Some updates, added the eyes and the tongue:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/octopus/squid1.jpg

Wireframes:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/octopus/squid1wire1.jpg
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@publicFunction: Thanks, the octopus is going to get a lot of geometry on the body at leat, prob more ont he tentacles so they look smooth but I agree I might have detailed stuff a bit too fast.
I...

A quick update.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/flyingOcto_1.jpg

I'm a super beginner so my loops might be wrong, we'll see, gonna add the nose and mouth now.

I might to render flat colors and make the work for the tshirt conversion easier but I will also render with mental ray. I'm using a mental ray ambiant occlusion shader right now I like the...

K, got the clouds done

Just some poly spheres where I deleted some faces and bridge them together

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/clouds_wire.jpg

Quick render:
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Hello,

So as an exercise I'm modeling a concept I've made for a Japanese style t-shirt design:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/concept_flyingOcto.jpg

Obviously cartoon style, let's see if I...

Ah I think I've found the perfect way to do it! I've heard about splines before for detailing geometry:...

So I tried 2 of the 3 methods, the last one being the one where I apply the numbers on a strip then bend it to make a cylinder.
The boolean worked well but if I have to connect all the edges from...

Thanks everyone for all those replies, I'm going to try those methods and see what looks best, hopefully today if I get a break from work.

Hello all,

I'm trying to engrave some numbers around a cylinder to make it look like a the kind of lock you use for a suitcase for example:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9331552/dt/973834.jpg

Any...