thread to follow... keep up the awesome work! I'm anxious to see this one done... :tu:

[skullbeast]

chindian - I'm glad you dig it! Thanks for the watch.

The Widow Maker has been busy making fiends to help with his affairs.

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[dustbin1_uk]

Woah!!! nice black widow!!

This is making my skin crawl the more you post!!

[skullbeast]

dustbin1_uk - Thanks, never enough creepy crawlies!
(temp web a little sausage-ie for my tastes.) Lair2.jpg

[gang]

great work :tu:

[GregStrangis]

Love the creature concept man, and great job on the modeling thus far. Waiting to see it textured. :tu:

[dismantled]

the lair is so cool....never saw that coming...and the minions ha ha!

Yes!!! excellent details...

[maxinkuk]

The liar is a fantastic idea. And a spotless execution. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

The Lair and the minions are looking awesome. You are so fast man....I was out for a day and you are like whizzing through this so fast. :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

looking cool, i like the base, and the minions. will your widow maker be standing stopside of the man hole or will he be hanging from the pole some how?

[skullbeast]

gang - thanks!
GregStrangis - thanks and me too!
dismantled - Thanks! every good villain needs a lair "Like a trapdoor spider".
maxinkuk - :) :) thanks!
SolidSnakexxx - Thanks bro! Its starting to click for me all of a sudden.
threetails - I may try a couple different ones and see what works best. I have a feeling he will standing on the base with a larger web behind that goes even higher up. Cocooned victims of course. I would love to do a sitting and waiting for the hunt pose but there is not much action in that.
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[jar3d]

Thats a wicked idea for the "surround", well done. I particularly like the webs :tu: :tu: two thumbs up from me!

[Captain Sensible]

Hey that's a nice job on the lair. I wouldn't wanna go down there!!!

[Hamilcar]

wow! great job on the base :tu: :tu:

[Harmonic]

Great job so far skullbeast. Love you character design. I a curious to see how he will be placed in the set you have built. At first I thought it was like a bathroom sink, but now I get it! :lol:

[threetails]

like those idea's, look forward to see him up there.

[dustbin1_uk]

So do you think you're going to aim for the comic book colour palette? Or maybe something a bit darker?

[skullbeast]

jar3d - thanks man!
Captain Sensible - Me neither! thanks!
Hamilcar - thanks for the kudos.
Harmonic - :lol: thanks I think I will be going for a spider stance.
threetails - thanks! I will work on that some more tomorrow.
dustbin1_uk - Probably a realistic take on a comic scheme, and darker of course.

...just playing with materials. ....lots more yet to do.
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Creepy creepy..I like the new materiel you put on him. Make him look so scary. The only thing is the mat hide quite a lot of details...but still marvelous looking though. :tu:

[skullbeast]

I agree on that!

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[dustbin1_uk]

Woah! he is coming along nicely! Very creepy!!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Now I can see the hard earned details...clearly.. :tu: :tu:

[goldo_O]

That is such a nice looking supervillain! :) Great work on the detailing.

[jar3d]

Nice!!!

[Captain Sensible]

Hey this is really coming along nicely. Those details are pretty damn good. I'm looking forward to seeing this bad boy in his lair! :tu:

[gang]

it has come really nice .
nice detailing . :tu: :tu: :tu:

[KrakenCMT]

Really nice sculpting! I especially like the spider mandibles.

[Y/Haüss]

Incredible!!!

[chindian]

Oh snap!

Man - this just keeps getting more awesome every time i check back on it!

Really loving this character... Keep it up! :tu:

[GregStrangis]

Sick and twisted! LOVE IT :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

dustbin1_uk, SolidSnakexxx, goldo_O, jar3d, Captain Sensible, gang, KrakenCMT, Y/Haüss, chindian, GregStrangis - Thank you guys, so much, for the kudos and the kind words. lots more on the hands and feet yet to do! the tongue looks weird at this angle.

