My new 3D work. Pika! Your opinions and advice?

[IAmCaboose]

So, I'm just new to the 3D world, been at it for about a month now and I've just finished my first real piece of work. Here it is here: http://lynx-lambda.deviantart.com/#/d3rh1sj
It's Pikachu! yay...
So, I modeled it from just a plain reference image, then unwrapped, textured and rigged the little electric mouse in about 2 days. I know the ears didn't turn out quite right, but when it came down to it, I thought it ended up alright for a first effort.
So, what are your thoughts/critiques/advice/job offers/lame trolling attempts/opinions?
Much appreciated.

 

[aba1]

This isn't really the place for this... go to sheezyart or newgrounds if you want more places to post.

 

[Von Strimmer]

Tail is spot on! However (in my opinion) the face seems a little un-pikachuish. I think it's the mouth. Then again I may be jealous because there is no way in hell I could do that

 

[intheweeds]

Nice work man

I agree maybe pulling the muzzle out a little bit might make his face look a bit more true, but other than that, damn nice work!

 

[JochemDude]

I think his body should have a little more fat, more barrel like if you ask me. His ears should be on a closer angle to the head and more to the back. That was for critique, for the rest great work dude.

 

[Jordi]

I don't really know a lot about art and this kind of 3D modelling, but it looks okay to me. I don't know what the expected learning curve for this kind of stuff is, but if I had just started and made that in two days, I would be really satisfied.

But what kind of criticism are you looking for? What are your goals for this? If you want to make art, I would maybe expect you to make something more original. If you want a job, it's probably good for your resume/portfolio, but I'd say you have to get a bit better before you can call yourself a professional.

For either, this is probably a very good start, if you're just trying to learn how to do this stuff. What is going to be your next project?

 

[Dr_Horrible]

I think that the face seems a little flat, but great work! It's quite impressive for an early project.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

Blender? or [gasp] 3D studio max?

 

[IAmCaboose]

@GrizzlerBorno 3Ds Max 11. As a Birthday/Christmas/Easter/Everythingelse present. But as long as I don't give up on it, which I won't! I did get a very good cringe when I told them the price though... But, at the moment, I only have the student versions, which is practically the same.
@Jordi Well, a number of things. Holidays are ending in a couple of days, so I think on Sunday I might try to model Antylamon from Digimon's; "Hurricane Touchdown", then try, and I emphasize try, to mechanize it. You know; give it massive shoulders, extendible armour plated arms, the works.
@JochemDude Haha, funny you mention that, because the images are actually scaled sideways to fit on the image.

And yeah I know about the face... Haha, it nearly killed me to do, but I thought it had a different edge on it in the end. That and I couldn't go back and rerender the UVW's again...

 

[DigitalSushi]

So, I'm just new to the 3D world, been at it for about a month now and I've just finished my first real piece of work. Here it is here: http://lynx-lambda.deviantart.com/#/d3rh1sj
It's Pikachu! yay...
So, I modeled it from just a plain reference image, then unwrapped, textured and rigged the little electric mouse in about 2 days. I know the ears didn't turn out quite right, but when it came down to it, I thought it ended up alright for a first effort.
So, what are your thoughts/critiques/advice/job offers/lame trolling attempts/opinions?
Much appreciated.

Very nice work actually, good to see you've got a nice 3D rendering package!, pretty sweet. Keep it up and I don't see why you wont have a bright future ahead of you.

But in future could you keep your deviant art page in your Escapist profile, that's where blogs and websites go, sorry!
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