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groBoto · 01:43 PM

Created this guy yesterday as a sketch for the 'Every Day An Hour' thread over on CGS... saw some potential and thought... why not toss him into the mix at the Bust A Move challenge (I have another entry going -- 'Kione Anddroid Navigator').

Breaking away from a piece -- giving it room to breathe -- is always healthy. Bouncing between these two will allow me to do that.

A 'self-guided-scribble' -- no concept beyond 'something reptilian' when I started. Intend to continue in that vein -- let the piece find its own path (the way I usually work, even when there is a more specific goal defined.)

At this point 'stylized and sculptural' are notions I'm playing with.

Best Wishes,
Darrel
My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread
My CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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dmitrij_leppee · 02-13-2010, 05:22 AM

Love the mass feel, the forms are protruding really good

groBoto · 02-13-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dmitrij_leppee

Love the mass feel, the forms are protruding really good

Dmitrij - Thanks, I've seen your work on ZBC -- Excellent technically, but I most admire the depth of presence/expression/emotion your characters and portraits.

An update on the Lizard -- a second quick ZBrush session. Overall adjustments to proportions and volumes. Refining some of the forms, and a tiny bit of detailing.

Best Wishes,
Darrel
My 3D Jam #4 WIP on ZBC
My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread
My CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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neozerahan · 02-13-2010, 05:40 PM

very nice brother,i m w8 for it to get completed!!

groBoto · 02-14-2010, 06:26 PM

Thanks neozerahan... this one is all about play and exploration -- not taking it (or myself) too seriously.

This was a quick splashing of my favorite 'sculpting alpha' in ZBrush. It's an alpha I created in GroBoto a while back -- produces really interesting things with the Displacement Brush.

I know it's too much... I'll either selectively pull back with the Morph Brush, or just start again from scratch (takes just a few minutes). May try creating some new, similar alphas. But generally, this is the direction I'd like to go -- abstract/decorative/sculptural.

Teeth are just initial/temporary geometry.

Best Wishes,
Darrel
My 3D Jam #4 WIP on ZBC
My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread
My CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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groBoto · 02-15-2010, 02:13 PM

Everything still WIP (or as I tend to think of it... WIF -- Work In Flux).

Dialed back the displacement on the head/bust... fair number of sculpting tweaks there too.

Whipped up a stand in GroBoto. Still test-fitting and balancing everything -- minimal sculpting on the stand.

Included a brief visual description of edge loop masking based on GroBoto meshes and special UVs (more examples and info in my ZBC sketchbook thread).

Best Wishes,
Darrel
My 3D Jam #4 WIP on ZBC
My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread
My CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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groBoto · 02-17-2010, 09:00 PM

Great to see the Jam really heating up as the deadline approaches -- great stuff.

Found a bit of time for the Lizard. Just some clean-up and detail sculpting as I continue to both exploit and dial back the complexity created by the base geometry and ZB deformations.

Trying out a MatCap -- since I plan on a cavity-sensitive metal patina for the finish, it's important to sculpt with one in place -- informs the sculpting choices.

Best Wishes,
Darrel

3D Jam 4's on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione
Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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groBoto · 02-20-2010, 04:25 PM

WIP - More overall reshaping -- bringing in some large abstract/stylized forms -- some work on the base as well.

Best Wishes,
Darrel
My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread
My CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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groBoto · 02-22-2010, 01:40 PM

Almost a wrap here (shown without stand in these images).

I've tweaked the sculpt a bit -- now setting up materials and lighting.

Best Wishes,
Darrel

3D Jam 4s on ZBC :Rim Lizard - Kione
Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

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groBoto · 02-23-2010, 03:14 PM

I'm calling this one done -- Just simple ZBrush renders (neither tools nor time for anything else).

...now on to finish my other entry 'Kione'.

Thanks for tuning in.

Best Wishes,
Darrel

3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione
Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

groBoto · 02-24-2010, 03:55 PM

Realized I lost something along the way... originally chasing a simpler, decorative style... fluid abstract forms. Got caught up in too much sculpting, reworking, and detailing.

So... I've gone back and reworked the sculpt from an earlier state... will make this my actual finish. Still need to fix/finish a few things... but this is very close. Will post final images later today.

One of the most liberating and powerful aspects of digital tools... the work remains forever malleable. Can be a liability if used to rework, drill, and detail a piece to death (the trap I sort of fell into there) -- but should simply free one up for endless, fearless exploration.

Less is More,
Best Wishes,
Darrel

3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione
Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

pointpusher · 02-24-2010, 04:41 PM

The final Submission thread is live, post your finals there: http://cghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2432

Thanks.

groBoto · 02-25-2010, 12:12 AM

Here are the final images... (have also posted them in the Final Submissions Thread).

Great stuff everyone...
Best Wishes

3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione
Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio
GroBoto Site

irobert · 02-27-2010, 03:48 AM

Really cool design and execution on the lizard and kione busts. Well done!

groBoto · 02-28-2010, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by irobert

Really cool design and execution on the lizard and kione busts. Well done!

