Storm's sketchbook

[Storm]

Buddy, you just model away! I'm extreamly flattered :D
Can't wait to see it man!

[CristianRio]

Hey my friend!
A long time without going through here! Incredible new works! Congrats Storm!:thumbsup:

[Storm]

Thanks a ton Cristian, so glad you like it man :D

[Storm]

More doodles:
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and a quick little zbrush sculpt:
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Hope you like them!

[Intervain]

haha the last monster is great :) And I love that frog sketch... You should be at Dreamworks, your work would fit right in :)

[PascalR]

love the dynamic lines in your sketches, the chicken is awesomeclap

[rasmusW]

hahaha.. very nice frederik. froggy is nice.
i agree with pascal.

-r

[Gagan Jain]

Really nice work
Has magdalena said your works fit in for dreamworks

[CristianRio]

Hi Storm!!!
I loved the creature with many legs and arms! Coooooolll...!!!

[Storm]

@Intervain
Thanks Mag, hopefully someday, that would be a dream come true!

@PascalR
Thank you, it a side-effect of being unable to draw straight lines hehe, glad you like it! :D

@rasmusW
Thanks buddy, glad you like them ;)

@Gagan Jain
Thanks man, really glad you think so :)

@CristianRio
Hey Cristian! Thanks man, I'm glad you like him! :D

[BrettSinclair]

Haha awesome stuff Fred. The seal looks like he got clubbed :P

[Storm]

Thanks man!
Haha yeah I guess he does :D Poor guy.

[pitiwazou]

Hi storm !

I relly like your models and if you are ok, I would like to make a render on Guerilla on one of them.

[Storm]

Hey Cédric, thanks really glad you like them ;)
And yeah that would be awesome! Got any model in particular in mind?
And what do you mean exactly when you say, "on Guerilla" is it a render program? (don't know much about rendering hehe)

[pitiwazou]

Guerilla is a render software > http://www.guerillarender.com/gallery/
I made lot of picture with it like my actual work > http://www.pitiwazou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/doggy_021.jpg

And other pictures more cartoon > http://www.pitiwazou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cedric_lepiller_pitiwazou_quickos_guerilla_3d_006_ 1280.jpg
> http://www.pitiwazou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cedric_lepiller_pitiwazou_santa_claus_010.jpg

I'm not an expert, but I think I can do a good picture with one of your's models.

If you want, I check the one I would render and if you want one in particular we can discust about it and about the environment, the posing etc ;)

[pitiwazou]

I really like this one !

http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=3912

[Storm]

Sure thing man!
Feel free to drop me a mail at frederikstorm (at) gmail.com, and we can figure out how you want the model etc. ;)
Sweet renders btw!

[pitiwazou]

Ok it's Done !

[Obbi]

Great work and likeness :thumbsup:

[Storm]

Thanks buddy! Glad to see you here as well ;)

So now to something completely different, I normally go to croquis two times a week, but this time, we had a longer studie, so I decided to bring my laptop and start up zbrush. This is the result after the first hour and a half:
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And here are the timelapse videoes (they properly aren't up yet, but I'm to tired to wait for them to upload :) )
http://vimeo.com/23829167
http://vimeo.com/23829288

The studie continues next monday with another hour and a half ;)

Hope you guys like it!

[Storm]

Some drawings, nothing to fanzy:
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Hope you guys like them ;)

[BrettSinclair]

Very cool. I like the first guy :)

[ianucci]

The frog-octopus-alien-things expression made me laugh. Lovely drawings as always.

[Grandizer]

always great to see your stuff storm

[Storm]

@BrettSinclair
Thanks Brett! he was my favorite as well :)

@ianucci
Haha, thanks a ton man! Thats exactly they kind of comment I love to hear :D

@Grandizer
Thank you Furio! Really glad you like them ;)

[pitiwazou]

I like the crocodile !!

[rasmusW]

yeah! i like the croc better too.
great stuff, frederik.

-r

[moonjam]

I absolutely LOVE this guy! -> http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=6677&d=1305752033

:D

[Time2Time]

"The frog-octopus-alien-things" the best! :beerchug:

[MJG]

Dreamworks needs to hire you already. keep up the great work buddy:D

[Storm]

@pitiwazou
Thanks Cédric! Really glad you like it :D

@rasmusW
Haha, thanks mate, glad you like it! :)

@moonjam
Awesome man, so glad you like it :D
I kinda feel he would be fun character to paint, I need to practice my photoshop skills anyway :)

@Time2Time
Thanks a ton Andrey! :beerchug:

@MJG
Hahaha, thanks buddy!
I wish Dreamworks had some summer internship program that would fit me, but as of now they don't, I'm however really crossing my fingers that I'll get the summer internship at Disney, though it seems like a long shot.
But I mean a chance to drop by any of those companies would be a dream!

