Action Hero – The Whipman

[raguyarts]

Hi everyone!

It's my first contest on this forum , this is going to be fun and I'm sure it'll be instuctive

Entry by: Eric Randrianarison.

Action Hero – The Whipman
Real name – Jarod Wesley

Background


The Whipman.

Child of divorced diplomats born in Hong Kong, Jarod Wesley was able to develop his unusual telepathic capacities (not familiar in the west) thanks to the Asian monks who dealt with his education: he became expert in martial arts (in particular in the handling of the whip chain), and furthermore, he learned to control this power which enables him to paralyse a living being temporarily.
Once returned to the USA , he joined the Marines where he was recruited for the secret program of the American administration in the Zone 51, in the AFA (Agent For Action). These Agents were destined for undercover missions “to influence” in the important strategic decisions in the politico-economic fields in the world. He was considered as the best element of its cell. Jarod was given a “special” mission: to eliminate an oil tycoon which supports the presidential candidate against the outgoing one. By refusing this mission, he became a fugitive. To thwart the drawings of the secret organization, he decides to act wearing a mask… including against the bandits which he randomly crosses during his escapes. Very quickly the media seize this super hero who controls these gangsters with his weapon: the whip chain, by calling him the Whipman.


Powers
Telepathy
Paralyse the enemy
Abilities:
Martial arts
Super Strength
Jump
Favorite Weapon:
Chain Whip
COMICS18bis.jpg

[maxinkuk]

Wonderful rendering of your concept art. Could be a trading card. Hey, that's an idea, the cards of the heroes! I could then slip them in next time my nephew asks me to play a game of Pokemon.
Good luck with your entry, if your modeling and sculpting is half as good as what you display in 2d art then it'll be well worth following.
Cheers.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Cool concept sketch. Look forward to your Zsculpt :)

[dustbin1_uk]

Wow! nice concept!!!

[Drakelot]

Can't wait for the model ... xcellent concept drawing :tu:

[ISK-86]

Welcome to the contest :)

Your concept looks really great... think that we will learn a lot from you :cool:

[raguyarts]

Thank you guys for your kind words.

Maxinkuk - Fancy, I have myself a little nephew (10 year) who plays Pokemon cards. He asked me to create some invincibles fake cards uh, uh, uh!

ISK-86 - we never stop learning through each other ;)

Here is my BaseMesh

(http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1)JarodBASE1.jpg

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the progression from the ZSphere construct to the adaptive skin and then sculpt are really impressive! Love what you have so far :tu: :tu:

[petekasim]

Welcome to the contest, things are really hotting up in here...

I love that concept piece, superb stuff. I like the story, too, good solid action hero stuff with a modern twist.

Basemesh looking very solid so far, I'm eager to see how this progresses :tu:

Good luck!

[raguyarts]

Thanks for your nice comments.

This is an little Update
I did hair with a Sphere3D because there is not enough Polygon on the head..I put them together before making the retopology
JarodHEAD.jpg

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice update... the close up shot of the head's really awesome...very heroic comic style... :tu: You've got some serious sculpting skill :)

[Frenchy Pilou]

...the guy ! :D

PS Seems I have yet seen a Raguy before in another places! :D :lol:

[raguyarts]

SolidSnakexxx - Thank you!
Pilou - (Chut! je suis en mission secrète ) I am going to tell you a secret, keep it for you, Believe it or not... I AM the Whipmanhttp://www.3dvf.com/forum/images/perso/2/patou2.gif

I've just finished the boring part today, the retopology.
JarodRETOPOLOGY.jpg

[animastur]

I like the sketch. :)
But I think the logo and weapon need a little work more to get punch...

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, raguyarts, you are fast...the topo work's in excellent shape as well. :tu: :tu:

[Harmonic]

Hey great work so far! I really like the head close up, looks a bit like Gambit.

[Webhead]

Nice costume design. :tu:

[alexis flamand]

Great great job, Rag !
You're our super-heros WIP-man !
Model is great, and the cartoon rendering is a must.
I can wait for the fight Whipman VS ZBman.