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[cfree68]

Totally awesome work :tu: . Very gruesome :D

[maxinkuk]

Woaahhrrr! Go back to your liar, don't eat me!
Awesome!!

[allRone]

very impressive character! Great concept and execution. Looking forward to the finished product. Congrats.

[canndis]

wow this one has come out really good

[markkens]

This one is crawling closer and closer to Photoshop...hey John, don't put too much of your signature blurry ambience on him, would hate to see all the details fade away:D

Great work as usual!

[skullbeast]

cfree68 - thanks! :tu: :tu:
maxinkuk - he. he. may have to call Orkin. :tu: :tu:
allRone - thanks!
canndis - I appreciate the kind words! :tu: :tu: :D
markkens - thanks man! and yes I agree on both counts!

.....now to finish the Loose ends!!!!
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[dustbin1_uk]

Skull as ever you manage to hit the darkest part of your character head on!!!

Well done so far mate!!!

[petekasim]

:eek: :eek: :eek: Skullbeast, what can I say, you've certainly been busy this contest, what sublime detail! Amazing, flawless work and a mean, genuinely scary villain! Favorite detail is the hand with fingers seemingly turning into more spidery legs - Stunning!

Keep going, you're onto a winner! :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, how did I miss him getting his pants... this is coming along really well... :tu: :tu: with all the details.....and the red....just awesome

[cghuang]

amazing details u have added to this character, and they look AWESOME! i also like the unevenness u have with this guy. :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

skullbeast...this is awesome :tu:
so much great details...and th podest is really cool too...
I´ve just seen his pants...
those look like mine after the christmas dinner :lol:
Best wishes

[Fess]

Man, I love this guy! Everything works really well, great detailing. Keep up the good work!

[skullbeast]

Thanks guys!


lookie all the fun you can have with tp master widowmaker90pose.jpg :td: :td: :td: :td: :td: :td: :td: :td:

[Moni-Poroni]

:eek: :eek:

That makes me scared :( ... I just practiced a little bit with Transpose Master so far...
Why did that happen???

[skullbeast]

good question? Today has been nothing but problems for me with the tp master. :cry: :confused: and I have a recording of this... yeah!!! oh well Looks like old-school (command1) again.

[Moni-Poroni]

Hmmm :( I´d lik to help you...but I really don´t know how :o
I´m sure some of the other Zbrush artists will help you ;)
Good luck

[Fess]

Yeah, transpose master was always problematic for me when dealing with too many objects. You should be able to pose your guy if you don't include all the tiny hairs though, (and pose those without transpose master). It could be just the multiple objects that are in one subtool that is the problem also.

Hope you find the solution!

[skullbeast]

I'm well on my way now just a little group organizing and command 1 and I'm set. :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

[maxinkuk]

I just posted a way to pose multiple subtools without using Transpose Master. Click here to see it.
(http://209.132.96.165/zbc/showpost.php?p=522348&postcount=194)

[skullbeast]

widowmaker90pose1.jpg thanks! the command 1 is a repeat last move trigger so you gust have to move to the next already masked subtool and hit command 1 and repeat of whatever move you just did. thanks I will me merging once I move my base over. :tu: :tu: :tu: widowmaker90pose2.jpg

[maxinkuk]

Thanks, I just tried it, it works well.
The two techniques complement each other perfectly. If the mesh is not horribly heavy one can well get away without using Transpose Master with these.

[skullbeast]

I'm glad it worked for you! :tu: :tu: :tu:

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[luis2008]

nice. i like the pose. it looks like hes on the hunt.

[Webhead]

Cool looking character. Good action pose, too! :tu:

[TheProCreator]

I just can't keep my eyes off this guy. Absolutely fantastic! Amazing progress.

[AVTPro]

This is a fantastic work.

Only thing that catches my eye is the human elbow. I keep seeing a little more definition in the left elbow. It would be nice if were a little more similar to the spiders elbows above it. I mean just a touch more for transition between the head and hand.

