#3Three

Stage: Modelling the Corgi

Yes, the sheepdog who fell off the cliff so that Polly could save him. He is affectionately called Corgi because he is modelled after a photograph of a Cardigan Welsh Corgi taken by Raija Isotala.

The body is created from a box using numerous layers of FFD boxing, which provides a great tool for changing the general shape of a model. The neck as usual is an extruded spline, and the head, most torturing of all to make, is made from a UV Loft, the same way I made Ratt Rauschenburger's head last year.

The texturing for the body and neck is through the Unwrap UVW modifier, from images cut directly from the photograph. The ears and legs are made with a simple generic fur texture. The tail and head are textured by a all-over texture, and as you can see the head is the trickiest to do, as I had to distort the original image drastically to get the desired result.

The tail is made with a Flex modifier and has with it attached a gravity force, so that it swings reasonably realistically. Corgi's model was completed by the afternoon.

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Mr. Corgi!