Action Hero - Captain Hornet

[goldo_O]

Entrant: Adrien Debos

Action Hero: Captain Hornet
Real Name: Lord Quentin Wilson


Hi everyone! I'm back from holidays and very excited to join this contest. Here is the quick concept of my hero: Captain Hornet!
Have fun everyone!

Cpt_Hornet_Concept01.jpg

Summary:

On a remote Japanese island, Lord Quentin Wilson, a biochemist and entomologist born into a British aristocratic family, stumbled upon a rare and then yet undiscovered hornet species, the Vespa Mortis. Analysing and learning from those astounding and exceptional insects, he used all his newly found knowledge to built a suit so that he'd become Captain Hornet - a man fighting against the evil doings of the highly secretive WB Association, a criminal organisation generating revenues from the poaching and selling of protected animal species, with a grudge against the British royal family dating back to the Black Act of 1723.



Backstory:

In 1920, Lord Quentin Wilson was born into an aristocratic British family. Growing up as a kid in the city of Wokingham, south east of London, he developed a strong passion for insects and later went on to become one of the world's foremost biochemists and entomologists, specializing in Hymenopterans (bees, wasps, hornets…). Besides being an incredibly talented scientist, he was also a very athletic and agile man, holding black belts in several martial arts.

Among Quentin's ancestors one can find Lord Alfred Wilson (1689-1742) who was an advisor to King Georges I and at the origin of the Black Act, passed by the parliament of Great Britain in 1723, in response to a group of bandits and poachers known as the 'Wokingham Blacks'. Under the Black Act, a variety of poaching-related crimes became felonies, which meant that they could potentially be punished by death. Officially, the Wokingham Blacks came to an end, but secretly the group endured and grew ever so slowly into an international criminal organization. Generating huge revenues from the poaching of protected animal species, the secret group now called the WB Association nurtured their hatred against the royal family that had tried to end their activities, and they were scheming every day, in order to carry out their final plan: the assassination of the Royal family’s head, the Queen.

As an environmental activist Quentin Wilson traveled across the globe giving conferences to denounce animal massacres and poaching. Leading his own investigation on an ivory smugglers network of Eastern Africa, he was chocked to discover the existence of the WB Association behind all that, and how it was connecting him to his own family past.

To continue his ancestor's fight against this evil corporation of crooks and protect endangered animals across the world more effectively, Quentin decided he had to do something.


Shortly after the Second World War had ended, Quentin went on a research trip to the sacred Japanese island of Miyajima, located just a few miles south of Hiroshima. There, he studied for years what he thought to be a mutation of the Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia). The giant hornet of Japan was already known as the most dangerous hornet species in the world, but the specimens he discovered in the tropical jungle of this little island could make even more deadly stings.


Wilson's analysis on the venom of this new insect, that he would call Vespa Mortis afterwards, revealed that it contained such an abnormally concentrated level of the neurotoxin mandaratoxin that a single sting could stimulate the pain nerve fibers of an entire human body and dissolve human tissue. Another component in these hornets' deadly venom he identified as a volatile alarm pheromone (2-methyl-3-butene-2-ol or MBO) that attracted more hornets to the stung victim. Besides secreting this lethal venom, these "Hornets of Death" also boasted incredible levels of resistance and strength through the consumption of larval secretions.

Wilson quickly succeeded to synthetically recreate the Vespa Mortis' venom, pheromones and larval secretions and started working on a high technology suit that would enable a human to use these biochemical weapons:

A poisonous stingers projector on his right forearm pad, capable of adapting the amount of mandaratoxin emitted to either paralyze the enemy or simply kill him.
Synthetic larval secretions at a very concentrated level getting introduced into the blood of the suit's owner, instantly enhancing his physical abilities. After additional tests it appeared that these secretions had also a regenerating effect and noticeably increased the subject's longevity.
A large cape saturated with MBO pheromones and a Vespa Mortis nest mounted on the back to provide immediate support when in danger.
In a Mark2 version of the suit, as cybernetic sciences continued to evolve, a mask was added that provided enhanced spatial perception (increased angle of vision and distance of sight, improved reactivity and perception in the dark, motion sensors…)
With this high tech suit and this armada of biochemical weapons, all based on his research on the Vespa Mortis, Quentin Wilson became Captain Hornet.
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And here is the doodle of the head that I used for my concept:

Cpt_Hornet_Head01.jpg

Thanks for reading!

[pixolClay]

I love your design!! I think this character has MUCH potential. Would be nice if the eye masks would be smaller, covering only his eyes. Because the brow detail is just awesome!! Keep at it.

[jeffmeckley]

Attractive stylization. You call that a doodle? :D

[cmoffitt]

I LOVE IT!!! Good to see you in the challenge!

[weirya]

Yeah! here you are with a real Pandex concept heros...and I love it.
I can't wait to learn more (again) about your workflow, good luck !

[Moni-Poroni]

Amazing story and great concept sketch.. he really looks royal :D
I love his powers... especially the pheromone cape
excellent idea:)

[JUPITER]

Kool sketch and concept!! love his sylvester stallone lips.. :lol:

[rasmusW]

hey goldo_o!

great story and dang cool head sketch.
looking forward to follow this.
good luck.

-r

[Lucky_1]

Awesome start/sketch/doodle!

Keep it up.

[mariofurtado]

Funny character
Very good concept and stylized work.
Keep it up :eek:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the concept and the sketch render are awesome. Captain Hornet will be one cool entry! Look forward for more!

[goldo_O]

@pixolClay: Thank you! I too was a little sad to cover his funny face with a mask, but I did these tests and at the end, the third one remains the most interesting to me (the 4th one would have mess his haircut, that's a no-no :lol:).
Cpt_Hornet_Head02.jpg
However, if I have time, I'd love to make a second render with his mask off.

Thanks everyone for the kind words! Yesterday I took a 3D plane and a Zshpere and started to think about the pose I'd like to make at the end. The proportions are not correct, but I think I'd like to do something like this lateral dive, where Cpt Hornet would aim somebody with his stringers projector.
Cpt_Hornet_Pose01.jpg
Let me know what you think of it.

Cheers,

[SolidSnakexxx]

That test pose's so dynamic..I love it..and it's quite unique as well, having his cape as the base of the the sculpture. :tu:

[BARON_3D]

Great story concept model !!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[P'etur]

For me the best potential and work so far :tu:

[gang]

The pose is looking really great

[gordon-v]

Grate work goldo!
I really like your idea and love the pose! That big cape is grate. very dinamic pose!
I like the mask were you can see the hair most!

keep it up, im looking forward to your next post!

greetings, gordon

[Captain Sensible]

Wow. He even looks like a Quentin! Really nice pose and I like the 3rd mask best. Keep us updated! :)

[chindian]

Wow man.... I love the style of this one! Definitely one of my favorites for this competition!! Best of luck to you! I'm lookin forward to seeing him completed! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[raguyarts]

Hey! Good to see you here « adydeb », good job…good luck to you ;)

[VitorFerreira]

Ahaha very fun one. Really love his face and yes! it is a shame to cover it. If you really want to do it then I'd vote for the third version too.

[goldo_O]

Thanks guys for your support!
Here is a small update.


Model sheet made in photoshop:
05_Cpt_Hornet_Ortho01.jpg

I projected these front and side views on two 3D planes:
06_Cpt_Hornet_Ortho02.jpg

From there, I started my skeleton by appending a ZSphere in my Subtool palette:
07_Cpt_Hornet_Ortho03.jpg

I created an adaptive skin from that, and appended it to my tool. The I just masked the ZSphere subtool and started to match the basemesh to my model sheets with the Move brush:
08_Cpt_Hornet_Ortho04.jpg

And here is my basemesh, ready to get some ZBrush love:
09_Cpt_Hornet_Basemesh.jpg

Cheers!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wonderful WIP. I like how you did the character sheet and use the subtool technique to bring in the reference. And the base mesh looks great as well. :tu:

[GregStrangis]

Looks great man :tu: , The concept is awesome and the basemesh looks ready to go. His face reminds me of the guy from Harry Potter can't remember his name :D

[maxinkuk]

Excellent way to proceed, very methodical. That's quite impressive.Your concept sketch oozes good humor from every way you look at it. Top stuff!.

[wethand]

yeah, the mesh is looking very clean.
like to see the progress

[allRone]

Wow, very well done. I think I'll be learning some tips on this one. ;) Keep it coming! :tu: I 'd love to see how you handled making those hands with zspheres. Very dynamic.

[cojoMan]

hey, man
nice to see you joining
and nice updates !
keep it up

[Harmonic]

This is a really great thread so far. You seem to have a very well established method. Those Zsphere hands are amazing! they actually have good topology! I didn't know such a thing was possible.

[threetails]

your charachter image is great, the zsphere work looks so clean. look forward to seeing him come together.

[petekasim]

Man, I love it! My favorite entry so far.

That test pose is absolutely brilliant, so free and dynamic, what an inspiration!

I'll be following this very closely...

[chindian]

Oh man - i dont think i'm more anxious for any other model!!! haha... Can't wait to see this progress... Don't keep us waiting man! lol... :lol:

[rasmusW]

hey man!

great base. now let's see some more of that zbrush looove ;)

btw. can you show a front picture of the zsphere hand and perhaps your adaptive skin settings. this has gotta be one of the best bases i've seen. good work.

-r

[Lucky_1]

Very nice start Adrien,
your base mesh looks super clean !

Keep it up

[brettSinclair]

haha. Awesome! Nothing else to say :tu:

[goldo_O]

Hey Brett! Nice to see you here man. Thanks a lot for the kind words!

SolidSnakexxx: Thanks Yong, maybe our two insects heroes could work together against the bad guys? :lol:

GregStrangis, maxinkuk, wethand, cojoMan, threetails, petekasim, chindian, Lucky_1: Thanks a lot guys, your support is really helping me to move forward :)

allRone, abyss103, Harmonic: About the hands, there is no secret, you'll always have some problems with the thumb or have a fancy topology on the palm. Here is what I did:

1. I used this setup but didn't really care about the adaptive skin settings since I always tweak the vertices by hand with the move brush afterwards.
2. I want to get rid of this bad cut at the base of the thumb, so I start by deleting the first level of subdiv.
3. Hide the faces I don't need anymore and hit the DelHidden button.
4. Then move and pinch at full strength the duos of vertices I want to merge.
5. Export my mesh with these settings
6. Directly import the exported mesh with the Weld slider at .1. Tadaaa, now the vertices are merged and you can subdivide your model.
10_Cpt_Hornet_Hands.jpg



In some cases though, it's easier to export the mesh to your fav 3D app and do these little modifications there. But I think it's interesting to know that you can do it in ZBrush as well.

And here is a little update on the first pass for the proportions. I think I'll start working on the suite and accessories soon and then, retopo party!
10_Cpt_Hornet_Sculpt_Props.jpg
Cheers everyone!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, that export/import trick is one cool move... Thank you so much...Your mode's coming along so wonderfully. :tu: :tu:

and Yes, it would be great and such an honor to have my character fighting side by side with the Royal Captain Hornet.

Seriously, after the contest is over, we should do like a match up / team up / gang up super diorama pose.

[brettSinclair]

Haha. Oh man! Those tighty whitees are sweet! Love the style :tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

nice work!!

[weirya]

A really Spider-man proportion...GREAT!!

Can't wait for your power pose and expression's head.

[Erik Heyninck]

Well I say: there's a jolly good sport. Tradition remains, mercifully.




I love the tongue in cheek in your work!

[jtruthnick]

yeah, this guy's awesome. love the cartooniness, and his face matches his civilian name perfectly. great work. want to see more!

[cmoffitt]

Looking really excellent, Adrien! I love the little underwear. He's like Deuce Bigalow when he's not fighting crime! Amazing stylized anatomy. I love it!

[wethand]

yeah, a smart technique!

and the proportions just look great. he is developing nicely! really like it!!

[maxinkuk]

You get my vote for the sleekest technique here. Amazing trick on that hand. Thanks a lot for the tip.

[KrakenCMT]

You've got a great character going on here. :)

[canndis]

nice concept , one of the best posts here in the contest

[goldo_O]

Thanks a lot for the support guys, your comments really help me to find the motivation after a day at work. :)

So here is where I am so far: trying to block the design of the suit before starting the retopology. I still have to do his stinger projector and little pockets on the belt. I think I'll cut the knee pads though; I think this part of anatomy will be more interesting than two pieces of black plastic.