Alexis

[raguyarts]

animastur - I like the logo the way it is, but it's true, I should reduce his weapon a little bit,thanks for your crits. ;)

SolidSnakexxx - Harmonic - Webhead - thanks so much for your comments.

alexis flamand - No no no, Whipman & Dr Alexis Flamand ( Aka ZBman ) are Friends they are fighting together against this vilain Pilouman :lol:

It is for a static image, so I decided to break the symetric from the start and to give its position to the character (like for a traditionnal sculpture). I prefer to deal that way with each part of the body in motion.

ZBrush Document16.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27122229%27,%27ZBrush%20Document16.jpg%27,1,0%29)
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I have started the posture with the Rigging Zspheres (http://raguyarts.blogspot.com/2009/01/videos-transpose.html) of zbrush, other videos on the Transpose are coming soon.

[raguyarts]

Little update.
My final image will look like this, the Whipman with his favorite Weapon.
ZBrush Document23.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27122458%27,%27ZBrush%20Document23.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[JUPITER]

WoW! that's a cool way to make the head.Looking forward to seeing more!!!!

[threetails]

this looks like a fun concept, nice work with the transpose and retopo. look forward to seeing this one.

[goldo_O]

Cool pose Raguyarts! It's coming along very nicely! Bon courage pour la suite! :tu:

[SOLcreator]

Nice work with your Whipman, I especially like the headpiece and hair.

I look forward to seeing more :lol:

- SOL

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice pose...I like it more when the whip's added. :tu: May be a bit of twisting torso would imply more force. :)

[sagiarts]

Cool thats neat and fast

[sazar26]

sweet concept and i see your fast at sculpting good job he is looking really cool so far in that pose

[raguyarts]

Thanks you guys for your nice comments.

SolidSnakexxx - You're right , i would see later... thank you for your interest.

I`ve worked on the face, i think the head is finished. I will put his glasses later.

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[GregStrangis]

Looking good, very clean :tu: My only crit would be that his nose is a little too small from a side profile view. Otherwise keep going :D

[cmoffitt]

Looking cool and I really like how you approached the hair! I also agree with Greg that the nose looks a bit flat from the side. Maybe pull the tip out a bit. Keep up the good work!

[mkk316]

I thought it was Gambit at first. lol. But really nice work so far, I agree with the others the nose does seem a bit small.

[maxinkuk]

It's very expressive, with nice features and personality. Excellent job.
What still needs adjusting are the teeth. Especially the bottom teeth. They should be bigger and follow the curve of the jaw ending halfway from where they are now and the ear.

[raguyarts]

OK! I totally agree with you guys and reworked the nose.
Here's a little update, Thanx!
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[sasquatchpoacher]

very clean. cant wait to see the finished product.

[gregoconn]

this is looking really nice and you have a good design. Very gambit like, and I love gambit :)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice facial sculpt there...I like the updated version too..the previous face looks a bit cat like (Nose bridge's a bit too flat) But now all's just great. Excellent skill you possess. :tu: Look forward to more pose :)

[raguyarts]

Thank you guys for your kind words.

Here is a new update.
The body is almost finished, now I start drawing the elements of the clothes.

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[wethand]

looks like a very clean sculpt!

keep up the nice progress!

[raguyarts]

Thank you wethand !

I have just finished the motives of the clothes, details and folds of his outfit are coming soon.

ZBrush Document58.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27125159%27,%27ZBrush%20Document58.jpg%27,1,0%29)
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[Captain Sensible]

That's really nice. Good overall design. I like the pose. Looking forward to more updates :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Cool pose, raguyarts. This is coming along wonderfully. Very good design :)

[raguyarts]

Thank you guys ;)

The details aren't quite finished, I am just testing the colours to see how it looks like.
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[snoopalu]

wow good model i like how it looks so far

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice color work. He's looking good. And the black material is quite cool with some specular in it :cool:

[boblenain]

Hi! great job you did!
Nice to know you now that I met you at Eyrolles today ;)

I like your hero but maybe I would have change the standing, I feel like he's more dancing than fighting some evil guy (me for example!)

