Whippet [rigged]

Description

This is the whippet model used for a Mother's day card, found at the link below. Specifically, this is roughly what I expect our new puppy to look like once she is grown up, based on the markings currently visible. These are some renders the model has been used in:

[http://fav.me/d6zoo4q](http://fav.me/d6zoo4q)

[http://fav.me/d6a56ro](http://fav.me/d6a56ro)

[http://fav.me/d651s80](http://fav.me/d651s80)

This was originally made to be a background character, but general levels of detail are still high. This being said, details like teeth and more accurate paws are lacking. It's also worth mentioning that yes, the eye is a bit off and certainly a bit creepy. Mesh deformation works quite well given the low-poly figure is preserved underneath the multi-resolution. There is an IK setup for the front two legs, but because of the somewhat odd bone structure of this breed it does not immediately work very well; the download will have this constraint disabled or "hidden" in favor of FK posing.

On a final note, it might be worth looking at the node setup for the body of the dog. While the UV layout itself might not be the most efficient, the second texture is somewhat cleverly used for turning this one shader into 3 different materials, with continuous boundary transitions.

Moo-Ack!

~Patrick W. Crawford

Comments (13)

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FayZee almost 13 years ago

Much appreciated, Patrick.

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hotshotharneet about 10 years ago

can u help pls when i download it it becomes pink how do i fix it pls thx

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oldtimer almost 13 years ago

Very impressive!

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TheWhippet42 almost 13 years ago

This is really good. However, looking at my own whippet, the neck looks just a little bit too thick, and the head a little bit too small. Other than that, this model is amazing.

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TheDuckCow almost 13 years ago

Good call, I tend to agree. I used full reference for the side, so I'm not sure why the head is small (thought it could just be due to the juxtaposition with a thick neck), but indeed I didn't have a side reference to match and I'm nowhere near my pets to actually check for myself. If I end up using this for a future project, I'll post an update that's hopefully more physically correct :)

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Tervuren almost 13 years ago

Very nice. Even if it does have a few flaws it's better than what I can do at the moment. I hope to learn from it if you don't mind. :D

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SwapaGG over 12 years ago

Thank,Patrick !

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ButchNightWalker over 10 years ago

beautiful dog

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znatsirhc over 9 years ago

Very nice.

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CBG4 over 8 years ago

this is brilliant

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pgsibilo about 8 years ago

this is so cool

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lovi ammar over 5 years ago

why when i use i dont see the colour? sorry im newbie

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lovi ammar over 5 years ago

why when i use i dont see the colour? sorry im newbie

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