I think the line or crease is already there, it just need to be darkened a little.

Beyond that, it's a very remarkable character work. Bravo.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, that's such a beautiful posing process. The result is pure amazing. :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

luis2008 - Thanks!
AVTPro - thanks I'll get to the finalizing the arms soon! I plan on putting his right arm lower or on the ground.
Webhead - Thanks!
TheProCreator - Sweeeet! :tu: :tu:

Snakesolidxxx - thanks!

[EvilSmiley]

Very cool model so far dude. I'm really digging the pose too.

I have a few comments if they'll help you out.

* The hands could use some more action, they're pretty straight right now (not sure if you've just not gotten to that yet or what)

* the left foot his toes don't flow right, the smaller (outer) ones should be flexing more back (straightened out) to give the appearance of the weight being on the inside of the foot. Put your foot in the same position and see how your toes would naturally fall.

* Something cool could be to have one of the spider legs actually digging into the ground tearing it up a bit to give the appearance that he's using them to help propell himself along????

Anyway, keep up the good work

-Jamie-

[skullbeast]

EvilSmiley - thanks! and yes I haven't even touched the hands yet. the foot does needs some work yet to massage the pose. And I also agree on the spider legs. :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

Has anyone exported ZMV movie files from a mac yet?

[Y/Haüss]

This pose is very Impressive... searching the next victim.
...oh, about movies try to expor them in their native format then convert them with a free package converter.

[testure]

skullbeast: iirc the movie export doesn't work on mac at the moment. The best way to do it is to install Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/), and then hit the playback button once your capture has begun.

Jing is awesome, and it's free btw.

nice looking entry also- every time i read this thread title I think it says "window maker" haha :)

[monstermaker]

This guy is cool!

[skullbeast]

Y/Haüss - Thanks!
testure - That was a huge help! I owe ya one!!!
monstermaker - Thanks for the kind words!!! I look forward to more cool artwork on your thread!

DW2eO_trkPk

still working out a lot of bugs. I think I will put some coveted serum that he is clutching in his right hand.


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[wethand]

awesome!!! i wonder how i missed this one! he looks just awesome!
excellent details! one of my favorites so far!

keep it up!

[SolidSnakexxx]

You are rocking this out amazingly, Skullbeast...remaining one of my all time favorites.... :tu: :tu:

[- FoOD -]

This is lookin very sick :D - crazy character - gj

[EvilSmiley]

I think I will put some coveted serum that he is clutching in his right hand.


Or the spine/head (dragging) of a victem :) hehe...looking very good dude!

[MINTY]

Bloody terrifying! This is simply fantastic. More soon please :tu: :D

[dustbin1_uk]

NICE!!!! Well done again mate!!!!

How did you get the grid pattern on the ground plane like that?

[Y/Haüss]

SkullBeast!!! What a Character!! First of all I'm glad that the movie is ok!
I'm learning some poses to put on my Villain with your pics!

[gang]

fantastic job
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[GregStrangis]

SICK POSE! Its like he just spotted me and is ready to lunge :D

[smeagol]

awosome job on this character ! really creepy !

i really like the fact that he is non symmerical at all :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Awesome. The pose is looking great! :tu:

[skullbeast]

wethand - thanks!
SolidSnakexxx - Likewise! thanks for the Kudos!!:tu: :tu: ;)
- FoOD - thanks I am planning on some DR. like additions :tu: :tu:
EvilSmiley - thats a great idea!
MINTY - thanks!
dustbin1_uk - Thanks! thats the z3.12 floor. "and there ya are, your on the floor"- Peter from Peter and Ramond. ...as they say from the ground up.
Y/Haüss - thanks I followed testure's advice and went for jing but I got the pro. $14.95.
gang - thanks bud!:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
GregStrangis - Thats good to hear! thats what I was going for. Thanks!:tu: :tu: :tu:
smeagol - thanks!
Captain Sensible- thanks!


here is the base that I now dislike. It works as a stand alone but.....I hate it now. Its to large and it takes away from the presence of the Widow Maker. OK round 2 on the base. I think a simplified base may work better.
the widowmaker106base.jpg
bye bye old base.

