Head Modeling (by Duhast)

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Hi guys,

A few months ago I wrote a detailed tutorial, for cgarena, about head modeling (Head and ear are both on my signature). If you’re interested, I recorded a timelapse (no sound) of the process (no ears yet, though ).

http://www.vimeo.com/3274651

UPDATE Feb. 19: Uploaded a slightly new version with 2 extra minutes at the end (some tweaks that weren’t included in the first video).

Goodbye

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Very impressive. Great videos.

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Yes, those are great videos! Thanks a bunch! I liked your written tuts on the ear and the head as well. Actually seeing how you did those is better, still :slight_smile:

One question: In part 2 of your body modeling video at 7:13 you are performing some magic I couldn’t reproduce. You turn on some kind of subsurf but the edges become all round. Then you cut through two faces without creating triangles. How exactly did you do this?!

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The subsurf modifier has a button that says “Apply modifier to editing cage during edit mode”. Activate it.

I actually did create 2 triangles. After that I deleted them and created a new 4 sided face.

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0214/01.jpg

Bye.

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Ah yes, I see! Thanks for pointing that out!

I’ve been following along the hand tut and that one works very well! Only problem I have is that I can’t figure out how to unwrap it. If I add another edge loop along the “middle” cutting through all the fingers and the hand’s side I can mark this new loop as seam. But the unwrapping delivers a distorted version of the hand with shrunken fingers and bloated palm.
Can you give any pointers on how to unwrap it successfully?

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Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

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you closed all of the links to the videos! Please fix that- I really want to watch them.

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the movies are gooone!! nooo!! :stuck_out_tongue:

I wanted to see them too…

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Back online

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thanks for putting the videos back on!

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Thanks for the vimeo version!
What about the ref. images? it would be useful to use the same used in the video…

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Hey good to see you back.
I like the video, very helpful.
So when you going to do the ears?

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Hey Duhast I’d like to do the body modeling tutorial.
WHere did you get your reference images?

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Hi JDA, I got them here:

http://www.3d-animation.com.ar/free_photo_references_mal01.php

Bye.

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Here’s what I was able to make using your head tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

Video:

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Great video tutorial. It is really very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

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thanks Duhast for sharing the body modeling tut.