Lioness

Artwork Works in Progress
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Just a quickie I could not resist. There is a small contest in polish blender community and although I am fairly inexperienced when it comes to mastering blender I decided to take part. Here are shots from today (tonight actually- you can proly see system clock on screens :slight_smile: )

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion02.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion03.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion04.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion05.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion06.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion07.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion08.jpg

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Awesome. I have never quite got used to the box modelling method. Keep it up

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Maybe can help:

http://old.siggraph.org/publications…n/course11.pdf
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori…create_animals
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori…exturing_t-rex
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori…trot,_part_two
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori…do_the_foxtrot
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutori…cal_perfection
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre…=524094&page=1
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre…=526287&page=1
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre…f=208&t=525811
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre…f=208&t=523885
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre…f=121&t=527573

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Thanks a lot- I will. I got but a week to finish entire scene.

Update:

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion10.jpg

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Here are some progress shots.

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion11.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion12.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion13.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion14.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion15.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion17.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion18.jpg

http://erka.ovh.org/Misc/lion20.jpg

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Iv’e been pretty good at box modeling but reference are so hard to get and align for me. Like take this for example i was modeling an AT AT and I had the reference but when i was done it looked like crap because it was slightly off.

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Wow,

I really like the “dynamically” posed images…, it makes it really look like a lion… :smiley:

Now, take it with a grain of salt, as you are far above my level,

But in a (probably vain) attempt at providing an attempt of something productive,

I would say that, (to me) the paws look… to… cute?

Note: Of course you might just not have gotten to it yet, or don’t think its an issue… :wink:

Anyway, great work, keep it up.

Cheers,
~Marslyr

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whoa! i would easily say that you are a master organic modeller with huge potential!

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I have to agree with marslyr the paws look to cute with the way his head looks maybe some claws? Then again I’m just a noob so I really wouldn’t no more than you.

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Thanks guys- you’re very kind to me. I am still trying to learn all functions (quite fresh to Blender). Vincimus, Marslyr- you’re right about paws. Thanks for pointing it out.

When it comes to comments- there is no such a thing like a “noob comment”, it does not matter if you got like ages of experience under belt or just two days- if input is honest it’s all that’s important.

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Nice work. I really like the way you’ve used two completely different poses of the head to create the mesh. That short series of images qualifies as a mini-tutorial all by itself.

The upper arm musculature seems more human than cat. Cats don’t have clavicles and their shoulder blades ride higher up the back. I don’t believe they have deltoid muscles either, since they can’t really rotate their legs out to the side.