[CristianRio]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Dream Works and Pixar to hire this guy ...!!!:bouncy:
Great concepts as always Storm!!!

[Storm]

Hey Cristian! Thanks a ton buddy, always a pleasure to hear from you :beerchug:

I got a painting this time, might still need a few final touches:
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Hope you guys like it ;)

[Obbi]

Love the last concept image!

[Time2Time]

Сool! You have to animate him in flash ))

[idkfa]

Very cool, he is scary in a funny way :) Nice colors and shading too!

[Storm]

@Obbi
Thanks buddy, really glad you like it :D

@Time2Time
Haha thanks man! Yeah I need to learn how to animate and use flash first then hehe ;)

@idkfa
Thanks a ton man, really glad you think so! :beerchug:

Just a slight update:
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[Storm]

I was planning on doing some 3D, but after making the sea monster dude above, I thought I'd take another stab at some 2D before going back to working on the dino scales again.

So here is a little something I did with "The frog-octopus-alien-thing" :D
(please click to see it in proper size):
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Hope you guys like it!

[Kel Solaar]

Ahaha poor little lonely thing :) That would make a cool poster!

I know you are on stylized approach but what about making the shadow part of the creature (Where there should be bounces of the ground) more reddish? Kind of GI stuff, its subtle but maybe it would bring some neat and cool enhancement.

KS

[Storm]

Thanks Thomas, glad you like it!
And thanks for the critic, yeah I'll fix that right away, now that you mention it, its pretty clear that I toned it down to much, thanks for letting me know, I'll have an update up in 5 ;)

[Storm]

Update, I'll take a look again tomorrow to see if I think it works, I should properly get to bed hehe:
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CC very welcome!

[ianucci]

Hahaha Storm, that is fantastic! Love that little guy.

[Kel Solaar]

Cool Frederik, its subtle but working better :)

KS

[Storm]

@ianucci
Thanks a ton man, really glad you like it :D

@Kel Solaar
Thanks again man, much appreciated :beerchug:

[CristianRio]

Here I see one more talent for illustration!!!:)Very Nice Storm!!!

[Storm]

Haha :D Thanks buddy, I really appreciate it! :beerchug:

[ulf]

hey man, great progress, nice colour palettes and forms on your new stuff!

[Storm]

Hey man, thanks a bunch!
I'm really glad you think so, as I tend to struggle quite a bit with colors. So really encouraging to hear :D

[Obbi]

Great!!love it!

[Storm]

Thanks Obbi! :beerchug:

[Storm]

Just one sketch, I'm thinking I might paint this one up as well:
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[BrettSinclair]

HAHA. Dude I love that. Should give him some beer and donuts.

[Storm]

Haha! Right on man! if I take him to PS, I'll make sure to add a few beers floating around him in zero G ;)

[BrettSinclair]

Lol beers in zero g would be cool.

[rasmusW]

hehehe.. great fun, frederik. you can make his kneecaps carlsberg logo's.

-r

[Storm]

Haha thanks! Man, if I went to space I would at least bring a decent beer :D
He could get a Newcastle Brown Ale or Flying Dog logo instead ;)
But I think I'm gonna stick to floating bottles if he gets that far.

Made a couple of sketches today:
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[Time2Time]

Cool! As usual =P They always make me lough :dance:

[Storm]

Thanks Andrey! Thats exactly the kind of response I love to hear :beerchug:

Here is todays sketch:
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[max-tx]

Very nice Storm, amazing sketchs!

[Storm]

Thanks a bunch Max, glad you like it :D

I got like a million sketches I want to upload, since I had the amazing honor of having Peter Chan! as a teacher for one week, it was so freaking awesome, he is without a doubt the best teacher I've ever had and just a fantastic person to be around, amazingly talented as well (yeah I've gone full fanboy), I wish I could like you guys to his stuff buts its impossible to get by it as he doesn't have any site and has basically tried to limited his exposure on the internet completely.
Anyway, I can't wait to show some of the work I did during that week.

but for now all I got is my exam this year. We are supposed to model and sculpt a bust of either Danial Radcliff or Audrey Hepburn.
At this stage I really don't think mine look much like her at all, but at least it look like a female and I feel pretty good about the topo as well, so I'll be tweaking the shape till friday. Any suggestions are much appreciated! (and needed! ;) )
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[3mm]

nice stuff storm,like your Dragon sketch a lot as for your women bust i think the most obvious thing is the shape of her jaw,since she has very strong shape in her lower shape,also the form of her lips need more love:)
Ps:watch My fair lady and search for Adam huge works,maybe this helps a lot

[Storm]

Hey Mohammad! Thanks for the comment, I'll take a look at those things for sure ;)
Thanks for the tips!

