[Dota 2] - Lone Druid - Hierophant of the Raven

aivanov

Workshop Collection Link

Latest and Final Image:



===

A set for Lone Druid incorporating features of a raven (feathers, claws, etc.). Still mulling over specifics, but here's a 10 minute brainstorm (default look on the left):



C&C welcome!

Y_M

Not sure your cloak is different enough to warrant a change, but I am digging the idea of a giant raven skull as shoulder armour.

afalbrecht

It looks awesome for one of my favourite heroes, though if you could make the cloak raven black it would change its style up and be even more awesome

aivanov

Yikes! I realize I'm starting this pretty late, but I finally have some free time. Here's the smattering of reference material I'm using:



And here's my elaboration on the original brainstorm:



Not sure about going through with the planned hair style, as I find my original idea kinda... meh. It doesn't help that Dota already has about 5 other druid-like characters covering potential directions.

aivanov

Chipping away at the lowpoly blockouts for the cloak and arms.



Decided to fix most of the profile and rigging issues from the start so I can focus on texturing later, though it did eat up a lot of time.

aivanov

So real life interrupted my progress, but I'd still like to see if I can manage to squeeze this in under the deadline. It's going to be tight! Blockout just about finished:

aivanov

Finishing up.

Jalcober

Looks awesome! loving the colors.

aivanov

Now that I've had time to actually catch my breath, here's a better overview from the model viewer:

aivanov

Workshop Collection Link

After a bunch of tweaks, here is the final: