Action Hero - Knoweapon

[SOLcreator]

//Action Hero//
Knoweapon (http://www.knoweapon.com)

Super Powers//
> Can reshape physical reality with his Imagination and Intent.
> Immortality.
> A multidimensional gatekeeper able of jumping in and out of regular time-space and into higher dimensional reality.
> Channels the "Triple Flame of Awakening" of the mighty Seraphim, the highest order of Angels of the Great Central Sun.
> Channels the "Lapis Blue Light" that casts out demons and has miraculous healing power.

...And the more time he spends on Earth during "The End of Time", the more magical abilities and power he Awakens within...

//Story & Character Sketch//
See below image, also see www.knoweapon.com (http://www.knoweapon.com)


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//Artist Name//
SOL Creator (aka Sebastian Maroti)

[maxinkuk]

I'm quite speechless. The presentation is phenomenal, bring this one on please!

[SolidSnakexxx]

The visual is just...so peaceful and beautiful... :tu: I'm thrilled to see its ZBrush version.

[dustbin1_uk]

Very very cool!!!! :eek:

[Mysfyt]

Really beautiful. Cannot wait to see how you proceed with this one.

[SOLcreator]

maxinkuk, SolidSnakexxx, dustbin1_uk thanks for the positive vibes and support. I gotta send my love to Zbrush for the contest... this one's got me SO INSPIRED!!!

This is going to be quite the adventure, the mythos of Knoweapon is epic :)

//In Light//
SOL

[cghuang]

very well done presentation!

[SOLcreator]

Thanks for the love Mysfyt, the energy is flowing! I've got an art show out of town this weekend, so no major updates on Knoweapon are in the works until Mon/Tues.

Until Then!
- SOL

[zeke3d]

pretty cool concept!

[Moni-Poroni]

I like your concept...beautiful colour :tu: even though it´s very mysterious:)
Can´t wait to see more details...
Best wishes

[SOLcreator]

Thanks for you energy Moni-Poroni, zeke3d, cghuang :D

Mystery is my speciality ;)

[Harmonic]

Cool concept, I like it. I am curious if you will have him emerging from flowing lines of energy like that in your sculpt. Might be tricky to pull off but it would look really awesome.

[goldo_O]

Very nice concept, I'm looking forward to see how you will transpose it to 3D. Good luck Sol!

[SOLcreator]

goldo_O, thanks for the support:D and Harmonic...

Knoweapon shifts in and out of dimensional reality, so the Light is a really important part of the sculpt. This initial image is his appearance as he's midway through dimension-shifting, so he appears as a being of Light. When he fully condenses into 3D reality, he is a solid form with flowing energy threads around him like the picture illustrates.

I AM envisioning that the action pose will be illustrating when he is channelling energy from a higher dimension and reforming the reality around him. Such as the below image, but with a lot more energy and Light!



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[Y/Haüss]

This concept gonna bring a very impressive pose!
Congratulations!

[SOLcreator]

And to add to my previous pose, more of the energy matrix I AM seeing...

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[jempix]

Great stuff. Really nice work on the concept sketch and story.

[wethand]

woah, awesome stuff!
now show us this in 3d!!! looking forward this one!

[SOLcreator]

wethand, jempix, yes the design is by Alex Grey, an amazing Visionary Artist:
http://www.alexgrey.com/theologue.html

[Drakelot]

Xcellent presentation ... looks like a fun sculpt ... good luck !!!:tu:

[dustbin1_uk]

Yeah!! Alex Grey is amazing!

I encountered his site a few years ago.

you can't look at his work without feeling your own soul and your own mortality!!! Amazing!

[SOLcreator]

:b2: yes dustbin1_uk, very inspiration work. I've been CoSM in NYC, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors is breathtaking! I recommend picking up his book of collected work, Alex Grey "Visions".

:b2: Thanks for the support Drakelot and Y/Haüss


- SOL

[Lucky_1]

Very nice graphic "sketch"
Very curious to see more !
Keep it up

[SOLcreator]

Thanks Lucky_1, more to come shortly! I've been really busy with other projects last few days, but NOW is the time for Knoweapon.

- SOL

[SirNeo]

i realy like your concept draw; i'll watch your thread :tu:

[SOLcreator]

Thanks SirNeo :) More is coming soon!