[ulf]

cool start on the girl storm!
i agree with mohammed. and in front view here nosebone is little wider, and has a stronger shape i think. looking forward for updates on her!

[rasmusW]

hey frederik!

nice start on audrey and good luck with the exams.
as for crit i think you should look a little more on the jawline. seems like audreys jaw is more angulare than on your model. also check her eye corner. the ref had a quite clear/pronounced "eye line".

-r

[Storm]

@ulf
Thanks mate, I've tried to get around that, hopefully it looks better now ;)

@rasmusW
Thanks Rasmus!
I've tried to get around what you said yesterday as I noticed it myself, hopefully it looks better now, I got a few more hours to finish, and I need to put some details down in the skin as well ;)

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[Storm]

So I just turned in the exam, I still feel it could use tons of work, it doesn't look that much like her :S
And her ears are kinda funky, but apart from that I think I ended up with a model that I'm pretty proud of.
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[Storm]

Hey guys, I've got a new character. He's one of the fellas I came up with during the week with Peter Chan.
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[Storm]

Man, its been a long time since I've had the time to post stuff.
I got a sculptris doodle, and I got a bunch of drawings coming later.
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Hope you guys like it! :D

[pitiwazou]

I like it ;)

What do you think about sculptris ?

[meanGoreng]

Man, its been a long time since I've had the time to post stuff.
I got a sculptris doodle, and I got a bunch of drawings coming later.
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Hope you guys like it! :D

bro if you follow that form down into a full body i'd anticipate one of the coolest ' minotaurs ' i've ever seen. loving the shapes there

[PascalR]

Loving your latest sculptris sculpt man, keep them coming!

[3mm]

like the last Sketch man,remind me of Darksiders Style:thumbsup:

[Storm]

@pitiwazou
Thanks buddy! I really enjoy sculptris, I think the tools work really well, and on top of that, its just insanely cool that you don't have to think about polygons at all, just sculpt away.

@meanGoreng
Thank you Earl! So glad you like it, I might have to make the body for it then, hehe :D

@PascalR
Thanks a ton Pascal! I'll see if I can come up with some more ;)

@3mm
Thanks Mohammad, so glad you like it! And yeah maybe there is a bit of a Darksiders influence ;)

[Storm]

Like I said, I got a million sketches laying around, so let me start out with something I was working on this week. Its a movie to inform companies what animation is, and what kind of work goes into it. So hopefully, when they hire a company to do some animation, they know what kind of work is involved.
My job on the project has been to just throw out ideas for characters, backgrounds, storyboards, compositions, colors etc. I've done a lot of different work, and its been really fun, you can check out the blog for the project here:
http://storyofanimation.blogspot.com/

And here are some of the drawings I've done, we are trying to hit the UPA look:
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[Storm]

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[Kel Solaar]

Excellent! Love the board members acting like one!

KS

[Storm]

Thanks at ton Thomas! :D

[pitiwazou]

Really fun !!

[johnseventine]

really interesting! :D you are still Making it rocks!

[Storm]

@pitiwazou
Thank you Cédric! :D

@johnseventine
Thanks a bunch man ;)

I got an update on the demon thingy
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CC very welcome!

[meanGoreng]

ha aha. pure awesome. love. it

[ulf]

hey storm, that demon thing looks great man!

[3mm]

really fun updates,the body is in early stages so can't say so much but if you gonna do the same shapes and silhouettes that done in his face it would be awesomeclap

[pixolclay]

These are all sooooo cool! Definitely digging that latest update. Looking forward to seeing some progression on it.

[Storm]

@meanGoreng
Thanks man! glad you dig it :D

@ulf
Thanks a ton buddy ;)

@3mm
Thanks a bunch man, so glad you like it :D

@pixolclay
Sweet man, thanks a ton! I'm so glad you like it ;)

[Grandizer]

Lol:thumbsup:

[Storm]

Haha thanks buddy :D

A little sketch and a background concept I did for the project I mentioned earlier on.
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[ulf]

that background concept looks greta man! sth in that style would be great animated!

[Storm]

Thanks a ton man, the final result should look very similar to that one! So hopefully you are right ;)
I'm off the project again, and man, I can't freaking wait to show you guys what I'm working on now :D

Anyway, here is an update on the demon thing, hope you guys like it, and btw, CC especially on the anatomy would be freaking sweet!
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[ulf]

looks great man! his wrists & undrarms could be pronounced more and stronger. compared to his feet n legs. but thats subtle i think. this needs to be rigged!

