robo3687's 2011 Sketchbook

[robo3687]

Figured I’d start afresh for the new year with a new thread and a new project. It’s actually a 2nd attempt of a project I tried a year or so ago, a model of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. I looked back at my old one and it was, in a word, horrible…lol…but I’ve been working on this one for about a week and I’m pretty happy with how it’s coming along…

I think I've finally managed to get a likeness pretty darn close. A few notes: - rendered in max with vray and the vrayfastsss2 material - i've got displacement and normal maps on there - the diffuse is mostly hand painted, over the top of photo reference, yet to paint out his facial hair... - need to redo the helmet as he now wears a different one.... - need to find a solution for facial hair and eyebrows... - and the eyes need work obviously.... [001t.jpg[/ATT]%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3C/font%3E"]](http://%3Cfont%20color=%22#9A9A9A%22%3E[ATT=232830)

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[Derek_Frenzo]

Looking pretty good. Nice helmet. Are the eyes too close? The skin is a bit plastic looking I think. Should be less glossy.

[caffeineandpixels]

YEAH! GO PACK!!!
Can you give him a magical helmet that prevents concussions?

[robo3687]

here’s another piece, doing it as part of the sci-fi icons challenge over at cgsociety. I’m doing an old version of Han Solo.

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[system]

I could recognise Harrison ford from the thumbnail itself.
Great work

[mykmcdaddy]

hey nice work on Rodgers,but i think you gotta work a bit more on his hair

[robo3687]

@snorcack: well i guess thats a sign i’m doing something right…lol…

@mykmcdaddy: yeah the hair something i’ve still got to get to…

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here’s where harrison is at so far, really pleased with how its coming out

[robo3687]

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[robo3687]

made a few changes

• shape of the mouth
• widened the bridge of the nose slightly
• bent the nose more (harrisons must have been broken at some point)
• varied and adjusted the size of the nostrils

i think it’s helped bring it closer…

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[mykmcdaddy]

yeah…you are almost there …just need some finishing

[robo3687]

made a few more changes to both the model and the skin shader…and did some varied lighting to see if the model/shader held up…seems like it did…

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[robo3687]

bit of a more substantial update.

changes made: - he now has an expression. - adjustments had to be made to suit the expression - using my photo reference and spotlight i was able to match the expression (and his face overall)to i would wager 95% accuracy.... - continued to fiddle with the skin shader, i think i'm finally happy with it....until tomorrow...lol [attach=237396]021t.jpg[/attach] [attach=237397]021.jpg[/attach] [attach=237399]020.jpg[/attach]

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[_idkfa]

Looking good. I think some hair/eyebrows will make capturing likeness easier

[robo3687]

well i’ve got the eyebrows on, a first pass at least. I always like to look at my renders in B+W as well because you can really tell if you’re on the right track so I’ve included it here as well…

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[Capital_G]

He is looking really great! I would love to see your shader + render settings, I’m having trouble getting a clean result without cranking to render time to hours.

I look forward to seeing more!

All the best

• Gerard

[robo3687]

i’ll do that tomorrow (just gone to bed)

these renders are only taking about 4-6 minutes each, even with the DOF and hair

[devow]

great work, would love to hear your material settings

[caffeineandpixels]

Put him in liquid carbonite!!! Please!

[EricShawn]

God, that’s a great sculpt! Spot on. (And so sad the ravages of time have made that out of the young man who was once Han Solo.)

[robo3687]

update time

i’ve added some hair and i think it helps a bit…

not sure if thats the final style i’ll go with but it looks alright for now i think…

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