JRPG Female Character Wip

Kerstin

Hello guys! This is my 2nd thread here at polycount. I've decided to make another character, this time JRPG inspired, (mainly because my style is quite anime inspired still, working on it to make it more cartoony).
I've had a hard time to make her body look "interesting" as in stylized and fun. It was also quite tricky to make the eyes look good since they're so large and at first they looked like bug eyes. I would really appreciate some feedback from you guys.
Thanks for dropping by!:)

Here's the character:

Concept:

Zbrush WIP:

SimonT

Looks really nice. Interesting proportions and leg orientation.

_DeadPixel_

Cool start!
I think you should tighten those pants around her butt, make the hips a little thinner to match the concept and add some more arcs to her pose. The line of action from her shoulder to her wrist is just a straight line, try breaking it up to make it look more appealing.

Kerstin

Thanks kindly for the nice comments and feedback! I've fixed the hips a little, but I kinda like them that big. :P
I'm not entirely sure what to do with the pose but I pushed her chest forward a little bit.
Here's an update from today (also with a closer shot of the face, hope it's not too scary with the large eyes). Haven't done all that much though, but I did fix minor tweaks on the clothes and gave her gloves, currently working on her shoes.

Hazardous

Hey cool, nice design!! Looking forward to seeing how she turns out!

Kerstin

Hazardous wrote: »

Hey cool, nice design!! Looking forward to seeing how she turns out!

Oh thanks so much Hazardous! If you've noticed I've followed your tutorials on DA of female face- hair and the Hatsune Miku tutorial. It's even your Zbrush skin I'm using. You're a huge inspiration to me!

PhoenixWolf

now i'm anxious

Kerstin

Hi again! I'm almost done with the hi-poly now, feedback would be highly appreciated before I redo the topology! I'm also having lots of trouble with the shoes, I have no idea how to make them look good and not go to far away from the concept. So here is a turn around of both the character and the troublesome shoes (just hope it's not too dark).

DashXero

I find that I have an easier time with shoes if I handle the main body of the shoe separate from the soles (in high poly). That way, I also have an easier time making sure the proper areas of the sole are flat and/or curved by using the Clip Curve brush. As an added bonus, it also becomes easier to get cleaner results so that the sole doesn't have random curves in it.

Hatsya

I think it's fine that is already anime-ish, do not deviate from the way how jRPGs are known. I'm with you.

nyx702

DashXero wrote: »

I find that I have an easier time with shoes if I handle the main body of the shoe separate from the soles (in high poly). That way, I also have an easier time making sure the proper areas of the sole are flat and/or curved by using the Clip Curve brush. As an added bonus, it also becomes easier to get cleaner results so that the sole doesn't have random curves in it.

^Pro Tip right there.

Kerstin

Thank you so much guys and especially DashXero
I'll try to make the shoes your way!

Kerstin

Today I got some really useful feedback from my teachers and changed her face and hair quite a bit, also been working lots on the shoes. I think the hi-poly is pretty much done now...some last feedback anyone? Don't be afraid to give honest opinions :] (The eyes are definitely not final, not even gonna look like that later)

nyx702

I like the face alot more. Good job.

It's sorta hard to tell because of the image size but I would take another look at her inner thigh from the front view. In the concept it bulges out and then is compressed by the tights. I don't see that going on.

Kerstin

Thanks a lot! I've been trying to fix the shorts but I keep failing and don't know how to do it right now, I will still try to make them look like the concept in the lowpoly, just hopes it worked without messing up the normalmap.

Kerstin

Hi again guys! I could really need some "last" feedback on her face before I start the topology so I don't notice anything later and I have to redo it all, that would be a bit of a pain. So if you see something that feels "off" or need more work please tell me, (the ears are currently in a different material).

Kerstin

Doing some topology now. Just hope it looks good enough...
Not going to bother so much about the ears because they will hardly ever be seen. Feedback still appreciated. :]

Kerstin

Now I'm stuck at the collar. I got some feedback from my pals and they said I could make the body and clothes as one mesh since it's so skin tight, (just, like I said) not so sure how I'll do the collar. Any ideas?

nyx702

Yea collars can be tricky. I usually make them as a separate single sided mesh then use Shell(max) or extrude backwards(Maya). This makes a (more or less) uniform thickness throughout the collar. Just follow the neck/clavical topo closely and weld it together when you are done.

Kerstin

That's a great idea! Thanks nyx702 !

Kerstin

Hello polycount! I would like to finish my hi-poly very soon, because I need to go to the next step and retopology the model. (I'm also getting tired of it.) Anyway, I'm in need of some feedback now, anything would be nice. Could be either anatomy, face, clothes, anything you can think of. Need to do the finishing touches and I've stared at this model so much I can't see my flaws anymore (except for the eyes, they're creeping me out).

Yeah like I said, please give me feedback and don't be afraid to be too harsh.

Kerstin

Hi again! Still need some feedback so I'll be able to fix the final tweaks. I'll start on the lowpoly soon and would be good to know if you think something looks weird.
Alter all this will hopefully be good enough for my WIP portfolio. So again, all feedback is appreciated C:

Caspar

looks really cool, looking forward to kawaii-poses and awesome handpainted texture. Go!

Stubbs

Nice. Looking good so far.

Kerstin

It's been a while since my last update, but here's a wireframe of my current lowpoly. Feedback is still highly appreciated :]

Kerstin

Hello everyone! Long time no update, but now I'm sort of back on track. Been working on the normal map today and it's looking kinda nice so far, but I still get quite a few artifacts, especially on the neck. If you know a good way to fix such problem or know what I've been doing wrong, I'd appreciate if you told me. I'm not that great with normal mapping, just want to get it over whit. Thanks for reading :]

nyx702

Can you post a larger picture of the artifacts? I can't really see them.

Kerstin

First render. Feedback is as always appreciated! :] Hopefully I can fix the problem with the normals, I know what causes it now. It's the highpoly not being perfectly symmetrical.

Caspar

Looks really good! The thing I miss most is the manga spec in the hair, if you know what I mean. Like a long horizantal highlight that follows the shape of the hair. You have it in your concept and it's also in this picture:
Don't know how one would add it though.

Muku

I love the work here. Great job with this art style.

ZeroStrike

I saw this a while ago. I really liked the concept and I am glad that you are still working on it. Its looking really good. Keep going.

Kerstin

Hey guys thanks for all the compliments and wonderful feedback! This will probably one of the last updates of my character, but feedback is still appreciated. :] I've uploaded the character to my portfolio as well now, still a wip: http://kerstinedin.com/