12_Cpt_Hornet_Suite.jpg

Now, I've made another test for the pose and am still wondering if I should make him masked or not. What's your opinion guys? Should Quentin Wilson be afraid to reveal his identity? :lol:

11_Cpt_Hornet_Pose02b.jpg

11_Cpt_Hornet_Pose02c.jpg

Comments and Crits are more than welcome!
Cheers,

[SolidSnakexxx]

You are nearly done! The color and everything's there! Not to mention the pose is electrified! :tu: :tu:

[wethand]

very nice progress!
the pose is very dynamic!
the only thing i would change maybe is the dotting finger.
i would prefer a fist like he would shoot some of his... weapons... :)

anyway outstanding job!

edit: ah ok, i see, he IS shooting his weapon... just didn't see. nice job!

[Captain Sensible]

That's lookin really cool. The pose is great. I'm lovin that over sized cape. I prefer him masked. He seems to lose something without it.

[dustbin1_uk]

Nice Work!!

[gordon-v]

wow that amazing goldo!
I would give him the mask, its very unique and supports the character. The pose is nice, but i liked your earlier test more! grate work on the hands topo. nice atempt!

[Y/Haüss]

His lord Face is amzing!
Congratulations!

[Trurl]

Nice work. I like the cartoon proportions of the character.

[cghuang]

love the proportion of it and i think he definitely needs the mask. feels he will lose some of the character without it.

[Moni-Poroni]

goldo_O...really fast progress - also amazing :)
I love his arrogant mimic :D
and the way you´ve used his cape as pedestal is really cool..
Keep up your good work

[Juggertha]

This is great man - love the positioning and proportion of the legs.

[BARON_3D]

Very very nice progress and thank you for share technique
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[weirya]

J'suis fan! It's a powerful pose as your sketch.

[goldo_O]

SolidSnakexxx: Thanks man, but I still have a loooot of things to do. This is just a temporary mesh before retopo.

wethand: You're right, if I use this pose at the end, I'd certainly remove this pointing finger. Thanks for this good point!


Captain Sensible: Thank you Captain, I put his mask back.

dustbin1_uk: Thanks!

gordon-v: Thank you for your input Gordon. I hope I'll make another pose that will be better than the first two. :)

Y/Haüss: Thanks you Sir!

Trurl: I'm glad you like it, thank you!

cghuang: Thanks for giving me your thoughts on the mask. It was hard to chose, I like the expression I could have given to the unmasked face, but after all, it's an action hero contest and the mask is kinda mandatory for such a classical hero design. So mask on! :cool:


Moni-Poroni: Thank yoU! I'll probably make a real pedestal under his cape.

Juggertha: Thanks! Since the upper body is very busy with all his gadgets and stuff, I'll keep the legs very simple, that will be a nice area to show a little bit of anatomy.

BARON_3D: You're welcome, I'm always happy to share if that can help someone else!

weirya: Merci Weirya! ;)

The weekend is over, but I managed to define the design of the suit. Now I think I'm ready to start the retopo. I might have to revisit the design of the stingers, and I don't know if I'll keep the little hair thingies on his shoulders, but the rest should pretty much stay as is.

13_Cpt_Hornet_Suite02.jpg


I wish you all a great week on your characters!
Cheers!

[gordon-v]

He is looking better and better every post!
good decision on the mask. I like the stingers too!
Nice idea with the hairs. but i would put them ont the back of the deltoids, or at least make them a little bit l onger and face them backwords. Maybe also some on his left forearm (batmastyle). Just some suggestions.
Looking forward to your next pose!

have a nice week!

[SolidSnakexxx]

You are rocking this Cpt Hornet out nicely. The design seems to fit very well. The brighter head mask is also working wonder. :tu: :tu:

[wethand]

really nice progress! i like the little spikes on his shoulders.
and the hair. really nice!

keep it going!

[Fess]

woah, man I love your character! I think those spikes could work if you add more of them - to the back/neck maybe?

[canndis]

cool update,like his accessories and weapons

[industripop]

this is coming together so nicely. i love the slight cartoonish proportions of him. suit is looking great!

[animastur]

I like so much the expressíon of their face!!. Very good job. :)

[- FoOD -]

This guys looking very cool ....straps forming the Hornet colour pattern look good and very cool idea

[dustbin1_uk]

Awesome work!!!!

The yellow is just a tad bright for my eyes, but I that's just me I guess.

But honestly in there at my top 10 maybe 5 in this contest

[Lucky_1]

He's looking awesome already !
Keep it up.

[Captain Sensible]

Great! I agree that the spikes should go over his shoulder and round the back too. But be careful not to over do it!

[goldo_O]

Thanks a lot guys!
I'll see what I can do with the spikes when I'll have the cape posed. They might disappear at the end.
Just a small update on what I am doing these days: Retopo! :D
As you can see, I'm preparing the mesh with polypaint. Few more elements and I'll be ready to do my final sculpt. I can't wait!!!
Cheers!

15_Cpt_Hornet_Retopo02.jpg

[SolidSnakexxx]

That's some serious Topo planning goldo_O, I'm certain it will yield an a amazing result.. :tu: :tu:

[weirya]

HO HO a new hero, now it's "Cpt Checker" :lol:
It seems you have draw a very regular squares...bravo dis donc!
Really nice work on your weapon(I love missiles).

[JR_Rossi]

A very cool sportier character! I like it!! I wish you success with the retopo work.

[rasmusW]

hey goldo_O!

this sure is looking good. nice to see how you planned out your retopo work.
ohh and yeah! nice work on the suit.

-r

[hugoqueiroz]

Nyce work dude. Keep going!!!




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[goldo_O]

SolidSnakexxx, weirya, JR_Rossi, abyss103,hugoqueiroz: Thanks guys, and sorry for the lack of exciting updates :o
Here is the retopo of the body. I just have the hair and accessories to do tomorrow and I'll be able to start the final sculpt this week-end.
This is gonna be party time! :lol: 3am, time to sleep!:eek:

16_Cpt_Hornet_Retopo03.jpg

[wethand]

well, this looks like a very clean topology!
nice progress! can't wait to see more!

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice topology...very very clean :tu: :tu: You have done such an amazing work!

[rasmusW]

hahahah.. no worries. this is an exiting update :D
looking real good.
looking forward to see your final sculpt.

-r

[sazar26]

nice edge flow on your re-topo ,looking 4ward to more updates

[Moni-Poroni]

Wow...what a great retopology :tu:
LOL...I can´t believe it how stupid I´ve been (look @ my first retopology ^^) LOL :lol:
BTW-cool boots and gloves! :)

[Trurl]

Nice, clean topology. :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Ha! That's a great job man :cool:

[- FoOD -]

Clean Mesh and like the character :D

[Webhead]

This guy has lots of character. Nice costume design, too. :tu:

[brettSinclair]

goldo_O, Its the weekend buddy. I hope your sculpting hahahahaaha.