Despite that point it's a good choice you made for the colors.

[raguyarts]

snoopalu - Thank you !

SolidSnakexxx - Thank you for your nice comments!

boblenain - I was also delighted to meet you.
Actually, the movement of his arms can be considered like a pre-fighting movement in his Chain Whip technics. As for his legs, it is just a comics classical gesture.
Merci pour les commentaires.;)


Here is another update with more details.
ZBrush Document70.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27125879%27,%27ZBrush%20Document70.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[raguyarts]

Update…the Whipman glasses, i made it with Zspheres, and painting with only Matcaps.

ZBrush Document71.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126118%27,%27ZBrush%20Document71.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Making of Glasses.

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ZSpheres and Retopology

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[AVTPro]

Wow!! you really pulled that character out!!

[spimmy]

Wow, really awesome. I love the outfit, the glasses, the texture, details...well pretty much everything :) :tu:

[boblenain]

Sorry for all the things that I said : it's getting better, the googles make it less "mister nice guy"

Can't wait to see the whip!

[Captain Sensible]

The face and goggles are top notch! :tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the update's awesome..I really like the goggles especially after the material applied :tu: great work there.

[raguyarts]

Thank you guys for your kind words.:tu:
Here comes the Chain Whip
ZBrush Document92.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27126390%27,%27ZBrush%20Document92.jpg%27,1,0%29)


Making of Chain Whip
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My videos "transpose" youtube are now on line
Transpose1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXWu_JLzc48)
Transpose2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjL5o2u-Vfs)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Really cool process to create the whip chain... Excellent pose as well :tu: :tu:

[threetails]

nice work, the retopo and intitalizing of the primitives is somthing i need to do more of. thanks for sharing.

[Jason Belec]

I must say that I love the style you captured for this character! I started digging through some stuff in the morgue, and the memories of youth and all those images handed down from my dad in comics, marketing material, etc., flooded back. Thanks, I hope 50'sKID is seeing all this. ROFL ;)

[raguyarts]

SolidSnakexxx - Thank you again for taking a look

threetails - Thank you for the nice words

Jason Belec - Anyway thank you for the encouragement ;)

Update with some more details
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Here are the making of belt
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[Derek Frenzo]

I like this guy very much. The only change I would make is the head. His head looks a tad big for his body. He would look more heroic with a slightly smaller head.

[monstermaker]

I like it . Lots of nice details nice pose . I really enjoyed seeing you process. thanks for sharing.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice work on the belt! :tu: Really great progress going!

[Malleable man]

Great classic style. I love the accesory work. The chain whip is great. Do you think it will come out in a 3D print? Keep going!

Regards, James.

[Marsyas]

Nice work! The pose and outfit are really nice. I like how you made his gear.

[chindian]

wow... very awesome indeed... I really like the style of this one! Best of luck in the competition! Looking forward to seeing the final!

[raguyarts]

Derek Frenzo - Maybe it's because of his hair, anyway I will increase the size of the body a little bit...thanks for your crits.

monstermaker - SolidSnakexxx - Marsyas - chindian - Thanks you guys for your nice comments.

Malleable man - I will insert a long cylindric stem between his left foot and the base to reunite them. I hope it will be fine that way. Thanx

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice update to the model. He's looking so classic and cool. I look forward to see the final piece! :tu:

[Frenchy Pilou]

...l'artiste! :cool:

[raguyarts]

Here are my final Images.

I created each element of these images in Zbrush and Photoshop
I used Polypainting to colorize them.

It's a weird creature who is grabbing him in the "Area 51", normally he escapes and jumps, but actually, it's only an excuse to link him to the base of the sculpture :D.

Hope you like it.



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Just for fun! :D




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Good luck to all the others. :tu: