My work basically is a reflection of my wacky personality, presented in any form I can find! I am a self taught artist, from sketches right on down to the big 3D. My first love of comics, cartoons and anime have heavily influenced me. The Artists who have influenced me most include the likes of Tex Avery, Mike Mignola, Travis Charest, Bruce Timm, Mario Ucci, and Barry Windsor-Smith to name a few. BIO Name : Teyon Alexander Age : 30ish (gasp!) Date Of Birth : 12-11-74 Marital Status : In Love Current Location : Manhattan, New York Level of Education Experience : Some College (Antioch College in Ohio) Programs I am Most Familiar With : Photoshop CS5, Painter, Rhino3D, Wings3D, ZBrush 4, Silo, Modo Specialty : Creature/Character Design and Modeling. Experience - Art: Co-Created the covers for the Actual Facts/Gameplan CD, Cass-Single, and LP for Lord Finesse and Penalty Records. Redesigned the Logo used by Lord Finesse. Worked as a volunteer at Merge Comics assisting with story layout, inking, coloring, and some minor penciling. Also did some consulting when Merge attempted to branch out into animation, as well as assisting in storyboarding. My work currently has been used in several reviews for Rhinoceros 3D in 3DWorld Magazine as well as the letters column. I have taught oraganic modeling classes at LEGO Denmark (great place by the way). I am a former Moderator at Renderosity.com (a website for artists). I've also done the odd fly-er/poster for individuals. I currently work for Smith Micro Software as a content artist for Poser and Anime Studio. Experience - Non-Art : Worked for Chemical Bank's Risk Management And Insurance Department. I worked on a Phone-a-thon at Antioch College. I worked at Barnes and Nobel Superstores where I was promoted to the supervisor of the Children's department after two years. I worked briefly at Teachers College, Columbia University. I went on to work at e frontier as a customer service rep. I have worked in the past at Smith Micro Software, Inc. as a quality insurance rep, customer service rep, technical support rep and modeler. I currently work at Avalanche Studios as a character artist.
Comments (14)
ragouc
Good modelling. Well done.
ariaans
Nice pose and shapes and wonderful flow of the cape! :)
722
wow awesom work love it
Nexus_Mind
Great job Teyon.If you can thin mantle a bit it wood be more realistic.overall 5+
dbrv6
It does look very good - Agree with Nexus the cloak needs a bit of thining.
kobaltkween
very, very good, but i think it should be more extreme. the only one that looks dead on to me is the first, and that's because of the angle it looks like he's at. i think he should bend forward more, his right arm should be back far enough to clear his hip, his left shoulder should come around more and not make a straight line with his other shoulder, his right knee should come up higher, his torso should tilt to his left more while his legs should be a bit more vertical, his head should still look up about the same amount (bending his neck more), and his cape should have a concave curve upward instead of basically a straight line. but that's just my very uneducated opinion. i think his shape is great, and i like the simple base. my favorite aspect is the cape.
tom271
A super Hero... Love that cape....
densa
wonderful test run i think with a little twiking here and there they would be outstanding
Moebius87
I really like this a lot... not so much hyper-realistic in the motion as it is stylized and very heroic. I think that if you started out to achieve that, rather than to simply imitate art... you've definitely succeeded here, my friend. :o)
Boofy
I agree with cobaltdream about tweaking the angles a little, i cannot decide if he is punching something or running! If punching then cobalt is prob right, but I would (personally) have the arm up higher as if punching a persons' chin) if running then the arm would need to be more verticle (to my untrained eye anyway)The flow of the cape is really great but yes i too think it needs to be thinner. Great geometry and posing tho. Love it! Boofy
allarhia
great modeling.
Teyon
Thanks gang. The cape is thick because it has to have real world thickness in order to be printed and things like capes tend to break if they're too thin. So if I win, I need the cape to withstand the building process as well as shipping.
ubald
Dude this Rocks!, I love the character. The pose first off you are on your way for sure, the pose in real world is totaly diff then just Images and 3d becuse its not forgiving. I would be willing to draw this in 2d for you if you want or need it, but it seems as though your getting the right tips. let me know CHEERs.
JAYBEEH
Excellent work so far!!....best of luck in the contest!!