[Gortef]

ok since many people have made character renders... I decided to try too. The result is not exactly what I had in mind, but at least something

done entirely from a scratch... exept the hair which is copied from C4D's basic female model



Edit: Actually I must say that the hair barely saves the whole thing

(I think I'll just stick with pen and paper if I wanna make a character )

[Nico]

well, it could be worse

[Alikchi]

Originally posted by venom2506
well, it could be worse

[wEvil]

As a charicature the eyes need more work, however its a good start (better than the first one I did!!)

The best way I found to do heads was draw them first.

Do a front view and a side view (make sure these match up), then map them onto a plane.

The best technique for doing a face is edge extrusion, the best I found for a body was either spline/cross section modelling or box modelling, but you MUST HAVE A TEMPLATE to work from, otherwise you'll overcompensate and it'll go horribly wrong!

Then you have to texture the damn thing..which is another kettle of fish entirely

[Nico]

mmh, I guess it's anime style.
anyway: Wevil, how the hell do you build a face by extruding edges? Everything I've done so far is just extruding the polys out of a cube, then slowly, it becames human ( just like me after an hangover )
Mapping might not be that difficul actually, btw.

[Gortef]

Originally posted by venom2506
well, it could be worse

thanks for putting it so nicely

and yes it should be anime style (I got the idea from your soldier)

I believe I might understand what wEvil means... but as I said, pen and paper will do just fine with me

[wEvil]

Originally posted by venom2506
mmh, I guess it's anime style.
anyway: Wevil, how the hell do you build a face by extruding edges? Everything I've done so far is just extruding the polys out of a cube, then slowly, it becames human ( just like me after an hangover )
Mapping might not be that difficul actually, btw.

Editable mesh.

You select and edge, hold down shift and move it, you basically build the face up out of quads that way...theres a great tutorial on www.3dtotal.com (cept its in French..not that it would bother you!)

I did my characters' head like that (based off my own) , and i'm working on another now.

[Nico]

Ah yeah, of course I know this site ( and I also know there's too many tuts to find the one you're talking about lol ). you sure it's edge extrusion and not face/poly?

[an0n]

The best way to do heads with MAX is to use those green line thingies to make a profile, then rotate in 5 degree incriments gradually changing the shape of the green thingy. Then link 'em all, make sure the normals are okay, change it to a proper mesh, fix the top of the head and then add a little detail using various methods.

[wEvil]

Originally posted by an0n
The best way to do heads with MAX is to use those green line thingies to make a profile, then rotate in 5 degree incriments gradually changing the shape of the green thingy. Then link 'em all, make sure the normals are okay, change it to a proper mesh, fix the top of the head and then add a little detail using various methods.

You, sir, have a death wish if you want to make a head out of NURBS.

*shivers*
brrrrrr!!!

It's the joan of arc one...can't find the b1tch now...hrrrm..

[Nico]

Originally posted by wEvil


You, sir, have a death wish if you want to make a head out of NURBS.

*shivers*
brrrrrr!!!

It's the joan of arc one...can't find the b1tch now...hrrrm..

I second that nurb comment
oh yeah, the jane of arc one I used it to make the ear of my character

[an0n]

I got quite a good result using the green thingies. Granted, the normals were ****ed beyond belief but once I sorted that it ended up quite good.

[Stealth]

that's going to give me nightmares

[RoachKoach]

forgive me but she looks like a severely banged up 3 wheeler, what we call auto rickshaws here, and tuctucs in malaysia

[FSW]

Probably better than anything I can do, but... that thing looks like my mother!
Scary...

[wEvil]

Originally posted by FSW
that thing looks like my mother!

[SlipStream]

I think I am going to have knightmares too.

[Gortef]

so I managed to give some people nightmares (and knightmare to one )... that's something at least

FSW: Really?

And no need for apologies... I know too that it's not that good

[Stealth]

stick with normal renders, and you'll be fine

[Gortef]

I will