- SOL

[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

:D :D Voila! More to Come tomorrow! :D :D

[Gohanf22]

wow sol. this is impressive. nice story going on here. i cant wait to see your base mesh. :D

[skullbeast]

"holy sir spamalot"

cool concept!

Base mesh?

[SOLcreator]

base mesh is coming :D . I have been working heavily on concepting in 2D and am weaving the story as I roll out the designs. Come back tomorrow to see more :)

- SOL

[Teyon]

Looking forward to it. Seems like a cool character is in the making.

[cmoffitt]

Concept is looking cool! Looking forward to the model!

[SOLcreator]

:D

[petekasim]

Disregard my last message, the pages are showing multiple posts now... don't know if it was just a problem on my end.

Anyway, keep up the in-depth work! Excellent to see real passion, I'll be sure keep my eye out and offer comments as I see more :)

[goldo_O]

Very cool story Sol! Looking forward to see what's happening in chapter 4!
And cool zshpere skeleton btw! We could almost miss it with the text :D

[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

thanks for the love petekasim and goldo_O :D

Head shot sketches, made from a single polymesh sphere primitive. I was doing a study of hero archetypes, narrowing in on his look. I am heading towards a very handsome Asiatic or Polynesian look, with very strong features. His eyes and face will be very calm, mirroring his mastery of awareness and concetration, like a samurai and a Buddha (see link HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StandingBuddha.jpg)).

I need to brush up on my hands and other anatomy, so back to zbrush!

till next post
-SOL

[SOLcreator]

http://www.solcreator.com/knoweapon/assets/chapter3_handbasemesh.jpg

[SOLcreator]

I'm getting into hand modelling, I want to strengthen my hand sculpting capabilities.

Zspheres are great for producing beshmeshes! However, Making digits on the hands and feet has it limitations. I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of zspheres when it comes the aforementioned, so I decided to take a little time and attempt to accurately produce decent topology from the beginning. The above diagram is what I came up with :). Its workable however there is no getting around the need to retopologize after a certain point :P

[SOLcreator]

http://www.solcreator.com/knoweapon/assets/chapter3_8headstall.jpg

[SOLcreator]

Knoweapon has a model physique of the future, as it seems we are evolving to be taller and more beautiful :D . He stands at approximately 8 heads high,flowing within the proportions of Leonardo Da Vinci's conceptualized ideal, which based off of the Golden Ratio. The fibonacci swirl, seen everywhere in nature, including our bodies, (see below images of the shell and hairline diagram) is the Golden Ratio expressed.




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[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

Did some more looking into constructing Zsphere hands, and found a method that is a lot simpler than the previous method I posted! See Below. The Caveat of getting this Zsphere build to work properly is the Adjustment of the "Ires" slider, to a value of 2.

Video of this in action
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK81ZsLKXwY&feature=user

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[fluxist8070]

Really nice character. I may have missed reading this, but are you also invoking the "golden mean?" Really nice so far!
looks like you might have to retopologize the hand.

[SOLcreator]

fluxist8070, yes that previous hand attempt was no good, but this method for deploying Zspheres works great (see previous post diagram) :tu:

[SOLcreator]

Costume design still WIP, only focusing on the forms and rhythms atm. Colour swatches on the left, will get into later today.

Comments, feedback always welcome :tu:

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[SOLcreator]

I feel good with the flow of the design, am working on colours now and will post later :)

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[SOLcreator]

...And the back.

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[maxinkuk]

Good design, very relaxed, you can sense the extreme coolness of the character. :tu:

[jackdaniels666]

Good job so far. I'm really liking the look of this character.

[SOLcreator]

thanks maxinkuk and jackdaniels666. Knoweapon channels his power from his inner stillness, so I'm glad you're picking it up on it maxinkuk.

First version of the colour scheme. Feedback appreciated :D

http://www.solcreator.com/knoweapon/assets/chapter3_costumedesignv1.jpg

[SolidSnakexxx]

Very nice update, SOLcreator. And I do like the color scheme of Knoweapon. And I think the Ryu's force build up pose would be an interesting pose to apply on this character.... It would look extra cool when you pose the character with his cape all floating....This one's going to be great, man... :tu:

BTW, you've got such cool sense of design/color. Somehow I kind of like the Gray/Blue ..with no red...for some reason...maybe because it looks more calm....and more fitting with his name..."Knoweapon"

[SOLcreator]

Thanks SolidSnakexxx for affirming the colour scheme :tu: . This really helps me :) . I really like the white and grey too, and I think I will only accent it with small amounts of colour.

