[WIP] MGS3 The Boss Head Bust

LaurenBamlett

Hey everyone,

For a few days now I've been working on a head bust of The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3. I would really appreciate criticism both for my anatomy and my rendering of the character. This is in some ways my first character head bust. 

Finished polycount thread: https://polycount.com/discussion/203375/metal-gear-solid-head-bust-the-boss

Final render:

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Reference sheets:

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Minor adjustments but further progress.

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The holidays had me busy. I'm glad I get to pick this up again.

carvuliero

My first suggestion is to get a better reference if possible (front side 3/4)
You should match her face shape closer to reference image (yellow image) she have square face with more feminine face features , neck straight down close to jaw corner 
After you have a proper face shapes move to side view and check your profile and face features placement, in side view she again have lot of male characteristics like strong jaw and protruding brow small lips 
Might be easier to start from scratch and get your likeness early on (like in the attached example)

LaurenBamlett

@carvuliero Woah, thank you! This is immensely helpful! I'll get to work on said fixes.

carvuliero

You are welcome , if I may add a few more things for you to check 
facial feature relations :
- green :
lateral corners of the eyes to mid bottom lower lip , check line relation (equilateral,isosceles)
-bluegreen(teal)
lateral corners of the eyes to widest point of the wings ,end of eyebrows should be on or close to this line 
-orange
lateral corners of the eyes to lateral corners of the mouth - you have up side down trapezoid
-purple 
vertical relation between mouth , nose wing and eye

If your sculpt have similar relations you will have recognizable likeness 

LaurenBamlett

@carvuliero Oooh, thanks again! I'll apply this technique.

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Further progress on character likeness. 

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Small update since I haven't been working too much on this as of late. I added a bit of expression to give the sculpt a bit more life.

I need to adjust the lips and chin more before moving on.

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Another small update. Adding proper eyes really adds character to the model. Now onto the hair.

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Hair progress. Top of the head feels good but the sides not so much.

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Vague start at clothing.

If anyone has any feedback on her lips, I'd love your thoughts. Lips are a struggle.

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Getting back to this project, I gathered some reference with a jacket loosely similar to The Boss'. 

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I'm starting over on the jacket. In the meantime, as I get that more presentable, I made some anatomy adjustments.

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Jacket is coming along.

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Had to put this on pause but I'm looking to finish it now. Would love some feedback! Particularly on the jacket or the anatomy of the shoulders.

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Getting closer!

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Added the zipper and opted to redo the shoulders. Geert Melis' zipper brushes are fantastic.

Should be about a week till I'm done. I'm going to leave it as a highpoly sculpt.

N_GONE

nice! I'm a big fan of this character and going to try to remake her aswell. Can i steal that reference sheet please? Also can't wait to see how your bust turns out.

LaurenBamlett

N_GONE Absolutely, go ahead. I'm excited to see how your remake looks!

In fact, here are a few additional images I've been using apart from the reference sheet.

N_GONE

thanks! it will probably be a while though as im working on another piece first at the moment.

LaurenBamlett

@N_GONE This bust has taken me a hell of a time to get done so I feel ya!

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New shoulders.

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Thankfully I own this figure else I would've forgotten the details on the back.
@N_GONE This may help you as well!

N_GONE

wow, perfect! i can see every crease and the back of the hair. really good reference thanks!!

LaurenBamlett

I made a thread for the finished piece but I figured I might as well give closure to this one here as well. Here's the final render! When I get her 3d printed, I'll toss it in the finished thread.

Thanks for the help everyone!

Finished thread: https://polycount.com/discussion/203375/metal-gear-solid-head-bust-the-boss