Challenge Type:	Still Image (2D & 3D), Work in Progress
Start:	15 March 2004
End:	19 June 2004
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3D Entries for jason butler ( flinder )

Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Final Image Date Submitted: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 Title: final image - small Notes: well, this is it. a few stats: polys: 1.5M for character and weapon image maps: 34 total work hours: 200? maybe more? software used: lightwave 7.5 and 8, photoshop 7, illustrator 10. i think it's time for a nap. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Post Effects and Compositing Date Submitted: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 Title: final renders - pre post Notes: raw renders of the model and main background element with no post effects. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Post Effects and Compositing Date Submitted: Monday, 14 June 2004 Title: final composition and background Notes: this is just about finished, i think. i added more cloth to the background and detailed the weapon a little. aside from some minor tweaks, this should be very close to the final image. now to try to render this thing at 8.5" x 11". CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Post Effects and Compositing Date Submitted: Monday, 14 June 2004 Title: lighting / rendering / post Notes: trying to work out how exactly i'm going to handle this in post. this is just an idea. i'm thinking of having more fabric in the background. i also made some very minor changes to his pose. his weight is shifted a tiny bit, and i played with his left hand. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Rendering Date Submitted: Sunday, 13 June 2004 Title: posing / rendering Notes: trying to come up with the pose and color temp of the final image. i'm also playing around a bit with that kind of post i'll be doing. i think he's a bit more menacing when looking at the camera, but i like that you can see a bit more of the head shape in the first shot. what do you guys think? CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Rendering Date Submitted: Friday, 11 June 2004 Title: final posing / lighting / rendering Notes: working on final pose, lighting rig, and rendering. there will be some background geometry, but i'll be keeping it subtle, i think. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Saturday, 05 June 2004 Title: final model Notes: okay, here he is. to do: rig, pose, light, render, model weapon and bg elements, and work out post stuff. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 02 June 2004 Title: modeling progress Notes: aside from some detailing and tweaking, the model is getting pretty close to being done. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Tuesday, 01 June 2004 Title: leg progress Notes: blocking in the lower legs / boots. doesn't look much like the leg could bend at this point, but i'll be adding more articulated joints. sheesh. only 17 days left. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Tuesday, 01 June 2004 Title: modeling progress, continued Notes: slowly working my way down. still a bit of work to do on the mechanical innards, and of course everything below the knee. to do: lower legs, lower body textures, weapon model, backdrop model , and, if i have time, i'd like to include some sign of the mechanical scarab beetles mentioned in my story. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Tuesday, 01 June 2004 Title: modeling progress Notes: progress on the model... used gray textures for the sake of speed for the moment. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 28 May 2004 Title: modeling progress Notes: working on pack, legs, various details, pieces of fabric hanging from the belt, boots, etc etc etc. oof. still lots to do in 20 days. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Tuesday, 25 May 2004 Title: leg / weapon sketch Notes: working out ideas for the lower body, and the weapon. i know i still have the energy pack to model, but i want to do that after i have the legs more or less blocked in, so that i make sure i get the proportions i want. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Lighting Date Submitted: Saturday, 22 May 2004 Title: texturing / lighting 3 Notes: 3/4 front view. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Lighting Date Submitted: Saturday, 22 May 2004 Title: texturing / lighting 2 Notes: side view. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Lighting Date Submitted: Saturday, 22 May 2004 Title: texturing / lighting Notes: almost have these textures finalized. i also put a bit of time into the lighting setup. i think this is close to what i'll end up with. i think the look i'm going for in the lighting / final render is a sort of posed military portrait. sort of like a photo you might see of a civil war general. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Friday, 21 May 2004 Title: texturing progress Notes: textured the neck (even though you can barely see it) and the chest. tweaked a few things throughout. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Thursday, 20 May 2004 Title: armor texturing Notes: okay, i *think* i can call this part done. although i'm thinking about tweaking the scarab emblem on the chest... CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 Title: texturing progress Notes: texturing progress so far. haven't touched the shoulders or anything below the neck yet, obviously. i'll start on those tomorrow. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 Title: armor texturing Notes: armor texturing in progress... CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 Title: texturing progress Notes: just about done with these textures. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Tuesday, 18 May 2004 Title: head texturing progress Notes: did a bit of tweaking and editing to the head textures. should be completely done painting this portion of the model by thursday. making all these UV maps has been slow going... also, i'll most likely be using something very similar to this lighting rig for my final render. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Tuesday, 18 May 2004 Title: texturing Notes: since the upper body is more or less complete, i've started working on skin and leather textures. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Tuesday, 18 May 2004 Title: arms Notes: okay, since all those posts got borked, here's a quick little catch up to get me back up to date: this was the original design for the forearm machinery. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Thursday, 13 May 2004 Title: torso model (front) Notes: ...and a front view. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Thursday, 13 May 2004 Title: torso model (back) Notes: back view of the near-complete upper body. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Texturing Date Submitted: Thursday, 13 May 2004 Title: emblem Notes: this is the "royal emblem" that will appear in that blank metal spot on the chestpiece. it's actually a variation on my own tattoo. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 Title: armor, continued Notes: close up of the upper body armor. i *think* the modeling is done for these pieces at least. once i get the upper body completely finished, i'm going to take a break from modeling and do some texturing on the finished parts. then it's on to the legs, weapon, and possibly something else... CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 Title: armor, continued Notes: a little detailing on the armor, and extended the arms. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 Title: armor modeling Notes: okay, now we're getting somewhere. based on the sketch above, i fleshed out the armor / leather pieces. i like this take much better than my last modeling update. i think the red bits are more tied together now. now for the arms... CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Wednesday, 12 May 2004 Title: neck concept edit Notes: after modeling different elements of the constume / machinery, i decided those pieces were a bit disjointed and needed to be more tied together. so i'm going to rethink how the neck and chestplate are done. i'd like to make them a little more ornate and tie them together so that the machine enhancements flow a little better. this sketch is sort of what i'm thinking. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Tuesday, 11 May 2004 Title: modeling progress Notes: working out the details. still seems a little uneven to me. i need to work on bringing the different elements on the machinery together. by the way, the plan for the red sections is either a red leather, or a rich red fabric with gold or dark grey inlays. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Monday, 10 May 2004 Title: arm details Notes: arm detailing. long way to go, though. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 05 May 2004 Title: body progress, continued Notes: added little bolts. worked a bit on a chestplate, something like in my concept sketch, but that needs a little more work. it looked a bit like a sports bra first time around. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 05 May 2004 Title: inner workings Notes: working on his stomach cavity machinery. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Wednesday, 05 May 2004 Title: body modeling Notes: working on blocking out the body. detailing to follow. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 30 April 2004 Title: torso, continued Notes: fleshed out the arms a bit. i'm going to start working on the machinery for his forearms next. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Thursday, 29 April 2004 Title: upper torso Notes: haven't been able to work on mr cuddlebuns for the past few weeks, so not a lot of progress. just started modeling the upper body. more to come, hopefully. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 25 March 2004 Title: battery pack concept Notes: rough pass at the battery / energy pack. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Monday, 22 March 2004 Title: head model progress Notes: getting closer to the final mouthpiece, and adding some little details to the head in general. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Monday, 22 March 2004 Title: head model progress Notes: didn't do much over the weekend. just detailed the leather straps on the mask, and added little spikes, per rhezz's suggestion. pyke, i've been thinking about blending the two concepts, actually. i think i'm going to get rid of the ridged plate behind the straps and do the teeth thing. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 19 March 2004 Title: head detailing Notes: starting to detail the face a little bit. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 19 March 2004 Title: mouthpiece progress Notes: trying to iron out the look of the mask / mouthpiece. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 19 March 2004 Title: head model Notes: a little detailing. still not sure what i'm doing with the mouthpiece. leaving it alone for now. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Modeling Date Submitted: Friday, 19 March 2004 Title: rough head model Notes: very rough crack at the head. just blocking things in at this point. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 18 March 2004 Title: torso concept Notes: ideas for the torso. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 18 March 2004 Title: head concept c Notes: possible look for the back of the head. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 18 March 2004 Title: head concept b Notes: another take on the mouthpiece. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 18 March 2004 Title: head concept Notes: trying to iron out the head design. still not happy with the mouthpiece. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post
Click for full-sized image		Milestone: Concept Sketch Date Submitted: Thursday, 18 March 2004 Title: concept sketches 1 Notes: first pass at the concept sketch. i'm already sure the mouth will be re-worked. i know i want some machinery there, but i'm not entirely sure what i want it to look like. and although you probably can't tell this from my messy sketches, i'm going to attempt to go for a sort of "elegant creepiness" with this guy. CGTalk: CGTalk Thread | CGTalk Post