[CristianRio]

Hi Storm!
I loved this creature! Excellent design my friend!

[Storm]

@ulf
Thanks man! :D
And I will definitely look into that.

@CristianRio
Thanks a bunch buddy, really glad you like it :D

[Storm]

I love to draw stuff like this way to much :D

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[ianucci]

Lucky for us you do, haha I love him. Have you thought about doing some kind of loose narrative with some of the characters you post?

[moonjam]

This guy (http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=7597&d=1310671219) made me burst out loud laughing - love it!

Like Ian said, I'm glad you keep pouring these things out of your mind, they're wonderful.

[pitiwazou]

Yes this guy is hilarious !!

[Storm]

@ianucci
Thanks a ton Ian! I'm so glad you like them :D
No I haven't, the amount of thoughts story related I put into any of my characters is extreamly limited. When I'm just sketching for myself, I just let my pen fly over the paper, don't really think much about what I want to draw, I just see what pop up.
I only think about story and stuff when I'm working for others and I got a script or something to go from.

@moonjam
Thanks a million man, if one of my sketches made you laugh, then you just made my day, haha :D

@pitiwazou
Thanks a bunch buddy ;)

Well here are a few from a few weeks back that I never got around scanning:
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[meanGoreng]

ha ahh. these are so awesome dude. so much fun ! that second spaceManLizard here needs to get modelled up and printed

MORE !!

[BrettSinclair]

Lol. Awesome alienauts. Perhaps one day my astronaut visits Fred land :)

[braseN]

Very amusing and fun characters :D

[Storm]

@meanGoreng
Haha thanks a ton man, I wish I had the time, but things are busy these days. But dang, I would love to see one of my models printed :D

@BrettSinclair
Haha, right on man, he is welcome, I think it would be a bit messed up though :D
Thanks buddy ;)

@braseN
Thank you Jack! Really glad you dig them :D

[Storm]

I got a bunch of new sketches, most are from work
I'm having quite a time doing my favorite thing, sketching weird monster and building them in 3D :D

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[Storm]

And some personal ones as well:
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[Time2Time]

love them!

[meanGoreng]

ha ha. dude those are so fun. diddles and all. post as many as you got

[PascalR]

ha ha. dude those are so fun. diddles and all. post as many as you got

+1, awesome sketches as usual clap

[Storm]

@Time2Time
Thanks mate, really glad you like them :D

@meanGoreng
Thanks a ton Earl, so glad you like them ;)
I'll be posting a new shipment soon hopefully.

@PascalR
Thanks buddy, I really appreciate it! :D

[Storm]

So I went to a small festival this weekend and brought some small pieces of paper, these are some of the results :D

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Sorry for the lack of 3D, i promise I will post some more soon ;)

[johnseventine]

Wow so much variety. i'm always surprised.

[3mm]

that's so cool,the cute mouse like sketch with dots on his body is my favorite,clap

[Obbi]

loved your sketches.

[Storm]

@johnseventine
Thanks man, I'm so glad you think so! I try to get around different things :)

@3mm
haha thanks buddy, so glad you like it :D

@Obbi
Thanks mate, I'm really glad to hear that ;)

[Storm]

A bit more freelance work I've just finished, he's gonna be animated by a bunch of animators from my school for an animation jam in November (I think :)), hope you guys like him:

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[Cory]

Seeing this guy animated will be fun. clap His smile reminds me of the smiles Aardman puts on their characters.

[Storm]

Thanks a bunch Cory, yeah I can't wait to see what people come up with :D
And yep definitely very aardman-ish ;)

[pitiwazou]

Hi Frederik !

Look your character on the siggraph 2011 ;)

http://medias.3dvf.com/news/evenement/siggraph/2011/jeudi2/guerilla.jpg

[Storm]

Haha sweet man! :D
And I take it that's you standing there?

[pitiwazou]

No, it's not me ^^

[Storm]

Hehe alright, my bad :D

I made a little pink elephant today, hope you all like it :D
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[idlemind]

this is my first post here! just have to say im a big fan of all your work Frederik!! I have been learning 3d for a year now and hope to continue to learn from watching my favorite artist and you are a part of that group of people I watch on here and on zbc. I even call my kid in to see most of the time when I see something new from you she knows your name and shes 8 years old! now can anyone tell me where on this forum it is appropriate to introduce yourself im thinking about starting a sketchbook.
thanks again for all you share with us on here
JL

[Grandizer]

aaaawwww :D

[shilbert]

I love this elephant...would be fun to see a series of illustrations with some of your characters. Almost like a 3d children's book =]

keep up the great work.

