Video modeling of a full character: Nierd! - Polyloop

Thomas · 13th February 2006, 15:25

While I was doing the modeling of Nierd, visible in the WIP section of the forum, I recorded the modeling session.

Because it's a long modeling, I had to speed up the videos, to 3x the default speed... but at 24fps and 1024x768... Sorry about that. Their is no audio comments.
If you play them at 1/2 speed, it should be ok (this function is available in Quicktime, Windows Media Player, etc..)

Total time is 3h25, for 9 files. Please, read the description for each video

I hope you will like them and help you in learning 3D

All videos are in Divx 6 codec and the total file size is... 935Mb ;)

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Part 1 - The head - 195 Mb - 45 Min
Download

The modeling of the head. Everyting was done in edge modeling, using the symmetry with instance. Tools used a lot: edge extrusion, bridge, target weld, tweak, soft selection...

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Part 2 - Head accessories - 55 Mb - 12 Min
Download

Only the head accessories of the character. I used a lot the Dynamic Geometry, with the thickness and the bridge tool.

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Part 3 - The top of the torso and the arms - 148 Mb - 36 Min
Download

Still a lot of edge modeling/extrusion, and some tesselation. The difficulty here was the connection for the two arms together, and the muscle flow. I always model "female" bodies and it's hard for me to do muscle "male"...
The topology was also cleaned with the dissolve and some reconstruction. Thanks to the advanced selection mode of Hex (non quads, etc..)

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Part 4 - The end of the torso - 123 Mb - 27 Min
Download

The end of the torso with the back. Still a lot of edge extrusions, target weld, bridge and tweak!

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Part 5 - The hands - 126 Mb - 24 Min
Download

For the hands, I began in Box modeling to have the proportions, but I finished in edge modeling.

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Part 6 - The legs - 142 Mb - 27 Min
Download

The legs were more difficults than I thought. The muscle flow was harder to create, I had less references for this part (Hey, bodybuilders, post more photos of your legs ;)
Still edge modeling and the same tools.

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Part 7 - The feet - 60 Mb - 12 Min
Download

For the feet, I changed the technic and did it in box modeling. After doing the connection between the leg and the foot, I felt that something was missing... another toe. It will be added in another video.

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Part 8 - The tails - 45 Mb - 9 Min
Download

At the beginning of the project, I thought about modeling two tails. But while modeling, I started to dislike the design of these two tails, then, I added two other small ones

Only polygon extrusion, with variable radius, and at the end, for the master tail, I did a multiple extrusion for the kind of arrows/picks.
Also, at the beginning of the video, some tweaks on all the body, to make the muscles less sharp-edged and visible.

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Part 9 - various accessories - 54 Mb - 11 Min
Download

This is the last video about the main modeling. I added some accessories, like the pants (hey, it's the same as Hulk!

) For these accessories, I used the offset tool, which is great when you want to create clothes in a couple of seconds!
You will also notice that the last foot finger has been added in this video.

And voila! I hope you will like it as I liked to model it!

Enjoy!

Grendel · 13th February 2006, 17:06

Very gracious of you considering your putting together material for the Hex DVD, thank you.

Thomas · 13th February 2006, 17:47

This content wasn't designed to be in my DVD in progress ;)

JuST · 13th February 2006, 18:58

Wow, thank you for your work!

AlainK · 14th February 2006, 03:55

Nice work, Thomas. You're really good in low-polygon modeling. I have saved these videos for references. Thanks.

tonytrout · 14th February 2006, 04:25

Me too. Really appreciate the work you have put in to the tutorial. I learn a lot.

novato3d · 14th February 2006, 13:59

thanks,thanks thanks....

pd:
thanks thanks thanks

yankee8 · 16th February 2006, 11:28

Hi

Great tutorial.

How can I download part 3,5 and 6 of this video tutorial?

Regards
Yankee8

Thomas · 16th February 2006, 12:20

Soon.. the server is actually overloaded..

Thomas · 16th February 2006, 21:24

All the videos are now online, sorry for the problems

If you have some problem connecting, try again later

yankee8 · 17th February 2006, 09:50

Thanks a lot one more time...
Now I can realy enjoy learning from this tutorial

Regards
yankee8

mykyl1966 · 17th February 2006, 23:00

Thomas,
How do you go about uvmapping a complex shape like this? Any tips?

