[ENDED] BC2-1803 – March 2018 Class Homepage – Creating Stylized Characters with Blender

[John Sanderson]

Just wanted to let you know I do intend to participate in this course.  I have had 60+ hour work weeks for the last 6 weeks. I went on two out of town trips. I moved, and my new place probably won’t have internet for a couple weeks.  But i should have some time to jump in to blender from here on out.  My assignments may be a bit late to the table though.  Everyone’s submissions look great thus far!

[Cody Winchester]

I enjoyed last weeks assignment so much I went ahead and did Patrick Stewart as well before starting on next weeks. This one was much more difficult to get a likeness and find what to exaggerate. I focused on the flat nostrils, the shape of the bridge of the nose, the smaller squinty eyes, and his somewhat pointy bald head.

[Ryan Brewer]

Ha! I agree, didn’t see the likeness between Ferrell and Perlman before you mentioned it, but this is looking good! Definitely see the Perlman chin.

[Ryan Brewer]

Maybe in the weekly update to the description we could put a line about “This week’s comments start on page 14.” @theluthier ?

[Ryan Brewer]

I’m still working on a very late week one submission. Would anyone care to comment on what they think are some of my distinguishing features? 

Other than my eyes being farther apart than the Average Caucasian Male, I’m really struggling to find features to exaggerate.

(Aside from my hair, which, to quote my favorite author Brandon Sanderson is “Slovenly, but not dirty.”)

For context, I’m a “year-one Blender hobbyist”.

😉

[Ryan Brewer]

I love that you exaggerated tucking his glasses behind his nostrils. Great job!

[Matt Curtis]

Hi Ryan. It’s a good start, you’ve got the roundness keyed in nicely. I’m not seeing a lot of distinguishing features that would be easy to focus on for caricature, but there are a few. You have a slightly crooked smile and prominent, asymmetrical laugh lines. I would try pushing the crookedness and the crease of the laugh lines, and puffing out the cheek bone close in under the eyes. Try starting out with a base head shape that is really exaggerated like the one’s in the photo below, probably something with most of the weight on the bottom (this is something I didn’t do well on mine).

I’d focus on small eyes with big cheeks, nose and mouth. I think it’ll be tough to get both likeness and caricature on this one. Off to a good start though.

Also, did you take one of your references while driving down the highway? Haha

[Grady Pruitt]

Maybe it’s because this is getting a little squished on my phone, but my first thought was John McCain. Either way, looks great!

[Grady Pruitt]

My phone squishing rearing it’s head again… Almost seems like a mashup of Arnold and John Travolta. Great job, though!

[Grady Pruitt]

Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances!

Looks great!

[silentheart00]

How’s this for a story?

Kilyn is a tall, blonde haired half-elf with purple eyes and mocha skin.  The daughter of a blacksmith, she never wanted to pursue the same trade as her human mother.  Her father is a well known dancer in the village and the surrounding lands.  Since her father travels often to perform, Kilyn dances while he is away to better connect with her father during the down times of helping her mother fix farming equipment and militia gear.

Visiting the local library run by her friend Roscoe, Kilyn asked if there were any books on different dance styles.  One style spoke to her dream of following her father, a style that blends swordplay, arcane arts, and graceful dancing: Bladesinger.  She devoted all available time learning the ways of the Bladesinger, scouring as many books as she could.  Despite doing the best she could, she could never quite reach the level of Bladesinger.

One day, there was a call to adventure in the town.  An adventure like this would be the perfect chance for Kilyn to bring her dancing to the people and be known just like her father.  Maybe she’ll find a Bladesinger to teach her what she was missing, too.  Before leaving on the adventure with her friends, her mother gifted Kilyn with an elegant longsword forged in her fires.  Her father gifted a beautiful set of blue and purple leathers fit for a dancer.  Donning her new equipment, she hugged her parents one last time before venturing forth.

[Grady Pruitt]

Make it so, number one.

Overall, I’d say that this is a great likeness. Only thing I noticed right off is that Patrick Stewart has a rather pronounced jaw angle back by the ear. More so than many. So not seeing that makes this feel a little off.

[Grady Pruitt]

Wow… Seems a week went by already and I forgot to do my caricature. Guess I’ll have to work on that when I get back home from vacation. 

As for my character for the rest of the month, I think I’m going with my old, grizzled medieval knight for my knight and dragon image. I know the pose I want from a previs I did… Have an idea on the basic body type from a reference pack I have. Just need to find the face.

[Jere Haapaharju]

Worked for me. Great stuff

[Matthew Ullrey]

Hey Kent, I watched the beginning of the livestream and was overwhelmed by the kind words about Mr. Seinfeld’s caricature. Your suspicions about the illustrated version were correct; I did that drawing as a “road map” to figure out what features to exaggerate and see what worked. The fact that you saw it and pointed it out was pretty cool. So, I hereby declare the allegations to the possibility of cheating on the caricature… will be taken as a compliment. 😊

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