arenanet test 2013

N-gon

Could use Everybody help! thank you in advance!

here is where I'm At so far.

here concept

Here WIP

N-gon

update

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progress and face update

N-gon

more work on face.. still not looking very good. I'm Gonna nap, then back to working on it!

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sofabound

First off, good luck on the test. It kind of seems like you're not taking enough time to block out the proper shapes before moving in for detail. A lot of it looks very doughy, like you've gone up too far in resolution too fast. For instance, the shape of the cuffs of the pants seem strange and indeliberate and the stocking-type things (going down the lower leg) are too thick and go in an odd direction at the top. Try going back to a lower res and shaping the subtools a bit more before increasing it again.
But the armor on the torso and shoulders looks pretty good so far. Keep it up!

Greg DAlessandro

The eyes seem too round compared to the concept. I would probably flatten the top of the eye at least around the top outer corners a bit. The jawline could be a bit more defined as well.

N-gon

@SofaBound: thanks man! i see your doing the test too, Good luck to you as well. yeah i kinda got carried away with the block out, fixing it now.
@yourname942: thanks for the advice! the eye shape has been killing mw, here is update on it.

N-gon

UPDATE

Face still needs a lot of work

N-gon

face update

N-gon

slowing getting there but need to pick up the pace!. will try to have hi rez done by monday night, then to low and texturing

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almost there.

N-gon

Almost done! well with hi rez! only 3 days left! i need to hurry!

N-gon

@DKK: Thanks man!

fixes

this face is killing me !

N-gon

time for low rez!

Evil raz

I started mine today... I thought the deadline was past...

Good luck on yours.

Looks pretty nice.

N-gon

@Evil raz: yeah the deadline dates where very confusing , Thanks man!

low poly Wip, should finish with low , uvs, and bake by morning then a texturing i go!

TAN

Hey N-Gon.

Fİrst of all, great work on clothes and general overall figure. Also great willpower to keep work going.

Second you must really check concept for face area. Especially eyes. You may try to look for more concepts that focuses on her eyes. I had hardships myself with figures with so less concepts around and actually suffered from it.

So keep the awesome work going and try to find more concepts for the face Have fun mate

N-gon

@TAN: thanks man!, and yeah the eyes needs work. I'm not Sure if i have time to go back, but I will try to fix them up. deadline is tomorrow, oh crap its tomorrow!.

low update almost done, then to uving, and baking

N-gon

NEED to finish,NEED to finish,NEED to finish,NEED to finish,NEED to finish,NEED to finish,NEED to finish,

N-gon

UPDATEE!, low rez, normal map, and AO. Finally time to texture!

N-gon

DAMN!!,...... didnt finish by the deadline,well I'm Gonna power through the night and sent it in the morning!. hopefully they still accept it. here is first pass color

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UPDATE!

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almost there. still few things to color and fix

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DONE!

N-gon

after looking at other works and mine work , i came up with this. please feel free to add to it. i could use all the help i can get

lotet

good luck, I admire you for realizing your limits, analyze em, compare yourslef to top artist and then try to push your way up there!
this attitute will get you very far, GLHF

Dataday

Might be a lil late to say this but both the hands and ankles are way too tiny. Also the face could use some work. Just looking at it, I can tell you its the Norn female from guild wars 2 wearing what looks like their cultural armor. I would recommend trying to work the face into something a bit closer to the image posted below.

Given the company, the game and the concept art they gave you, they might be looking to see if you can look up what their characters generally look like.

Here is reference:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Lupine_armor_light_norn_female_front.jpg
and


A good thing to do is research the studio, their art styles and the games. Find out, if possible, what the concept art they are giving you relates to in terms of actual game or used art style.

N-gon

@lotet: thanks man! and will do!

@Dataday: yeah I'm seeing that now on my model. damn I wish i found that reference image sooner!. thanks for the help.

Shiniku

Good job on the self analysis, it seems like you've learned a lot on this project. Try not to put yourself down, but it's great that you see where you need to improve. being able to critically analyze your own work and compare it to others is an invaluable skill, many people are blind to their own errors especially right after they've finished a project.

N-gon

thanks to all of you for the help. I spend a bit more time on it.

I NEED TO WORK ON FACES lol.AND HANDS. also any more critique are welcome!

artquest

Your latest update is quite a bit better, the colors are the most noticeable change. That and the removal of the bloom effect. Keep it up!

I gotta ask though, why does the latest update have no eyebrows?! O.o

add those, then fix the nose and mouth and you'll be well on your way to having a nice portfolio piece.

N-gon

oh wow! i totally forget them!, thanks Artquest! i will fix now.