HOLIDAY BREAK - WEEK 1
Have two weeks off from work and a ton to do on the thesis before Final Review. Trying to stay focused and exercise discipline to work on the project for about 4 hours every day.
Started off by tackling a pass on the remaining two male figures in the Achaean Primary piece. Spent some serious time on corrective anatomy, pose adjustments for weight, cloth remeshing, hair modeling and expressive details:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_5c7fd4863f7b46f488a94bfe956481b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_751,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_5c7fd4863f7b46f488a94bfe956481b3~mv2.jpg)
Lots of zsphere posing artifacts to fix all over the place:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_072fd2cb01444ac1b6bbe9462a4976d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_751,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_072fd2cb01444ac1b6bbe9462a4976d7~mv2.jpg)
Starting work on the Odalisque line -- modeled the flute shape in maya:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_f795cd9308aa499f9942d34e4abcdba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_824,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_f795cd9308aa499f9942d34e4abcdba1~mv2.jpg)
Pulled the shape in to zbrush and posed the three Muses against the proxy geo:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_8d2eae597f17437b86d099a846188b53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_828,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_8d2eae597f17437b86d099a846188b53~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_52161ccaf17d4b7ea9e991a669db805c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_830,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_52161ccaf17d4b7ea9e991a669db805c~mv2.jpg)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_e1ac9049d7d6490cb5c4fe886b5a8c3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_830,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_e1ac9049d7d6490cb5c4fe886b5a8c3f~mv2.jpg)
Added the eyes and preliminary hair meshes, but still tons to do to finish up the piece. Need to get the hard surface modeling details in first though.
Started working on the Odalisque primary piece and the more art nouveau decorative details that define the structure and look, all maya box modeling:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_1bc05b77e8cf4c58931ead4355b2229c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_970,h_862,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_1bc05b77e8cf4c58931ead4355b2229c~mv2.jpg)
Goal for the end of next week (when I have to return to work) is to have all 4 pieces at approximately the same state -- fully blocked in with all hard surface completed and all figures to about 80% on posing, detailing, expressions and corrective sculpting.