Usagi Yojimbo DojoBoard

I love seeing this it helps validate my own 14 year old copying of my favorite artists, I cant tell you how many pages of XMEN ANNUALS by Art Adams I have..I have to say your work at that age was much better than mine to be sure B)
Thanks for sharing

reminds me of a Walt Simonson! lot of emotion

rad!

I like the detail in the second piece...very Hellspwan esq smile

OK so we made it to the next step..the environment is built out textured lighting is in progress, but wanted to share some results..any thoughts comments are appreciated. http://stevenjamestaylor.com/Stills/previewUsagiFullScene7.jpg http://stevenjamestaylor.com/Stills/previewUsagiFullScene8.jpg htt...

boy they got John Byrne to do a cover NICE
This is one of the better covers of covers.

thanks for the link Colin

So I have an update..here are some stills from the environment, the scene is moonlit on one side and fire on the other, it will all take place after a fight and my hope is to get the animated version of Usagi up soon for you all to see. I did want you to see some stills from the environment so here ...

does anyone have a compilation sheet of Usagi face poses from Stan's published work, it would be good to get a sense of what other people think are the key face poses.. any takers?

Just imagine 30 years ago this would have been impossible. Maka thanks for taking a look. It is amazing how the technology has changed, and just keeps getting better and better. even two years ago this was an impossible fight for me and now, the software is just so much faster more capable for the ...

http://vimeo.com/9272164 Here is the modification on the head size..scaled from 1 to .875...appreciate the feedback..I am going to start blend shapes for the head, to form more face poses.. http://www.stevenjamestaylor.com/Stills/turnTableUsagiV27.jpg http://www.stevenjamestaylor.com/Stills/turnTabl...

Thanks for the notes TinLantern..if anyone is picking up what he's putting down and has paint-overs on these posted images- I would love to get closer in the model to a spirit of Usagi. Is it as Steve mentioned the cranium shape size. I totally understand the direction of this comment about the cons...

http://vimeo.com/9231544 http://vimeo.com/9213394 Hello Gang: here is an update on the Usagi 3D model. I am happy with the result so far, Steve, the turntables will give you the chance to give the hairy eyeball to proportion and costume.As a note, the version that is lit is using 123mm focal lenght,...

write like crazy..I'm sure the community will take you to task when it's out of pace...then you can rewrite like crazy

it's been maybe 20hrs?? Hard to say the first attempt was probly 2 years ago, then major life in the way, so this incarnation started in Dec, with a few hrs a night going in.. I think the head was too small before, let me shoot some other angles to post, and we can look at it then, thanks for the re...