3D Jam #4: Don Cheadle/War Machine - Firebert

[Firebert]

I will be sculpting out Don Cheadle as War Machine.
Below is the begnning base mesh, and the progress so far on the sculpt. The base was made in Maya. I could have sculpted this from a minimal base, but I wanted to revisit some good old poly modeling to allow for some extra control in certain areas.
I will most likely try some of the hard surface brushes for the armor, at least as a starting point for retopology.
cheadle_base.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27178353%27,%27cheadle_base.jpg% 27,1,0%29)
cheadle_base2.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27178355%27,%27cheadle_base2.jpg %27,1,0%29)
cheadle_sculpt1.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27178356%27,%27cheadle_sculpt1.j pg%27,1,0%29)

[DarkHalo]

Wow Man I can already see the resemblance..great job..goodluck on the challenge..I hope I finish my own piece..

[groBoto]

Love the volumes & geometries... very solid, clean.

Best Wishes,
Darrel

[Firebert]

Thanks guys. Sorry I didn't post much. Maintaining multiple threads can be tough.

Attached are the final entries.


1.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183106%27,%271.jpg%27,1,0%29)


A quicktime turntable can be downloaded at the following links...

Link1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1446578/Videos/war_machine_HIGH.rar)
Link2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1446578/Videos/war_machine_HIGH%20%281%29.rar)
Link3 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1446578/Videos/war_machine_HIGH%20%282%29.rar)


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Here is a closeup of the face

head_test.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183111%27,%27head_test.jpg%27, 1,0%29)
thumb2.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183191%27,%27thumb2.jpg%27,1,0 %29)

[cherub_rock]

Looking ace man! What about the shaded? :)

[brettSinclair]

Cool stuff. I'm not sure if his skin is a weee bit too shiny. I could be wrong. Good job on the model. Would be cool if the visor lowered down and sucked in. too show air lock or something.

[Firebert]

Thanks Brett :) I'm glad you like it. I agree his spec is a tad shiny. Cheadle has some oily skin imo, but I also wanted it to feel like it is somewhat hot in the armor. Tony Stark may be a genius, but I don't think he came up with an A/C unit for the suites :P

Here's some detailed images.
armor_shade1.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183271%27,%27armor_shade1.jpg% 27,1,0%29)
(http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183272%27,%27armor_wire.jpg%27 ,1,0%29)armor_wire1.jpg (javascript:zb_insimg('183278','armor_wire1.jpg',1 ,0))
armor_shade2.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183273%27,%27armor_shade2.jpg% 27,1,0%29)
armor_wire2.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183274%27,%27armor_wire2.jpg%2 7,1,0%29)
armor_wire.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183275%27,%27armor_wire.jpg%27 ,1,0%29)
face_closeup.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183276%27,%27face_closeup.jpg% 27,1,0%29)
light_setup.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27183277%27,%27light_setup.jpg%2 7,1,0%29)

[Al.Tintop]

hey firebert. congrats on finishing this one. it looks really superb.
the only thing i would crit are his eyes, maybe they got a bit much transparency/reflections. but the sweaty look of the skin is great as i think it's believable that these suits aren't really cooled down.
anyway, great work.

[rad66203]

Great work! :eek: Top row! The texture/material for the armor is spot on. Did you use a mental ray shader for it?