Fantastic mesh flow you have here. Would be cool to see this guy animated the pixar way. hehe.

[goldo_O]

wethand: Thank you Wethand! I hope it will help me in the posing process.
SolidSnakexxx: Thanks a lot Yong!
abyss103: Ahaha, I don't find this exciting, but the technical part is over, let's sculpt now!
sazar26: Thank you!
Moni-Poroni: Thanks Nathalie! I think you did well to redo a new topology, you will see the benefits when you will pose the legs of your character.
Trurl: Thanks!
Captain Sensible: Cheers Captain! I love your nick name by the way :cool: :tu:
- FoOD -: Thanks a lot Food! Much appreciated!
Webhead: Thank you very much Webhead!
Brett: Yes I'll, mate! :) Zbrushin' all week-end long!

So here is the little update of the day, I made a small turnaround of my final mesh, finaly ready for sculpting. This week-end will be a lot of fun! :D
It looks like some meshes are overlapping on some areas, but it's just the ZBuffer which is less accurate in Frame mode I guess.

Have a good week-end guys!
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[SolidSnakexxx]

The turn table vid 's great showing your wonderful topo work and the polygroup of which seems like you have placed a lot of planning to. always amazing stuff from you, goldo_O. :tu: :tu:

[digichu]

Can't wait to see you doing some ass-kicking sculpt on this guy, I really like how stylized he is.

[maxinkuk]

A great mesh for a great design. You've done a helluva job so far!

[GregStrangis]

Great job so far man :tu: :tu: :tu: This weekend will be a ton of Zbrushin Fun for you :D

[weirya]

Ho no...it's so clean so far and I remember your texture work on R'Zalka (http://www.3dvf.com/modules/publish/Tutoriels_2028_4.html)
I think the post about polypainting gonna be terrible and be sure I'll be there to see THAT!

I love the hands, geat job!

[wethand]

like i said... man, can't wait to see more!!! one of my favorites

[Moni-Poroni]

Great video ....and again-amazing topology :) :tu: :tu: :tu: can´t wait to see him posed...
BTW ^^ LOL...Nathalie is the name of my model :)

[maxinkuk]

This retopology is yet another perfectly executed step from you:tu:. I really look forward to see this one posed. Great job!

[goldo_O]

Thanks everyone for your support!
Moni-Poroni: :o Sorry Monja... I guess you can call me Quentin :lol:

So I started to work on the final sculpt of the head this week-end. Still not final, I'm on the 5th level of subdiv and I will probably wait until the character is posed to do all the micro-detailing work.

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, goldo_O, supreme work form you as usual. Always....impressive and very delightful seeing your thread update, man. :tu: :tu:

[markrulz]

He's got a wonderful illustration look to him. Very impressive.

[jp_smith]

Love the combination of cool stylization with a healthy dose of naturalism in the sculpting techniques. He's a lot of fun. :)

[AVTPro]

Great character, and I like what you are going to do with the "cape" or wave to the podium.

Love the features in the face, only thing that catches my eyes is the stitching or seam in the cowl to the throat. It's a good fabric line, but the cut is so deep it reminds me of an incision instead of fabric. Anyway you can soft it a little? I know there's already so much lovely detail there. Might help bring the eye back up towards the mouth instead of the throat?

ha! maybe I just have some phobia about cuts on the throat? hhaha. It probably won't matter when it's all painted.

[bryzol]

This head looks awesome! His mien is great, I love it!

[goldo_O]

SolidSnakexxx, markrulz, jp_smith, bryzol: Thank you very much guys :o
AVTPro: I know what you are saying, and you're right, I'll soft this line a little and make it looks more like a fabric seam. Thanks for giving me your opinion, much appreciated :) :tu:

So I did another quick posing test, it's more a warm up than something I plan to do though. Still experimenting with the cape. :rolleyes:

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Cheers!

[Captain Sensible]

Top notch! I like the pose. His left arm bugs me a little bit though. Not sure why. Maybe it should be doing something else. The oversized cape is just great! I like what you're doing with the face. Nice sculpting. Make sure you get some close ups in your final post. You don't want the judges missing those lovely details!!! :tu:

[maxinkuk]

Wow, that's an impressive cape. And a very good pose too!!

[wethand]

this head looks sooo cool!! love your style!
and the idea with the monstrous cape is nice. love this huge capes.

[Hex0254]

I like the styling... Aneon Flux meets the incurables... Great facial expressions. keep it going Goldo

[SolidSnakexxx]

That Hornet cape's just classic! So nice man :tu: :tu:

[Moni-Poroni]

Oh wow..this is so amazing.. the way he screws his mouth is sooo cool :D
and the pose ( your warm up :eek: :qu: :qu: ) is absolutely perfect for him :tu:
Can´t wait to see him finished....
Excellent work.. QUENTIN:lol: ;)

[Etcher]

Outstanding sculpt!:tu: !

[GregStrangis]

Amazing update again man, Loving the test pose with the cape, and the spoofy comic book feel he gives off in a good way of course! Keep it up :tu: :tu: :tu:

[SOLcreator]

goldo_O, I can't believe I haven't gotten into your thread until today! Oh man, love love love your work :D ! Captain Hornet's face is great, and that cape is, well he puts all other superhero's accessories to shame with it :lol: .

Wanted to share with you, I'm now getting into my costume design for Knoweapon, and I would love to hear your two cents on it so far.

- SOL

[Derek Frenzo]

This guy has a real nice stylized look to him. Love the costume design as well.

[Finners]

I love this entry! its looking really tight already the style is really nice as well.

[weirya]

It's so beautifull modeling :tu: :tu: and I love your design style caricature!!
What is your inspiration about this style? I think about Jeff Campbell on Wildsiderz (comic book).

[Lucky_1]

He looks awesome Adrien :tu: love his face(those lips :eek: ) ,
I have a question:
When you retopolize, I see that your mesh is overall very dense...does this approach have advantages... ?

Thanks and good luck !

[gregoconn]

This one is looking really lovely!

