Challenge #30 - SF Redesign - Jaco - Dhalsim

Jaco

I’m going to do a slightly aged version of Dhalsim, I'm going for a Ghandi type character. I want to convey both his sorrow, as well as the resentment of not finding the peace he so cherishes, I might give him some elements of evil too.

I'll post a concept soon.

Here's the childrens' skulls that he wears around his neck for now :



Suggestions are welcome

tacit math

they are nice skulls. i like those skulls. i think your texture brings really convincing depth to that low count
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Steve Schulze

Dhalsim seems like the character of choice. Thats what... 4 now that have been started?

You'll probably want to put a major spin on the design to differentiate your version from the others.

Skulls are looking neat thus far. Good luck.

Jaco

Concept:

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Thanks guys. Ill tweak the concept more as I go along, make it a bit more sinister/evil/darker.
Suggestions welcome as always.

Jaco

Started modelling the base mesh for the body:

Jaco

Any comments on the concept?



The base for the high poly so far.

tremulant

the concept could be interesting but it really just isnt. I think you need to do more than just making him older...I think maybe if he was older he wouldn't wear childerens skulls anymore, maybe he has grown wiser...just a thought..

Jaco

Thanks tremulant. I'm going to rethink this concept. The idea is that he has gone mad because he was unable to avenge the deaths of the people of his village. His love for his previous simple and peacefull life is gone after years of struggling to restore it. He has become a dark, sadistic shadow of his former self, and finds joy only in killing those who oppose him.

Jaco

First Z-pass at the body (rendered in max):



I've completely rethought the concept, I'm not goint to post a concept, so I'll keep it as a surprise

low odor

looking good

hawken

legs are looking a little fat.

whats the surprise_?!_ He's got wheels for feet

Jaco

Update:

About 50% done on the high-poly:



Hawken: Agreed. And now that you mention it, wheels could work...

Jaco

Quick Update:

MoP

Looks like a really nice sculpt so far, Jaco! Keep it up!

greenj2

Looking good dude.

mvelasquez

Very nice anatomy. I especially dig the back muscles. Hands too small maybe?

kakikukeko

good job! I like the head a lot, and the muscles on the arms too.. I think the fingers would look better if thinner and longer though.. the tibias look a bit strange too imho..
keep it up!

Jaco

Thanks for the comments guys!
Agreed on the hand, I've tweaked it a bit, but I'll tweak the proportions more once I'm done with the low poly and the normal maps.

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MoP

Very cool!

obson

very nice! I really like the style

Jaco

Thanks for the comments, here's a little update:








It's 8550 tris. Squeezing everything onto one 1024 map was like parking a Hummer in a doghouse, but I managed eventually.I've finished the lowpoly, and generated the normal maps. Next step is to clean up the normal maps, and maybe tweak the lowpoly a bit.

tremulant

hummer...doghouse..lol...lookin great man, especially the face skulpt.

conte

very nice, that dhalsim is my favourite character in street fighter universe.

Jaco

Heh, thanks guys. Started on the diffuse map:





I'm not certain what I'm going to do with the body paint yet, any suggestions? Spikes, zigzags, more handprints, different colours?

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Jaco

Good idea TeriyakiStyle! I'll post my progress soon

Jaco

Update:



Dhalsim after slaughtering some foes, and smearing the blood from their cracked skulls on his chest

Any suggestions?

Wells

if those are his hand prints, they're backwards. Much more likely he would cross his arms. If not flipped around, then they should at least have the fingers pointing towards each other.

His forearms and legs seem too beefy for his body.

Great work so far.

rooster

its looking fantastic, but I'm not sure about the lines on the stomach, especially the one that goes vertically into the seam- it just doesnt look like any tribal painting I've seen. still, very cool!

Jaco

Good point about the hands Sectuars, will fix, the legs too. Thanks rooster, I'll try some variations. I'm basically finished, and there is still some time left, so this is all tweaking time.

Jaco

Update:

mvelasquez

damn fine work. how are you gonna pose it? are you going to rig or just move the verts?

Jaco

Thanks mvelasquez, think I'm gonna go for a bit of both. I'll rig, pose it, and then tweak the verts.

Emil Mujanovic

This has come out looking really nice dude, great work. Though the overall texture could use a little love.

-caseyjones

rooster

the cloth is where I'd focus on, the specular makes it seem a bit plastic- maybe tone down the spec, or just make the spec colour closer to the cloth colour?

all these cool entries are making me wish I'd participated

Jaco

Thanks for the crits guys, I've given the texture a handfull of love, and fixed the cloth, I think.

Beauty render:



Any final suggestions/crits would be appreciated.

dr_wagner

This entry is looking great. your skin texture and blood stains look excellent. nice work.

SyaPed

Looks great. I think you should dirty up his feet, since he barefoots it everywhere.

rooster

I think SyaPed makes a good suggestion, but you should definately be pleased how it turned out, cool!

Jaco

Final submission:





Put some dirt on the feet as suggested, thanks! Thanks for all the comments guys, they really helped. I know it's not the most original Dhalsim redesign to date, as I rushed the concepting stage a bit, but it was all fun and experience in the end (Note that was a poorly disguised excuse )

Hope you guys finish

ultra

Uau, top quality work Jaco.

Jaco

Thanks ultra!

I'm planning on putting this into my portfolio, but I would like to get some crits first. Is there anything seriously wrong or that can be improved on, is it good enough for portfolio work? Have I given him an extra arm without realising?

Kalango

wow man another nice dhalsim, great entries!

ultra

I think we have always room for improvement. If u want improve, u could easily do a better folds on the clothes, thats for me where the improvement will notice more.
Like i said u have here a top quality work, and obviously that is a strong piece for your portfolio

CroonTank

Agree with rooster on the stomach paint.
The blood on the hands looks fantastic.
As for the hand prints being around the wrong way I suppose given Dhalsim's flair for arm elongation it would perhaps not be quite as awkward for him as an ordinary person to print the hands on that way though it would be more likely he would cross his arms none the less.

The other possibilty is that a witch doctor blessed him and placed the prints on his chest. But I dunno if he would let them get that close.

Final suggestion - portal veins.