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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ace on April 15, 2002, 07:09:48 pm
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Well part of my own little sci-fi universe, I decided to render up the face of one of the major characters.
(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_dukeface.jpg)
In his late 20s, a topnotch pilot and squadron commander in the Republic of Sol who has been thrown into the deadliest conflict ever known by his Emporer.
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cool. are you gonna tell us more about your little private imaginary world or are you gonna leave it all in your mind? :D
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:yes:
looks l33t, really :nod:
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Originally posted by Corsair
cool. are you gonna tell us more about your little private imaginary world or are you gonna leave it all in your mind? :D
I don't know, Jason Lee or maybe the The Void might kill you if I told ;) (The Void is especially touchy about things like this...)
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Originally posted by Ace
I don't know, Jason Lee or maybe the The Void might kill you if I told ;) (The Void is especially touchy about things like this...)
I'll escape from them in my Herc. Mk IIIIVXXXX first ;)
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bah...my [ap pimp]Acheoulus (who's pictures are in the Alternet Paths forum under 'Yes we're still alive')[/pimp] own's your Herc mk. IIIIVXXXX
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would be cool if you could avoid ruining the topic...
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Venom is right stay on topic..
As for the pic it looks damn sweet, actualy it looks almost the same as a friend of mine does:D
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How does he do it.
I cant model faces that well yet.
I dont model faces.
Because I think modelling people is boring, spaceships are much more fun (YEA..my tutors...are you READING THIS??? :mad: )
Well, ace? care to share the secret?
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he uses poser, he probly isn't modeling anything, but the maps are another story, will you tell us were you learned poser
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Yeah, poser had the base model because it would take too much time to do an original mesh, organic things I can do spaceships are *groans* well I thought they'd be easy :p I exported it into Max and added some more mesh detail though so I could stretch/play with it like playdough in Poser for more detail, plus UV mapping.
On the hair: Planes, transmap, and texture.
On the face: Photos, photoshop, Max to tweak the UV mapping of default Poser models
I could do the hair in photoshop, but this is quicker and means no post-production...
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You can do some of this in photoshop? HOW?
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Ace: Duke...I am your father...
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very good render, there!
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(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_sniderface.jpg)
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Ace: Duke...I am your father...
Hmmm.... *thoughtful look*
Originally posted by darkage
Venom is right stay on topic..
"Stay on topic.... stay on topic..."
:D
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they're both pretty cool.
the first one needs to brush his hair- joshua hondle or something? yeah. he needs better hair, and his skin is so pale... the second one, robert michaels, looks strange cos you can see his hair through a non-existant body...
i guess, render-wise, they're good. im in no position to tell...
:)good job, dude!you deserve a cookie!
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Originally posted by icespeed
they're both pretty cool.
the first one needs to brush his hair- joshua hondle or something? yeah. he needs better hair, and his skin is so pale... the second one, robert michaels, looks strange cos you can see his hair through a non-existant body...
i guess, render-wise, they're good. im in no position to tell...
:)good job, dude!you deserve a cookie!
Actually she's right. It looks kinda weird, when you can see... a head...
Which reminds me: :headz: (just for fun)
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Everything I wanted to be said has been said already. ;) I'd love to see neck and shoulders on those, but that would mean you'd need to make clothing too, which would double your work. Looks good. :)
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Originally posted by icespeed
they're both pretty cool.
the first one needs to brush his hair- joshua hondle or something? yeah. he needs better hair, and his skin is so pale... the second one, robert michaels, looks strange cos you can see his hair through a non-existant body...
i guess, render-wise, they're good. im in no position to tell...
:)good job, dude!you deserve a cookie!
Just a curious question (not meant to be sexist or anything but)
Why does it take a girl to notice that first? ;)
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Originally posted by Corsair
Just a curious question (not meant to be sexist or anything but)
Why does it take a girl to notice that first? ;)
Notice what? Thats how is hair is meant to be and of course you can see all his hair, because Ace has only rendered the head.