[luis2008]

yeah I agree. it takes away too much from your character. you definitely wanna show that character off. he looks great

[EvilSmiley]

cool stuff dude, for the base I'd just take out the part that's below ground and it'd probably look pretty cool. Anwyawy, keepu p the great work dude!

[jp_smith]

Yes, the base as cool as it is draws focus away from your cool character, I think you could just lop off the bottom part of it and it'll be perfect. :tu:

[bryzol]

I agree with foregoing opinions. It's to big, but if you take away bottom part it will be very nice. your character is awesome!

[spimmy]

Great model the detailing is really awesome!! Love the base too, but agree about it being too big.

Wonderful stuff! :)

[canndis]

nice update , it will be cool if you give a different color to the base , the character might stand out .

[skullbeast]

And here is the new base in progress.

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[GregStrangis]

Much much better man, No where near as distracting as the other base was :tu: :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

skullbeast this really great :tu: and I think the size you´ve chosen for the pedestal is much better :)

[jp_smith]

Yeah much better, it still might be a little large but vastly improved. :tu: :tu:

[sazar26]

I agree the base look alot better that way :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

The base look a lot better man. More fitting than the last... Always impressive though :) :tu: :tu:

[BARON_3D]

Great model and detail !!! Excellent !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:
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[- FoOD -]

The base looks much better and manhole give a good indication of his size..
lookin really good man .... :D

[m0delista]

Amazing Job ! :tu:

[skullbeast]

GregStrangis - thanks!
Moni-Poroni - thanks!
jp_smith - I feel better about it now!:tu: :tu:
sazar26 - thanks!
SolidSnakexxx - right on!
BARON_3D - thanks!
- FoOD - thanks for the kind works! The manhole was just a touch smaller then I wanted but now it feel good to me.
m0delista - thanks!
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice update... :tu: I like the little little things you've added to the scene..is he holding like a lab tube or something.

[skullbeast]

thanks snake! heres a better pic of the tubes.

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Thanks buddy :) Cool tube...that thing's what make him the Menacing beast right? :D

[wethand]

nice tubes!
and excellent sculpt!!!

[maxinkuk]

With the new base it looks absolutely fantastic. I'd have one on my table please.

[markkens]

John, foul creepiness as usual! I can't look at it for long due to my own personal demons:D but my bet is that you have a top place finish in the contest...

[luis2008]

oh damn. nice update. i like the version without the test tubes. they seem out of place since he's on the street. i know he needs it to control his rage...does that mean he's a nice spider beast right now? anyway...great sculpt :D

[Lucky_1]

Very nice update man, the pants gives that human feeling ...
Keep it up

[skullbeast]

SolidSnakexxx - Thanks! And you got it!
wethand - thanks!
maxinkuk - Thanks! After I mold it sure!
markkens - Demons! tell me about that! Thanks but I not so sure there are so many that are so much better! - wishful thinking never hurts.
luis2008 - One they are toned back the should not be so overpowering.
Lucky_1 - thanks I got to get back into the details they are still a little dough-ish for me.
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the close up shot is so scary, skullbeast. :tu: :tu: Always top stuff from you.

[GregStrangis]

Absolutely sick! No other words to describe it :tu: :tu: :tu:

[jp_smith]

Yeah this is freaking me out, but in a good way. ;)

[luis2008]

holy hell thats awesome :D

[kishar]

ive been watching this past couple weeks, but im sersiously not digging the red only, spend a few days and just paint it, would work wonders. gl

[skullbeast]

SolidSnakexxx - he,he,heh. :lol: Thanks!
GregStrangis - that works! thanks!:D
jp_smith - :D ;)
luis2008 - :D :D

[TheProCreator]

That has got to be the scariest thing ever!

