The Legend of Zelda Tingle Character Model (WIP)

[wolferthehawkeye]

it's pretty awesome, i want majora's mask for mi 3ds :)

[Designmadman]

So you do all your designing in zbrush and then export it to 3d max? or Maya? I have Maya 2012, Mudbox 2012, 3d max 2012, and soft image 2012 and I have an hell of a time starting a design with those, and no i dont have a tablet, it doesnt arrive until mid febuary...any suggestions on starting a basic mesh???

[B1ightTakesA11]

@Designmadman Well, with this Tingle model, it was done entirely in Maya. I come up with an orthographic design of a character, then I model and UV a low res mesh in Maya. After that, I export the mesh as an .obj and import it into Zbrush or Mudbox and begin sculpting. You would then want to export the normal maps and a retopologized mesh to be imported back into Maya. You can actually do it entirely in Mudbox or Zbrush. I know a lot of people use Zspheres in Zbrush to start a basic mesh.

[Designmadman]

@B1ightTakesA11 Okay cool, any tips towards coming up with an orthographic design of a character in maya?

[bassistmau]

are you using one of those drawing pads input devices or just plain mouse?

[B1ightTakesA11]

@bassistmau I have a cheap little Bamboo Wacom pad that I use. Sometimes I have access to the much sexier Cintiq monitors.

[aimeemariet]

Way to make Tingle 500 times creepier. Good job though.

[B1ightTakesA11]

@aimeemariet Haha. Thanks. : )

[DRBUCKL3Y]

Tingle got le man boob

[B1ightTakesA11]

@DRBUCKL3Y He also has a little bit of a bulge in his southern regions, if you know what I mean, : )

[chocolantrosa]

Looks beautifull, may I ask what these models are for? Great job!

[B1ightTakesA11]

@chocolantrosa I'm just making the models for practice/fun... .. Not to mention the fact that I love Majora's Mask! My goal is to better understand the work flow between Maya and ZBrush. I especially need to familiarize myself with ZSpheres and retopology. Thanks for the comment. :)

[chocolantrosa]

@B1ightTakesA11 well i just gotta compliment the amazing work youve done with this character. Best of luck with your projects/goals