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# 1 03-03-2003 , 08:13 AM

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I'm in this competition too... user added image

At this time I will compete like normal user added image

See you lather…

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# 2 05-03-2003 , 08:01 AM

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Ok fellows,
Here is my idea … I will model a Cyborg! user added image

What do you think?
Unfortunately I can’t show you the sketch because I don’t have a scanner user added image

, but in short time I will came with some shots of my work. user added image

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# 3 06-03-2003 , 05:26 AM

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Hi guys,
Like I told you yesterday I will model a Cyborg …
Ok here’s the first shot of the head (in shading mode with wireframe).

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# 4 06-03-2003 , 05:29 AM

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hmmm how did you start to model the eyes? Please tell me, what is your approach?

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# 5 06-03-2003 , 05:30 AM

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Of, the wireframe was too dense, so here I post the head in simple shading mode user added image

What do you think? – I’m expecting c&c’s user added image

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# 6 06-03-2003 , 05:38 AM

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Hm… for eyes, undseth, I aproximated the center of the eye, split radial the polys a few time and then again with split poly make circular splits aroud the center of the eye (anyway almost circular…).
Then in edit mode (vertex or edge), I puled and pushed a few of them to get the desired shape user added image

For me the mouth was a bit hard (I’m not satisfied with this one).
Can any one tell me a better way to do it?
I make it (the mouth) like the eyes (same procedure).
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# 7 07-03-2003 , 06:59 AM

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Hi fellows,

Like I said yesterday, because I don’t like the mouth, here I made some improvements.
I have some problems with ears… I make them but he looks really awful with those… user added image

I will remodel them (the ears).

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# 8 07-03-2003 , 07:03 AM

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Question:

I want to make a metallic plague on the head but there is two ways.
1. To extrude the existing poly facets like the image shows.
2. Make a different poly object.

The question is witch method do you recommend me and why?
Personally I go for method 1 because it’s simpler, but there will be no problems when I will texture it?

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# 9 07-03-2003 , 08:21 AM

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I'd first duplicate the faces in question (edit polygons > Duplicate Face), delete their history, and then extrude them... then they'd be a seperate object, yet retain their shape with the head. user added image

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# 10 07-03-2003 , 08:33 AM

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Thanks Mike user added image

I've not thinked to this method, but now I think it's a very good one.

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# 11 10-03-2003 , 05:20 AM

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Here is what I’m done so far.
It’s not much, but in this weekend I was very busy, so will try to make more today.

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# 12 10-03-2003 , 05:22 AM

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And a closer shot to see the details of the head.

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# 13 18-03-2003 , 06:05 AM

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Ok guys,

I made that plate on the cyborgs head.
What do you think about it?
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# 14 18-03-2003 , 06:28 AM

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The skull cover is a great idea methinks!

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# 15 18-03-2003 , 09:22 AM

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Because the other layers were freezed, you don’t see the rest of the scene.
Here I post a new shot with all the layers visible user added image

I think that now is ready for texturing…so, again I have to confront myself with this problem…
This, I recognize is my week part…but I try to improve it :p
Aaaa… by the way, haw can I make metallic shaders, I’m asking because I tried to make some of them by fixing the blinn material specular shading properties and the results are not satisfying.
So some advices are very welcomed.

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