I love the huge cape he has. I might be hard to fame it all though! Hahah. Keep it up

[Hamilcar]

Wow! Looks Fantastic :tu: :tu:

[jarlaxle00]

Wow trhat cape is crazy...very cool work! :D

[goldo_O]

Captain Sensible: Thanks Captain! :) You are right about the left arm on my last pose test... it's not really fitting to the dynamic of the body... at this flight speed, it should be posed in a different way. However I shouldn't use this pose as my final one... the cape is taking too much space and it would be hard make a final render with more Captain H. than fabric :lol:

maxinkuk: Indeed, the cape is huge, I hope it won't be Cpt Hornet's weakness. I'm not listening to Edna's advices.
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Hex0254: Thanks a lot! The references are very flatering :)

SolidSnakexxx: Thanks Yong!!!

Moni-Poroni: Yes, still warming up, but it's not false modesty... I have big troubles to move the borders of my cape with the move brush, so I basically have to find the final flow of the cape with transpose only. I still have to experiment this to be efficient on my final model.

Etcher,GregStrangis: Thanks guys! I appreciate that :)

SOLcreator: Thanks Sol! Nice work on your costume design too, I left a message on your thread!

Derek Frenzo: Tank you Derek!

Finners: Thanks! Still a lot to do though :confused:

weirya: Thanks for the ref, I didn't know Wildsiderz and it's true that Captain Hornet has a little bit of the dragonfly guy style :) I don't have particular reference for this character, I just started from this burlesque face sculpt, and imagined what kind of super hero this man could be.

Lucky_1: Thanks LuckY! Well, having a dense topo was not an avantage when I was drawing it with polypaint, but since I'm planning to use Transpose master, which uses the 1st level of subdivision to pose your model, I wanted to have at least 5 loops on the joints to limit the mask spreading and thus, the mesh deformations. Compared to the first poses I made with my ZShpere basemesh, it gave me satisfaction (tididididi dididiiii) and almost made me forget the time I spent on the retopo :lol:

gregoconn: Thanks and you are right! I should make something more compact for the final render.

Hamilcar,jarlaxle00: Thanks!

I'm currently sculpting the rest of the body and should be able to show a work in progress by tomorrow. Thanks again for the comments guys, it's great to have your feedbacks. :tu:

[- FoOD -]

haha - what a laugh

Character is great, very clean modeling and awesome pose :D

[dustbin1_uk]

Awesome! have been missing updates on this!! This is still way up in my top 5

[wethand]

LOL
i saw this film a long time ago. didn't remember it was SO funny!

[goldo_O]

Hey guys!

Here is a little update on the sculpt: I might start the polypaint very soon and keep the detailing for when my character will be posed. I should continue to work on the areas that won't be affected by the posing (boots, face, accessories...) but I'm affraid to push the resolution too high and then have the Transpose master problems that some of you had. So, yeah, I should finalize my pose next week-end, when I'll come back from a 4 days break.
Cheers!

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[spimmy]

Wow, that is looking really amazing!! I love the style and the details, excellent work! :) :tu:

[rasmusW]

hahahah.. those legs.. great stuff man. he really is an cool hero.
one small thought... maybe the wrist area should be a little slim too. like the ankles/lower leg are.?

-r

[markrulz]

Great style and flair!

Only he seems a bit lacking in the... groin. Perhaps not much of a sting to him eh? ;)

[goldo_O]

Thanks Spimmy!

Abyss, I was thinking about that not later than... this evening :D I might give it a try tomorrow and see if it doesn't look too weak. :tu: Thanks!

Markrulz: Thank you! Oh and don't forget that he is british ;) :lol:

[wethand]

really! a nice clean sculpt!!! just awesome! and the little bee on his costume! so nice!
with transpose master you get trouble, if the LOWEST subdiv level is to high. as long as you have your original lowest subdiv, you can go as high as you want.

[ncollings]

Man, it looks awesome, i absolutely love the design and your modeling is top notch as always. Thanks a bunch for showing all the steps as well, very informative :tu:

[Red Republik]

man, this is looking so good. i wasn't sure about the mask early on, but now i love it. the hair is great too. i can't wait to see him posed again

[maxinkuk]

He stands proud! As he should be, because he looks great! :tu: :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, goldo_O, the body and the head are just perfect.... Can't wait for the polypaint and action pose :tu: :tu:

[Etcher]

Beautiful! Elegant and fluid sculpt, love it! :tu: !

[dtran]

Damn!!!! Nice work goldo! Its pretty wick to see you switch up style and still own! Theres so much character in this hero. I am glad you went with the mask on. Can't wait to see the final product. Hurry! Hurry! :D

[Moni-Poroni]

Hi goldo_O
Just saw the hornet on the front :tu: :tu: :tu:
Well.. I really don´t want to stress you...
but yes ...PLEASE HURRY :D

[brettSinclair]

Haha. Awesome job. Every line has character. Well done :tu:

Can't wait to see the pose and polypaint.

[threetails]

wow, what a character, that chest armor with the hornet body is great. love it.

[_jocz_]

nice character and sculpt,
I like the mask a lot, but the face was really expressive alone, I'm agree with Pixolclay about that.

good luck for finishing it, this is a winning piece =)
et garde des forces pour le DW4 ;)

[weirya]

Now it's really good in T pose, and I can't imagine in power pose...congratulation! :tu:

[Lucky_1]

awesome update Adrien, love your stylized style...
and thanks for explaining !
Keep it up buddy !

[goldo_O]

Hi everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates during the last couple of days, I was out of town to visit friends in San Francisco and had the privilege to visit the Skywalker Ranch!:cool: That was awesome:D

Anyway, back at work on my Captain, this is just the begining of the polypaint for the face... I am experimenting posing and movie recording at the same time.
Cheers!

20_Cpt_Hornet_Color01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27125244%27,%2720_Cpt_Hornet_Color01.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[JHK3D]

wow! nice sculpting! :tu:

[snoopalu]

OOOOOooh. WOw i gotta learn how to poly paint =/

[slickytom]

man, i love how stylized your model is. And the lips are fantastic. I always have a hard time sculpting lips... your doing Great work. Keep it up.

[gordon-v]

I love that comic feel! Top notch! you will need more polys in the chest area to get a smooth polypant!

[chindian]

Wow dude! This model has progressed significantly since I last saw it!!!
Absolutely love the style of this one!!! Great work so far...
Keep it up! Lookin forward to more...:D

[SolidSnakexxx]

Really awesome paint job.. :tu: man you are skilled in all areas, sculpting, texturing and posing ;)

[Moni-Poroni]

Great work :) :tu:
The polypaint is really awesome...and the hair is so cool :)

[spimmy]

Wow, awesome paint work!!:cool: The model is looking stunning!:tu:

[rasmusW]

hahahaah.. -man, he's cool.
he got so much style.