[pitiwazou]

Very funny elephant Frederik ;)

[Storm]

@idlemind
Wauw, thanks a ton man. I'm so glad you feel that way, and your comment totally made my day :D
Got to say, I'm really glad to hear kids enjoy my work!

And :welcome: to this great place, I'm sure you are gonna love it here ;)

The sketchbook section here, seams like an appropriate place to start ;)
Thanks again ;)

@Grandizer
Haha thanks Furio! A good friend of mine wrote the exact same thing when I send it to him :D

@shilbert
Thanks buddy, glad you like it :D
I was thinking about doing a few more animals in this style, but with my mind, and ability to stick to one thing, I doubt its gonna happend, hehe :D

@pitiwazou
Thank you Cédric! glad you like it :D

[Obbi]

Very cool character and cool sculpt! :thumbsup:

[Storm]

Hey Obbi, so freaking sorry for the late reply man, I really appreciate it! So glad you like it :D

[Storm]

Hey guys, here are some more sketches, I got a bunch of 3D models coming soon hopefully, but for now, a werewolf in space, a rabbit and a couple of robots.
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Hope you guys like them!

[Time2Time]

Nice hare! :)

[Storm]

Thanks Andrey!
Glad you like it ;)
Just an updated version of one of the robots, or I guess another take.
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[meanGoreng]

another win. such fun stuff dude. keep 'em coming

[Storm]

Hey Earl, really glad you like them! I hope to be posting some images of the last guy soon, I'm trying to model him in maya.

[Mrguy]

Saw your stuff for R2 on zbrush central. Looking wicked as always. I'll be purchasing it really soon now.

[shilbert]

Agreed with Mr. Guy.

You gotta add your latest quicksculpts of your alien. Can't wait to see the little guy you're building now, And the bunny is too cute :)

[Storm]

@Mrguy
Thanks Craig! Can't wait to see your zbrush creations then ;)

@shilbert
Thanks Steve! So glad you like them, actually I just posted my beta stuff here, with videos:
http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/showthread.php?p=24521#post24521

[Storm]

just another sketch:
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[Storm]

Okay, I started modeling the robot in maya:
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Let me hear what you guys think ;)
I'll post some wires later.

[rasmusW]

hahha.. great bumble bee. you should make a 3d version of that.
robot looks great too.
i think the "shoulder" intersection could be better. -maybe just cut a crease around the shoulder geo.
it could also be fun to see it with some more skewed shapes, like in your sketches.

-r

[Storm]

Thanks Rasmus :D
Yeah I was considering making it in 3D as well ;)

You are very right about the shoulders, I'll fix that once I divide the mesh once, that way I'll also get rid of all the pentagons ;)

And yep definately more skewed, I think I'm just gonna pose him in zbrush to get that.

[moonjam]

Hey Frederick - You may already have seen this, but I immediately thought of you :)

http://www.carlosbaena.com/2011/09/shortfilm-creature-designer-needed/

[max-tx]

Amazing work man!

[Storm]

@moonjam
Thanks Buddy! No I haven't seen it, maybe I should drop him a mail. I mean it can't hurt anyone hehe :) Thanks!

@max-tx
Thanks Max, really glad you like it :D

[Storm]

update on the robot (sorry for the bad renders, I got a rendering handicap):
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I'd love to hear what you guys think!

[Storm]

Still working on the robot, but I started a new monster:
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[BrettSinclair]

haha. Great expression

[Storm]

Thanks Brett!
Just what I wanted to hear ;)

[Storm]

Lots of stuff, first off, some school work, designs, model and render:
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http://vimeo.com/31440691
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And some random sketches, working on the 5'eyed guy in zbrush at the moment, might upload it later tonight:
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[thebest]

Looks so cool I love that Girl man :D keep up the good work , can`t wait to see the 5 eye character you are working on ;)

[meanGoreng]

sploosh !!

[Storm]

@thebest
Thank you Antone! I'm really glad to hear that :D

@meanGoreng
Haha :D :dance:

And the alien fish thingy:
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He definately needs a cool raygun, hoping to give him a proper topo as well.

[moonjam]

All superb!

I really love your balance of smooth forms with just a light amount of fine details to enhance the character. You just keep getting better & better Mr Storm!

[thebest]

this is funny little character :D are you going to finish him ?

[Storm]

@moonjam
Thanks a ton buddy, I'm glad to hear that, it is always hard to judge how things a going yourself, so good to hear you think its going in the right direction :)

@thebest
Thanks man, yeah I hope so, but whit my attention span, we'll have to wait and see hehe

[Mrguy]

Loving the caveman drawings and cave girl sculpt!

The alien feels very even. Like all his proportions seem to relate to each other in size. For me, at least, it seems to weaken it a bit. Love the face and head... just don't know about the proportions.

[Time2Time]

I love the worm-fly with a stupid face! )))) lol
:thumbsup:

[Storm]

@Mrguy
Thanks Craig! So glad to hear that :D
Very good point about the alien I will definitely work some more on that! Thanks :)

@Time2Time
Thanks Andrey! Yeah I think if I can find the time one night, I'm gonna make it in zbrush :D

[brunosaber]

really nice as always storm i love ur dinos hehe

[ntalmale]

Okay, so I got him posed, and I would love to hear what you guys think, cause I still got tomorrow to make the final touches.

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Nikhil:)

[Syntax Error]

hey storm,
love that CrocMonster!!
this is one of the most inspiring threads out there. rock on.

[Storm]

@brunosaber
Thanks a ton Bruno, so glad you dig it :D

@ntalmale
Thanks!

@Syntax Error
Thank you so much man, I really appreciate it!

[Storm]

Worked a lot on the fish alien thingy in maya:
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I'd love to hear some thoughts :)

(gonna post a close up of the head wire tomorrow)

[Mrguy]

Looking a lot better. Some areas of topology on the hands and legs might be getting a bit dense.(The amount of vertical edges) But it's not too bad.

[CristianRio]

Hi my friend!!!
A long time without posting here! I loved his last works, excellents ideas! Green creature is my favorite!

[max-tx]

I love your characters, the topology in maya this great, great artist friend!

[Storm]

@Mrguy
Thanks a ton! I'm just happy you gave the crit on the earlier stage, helped a lot :)
I know what you mean about the arms, I could easially reduce it, but I felt it might be a good idea to have it add up with the number of loops on the glove?

@CristianRio
Thanks Cristian! Always a pleasure to hear from you :)

@max-tx
Thanks Max I really appreciate it :)

[Mrguy]

Are you thinking about how it would smooth and deform? Fingers I think could be reduced too. Though it's hard to really tell from the screen shot.

[MJG]

nice and even topology for the most part. sweeet!
you rigging this bad boy?

[Storm]

@Mrguy
Exactly, I'm not sure about the fingers, I mean from my understanding to make small thick fingers like that deform well, but maybe I over did it, I tend to do that hehe :)

@MJG
Thanks man! No I won't be rigging it but I'd like to model it well enough that it could be rigged, I'm trying to put a showreel together.

[Storm]

So first off an new character, I don't know how many of you have ever heard of them, but back when I was a little kid I had the most awesome toys, called Street Sharks. And Basically I just decided to pay a little tribute to them by making my own version of my favorite of them:
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And here are some updates on the alien:
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I'd love to hear what you guys think!

[Mrguy]

Loving the shark. I use to watch Street Sharks as a kid on Saturday Morning cartoons. :) I think form and topology are really solid. Esthetically the only thing that bugs be is the way his back region drops/sags down. I would have liked to see that tightened up and pulled up a bit but it's just esthetically speaking. Someone else could view it differently.

Alien is looking solid. As I look at the back with the rockets it made me think. This guy would be killer if he had some crazy a-symmetry going on. (granted it's already killer) Though this model is next to complete, so I would challenge to you to do an alien like this next time but have extreme a-symmetry through out the whole model.

[ulf]

shark man rocks! would be cool to see him rigged/animated!

[Syntax Error]

Street Sharks Character ... just another 'awesome' comment.
the only thing i'd like to see is crisper/tighter edges on the wife-beater, pretty much a no feedback feedback.

so, did a major studio already pick you up for character modeling/concept?
your models look so much better than most of the toon stuff you can see out there.

[shilbert]

That Alien is looking so freakin badass =]

[thebest]

Man Street shark really rock your version is so nice , and feels very "storm " looking for me hehehe , keep going mate , please tell me you are going to texture him when you finish modeling

[Storm]

@Mrguy
Thanks Craig! Yeah I see what you mean with the back, I'll try to fix that ;)
Also it would definately be cool to do something less symmetrical as well, I might have to look into that.

@ulf
Thanks a bunch Ulf, glad you like it :)
I think its pretty safe to say that, that isn't gonna happend though hehe :)

@Syntax Error
Thank you, no unfortunately not hehe :)
I might play with some sharper edges, but it wasn't my intention to have sharp edges like that, but I'll try it you!

