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# 16 08-01-2007 , 10:38 AM

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moobs......haha

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# 17 09-01-2007 , 07:13 PM

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Any new progress arran?

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# 18 11-01-2007 , 10:31 AM

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ok, finally an update - I finished building the ear and connected it to the head.

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# 19 11-01-2007 , 10:32 AM

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I also started work on his hand.

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# 20 11-01-2007 , 10:33 AM

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And here is shot of his upper body at present.

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# 21 11-01-2007 , 10:45 AM

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Here are a couple of the sketches that I have been doing - just trying to get an idea of the final figure and what objects he will be carrying.

Hotei is often shown holding a 'wish giving' fan called an oogi, (though I haven't had much luck finding a real reference) and a cloth sack which is filled with many precious items. some descriptions even say that his sack is filled with children, which would be very cool to model, but might be a bit much for this challenge... A lot of statues seem to show him holding an old gnarly stick from which his bag is hung, though I haven't found this mentioned in written descriptions.

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# 22 11-01-2007 , 12:42 PM

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this's lookin cool.
I personally like the sketch on the left. If you give him the neaklace thing it would be good.

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# 23 11-01-2007 , 12:51 PM

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Looking greast so far Arran, no crits so far.

Nice sketches, looking at my Hotie, hes sitting witha fan behind him, and a sack to the right of him.

Take it your going to rig him them pose him??

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# 24 11-01-2007 , 01:04 PM

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some guy - thanks mate - not sure what pose to put him in - I like the idea of him carrying a big jug of something tasty.

gster - cheers! yeah, I'm going to rig and then pose him. I just can't decide whether to put the clothes on before or after posing. post a pic of your hotei if you get a chance.
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# 25 11-01-2007 , 02:45 PM

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This is going to be coll , when you finish give him some sss shader

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# 26 11-01-2007 , 10:45 PM

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looking very cool.

one thing though, the neck.

compaired to your concepts your models necks is too long and not fat enough but other than that sweet looking model

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# 27 12-01-2007 , 01:21 AM

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Hes yawn must be father like in the picture user added image

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# 28 12-01-2007 , 01:27 AM

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Hey Arran

Heres the pics of my Hotie, sorry for the awful image quality, I had to scan it in as i've lost my digital camers (gives me and excuse to get a reall nice one now!)

Here you go

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# 29 12-01-2007 , 01:30 AM

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Second Picture showing the fan

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# 30 12-01-2007 , 08:32 AM

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gster - thanks mate user added image

- I have one just the same as that - so you reckon that thing on the back is a fan? - I figured it was some kind of umbrella.

tweetytunes / goksimaster - thanks for the crit user added image

- yeah his neck is definately too long. At the moment I am keeping him fairly close to my 3dsk referance while I block him out. I am planning to deform him to make him a lot more podgy, though part of me kind of likes the idea of doing a fairly realistic looking hotei as well.

Here is a small update - I attached the hands and did a bit more work on his body...

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