FlashG's Thread

Gh33

Hello there!

First off, the forum is so welcoming it's scary. Thought I'd make a thread and ask for some critique before showing my face in the hangout. I'd also like everyone's opinions on my next concept.

So! For my first item, I made a buster-sword-esque thing for juggernaut, I can hear you all groaning but I just had to do it. Here's a link to the entry, http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=244974507http:// I know it won't get accepted but the first thing you make is always gonna end up shoddy and I had a lot of fun making it anyway. If you see any newbie mistakes or have any recommendations for things I can do better next time, please let me know!

Ok so what am I up to next. Well I saw a nearby thread on Keeper of the Lights hat and just thought it reminded me so much of a statue in my hometown. Here let me show you:





I think a cone-heed (head in Glaswegian) would very much appreciated by the people of Glasgow. (More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Statue,_Glasgow)

I'm also planning to take part in next months Fish-man comp. So introduction completed! It's nice to meet you.

quockhanhlk

welcome, and nice to meet you too

Gh33

Hey guys, been busy with work recently. I've been learning up on maya and mudbox and it has been quite a long process and I've been working on another project also. Anyway I though i'd post some wips and get some crits on a tribal tattoo set i was making for juggernaut.

I have my own crits too. First I think that the tattoos on the chest area did not come out as well as the ones on the back as they are easier to see. The colours of the wee roshan came from a reference picture and don't follow the colour gradient map very well. Also that whole section is a bit too detailed and I found the bigger objects stand out better. I might rework the design so more of the tattoos are on the back but i need to mull it over a bit more. So in the mean time, let me know what you guys think.

Xajai

You dont need to create that geo like that. i mean, you could, but why bother, just copy the geometry from the body, scale it up a bit so its outside the model, and paint on it whatever tattoo you want, and create an alpha mask, this way, you get a guarantee that once you bind it, and you copy the weights from the body, the tatoo will get animated correctly. plus, it gives you a lot of space to experiment.

Gh33

Yep that is a much better idea than what I did! I might try that for a v2.