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hey!

Well i actually took a bash at making a real model, a spider. Some people may of seen it in my Shisaku WIP thread. Made whilst eating cereal XD I have modeled terrain objects before (walls etc - simple things) but never a creature or anything so this was a first try. 30minutes whilst eating cereal, not bad!
I know how modeling works etc, its just not my thing really. I dont get much enjoyment out of it, im a programmer at heart. I never manage to finish a big model because im not enjoying it and thus not keeping the stamina for them >>

But anyway yeah, I made him to test my monster database in regards to it automatically loading models etc from it. But i have now also made a 32 bone skeleton and idle animation so i could test the loading of animations as well

First time making a skeleton and trying to animate XD The animation is simple, its just an idle animation for when hes sat doing nothing. However, the model has a full and what i deem "sensiable" skeleton so if you want to create additional animations its just a case of rotating and moving the bones! You wont have to bone him yourself or anything.

I didnt take a shot of him in the editor, but thats because i already have one of him in my game engine - look here for screenshot:

http://www.melted.com/spectural/storage/Shisaku/shisaku15.jpg
and
http://www.melted.com/spectural/storage/Shisaku/shisaku16.jpg

thats only in 800x600 so not particulary flattering but hey This model isnt the best - but its far from the worse and due to the fact it has a full skeleton etc I figured i would share. This wont be used in my final game so I dont mind, hes just a test peice. I would get someone with more skill than I to make final models for me XD

you may get the model from:
http://www.melted.com/spectural/storage/Shisaku/spider.zip

the zip contains a .ms3d and also a .x for those who want to load him streight into db or whatever.

The texture i cant remember where it came from! I did make a few modifications to it before i applied it to the model but it would be wrong to call it my texture because i started with the file which was just on my hd in a textures directory. As such if you want to use this guy in something commercial etc, best to make your own texture just to be safe incase someone comes along and squints and says "oh, THATS MY TEXTURE!" hehe XD

Anyway, enjoy

well besides the fact that there is a naked man in the photos the spider looks decent.

can people not get over this naked thing? everyone has to have a comment. Yes, she is naked. well spotted. she has no genitilia though. Yes she has a bum. its a 3d model who cares! it is simply a test dummy i exported from poser so i had something par a cube to run around my dungeons -_- i am going to have to stop sharing screenshots i think -_-

No dont !..im not bothered by the naked man/chick/whatever. The only criticism i have is to add more detial to the spider's face, it needs some eyes, jaws etc...you could also add the web glands at the back...cool that its animated though !

well it doesnt have any nether regions so in all technicality its an "it". But, it has breasts so its closer to a woman than a man. and have you ever seen a man with an arse like that? come on..

Anyway, its not complete because its just my manakin x_X Yes it has an arse and a chest. So do all the manakins in shop windows - do you guys get all excited when you walk past a clothes shop and they are changing the clothes on their display model? rofl

incidently, I animated the spider walking - looks alright in game too ^_^ Is it worth me uploading it?

EDIT:

incidently, for anyone who has speed to spare you can open the spider in milkshape, select the head and the body (select by group) and goto tools and click smooth model. Choose 50% inward pull and then just hit ok. It will smoth out the body and head and makes em look sweet, will take the polys from 600 to about 1800 though.

For an early organic model I'd say you were on track to getting your modelling skills upto scratch. It might not make your skin crawl, but it looks like it's been put together nicely and there's no mistaking it for anything but a spider - a lot of learner modellers would kill for that sort of start to organic modelling!.

I'm sorta in the same boat, I'm much more of a coder than a modeller, I like modelling mechanical and technical things like guns, I dread modelling characters, it's so fiddly and irritating, especially faces, damn I wish noses and ears had never been invented.


Van-B

I agree, modeling organics is totally different from mechanical/industrial modeling.

I'm learning organic modeling now...

Teff

Deleted the posts that were just about the Nakedness and nothing about the spider, can we not grow up? Its human anatomy, I think everyones seen a butt or two in their life. Grow up please