-r

[maxinkuk]

He's good, good, good!!

[Etcher]

Beautiful paint job! :tu: !

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[Drakelot]

I agree, the painting is xcellent ... Cool work on the mask !!!

[MoonChild]

:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
Top notch!

I give you 5 stars on that last color one!


Can't wait to see more!

[Lucky_1]

Very nice work on the polypaint/colouring Adrien !
Keep it up.

[goldo_O]

Thanks a lot guys!
Well that's official, I'm behind, but I'll do my best in the remaining two weeks to catch up the train!
I stopped to work on Polypaint, I'll probably make some material tests before going too far in the colouring process.
Anyway, in the meantime, I started to pose my character. Still some adjustments to do (the left foot is a bit weird right now), but that might be close to my final pose. I'm interested to hear your thoughts about it!:)

21_Cpt_Hornet_Pose.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27125819%27,%2721_Cpt_Hornet_Pose.jpg%27,1,0%29)

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Cheers!

[gregoconn]

Haha your not the only one who is behind. Your going better then I am :P

Best of luck making the deadline this piece is looking really good man, would be great to see you finish.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, this is looking superb...behind or not..this is one of the coolest entries ever! The turn table looks top notch! :tu: :tu:

[AVTPro]

Superb in every sense of the word.

[- FoOD -]

goldo_O - jeez looking very cool got sooo much character

foots funky but you mentioned that ...love the pose but I also like the one where the cape was base ? -but both really cool :D:tu:

[maxinkuk]

He he,:lol::lol:, he's great, and I'm sure that even Edna Mode would agree on a cape for him.

[threetails]

thats a geat pose and base concept go for it, look forward to seeing this one done. reall great character.

[spimmy]

Man he's looking so cool :cool: :tu: , such a great caricature style, most awesome!!

[Moni-Poroni]

:) :) So cool... the whole concept!
The pose is awesome!!
The way he´s standing is so freaky :)
And I love his right hand AND his left hand ...
both together = sooo cool :tu: :tu: :tu:

[wethand]

yeah, very cool base.
do i understand it right? he is flying and looks at an enemy? that isnt a ruin from the battle and he stands upward?

hope you understand me! :)

anyway, awesome sculpt!!

[Seavannah]

:D Wow you've been a busy little bee lol :lol: . You are so fast at sculpting and really great at it too. I love this characters look from head to toe. Love his face and pose, except the foot you said needed to be fixed. Love it all and the concept great job. Can't wait to see him finished and soaring high above. Happy zbrushing and good luck. :D

[goldo_O]

gregoconn: Thank you! Let's try to both finish on time! ;)

SolidSnakexxx: :o Thank you, but I can give you many many links of cooler entries, starting by yours :D

AVTPro: Thank you very much!

FoOD: Thanks man! The cape as a base would have been great, but I didn't want to play with the rules. It could have been considered as a part of the character and not a base by itself. I would also love to have this bad boy on my desk and plan to offer myself a 3D print if I am happy with it at the end. So I try to avoid potential problems of gravity and fragility that a cape as a base could represent.

maxinkuk: :lol: I don't know, but when I vizualise Captain Hornet in action, I can totally imagine him in this sequence of tragic death of super heros with capes!

threetails: Thank you threetails!:tu:

spimmy: Thanks! It's a bit caricatural, but I hope I'm still in the "believable" side required by the rules.

Moni-Poroni: Thanks a lot!

wethand: In fact I plan to make him just about to dive from the cornice of a building. The previous image wasn't helping with the orientation of the base, but hopefully the final sculpt will be more readable. Maybe the following images helps to understand a bit more.

Seavannah: Thank you so much for your support!:):):)

PS: The left foot is still in the air, but with the final base, it should be pushing on the border of the cornice like on a starting block.

23_Cpt_Hornet_Pose2b.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126050%27,%2723_Cpt_Hornet_Pose2b.jpg%27,1,0%29)

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[spimmy]

Very nice indeed :tu:

[wethand]

now i see!
i think it looks like he is landing, what would be cool, too.
keep going! :)

[- FoOD -]

Love the style of this character very cool goldo_O

Coool ..I agree with your decision bout the cape ....would be a totally awesome Marquette :D:tu:

[Etcher]

Beautiful updates! The ankles seem a bit awkward though, like the joints are situated a bit to high on the lower leg. Anyways, great, great work! :tu: !

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[Captain Sensible]

Great pose! I really like the hand gestures.

[Mr_Mister01]

I like the look on this dude's face. Pretty cool character.:lol:

[threetails]

love it, will his cape be getting some thickness to it as well?

[jtruthnick]

This is awesome. Probably my favorite entry. But I'm kind of partial to the cartoonier side of things. Great stuff! look forward to more.

[weirya]

I think you have not enough détails on your base:rolleyes:( je sais pas quoi dire...désolé).
That's a really Classic Hero, cape and pose/composition scult are very beautiful.
Awesome job!!

[goldo_O]

spimmy, wethand, FoOD, Captain Sensible, Mr_Mister01, Etcher: Thank you guys! Much appreciated :)
jtruthnick: Thanks a lot for your support!
threetails: I have currently two versions of the cape, with and without thickness but I'll probably use the thin one for the renders.
weirya: Merci m'sieur! ;) For the base, no worries, I'm working on it, and I still have to put some details here and there.

A little update tonight. I worked on the base and started to detail the body.

24_Cpt_Hornet_Pose3.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126619%27,%2724_Cpt_Hornet_Pose3.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[brettSinclair]

Love the pose. haha. I can imagine the scene. Moonlight background. Maybe a purple sky or clouds. His cape flapping in the wind. Lots of story telling going on. Nice one :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Great update! I do like the thin cape as well...looking very light and free form.. Nice work all around! :tu: :tu:

[Etcher]

So cool! :tu: !

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[Moni-Poroni]

He´s soo cool:tu: :tu: :tu: :)
I love the wrinkles of his suit and the base is freaky awesome!
Super clean work. WOW!

[goldo_O]

Cheers guys! :) Here is the little update of the day. I'm nearly done with the modeling, but still have to define the cape a bit more.
26_Cpt_Hornet_Pose5.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126736%27,%2726_Cpt_Hornet_Pose5.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[solitudinal]

Tightness. This is a great piece man :tu:

[Etcher]

Wow, great! And the image is great: looked like the sculpt was sticking out of my monitor! :) + :tu: = :eek: !