Hey iRobert, Thanks. Great work on Pan... lots of nice videos on your Vimeo page too.

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	3D Jam #4 : Rim Lizard - groBoto 02-12-2010, 09:37 PM Created this guy yesterday as a sketch for the 'Every Day An Hour' thread over on CGS... saw some potential and thought... why not toss him into the mix at the Bust A Move challenge (I have another entry going -- 'Kione Anddroid Navigator'). Breaking away from a piece -- giving it room to breathe -- is always healthy. Bouncing between these two will allow me to do that. A 'self-guided-scribble' -- no concept beyond 'something reptilian' when I started. Intend to continue in that vein -- let the piece find its own path (the way I usually work, even when there is a more specific goal defined.) At this point 'stylized and sculptural' are notions I'm playing with. Best Wishes, Darrel My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread My CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site Last edited by groBoto; 02-22-2010 at 01:43 PM. Reason: Updated Thumbnail

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dmitrij_leppee Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 139 Member My Mood: Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	02-13-2010, 05:22 AM Love the mass feel, the forms are protruding really good

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neozerahan Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 11 Member My Mood: Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	02-13-2010, 05:40 PM very nice brother,i m w8 for it to get completed!!

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - continued 02-14-2010, 06:26 PM Thanks neozerahan... this one is all about play and exploration -- not taking it (or myself) too seriously. This was a quick splashing of my favorite 'sculpting alpha' in ZBrush. It's an alpha I created in GroBoto a while back -- produces really interesting things with the Displacement Brush. I know it's too much... I'll either selectively pull back with the Morph Brush, or just start again from scratch (takes just a few minutes). May try creating some new, similar alphas. But generally, this is the direction I'd like to go -- abstract/decorative/sculptural. Teeth are just initial/temporary geometry. Best Wishes, Darrel My 3D Jam #4 WIP on ZBC My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread My CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - continued 02-15-2010, 02:13 PM Everything still WIP (or as I tend to think of it... WIF -- Work In Flux). Dialed back the displacement on the head/bust... fair number of sculpting tweaks there too. Whipped up a stand in GroBoto. Still test-fitting and balancing everything -- minimal sculpting on the stand. Included a brief visual description of edge loop masking based on GroBoto meshes and special UVs (more examples and info in my ZBC sketchbook thread). Best Wishes, Darrel My 3D Jam #4 WIP on ZBC My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread My CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - continued 02-17-2010, 09:00 PM Great to see the Jam really heating up as the deadline approaches -- great stuff. Found a bit of time for the Lizard. Just some clean-up and detail sculpting as I continue to both exploit and dial back the complexity created by the base geometry and ZB deformations. Trying out a MatCap -- since I plan on a cavity-sensitive metal patina for the finish, it's important to sculpt with one in place -- informs the sculpting choices. Best Wishes, Darrel 3D Jam 4's on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - continued 02-20-2010, 04:25 PM WIP - More overall reshaping -- bringing in some large abstract/stylized forms -- some work on the base as well. Best Wishes, Darrel My ZBrush Sketchbook Thread My CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - continued 02-22-2010, 01:40 PM Almost a wrap here (shown without stand in these images). I've tweaked the sculpt a bit -- now setting up materials and lighting. Best Wishes, Darrel 3D Jam 4s on ZBC :Rim Lizard - Kione Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - FINI 02-23-2010, 03:14 PM I'm calling this one done -- Just simple ZBrush renders (neither tools nor time for anything else). ...now on to finish my other entry 'Kione'. Thanks for tuning in. Best Wishes, Darrel 3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site Attached Thumbnails

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - FINI-ReThink 02-24-2010, 03:55 PM Realized I lost something along the way... originally chasing a simpler, decorative style... fluid abstract forms. Got caught up in too much sculpting, reworking, and detailing. So... I've gone back and reworked the sculpt from an earlier state... will make this my actual finish. Still need to fix/finish a few things... but this is very close. Will post final images later today. One of the most liberating and powerful aspects of digital tools... the work remains forever malleable. Can be a liability if used to rework, drill, and detail a piece to death (the trap I sort of fell into there) -- but should simply free one up for endless, fearless exploration. Less is More, Best Wishes, Darrel 3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site Attached Thumbnails

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pointpusher Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts	02-24-2010, 04:41 PM The final Submission thread is live, post your finals there: http://cghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2432 Thanks.

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groBoto Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Rim Lizard - FINI-FINI 02-25-2010, 12:12 AM Here are the final images... (have also posted them in the Final Submissions Thread). Great stuff everyone... Best Wishes 3D Jam 4s on ZBC:Rim Lizard - Kione Art:Sketchbook Thread - CGSociety Folio GroBoto Site Attached Thumbnails

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irobert Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 100 Member My Mood: Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	02-27-2010, 03:48 AM Really cool design and execution on the lizard and kione busts. Well done!