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Very nice work, man. Point me to your Poser references, I want to learn to do something useful with that thing. :nod:
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Originally posted by Corsair
Just a curious question (not meant to be sexist or anything but)
Why does it take a girl to notice that first? ;)
I'm not sure it has anything at all to do with her being a girl... :p
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Whats wrong whit my hair? (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/me.jpg) :p
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Originally posted by darkage
Whats wrong whit my hair? (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/me.jpg) :p
I was expecting a box of cornflakes :)
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Originally posted by Zeronet
I was expecting a box of cornflakes :)
You proberly didn't notice Cornflakes[/b] don't have hair:D
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Originally posted by darkage
You proberly didn't notice Cornflakes don't have hair:D [/B]
Depends how out of date they are........
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Depends how out of date they are........
Urgh... :shaking:
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Originally posted by Styxx
Urgh... :shaking:
Little wonder, its such a evil thought.
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There's some pizza at my place that's almost reaching that point... I think it's been there since when Shrike left... :D
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Originally posted by Styxx
There's some pizza at my place that's almost reaching that point... I think it's been there since when Shrike left... :D
Your almost but nowhere near as evil as an0n.
:bump: (that smiley is the smiley)
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And what does an0n have to do with all this? :p
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Since where talking about food i got hungry (http://http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/egs.jpg) :p
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Ace- what's the going rate for half a dozen full custom character models these days? TAC has predictably left the world of "FreeSpace mod" and gone off into the realms of "alternate universe" again, and while I'm happily plunking away at billion-poly everythings, I have no characters to put in them, aside from the crappy stock Ray Dream ones (Have to directly edit the mesh to move so much as an arm, estimated time 1 hour per frame) and the MAX IK skeleton, who isn't particularly lifelike and resistant to skinning...
Come on. You know you want to.;7
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I wonder what the face of Drevi(Dead NW dude or is he...) looks like.
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Well I'm hoping wEvil can do that, since importing Poser files into MAX is still tricky. (even then, he'd have to animate any people done up)
the first one needs to brush his hair- joshua hondle or something? yeah. he needs better hair, and his skin is so pale... the second one, robert michaels, looks strange cos you can see his hair through a non-existant body...
On the first guy, well he has a bad haircut, that's part of his "look" his skin is also pale in this image because I exaggerated the colors a bit here and there.
I only rendered the 'headz' since I don't have a good uniform done yet, plus it takes less time to render.
I'm surprised that no one has commented yet that in a real military they wouldn't be allowed to have hair so long. Well with the first guy, he's under orders to let it grow out a bit so he looks like he's on an early retirement, with the second well he lost is wife and honestly doesn't care about how he looks anymore...
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I have my hair as a crew cut all the time. Dunno bout flyboys, grunts arent allowed long hair, unless they've been on a field op for ages.
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(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_sarahface.jpg)
Sarah Micheals, Snider's daughter (almost 19) she does some work for Republic intelligence. (Snider started a family rather young, in his early 20s, slightly over 40 himself, while Duke is in his mid 30s)
On that, flyboys are supposed to keep crew cuts like naval officers, there is a little more leeway in length, just as long as it's short enough to not get in the way of the helmet.
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man, this is something we should do for our Libra Wars characters.... but I don't have poser :(
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its t'pol from enterprise withouth the ears =)
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(http://www.startrek.com/content/Photo/castcrew/blalock120.jpg)
tiny but hmmmm also when shes not looking t'pol like but there is stilla aresemblance
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I was trying to figure out what was so strange about her and I thought at first it was the ears but it wasn't, not exactly... (they're actually slightly too low, if you wanted to know) and then I figured: It's the hair again. Her hair's... it's not stranded, like, it looks like a sheet of cloth...
anyway, criticisms aside, I like her eyes. :)
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:lol: The first person to make a comment about her looks is icespeed...now THAT's unexpected!
Anyway, IMO it's because of the expression...:nod:
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Look, it's not my fault that im a girl.
and its not my fault that i dont happen to know anything that's relevant to anything on these forums.
and its also not my fault if i happen to be dumb and slow, and dont know what the hell you're talking about half the time.
all right?
so quit bugging me!:mad:
and i apologise if this rant was totally unwarranted, but i dont take it back... im usually okay bout things, its just that sometimes it gets a bit too much... okay?
