Ankit Garg l Angel

[Smooth_Criminal]

Hey ppl, though even I would participate in the challenge this time the theme being so inviting :P. As the title says I am making an angel based of Greek Mythology. My drawing skills arent really good but posting a intial concept sketch I did for basic guide and direction. My storytelling isnt particularly good either :P so there is the basic idea behind this whole scence. As Zeus and other greek gods are on war. An Angel named Arya (injured in the scence) carries baby Hercules out from the Danger to a Safer place as "Kratos " another son of Zeus comes to kill him with his army of Titans :D (those who played and finished God of War games should hav a good laugh ;) )

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/641/clipboard01of3.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clipboard01of3.jpg)

A couple of hours through the base.. Very early stages.. none of the forms are finalised.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7402/angeloc4.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=angeloc4.jpg)

Hope to get on going with this as and when I am able to find some free time like I did today. :)

[jigu]

smoothie in the challange, All the best man! i will be watching ur entry.

Would like to see sriram in this one if exams weren't there.

[Digital3d]

Very late entry but this is speed modeling challenge :D ...so you can manage ;)

Hmm..... You have done nice base...... Is this in maya or zbrush?
Nice work so far....

I haven't play war of god but I will play if I have time :)

Waiting for updates :::::

[sriram]

great start on the basemesh, bring on the wings,and start sculpting her already ! :D

I can assure everyone that smoothie's entry will be something to keep your eyes hooked to. So ppl,prepare yourself, a criminal is on the loose ;)

[Smooth_Criminal]

@Jigu : Thanks man :). It would surely had been great if even Sri was participating. He was the one actually who gave me a push and motivation to take part in this challenge :P

@Digital 3d: Yeah I hope to finish on time :). The base was done in Max and yeah do play God of War if u like playing games.. its one game that shouldnt be missed :D

@Sri: Started with the sculpting man... next is are the wings alrite :D and I hope to do justice to your words buddy. >: )

Got some time off today, and Hour and a half into sculpting the body so far (yeah I am stupidly keeping a track of time spent :P) worked mostly on the torso and back.. arms, legs and a lot of face still left. C & C are most welcome :)

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1333/angelwipiios7.jpg

[jigu]

Wow man she looks gorgeous! my only crit is that her back looks a little musclular. keep em coming!

[sriram]

beautiful update, keep the forms comingup !
looking forward to the next update !

[Smooth_Criminal]

Thanks Jigu and Sri :)

going a little slow on this as I am getting time :P but anyways here are some updates Crits and comments are appreciated :)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3154/angelwipiiioj3.jpg

[3D freak]

hi.... its going nice "criminal"..... waiting for final out put......

[sriram]

keep building those forms, she is coming along nicely ;)

[Nehal]

Ohho ! That's shaping up nicely now !
great stuff so far.

[Smooth_Criminal]

Thanks ppl :)
Some updates.. The Angel body is almost finished ( hands and feet to be done ) I worked on Baby hercules today.. Making Baby Hercules was really fun as the approach was more tradition towards it. The Face and the cloth were done from a basic cube without symmetry on same as in the Angel too. I am still not sure abut the cloth though.. will be working out more on it. Suggestions, crits are appreciated :)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6253/babyherculesxb0.jpg

Here are a few images showing the different division flow.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6842/headlj6.gif (http://imageshack.us)
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6842/headlj6.e5d011f4ca.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=514&i=headlj6.gif)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6092/clothoe5.gif

[Smooth_Criminal]

A full body Render with child being holded.. I dont like the pose at all, looks like she is holding some baby coz she was jus given to hold.. so gonna work on the pose tomorrow again and change it :P. Time for me to go to bed now.
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9131/angelwf7.jpg

[sriram]

chooo shweet :D

[jigu]

wow awsome man! you are rocking!

i wonder how would you do the hair of woman?

[samar vijay]

wow man !!!!!! :clap:
really cool sculptin man.. that baby looks awesome.. nice approach for imprving sculptin skills man.. just one critic. just work on the balance line on the female.right now shez leaning a bit in front.
well.. m postin some refs. i think it might help u.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2352/angelwipiios7xa3.jpg
best of luck fo rthe challenge.
reat work.

[dropdeadfriend]

agreed with SAMAR VIJAY . need to improve the female curves.
make them smooth and visible. :)

[divij]

neat stuff man coming out really good..

[nambiar2006]

:clap: :clap: awesome .. !!!

[Smooth_Criminal]

Thanks for the replys ppl..

@Samar: Thanks a lot man.. The pics are great and the paintover helps :).. wonder why there are small black brackets in the pic :P Still working out on the balance as u mentioned man..

Some update on the head started on the hair too.

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8606/97079747nl0.jpg

[sriram]

nice update, she will look great once you spend time on adding finesse to the forms...and some cool pinchedup crispy tight areas ;)

about the hair,I'm looking forward to something more interesting in your next division.

@Samar : some of those chicks look very familiar..hmm...
and dude,you forgot to censor the URLs on those images :P

[Crunk]

hey, nice sculpts.. lovethe baby.. its come out really good..
but does she looks king of aged for an image of a angel..
im waiting to see what treatment ur goin to give to the wings.. it would also be great if she had some kind of accessory that would balance the nude form..

[anil_arts]

very nice work, i think your work would satisfy all.you will go till far.
it has encouraged me also to do sth different.

[ReplicA]

The model looks fantastic so far, smoothy. The anatomy is very solid, and interesting, the babies face looks incredible, too.

There are some issues with the female, though. Her right right shoulder to breast transition looks off. If she pulls her right shoulder back like it is, her breast should follow along with it a bit more. Also the fold in her right elbow, and left inner thigh is showing some weird polygonal stuff, but I'm sure you know that already.