[EvilSmiley]

I really like the close up too, VERY awesome stuff. Perhaps some DOF or Motion blurring could really make his face pop out at you :)

As usual, amazing work.

[Hamilcar]

wow! Looks amazing, This new base is much better.

[KrakenCMT]

That last render is freakin awesome! :tu: :tu:

[Gohanf22]

hey skullbeast. thought id finally post something after all the times ive looked at your thread. lol. yeah im an idiot. anyway, your widowmaker reminds me of that spidey monster that spiderman turns into. Its very well done. i love this thing. menacing and very frightful. any hero going agains this thing is in for trouble. lol. good job. ;)

[JHK3D]

Wow. I like your concept and model!! I want to see more!!

[threetails]

wow, it coming along. like the material.

[monstermaker]

Looking great!

[skullbeast]

TheProCreator - thanks!
EvilSmiley - Right on! thanks!
Hamilcar - Thanks!
KrakenCMT - Thanks! I'm digging the face now!
Gohanf22 - thanks! I have never seen that one! I'll have to do a search for it!
JHK3D - thanks! Its on the way!
threetails - thanks! I think it was the cgchain "chavant" either Sathe's (GW) or monticristo.
monstermaker - Thanks man!:tu: :tu:

[Gohanf22]

you should definitely watch that episode. he gets hunted by kraven the hunter and the punisher at the same time. its a good episode. and its the beginning of when his powers evolve.

[skullbeast]

Gohanf22 - yes I would love to see it. what series was it?


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[Gohanf22]

spiderman the animated series. the good cartoon series that was made.

[dismantled]

wow...

[pixolClay]

Wow Skullbeast, your creative talents never cease to amaze me. Great job on the sculpt buddy. It's coming along great. My suggestion would be to maybe add some kind of infestation or skin deformity (something that looks like it has small eyes) on one of his forearms. Also, to have some very unique spiderwebs on a few of his legs. But, thats just my opinion. Good job so far, keep it up. :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, Skullbeast.... the updated view and new render's just amazing.Very very cool :tu: :tu: and the texture you put on is awesome!

[skullbeast]

Gohanf22 - thanks I'll check it out!
dismantled -:tu: :tu:
pixolClay - killer input! you just gave me some groovy ideas. I will run with it! Maybe the minions breed under his flesh!
SolidSnakexxx - Thanks snake! right on! I used the clay brush with color spray stroke with the alpha #7:tu: :tu:

[skulll_monster]

hehh ! its amazing !

[skullbeast]

skulll_monster - thanks!

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[GregStrangis]

Man this guys silhouette is just so creepy!! Just a sick job overall man to me this is probably the best creature you have done yet :tu: :tu: :tu: , btw not sure if you answered this already but how did you do the hairs???

[Captain Sensible]

Hey, Skullbeast. This is looking damn great! The lighting looks awesome! Very, very nice!! :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

Really looking super. love the pose.

[skullbeast]

GregStrangis - I made them separate sub tools and merged them into groups. there is more info and objs at he beginning of this thread. :tu: :tu:
Captain Sensible - Thanks man! a little ps love'n after the render.
threetails - thanks!


I am not 100% sold on the pose. Ideas and examples welcome.

[Gohanf22]

man this is looking sweet man. i love the pose and look of him now. did you get a chance to look at that spiderman episode? keep up the good work my friend. :D

Edit: If you want my opinion on the pose or any kind of pose, you should seriously look at that spiderman episode. you may get good poses from that. :D :tu:

[maxinkuk]

Just awesome!:eek::tu:

[wethand]

the pose is really cool! but his little friends are just awesome....
love the detail! the whole base is cool.
and the lighting is nice, too. i like the whole image!

[Gohanf22]

here ill save you the trouble of finding the episodes. i found them on youtube. enjoy buddy.

