try to add a colored light source like orange or light blue. Metal isnt grey it reflects all light rays.

add a second lightsource

I like this a lot, but the line tool legs are kind of bugging me. It looks like they're made of the same flexible stuff Bender's limbs are made of, so the ruler-straightness strikes me as odd.

EDIT: Also, the right (our right) arm is out of perspective.

Edited by Hatch - 05 September 2007 at 11:15am

Ha ha Metaru,

When you was posting this I was searching for
second light source references on google as well.
The one you found was extremely interesting
to me as well. All different lightsources are
explained and shown. Beautiful source indeed.

I have found more.

Great piece of lighting and shadow writing. With
pictures to prove it. OK it is about photos but we
can learn from it as well :)http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/tutorials/light01.htm


Not much of a show but interesting read:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy05/phy05122.htm


Flash lightning:
http://www.dembflashproducts.com/flipit/portrait/

Watch what happens when the light comes from above
and an extra flash is used to highlight the eyes.

Look what happens to the spheres when secondary
lightsource is brought in:
http://www.thp.uni-duisburg.de/~kai/index_4.html


Another photographic lightsource demonstration:
http://ttp://www.photoflexlightingschool.com/Equipment_Lessons/StarFlash/Portraits_with_a_StarFlash_OctoDome_Strobe_Kit/index.html


So this should get you going for a while


Best regards from

M.E.

Thanks for all the light tuts.  very interesting read, not done reading them yet, its making me remember all the stuff I forgot while smoking pot in art class in high school. LOL

I'm just experimenting with the light stuff


The legs have been bothering me as well, but they weren't made using the line tool, altough that would have gone a bit quicker, i'll probably add a curve to them like someone sitting on the ground with his legs(feet) closer to him.

I'll fix the arm as well, altough in the lineart stage they looked perfectly aligned, but when I coloured it, it then seemed out of place, odd.

Worked on the legs quite a bit, tried a golden yellow second light source(still experimenting)

haven't touched the "left" arm placement yet.
eorked on some inner highlights just for fun.

You really don't have to go so over board with the second lightsource...

I'd spend more time looking at Souly's edit. The shading behind the robot's shoulder and on the sleeve seems really strong.

But you've DEFINITELY come far in this piece and it's looking good.

I personally think you should change it back to blue. It gave it a more of a melancholy quality.

In keeping with my strict "one thing at a time" rule
here's 2 version of the same thing.

I will not forget the aa, nor his left arm placement or the hands/wrists.

I hope so too :)

here's a quick try

Here's an edit to show you roughly how I would render this:


(I ran out of time and didn't get to do the legs fully)

In yours, the colours for the arms and legs are extremely similar to the body's colours, so I decided to take them and add them to the body's colour ramp.

On the top of the head and top of the body you've altered the shading on the left. If they're flat, then there should be only one colour (for the diffuse reflection) except if you are adding specular reflections (as I have) and a few other circumstances. Basically the same goes for the inside of the door thing, and the blue highlights; keep the shading in line with the shape of the object, not 'splatted' on.

I've added a few other things which might interest you. Take the outline removal with a pinch of salt though.

Added some scratches, worked a bit more on the aa.
Unless I missed something I think i'm ready to submit it.

 


Edited by Dutrho - 21 September 2007 at 10:19am

I agree with Jalonso, instead of the dither you should put some gears or wires in there. You could even go as far and put a lightsource inside of him, throwing light onto the hatch.

put a piston. you have some frames to animate it. also, he's an emo-bot, how about making him with a disconected heart(I know, its a cliché, but Emos are just a big cliché)

Now with a malfunctioning heart, gears and a pump.

Wow that really works : /

I would color gears using the arms/leg colors. While there maybe the heart can be placed in perspective instead of the 2D flat?

Fair enough : )

Make a tear fall from his face! Give him self inflicted wounds. XD

You can update it ;-)

Edited by BlackDragon - 27 September 2007 at 2:13pm