The WW1 Aviator [marmoset 2 character]

Roepetoepa

Hi guys,

I've been working on this one for a while and I finally made some time to make a polycount thread for it .
Stil all very WIP but now that marmoset 2 is here I will try to finish it as soon as possible.

He's a world war one Pilot from the spa94 escarille: http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escadrille/escadrille094.htm

Hope you like it.





marmoset 1 WIP:


marmoset 2 WIP:



with dirt:

Torch

Nice cloth work and design man, the folio looks great too!

ThinkKlinck

Wow, great stuff. Love the detail of dirt build up round where the goggles would go.

CougarJo

Very nice, I love the leather!

Are you planning on giving him a scarf?

BertR

Nice, digging the leather jacket and the dirty face ^^

TheQuietPotato

Really great character, love the cloth sculpt on the trousers!

Roepetoepa

wow thanks guys, you all have amazing threads aswell !
loving the guns CougarJo and BertR !! they look awesome
I'll try to post an update on the cloths in marmoset 2 soon

DWalker

The oil stains on his face can probably be darker, and the clear area should be larger, representing the entire area covered, not just the clear frames. Also note that the edges are not sharp, and the coverage isn't uniform.

Roepetoepa

Hi Dwalker thanks for passing by and leaving some feedback.
You are absolutely right so I finished up the dirt a bit better
Don't want to go too extreme with the dirt tho since I still want to show the work that went into the face and textures

Wip on clothes + fixes :



Have a good night guys

MichaelElphick

I would say that's just the right amount of dirt

Skin looks awesome in TB2!

LRoy

You did a great job on this! Really nice.

joeriv

Great work, looking forward to the finished version.

Roepetoepa

Hi guys,

So ! update time
I'm slowly finishing this thing up

This is a new WIP with final lighting and pose:


hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Gertmanus

Loving the dramatic atmosphere in the lighting and the materials as well,
Just try to remove the excess lighting on the hand with the cigarette and add a little smoke to it and a red light (probably in photoshop afterwards) and fix the aviator glasses,

But damn, I love this piece, Great job really!

Shrike

Looks really nice , love the leather texture / jacket
Maybe try toning down the hand a little in post, its really bright and takes away too much focus I guess
It also seems like you belt buckle has no visual information at all, and no specular value neither, its just flat grey , but its such a nice subject
especially with IBL

DWalker

The background really doesn't add much - it's just sort of there with an odd noise texture. The lack of a ground is also a bit odd. Perhaps a more neutral gray background with a gradient would be better, or a simple dirt/mud texture ground with a blurred aircraft background.

Hawkes

Wow really love the attention to detail. I especially love the dirt on the face. I have to agree with @DWalker above. I don't think the background color does the piece justice. Overall it's great, from the sculpt to the render!

rollin

hi there!

I really like the highpoly, nice folds and proportions.

But to push this peace a bit more I suggest the following:

Loose this .. "scratch" on his mouth. It looks wired like a misguided z-brush stroke

give the textures some gradients. This helps a lot to break up the clean cg like look on these materials.

Relax the pose a bit. He looks bit too much like an action figure right now.
For example straighten the back or lower the head. If he should look alerted or only cool smoking-guy-like.

Just my 2 cents!

Roepetoepa

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the feedback! its much appreciated

So I Finished it up. more shots coming soon !



Cheers !

Hawkes

Love the final render! Awesome way to mix up the background and add in a cool stone platform. It's the little touches that really bring out the character.

mazz423

Been following this thing from your first post, looks fantastic!

All I really want to see are some bigger renders :P particularly a closeup on the face, one or two things I wouldn't mind seeing a little closer, especially around the eyes.

Roepetoepa

thanks for all the nice words guys it's awesome !

Just made a closer render:


have a nice one !

Roepetoepa

And here goes probably the last one, full body shot:



enjoy and thanks for stopping by !

Bigsweede

Hi !

Is it possible to get this pilot 3D printed ?
Building a 1/8 Scale WW1 model and would really like to ad this incredibly pilot to the display !
Br
Stefan

Elithenia

Wow this is looking great!