Cheers

Mike R

-ash- · 18th February 2006, 09:43

Hi, Thomas. This is great but I can't get Parts 8 and 9. I get sent to this place

http://www.serv-u.com/customer/record.asp?prod=su

-ash- · 18th February 2006, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by -ash-

Hi, Thomas. This is great but I can't get Parts 8 and 9. I get sent to this place

http://www.serv-u.com/customer/record.asp?prod=su

Thomas, I got the last 2 from subdivisionmodelling.com

Thanks again!

redy · 18th February 2006, 16:11

awesome video tutorials Thomas . well done, thank you

i loved it so much. you're a real good in characters modelin, i would like to ask you Thomas if you pleas make us one more fantasy females character this time character . i hop if you teach us the females modeling technic
would you please??!

Thomas · 18th February 2006, 21:49

Ash: I don't know what happens. It's fix now

redy · 18th February 2006, 23:34

awesome video tutorials Thomas . well done, thank you

i loved it so much. you're a real good in characters modelin, i would like to ask you Thomas if you pleas make us one more fantasy females character this time character . i hop if you teach us the females modeling technic
would you please??!

Thomas · 19th February 2006, 09:59

No, I don't think I'll do a video of a female character. I have some secrets I don't want to share ;)

redy · 19th February 2006, 22:50

ok Thomas, i thoult i could be your freind

well plz plz pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease
please if you can chat with me my icq number is 316-173-583. im not from france i woulnt be your concurent i'm from Ukraine

Thomas · 19th February 2006, 22:57

You have my ICQ and MSN under my avatar

13th February 2006, 15:25	#1 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	Video modeling of a full character: Nierd! While I was doing the modeling of Nierd, visible in the WIP section of the forum, I recorded the modeling session. Because it's a long modeling, I had to speed up the videos, to 3x the default speed... but at 24fps and 1024x768... Sorry about that. Their is no audio comments. If you play them at 1/2 speed, it should be ok (this function is available in Quicktime, Windows Media Player, etc..) Total time is 3h25, for 9 files. Please, read the description for each video I hope you will like them and help you in learning 3D All videos are in Divx 6 codec and the total file size is... 935Mb ;) ________________________________________ Part 1 - The head - 195 Mb - 45 Min Download The modeling of the head. Everyting was done in edge modeling, using the symmetry with instance. Tools used a lot: edge extrusion, bridge, target weld, tweak, soft selection... ________________________________________ Part 2 - Head accessories - 55 Mb - 12 Min Download Only the head accessories of the character. I used a lot the Dynamic Geometry, with the thickness and the bridge tool. ________________________________________ Part 3 - The top of the torso and the arms - 148 Mb - 36 Min Download Still a lot of edge modeling/extrusion, and some tesselation. The difficulty here was the connection for the two arms together, and the muscle flow. I always model "female" bodies and it's hard for me to do muscle "male"... The topology was also cleaned with the dissolve and some reconstruction. Thanks to the advanced selection mode of Hex (non quads, etc..) ________________________________________ Part 4 - The end of the torso - 123 Mb - 27 Min Download The end of the torso with the back. Still a lot of edge extrusions, target weld, bridge and tweak! ________________________________________ Part 5 - The hands - 126 Mb - 24 Min Download For the hands, I began in Box modeling to have the proportions, but I finished in edge modeling. ________________________________________ Part 6 - The legs - 142 Mb - 27 Min Download The legs were more difficults than I thought. The muscle flow was harder to create, I had less references for this part (Hey, bodybuilders, post more photos of your legs ;) Still edge modeling and the same tools. ________________________________________ Part 7 - The feet - 60 Mb - 12 Min Download For the feet, I changed the technic and did it in box modeling. After doing the connection between the leg and the foot, I felt that something was missing... another toe. It will be added in another video. ________________________________________ Part 8 - The tails - 45 Mb - 9 Min Download At the beginning of the project, I thought about modeling two tails. But while modeling, I started to dislike the design of these two tails, then, I added two other small ones Only polygon extrusion, with variable radius, and at the end, for the master tail, I did a multiple extrusion for the kind of arrows/picks. Also, at the beginning of the video, some tweaks on all the body, to make the muscles less sharp-edged and visible. ________________________________________ Part 9 - various accessories - 54 Mb - 11 Min Download This is the last video about the main modeling. I added some accessories, like the pants (hey, it's the same as Hulk! ) For these accessories, I used the offset tool, which is great when you want to create clothes in a couple of seconds! You will also notice that the last foot finger has been added in this video. And voila! I hope you will like it as I liked to model it! Enjoy! Attached Images __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog] Last edited by Thomas : 14th March 2007 at 10:49.