@shilbert
Thanks Steve, really glad you like it :D

@thebest
Thanks Antone! So glad you like it, I think for now just model, I'm just trying to get a bunch of models ready for a show-reel basically, but we'll see.

Thanks for all the comments guys!

[pitiwazou]

I really like this one !!!

http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=9754&d=1322925416

[PascalR]

I really like this one !!!

http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=9754&d=1322925416

+1 :thumbsup:
Did you do the 3d concept in Zbrush first and then retopo?
His fingers look a bit puffy (I prefer the toes) but looking very cool overall, nice work!

[Storm]

@pitiwazou
Thank you Cedric! So glad you like it :)

@PascalR
Thanks Pascal! Yeah I did a very rough concept in zbrush, but I actually modeled most of it in maya. Although I used 3D coat for retopo of the head, and the arms and legs and such, but with no detailing. I used some very basic models from zbrush with snap to point in maya to make sure that holes and such stayed in the right level.
So I guess zbrush was in the end pretty handy hehe :)

Oh and yeah the fingers could use some work!

[andreicirdu]

Cool alien. Yea, the fingers are a bit too simple. You could make something similar to an astronaut's glove, with rubber fingertips http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/ArmstrongEVgloveL.jpg

[Storm]

Hey Andrei! Thanks! And really good suggestion on the fingers :)

[julien]

very funny character, i really like the glove reference of Andrei could give sommething really nice.

[Storm]

Thanks Julien! Yeah I'll definately need to do something like that ;)

[denz3d]

Amazing stuff Storm, would love to see these in a scene.

[Storm]

Hey Buddy, super sorry for the late reply :S
Super glad you like it, can't wait to see what you got for us next ;)

I got a new creature, concept by me and Jonas Mikkelsen from my school:
http://jonasbm.blogspot.com/
Jonas is gonna animate it, and I've modeled it, and is basically gonna do everything but animating it. More updates will come:
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This is my first time dealing with fur so any feedback and suggestion would be awesome! I'm using shave and P_HairTK, rendering in MR.
Also any suggestions on the shader, which I just started on today would be much appreciated!

Oh and here is a troll I forgot to upload:
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[shmud]

Heh , the Troll is "killer"!
Cheers M. :)

[Storm]

Hehe, thanks Martin, glad you like it :)

[meanGoreng]

you are a machine bro. such awesome fun design and execution

[Storm]

Thanks buddy, really appreciate it :)

[Time2Time]

I love the creature! clap

[Storm]

Thanks Andrey! Really glad you like it :)

[Storm]

New dino doodle! gonna give him some topo this weekend hopefully:
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[Faddledog]

I love the dino Fred :)

[shilbert]

Loooooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeeee it!!!!!!

[Mrguy]

Liking the dino. But like the position of the back head horns in the drawing better. :)

[Storm]

@Faddledog
Thanks Luc, really glad you like it :D

@shilbert
Haha Thank you buddy! :D

@Mrguy
Thanks for the crit mate, I'll take a look at that ;)

Thanks for the comments guys!

[Storm]

I haven't fixed the placement of the horns yet, but I do have the wires:
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[shilbert]

So clean =]

Storm it would be cool to maybe see one of these character's taken a bit further down the pipeline road.

Maybe do a simple set of blend shapes for some expressions.

Potential employers love to see that you can do that sort of thing.

[Storm]

Thanks a ton for the kind words Steve!
That is a really good point, maybe I should see if I can give one of my characters some blendshapes. It is so hard to figure out what to put in my showreel, I'll be applying for disney's internship, and have had some great feedback so far, but if you guys have any suggestions, it would be totally awesome, I'll begin to put my reel together real soon!
Also suggestions on what I should put in it, I already have some plans.

This guy Triceratops I plan to finish, and then these models:

http://frederikstorm.dk/images/doodles/doodles02/camesaurus/BPR_Render03.jpg
http://frederikstorm.dk/images/doodles/doodles02/camesaurus/dinoWire.jpg

http://frederikstorm.dk/images/doodles/doodles02/audreyHepburn_model_fs_v027_TESTRENDER.jpg
http://frederikstorm.dk/images/doodles/doodles02/wireRender02.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MRAzna5gkOQ/TtzY1GrA2lI/AAAAAAAAAoU/kshOJwNheNM/s1600/alienRender01.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-byAo9KWMDnI/To4m8G2stMI/AAAAAAAAAjA/yDfEzmAToYo/s1600/robot.jpg

And I hope to get "my animator" Jonas to animate a sweet walkcycle of my Boose to show in the reel as well, with fur and everything.

