TMNT Fanart

[sriram]

Hi, I thought I'd putup my recently finished 3d fanart of TMNT here,

click the images to view at full resolution :

Comic Book version :
http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmntcomicsmall.jpg (http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmntcomicfin.jpg)

Viewport Screenshot of the scene :

http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmnt_brotherhood.jpg

Renders of the Body :

http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmnt_zb3ren1small.jpg (http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmnt_zb3ren1.jpg)


For the design,I went for an comic/organic version of the tv series (http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/2003/colortmnt.html) I stuck to the design but at the same time I wanted it to feel more fleshy and less cartoony,so I'm tried to add bits of real turtle into it. The poses were completely based on THIS (http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/tmnt_ref.jpg) reference.

I didnt texture the models as I wanted to move on,but I'll surely get back to this sometime and make a game model for a mod.

Software used: 3ds max,Mudbox,zBrush,Photoshop

I hope you guys like it,I would love to hear your comments.

Thanks for checking :)

[archie3d]

gr8 works and efforts dude .. keep it up.. more realistic textures would give life to the model.. good luck

[sriram]

Thanks archie,and incase you havent read,the models are NOT textured,its plain colors :)

I plan on making a game model with textures sometime in the future ;)

[deepsdesign]

nice work buddy

[archie3d]

oops ! sorry, i dint read.... :D

[animator_today18]

great work man can we chat ma is animator_today@yahoo.com

[Ekalavya]

Very nice modelling work there :clap: :clap: :clap: I followed the WIP link also , plain colors but very nicely done !!!
I just want to know that do u take the "Rigged low base mesh" and then sculpt for different poses or u just take the displacement map out of Mudbox and then displace the "low base mesh" already rigged for different poses ???? , I hope I didnt make it too complex to understand :D !!!!!

But keep it up !!!!

[sriram]

Thanks guys :)

@Ekalavya : The poses were achieved by using the "Import as Layer" option in Mudbox. I just had to rig the basemesh and import the various poses as layers onto my finished sculpt [the sculpted details automatically get updated]
I usually use a displacement map,but since my models dont have UVs,I got the hires models into the scene. This is also the reason why I couldnt use GI/Vray [not enough memory]

[Ekalavya]

Hi "sriram " nice explained the thing but as I don't know about Mudbox can you tell me briefly that if the thing is also possible in "ZBrush".

[Smooth_Criminal]

Hey I dont know how I missed this.. but not delaying any more.. Awesomelysupersensationalistic Bro!!!!!! :P

Hey Ekalavya.. yeah u can import the pose as a layer in zbrush too. :)

[n2to3]

:clap: :clap: :clap: bravo bravo...great work sriram...:rockon:

[Digital3d]

Hey Sri very good modeling as you have done before ;)
Did you made these character for TMNT GAMES (http://tmntgame.us.ubi.com/).
Or you do it for another project?

[koolnits]

lovely characters....wud like to see updates asap :)
coming out nicely...
good luck sriram :)

[ronybuster]

Hay,
The viewport render is ok but the details r not to be seen in that, can u pls do the renders as the one below the viewport render as in front ,side so on, or can u pls make more clear by using some lights in ur viewport it too dark,
it would be good to see that ...
Total Respect,
Ronybuster

[sriram]

@Smooth: Thanks :) and thanks for answering Ekalavya's doubt

@n2to3: Thanks dude :D

@Rohit: Thanks man :D I didnt make it for any game,this is fanart/personal work I did because I love TMNT. I made this as a "goodbye" to my mouse....my last digital sculpt using mouse ;)

@koolnits: Thanks dude,about updates..well,I dont know when I will get back to this..bu surely will texture these guys someday ;)

@rony: for the RAM+CPU that I have [2 GB,P4 2.4 GHz cpu],its impossible for me to import the highest detail models of the 4 characters into 3ds max...thats why I imported lower divisions and made a simple render. I'll hopefully get a better pc soon so that I can deal with more polys ! :)

[ronybuster]

Thanks for the render man ....
tell me one thing do u do the regging and skining to the character or u give it to some one ......
thats my problem the T pose some is not as impressive as some dinamic one...
Total Respect
Ronybuster

[sriram]

I do the rigging myself :) I use character studio [biped] for the rigs.
I prefer to rig a model in a semi-T pose [a slightly relaxed T,kinda like an arrowhead] as it gives a better idea of the character when modeling and at the same time allows for easy rigging

[sunnydaniel]

awesome work man

[jigu]

TMNT on frontpage! oh yeah dude!

Congrates buddy....Keep rocking!

[gauravanim]

sriram at the age of 22...ur work is great... and one query

i wonder what happened to the game u have developed the content..mahabharat

i wonder when mahabharat going to release..may be...some buggy issues with it

[sriram]

Thank you CGTantra, for the frontpage plug :) I'm glad that my last character sculpt with the mouse is getting more attention :D Now I gotta wait for Crysis to comeout so that I can make a textured gameversion of these dudes and put them ingame !

@sunnydaniel,jigu : Thanks guys,glad you like it :)

@gaurav: Thanks Gaurav,glad you like my work ; about Mahabharath, it was fun working with them back then..but I havent personally seen any progress from the developers since September 2006 [thats when I quit freelancing with them,and started learning from scratch : Dawn,The Dinotaur which actually startedout as an Anatomy and Character Study].
I have no idea when the game will be released though.

I've been very busy with deadlines lately,so nothing new since Shankit; gotta get back to Shankit sometime and give him a proper ending...he is my first character with the wacom afterall ;)

I'll take this opportunity to share a recent article that I've added to my website. Its my advice to beginners who are interested in 3D Character Creation ,take a look if you are interested : http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/myadvice.htm

Feel free to pass the advice to your friends, I would really appreciate that

[gauravanim]

yes i have passed this advice to my friend working with me in the animation studios and also learning and enjoying from your work :):clap: :clap:

also spell bound by your dinotaur and he also read the advice TOO :)


well i got the idea regarding the mahabharat from a guy who is working in a american gaming company in india

he told me about the reality game...some problem :(

[mukks]

nice work buddy,,,,,

[mayurcool123]

Sriram Rocks :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:


:whistle:
i personally feel he is soon to be India s answer to Zack Petroc:p

[fawwadhussain]

dude ...................excellent work .......great work ...........

[anusankar]

oh! wat to say.....really great....iam not up to the level...so no critisition.
but it's gud....:clap:

[truthhunter]

whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooahhhhh

thats the nice makings i love your work


hey the body seems to be the same as dinotaur isnt it correct me if am wrong

they are so identical

[sriram]

@mukks,fawwadhussain,anusankar : Thank you :)

@mayur : haha,dude,thats an overstatement; Zack is a great inpiration, and I'd learnt a lot from his training DVDs. I always eagerly look forward to new DVDs by him fort he very simple reason that he always talks about concepts, not the tools.
I never try or hope to become someone else,I always try to be a better me :)

@truthhunter: Thank you. As for the similarities with Dawn, you can see for yourself in the following picture. There were ,quite some anatomy issues with my Dinotaur,which I tried to fix in my TMNT. And there are a lot of issues with my TMNT too,which I tried to address in my Shankit[theres a hell lot of issues with him too,which I'll be getting to as soon as I'm done with my exams ;) ]

http://sriramatrix.3dnitz.com/gal3d/2007/zb3taur.jpg

The TMNT design is based on the cartoon version as I mentioned . And the only similarities of him with the Dinotaur is that they are both humanoid creatures and character-wise,theres a hell lot of difference.

[truthhunter]

hey it nice that you worked a lot on anatomy


keep up the good work

[jazzistoobad]

THATS is beyond Amazing. You guys are so talented. I can't wait to start learning 3DS MAX & MAYA. Where can you learn Zbrush from. Any ideas?

[sriram]

@truthhunter: Thanks:)

@jazzistoobad: Thank you,glad you like it :) About zbrush,you can learn it from the following resources :
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/index.php
or get the Intro to ZB3 DVD by Meats Meier from : http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/mme04.html

zB/Mudbox are just tools and you can achive the same thing using either of these. What matters is your understanding of the subject you are sculpting. So I would also suggest you to start lookingup human/animal anatomy if you are interested in creating characters and creatures.

[ThunderStorm]

Nice work dude

[sriram]

Thank you :)

[amangoswami]

dude thts a real cool wrk:)

[rishis108]

nice work yar.. can u post this model in wireframe?

[sriram]

@amangoswami : thanks :)
@rishis108 : thanks, here >
Levels:
http://www.sriramatrix.com/gal3d/2007/tmnt_levels.jpg
Wire:
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/6198/tmntwireol2.jpg
Another old render that I didnt post before :
http://www.sriramatrix.com/gal3d/2007/TMNTmarblefull.jpg

[pollachi_senthil]

I like your handling style & flow.....

[X-jo]

wow, am waitin for the final render

[Aumakua]

Wow, long time no visit your thread Sriram :) lovely statue complex, would be a great 3d print my friend !

[animatorcantstop]

gud man try some texture

[sriram]

pollachi_senthil: Thank you ! :)
ajo_alex: Thanks, I'll hopefully get a chance to do that soon :D
Aumakua: hey,nice to hear from you man,thanks. yeah it would be cool to get these guys 3d printed,alnog with my Dinotuar hehe :D
animatorcantstop:Thanks,I'll post a lowpoly gamres models with textures soon!

[harsh.addicted]

Hey awesome man