Creating Head & Looking for users in South Africa

[kennetwaspe]

Hi, I am new to this forum. I came across a picture of a head on a website and decided to try and model it. but.... it looks all wrong so far. So I guess i am looking at comments/help/ect.. on how to fix it up to look a bit like the picture of the real head.

I am also interested in finding out if there are any users in Johanesburg, South Africa.

Thanks

Note the figure has sunglasses on cause I have not modeled the eyes yet and am only going to do so once the face looks normal.

[cresshead]

take a look at usedelta's spinshift tutorial on heads on the newtek site...made me capable in the head dept!

steve g

[kennetwaspe]

haha that is exactly what i have been using but alas no cigar. the acadmics behind the process is not the problem. its more along the lines of the implemendation.

[cresshead]

if your finding it difficult with that type of method , take a look at the inside lightwave 7 book..great head tutorial in trere but he does it a different way to userdelta..spline patching

steve g

[Rei]

Leigh on www.cgtalk.com is from South Africa, i think she is johanasburg based too, so you could give her a yell.

[Leigh]

I'm from Cape Town, Rei ;)

Hey kennetwaspe, you trying to model Pieter Dirk Uys? :D
If you are trying to get a good likeness, then I think you may be going about it the wrong way.
Are you box-modelling this head? If so, I don't think it's the easiest way to model a realistic likeness (in my opinion). When I model a head based on a real person, I model detail-out. So I basically stick pics of the person in my viewports, start placing points and then make polys.

[Rei]

Leeeiiiiiigggghhhhh (scream that)

your here too! cool. i dont know why i thought you were johanosburg based? whoops!