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ps. - study these episodes good my friend and you may find something good.
:D

Edit: AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T COPY SPIDEY MONSTER! :D just take notes on what pose to do. kudos :D :tu:

[- FoOD -]

looking really cool man :D

[pixolClay]

Hey skullbeast, glad you liked my idea. :tu: As far as the pose goes, my suggestion would be to turn the head to make him/it look forward. Also, take the left hand and rotate it to have the palm facing forward as well and make the fingers a bit more dynamic, as if he was about to "claw" at something, just to give a more fierce and believability to the creature. Right now I feel as if he's striking a pose for a dance move. ;) Hope this helps.

[skullbeast]

Gohanf22 - thanks
maxinkuk - thanks!
wethand - sweeet! thanks man!
- FoOD - right on!
pixolClay - check this out! I did what felt natural.

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[Gohanf22]

im liking the painted in lines for the new look. that will look much better and more realistic. btw, im glad you liked my help in finding those episodes for ya. your doing a good job so i had to give ya those episodes to look at. ;)

[GulagOne]

Can't wait to see this finished. It is looking really good.

[slangford]

Very nice skullbeast! I've been watching for awhile.. I think this is the best work you've done so far. :D
Just wanted to say that I like the paint-over you did, but you might want to leave out the web from his abdomen to the sidewalk.. it makes him seem restrained. But if you added some small vertical elements to the enviroment, you would have a great place for some more webbing. Keep it up :D

[pixolClay]

Much better...Can't wait to see final. :D

[Gohanf22]

you know mate i was thinking on some idea for your pose or at least an idea for it anyway. you can take it if you will its up to you. im only here to help. anyway, i was thinking for you pose well if you like this you may have to change your base but here me out first then decide. i was thinking for you widowmaker to be in like the darkness of like maybe a crevice between two buildings or something like that and for your pose have it like lashing out from the darkness with your little spiders on the wall and grabbing something to feast on. maybe a human or some animal whatever. ill try and do a sketch for you if i can. probably better to see it then be told about it. just a thought. no need to do it if you dont want. im liking your widow maker a lot. very good work indeed. :D :tu:

Edit: Actually come to think of it that might not be a good pose. forget i said anything. :lol:

[KiVanDi]

Very impressive, Its has atmosphere of horror move. Br-r-r-r
Great work.

[fluxist8070]

Wow! I am going to have nightmares now! :eek:

Really convincing mixture of arthropod and human anatomy.
..seems to have a humorous tone too!

[skullbeast]

Gohanf22 - thanks!
GulagOne - thanks!
slangford - thanks for the kind words I'll keep that in mind.
pixolClay - right on!
Gohanf22 - Yeah I know what you are talking about. I wanted to do a trapdoor spider version with the manhole cover.
KiVanDi - thanks!
fluxist8070 - thanks for the kudos!!
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[Gohanf22]

beautiful update skullbeast. your work keeps progressing further and further. im loving it :D :tu:

[markkens]

John, you might raise the manhole cover and slide it partway aside...pivoting it around that right foot might hint at his going in and out of the subterranean world?

Just a thought, fantastic texturing!:tu::tu:

[MaxAlbert]

That's really cool!

[slangford]

Hey man, Just another thought...
You might want to add some more detail to the pants (especially around the tears and edges). I have not realized it until now, but the diference between the detail in the body and the detail in the pants, makes the pants look slightly blob-ish. And you wouldn't want something that simple to inhibit your sculpt getting all the praise it deserves. :D

[skullbeast]

Gohanf22 - thanks!
markkens - Good idea!
MaxAlbert - thanks!
slangford - thanks I haven't really touched the pants since I made them. I wanted to get this pose all sorted out so I would know where the wrinkles are. but they are on the list for next. Its funny I was just telling my wife the same thing.

[cubanb82]

Killer work! You know how to build a freakin' supervillain!!

Hey and thanks for the photo comment on myspace! I appreciate feedback from an artist as badass as yourself! If you guys have any openings.. let me know! Haha.

