Battlefield heroes inspired model [WIP]
Hello everyone!
I am starting this thread because I would like some help and critiques on this piece I am working on.
I really enjoy Battlefield heroes but I always thought there was a lack of representation of... How can I say this? Beefier guys, such as myself in the game... So I decided to make a battlefield inspired self portrait!
I started out by playing the game (obviously) and getting some images as reference and inspiration such as these ones:
After a while, I made a quick sketch to see if I manage to replicate the feel and to see if a fat guy would look good in the BFH universe and still look like a part of it... So here are my sketches, one with a "default" clothing and the one next to it the clothes that I was wearing that day:
The proceeded to make the ortho sketches:
When all the sketching was done, I fired up Silo 3D and started modeling! I was using this project as a way of learning how to use Silo since I downloaded the trial version... I love trying out new software! :poly136: I dont know, there is something about learning how to do cool stuff that is really rewarding for me!
Anyway; While I was playing and modeling this guy I started thinking about how big should my tri-count be... After giving it some thought and downloading some TF2 models that I found on the internet I got to the conclusion that 4000 should be my limit... What do you guys think? Should I do more? Less? After modeling for a while I got this model to 4112, which was a bit over my initial budget but I would fix it in Maya soon!
I exported the model to an .obj and opened Maya so I would UV map it and fix some topology... So now the tri-count went down to 3934:
But after taking another look at the models I can see that their diffuse isn't that detailed at all in the face and skin areas but the clothings are the ones that has real detail... So I am going to focus more on that...
Also, should I do the eyes as a separate object or should I just paint it in the diffuse?
Unfortunately I am going to have to work on another project but I will update this later tonight. I really want to make this a great piece so thats why I would deeply appreciate any comments, critiques and tips on what I should do with this model and textures!
Have a nice day guys and thanks for stopping by!
I am starting this thread because I would like some help and critiques on this piece I am working on.
I really enjoy Battlefield heroes but I always thought there was a lack of representation of... How can I say this? Beefier guys, such as myself in the game... So I decided to make a battlefield inspired self portrait!
I started out by playing the game (obviously) and getting some images as reference and inspiration such as these ones:
After a while, I made a quick sketch to see if I manage to replicate the feel and to see if a fat guy would look good in the BFH universe and still look like a part of it... So here are my sketches, one with a "default" clothing and the one next to it the clothes that I was wearing that day:
The proceeded to make the ortho sketches:
When all the sketching was done, I fired up Silo 3D and started modeling! I was using this project as a way of learning how to use Silo since I downloaded the trial version... I love trying out new software! :poly136: I dont know, there is something about learning how to do cool stuff that is really rewarding for me!
Anyway; While I was playing and modeling this guy I started thinking about how big should my tri-count be... After giving it some thought and downloading some TF2 models that I found on the internet I got to the conclusion that 4000 should be my limit... What do you guys think? Should I do more? Less? After modeling for a while I got this model to 4112, which was a bit over my initial budget but I would fix it in Maya soon!
I exported the model to an .obj and opened Maya so I would UV map it and fix some topology... So now the tri-count went down to 3934:
But after taking another look at the models I can see that their diffuse isn't that detailed at all in the face and skin areas but the clothings are the ones that has real detail... So I am going to focus more on that...
Also, should I do the eyes as a separate object or should I just paint it in the diffuse?
Unfortunately I am going to have to work on another project but I will update this later tonight. I really want to make this a great piece so thats why I would deeply appreciate any comments, critiques and tips on what I should do with this model and textures!
Have a nice day guys and thanks for stopping by!
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Looking at the sketches, I like the cloth folds on the casual guy much better. Maybe they can get sharper but the amount and frequency is right.
As for the triscount in general. Just set one up, and then aim for that. Which you've done already (:
Keep it up!
And strOlsson, yeah I see what you mean, tomorrow I'll give this guy a tweak but what did you mean that the feet are 12 to 14 sides? Didn't really get that... :P
Chrisradsby, after playing a couple of rounds, I don't really see them blinking but they do have facial expressions. They smile or frown and so on... So now I'm not really sure if I should model some eyes or not... I'm actually thinking the eyebrows might be a separate geometry from the model because that also changes quite a bit depending on the animation...
Thanks so much for the insights! I really appreciate them!
Got it!
I haven't used Maya much but it feels similar to Silo in terms of a clear interface. It is also much more stable than Silo