any last words?

"what do you mean, 'rust in peace'?"

"magnets: how do they work?"

"no, i don't think that saw can cut through metal."

destro 0.6

i chose to model destro, the arms dealer from g.i. joe.  i knew he had a metal face, which looked really cool.  research on wikipedia revealed that this was a metal mask that he wore.  so he's human underneath it.

modeling a fictionalized character is a two-edged sword: there's no official look for him, so it was difficult (impossible) to find a standardized model.  but that also means that i had some artistic license in how my model would look.

i found a variety of references:

these last two actually became my goal.  it's a seriously awesome looking mask (for nerds who really want to have their own, although it was never produced due to low pre-order numbers) that both looks human-ish but also definitely steel.

ultimately, this is what i want my model to look like.

i'm not there yet....

i heart lighting

it's still strange getting used to lighting in the computer.  i know the possibilities are limitless, but i'm still feeling restrained by the rules of 1s and 0s.
someday, i will command them as the gods command the waves of the sea!

in related news, i have no real clue why my shadows weren't completely black....

the godfather

marlene deitrich (a shame he has no nose...)

 

the evening news

frankenstein

 

45 and 45

90 to the side

shoot the shadow side

nice interview lighting

kind of blah

side profile

light on the opposite side

lighting on background only