13th February 2006, 17:47	#3 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	This content wasn't designed to be in my DVD in progress ;) __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]

14th February 2006, 13:59	#7 (permalink)
novato3d Vertex Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 21 My Photos: (0)	thanks thanks,thanks thanks.... pd: thanks thanks thanks

16th February 2006, 12:20	#9 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	Soon.. the server is actually overloaded.. __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]

16th February 2006, 21:24	#10 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	All the videos are now online, sorry for the problems If you have some problem connecting, try again later __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]

13th February 2006, 17:06	#2 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,139 My Photos: (25) Images: 23	Very gracious of you considering your putting together material for the Hex DVD, thank you.

13th February 2006, 18:58	#4 (permalink)
JuST Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 500 My Photos: (1) Images: 5	Wow, thank you for your work!

14th February 2006, 03:55	#5 (permalink)
AlainK Extrusion Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 178 My Photos: (0) Images: 4	Nice work, Thomas. You're really good in low-polygon modeling. I have saved these videos for references. Thanks.

14th February 2006, 04:25	#6 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 575 My Photos: (3)	Me too. Really appreciate the work you have put in to the tutorial. I learn a lot.

16th February 2006, 11:28	#8 (permalink)
yankee8 Vertex Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 My Photos: (0)	Hi Great tutorial. How can I download part 3,5 and 6 of this video tutorial? Regards Yankee8

17th February 2006, 09:50	#11 (permalink)
yankee8 Vertex Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 My Photos: (0)	Thanks a lot one more time... Now I can realy enjoy learning from this tutorial Regards yankee8

17th February 2006, 23:00	#12 (permalink)
mykyl1966 Box modeling Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 272 My Photos: (0)	Thomas, How do you go about uvmapping a complex shape like this? Any tips? Cheers Mike R __________________ I dont believe everything I think.

18th February 2006, 09:43	#13 (permalink)
-ash- Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. Posts: 562 My Photos: (3) Images: 9	Hi, Thomas. This is great but I can't get Parts 8 and 9. I get sent to this place http://www.serv-u.com/customer/record.asp?prod=su __________________ Regards Tony

18th February 2006, 16:11	#15 (permalink)
redy Vertex Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 My Photos: (0)	awesome video tutorials Thomas . well done, thank you i loved it so much. you're a real good in characters modelin, i would like to ask you Thomas if you pleas make us one more fantasy females character this time character . i hop if you teach us the females modeling technic would you please??!

18th February 2006, 21:49	#16 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	Ash: I don't know what happens. It's fix now __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]

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18th February 2006, 23:34	#17 (permalink)
redy Vertex Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 My Photos: (0)	awesome video tutorials Thomas . well done, thank you i loved it so much. you're a real good in characters modelin, i would like to ask you Thomas if you pleas make us one more fantasy females character this time character . i hop if you teach us the females modeling technic would you please??!

19th February 2006, 09:59	#18 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	No, I don't think I'll do a video of a female character. I have some secrets I don't want to share ;) __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]

19th February 2006, 22:50	#19 (permalink)
redy Vertex Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 My Photos: (0)	ok Thomas, i thoult i could be your freind well plz plz pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease please if you can chat with me my icq number is 316-173-583. im not from france i woulnt be your concurent i'm from Ukraine

19th February 2006, 22:57	#20 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 10,816 My Photos: (184) Images: 93	You have my ICQ and MSN under my avatar __________________ polyloop.net [EN/FR] - la3dpourlesnuls.com [FR] - meuuh.net [FR - +16 ans] - totyo.com [FR - personal blog]