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Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 7:04 pm

I now for the first time need to model a man's face. I would prefer it to be a heroic type movie star face, a "male lead" so to speak. Type Clint Eastwood or Robert Redford or Burt Lancaster in their 20's - 30's. (That way I'll be able to re-use it for different projects. Whereas if I make him look like more of a character, i.e. David Schwimmer or Drew Carey, I will limit my options down the line.)

Anybody have a nice closeup with good lighting of 'the ideal man'? (Or some good links?) Several shots from different angles of the same person would be a big advantage. I've done some looking, but didn't find any nice big closeups. I thought before I try again I should ask you in case somebody here has a shrine for Paul Newman or something.

Steven

Frost · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 7:09 pm

Tom Selleck? Burt Reynolds? (hahaha)

Anthony · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 7:19 pm

Dang, where'd I put that photo of myself...

I once wrote a column called Idealizing Man, but I don't have a photo of one. You making a 3d male figure?

Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 7:35 pm

Yep, and hey, if somebody thinks they look good enough I'm game to try to use your photos too - but a lot depends on the lighting and angle and lens etc. And I make no promise that the final head will look anything like the reference.

(if you've seen my portrait you know I don't qualify. Sigh. I've also looked at the Loomis project, the male head there is almost perfect but too small and sketchy.)

Steven

[ June 18, 2001: Message edited by: Steven Stahlberg ]

Anthony · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2001 9:42 pm

Yah, Loomis' guys are very standard looking. Why not just expound upon his faces? Personally when modeling I like to leave it a little loose on the reference sketches, just because I like the creative process to continue inside the modeling program. Perhaps that's harder to do in NURBS though.

dr . bang · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2001 1:34 am

how bout Tom Cruise

profile

And there's ALOT more on this page
http://hildaweb.virtualave.net/tomcruise/images/TomImage.htm

btw, for the broken image, you can just paste the image code into the adress bar and it should be fine.

[ June 19, 2001: Message edited by: dr . bang ]

Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2001 6:06 am

Yes, thanks! I'll try this!

Steven

Anthony · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2001 1:00 pm

Just change his nose, Cruise has a horid nose. :]

Jyashuwa · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 1:32 am

The rolling stone photobook, "HotHouse", has alot of good reference pics of people. both men and women. You may want to check that out.

Unfortunately it includes pics of N-sync, and other popstar types, If you can endure that, its a pretty good reference.

hwei · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 1:40 am

I would suggest Jimmy Smits, but perhaps that would be a biased, personal opinion

TekK · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 5:58 am

jimmy smits is awesome, but i was just watching "bullitt" on AMC the other day, and i think steve mcqueen might be a good one... :P

cheers,
teck

Elessil · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 7:32 am

Rcently drew a commissioned portrait of this one, I think the lighting is quite good.

mannyp · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 3:34 pm

I don't know who the guy is, but the model for Alex Ross's Superman is probably the perfect "hero" you may be looking for. IMHO of course.

Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2001 11:30 pm

Yes, great photo! I'll also try to get that photo book at Amazon.com. Ulf Lundgren also mentions a book "1000 and Broadway" or something, I'll have a look.

Steven