William Shatner

[maria@thecenter]

This is my first ever attemt at Z-brush. I'm trying to make one of my favorie actors ever, William Shatner, spesificly him as Denny Crane from Boston legal. I'm about 4 hours into this and was wondering if I could get some crits before I continue.

[MEnders]

Lookin’ good lookin’ good,

I see a few areas that may need some quick touchups to fit your reference photos a little better-I've attached a picture to try to help illustrate what I’m getting at.

1) the lower forehead seems a little too 'bumpy'. From what I can see in the reference, this area is smoother. ( Blue circle, top picture )

2) Also, the eyebrow meets the nose in a nice arc ( green lines, top picture ) - The Zbrush version seems a bit too squared off.

3) The shape of the ear may need to be squished -> <- a bit ( bottom left )

4) And the nose area may look more natural from the side once the eye is tweaked (point 1)

Well on your way! Ps: If you decide to tackle the hair, give me some tips :P

[Remib]

hi maria@thecenter, welcome aboard , your character look really good as a start , maybe the nostrils are too large as you refer to a model...
i wait for the details

[maria@thecenter]

Quick update, I think I'm ready to start using the paint tool and not just moving stuff.

[maria@thecenter]

Hair is tricky stuff.

[maria@thecenter]

It was suggested to me that backtracking and trying to get the underlying structure of the face closer to Mr. Shatner would produce better results. Here is my attempt at that.

[dogbone]

Yes it is tricky getting the right expession. Which is a sort of segueway to where I post a link to Shatner doing rocket man which although old still captures something of the person.

[Plakkie]

Ah, Shatner! Cool to see him in CGI. No tips from me, only encouragement:
welcome, and keep going!

[maria@thecenter]

I think it's hair time again!

[maria@thecenter]

Hair is done-ish.

[KrakenCMT]

Is his hair removable ... like in real life?

Keep it up! It's coming along well! The top half of the head is starting to resemble him. But I think some more adjustments on the mouth and jaw area could be done.