01. Intro (Updated 31/08 with speedpaint)

Submitted by Makk on
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Work in progress

err, hi! :)
I have finally got around to registering on this forum (I have been lurking for awhile). My name is Mark Rowan and Im 20, Im currently not "in the industry" but I would love to be someday. I have been involved in game art for about 2 and a half years now. Here is some of my work (these two characters are old work and were NOT modelled by me)
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/dg.jpg[/img]
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/sake.jpg[/img]
Here is a recent skin (256x256) I did for the DFA mod (check this mod out btw ;) ) of which I am a team member.
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/dfa/pod_final.jpg[/img]

As for my MOST recent work, that would be my avatar, which I did this afternoon :D

I would love to participate in the Sumea Modeller challange, but Im very new to 3d :( so sucks to me!
Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself :)
Oh and big hello to anyone from Polycount [8]

EDIT: How do I get my avatar to show?

Submitted by Malus on Tue, 12/08/03 - 5:07 AM Permalink

Welcome to Sumea.

Avatar: send it to Souri I think.

You posted that you couldn't model on the other thread man, but these are pretty cool.
Enter the challenge!!

Must say even though I'm sick of dangergirl and Joan of arc models, shes a cutey lol, I saw her posted on Polycount btw.

Submitted by J I Styles on Sat, 16/08/03 - 12:37 AM Permalink

Good mix of work here, only real crit I can offer is to pop your highlights, and subtley underlight blacks.
Your skinning lacks tonal range, and seems to be stuck in absolute diffuse ligthing. It's also incredibly "clean", meaning there's no colour variation or localised wear and tear.

Keep it up

Submitted by Sorceror Bob on Sat, 16/08/03 - 7:02 AM Permalink

What joel said

I was about to crit the chick model, when I saw it wasn't made by you.. I likes anyways.

Submitted by Makk on Sun, 17/08/03 - 9:56 AM Permalink

Thanks Styles and Sorceror Bob, crits are ALWAYS welcome :)
I actually practiced some underlighting on that dark skin (the 2nd one) but wasnt confident in how it turned out.
I dont quite understand what you mean by absolute diffuse lighting though.
I'll be posting up a WIP of a UT2K3 skin soon, that I hope will be a portfolio piece.
Oh and thanks to Souri for getting my avatar to work. :)

Posted by Makk on
Forum
Work in progress

err, hi! :)
I have finally got around to registering on this forum (I have been lurking for awhile). My name is Mark Rowan and Im 20, Im currently not "in the industry" but I would love to be someday. I have been involved in game art for about 2 and a half years now. Here is some of my work (these two characters are old work and were NOT modelled by me)
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/dg.jpg[/img]
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/sake.jpg[/img]
Here is a recent skin (256x256) I did for the DFA mod (check this mod out btw ;) ) of which I am a team member.
[img]http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rowanfamily/dfa/pod_final.jpg[/img]

As for my MOST recent work, that would be my avatar, which I did this afternoon :D

I would love to participate in the Sumea Modeller challange, but Im very new to 3d :( so sucks to me!
Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself :)
Oh and big hello to anyone from Polycount [8]

EDIT: How do I get my avatar to show?

Submitted by Malus on Tue, 12/08/03 - 5:07 AM Permalink

Welcome to Sumea.

Avatar: send it to Souri I think.

You posted that you couldn't model on the other thread man, but these are pretty cool.
Enter the challenge!!

Must say even though I'm sick of dangergirl and Joan of arc models, shes a cutey lol, I saw her posted on Polycount btw.

Submitted by J I Styles on Sat, 16/08/03 - 12:37 AM Permalink

Good mix of work here, only real crit I can offer is to pop your highlights, and subtley underlight blacks.
Your skinning lacks tonal range, and seems to be stuck in absolute diffuse ligthing. It's also incredibly "clean", meaning there's no colour variation or localised wear and tear.

Keep it up

Submitted by Sorceror Bob on Sat, 16/08/03 - 7:02 AM Permalink

What joel said

I was about to crit the chick model, when I saw it wasn't made by you.. I likes anyways.

Submitted by Makk on Sun, 17/08/03 - 9:56 AM Permalink

Thanks Styles and Sorceror Bob, crits are ALWAYS welcome :)
I actually practiced some underlighting on that dark skin (the 2nd one) but wasnt confident in how it turned out.
I dont quite understand what you mean by absolute diffuse lighting though.
I'll be posting up a WIP of a UT2K3 skin soon, that I hope will be a portfolio piece.
Oh and thanks to Souri for getting my avatar to work. :)