Anyway, great model, waiting for the costume elements.

[Nehal]

This is definitely one of the best so far.
But Smooth, you need to do something to her breasts... as someone mentioned earlier, they seem off the pectoralis major. I like the balance of the pose, though the curves are not that rhythmic (i mean..sexy! :D).
Nice work. Hope you finish it in time.

To Samar Vijay: Nice anatomical refs dude ! That is definitely useful to many. :D

[Digital3d]

Nice details bro.

The baby is really looking very cute :)

Best of luck:)

[3DLight]

:clap: Looks gr8

[Smooth_Criminal]

Thanks a lot for all you replies :).. really boosts me up :P

I am listening to all your suggestions and will work out on it . Did a lil paint over at this stage of wht I want the final stuff to look lets see if I can get it all till tomorrow. :)

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6138/23276679hj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6138/23276679hj2.92b7a6a0ea.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=508&i=23276679hj2.jpg)

[jigu]

hey this is coming really cool ankit!

i am looking forward to see how you would do hair and wings!

one suggestion for wings that you can use particle flow in max to create wings.just position object feather plane on spline making shape of wings. i mean make the shape of wings from spline and make the group of different size of feathers. and position them all on that spline path.(after you position them quickly, you can "snapshot" the pflow particles and get one mesh from it..which you can finally modify as your need) but hey this is none the less modeling challange.but i guess u can use that trick.

keep em coming....she looks like really angel..:rockon:

[Peaceful Soul]

Hi smooth

Really nice piece of work showing off...Keep it up.

In my consideration,I noticed that the overall proportion(height) of the child is a bit small considering his/her face.Secondly the line of curve of shoulders(u can say the neck line) is not proper in this pose(specifically if u c the back view).
In my view,it would b better if u may broaden the hips a bit more to give more feminine look.
I am attaching a photo for a better reference...

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5713/figuregz1.th.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=figuregz1.jpg)

Regards,
PeacefulSoul

[Smooth_Criminal]

Hey Jigu... I tired the particle flow thing man, but never got a nack of particles :P.. so went back to tradition sculpting the feathers as Sri suggested :P

Thanks for ur suggestion Sharad.. I get it but I guess I will keep in mind for future :)

Here is a near final version of Angel .. jus the standing need to be done now..
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4084/nearfinalve7.jpg

[Smooth_Criminal]

a few more views

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8291/nearfinal2yy2.jpg

[Digital3d]

Now it is looking pretty cool..
Nice output dude.. Wings are looking nice...:)

But the joints of the wings are not looking nice they need some adjustment.

Hurry up

[Crunk]

hmm. nice update.. but the wings seem to connect quite odd with the back.. for the size of the wings.. she does not have enough freedom to fly ... and why is she on the side of the rocks.. as though shes gonna jump off with the baby..
2hrs remaining to competition closing.. hurry up.. i was expecting something amazing from the wings. .

[sriram]

@Crunk : The transtion to wings is still being worked on by him as I type :P And the rock which you are calling is actually a basemesh for clouds ;)

[Crunk]

hmmm.. cutting it a little short aint it..
but i could have sworn tht was a rock.... :P well waiting for updates then...

[Peaceful Soul]

Hi smooth/sri

Good going......Still have an hr for u to work...So jst a comment....Don't think so U might be able do do it with such a tight span of time but......Wings actually works like an arm with one joint in between so that they can be folded just like we can fold our arms with the help of elbow joint...Though it might b very demanding at this time but thought to share my view...

Anyway gr8 work...still expect improvement at the wings joint....


Regards,
Peaceful soul

[jigu]

keep em coming smoothie.....yes with pflow it could be done fast with detailed feathers...but only half an hour left i guess....

all the best dude! You did it quiet nice...also lit and render the final version after challange gets over..

[Smooth_Criminal]

Here is my final entry ppl.. sry the wings were very rushed... :)

I thank my Friend Sriram who in the first place was the person who pushed me to take part in this challenge.. This model is Dedicated to him, a person who loves hot chicks :D

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/809/vrayglorykkkmk0.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/392/finalol4.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5006/final2dp1.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2130/babyherculesrx4.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5803/finalbodytn5.jpg

[samar vijay]

kisk ass stuff dude:clap:

[Crunk]

hmmm.. nice work.. but the hair still looks oddly floating.. the wings king of look really rigid.. like they are made of some alloy or somethig... seems like u were in quite a hurry.. best of luck..

[sriram]

Fantastic work Ankit, it was great fun watching you progress ! :)

[jigu]

well done ankit! this came out really great. The wing looks great to me. Kid looks damn real.

[thomasphoenix]

Nice effort there SmoothCriminal.Very graceful figure!

Chill Mates :) .
I dont believe Crunks Intention was to degrade the work in any way.
The wings being the last part the artist has done is a bit underdone as far as material properties ,go compared to the rendition of the cloth etc.Which is natural he was just pointing it out.
No harm done here.
Hope to meet you all at the CGTantra 3rd anniversary in mumbai.

Ankit has done some nice work ,I would like to keep the posts in that spirit, hence some posts were modded .Please do understand.

[dean]

Magnificent work Ankit!
Your best piece so far, without doubt.

Looks like it came straight out of an art collection :)

Dean.

[namnocilis]

OMG! Ankit.. just noticed that you were in this challenge, the angel and the baby sculpt is superb! :rockon: no words to express.. no crits.. just AWESOME WORK! :clap:

[sagiarts]

Thanks........and congrats 2 u too.

[Digital3d]

Congratulations dude...

[cgimage]

i love the details given the babys face...
The best work of yours i have seen till date :)
Cheers:)

[vincentrp]

greta stuff ankit :clap: