[Tutorial] Penguin

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Here is a quick tutorial on the Penguin.
Modeled with Artisan - SDS2

Reference image and penguin parts

PenguinParts.jpg

Penguin Body
Using the vertex tools after subdividing the basic shape.

PenguinSteps01.jpg

Penguin Pieces 1
Proxy shapes and their results. I used the vertex tools on the flippers here.

PenguinSteps02.jpg

Penguin Pieces 2
More proxy shapes and their results. Again I used the vertex tools on the eyebrows, just a bit.

PenguinSteps03.jpg

Final Product
For the reflection I just mirrored the final penguin under the ice and made the ice slightly transparent.

Penguin01a.jpg

[dale]

Thanks for these Tuts Eric.
I am sure I will be back to them when I get my grubby little mudhooks on Artisan. (not long now)

[Dylan]

Thats fantastic Eric. I like the finished image also.

It seems one of the most difficult parts of creating these organic shapes is knowing what proxy to model in the first place to achieve the shape you have in your head!