[Riot Art Contest] - Swain Redesign
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(*Final update*)
So I finally wraped up the bird man! I would have loved to push the textures a bit more, but i had to close my two entries at some point. Here are my final images for Swain!
Thanks for the feeback Guys!
(Initial Post)
Hey guys! This is my 2nd character for the contest. I'll be redesigning Swain, the master tactician. I felt like doing a more human character since some people frown upon creatures. Doing Cho'Gath first did allow me to spot some flaws in my approach. Not having explored enough before starting to model lead me to be stuck with some decision that didn't fully please me. So this time, I sarted with some explorations on the body proportions for swain. At first, I was going for something like a hunchback with bird like features. I felt like I was loosing too much of his theme. After all, he is meant to be a noble tactician not an old and creepy dude. Afterward, I tried a really thin human with an elongated neck like a bird but it was really odd after taking a few steps back. So the version i'm currently showing you is what I finally settled for.
This is a quick sketch I did to make sure I had a clear idea of the character i was going for:
Here is my early blocking still a lot of work left to do:
A few more references I'll be dragging inspiration from:
So I finally wraped up the bird man! I would have loved to push the textures a bit more, but i had to close my two entries at some point. Here are my final images for Swain!
Thanks for the feeback Guys!
(Initial Post)
Hey guys! This is my 2nd character for the contest. I'll be redesigning Swain, the master tactician. I felt like doing a more human character since some people frown upon creatures. Doing Cho'Gath first did allow me to spot some flaws in my approach. Not having explored enough before starting to model lead me to be stuck with some decision that didn't fully please me. So this time, I sarted with some explorations on the body proportions for swain. At first, I was going for something like a hunchback with bird like features. I felt like I was loosing too much of his theme. After all, he is meant to be a noble tactician not an old and creepy dude. Afterward, I tried a really thin human with an elongated neck like a bird but it was really odd after taking a few steps back. So the version i'm currently showing you is what I finally settled for.
This is a quick sketch I did to make sure I had a clear idea of the character i was going for:
Here is my early blocking still a lot of work left to do:
A few more references I'll be dragging inspiration from:
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@vAp: Thanks dude.
I'll folow this thread
Awesome cause you are nailing this one too
Cant wait to see some progress
I'm nearing completion on the Hi-res, most of the work is painting in 3d coat anyways so i don't want to go overboard with the details. I tried a few ways to do the feathers and this is what I settled for. I'll still do a good amount of the work in 3d Coat but i feel like this is going to give me a good base. I looked at some of the awesome painting done on Quinn and her skins and I'll try to match it to some extent. here are a few screen shots of my progress. I still have some work to do on the back part, the conection of the Right hand and the shoes.
@ Lazar : Thanks it means a lot to me! I hope after five years of playing this game I know a thing or two about it!
@ Tits : You wish! i'm just doing both like usualy. It's just that I don't post most of my stuff online.
Definitely gonna keep an eye on this one
Quick update before calling it a night. Tweaks on Swain and high res for the bird!
Next up is the staff.
D_Wall: thanks for the heads up but I made sure I was alowed before starting my second character.
From the FAQ:
If you follow all the requirements and feel you can create two (2) full entries for this contest, then please do so.
Don't stop then man! xD
The sorting issues with the alpha is still bothering me from time to time but it kinda got fixed by it self and I've got no idea why.
The character have a much better readability.
You should work his bird a bit more to get the same readibility, here the head/body/ wings are to similar. a gradient could help.
Keep it up
kremrhi: Thanks mate I hope this addresses your concern with the bird.
lon: Thanks, your entry is also going along nicely!
looks good
Thanks for the feeback Guys!
@Slosh: Your are 100% right for the color variation, got the same feedback from my colleagues at work and once i saw it it was really shameful i guess at some point I had altered my color with a color layer wich made everything bland. Now I tinted the shadows and it should be much better. I pushed the gold a little but i'm trying to avoid going too far since metals in LOL are quite flat.