christermime's workshop thread

christermime

hey all -

getting back into the swing of 3d with some dota 2 workshop items! I've decided to start out with a set for Meepo, the geomancer. A geomancer is basically just a glorified gardener, right?

Here's some concepting I did for his items. I think I may have to rework the apron to work better as a "back" slot in tandem with his fanny pack. I also need to add a shoulder item still.


Head- Sunhat/Flower in mouth
Shoulders- ?
Back- Fanny pack/apron
Hands- Oversized work gloves
Weapon- Gardening hoe
Tail- ?

feedback appreciated!
thanks~

darkkyo

It's cute but I feel like the theme and design is a little too tame for Dota.. Maybe if he looked a bit more dangerous as a gardener it could work, I'm not sure.

christermime

I don't want to push him in the direction of being too powerful or dangerous looking, since I don't really get that impression from the base character. I wanted to push slightly in the other direction.

This guy doesn't look too dangerous to me.


I DO want it to be a little silly (like the mustache cm, or the mechabrood) - and not be TOO safe in terms of design.

sadies

I think the idea behind this set is great and the overall look of it fits him imo The flower between his teeth is a cute touch. Keep goooinggg

agito666

nice idea, reminds me china low-violence joke in same time teehee... :P

christermime

Thanks for the kind words, guys! I've been blocking in the bigger shapes in colors over the past few days, I still have to add in the flower and the weapon before I get into sculpting. Here's where I'm at with the shapes right now.

Artypi

honestly i think this set is really cute!! My one thought is that the backpack could stand to be a little bit bigger, but it's looking good!
i love the idea of gardening gloves for the arm slot

christermime

Hey thanks for the kind words! You're right in that the pack is much much smaller than meepo's normal set of items. Due to the way he's set up currently in game, the front part of the straps + the piece that holds them together is part of the "back" slot, so as is the apron in my design.

I'm afraid if I make the pack too big, the texture and poly limits will make it look really low res compared to the rest of the set. I may be able to push it a bit larger once I get into texturing and making the final low polies for the set.

Jarm

Love the shape/color blocking... I'm going to do that for my next set

christermime

Still plugging away at this when I have time! Recently sculpted up most of the item set, but I still need to do the weapon. Feedback is very appreciated at this point, as I haven't done much high poly in quite a long time. Thanks~

christermime

Finished up sculpting his weapon today, and made a little mockup of what he might look like wearing the full set + holding the weapon in game. Feedback appreciated as i start to low poly this stuff out!

quockhanhlk

very nice scuplt ! great work man, cant wait to see this set in full texture

christermime

Thanks!! I tweaked a few little things about the sculpt, and off to low poly/UV world.

Automedic

I really love that gardening Meepo That's an absolutely amazing concept.

chrisundrum

Looking great man. Keep it up and keep us posted!

christermime

after a bit of a break - finished up low poly and ao/normal bakes for this guy.

christermime

baked out point light maps and put in some base colors- WIP diffuse

christermime

Finished diffuse flats - feedback appreciated! time to figure out skinning/compiling requirements

christermime

Almost ready to submit...

FudgieWudgie

can't wait!

christermime

Just put up my very first set on the workshop, Workin' Wear of the Gardenmancer! It's a Meepo set aiming to be a little more lighthearted in tone without seeming out of place in dota's universe. Please let me know what you think!








Workshop link: tiny.cc/gardenmancer