I need help with making face - tribute to Henri Mignet and son Pierre!

[nestofdragons]

Hallo,

guys, I need help for the experts. Please, listen.

I am starting a new model. It will be a FLying Flea or "Pou du Ciel". No, not the known HM14. But a more recent model. The HM1000 Balerit.




But ... I want to make it a tribute to Henri Mignet, the inventor of the Pou du Ciel, and his son Pierre Mignet, which I personally met and admire to say the least.
The pilot in the model I am making should resemble both persons. Can it be done? I already have a mqo of a pilot figure that could be used. But I am totally unexperienced to make it look like Henri Mignet or his son.
BTW. The pilot figure in the Marske Monarch should look a bit like Mat Redsel. But that was easy with his beard and sunglasses.

Can anybody help? Pleeeaaase. Contact me. MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE.

[Scarz]

face charactoristics are all pretty much the same, with a good picture of the guy, you could create a texture (512x512), and apply it to your models face, and it would look real cool.
Wow! that gives me an idea, for ....

Here's a quick example: Hey, it looks like me! sort of, not bad for a 15 mins work...?


Smoothed out, looks even better...

[nestofdragons]

Waaaaaw,

and that is the result of 15 minutes work! Man, how did you make that polygon figure of the person so quick? Is it a file you want to share?

[Scarz]

yup, i had the model already...

here ya go,

Enjoy...

[kridneo]

dear scarz you are allready ahead on making objects


if you know any resorces to download objects...pls share here


and with the complete list :angry:


krid ( dreaming of a baby) to match the babys stoller

[nestofdragons]

Hallo Scarz,

Many thanks for the file. But ... I stiull have problems. It is my first mapping exercise and ... I stink (if you know what I mean). Cannot get it done with the picture I have. I cannot even see the map on the face. GRRRR. What am I doing wrong?

OK, what did I do?
1) I opened the face.mqo that you suggested and put all the images in the texture directory of Metasequioa SE.
2) I adjusted the tex data in the properties of the materials. But ... I still don't see them coming on the polygon figure.
3) I opened MAT in the (not basic) left buttoms set. I clicked on a few faces (holding SHIFT) and I looked at the result. None. Is there some button active that makes the mappings invisible?

[Scarz]

I use metasequoia (2.24) for modeling, and mapping, the controls are way more precise, but 2.24 wont export .x

so,

then I load it into metasequoia LE, which smoothes the model, and export it to .x

get yourself a copy of metasequoia 2.24, and youll see a big difference in your models.

i couldn't make models, until i started using 2.24.

[Scarz]

also for krid...







this is a good one,



thats about all the 3d links i can muster in one sitting...Enjoy

[nestofdragons]

Hallo Scarz,

Many, many thanks for your guidance and help. I think I now am up to it. Hope to show the result soon. If I can return the favour, just tell.

[Scarz]

your welcome, im glad to be of service...

[nestofdragons]

Hallo,

guys, sorry, I will propably not work on the model like earlier planned. My wife just left me. She took the kids with her. I guess I first need to work on this problem before I can work on any other creative problem.

[Scarz]

hey, im sorry about that, it sucks, i know, my wife left me 5 months ago, thats where i get all this time for modeling.

[nestofdragons]

Well, Scarz,

lets see it the positive way. I am going to get famous. The energy I have and the time I have available now. Woooow. I am going to make some niiiiice models. that is for sure. And it is a good therapy. I rather prefer being dead tired from working than going crazy from the silence in this house. I actually hear myself ... breath. Can you imagine?!

Sad to hear that you are in the same situation. Well, airplane-fans are very prone to AIDS (Aircraft Induced Divorse Syndrome). Lets this humouristic note be a nice end for this sad story.

[kridneo]

tkx for the help guys,


so sorry to hear about this,

but good you two didnt loose your humor


head up, even if the neck is dirty

krid

[nestofdragons]

Hallo,

I tried to make this mapping thing work, but ... I cannot get it done. GRRRR. Frustrating. The model of the airplane is nearly finished (just needs a bit of work on the frotn wheel), but those pilots WON'T GET CREATED.

Can anybody help me with the pilots? I have a picture of both persons and I have a pilotbody in mqo that could be used together with the face-mqo of Scarz.