my entry is coming soon, i dont really do concept sketches. i just start throwing around polies. i should have a pic up by tomorrow.

@A Russell

This looks good so far -hope I can do as well when I get my PC back. I just wanted to share this link http://www.3d.sk/ it has body references and I'm not sure but I think in your concept shot that maybe the back of the head is off a bit? Not sure but figured before you get to that part you'd take a look -it may just be me.

Thanks, and thanks for that link, too. I had another that I was going to post. I only used it yesterday, but it's gone ! Hopefully it'll come back online.

I'll double check the back of the head. I knew the first profile reference I drew was off. To be honest, after messing around geting all the bits of the face in the right place, I just sketched the line for the head.

I've nearly finished the body. I've also stripped some polies off it. I'm not sure how to tackle the head yet. I'm looking at different methods. More pics next time.

Good thing I've got over a month to complete it!

I'm not very fast at this.

I managed to get the feet and neck done, and I'm quite happy with them. I also striped a few polies off it. The body is now a total of 958 triangles. I can strip some more off it later if need be.

I started modeling the hands using a different method. However, I'm up to 614 tringles for boths hands, and may need more! Think I might have to find another way to make them.

Hands can be tough to get good, and low on the polygon count. But, believe it or not - you can get down to a bit over 100 polygons (tris) and still keep all 5 fingers in a way which they can be animated. I will be trying to get some writing time in tonight and tomarrow on a few tutorials including hands.

For your body you are on track quite well - though I notice you tesselated your mesh (you can wait to do that later - generally easier the fewer lines you have to look at).

I only tesselated the mesh for the screen shot.

Thanks, I'm looking forward to your tutorial.

HERE They show you how to make low poly hands. You will have a real like hand with this technic.

Cya!

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Thanks, I do have that tutorial. I'll fo back and try it again. There were a few things in there I don't really understand, like "clone to element." Gotta RTFM again!

Thanks.

clone to element is a 3dsmax exclusive feature. so if your not using 3dsmax you cant clone to element. if you do have 3dsmax... then all you have to do is hold shift and click and drag with you mouse and then you have cloned. after that you will get some options, and clone to element will be one of those options... hope this answered any questions, just went to a nano tech meeting/ speach, that stuff is totally amazing, they are making computers faster than the ones that are out now just out of cells and organic elements, its so crazy...... anyway i am drunk from too much party in name sake of science........ if you have any more questions will be glad to answer at a later time in space....