How did you render it? What settings did you use? how did you create the hair? Are they polys or pixols?

Very nice!

[Super Glitcher]

awesome work dude! that guys is looking pretty vile!! :tu:
spiders are great too :D

[SolidSnakexxx]

Such marvelous piece, skullbeast. The updates are always pleasant and getting better and better! :tu: :tu: I'm curious also on your settings for render and such....

[chindian]

amazing work man..... every time i check this thread i'm blown away!

[dustbin1_uk]

Woah! Been missing the updates on this one!

that's one amazing model!!

This guy is going to win a prize I have no doubt on that one!!

[goldo_O]

I love how detailed is this guy, especially the arms and hands areas. Top notch work skullbeast! :) :tu:

[SOLcreator]

Your work is top notch! It inspires me :)

[Gohanf22]

im sorry for this skullbeast but it appears my welcome has been worn out. im a nobody and i dont deserve to be here or anywhere. keep up with your widowmaker friend. its a terrific model. :cry:

[Etcher]

Creepy, but so well done!:tu: !

[Gohanf22]

neglect what i told you.

[skullbeast]

cubanb82 - Thanks! I render now pretty much at the standard setup, but I move the light around. the hairs are separate subtools, each hair is a fairly low poly count (132 or something to that effect).
Super Glitcher - thanks man!:tu: :tu:
SolidSnakexxx - thanks bro!:tu: :tu:
chindian - thanks!:D
dustbin1_uk - Wishful thinking! thanks! the competition is pretty top notch. ;)
goldo_O - thanks!:tu:
SOLcreator - Thanks!:D
Gohanf22 - Keep your head up high. It will pan out for you.:tu: :tu:
Etcher - thanks!:tu: :tu:
Gohanf22 - :tu: :tu:
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[jp_smith]

Nice update skull! Hey what do you think about maybe cracking the lid on the manhole cover, and under-lighting him with some evil toxic light from the sewer? Might sell the sinister. Oh and by the way, never, I repeat NEVER do an image search for "manhole" without safe search on...it'll stain your soul. ;)

[Captain Cartesian]

Absolutely amazing! I love the non-sym details that give this character life and believability! Very creepy.


Signed, Captain Cartesian

[skullbeast]

jp_smith - done. I opened it slightly earlier. I just didn't post it up I wanted to get the pants in order first. The light is a plus though, and tooo late I have seen the "manhole" on the search.
Captain Cartesian - thanks!:tu: :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the close up shot is really nice....like about to snap the viewer's head off :tu: :tu:

[SIWEB]

Hey man !
I realy dig the new guy (one before last) I think it's your strongest piece ! I'd like to see a little more brown in it - but hey I like brown ! (oh,that sounds bad !)
- Si

[skullbeast]

SolidSnakexxx - oh yes... the fluidssssss.... :tu: :tu:
SIWEB - Thanks man! brown patterns will be included! :tu: :tu:

[BARON_3D]

Great detail !!! that's really cool :tu: :tu: :tu:
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[Gohanf22]

its looking better each day man. im loving the look and the turntable is very good indeed. this is top notch. :D :tu:

[skullbeast]

Thanks guys!

[Moni-Poroni]

Fantastic work :tu: I love it :)

[markkens]

John,

Every day brings some improvement on the Widowmaker!:tu::tu:

If you've got polypainting left to do, consider shifting the color of the inside of the mouth...the uniform color there makes the "tongue" look like part of the exterior.

[Harmonic]

Looking fantastic skullbeast! I love how your are handling the details!

[skullbeast]

Moni-Poroni - thanks! I love the subject matter!
markkens - thanks for the kudos!!!
Harmonic - thanks I'm having a blast with this guy!

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Cool Vid, skullbeast. Very impressive skill and it shows on the WIP Video :tu: :tu:

[skullbeast]

Thanks man! :tu: :tu:

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[jp_smith]

Cool motion blur...nice pants. :)