Grandpap - Mind Your P's and Q's

jderiggi

Hey all. Here is a wip of a new character, my grandpap. Among his many words of advice, he would always tell us to "mind our p's and q's," which I will never forget. I was inspired by the character art of Dishonored as well, which you can see here: some great realistic sculpting of anatomy, but with an exaggerated style in the proportions.

The sculpt is still in the blocking stage, but here's what I have so far, along with some of the references I'm using as well. Any thoughts are appreciated as I continue to work on this. Thanks very much!

John

DWalker

Why are his pant legs so short? Take a look at the first references; they should reach the top of his shoes. (BTW, the high-waist thing isn't an old-person thing as much as an old-style thing; take a look at images from the 40s and you'll notice they all wore their pants with a much higher waist.)

The posture seems a bit off, with the spine a bit too straight overall and the neck angling too far forward. The right profile reference shot also shows a smoother transition from his skull to the back of his neck.

His legs are a bit too long. Overlaying the model with the reference shows that the crotch and waist are a few inches too high - this probably explains half the difference. Lowering the waist & crotch by 2-3 inches and raising the foot by a similar amount should work.

Maffew

Grandad looks great. I Love that he's T-posed for you!
I agree with the above regarding the pant length but I quite like the high waisted trousers. I think it works well for the style of sculpt.

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jderiggi

DWalker: Thanks for the feedback! I made his limbs a little longer/more exaggerated originally as I was taking inspiration from the characters in the game Dishonored, which you can see an example of here. Your point about a higher waistline is accurate too. I simply wanted to exaggerate it as well, but I did adjust the pants to hit his shoes like in the reference. I may make the crotch a little lower too as I get into sculpting the various hanging folds and wrinkles of the pants. I adjusted the skull profile a bit too.

Maffew: Thanks! Yeah he was all about the reference photos:)

Here is a slightly updated image with pretty completed blocking and rough accessories like the eyeglass case, shoes, and glasses. Thanks again for any thoughts!



John

jderiggi

Finally revisiting this project of my grandfather after a loooong hiatus. Shifted to a realistic likeness study instead of a stylized full character piece. Primary form progress below in a quick Keyshot render. I also added my notes for upcoming changes to make after letting this latest progress sink in today. Photo ref attached as well. Any thoughts are appreciated! Thanks!

John



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Notes!