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Originally posted by icespeed
Look, it's not my fault that im a girl.
and its not my fault that i dont happen to know anything that's relevant to anything on these forums.
and its also not my fault if i happen to be dumb and slow, and dont know what the hell you're talking about half the time.
all right?
so quit bugging me!:mad:
and i apologise if this rant was totally unwarranted, but i dont take it back... im usually okay bout things, its just that sometimes it gets a bit too much... okay?
Just a bit :confused:,wondering how I got someone to explode in just two or three posts directed at them
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(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_leeface.jpg)
On Ms. Michaels, well the ears should be anatomically correct, the hair though I wanted something sort of artificial looking. (gel or somesuch heavilly used)
BTW the Vulcan is scaring me!!! :p
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Sorry WM. Put it down to a bad day, kay?
the emperor dude looks nice... the stubble and his eyebrows are feathery. i notice you've been giving them necks. :)
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I dunno why, but the last face just made me laugh...
It looked so funny. :p
Nice job on the beard though, and the nose looks really artificial.
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now that you mention it, yes, the nose does look slightly...
okay, ill stop criticising your work, ace. sorry. it does look pretty cool. the first guy was the best (except for the hair).
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Originally posted by Ace
(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_leeface.jpg)
On Ms. Michaels, well the ears should be anatomically correct, the hair though I wanted something sort of artificial looking. (gel or somesuch heavilly used)
BTW the Vulcan is scaring me!!! :p
Now he, he looks very impressive. Not quite sure about being an Emperor; maybe I need to see his clothes. :)
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what sorta clothes do emperors wear?
for that matter, what sort of uniform do these guys have?
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Emperor clothes? Not entirely sure. That's defined by the Empire, I guess. I'd know it if I saw it. :)
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The nose looks fake coz Ace used an ambient lightning: see, no shadows, nothing.
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Nice work on those last two... I'm still waiting for the linkz. ;)
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Emperor clothes are usually expensive :).
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I think the clothes would look like the ones Londo had... :D
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Pretty good stuff in this thread. :nod::yes:
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Originally posted by icespeed
what sorta clothes do emperors wear?
for that matter, what sort of uniform do these guys have?
The Emperor has no clothes :D
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heretic does raise a point (badly ;)) - it depends on the culture. Tatoos perhaps? or body paint? It's a cultural thing.
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Well this Emperor is human...
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(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_samface.jpg)
(http://www.adamantpacified.org/artwork/25.jpg)
In these images is the last of the main characters, this poor kid is working both sides against the middle, thinking she has the upper hand on the Emporer who she and many others believe is exploiting the very colonies he created.
Also, the republic logo is here.
On the nose, it looks fake because it is fake ;)
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samantha andextra has very asiatic eyes.
i like her hair. and her skin.
as for the symbol thing... it glows!
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These are really good, Ace. You could do some cool head-only comics with them... dialogue and everything. You'd be good at that. ;)
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Originally posted by Setekh
These are really good, Ace. You could do some cool head-only comics with them... dialogue and everything. You'd be good at that. ;)
yeah, but think of it: that'd be damn boring :p
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Originally posted by icespeed
it glows!
Yay!
Nice work on that last one. The republic symbol seems to be a little jagged, though...
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I agree, Samanthas hair looks extremely nice. You really succeeded on that one :nod:
And I like the logo too
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Originally posted by Gortef
I agree, Samanthas hair looks extremely nice. You really succeeded on that one :nod:
And I like the logo too
Why type when you can quote?
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Originally posted by Ace
Well I'm hoping wEvil can do that, since importing Poser files into MAX is still tricky. (even then, he'd have to animate any people done up)
the first one needs to brush his hair- joshua hondle or something? yeah. he needs better hair, and his skin is so pale... the second one, robert michaels, looks strange cos you can see his hair through a non-existant body...
