June-Noob- Krull
 

Well ive decieded to enter in this being my first challenge (which I only have 5 days to complete due to summer and school being out)

I have Decieded to do Talos as my creature http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Talos1.html
greek myth Talos was made by Hephaestus he was made entirely from bronze.

ive already started to work on him and hopefully ill have him done in three to four days ( I hate to rush art but it happens)

ill have concept art up tomarrow.

Here is some concept art of talos (sorry it looks bad I drew em in 5 mins each and my scanner is dog crap.)

Detail of face

its looking like a interesting character!! you can create nice things with al those bronze stuff :)

wish I could sketch that well in 5 minutes...

You might consider making him more "mechanical" looking, like with gears, cables and bolts in places. Just an idea.

Krul

If you can get your hands on a copy of the '60s film of Jason and the Argonaughts - in search of the Golden Fleece - you will see Talus "in animation". It's worth looking at....

good luck buddy

Looks like an interesting concept there, Krull!

Oh ya i remember that flim,,, great. But think his foot is his weak spot... Hehe. You should give him a weapon or make him extra firece. Good Luck.

Yes I saw it aswell along time ago when I was 6 or 7 my father hooked me on all of them Clash of the titans, Jason and the Argonaughts, Helen of Troy, The Trojan Horse, Odessey, Hercules,
ect...........................

I rerented both the old and the new one ( because I just barely rember the story) havent watched them yet.

was the one you saw with Todd Armstrong?


and your correct kumar the nail/plug cept in his blood/life force
when it was pulled he bled to death.

Krul

Yes, it was the film with Todd Armstrong I was talking about. My father took me along to see it, when it was first released and I was still in primary school !!!!

Certainly at the time the stop-motion animation work of Ray Harryhausen was groundbreaking and gained the man a lot of respect - for the huge amount of time and effort taken for the film effects.

Since you have the film I really think you should watch it first. The character is very imposing – OK he is a massive statue but it’s something to do with the eyes (just bronze – no pupils or iris’s – makes it look very menacing).

Also, for texturing the weathered bronze with added verdigris – the film will give you a load of help.

good luck buddy

Keith

the film should help alot with the texture especially the wheathered effect on the bronze with greenish parts

kool character he reminds me of the mortal combat characters mayb it would be a good idea to look at some of them like scorpion etc

Well ive only had a bits and pieces of free time at school ( roughly 50 mins) but I did get talos head done (which im really not satisfied with) It's the first head I ever made so im happy with what I got for a first timer.

Modeling wise I got alot of errors any advise or pointers would be awsome. thanks

side view

oh btw I only got two days to finish this :( .

Some updates on the face.... ( I need help in detail im having so much trouble is there a good tutorial around?)

Well I found out there is no school on friday but my teacher is gonna let me in for a couple of hours so ill try my best to get it done (BTW how do u guys get those awsome renders? they look nothing like mine)

side view

Looking pretty cool. I like the style. The eyes seem a bit flat.

Well im done. Today was my last day to work, im really sad with it
I coulda have done 10 times more better with more time. He has no weaponery ( :( ) he doesn't have all the textures on ( :( ) no animation ( :( ) He isn't as detailed as I wanted. (:( ) Well all in all im happy with what I got in the time I spent, 12 hours, 15 minutes logged on working on this. Well enough if my whining I unveal Talos ( lots of shots btw )

close up

face

side head

hand

Feet & legs

Last one I swear :cool:

Hmm,,, is that cubic? Well a good effort... As for details i know its difficult at first. But do try it, At least at the face.The legs part could use a bit more work. Dont worry there is still time, and go all out for it.

Good Luck,
Kumar

Considering the amount of time you've had on this one, its pretty impressive! Don't forget to post a finished render toward the end of the month in the appropriate thread.

Definitely a shame you're not going to get any more time to work on this since it's certainly coming together, but does need more work to add detail, etc.

I like the surfacing you've got going on there too, although there is some texture stretching around the neck that kinda ruins the image slighly.

Well ya it does look bad.... but I might not be out yet...
I ordered lightwave 8 Academic version 20 days ago and thought I would have it in five to find out that it's on back order :( they said thirty days they would have it and they would send it express. so I might have it in 10-15 days so I might still be in and can fix the poor guy up ;) but if not it's ok I can always wait till next comp and put this guy in WIP. Thanks for support.

I forgot this render because it looked dumb but I kinda like it