something I am working on..

silence44

Hi everyone, My name is Phil Zhang. I am a game art student and this is my first time try to design a character from sketching to UDK ready... This project is not done yet, Please critique as harshly as you can to help me improve

Concept Sheet:



Zbrush model:

3D max Model(5000 poly)


Diffuse (rendered from zbrush and then handpaint on top)

silence44

and This is my low

D4V1DC

The feet textures are odd, the lowpoly model is at the moment hard to read, maybe separating items into their own group might help us rip him a new one.

Groups of accessories separate from the organic model, then put a gray material on him and use a black color for his wire frame bigger images of him in rotation at 45 degree angles about 4 times should be good.

I like the concept art.

silence44

something like this?

MisterSande

looking sweet! what school are you attending and what year are you in ?

Blaisoid

i love the design but texture is too flat. i assume it's diffuse only? if yes then it needs to have a stronger, more directional lighting painted on it. some AO would help too.

MrNinjutsu

I'm really digging the texture so far and the overall design of the character. But I would suggest that you bake the ao into the low poly and use it in your diffuse. Beacause the muscles need definition in the texture, so the ao will help, which right now the texture is looking quite flat and the form is hard to read.

Are you planning on adding a specular map?

silence44

I have added the AO and specular map, now it does look less falt, thank you guys:)

Btw I have refined the feet texture~

silence44

To Mister Sande: Thanks dude, I am going to be junior this year, the school I go to is Laguna college of Art and Design, They have pretty good 3d game art program:)

silence44

One question I have is... the Normal I baked from zbrush highpoly is really shitty looking, could someone give me some advice of how to bake a cleaner normal from zbrush high?