Earthworm Jim

[Don Cassity]

Just something I started on this weekend. Will keep you posted.

Later. Don

[Don Cassity]

one more

[astro-sanchez]

Looks nice so far:D

[onslaught]

really nice I like it alot:D

[riki]

Is it part man part worm?

[Kuzey]

Mighty fine work!!!


Originally posted by riki
Is it part man part worm?

No, it's just a magical space suit that turns a normal worm into a super hero:p

Kuzey

[Beamtracer]

Looks great! This must be the Blaster Worm that has infected all Windows computers!

[j0SH]

this is great modelling

[DarkLight]

I love the Earthworm Jim Cartoons. This is looking great :D

[richpr]

Look here (http://www.tennapel.com/)

[Lude]

www.tennapel.com

richpr, what is that site about - it's mad.

[Don Cassity]

Did some work on the eyes. Will try to get the gloves done today. Then I'll make his plasma blaster.

Later. Don

Thanks for the comments everyone.
richpr....thanks for the link. pretty cool stuff.

[adrian]

That's really well modelled. Would love to see him animated.

Adrian.

[Don Cassity]

Ok. Now he has hands. And speaking of "hands". I'm going to try mine at texturing this fellow. So I'll post more then. Because I know I'm going to need help in this department.

Later. Don

[richpr]

Lude, it is the designer of Earthworm Jim... see this page (http://www.tennapel.com/videogames/index.htm)...

[Don Cassity]

richpr. Thanks again for the link. But there is not much in the way of images of Earthworm Jim there.

Don

[hrgiger]

Looks really good. I love Earthworm Jim.

[Don Cassity]

Got some more done on him.

Don

[astro-sanchez]

that is great I like the eyes.

[starbase1]

You have truly done justice to a true original. Now let's see him move!

Alternatively I will settle for queen slug-for-a-butt, or professor monkey head!

Nick

[Kuzey]

Ooooo...he's done and completed in no time, I wish I was that fast!!

Keep them coming:p

Kuzey

[Don Cassity]

Ok, I'm looking for some help here. Look at the attached file and tell me why the seam is falling outside the box? I want to UV this guy. And how do I make a smooth transition between the face and the "worm" part of his head?

Thanks. Don

[jrm3d]

Looks good.

Concerning your uv, after you unweld you can size your mapping back into the non repeating uv space.

Can you post a pic with a checkerboard pattern texture applied. Looks like you definately have stretching on the forehead relative to the neck. May need to endomorph and then do some smoothing then uv point manipulation to reduce stretching.

Concerning your blend between seperate uv maps, can't you incorporate both areas into a single uv map.

[Don Cassity]

jrm3d. Thanks. How do I resize my mapping? Are you talking about the map or the mesh?....I'm not concerned about stretching thus far. Need to see if I can one to cover the whole face first:p I've tried to map one big one to the whole head, but the mesh unwraps funny:confused: I've never done this before so I feel as if I'm spinning my wheels. Let me give your advice a try and I'll get back at ya'

Later. Don

[jrm3d]

Sorry that I was unclear.

Once you unweld your points, resize your mapping in the texture window.

I hope this helps.

[New2Lw]

You have to unweld the UV if you need to move the map anywhere or resize it, so that way the edges move with it. Make sure if you move a point on the edge the corresponding point on the opposite side is adjusted accordingly. Unweld the geometry but only use the size, stretch, move, drag tools inside the UV window. That way you don't change your geometry. Course, your subpatched head will look like crap until you merge all the points back together.

Also, in order to make your map the best possible you have to use a template. A checker board template, if you don't have one, can be made easily enough in photoshop or whatever paint package you use. With this template you can tell where the pinching is occuring and you can use the drag tool in the UV map to fix it. And if the map is way out of proportion in one area, grid squars are really big on the cheek but really small on the chin, then you can fix that.

Later,
Eric

[DragonAngel]

I think what these guys are trying to explain can be found at this link in a more profoundly explained approch.

http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/tutorials/surface/smart-maps/index.html

This will help you with UV. Well I hope, it sort of help me a bit.

Excellent modeling. Wouldn't mind to see the mesh though.

Keep up the good work and show your results to Tennapel, I'm sure he will love it too.

[Dave3D]

Dont remember the rings around his head, great work. earthworm jim was one of my fave mega drive games :P

Dave

[New2Lw]

I had some fun making this :)

http://www.liquidpoly.net/temp/splitpolys.jpg
First split polys so the back of the head has an edge all the way down it.

http://www.liquidpoly.net/temp/unweld.jpg
Next unweld and move all the polys so the center of the back of the head is lined up with the edge of the UV space.

http://www.liquidpoly.net/temp/move.jpg
Select the polys outse the UV space and move them to the other side, lining them up the best you can. Then merge all the points back together.

http://www.liquidpoly.net/temp/final.jpg
It should look similiar to this when your done.

Next your going to have to slap a checkerboard on it and adjust the lip so the polys arn't overlapping...I would have shown you how to do that but that's a little beyond my capabilities when it comes to editing it in photoshop ;)

Later,
Eric

[Don Cassity]

Thanks for all the info guys. I'm going to give them all a try either tonight or in the morning. Will let you know how I make out. And I'll get a wireframe up to ya soon.

Later. Don

[Don Cassity]

Eric. I've been playing around with your suggestions. I got it to work like you said! But now I have decided to do the whole head as one UV map. I want to make a new neck for him and attach it. Think I'll need to put the mouth in a more relaxed position also. But what you have shown me has given me hope:D I'm off to see if I can make it work now.

Later. Don

[Don Cassity]

This is just to show that I managed to get a map rapped on his head. I know there are streaching issues. But this is just a test. Now comes the part about making a good looking map and making it fit. Will post my progress.

Later. Don

p.s. Thanks for the help:p

[Don Cassity]

Oh, and someone asked for a wireframe. Here it is


Later. Don

[Don Cassity]

OK. here is a quick color study. Just the color map is applied.

Don

[astro-sanchez]

That looks good. I really need to get better at uv's so this is
kind of helpful.

[New2Lw]

Looks great...I don't remember him having that much color in the game. Are you going to animate him? Do you know anything about rigging? If you need someone to rig him for animation I might be interested.

Later,
Eric

[Don Cassity]

Thanks Astro. Learning from my mistakes huh?:p

New2Lw. I never saw the game. Just sorta remeber him in some comics...I think. I modeled him off of a action figure I bought a Wal-Mart. The blister art had a nice painting of him. So, I'm kinda going for that. But I must admit, I'm embellishing him a bit more. Here is another color map with specularity map.

Later. Don

[astro-sanchez]

something like that
I want to texture my demon guy but it never
looks right.

[Don Cassity]

Here's another update.

Don

[Don Cassity]

Still tweeking...........:p

[New2Lw]

Looks great!