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Old 02-05-2005, 04:07 AM   #1
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I was thinking, I need a whale for a project. So I will enter it into the contest. This is one of my sources for the model. Humpback whale. Later in the project Ill make it less realistic and more cartoonish.
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Old 02-05-2005, 04:08 AM   #2
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started with a tube.
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closed the ends, and general shape.
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Old 02-05-2005, 04:10 AM   #4
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created the mouth.
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Old 02-05-2005, 04:11 AM   #5
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little more detail and the tail fin.
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Old 02-05-2005, 04:13 AM   #6
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side fins.
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Old 02-05-2005, 05:42 AM   #7
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modeling nearly complete. did some proportional changes and then I added the eyes. I havn't done much with texturing yet. :bandit:
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A little more tweeking of geometry. Feels good so far.
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Before I call it a day, one last post. More tweeking.
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wow man, looking good so far
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LOL you are going fast. I will watch this one.
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thanks everyone. Ive built a lot of fish in my day so I have a kind of procedure to go about it. Well I had some time today, so I worked on the texturing.

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Weight map on top of the head with procedural
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Old 02-05-2005, 06:25 PM   #14
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I don't know If Im going to have the time to finish this comp. :p
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Old 04-05-2005, 07:33 PM   #15
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very good, maybe making the eyes a bit smaller for realism, unless ur sticking with cartoony
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