I meditated on it and saw some amazing visions for him, totally surging with this white/blue energy.

I've taken the concept as far as I need to insofar as the story and design goes, now I am shifting my focus to the sculpt :)

- SOL

[goldo_O]

Hi SOL!
I like the curves on your outfit! The neck and shoulders areas should be very interesting!
Like Snake I think you should avoid the red and stick to the blue/grey/white scheme. You have a very unique style so far, and I can't wait to see it transposed in 3D :)

[dustbin1_uk]

Weird, I can't see any of the images?

[SOLcreator]

Thanks goldo_O, I'm feeling the white/grey/blue/green colour scheme is the right direction to go.

dustbin1_uk, all the images on my thread are being hosted on my server, and I just realized that I did not permit the "http://209.132.96.165" URL to hotlink on the back end. Sorry about that! All fixed now :)

[chindian]

The blue and red cape are too "superman-ish" for me... I'd say try another colour scheme..

Nice progress though... I like your WIP.
Keep it up!

[SOLcreator]

yes I agree chindian, I'm going in the direction of the white and grey, with small amounts of, probably the green and blue.

Thanks for the crit :)

[JHK3D]

very interesing cloth. the curves and saturation.

[SOLcreator]

thanks JHK3D.

Ive been tending to other work last few days, launching my website and blog, hence the lack of activity since Tuesday.

And fyi, already sculpting, just nothing too exciting to show just yet.

Okay, back to work!

***9788; SOL

[fluxist8070]

I like the design without the cape.
The design has a nice flow.

[dustbin1_uk]

Ah yes! I can see them now!! wonderful!

You do realise that you can upload them direct to ZBC?

Anyway it's like getting 10 updates all together! And what an amazing skill you have designing in Photoshop!

Great work and keep going!!

[SOLcreator]

Thanks dustbin1_uk and fluxist8070. The thing about the cape fluxist8070 is that adds a tremendous amount to the story of the image. The final shot will have a lot of energy and turbulence, so a cape is needed for the story of the shot.

I've spent quite a bit of time studying and perfecting how to make a good mesh from zspheres, and I am really happy with the outcome, especially the hands. :D

It's been a while since an update! Had to focus my energies elsewhere last few days, but here we go with the basemesh.

Cape was a lot easier than I imagined. I use a plane, pushed and pulled it (and use Deformations), and hit Extract in SubTool palette, 5 min.

Stay Tuned!

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[SOLcreator]

zspheres of the basemesh. Notice the "Ires" and "Mc" have been changed from the default to get the desired result.

Hoooray! Good hands with zspheres at last

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[canndis]

Hey nice updates and like the concepts so far , Would love to see them as it progress in 3d.

[- FoOD -]

good zsphere work here ....hands and tweaked sculpt look good

[SOLcreator]

Thanks - FoOD - and canndis :)

Basemesh done... now the fun stuff really begins!

***9788; SOL

[Moni-Poroni]

Beautiful presentation.. :tu: Looks very professional
I´m hypnotized by those colours :)
Also good progress and I really like the hand you´ve made.
Thank you for the "set ires to "3" and hit "mc"
I´ll try that the next time ;)
best wishes

[BANDD]

NOOOOO!!!!!!!! Y can't you be finished by now!!!!!! got me all excited everytime i changed pages just wanting to see the end result... u better get a good one cuz u got tons of people now in expectation LOL... great work ;D wainting for more.. :)

[SOLcreator]

BANDD, Moni-Poroni thank you thank you for the love and support! Don't fret BANDD, all this pre-prepatory work has been laying foundation for the really good stuff to come :) I have a "master plan" hehe...

This challenge has been such a profound learning experience for me, really taking the time to LEARN Zbrush, get into what each of these knobs and sliders does and how to build proper geometry. Prior Id just throw down some clay and start mashing away at it! Don't get me wrong, Zbr is great to create that way, but I have a little *lil' technition* inside that likes to have keep his ruler in his pocket and likes to have all his boxes neatly stacked, if you get my meaning :p.

