Mr. Neeson

by Kent Trammell on May 30, 2012

Image is: finished (?)

This was my first character project in Blender as a way to push the app and prove to myself its competency as a hi-res modeling package, texture-painting solution, render engine, and compositor. Its definitely not picture-perfect but the result more than satisfied my curiosity about Blender’s capabilities: the problems with the image are due to the artist, not the software!

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26 Responses to “Mr. Neeson”
  1. Ashleigh Xeltentat
    Posts: 37

    Nice work! The clothes stood out to me the most as realistic, except for the shoulder texture stretching going on. He needs some SSS, maybe some pores.

    great work

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     May 30, 2012 at 8:54 pm
    • stephen thomas
      Posts: 32

      I think that’s lens distortion on the shoulder rather than stretching of texture…

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       Jun 5, 2012 at 4:54 am
  2. Atlantisbase
    Posts: 102

    Very nice, for a second, I thought it was David Tennent twenty years from now :D . I think that “stretching” is actually just lens distortion (notice the chromatic aberration on the letters in the top right). The only thing I see wrong with the skin is it’s a little too shiny.

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     May 30, 2012 at 9:06 pm
  3. Masoud zamani
    Posts: 7

    Very cool,congratulations!

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     May 30, 2012 at 9:15 pm
  4. tarik bagriyanik
    Posts: 1021

    perfect modelling!
    - only play with WardIso – less slope value
    (for smaller white shine there…)

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     May 31, 2012 at 1:18 pm
    • John D Smith II
      Posts: 234

      I Like the shine. It looks like he’s been running through a muggy subway, chasing the bad guy. Tho, normally I’d agree… everyone, even the most talented, always seem to make skin way too shiny. I think it’s in the context here tho. Nice!

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       Jun 7, 2012 at 7:24 pm
  5. Justin Case
    Posts: 6

    theluthier, that sounds familiar… You’ve done tuts here, right? Wow, this is amazing! I would feature this in a heartbeat. If you are not making a living doing hair and cloth sims, you should be!! This is better than Animatrix… I’d love to see a feature film with characters and style like this. Good work.

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     Jun 1, 2012 at 3:10 pm
  6. 34pjm43
    Posts: 2

    What “problems”? I know not of what you speak.

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     Jun 5, 2012 at 11:37 am
  7. Kyle Wilson
    Posts: 28

    Avery fine job Kent! You really showcased Blender’s capabilities.

    Perhaps a tut on Texture Painting the facial detail? :D

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     Jun 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm
  8. Glen Sumner
    Posts: 51

    great stuff! was this cycles how did you do that hair?
    I have suck a helmet on a character of mine so as to avoid doing hair but this looks great! Good job..

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     Jun 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm
  9. Chip Cunningham
    Posts: 2

    this is BI?!?! effing fantastic!

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     Jun 6, 2012 at 11:20 am
    • Kent Trammell
      Posts: 190

      Indeed it’s all BI :)

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  10. Kent Trammell
    Posts: 190

    Thanks everyone for the positive comments! :D

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     Jun 7, 2012 at 9:16 am
  11. Beau Dreier Gligoor
    Posts: 37

    Really cool, this reminds me how much I love to create in 3D.

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     Jun 10, 2012 at 2:16 pm
  12. Pollo Guilbert Gabriel Andrew
    Posts: 203

    Wow, sweet render, this look really great!

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     Jun 19, 2012 at 6:16 am
  13. Daniel Pacheco
    Posts: 4

    this is amazing

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     Jun 24, 2012 at 3:49 pm
  14. Jeremy Leal
    Posts: 17

    This is awesome if I wish I could be half as good :)

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     Jun 26, 2012 at 7:29 pm
  15. Hsviolxp Slonvh
    Posts: 1

    Man..hats off.. Great work.. Infact hats off to all you guys..who hve quite knowledge bout 3D modelling. M just takin baby steps into 3D modellin and that too just out of interest in it.. Hope, that 1day mayb able to create a model so wonderful like urs..

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     Jul 12, 2012 at 12:45 pm
  16. zookthespook
    Posts: 1

    Hi ,,
    this is truly amazing .. great work ! :)

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     Jul 13, 2012 at 8:17 am
  17. maximas200
    Posts: 1

    French nose XD

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     Jul 15, 2012 at 3:51 am
  18. cookiefresh
    Posts: 19

    Incredible work! :)

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     Sep 3, 2012 at 11:31 am
  19. alec farai
    Posts: 146

    woooooooow coooool :)

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     Dec 11, 2012 at 2:37 pm
  20. bishop knight
    Posts: 82

    I see Liam Neeson in there.

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     Feb 1, 2013 at 8:25 pm

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