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Just some WIP images I have been showing a bunch of people using imgur, figured I might as well post them here.
I am working on a new mesh wolf avatar which I am very excited to be making good progress on! I've finally got to the point where I think it looks pretty enough to begin showing people... and not hiding it under the rug like the trash my previous attempts at mesh have been. Anyhow, not really looking for heavy critique, these are a clusterf*ck of early WIPs to current and I've fixed a bunch of whats wrong already & will continue to tweak on my own... but just thought some people might enjoy seeing some of what I am working on!
The mesh body makes for much smoother looking, less segmented animation than the previous sculpted primitive approach. A lot of people are concerned about how moddable/customizable mesh will be, but I will be doing my best to segment the body into parts & allow the same sort of color customization by segments as my previous work.
I am working on a new mesh wolf avatar which I am very excited to be making good progress on! I've finally got to the point where I think it looks pretty enough to begin showing people... and not hiding it under the rug like the trash my previous attempts at mesh have been. Anyhow, not really looking for heavy critique, these are a clusterf*ck of early WIPs to current and I've fixed a bunch of whats wrong already & will continue to tweak on my own... but just thought some people might enjoy seeing some of what I am working on!
The mesh body makes for much smoother looking, less segmented animation than the previous sculpted primitive approach. A lot of people are concerned about how moddable/customizable mesh will be, but I will be doing my best to segment the body into parts & allow the same sort of color customization by segments as my previous work.
Category All / Miscellaneous
Species Wolf
Size 1280 x 1120px
File Size 89.9 kB
well I will be adding more poofy fluff that should bulge it out a little, though I did use photo references heavily for shaping the muzzle at least... wolves are not bulky animals and foxes seem to be even leaner and thinner muzzled in the pictures I have researched... but thank you, I will continue to count up how many people think it looks too foxish and take that into account when tweaking
http://i.imgur.com/RLG6e.jpg zees ees volf, http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l.....1jiio1_400.jpg und zees ees fax! I will make a fox next and see if I can distinguish them more strongly
I see the problem, you only have the side view, so you are lacking the width of a wolf muzzle and such. D:>
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2.....ns-d5n8jmz.jpg Warning wolf skin / etc. D:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2.....ns-d5n8jmz.jpg Warning wolf skin / etc. D:
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*laughs* I was complaining like a whiny little b- about how I lose my temper when I show someone something I am especially proud of, in at least one particular aspect and the first thing they critique is "You know you might want to try <that exact thing I was focusing on and especially proud of doing>"... I wish I could have the mental willpower to always take critique well, but I still find myself getting irrationally angry at times when people are just trying to help me out. I are ashamed.
*laughs* I was complaining like a whiny little b- about how I lose my temper when I show someone something I am especially proud of, in at least one particular aspect and the first thing they critique is "You know you might want to try <that exact thing I was focusing on and especially proud of doing>"... I wish I could have the mental willpower to always take critique well, but I still find myself getting irrationally angry at times when people are just trying to help me out. I are ashamed.
Don't take critique hard. You make the best canine AVs on SL. I myself wouldn't say a damn thing except I care and I want to see you succeed in blowing away your previous work. We all can get angry at times when someone criticizes the work we do, but try to understand that save for a few trolls, people are just trying to help.
To be honest, this could be a wolf, but it has a feminine build. Often times the males and females are distinguishable by shape and build, and this looks female to me.
That sorta brings the question, would it be possible, or feasible to have a male and female body shape selectable via HUD? Just a random thought.
To be honest, this could be a wolf, but it has a feminine build. Often times the males and females are distinguishable by shape and build, and this looks female to me.
That sorta brings the question, would it be possible, or feasible to have a male and female body shape selectable via HUD? Just a random thought.
D: I am not sure I know enough to tell a male or female apart to be able to distinguish that fine a level of detail, though I suppose I am better now than when I made the first wolf 3 years ago. Maybe you could show me where on the model it should be filled out to appear more male? Then maybe, lol
Well I changed the snarl anyway to better fit how this photo looks: https://kiza.eu/media/dj/wolfpaper/.....P_composit.jpg
result: http://i.imgur.com/pRE1i.jpg
and wide open: http://i.imgur.com/B4F24.jpg
result: http://i.imgur.com/pRE1i.jpg
and wide open: http://i.imgur.com/B4F24.jpg
As usual, I think it's looking pretty good. I saw earlier versions of your wolf 2.0, (I don't think I was supposed to, but not to worry, I never showed them to anyone else) but it looks like you scrapped much of it and started over.
I do agree it looks a bit foxy, but it seems to pretty much be in the muzzle.
Sorry I never called while being up in WA and I haven't been on SL much, but suffice it to say, I didn't ever make it north, and well, my latest FA journal pretty much explains it all. I'll chat with ya soon when I'm in a bit better shape.
I do agree it looks a bit foxy, but it seems to pretty much be in the muzzle.
Sorry I never called while being up in WA and I haven't been on SL much, but suffice it to say, I didn't ever make it north, and well, my latest FA journal pretty much explains it all. I'll chat with ya soon when I'm in a bit better shape.
The onnnlyyy thing I see being an issue.. could be the mouth/jaw area. It seems to be very small in how far it opens.. buuut it could just be my perspective on it. Other then that, I am really digging how sleek and nice the body is shaping up to be and I am sure it will be stunning once it's textured too. It will be another I'll add to my collection when it's ready for release.
I reaaallly hope you could consider doing a larger bodied feline type too. I got the mountain lion, but would love something more in the dire size, or mid-range sometime.
You do fantastic work! Keep'em coming!
I reaaallly hope you could consider doing a larger bodied feline type too. I got the mountain lion, but would love something more in the dire size, or mid-range sometime.
You do fantastic work! Keep'em coming!
find me a pic of a wolf opening his mouth wider than dis>?: http://i.imgur.com/wimWE.jpg
I would love to make a wide variety of ferals from tiny cute to big bad and bulky bodies :D Thank you!
I would love to make a wide variety of ferals from tiny cute to big bad and bulky bodies :D Thank you!
Thank you! It is for SL. There is actually an unused "Skull" bone which is used by several mesh avatars for jaw animation, it is an extension of the "Head" bone in the SL skeleton. Skull has no attachment points linked to it and so is only really useful for mesh weighting afaik. I use Avastar (http://blog.machinimatrix.org/avastar/) a plugin/addon for blender which provides the SL skeleton with all hidden bones, attachment, & control bones for easy animation.
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