Okay back to sculpting. More to come.

***9788; SOL

[SOLcreator]

Quick update: Sculpting sculpting sculpting :D. I've been studying Zac Petroc's amazing male anatomy figure, primarily (this man is a genius... thanks Zac!). As I refine the sculpt I will be introducing other source references, and perhaps adding a slightly exaggerated feel, giving him a more super-real quality to his visual language... though Im not sure at this stage, still too early to make that decision.

I'm really looking forward to his costume and face sculpting phases, and slightly dreading the painting phase and am in wonder about what the final render will look like!

More to come :tu:

***9788; SOL
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[Drakelot]

They look fantastic, xcellent work !!!

[SOLcreator]

Thank you Drakelot :D

[Gohanf22]

nice updates solcreator. very nice indeed. and the presentations of each one is very well in depth. nice job.

[SOLcreator]

Thanks Gohanf22 :tu:

Okay, here we are with the semi-refined sculpt of Knoweapon with his costume applied on to him (via quick Photoshop'ing).

I'm really liking this semi-transparent cape, and think I will carry it through to the final design.

Tomorrow I finish the body sculpt, including the head (which is a goofy box mesh at the moment), sans costume and fine details. I'll be working back and forth in PS and Zbr mocking up the costume lines , see what works and what doesn't.

Comments and suggestions welcome... I would like to know what sort of fabric/sheen/weave his garment could be.

Okay that's it for now!



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[luis2008]

again, where have i been? i missed this one too. this is great. i also like the effort put into your presentation. very nice ;)

[skullbeast]

Very nice! Impressive anatomy. :tu: :tu:

[SOLcreator]

thanks luis2008 and skullbeast :cool:. luis2008, I've been sporadic in my postings and doings in the start of the challenge, now have been going full throttle :)

***9788; SOL

[Lucky_1]

Looking very nice !
Keep it up.

[jempix]

Cool stuff. To repeat others, nice presentation. Great sculpt and anatomy.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Cool color of choice for his costume.. and the sculpt see looking sweet. :tu:

[GregStrangis]

Looking good so far, Only thing I have to crit on is that his bicep has a unatural curve to it right now at the bottom, Besides that I am excited to see further updates :D

[SOLcreator]

Thanks Lucky_1, jempix, SolidSnakexxx, GregStrangis! Anatomy is still rough in that pic, GregStrangis, still more fixes and refinement to go, but thanks for calling that out.

More coming!
***9788; SOL

[pitchepuck]

how did you do the cape? is this a photoshop paint ? I wonder about the material.. how did you do the transparency ?
wonderfull sculpting :tu:

[maxinkuk]

He's so sleek, great sculpt. :tu:
The transparent cape is a great idea but probably hard to render in a 3d print fear. But maybe not, maybe there are transparent materials for print and one can print the cape apart and fit it after.

[SOLcreator]

pitchepuck maxinkuk, haha ya the cape if a quick Photoshop job ;). Good point maxinkuk, I never though the transparency and a 3D print... Oh man you just gave me a killer idea! It totally ki-boshes any way I could get this 3D printed, but LOL!.. Im okay with that :D

Okay to Knoweapon has this awesome energetic aura surrounding him, like so:

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Transperencies and glows are possible in zbrush, so its totally doable :tu:

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[Drakelot]

He's looking very good !!! :tu: :tu:

[snoopalu]

wow cool stuff

[SOLcreator]

Okay, now I have finished the anatomy-sculpt, and have just started playing around with some materials and some simple extracted mesh objects, to mock up the costume design.

I now will be getting into fine details of the face and laying out the costume for real.



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[- FoOD -]

looking good SOLcreator - like the pattern on suit :D:tu:

[threetails]

coming along well, i like the different materials, and the forms seem great. how you feeling about it?

[SolidSnakexxx]

Nice update there, SOLcreator. I also like the black material that makes up his suite :)

[SOLcreator]

Thanks - FoOD -, threetails, SolidSnakexxx :D. Good question threetails! I feel really pleased with the overall body, torso, arms and legs have good anatomical structure. I have been having huge problems getting the hands right, and I don't think I'll work on them any more until he's posed. Face has a good general form, but far too kid-looking and needs more work.

