Undying Armor Set WIP

DJShenanigans

Hi everyone! This is my first time making content for Dota 2, and I'd like some suggestions and advice. This is my WIP of the armor set I have right now and the concept work that went with it. Right now I'm just at the LoD0 stage, but what I'd really like suggestions on is what materials and what colors I should use when texturing this later. I have some ideas but I want more input before I go through with anything. Also, I'm planning on applying an alpha to the skirt-like piece (I don't know what else to call it haha) So that will be more defined like it is in the concept.

P.S. If anyone has any particularly great ideas for the belt design let me know!

Thanks!

GhostDetector

Undying's "pants" are not part of the armor, so unless you either need to scrap that part of the mesh or overlay on top of the "pants" mesh.  As for the pauldron, it looks really unbalanced, play with the shape more because it just looks like undying would just fall over.

aaronhiggins

^^ Maybe keep the asymmetry but scale down the spines a little and add smaller ones on the opposite shoulder. 

DJShenanigans

@GhostDetector The only two slots available on the Undying armor set are "helmet" and "armor." So I'm unsure where the "pants" would fit otherwise. The belt I know is actually part of the base mesh though, so I know I can't mess with that (unless I use the technique you stated, just creating something on top of it). 

As far as the pauldron I agree. I think I'll shrink the spines a bit and perhaps try and make something small on the opposite shoulder. I'll see what I can do with what polys I have available. 

Thank you both very much for your feed back!!

Insaneophobia

Honestly the idea of the extruding branches and the assymetry is beatiful for that shoulder. but yeah, it doesn't make sense, too imbalanced, what you could do to make it work is to make it extend from the back instead. Like it's penetrating the armor or something. Love the  helmet without anything on it, the plain shape and the lack of eyes adds a lot. That combined with the branches gives me almost a Guillermo Del Toro feel to the whole set.

Blade113

that's a nice idea, i wish you luck here

DJShenanigans

Thank you guys! There has been some rebalancing done to the set which I'm glad I did for sure. At the moment I'm texturing and doing maps. Right now I have a time constraint on this project (it's for a final for a class of mine), which is really forcing me to cut corners. But I will most likely be redoing this set during the summer months, so any ideas for revamping and improving it are appreciated!