''scared Silly Entry By Craig Thomson''

[fishadder]

Well here's my entry in this very cool competition.

I wanted to keep it as simple yet get as much visual interest and 'Halloweeniness in to it as possible and keep it kind of fun with a dark twist too so here goes!

Basically 2 little kids dressed in Halloween costumes are Trick or Treating on Mr Pumpkin head who should be the one to Scare them but He is terrifiedd by them and to make matters worse they come brandishing his parents pumpkin heads as Lanterns!!!

I love the organicness of ZBrush so all the knarled trees and pumpkin skin should be right up my alley and I really loved the Organic Faun character form Pans Labrynth so I think I'll Take Mr Pumpkin Head in that direction rather than have him in clothes, the kids aren't set in my head yet but one mummy and one Freddy or Jason character or maybee little girl Vampire. Also we'll see how much time I have but I'd like to add background detail to the inside of Mr Pumpkins House so you might see his folks pictures on the wall and recognise the lanterns rather than have him have to say it in a speech bubble?

Also possibly mock the image up as the cover of a Horror comic book in the vein of CreepShow or The Twilight zone with this image as the cover art called 'Scared Silly' depending on time

anyway

We'll see, I'm actually scaring myself silly at the prospect of all the work but I've been after a solid challenge to get my teeth into and this is a belter so bring it on!

comments and crits as always

fiahadder

PS whenever I post a thread I don't get a nice little ZBrush man logo before my post like everyone else!? I get a sort of file icon! I'm not bothered but I'd kind of like to know what i'm doing that's different and if it affects my post in any way?

[Marsyas]

Great sketch! I love the style and coloring.

[LittleDedder]

Looks very fun!!

[fishadder]

Thanks guys

Here's a start on Mr Pumpkins head



I then tried lots of different textures and materials, some shiny, some matt to get a decent overal pumpkin skin, layering them in different strengths to give it depth




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[fishadder]

Next I give it more detail and get the angle/pose I wanted and stretched it a bit to get a more startled/scared look.


then tweaked and colour corrected in Photoshop.
From doing the head I know now not to be too precious about the backs of the models as time is tight and it'll be a flat image anyway.

onto the body next


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[markkens]

PS whenever I post a thread I don't get a nice little ZBrush man logo before my post like everyone else!? I get a sort of file icon! I'm not bothered but I'd kind of like to know what i'm doing that's different and if it affects my post in any way?

The icon's different for threads you start, or ones you post in.

Cool idea...like the foliage for hands & feet.

[fishadder]

Still don't get it?
I thought i posted in the SCARED SILLY thread like everyone else but they all have a diffenernt logo!?
Am I posting in other peoples threads?
Because that's not good as i need my own thread for the competition!?


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[markkens]

It's just an "I posted something here" indicator. You'll see it for threads you start and other people's that you post in. I saw the Z in your thread at first, now I see the file marker 'cause I replied.

Keep posting your updates in the one you started.

[fishadder]

Ah Ok so I'm fine to keep going, lol!

I still feel a bit new to posting but Thanks again


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[fishadder]

Here's an update on Mr Pumpkin



built a rough body pose in Z-Spheres, skinned it and texture it as much like knarled wood and roots as I could

Then played with textures and materials to get a good bunch of dry and wet surfaces



then combined and tweaked the head and body together. I might add more fungal growths and stuff but here he is



Time to crack on with the little trick or treaters!


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[migusan76]

Love the concept art for this one! Can't wait to see this one done...

[dustbin1_uk]

Ho man that's a real treat to see that process! He looks amazing! Well done!

[threetails]

This is one of my fav's. nice work

[dustbin1_uk]

So have you rendered each of those materials seperately and used something like Photoshop to compose the layers?

Sorry I'm just getting used to 3D rendering being new to all forms of 3D art work.

When this is over would love to see a step by step of how you did that.

[-WOODY-]

I like your sketch and coloring. You really have a good eye for color. Your modeling is unique as well. Mr. Pumpkin looks neat and kinda reminds me of Mr. Scarecrow on Wizzard of Oz.