Making Cartoon characters

[solo]

Between assignments at moment so I decided to play.

Only half way through did I decide to screen grab my progress, base structure was made with Sub-smooth and FFD.

When I get more time I will build the body.

[BubbaLove]

All right... thats it! I quit!

[remus]

Its a good job there's only one of you, otherwise id never be able to find a job!

Perhaps you could make a film once youve finished doing all these charachters?

[mike d]

solo will you quit it already you are making us look bad

mike d

[pav_3j]

ok, i have a challenge for you solo.

model your own head. that would be awesome...


pav

[solo]

LOL, I try not make ugly models.

[pav_3j]

ok then. model my head.

ha ha ha.

if it's any consolation solo, beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

pav

[pav_3j]

ok then. model my head.

ha ha ha.

if it's any consolation solo, beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

pav

dude, just realised how rude that was of me, my bad!
must be this bottle of merlot getting to me...

apologies

pav

[solo]

that wasn't rude ...

[pav_3j]

i better stoip posting before the second bottle gets opened

ha ha

pav

[tomislavm]

Pink is fantastic and he is my favorite one !

[mateo soletic]

Great model SOLO, as usual.

[chippwalters]

Good one Pete!!!

[solo]

Thanks guys.

[David_H]

Okay . .. Solo is just too good.

We're going to have to kill him.

[kwistenbiebel]

Again, Too good to be true. Pretty amazing stuff.
I bet you are good at drawing and painting as well, aren't you?
I am starting to notice that to really model well, you have to have the same eye a sculptor or other graphical artist has.

You definitely have it my man!

If only you would not have forgotten to push 'rec' and some hours later 'stop'in Camtasia.....
That would have been really useful.

[solo]

NahI It's just that I really enjoy making these.

I have been busy on another one, taking more time than i am willing to invest however.

Chris, yes I do sketch and do sculpturing, I attended art school and did two years fine arts.

[boofredlay]

Inspirational

[lapx]

I'm telling you bro, you should be teaching and spreading your 3d wisdom. I'm sure you would get a full class. Do you teach SU to children? I think you could build a pretty good following. Imagine the world populated with Solo's.

[solo]

Y'all are too kind.

Okay, enough messing around, I need to get some billable work done, I end the Toon stuff with the trio.

[Burkhard]

Go to Boulder and show some of the stuff!
I really enjoy it. Thanks Solo

[utiler]

i better stoip posting before the second bottle gets opened

ha ha

pav

it appears that the second bottle has been opened.....LOL

Incredible work solo, you have a keen freeform eye....

[juanjo06]

buenisimo men!!!

[urgen]

...HA-HA-HAA!

[spadestick]

AMAZING stuff... you are the Sketchup Master!!! I've never seen anyone else pull this off!

[dolphus]

Awsome you move the goal posts out of sight brilliant!!!!

[marked001]

yeah...all of these characters are so damn crazy...who ever thought in a million years that someone would be able to produce something like this in sketchup!

[Jon]

Are you kidding?!

[Mike Lucey]

Pete, not alone have you produced excellent SU cartoon character,
but you have also managed to produce the 'character' of these
character in SketchUp, well done

Mike

[solo]

Thanks again guys.

I have recieved a few emails and PM's regarding how I create my base shapes which in essence is the main mesh which once created can be tweaked to create a character. So here is a quick idea of how I create my base forms.
I firstly make a rough form using rectangular polygons and pull and shape to a rough shape of what I am trying to achieve. I then use the magic plugin called Subdivide and smooth which turns my angular form to an organic one.

See clip below of the beginning of Patrick star of Spongebob fame.

Now that you have a base model you can use the sizing tool, JPP, FFD, sandbox tool, etc to smooth, warp and manipulate the mesh to create the details.