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[JUPITER]

Wow! Nice Composition!!!

Lightwave: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?p=534191#post534191

[ravioli_rancher]

goldo_O,

Gorgeous. Stands out from and way above the crowd. Incredible base, too.

Great work.

[snoopalu]

cool This really comming out well

[monstermaker]

This is looking really great! Nice movement to it. I love the design of his suit. So many great entries in this contest, I am glad that I am not a judge.

[cmoffitt]

Holy hornets nest, Gold-O, that's amazing!!! The pose, the details, the cape, the base........I'm in total awe of your greatness. Everything is so clean and tight. (sigh) I can only imagine what this will look like with texture. As always, beautiful work!

[maxinkuk]

Just great! And the architectonic ornaments are pure class. That's upper class of course Sir.

[Jason Belec]

Post #185 is a wonderful and impressive image. Great work so far with a pretty interesting character/style. ;)

[threetails]

wow, really looks great, did you build the base is ZB as well? cool.

[BillyT]

i really love this character he is very well developed, i especially like the integration of a hornet into the chest. the only thing that i could ever imagine being different about this guy is instead of a cape he would have wings. and more appropriately hornet wings, but i think it would be too late for that sort of change. regardless this is one of the best hero designs here.

[wethand]

this is so cool! awesome detail! really like it!!! :tu::tu::tu:

and now it looks like he would start!

[Captain Sensible]

Eye popping stuff!! I really like that angle too! :tu:

[goldo_O]

solitudinal: Thanks! :)

Etcher: Thank you very much!

JUPITER: Thank you Jupiter! I'm still playing with the camera angle, but I will probably use this type of angle for one of my final render.

ravioli_rancher::o I'm glad you like it Ravioli!

snoopalu:Thanks Snoopalu!

monstermaker: Thank you Sir, that's an honour to have your visit in this thread:) You will be one of the final judges though, like all the members of the community ;)

cmoffitt: Thank you so much Chris for the support. Your entry is a great piece of inspiration and motivation for me!

maxinkuk: Ahaha, thanks man! :lol:

Jason Belec: Thank you Jason, I'll try to finish it properly.

BillyT: Thanks for your comment Billy! Indeed, I was undecided at the begining of the project about having insect wings or a traditionnal cape. When I had a better idea of his back-story, it became clear that he would not have insect wings. Think of him as the burlesque cousin of Batman if you will, he has some gadgets and an enhanced physical power, but I wanted him to remain realistic, even if his proportions and features are stylised. Marvel's wasp was also using insect wings and I didn't want to make something similar.

wethand: Hehe, landing, taking off, diving? I guess you can tell many things with just a camera angle :) Cheers mate!

Captain Sensible: Thanks a lot Captain! I'll keep this angle for my final render!

threetails, about the base, yes everything was made in Z. For the walls, I first tried Seb Legrain's tutorial where he does architecture modeling with Projection Master. But I had some troubles to get some curved mouldings with alphas so I tried another technique. I started with a SweepProfile3D primitive and gave it 4 Vertical Slices and the maximum subdivisions in Horizontal. Then I played with the curves to get the profile I wanted. Then I created a Polymesh3D out of that and started to add vertical loops with the Edge Loop button. The polys are still a bit strechted, but it's better this way when I subdivided the mesh.

27_Cpt_Hornet_Base01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126811%27,%2727_Cpt_Hornet_Base01.jpg%27,1,0%29)

For the volute, I used the traditionnal ZSpheres/rough 3D sketch/retopo/final sculpt pipeline:

28_Cpt_Hornet_Base02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126812%27,%2728_Cpt_Hornet_Base02.jpg%27,1,0%29)

And here is the final base with a cap and some repeated bricks using Subtool Master. Now I need to put some texture and few scratches on it.

29_Cpt_Hornet_Base03.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126813%27,%2729_Cpt_Hornet_Base03.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[petekasim]

Thanks for going into detail regarding the technique you used for the base :tu:


This hard-surface stuff using ZBrush still manages to elude me, I'll have to take the time to get my head round it, though, cos it looks pretty fun! (a lot more fun than endless vertex pulling and polygon splitting)

The more I find out about ZBrush the more I learn to love its peculiar ways... reminds me of being a kid again!

[omnimorphic]

lots

[- FoOD -]

Totally Sick dude :D:tu:

[KrakenCMT]

Beautiful sculpting work!

[Etcher]

Thank you so much for the mini tutorials! Awesome! :tu: !

[SolidSnakexxx]

Excellent use of primitives and ZSphere to create the base...The entry's one of my all time fav! :tu: :tu:

[weirya]

this view (about preview post) is perfect, this guy flying...no doubt!
you are doing a great job here with great techniques and I think you have enough détails on your base now:D
I love his eyes (very glasses) and very nice clean up.
Can we hope one day see a makin'of vidéo(dvd) about your work (not for this work specialy but about an other project)?
:tu: :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Adrien that's just aaawesome man, love every bit of it !
and thanks for the little tutorials .

[Moni-Poroni]

SOOOOOO COOOOL!!!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

And thank you for the explanation how you´ve made the base. :)
I didn´t know this technique.

Yur Captain Hornet is a really fly guy!! ;)

[benny350]

Really cool man, it has sooo much character your a really skilled artist

Awesome sculpt

[spimmy]

Wow, that is some great work in creating the building detailing!! You are most awesome!! :tu: :cool: :tu:

[threetails]

that is one cool process, and it all new to me, it seems theres always somthing new to try.

[rasmusW]

hey dude!

wow! really great z-work at the base. it's a beauty in all it's glory:D

-r

[goldo_O]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments! So I guess everyone is very busy this week! That's exciting, everything is taking shape and there is awesome art done all over the place!
Here is something close to final for my Captain (not the camera, I'll use the previous one). I have to decrease the spec on the fingers though.

30_Cpt_Hornet_Color01.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:zb_insimg('127393','30_Cpt_Hornet_Color01.jpg',1,0))

[polygonhead]

This is just amazing work my friend, I really love the material type for the fabrics, i even noticed that you wore the edges of the hornet chest piece. Everything is beautiful, can't stop staring at it!!!

4 thumbs up, with a beer in one hand and a sicilian kiss in the other HA!

you got my vote ;)


cheers!

[threetails]

looks great i really like the suit detail and spec that it creates, looking farward to the final renders for him.

