Mechanical Life - Tomasz Lechociński (tomerk)

[tomerk]

Hi All
The idea of living mechanizm is feeding science fiction creators for a long time. It some times scary or some times nice.It always carry the quantum of good and evil. I hope my creation will resemble those feelings. Behold the guardian mantis.

[tomerk]

Here are some modeling wips.

[tomerk]

Hello. Here are some progres screens. Mantis cocons. Modeled with subdivision surfaces.

[plastmassive]

Oh, fellow modonaut, just saw your mantis - looking good! nice detail on the cocoons

[tomerk]

Thank You Pastmassive. I will post some progres renders after weekend.

[tomerk]

I have changed some details on egg and made base for the leg.

[tomerk]

New part of the model. Eye - Sub D.

[tomerk]

And here is first preview render of an eye.

[tomerk]

And first modo test render just to see what to expect in NOX.

[tomerk]

Hi. Modeling update. The head.

[mookie]

Great work, Tomek, I think that your latest update brought some personality to your mantis! Keep it going!

[tomerk]

Thank You Mookie. It is fun to model something mechanical. :-) Next stop full body, posing and final rendering in NOX. I will try to compare modo rendering engine with Nox and translating materials beetwen two.

[tomerk]

First materials made in NOX.

[maxdark]

Nice modelling. I liked your model and design.

[tomerk]

Thank you. Modeling is done. Here are some new images.

[cgdigi]

great modeling. ^_^ good luck.. hope to see the lihgting composition soon

[tomerk]

Thank you cgdgi. Good luck to you to!

[tomerk]

I have question to NOX developers. Can NOX render meshes with partial UV`s ? (Meshes that have 1 uv map, but not all of their polys are contained in this one uv set)

[mookie]

Funny concept, I really like it! To add some personality to your model I would rotate mantis' eyes a bit in order to make it squint.

[plastmassive]

Great looking mantis, Tomerk! the joints look very realistic,)