Charles of Saint Emilion - Polyloop

Thomas · 6th November 2008, 23:29

Hi!

This is one of my last work, still in progress. He is Charles of Saint Emilion, perhaps you know the Saint Emilion French wine ;)

I started from simple ZSphere. On the original project, I though of a very long neck, to have a caricature aspect. I don't use ZSphere for the nose, eyes or ears, I prefer sculpting them directly from the simple shape of the ZSphere

The first stroke of sculpting:

An update of the sculpting

Here, I started to work on the hairs, the moustache and various edits here and there.

I decided to do a retopology. Not for animation purpose at the end, because I just want to do a still picture, but for optimizing my mesh.
At the end, I have a constant polygon density and the sculpting become a lot better!

This is the current version. I won't edit anymore the face, just working again on the hairs. I don't want to add wrinkles because I want to have this caricature aspect.
I still have to continue on the clothes, accessories...

Grendel · 7th November 2008, 02:00

Very nice Thomas, he has a lot of flair and character to him.

-ash- · 7th November 2008, 23:55

Great - love this character!

Thomas · 8th November 2008, 13:07

Thanks for your comments

I did some minor updates bcause of lack of time. I worked on clothes and hairs (all "hairs" ;)), refine the lips.
I will now work on some props and will change the cigar to a pipe...

Wim Scheenen · 8th November 2008, 14:43

Beautiful character, Thomas. Love the detail on his clothes.

Wim

Thomas · 8th November 2008, 16:35

I created a pipe, in order to change the cigar as I said previously.

This is just the beginning, from ZSpheres :

An the sculpting, which is not done

I have to refine the face, I find it too "hard", not really peaceful... And will add some leaf in the head as accessories.
Comments are always welcome!

carrozza · 8th November 2008, 17:37

Comments is what you are asking for? "Mamma mia" is all I can say!

From the appereance of ZBrush 2 I dream about this program with some modeling tools added, alongside z-spheres.
That would be an awesome combo, seeing what you achieve from just a few balls on the screen.
Do you know if Pixologic is planning to add some quick-edge-extrude-bevel tool for ZBrush 4... 5... ?

OK, no answer needed, keep it up Thomas!

Thomas · 9th November 2008, 13:53

This is the updated pipe and the updated cigar. I have to work a little bit on it. I still have one accessory to do and after, I will start the textures.
I won't user the pipe, because it doesn't fit with Charles' style...

gugesbri · 9th November 2008, 23:39

Thomas, you are the man.

mon_stdnt · 11th November 2008, 01:25

great character Thomas, and love the leaves on the pipe.

jones2000u · 11th November 2008, 04:34

superb.

DAIGORO · 12th December 2008, 22:48

EXCELLENT Work Thomas.

WOW

Dominik

Nate Owens · 19th December 2008, 22:24

I think you are right to use the cigar.
This dude reminds me of a Col. Sanders type (from the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain of fast food restaurants in US), and he would chomp a cigar.
Thomas, this is excellent!

Thomas · 20th December 2008, 01:10

I will try to post more updates this neext week and I will also start the textures

Tez · 3rd January 2009, 23:55

Wonderfull sculpts Thomas, thanks for sharing this.

JakalDesign · 6th January 2009, 00:10

Great stuff Thomas. Nice style and the forms are excellent.

If you get the time, could you show us how you did the leaves on the pipe? They turned out amazing.