[Finners]

Agreed! Spec is nice! is the glow you've got going on because of the depth cue? or is it another rendering effect?

[Moni-Poroni]

Oh wow...wow ..wow..I´m still stunning...
what a perfect Polypaint! !!!
Really beautiful work!! All those amazing details.. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

"I have to decrease the spec on the fingers though"
LOL.. I understand nothing... :o
Oh ... I have so much to learn after this contest.... just realized that again :)
Can´t wait to see your final entry. :)

[brettSinclair]

Great! Love the fabric feel his got. Long john silver away! haha.

[goldo_O]

Thanks guys!
Moni, I'm just saying that the skin is too shiny on the left fingers. I'll have to correct that :)

[maxinkuk]

Stunning as ever, the fabric is awesome.

[prosthetix]

really great thread,
thanks for the info !!
really enjoy the cartoony feel,
prosthetix

[MonteCristo]

Fantastic work dude. This is an awesome entry. :D Really looking forward to seeing the final piece.

[Jason Belec]

"Want some honey....". ;)


Looking really good. ;)

[Moni-Poroni]

Aaah :idea: thank you sooo much for the explanation.:)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, wow.....this is so beautiful...love the bump detail on the suit...Super cool indeed. Such a glorious work! :tu: :tu:

[- FoOD -]

looking awesome - very cool paint job..:D:tu:

[rasmusW]

hey adrien!

love the fabric details and the materials.
everything is so darn cool on this dude. can't wait to see your final pict.

-r

[JR_Rossi]

Wow! Really cool!
I think a more shimmering and rougher patterned surface on the glasses (like an insect) will support the great style.
Best regards, Rossi

[Captain Sensible]

Looking awesome!:tu:

[spimmy]

The character is just soooo cool!! :cool: :tu: really like the textures, top stuff!!:) :tu:

[weirya]

Beautiful depht and polypainting render! Pandex is so cool.:tu: :tu:

How did you do this tiny détails on the fabric (alveolus)?
It's sculpted or that come from the material?

[jtruthnick]

Yep, this guy gets my vote!!! How'd you do the bump pattern on the fabric if you don't mind me asking? amazing stuff...

[Etcher]

Great paint job (the texture on the suit!!) :tu: !

[goldo_O]

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I'm working on my still images right now, and should be able to post them by tomorrow.

JR_Rossi: Thanks! I tried some various cell patterns for the eyes, but eventually decided to keep them smooth. As soon as I was putting some details on them, I had the feeling to lose the hornet style and get the eyes of a fly instead, if you know what I mean. It also indicates that it's a manufactured gear instead of a biological deformation/mutation. I hope it makes sense.

weirya & jtruthnick: Nothing extraodrinary here, I just use a fabric texture and put it in greyscale. It was a bit too noisy so I edited it in Photoshop to have something more simple. Then I just used the standard brush with DragRectangle stroke. The alpha was pretty big (1000 pixels) so a single stroke was covering half of his chest. I just had to pay attention to the overlapping between the different strokes.

Fabric.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27127823%27,%27Fabric.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Last day! I guess the night won't be long :lol: Cheers!

[SolidSnakexxx]

:lol: Well..I have to disagree with goldo_O that it's not extraordinary...in fact... this entry has been an extraordinary one since the first post! Thank you so much for your mini tutorial. :tu:

[weirya]

Many thanks Goldo_O for explanation! and take your time to respond us.:)

You said :"I just had to pay attention to the overlapping between the different strokes." and I agree with you about that.

I was thinking you used an other technique, because I didn't see overlapping...Congratulation!:tu:

[wethand]

awesome paint job!

and... really nice material!!!!
looks realistic!!! :eek: :eek: :tu:

since i am out'a here, i wish you very good luck in the contest!

[jempix]

Captain Hornet looks great! The mesh detail and the base add a lot to this piece. He kicks butt!

[Lucky_1]

Awesome paint job Adrien, truly inspiring work !
Thanks

[goldo_O]

Hey guys! This will be my last post before my final entry. I'm still convuslively refreshing Youtube website to finally see my transpose video online. It's already uploaded in the afternoon so I can post the link anyway, I'm just waiting to double-check the quality.

Anyway, before having the thread locked, I wanted to thank you all for posting in here and being a huge source of motivation! I was about to give up several times, but your support helped me to continue until today.

Some amazing pieces of art have been made and I'm very glad I entered this contest beside you fellow ZBrushers! That was really a blast!
Good luck everyone, and see you in about two weeks when the threads will reopen! ;)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Hey there goldo_O....I also want to say that your entry's one very inspirational for me from the design standpoint to the very step you took for sculpting execution! It's been an honor entering the same contest with you. Your Captain Hornet is one master piece even before you are showing the final entry. Best of luck to you. :tu: :tu:

[goldo_O]

Still Image:

Cpt_Hornet_Still_Image.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128254%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_Still_Image.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Additional Images:

Cpt_Hornet_vs_Quentin_Wilson.jpg.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128255%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_vs_Quentin_Wilson.jpg.jpg%27,1,0%29)


Cpt_Hornet_Beauty_Shot.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128256%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_Beauty_Shot.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128257%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View01.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128258%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View02.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View03.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128259%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View03.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128260%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View04.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View05.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128261%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View05.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_View06.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128262%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_View06.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Cpt_Hornet_Help.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27128263%27,%27Cpt_Hornet_Help.jpg%27,1,0%29)


Turntable Video:
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Transpose Video:
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Here is my link to the HighRes Image:

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/ZBC/actionhero/Cpt_Hornet_Still_Image_HR.jpg

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey goldo, congratlations!
Amazing presentation! I have so much fun by viewing your thead haha :)
:tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:
Hope we see more work from you!

[wethand]

lol! yeah, i really love the comic-piece... he is so cool!!! lol
and congrats on getting in. it really deserves it! :)

[jackdaniels666]

Have always loved the style of this character. Good job.

[jp_smith]

Great job dude, he oozes style. :)

[Webhead]

Have to agree with everyone else. Captain Hornet has an unmistakable style. Great character. Congrats on making the top 10. :tu:

[3mm]

i honestly say that this is my favorite among the contest and i think this is one of the winners:)(i hope),your process is verry interesting and informative for me and looking for your great work in future:D

[SolidSnakexxx]

Captain Hornet's very unique and very cool. The sculpt and technique you put in this character is unparalleled ! Superb! :tu: :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Congrats on making the cut! This is really slick looking work.:tu::tu: