"DIVIJ" | Saraswati: Goddess of Knowledge

[divij]

hi guys i m thinking of doing something related to the character of saraswati although i m not done with the concept but this is some thing that i m looking forward at ,also i wanted to know can some thing like this work well regarding the original concept issue because i have taken inspiration from many sculptures of saraswati and even this pose is seen many times. i decided to add a serpent in the concept which has to say that this serpent is trying to disturb the meditation of saraswati.. although nothing is final yet but would like to get critics from you guys.....and i m not good at drawing so hope these type of concept drawings are acceptable....please comment..

[kasana]

surely its acceptable dude.......good enough to start and show your thought.
lets c now how you ll end up.I hope in modelling you ll be makin this serpant thin on tail side.

[divij]

thanx kasana.i hope i wont fall short of your expectations..

[Dhani]

Nice concept....i liked it.....only that will b imp will b her expression....make her appear mediated in her music...all the best buddy....:) ..

[divij]

thanx dhani.

[sanpaiya]

woohoo,,, thats the s**t .. carry on. i know u'll rock .. best of luck

[divij]

thanx sanpaiya .

[jai]

nice concept

[divij]

thanx jai...

[Digital3d]

Nice concept..
Waiting for updates :)

[divij]

this is my first update in the post ,just working around the shapes, could not post earlier updates due to some net problems ...c & c please...

[Digital3d]

Hmm...

Very neat and nice base mesh ...
But it looks a bit densy. This is for sculpting so I think it can be low res.
Head is also not looking in proportion and belly part is also looking a bit long.....
some adjustable issues only....
But looking very nice now you can start sculpt for body part.

Keep updating :)

[divij]

this is what i m right now at .....ya digital 3d i will take care of those things .and about sculpting i have never sculpted before in z brush but i m trying to learn ...so lets see

[sunnydaniel]

cool start man but i feel the legs & the hands r little thin compare to the body
& try giving the forms of the fingers in the feet

[Chocolate]

coming out nice try focusing on the leg part ...
its some what improportionate i think..
the feet part....
rest is cool...
liked the concept.

[divij]

thanx chocolate and sunny for the valuable comments i will try and fix the probs.

[sabith780]

hey cool buddy:clap: ...........i think u hav 2 care abt foot nd its fingers as sunny said..............i think it wil b okey, aftr u start sculpting....waiting 4 more....all da bst

[Nehal]

You need to change the proportions a lil bit and make it look more artistic... right now, your model is more on the realistic side, i liked you concept art coz it has that aesthetic feel in it... try to get similar shoulder n waistline in your model as well...

[sriram]

you are doing very well,keep it up; I hope you spend more time on the actual character later when you pose and sculpt.

[divij]

thanx sabith ,ya i will work on the proportions ..

thanx nehal ,ya i will try to get that feel in the sculpture .

thanx sriram, i will try my best to get the character in sculpting and posing.

thank u guys for your valuable encouragement and critics ....

[divij]

hi folks ,so this is my latest update on saraswati,i took it to z brush posed it and now just starting to add a bit of detail ,i have to work on the the pose of the fingers a bit right now its pretty odd ,want some critics on the over all feel of the pose . c&c please...and this is my first time in z brush so i m a bit scared ...but lets see..




http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/322/d/c/Saraswati_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/322/e/a/saraswati2_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/322/a/a/saraswati3_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/322/d/7/saraswati4_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/322/0/5/saraswati5_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs22/f/2007/322/8/4/saraswati6_by_divij3.jpg

[mayurcool123]

Awesome Update buddy :clap:

so inspirational for me thanks:)

[divij]

hi folks ,,this is my latest update but lot of detailing aspects i have to work on ,just started working on the details ...c&c please...running out of time ....
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/326/d/f/saraswati9_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs22/f/2007/326/c/7/Saraswati10_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/326/6/8/Saraswati11_by_divij3.jpg

[mayurcool123]

great update man

how did you posed the model did you used Zb3 new rigging tool?

[sanpaiya]

nice work bro ,,, the forehead looks flat, give it some curvature .. and teh pose of th entire body looks a little stiff.. get a graceful curve for the body ..
like the hoysala sculptures
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Belur_sthambha-buttalika.jpg
http://www.webindia123.com/places/karnata/image/has1.jpg
very indian !!

[sunnydaniel]

cool update,nice going man .....
really loved the pose , i agree with sanpaiya & the hip's part little more wider
do rush in the bump details try to get the rhythm in her..
mean to say the line of action & on which leg how much weight is put so according to that the sculpting on the legs change.
good going so look more on to the female than on the dragon , once the pose &volume is done then starts the ornaments part so keep pushing urself
as well as u r inspiring me also to work &think more....
waiting for more updates. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[divij]

thanx mayurcool ,for posing i partially used maya clusters and partially zbrush3 transpose tools...

thanx sunny ,thanx sanpaiya ya guys i will try to fix most of those things but i am facing a bit of problems while using zbrush as i am doing it for the first time so i am not able to do it that fluently..and for this concept of saraswati when started i had a global vision of saraswati(as a goddess of knowledge) in my mind so she wont be looking that much indian ,altough i am not yet able to get a hang of the feel in the sculpture ,so i'll try my best to correct the things u all have suggested...

[harsh_t]

yo...pal...nice work....
hmmm..santosh and sunny r absolute right.. do it...man..get more ref then do it,..am waitin for nxt....:) yoooooooooo

[Digital3d]

Nice work dude
But the model needs more details...
work with more resolution and put the detailing on the body.

Good going... Keep detailing :)

[sriram]

Nice work dude
But the model needs more details...
work with more resolution and put the detailing on the body.

Good going... Keep detailing :)

nice progress, but there is more need to enhance the forms than on adding detail to this piece.
Also,design-wise, I still cannot see the character of Goddess Saraswathi in the sculpt. her attire is not very divine at the moment.

[divij]

thanx digital 3d ,
thanx sriram for the suggestions,and i have a question about forms,whenever this word form is used in art field what exactly does that mean,is it the block of the object or the contour shapes and silhouettes or what exactly it means can u please explain to me a bit about it... i m very much confused about this term. and can u suggest me a good way of studying the forms...

[divij]

i think for now i wont be able to do more on this sculpture.so this is my final update for the challenge.i had fun through this one month and some learning as well....and one thing which i realised was that i have a kind of hesitation in my drawings which i felt even while trying to sculpt in zbrush....
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2007/331/3/c/Saraswati_13_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/331/e/1/Saraswati_14_by_divij3.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/331/3/6/Saraswati_15_by_divij3.jpg

[sriram]

thanx digital 3d ,
thanx sriram for the suggestions,and i have a question about forms,whenever this word form is used in art field what exactly does that mean,is it the block of the object or the contour shapes and silhouettes or what exactly it means can u please explain to me a bit about it... i m very much confused about this term. and can u suggest me a good way of studying the forms...

when someone says "form", they mean the collection of underlying mass of musculature/flesh which actually gives structure and shape to the body. The form is not necessarily just "muscles", the bones add to the form too.
The human body is a huge collection of forms,and studying the anatomy of "musculature/bones/skin" and how they connect with each other,how they change with movement etc helps you when you create an organic character or creature.

here are 2 pics[not accurate,rough example!] showing how you can dissect a human reference into forms :

image > http://i18.tinypic.com/86011tc.jpg

Also,forms are context sensitive, they need not be just human forms. They can be cloth or stone or anything that can be felt. Putting the forms in place and blending them well gives your artwork a natural feel.

To better understand what form and gesture [pose that sets the expression of your character] ,I will strongly suggest you to buy Zack petroc's Gnomon DVDs,

"Digital Sculpting The Human Anatomy" talks a lot about it, and the "Female Anatomy" one will help you a lot too, his other DVDs that cover creature creation are priceless material.

nice job on your final entry, you surely must've had fun and learnt something new through this to help you with your next work ,goodluck :)

[namnocilis]

wow! nice progress dude..:clap: there is a calm feeling to the entire sculpture.. :)

and about the forms.. Sriram has given an excellent example image :cool: thanks sriram

[divij]

thanx namnocilis,
thanx a lot sriram for taking out time to give a nice comment,i sure will benifit from the short notes that you have given about forms and the suggestions, i sure will get my hands on some zack petrocks anatomy dvds..thank you....