For fun

James Edwards · 06-10-2008, 07:48 PM

Wanted a mascot for my website and came up with this. Modeled in Silo, rigged and rendered in XSI.

dasch · 06-10-2008, 07:57 PM

Very, very cool!
My hat is off to you.
This robot has great character and huge animation potential I'd imagine.
Bravo!

Bunka6 · 06-11-2008, 11:30 AM

Brilliant

B6

roppin · 06-11-2008, 12:40 PM

nice work! Reminds me of the Iron Giant

lovisx · 06-11-2008, 01:06 PM

coool!

James Edwards · 06-11-2008, 04:59 PM

Thanks all! I kinda did this as a doodle, drawing off a few faves, Iron Giant being one of them. I wanted something that I could use as a mannequin to pose with my rigs, but also something simple and more cartoony without a lot of effort for my mascot/avatar.

ko'gen · 06-11-2008, 05:40 PM

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Today 12:40 PM
roppin nice work! Reminds me of the Iron Giant

I thought exactly the same: Like a mixture of the iron giant and one of those star wars clone warriors.

Nevertheless I like the robot, his hands look great... all those tiny joints (I don't talk about drugs.) Will there be any color or do you leave him plane white?

Cheers "ko'gen".

P.S.: lovisx seems to be tight-lipped today

impaler · 06-12-2008, 07:05 AM

James Edwards there is some very nice detail on this guy, yet very simple as you say! I love the hands!

James Edwards · 06-12-2008, 05:06 PM

Thanks guys - Ko'gen: I went with greys to bring the toon shader a bit closer to a pencil/ink drawn feel. I thought about maybe darkening up some spots on him for a bit of contrast, like his finger pads, soles of his feet etc, but otherwise no color plans yet. He will mostly only be used for animation/rigging purposes, and the odd pose render I need for gfx on my site. I'll probably put a bit more work into him though so who knows... I kinda rushed the feet just to get it done and rendered.

JeffrySG · 06-13-2008, 02:39 AM

Love him!!

Can we see some wires on him too?

James Edwards · 06-13-2008, 05:18 AM

Sure thing JeffrySG... not much to really gain from them though I'm afraid. He's mostly simple primitives slapped together in the end. =]

mooses · 06-13-2008, 10:27 AM

Even if he's mostly made of primitives, he's very sympathetic. I think one of the crucial things beside the modelling is that you took the trouble and give him some cool poses.

very nice, I really like him!

JeffrySG · 06-13-2008, 02:12 PM

Thanks for the wires!

And trust me, even seeing simple wires can be helpful sometimes! I think this is a really great design so it's always nice to see how someone approached it!

I def. see the Iron Giant influence on him. Again, great work!

RogerKnightly · 06-14-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mooses

Even if he's mostly made of primitives, he's very sympathetic. I think one of the crucial things beside the modelling is that you took the trouble and give him some cool poses.

very nice, I really like him!

never a truer word. the poses make a good model

Nice work man.

RichardJoly · 06-19-2008, 03:26 AM

This is superb! If you ever animate it, please post it. This is a fantastic character. Congrats.

industripop · 06-21-2008, 11:54 AM

very cool james! i love this guy. good luck on your site. looks like you have a great mascot to represent your work!

Mike Wagner · 09-15-2008, 01:45 AM

Hot damn, Gwot!

That rocks. I'd seen him in your MSN avatar, but getting a look at the detail is something else. The hands look fantastic!

And as said above, there's a lot of character in him. Looks sweet!

Wanna do a short fat robot? I need a mascot for Atommo

06-10-2008, 07:48 PM	#1
James Edwards Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 899	For fun Wanted a mascot for my website and came up with this. Modeled in Silo, rigged and rendered in XSI. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by James Edwards; 06-10-2008 at 08:35 PM.

06-10-2008, 07:57 PM	#2
dasch 3D-ish Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,416	Very, very cool! My hat is off to you. This robot has great character and huge animation potential I'd imagine. Bravo! __________________ dasch DaschStudio.com Dasch's StrataCafe Gallery Dasch's VectorArt3D Models

06-11-2008, 11:30 AM	#3
Bunka6 A ding dang doo Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The information chocolate whizz way Posts: 318	Brilliant B6 __________________ The Hypnotoad

06-11-2008, 01:06 PM	#5
lovisx boing Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,669	coool! __________________ cgkitty hp pavilion tablet pc. 1.9 dual core 3 gigs ram ati hd 3200 graphics card.

06-13-2008, 02:39 AM	#10
JeffrySG Pixel and Poly pusher Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 729	Love him!! Can we see some wires on him too? __________________ ---- My Favorite Tutorials & Links ---- My Website ---- New York City in HDR ---- 488 Star Wars Ref. Pictures ---

06-11-2008, 12:40 PM	#4
roppin Daniel Westlund Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 567	nice work! Reminds me of the Iron Giant

06-11-2008, 04:59 PM	#6
James Edwards Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 899	Thanks all! I kinda did this as a doodle, drawing off a few faves, Iron Giant being one of them. I wanted something that I could use as a mannequin to pose with my rigs, but also something simple and more cartoony without a lot of effort for my mascot/avatar.

06-12-2008, 07:05 AM	#8
impaler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 141	James Edwards there is some very nice detail on this guy, yet very simple as you say! I love the hands!

06-12-2008, 05:06 PM	#9
James Edwards Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 899	Thanks guys - Ko'gen: I went with greys to bring the toon shader a bit closer to a pencil/ink drawn feel. I thought about maybe darkening up some spots on him for a bit of contrast, like his finger pads, soles of his feet etc, but otherwise no color plans yet. He will mostly only be used for animation/rigging purposes, and the odd pose render I need for gfx on my site. I'll probably put a bit more work into him though so who knows... I kinda rushed the feet just to get it done and rendered.

06-13-2008, 05:18 AM	#11
James Edwards Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 899	Sure thing JeffrySG... not much to really gain from them though I'm afraid. He's mostly simple primitives slapped together in the end. =] Attached Thumbnails

06-13-2008, 10:27 AM	#12
mooses vice-senior member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: zürich, switzerland Posts: 43	Even if he's mostly made of primitives, he's very sympathetic. I think one of the crucial things beside the modelling is that you took the trouble and give him some cool poses. very nice, I really like him!

06-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#13
JeffrySG Pixel and Poly pusher Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 729	Thanks for the wires! And trust me, even seeing simple wires can be helpful sometimes! I think this is a really great design so it's always nice to see how someone approached it! I def. see the Iron Giant influence on him. Again, great work! __________________ ---- My Favorite Tutorials & Links ---- My Website ---- New York City in HDR ---- 488 Star Wars Ref. Pictures ---

06-19-2008, 03:26 AM	#15
RichardJoly Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 6	This is superb! If you ever animate it, please post it. This is a fantastic character. Congrats.

06-21-2008, 11:54 AM	#16
industripop Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 263	very cool james! i love this guy. good luck on your site. looks like you have a great mascot to represent your work! __________________ http://industripop.com

09-15-2008, 01:45 AM	#17
Mike Wagner Talentless Hack :) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	Shazam! Hot damn, Gwot! That rocks. I'd seen him in your MSN avatar, but getting a look at the detail is something else. The hands look fantastic! And as said above, there's a lot of character in him. Looks sweet! Wanna do a short fat robot? I need a mascot for Atommo