6th November 2008, 23:29	#1 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,383	Charles of Saint Emilion Hi! This is one of my last work, still in progress. He is Charles of Saint Emilion, perhaps you know the Saint Emilion French wine ;) I started from simple ZSphere. On the original project, I though of a very long neck, to have a caricature aspect. I don't use ZSphere for the nose, eyes or ears, I prefer sculpting them directly from the simple shape of the ZSphere The first stroke of sculpting: An update of the sculpting Here, I started to work on the hairs, the moustache and various edits here and there. I decided to do a retopology. Not for animation purpose at the end, because I just want to do a still picture, but for optimizing my mesh. At the end, I have a constant polygon density and the sculpting become a lot better! This is the current version. I won't edit anymore the face, just working again on the hairs. I don't want to add wrinkles because I want to have this caricature aspect. I still have to continue on the clothes, accessories... Attached Images __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Lecaramel.fr [FR - Hélico RC] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

7th November 2008, 23:55	#3 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 822	Great - love this character! __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

8th November 2008, 13:07	#4 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,383	Thanks for your comments I did some minor updates bcause of lack of time. I worked on clothes and hairs (all "hairs" ;)), refine the lips. I will now work on some props and will change the cigar to a pipe... __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Lecaramel.fr [FR - Hélico RC] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

8th November 2008, 16:35	#6 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,383	I created a pipe, in order to change the cigar as I said previously. This is just the beginning, from ZSpheres : An the sculpting, which is not done I have to refine the face, I find it too "hard", not really peaceful... And will add some leaf in the head as accessories. Comments are always welcome! __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Lecaramel.fr [FR - Hélico RC] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

9th November 2008, 13:53	#8 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,383	This is the updated pipe and the updated cigar. I have to work a little bit on it. I still have one accessory to do and after, I will start the textures. I won't user the pipe, because it doesn't fit with Charles' style... __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Lecaramel.fr [FR - Hélico RC] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

7th November 2008, 02:00	#2 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,272	Very nice Thomas, he has a lot of flair and character to him.

8th November 2008, 14:43	#5 (permalink)
Wim Scheenen Cube Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands Posts: 83	Beautiful character, Thomas. Love the detail on his clothes. Wim

8th November 2008, 17:37	#7 (permalink)
carrozza NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 106	Comments is what you are asking for? "Mamma mia" is all I can say! From the appereance of ZBrush 2 I dream about this program with some modeling tools added, alongside z-spheres. That would be an awesome combo, seeing what you achieve from just a few balls on the screen. Do you know if Pixologic is planning to add some quick-edge-extrude-bevel tool for ZBrush 4... 5... ? OK, no answer needed, keep it up Thomas!

9th November 2008, 23:39	#9 (permalink)
gugesbri NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	Thomas, you are the man.

11th November 2008, 01:25	#10 (permalink)
mon_stdnt Always learning Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York Posts: 453	great character Thomas, and love the leaves on the pipe. __________________ www.rgamarra.com

11th November 2008, 04:34	#11 (permalink)
jones2000u NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 138	superb.

12th December 2008, 22:48	#12 (permalink)
DAIGORO Cube Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Helvete,Hoelle,Hell,Enfer Posts: 79	EXCELLENT Work Thomas. WOW Dominik __________________ ikke la seg kue

19th December 2008, 22:24	#13 (permalink)
Nate Owens Doodlin' Dude Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,058	I think you are right to use the cigar. This dude reminds me of a Col. Sanders type (from the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain of fast food restaurants in US), and he would chomp a cigar. Thomas, this is excellent! __________________ Shirts, MousePads, Stuff / The Gallery / Videos / Blog

20th December 2008, 01:10	#14 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,383	I will try to post more updates this neext week and I will also start the textures __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Lecaramel.fr [FR - Hélico RC] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

3rd January 2009, 23:55	#15 (permalink)
Tez Cube Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Uk Posts: 67	Wonderfull sculpts Thomas, thanks for sharing this. __________________ TT Mozart tx, Abit IP35 pro, Q6600 @ 3.6GHZ water cooled, Ocz Reaper 4GB, 8800GT oc, Wacom Intuos 2 A4.

6th January 2009, 00:10	#16 (permalink)
JakalDesign Extrusion Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 180	Great stuff Thomas. Nice style and the forms are excellent. If you get the time, could you show us how you did the leaves on the pipe? They turned out amazing.

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