Electric Monk

I took a quick sketch of mine and used it as incoming Concept Art for a character: the Electric Monk; then modeled, UVed, rigged, weighted, posed, textured, built an environment and rendered it, all in Modo. This is the original sketch I used as a basis.

Here's the electric monk's staff in a capture of the basic 3D modeling window

Here's the electric monk's staff with a cel edge material.

modeling view with reference image in sight

modeling view with reference image in sight

modeling view with reference image in sight

modeling view

modeling view - hopefully you can see the formal influences from farm machines and kitchen appliances clearly in this view

modeling view - hopefully you can see the formal influences from farm machines and kitchen appliances clearly in this view

modeling view - hopefully you can see the formal influences from farm machines and kitchen appliances clearly in this view

modeling view - hopefully you can see the formal influences from farm machines and kitchen appliances clearly in this view

modeling view

modeling view

modeling view - hopefully you can see the formal influences from farm machines and kitchen appliances clearly in this view

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Weighting view - these weights relate to the 'bones' of the rig - and where those 'bones' will influence the mesh - as this character is mechanical, I had to isolate a lot of the effects instead of blending as one does for organic-looking motion.

Composition test with cel edges material

Composition test with cel edges material

Composition test with cel edges material

Final Render from auxiliary view

Final Render from main view - intended to roughly match original concept art.