[Mrguy]

Make sure to show your drawings for each model you put in your reel. I think blend shapes would be good. But something that might be better is a hard surface model and an environment model. Also more full body whimsical characters. That was some of the stuff they liked to see when i was trying for dreamworks and disney. But im sure you'll get it just from your pedegree on the web and the quality of your current work. Where is the disney internship going to be? If you dont mind me saying; I really dont think theres anyone more diserving then you and i really hope you get it. Have you also tried bluesky or luma?

[Storm]

Thanks Craig, I really appreciate it! Yeah I was gonna show the drawings as well, the recruiter said I should do that as well. Maybe I should try if I can find the time for a hard-surface model as well. I'll get some more feedback soon hopefully.
I'm pretty sure it will be in Burbank. It is the summer modeling internship I'll be applying for.
I'll finish this model up, and then take a look at how much time I got to actually render stuff out, put it together, hopefully find the time for one more model, but then again, it might be to much to show in the reel.

[meanGoreng]

that's a fantastic goal dude. and totally fitting of course. absolutely wish you the best of luck

[Storm]

Thanks a ton Earl, means a lot :D

[Storm]

Oh and yeah I was thinking about bluesky as well, but they have a really strange internship thingy, and they don't really have a modeling internship. I tried last year, and never heard anything back. Luma, no haven't thought of that, I was thinking aardman and mac guff as well.

[Storm]

Timelapse for the dino:
https://vimeo.com/38525264

[Storm]

So last night I modeled this guy, and I put some fur on him this morning to test something, I think I'll be doing a furry creature with the set up soon :)

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And a quick turnaround:
https://vimeo.com/39055618

[Mrguy]

Looking good. Is your fur going to be reacting to gravity and wind?

[Storm]

Thanks man :)
No I don't think so I was just planning on still images.
I'm currently work on the boose (the creature I made some time ago) and it has fur reacting to dynamics, and honestly it is a real pain to do. So no, so far just still images.

[Storm]

Still messing around with fur, I got a few characters that I think I'm gonna do like this, obviously this one still needs tons of work.

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[Storm]

Update:
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[Storm]

Some sketches more to come really soon!
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[ianucci]

Always a treat Fred, very funny take on Chewie and Luke. :rofl:

[Storm]

Thanks a bunch Ian, really glad you like them :D

[oglu]

i like the furry creatures... is the fur done with z fibers..?
or is it a fur system..?

[Storm]

Thanks man! It is shave and haircut with P_hairTK

[Storm]

Had some time this yesterday to sit down and do some traditional sculpting. I think I might do this more in the future, so such a great feeling to have it between your fingers :)

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[idlemind]

really cool storm, keep them coming

[Storm]

Thanks a ton man, I'm really glad you like them :D

[Storm]

Hey guys here is a sculpt I've been working on, still work in progress, I've used zbrush and sculptris for it:

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And here is my concept sketch for the guy:
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Hope you like it! :D

[Kel Solaar]

Hahaha love his face :) Not sure he is only taking legal stuff though :D

KS

[shilbert]

Love where this is going, and the traditional sculpt is fun too =]

[Storm]

@Kel Solaar
Haha! Thanks Thomas, I'm sure there is nothing legal about this guy ;)

@shilbert
Thanks Steve! Really glad you like it :D

[shmud]

:))))

the last 2 are fantastic man!

Cheers , M.

[Storm]

Thank you Martin! I'm really glad you like them, I think I'm in the mood for more of these type characters right now, got a few sketches I want to try out :D

[Storm]

New sculptris doodle!

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Hope you guys like it, I'll see if I can upload the sketch soon as well.

[VertexBee]

The fox dude on the previous page is really cool, Frederik ! Keep them coming. Would love to see a short film with some of your characters in action !

[Storm]

Thanks Martin!
So glad you like him :) Yeah I really hope the pitch I'm working on gets picked, my entire next year at school is the bachelor project, which means making a shortfilm with a bunch of other students.
I've actually just uploaded a quick turnaround of the fox:

http://vimeo.com/41209259

And meanwhile I made this guy:
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I'll upload the sketch for this guy and the last one as well as soon as I get it scanned.

[Kel Solaar]

Loved the Fox! Hahahaha :) Have you considered 3D printing some of them?

KS

PS: I edited your post to fix the Vimeo embed.

[Storm]

Thanks Thomas!
For the comment and the edit ;)
Yeah I want to print some of these models soooo badly I just can't afford it :S

[Storm]

Just a few sketches:
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[Intervain]

the fox is just awesome :) Always a pleasure to look at your stuff...

[Storm]

Thanks Mag! I really appreciate it :D