Starcraft Ghost

[ibra]

so i continued to render and made background with photoshop.
cheers!

[xsi_fanatic]

Sexy !

[Grims]

I like it a lot!!! The end result is amazing!

[ibra]

thanks guys !!!!

[Contac]

awesome work !

have you make a blockout of your model first or you model it frome scratch without a blockout ?

sorry my english is not so exposed at this time

greetings, contac

[ibra]

thank you for your kind words
what do you mean by blockout?
i always make everything from scratch

[Contac]

i mean the workflow of your modeling. did you model a low polycount model for the first or you model all high count frome scratch ?

greetings, contac

[ibra]

i have a few phases:
phase 1 poly modelling without paying attention to the edge flow, only the big shapes and silhouette of the character... low poly blocking from scratch
phase 2 after i am satisfied with the low poly model, i start making the subdivided hires model with clean topology
phase 3 after i smooth everything out with correct edge flow i start adding extra details (small rivets, bolts, pipes, etc...)

i usually do phase 1 2 and 3 and finish off the head of any character (because i think its the most important part) and then i move on to the body

i dont draw much concept art ( i would love to ), i just feel i can express myself more with sculpting/poly modelling

[ibra]

one of the tutorials that have really helped boost my understanding of polygon modeling a whole lot is Vitaly Bulgarov's tutorial. He shows your his workflow and how he does things. He is a real master of the art.

check him out:

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/544/Character-Design-and-Modeling-for-Next-Gen-Games

[Contac]

awesome support, thank you soo mutch for your effort,time and support.

i use zbrush and i found the new zremesher options are amazing.

did you think it makes sense to sculpt a character frome scratch and after this remesh the topology with one click and import into xsi to model the armor ?

greetings, contac

[ibra]

well it can really be a viable option, as zbrush is a very powerful tool and also a very seductive program

in my honest opinion, im not a big fan of letting the computer do the topology for you, or even letting the computer do anything for you in that matter
i would stay away from zbrush sculpting and focus on pushing polygon modelling as much as you can before sending it to zbrush for sculpting.
in other words, model as much detail as possible in xsi (and i mean really model the hell out of your model) and ONLY THEN send to zbrush for micro details
practice edge loops and vertex/edge/polygon manipulation until your eye balls fall out of your cranium

oh and dont forget to try to draw some figure drawing and learn anatomy even if you are not good at drawing, when you draw the same model from different angles you really establish the forms and volumes in your mind

[Contac]

i work also on a character and i have found it is better to sculpt the head.
but when it comes to realistic face zbrush or mudbox is the best tool for it.
iam also not a fan of 3d scanner or one click solution.
i like to model more than sculpting, i dont like also hardsurface sculpting.


i try to model now in xsi but the workflow is a bit noise i found. i search a solution to extrude my edges without popup any settings window.

a workflow like in max you select your egde and with shift you can extrude this. i have make shortcut key in softimage but when i press the settings window open it.

any way to fix this without the window setting is open ?

greetings, contac

[ibra]

can you tell me what are the EXACT operations you are using so that i can help ?

[Contac]

i use extrude along normal and want this without any setting window.

i came frome max and when i extrude a edge i can make it quickly wihout any window setting that opens.

when i work in xsi the window opens again when i use the extrude operation.

any way to fix this ?

greetings, contac

[ibra]

As far as ive seen, most things open a dialog box when u apply them in xsi
Windows that open up dont usually bother me so im not sure i can help you but it would be cool to know how disable them...
Maybe someone else knows how?

[Daniel Brassard]

Try the quick inset plugin from origin. It will speed up your workflow a bunch.