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daveythegravy · 06-09-2004, 06:36 AM

Hi everyone,

Have been inspired by my wife, Liseelulu & Pi Song to start on modeling animals. I'll probably spend about an hour each day on Animals from now on.

I used the Pi Song method of drawing a sillouette with the pen tool first, then extending points out into a dolphin shaped box.

Thanx Pi

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

DigiMatt · 06-09-2004, 09:21 AM

Looking good so far mate, are you going to animate it aswell?

Cchristensen · 06-09-2004, 05:19 PM

That is actually a Bill Fleming method. He taught it many years ago before his reputation went to hell and he disappeared from the 3D world. It works great putting together a creature though. I remember one of the first things I ever made in LW was a dinosaur this way from one of his tutorials.

The tail looks great. On the dorsel fin, there is more of a curve. You could get that with a bandsaw cut and some point pushing. The head is a little beefier on top. Samething would fix that.

Pretty good for ~200 polys though

hopesfall · 06-09-2004, 07:22 PM

Looks great! as does all your other stuff!! Amazing how organic it seems with such little amount of polys. Bill Fleming?? never heard of him; intrigued as to know more about his method though. Keep it up man...

daveythegravy · 07-09-2004, 11:36 AM

Hi,

Progress update:

@ DigiMatt:

Thankyou, sure am going to have a go at animating him

@ Cchristensen:

Thankyou, I've bulked him up a little now, what do you think?

@ hopesfall:

Thakyou so much, hehe, just drew the shape and extended points to make the geometry

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

Exar · 07-09-2004, 12:15 PM

Coming together nicely Davey

Exar

Mark · 07-09-2004, 05:02 PM

Looks really good there Davey - especially for such a low poly model.

Quaxor · 08-09-2004, 02:53 AM

That is teh sweetness. Especially for such a low poly model. BTW, doplhins rule.

daveythegravy · 08-09-2004, 11:46 AM

Hi Everyone,

THanx Guys

Ready for rigging now. Have passed this guy over to Lisee for rigging. Thankyou Babe

Should have some renders l8r

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

daveythegravy · 08-09-2004, 02:06 PM

Hi,

Just messing with enviroment and surfaceing

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

Zeeman · 08-09-2004, 08:22 PM

Good job on this model!!! I have one crit tho... the dolphin seems to be too shiny or glossy. Maybe u should tony that down a bit.

ozwolf · 09-09-2004, 10:37 AM

Looking good, on puppets competition thread they discuss lighting for underwater and the application of caustics. Have a look and it will add alot to the scene. Like zeeman said its to reflective and shiny. but you are just testing. Good work though

Sounds like your using the same method i use to make heads. Pen out the shape, bevel the poly alittle, delete the poly and then extend the polys to form shape.

I picked up that method from phillips head tutorial.

daveythegravy · 09-09-2004, 01:50 PM

Hi,

@ zeeman:

Thankyou, I fixed the shineyness

@ ozwolf:

Thankyou, I checked that link out

I have been experimenting with methods of fakeing caustics across the body of the Dolphin.

I finaly used Nicholas Boughen's technique from his book, Lightwave 3D 8 Lighting.

I rendered an image sequence of the Underwater Procedural on a flat poly, then applied the image sequence to a spotlight as a projection image.

If anyone knows how I can improve this effect, please let me know

>>>>>QT 3meg<<<<<

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

06-09-2004, 06:36 AM	#1
daveythegravy Full Access Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wirral/England Posts: 305	Animal: Dolphin Hi everyone, Have been inspired by my wife, Liseelulu & Pi Song to start on modeling animals. I'll probably spend about an hour each day on Animals from now on. I used the Pi Song method of drawing a sillouette with the pen tool first, then extending points out into a dolphin shaped box. Thanx Pi Best Wishes daveythegravy __________________ ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS HiRES GALLERY IN PROGRESS <<< ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS PORTFOLIO <<< ---------------------------------- 'heaven ain't close in a place like this', The Killers

06-09-2004, 09:21 AM	#2
DigiMatt Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,182	Looking good so far mate, are you going to animate it aswell? __________________ http://www.digitalmagic.se mattias@digitalmagic.se icq:1687432 msn: eternal_e@hotmail.com