On the first guy, well he has a bad haircut, that's part of his "look" his skin is also pale in this image because I exaggerated the colors a bit here and there.
I only rendered the 'headz' since I don't have a good uniform done yet, plus it takes less time to render.
I'm surprised that no one has commented yet that in a real military they wouldn't be allowed to have hair so long. Well with the first guy, he's under orders to let it grow out a bit so he looks like he's on an early retirement, with the second well he lost is wife and honestly doesn't care about how he looks anymore...
Drevi i'm basing off a friend of mine, but he'll look quite evil i suppose.
Trying not to be funny, but drevi should have slightly recessed and thin eyes, probably normally dressing in an aliens style collarless suit-type arrangement. I know its sortof cliched but its all I can think of atm.
Dont expect anymore for about a week while I go on a drinking binge tomorrow for a mates' birthday, and finish off some other work thats becoming critical. Sowwy :(
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Originally posted by wEvil
Dont expect anymore for about a week while I go on a drinking binge tomorrow for a mates' birthday, and finish off some other work thats becoming critical. Sowwy :(
Hope you survive it.
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so long as I steer clear of that dirty house vodka...bleurgh.
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Originally posted by wEvil
Drevi i'm basing off a friend of mine, but he'll look quite evil i suppose.
Trying not to be funny, but drevi should have slightly recessed and thin eyes, probably normally dressing in an aliens style collarless suit-type arrangement. I know its sortof cliched but its all I can think of atm.
Just as long as in the end he's not like a dog with shifty eyes ;) :Simpsons reference:
Collarless suit sounds good.
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Originally posted by Ace
Just as long as in the end he's not like a dog with shifty eyes ;) :Simpsons reference:
Collarless suit sounds good.
I was thinking derivative of some of the B5 costume designs maybe with more contemporary influences.
:wtf: im not a bloody tailor! gnn...anyway, i'll have to get the actua body/head model done before I can start on that.
Physical dimensions? Probably medium height, medium build. not bulky or thin etc.
very close cut hair (not shaved, light kind of stubble with receding hairline).
No facial hair but maybe some stubble for "cliched dramatic effect"
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The girl looks prety hot :yes: nice work Ace, hmm..i like the logo
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Well I did a few tweaks on the hair in the Snider render so it looks softer, I need to do a little more here and there.
I redid the emporer one totally with an expression not so much like Yoda and his "pipe" ;)
One of the redos I did trying to get with more what the character originally looked like wound up looking like Thunder, after being scared I decided to go back to the old man and his stubble of hair. :nod:
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Originally posted by venom2506
yeah, but think of it: that'd be damn boring :p
Well, with some good, varied lighting, and some good facial expressions (want a challenge, Ace? ;)), it could be pretty interesting... :)
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Originally posted by Zeronet
Why type when you can quote?
maybe I like typing... :p
(or maybe I did it at 23.30)
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Instead of starting a new topic, I decided to post this here:
(http://www.adamantpacified.org/grafix/repub_uniform.jpg)
One of the Republic naval uniforms, the render here doesn't do much justice for it, and I'm tweaking the mesh still for the male one. Unisex uniform which looks identical for both of course save for some proportions. A lot of sci-fi is pretty tasteless in the uniforms/clothing (hrmmm... classic Trek...) which is something trying to be avoided here.
Influence here is a bit of FS, "greys" from the Lensman series, and a little bit from the show Enterprise. Also a great deal of a modern BDU is in here, like the pocket setup, etc. etc. though you don't get a good shot of them here so it's meant to be actually functional ;)
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Please don't tell me that's a skirt. If it is, it needs to be a little longer... ;)
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That's part of the shirt, I'd say. And I think it needs to be a little more formal. It's looking too... grungy (or whatever the term is) to be a military uniform, I think. But it's a nice start.
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That's part of the shirt Steak :p
The only reason why it looks unkempt is because of the lighting, also I'm still tweaking the textures on it.
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The german wehrmacht officers in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault have a really good looking military uniform; you could try doing something like that. ;)