The render you see with costume is a quick 15min mockup, and by doing mesh extract it poses new challenges, as some detail is lost. I know there will be multiple materials applied to a skin-tight costume, and it seems like either I take this route, or I paint different materials on the one mesh, and experiment with hiding seams.

Anyone have experience with this and could help me make this choice clearer?

Okay back to work!
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[SOLcreator]

FYI the nipples will be making an exit next render :lol:

[petekasim]

Your sculpting style is lovely, SOL! :tu:

And the concept and character is way out there, I'm totally fascinated! And the presentation is a pleasure to behold, artistic triumph through and through

Im eagerly looking forward to the final result :)

[SOLcreator]

Thank you petekasim, I truly appreciate and needed that.

ML
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[SOLcreator]

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[BANDD]

Reminds me of WatchMen... cool colour choice and figure, like agile and strong looking but not buff slow type, more like quicky intelligent... bruce kid of type :D LOL nice work... although the jump to the fourth chapter i feel kindy lost int he story in comparison with the other three chapters... like something in the middle is missing...

impatiently waiting ;) :cry:

[JUPITER]

I really like your presentation style,and your char is nice also.. ;) ;)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Very cool light.... I like the way you play with lighting....(Also your other thread as well, very cool)

[SirNeo]

Very good concept and style also modeling very well, keep it up:tu:

[Seavannah]

I love everything about this concept, sketches, and sculpting. I hope you don't mind me saying this about a sculpt of a man but he is beautiful. Love the light and energy stuff about him. Keep up the gorgeous work and happy zbrushing.

[SOLcreator]

Thank you all for the love :).

Posting of more progress >

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Love the facial feature you have sculpted. Very serene look....which fits him perfectly. :tu:

[Lucky_1]

Very nice update, awesome start on his suite !

[Harmonic]

Hey SOLcreator, love the update, looking very cool and unique. :tu:

[SOLcreator]

Thanks for the love S, L and H.

I've been on such an adventure the past month, working on my character for the action hero contest as well as another project very close to my heart. I have learned so much and grown so much as a creator, its been fantastic to running next to all of you with such amazing skills and creativity!

Despite the sad sounding news, it is with joy and respect that I humbly bow out and withdraw my entry from the action hero contest. I have been called to focus my time and energies on another manifestation, and I am off to Hawaii tomorrow morning to continue that work.

The following images are what I was saving as a massive tutorial type of post I was going to rock as my final post along with the completed render.

Best wishes and joyous Zbrushing!

Will be seeing you and sharing more of my creations at Zbrushcentral in the future!

Blessings,
***9788; SOL

[MonteCristo]

You have an amazing skill for making sad things sound positive. :lol: Good on you! :D

See ya around.

[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

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[SOLcreator]

This scene is rendered in Vue Esprit. I was intending to create a final image where Knoweapon is as seen in his gold form, rising out of the sunrise of a scene like this, but more panoramic and epic.
The star symbol is the Earth Star he received in chapter 3, which was to be the symbol on his heart chakra.


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[SOLcreator]

As I mentioned back in post #108, I am bowing out of the contest so I may hone my focus on other special work.

Love and blessings on successful and magical creations!
I look forward to seeing what you have created when I return from my travels :D

***9788; SOL

[YsenGrin]

very interesting. I like the proportion. It have a silver surfer feel to it:tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Oh....SOLcreator....Will you at least finish him at your own pace one day? I really like the character..its concept and idea.... :)

Also good luck to you in Hawaii.... (Very envious of you.... :o all the Sun....the Sand....and all the wonderful things there.)

[SOLcreator]

Perhaps SolidSnakexxx I will finish him :):):). Haha thanks! Hey, I thought you are in Thailand... asides from Hawaii, my favorite beaches in the world!

Good luck with Mantis Man, he's absolutely awesome!
S

[BANDD]

Good luck out there... don't get too tanned and don't get into too much trouble ;D and please... do finish it some day.. .u can't leave it like that... you owe us LOL ;D great job...

[earthtriber]

Knoweapon..... totally love it bro you rule!!!!! concept very special and work lyrics high frequency... in fact it needs to be made to a movie... (i wish/ manifest) high level.... found all your posts to be very entertaining and want to take this oppertunity to introduce you to a vision called EarthTribe as I see you are not continuing just yet will PM you a message... I look forward to hearing from you

Earthtriber