07-09-2004, 11:36 AM	#5
daveythegravy Full Access Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wirral/England Posts: 305	Hi, Progress update: @ DigiMatt: Thankyou, sure am going to have a go at animating him @ Cchristensen: Thankyou, I've bulked him up a little now, what do you think? @ hopesfall: Thakyou so much, hehe, just drew the shape and extended points to make the geometry Best Wishes daveythegravy __________________ ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS HiRES GALLERY IN PROGRESS <<< ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS PORTFOLIO <<< ---------------------------------- 'heaven ain't close in a place like this', The Killers

08-09-2004, 11:46 AM	#9
daveythegravy Full Access Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wirral/England Posts: 305	Hi Everyone, THanx Guys Ready for rigging now. Have passed this guy over to Lisee for rigging. Thankyou Babe Should have some renders l8r Best Wishes daveythegravy __________________ ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS HiRES GALLERY IN PROGRESS <<< ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS PORTFOLIO <<< ---------------------------------- 'heaven ain't close in a place like this', The Killers

08-09-2004, 02:06 PM	#10
daveythegravy Full Access Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wirral/England Posts: 305	Hi, Just messing with enviroment and surfaceing Best Wishes daveythegravy __________________ ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS HiRES GALLERY IN PROGRESS <<< ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS PORTFOLIO <<< ---------------------------------- 'heaven ain't close in a place like this', The Killers

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06-09-2004, 05:19 PM	#3
Cchristensen Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 250	That is actually a Bill Fleming method. He taught it many years ago before his reputation went to hell and he disappeared from the 3D world. It works great putting together a creature though. I remember one of the first things I ever made in LW was a dinosaur this way from one of his tutorials. The tail looks great. On the dorsel fin, there is more of a curve. You could get that with a bandsaw cut and some point pushing. The head is a little beefier on top. Samething would fix that. Pretty good for ~200 polys though

06-09-2004, 07:22 PM	#4
hopesfall Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 33	Looks great! as does all your other stuff!! Amazing how organic it seems with such little amount of polys. Bill Fleming?? never heard of him; intrigued as to know more about his method though. Keep it up man...

07-09-2004, 12:15 PM	#6
Exar Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 25	Coming together nicely Davey Exar

07-09-2004, 05:02 PM	#7
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sunbury, UK Posts: 2,339	Looks really good there Davey - especially for such a low poly model.

08-09-2004, 02:53 AM	#8
Quaxor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15	That is teh sweetness. Especially for such a low poly model. BTW, doplhins rule.

08-09-2004, 08:22 PM	#11
Zeeman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 460	Good job on this model!!! I have one crit tho... the dolphin seems to be too shiny or glossy. Maybe u should tony that down a bit.

09-09-2004, 10:37 AM	#12
ozwolf Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 193	Looking good, on puppets competition thread they discuss lighting for underwater and the application of caustics. Have a look and it will add alot to the scene. Like zeeman said its to reflective and shiny. but you are just testing. Good work though Sounds like your using the same method i use to make heads. Pen out the shape, bevel the poly alittle, delete the poly and then extend the polys to form shape. I picked up that method from phillips head tutorial. Last edited by ozwolf; 09-09-2004 at 10:39 AM.

09-09-2004, 01:50 PM	#13
daveythegravy Full Access Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wirral/England Posts: 305	Hi, @ zeeman: Thankyou, I fixed the shineyness @ ozwolf: Thankyou, I checked that link out I have been experimenting with methods of fakeing caustics across the body of the Dolphin. I finaly used Nicholas Boughen's technique from his book, Lightwave 3D 8 Lighting. I rendered an image sequence of the Underwater Procedural on a flat poly, then applied the image sequence to a spotlight as a projection image. If anyone knows how I can improve this effect, please let me know >>>>>QT 3meg<<<<< Best Wishes daveythegravy __________________ ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS HiRES GALLERY IN PROGRESS <<< ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >>> DaveLEWIS PORTFOLIO <<< ---------------------------------- 'heaven ain't close in a place like this', The Killers

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