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#21

thanks GDUB I dodnt like the way it meshed either. I did like the proportions and had it posted on a couple other forums and thi is where most agreed the male looked best. the female they said had too much testosterone but since rhinos are big mucular bulky critters I wanted her to have that look. all agreed I just needed to take her off steroids. the problem is whan I did that she looked too teensy for the body.

I decided last night to try and do it in zbrush using zsphere. I been following the tutorials and trying to figure it out. I almost have it base modeled up then have to adjust some things. this spheres are weird to work with but fin. I just wished there was an easier way to rotate around the screen. I will be posting my zsphere model shortly. it doesnt look too bad but gonna kill me trying to adjust everything lol.

Joe

#22

Oh good to hear you’re re-doing it that way and learning from the tutorials and Im glad you took my comments so well as I was rather blunt.

It does take some time to wrap your head around it all and figure out the best way to create since there’s so many different options…maybe think about using Zsketch over you zspheres then sculpting on the mesh you create from them. This took me awhile to get used to but I found its an awesome way to create and explore new ideas especially since you’re trying to come up with concepts and designs on the fly.

There’s a really good webcast video in the video section about this maybe check that out.

#23

Also if you really want to sculpt the woman maybe think of her being part lion or jaguar…which can look elegant and also powerful and impressive.

This makes me think of the Tarzan covers I used to see by Frazetta …and Jaguar God…or godess maybe? :wink:

I dont think an animal built like a Tank would look to great with a part female body…and actualy Tank might but the stumpyness and bulk of a rhino doesnt work well with the female form IMO

#24

thanks. Im an old fart lol almost 49 I am as blunt and gruff as they come so I can take it. I actually was liking the human bodys I had especially the males face.

I am no where near being an artist but I been trying for 2 weeks to learn how to come up with something I can turn into a nice scene. I always loved boris and franks work and heavy metal magazine and always wanted to do some sculptures based on them but wasnt very talented. now with 3d I figure i might have a shot. I been doing 3D cad work for 2 1/2 yrs and figured this should be easy to learn too lol I was wrong.

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#25

Good Stuff!
Well I think your best bet is to watch as many of the videos on this site as you can…it does take some trial and error for sure.

Good luck on your sculpt.

#26

thanks i have zbrush basics character creation in zbrush and several other zbrush videos I been watching.

im following one of these tutorials and its on the fingers now and they making like 4 joints rofl i have to finish it to see what they do to finish it off

Joe

#27

question
every once in a while when editing my model gets all pixellated and I have to restart to clean it up. is it just the software or am i hitting some button accidentally?

#28

well last night while working with zspheres I had an epiphany and so went back to my original work to test it out and my mesh turned out really nice i am very happy with it.

before I was trying to add the stomach etc on my merge and wasnt getting the look I wanted, plus my mesh was a total mess. well this time I just took the abdomen out and kept just the chest. this did 2 things. it created a creature where the upper half would be an actual part of the lower half and not just 2 seperate parts joined together. Secondly it made the mesh joint come together more nicely.

Now since I want touse the asian rhino as my preference, I need to add a lot of folds of skin and get them really bumpy. by doing this it will blend the two together into a more realistic creature. I have done a rough first draft of the outlines where I want the large skin panels on the chest. this willblend the two together better.

Right now I am looking at 2 different ways to place the panels so that they look natural. but I have a rough layout of one version

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#29

Ok i am fairly happy with this version though i still have a lot of work to do its shaping up. wished I knew how to uv map so I could test texture and render it to see how it looks though ((

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#30

because I have to work on hair and armour and other stuff I thought I would do a small bust so I had something to practice on before going for the full monty here. so I am doing boris Blood Bitch bust

I got started with a bust and helm but the bust needed work so I enlarged and pushed the breasts together to get a nicer cleavage to match the image. I also widened the jaw and rounded the cheeks to give her the fuller look. the first image is my first try and the second is with adjustments. I am doing this entirely in zbrush and pulled it into max so that i got a nice smooth image.

the armour is going to be a biatch for me but will definately be a challenge.

Joe

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