Here is the design the new loon are based from.

Just to show that I have been working on the new loon, here is where I am so far. I didn't give him lips because of the ref, but if you want a bottom lip Bob, let me know.

EDIT: Also, I haven't added the eyelids yet.

Ha ha ha ha! He's great! Keep going, Jeff. Glad you're feeling better.

Jim

Looks spot on. The eyeballs seem to protrude too much in the side shot...

Great start!

Thanks guys.

Here's the finished head. I finished the eyelids, but still left him "bug-eyed". I figure the positioning of the resting pose for the eye lids will put alot into the character. So left him with the "innocent" look of the generic loons. Also game him some spec to make him look more balloon like.

Now, is this a handsome Loon, or one that would have trouble with the babe Loons? Is there such a thing as a babe Loon? O even a handsome Loon?

Nice modeling as usual

The sketch is abit ambiguous in the chin area. I personally would prefer to see a chin bulge out some. Up to Bob though. Also, his cheeks are bulging, but his mouth isn't smiling so much.
Nice work so far.

Very nice, Jeff!

Hm... your creature looks a bit scary now with the high specular intensity. I would suggest a very low spectral intensity with a very large specular size. i think a mild specularity would make the characters a bit more loveable... unless these are going to be the antagonists i think you should really make them softer looking.

also... the eyes are also a bit scary, they do protrude a little to far out, and the bulges of skin around them looks like their about ready to pop out.

nice modeling job though.

I think the mouth/lips need to be more bulbous/rounded but other than that it looks the perfect amount of balloonish

Cheers

Thanks everyone for the comments. I agree with some of them. I think I am going to leave it alone, except for what Jim and Bob tell me to change.

Thanks again, everyone.

He looks great, Jeff!

Thanks, Paul.

Bob and Jim: Ok, here is the finished body, sans inside mouth (forgot to add it, haha). Proportions are based on King Bal. Height is at 5 ft., because I didn't know how tall to make them. Anything need to be changed? What else needs to be done?

Hi Jeff,

I would lose the indentation at the chest/stomache joint area and give him a big full round body like in the sketch. The sketch also has his head about a 1/3 the size of his body, but your character's head is about 1/4 the size of the body. I think if you make the body shorter and rounder it will fix the proportions difference.

If you can make the cheeks and neck a little chubbier, too, that would be good.

Nice stuff!

Jim

Hey Jim, Yeah, I should have stated that the head propertions were based on King Bal and the body was based on the chief. I figured if I built it in the middle it would be easier to change it for the different loons. He wasn't meant to be specifically King Bal. Not yet anyway.

I agree about the neck area, I saw that while I was making it and am trying to tweak it to get it right. I seem to be haveing problems with it. How do you want the cheeks to look? I'll fix the chest area. Just one of those areas I am used to doing something with, even though I knew I shouldn't, haha.

Thanks.

Here's King Bal -- I think . Let me know.

That's King Bal alright!

Bob drew the characters, so he knows best what they should look like, but I would like to see the body a little wider/fatter around the waist.

Jim

Very nice Jeff, the cheeks look a little odd to me thought, too pointy or something. Very nice modeling though.

Kevin

Very nice self portrait btw Jim, but I'm going to miss your Schlitzy avatar...

Thanks Jim, would you like it wider from the front view, from the side, or both?



Thanks Kevin. Pointy how? From which angle?




I agree. I saw it the other day and thought it was great. I wish I could paint like that. Did you use a pad or a mouse for that Jim?

Jeff,

Just wider from the front view. He looks perfect from the side.

Thanks, Kevin and Jeff, about the self portrait. It's a real oil painting on canvas, but I took the picture in bad lighting with a mediocre digital camera, so it's a bit fuzzy. I'll try to get a better picture when I have time.

Jim

Zaryn, as I said before: lovely elegant models!

Jim, as I said before: You are genius! Now you can paint too! If you have beautiful singing voice, that woul be too much!

The king looks good a few notes His head needs to be rounder and the nose rounder, higher nostril on nose ,a little plumper in the body and hes got girly feet small.The jpg was so small it was d ifficult drawing on it
thanx
BobT

Bob...if you click on Zaryin's image, it will link you to a larger image. That'll make it easier to draw on....and read.

Thanks everyone! Bob, I'll get on those changes.



Thanks for posting that, haha.

Great work as usual Jeff

Thanks alot John.

Bob: How's this look? Should I make all the loons (chief, generic) with feet this small compared to their bodies?

I got a pic of the side here so you can see the nose better.

Looks good Feet on chief can be bigger and the average ones some where in between Nose looks great
lower jaw needs to come out a little others wise its approved
.thanx
BobT

Thanks Bob. I'll get on the jaw area, then send it to Jim.

I should ask about the nose. How do you want it for the Chief and the Generics? Bigger on the Chief and smaller on the Generics like the side ref you made?

Hi!

Nice work, Zaryin!
I like your model's mesh, it's very smooth!

Keep it up!

Cheers,

Sharky

Thanks alot, Sharky.

Here's the Generic Loon so far.

Every time I look at these loon models I just smile

Cheers

Yes please
BT

So make the nose smaller on te generic loons? I'll do it just in case. Anything else or do they look good?

Thanks David.

Shrunk down the nose. Let me know...

Jeff
thought I saw him walking down 76th

great model

Haha, thanks John.

I love him, but there's something about the back of his head/neck that doesn't look right.

Think the sides of the neck and head need a little "fattening" up to get rid of that shadowing?

Sorry to deface your image Zary, but this is the sort of thing I'm thinking of. Compare and see which you/Bob like best.

Ah, I see where you're going now. Well, I like mine better, haha , but Bob has the call. I made the head that big to give them a more "cute baby" look. We'll see what Bob says. He's the director.

I keep forgetting to update my task. No wonder he hasn't posted yet. *sigh*

Generic looks fine consider him approved please send him to Mark Directly for rigging.sorry for the delay ive been up to my pipits in animation.
BobT

That's totally understandable, Bob .

Here's what I got for the Chief so far. He's stands at 6'6". Let me know.

He looks fantastic I think youve got him.Great Job!!please send to mark for rigging
BT

Man the Loons scene is going to be sooo coooooooooool!

Frank Silas

Really great model & concept, love the style!! Can't wait to see it animated.

Cheers,
DJ

Sorry for the late reply, but I just saw these posts. Thanks for the compliments, Frank and D.J. .