Sketchbook: Florian Neumann

Phoenix995

Hi,

right now I'm working on a darksiders like gear and character.
i started with his weapons and do the char later on.

here is what i have so far. just started yesterday.

Phoenix995

i think i have to change the handle of the axt to something straighter

JasonDC

Your weapons are looking great so far!

For the axe handle, you could try to make the axe handle a pair of intertwining bones. It can make the handle look sturdier and give the handle an interesting design.

I can't wait to see more of your progress on these weapons.

Phoenix995

thanks for the feedback!
i will begin changing it tomorrow and post it as soon as it looks worth sharing

acapulco

I do not know if you already know him, but eat that butload full of inspiration: Paul Richards, whole lot of Darksiders 2 Concept art. Weapons too!

Phoenix995

thanks for that acapulco!

here are the updated versions of the weapons:

artstream

These weapons look pretty cool, and I could see them in the DS universe. A few crits, the bottom of the hammer/mace looks like a foot/talon, not sure if that's what you were going for or not. It kind of breaks the design for me personally, something that echoes the skulls you have in the head of the weapon I could see working better.

The sword's blade has some nice flow to it, but I'm not sure what's happening with the horns(?) that are on the hilt. They seem like they're just floating for the moment, instead of being part of the weapon. Keep it up, these could be really cool!

Phoenix995

thanks,

you are right, i have to change those point! and i will! maybe a good idea comes across by starting with the 3rd and last weapon of my guy - the battleaxe!

Phoenix995

i think i will stop working on them for today.

here is the blockout of the battleaxe and the concepts i made early on

Phoenix995

i was just testing some colors and shapes for the axe.
what do you guys think? Does the axe fit to the other weapons shapewise?



thanks in advance!

Phoenix995

what do you guys think?

JasonDC

Those were some nice changes you made to the Hammer and Sword. I think that the handle flows a lot better with the the rest of the Hammer.

The Axe seems a little unbalanced. Have you tried adding some aesthetic piece to the right side of it? It just seems a bit lopsided to me.

Phoenix995

I have tried that with the axe, but i thought of the top part more as kind of a handle for carrying the axe. But... i dont know.. maybe i will change that

Here is the block out for the guy himself

Phoenix995

worked a bit more on the model:

Phoenix995

after working a bit on the guy himself, i was wondering how he would look like with one of his weapons in his hands so here he is!!!

Phoenix995

i think he is kind of finised!
what do you guys think?

Phoenix995

Update:

Phoenix995

Here are the low poly versions of the hammer the axe and the sword in UDK just with an normal map and the basecolors.