BC1-1808 Homework, Aaron Rudderham

[Aaron Rudderham]

@theluthier Yeah you’re right, I appreciate it. I’m definitely taking this week easier though I can’t say the same for next week, we’ll just see how everything goes haha. Sculpting is certainly a different ball game, just gotta wrap my head around the brushes and anatomy I feel.

[Aaron Rudderham]

@carrotnl Why thank you! I certainly do struggle keeping collected when something just doesn’t look right. I don’t get irrationally angry or burst into tears or anything, I just feel embarrassed for some reason, but there’s not a single use for that, no? Just keep on truckin’!

[Aaron Rudderham]

@silentheart00 What a coincidence, I’m terrible at programming too!

In all seriousness you’re right, we improve by doing, and by showing initiative to do you show initiative to improve. Wish you the best of luck in you programming endeavors and thanks for the feedback!

[Ken Claassen]

@thecabbagedetective Hey man yeh Wacom Intuos is just fine. I was just double checking because a mouse can be frustrating in of itself without all the other difficulty. The bear is looking much better in it’s overall form and silhouette. 

The way you blocked out the mesh is a really good method imo. In fact it’s my preferred method for most things with limbs etc. Though I want to try using meta-balls sometimes because it seems like a really useful tool. 

Haha I tend to write a lot. :/ Maybe I’m just bored. 

Regarding anatomy, I wouldn’t worry about expensive anatomy classes. Sure they would help you a lot but don’t stress about it too much. The best way to get better at anatomy is to just look at it…. a lot… draw it, sculpt it… over time you will get better. I was into body building a few years ago and just by looking at the muscles every day I find that I have a better understanding of their shape and I wasn’t actively studying it. If you surround yourself with anatomy you will become more familiar with it whether you learn it actively or not. Anatomy classes will likely teach you more than you need to know like scientific names of things. Imo that stuff is almost useless. If you’re really keen, get yourself an anatomy book for reference but honestly a quick google search now and then is more than enough to get going with it.

… and yeh I concur with everyone else, take it easy, long term  consistency is better than sporatic intensity.

I’ve done it again… writing too much.

[smurfmier1985]

@thecabbagedetective I think it’s awesome that you know what you want and that you put all your energy in getting there! You’re well on your way 😊 So as long as you keep an eye on taking your breaks I would say go for it full throttle! I have no doubt you’ll get there 😬

On to the bear,

This improved a lot!! 😄👍🏻

My gut says it might be the bottom jaw that’s not quite right. Maybe sticking out too much and maybe not thick enough?  Maybe the inside of his mouth should also be more hollowed out, digging down like melvins .

Just some things i think might be it that you could try. Dunno for sure though I don’t have a bear around the house to double check 😜

[yukino hatake]

@thecabbagedetective 

wow amazing progress. Nice thooths . love it. but indeed maybe the mouth inside should be a bit further like Miranda said. adding the tongue will help too. and maybe adding a bit more detail on the nose . but really amazing job this is incredible . 

[smurfmier1985]

@thecabbagedetective 

Look what you made me do! 

Had to buy a new game ’cause I only had Nintendo stuff until a year ago, so I couldn’t play it before. But now I do have a PS4, and someone was teasing me with awesome pictures telling me that I missed out all these years… 😜

[Wilco Wilbrink]

@thecabbagedetective Hey, don’t worry about that. It’s common around artists, and I think it’s about the biggest hurdle we artists have to take. Even the most settled professionals struggle with feelings of inferiority from time to time. 😉

[Wilco Wilbrink]

@thecabbagedetective I think the main problem with the head is that the jaws stick out in a V-form. If you look at the photo from a growling bear you see that the upper jaw is connected to the scull, and the bottom jaw is actually connected far more to the back then you’d think. I think that’s why your bear head looks a bit unnatural.  I don’t think the lines I’ve drawn in the photo are completely correct, but you get the feeling.

The reason why his upper jaw is up so much is because he tilts his hole head up.

Not that I know that much about bears, but I watched some YouTube video’s from Aaron Blaise, an former animator from Disney, and the director from Brother Bear. He has some interesting video’s about drawing bears and other animals.
If you find the time: maybe have a look here.

[silentheart00]

@thecabbagedetective If I haven’t recommended this to you yet, this book is a great reference for human anatomy.  I’ve recommended it to several people in the past and it breaks down every aspect of anatomy.  I wouldn’t get too hung up on the technical names, just find the major muscle groups.  Trace the muscles on your own body, even.  Feel yourself up lol.

[silentheart00]

@smurfmier1985 You must play Horizon: Zero Dawn if you haven’t yet.  It is amazing.

[smurfmier1985]

@silentheart00 I like the way you think! Bought it right before class started so I haven’t had a change to play it yet. Good to know it’s as awesome as I thought it will be 😬 Planning to have some quality time with all my neglected games (and cg cookie courses!) between this class and the next, gotta take your breaks right? 😎

[silentheart00]

@smurfmier1985 HZD is a wonderfully crafted piece.  You should totally dive right in!

[Aaron Rudderham]

Day 4 done!

Didn’t do much today (surprise), though even with my reduced plans I’m gonna need to start hauling ass to get it done by the deadline. Refined the face even more, and added some basic paws and claws. Mesh modeled the claws ’cause screw sculpting them, didn’t put a lot of details into the paws ’cause most of it is gonna be covered in fur and outside of smoothing and straightening out the face a bit I’m happy to call that part done, now onto the fur!

Close up of the face, which aside from the wobbly gums and lack of details on the teeth looks significantly better, I’ll let you guys be the judge.

A more zoomed out body shot, also showing the claws.

Naturally with that roaring face I’m going to have to put him in a more action orientated pose come homework time but that’s something to worry about later. Unfortunately your regularly scheduled programming will not be available due to taking too long and totally not because I forgot to parent the tongue to the empty. Actually I lied, it’s both. I suppose something such as this will hopefully satisfy you all for now.

Now for the more eagle-eyed of you out there, you may have noticed that I’ve mentioned a couple of times – very subtly too I might add – that I haven’t been working as much on this project and this is not what I intended. Well, I do intend to bring that original vision to life sometime after class. I don’t wanna give away what it is, so here’s a vague teaser (WARNING: High doses of metal ahead).

With all that said and done, I hope a lot of you are learning quite a bit about sculpting, apologies again for not being super helpful this week, I know very little about sculpting unfortunately lol. Have a good one!

[Aaron Rudderham]

@cptken Well that’s lucky, I’ve recently been getting into strength training so hopefully this kind of knowledge comes naturally with that. Reassuring I don’t need a class ’cause there ain’t a snowballs chance in hell I’ll be able to afford it anytime soon lol. Appreciate the kind words about a break as well, thanks.

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