Ram Statue sculpt {ZBrush}
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Hi guys, I am working on a sculpture im working on, this is where I am so far, any feedback or tips would be really appreciated
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Hi guys, I am working on a sculpture im working on, this is where I am so far, any feedback or tips would be really appreciated
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My crit is that the details are pretty shallow, that may be due to the concept art though, and if you are going to texture you could emphasize them then.
Perhaps the concept has minimal detail to allow you to be creative? If they are asking to see your sculpting skills it'd be a shame not to show that! I would use the concept a rough guide and try and fill in between the lines with your own personality. If they wanted someone to exactly recreate the asset they would most likely outsource the asset. Usually these tests are almost like Character tests for you, see how much personality you put into your work.
I agree with Firith though, you are only 'scratching' at the surface and not creating any larger form changes in the sculpt. Generally stone reliefs are exaggerated in order to allow them to stand the test of time, the more fiddly details would not have lasted long with the general wear and tear of life.
Also you have a lot of fine trims that look very delicate, you should try bulking these out to give a stronger, more impressive look - this would also give you more surface area to sculpt into. This would help you also if you came to bake the asset out. The more bulky, soft forms will be picked up much better by the normal map bake than the smaller details.
You're also lacking a lot of surface definition through the sculpt, what is the breakup between stone/ metal? How were they constructed?
If they are judging you soley on sculpting skills - I'd suggest looking at some of Kevin Johnstone's (http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/) zbrush work and setting that as your quality bar/ reference point. Hope this helps!
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Focus on having a balance of large, medium, and small shapes in the scuplt. Right now it's all small details. Artists like Kevin or Scott, etc all strike a good balance of detail levels.
The base of which the ram's head is resting should be wider - the wedges should also be much longer.
While they are interested in your sculpting ability, your ability to match the concept's shape & proportion is important.
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Any further feedback would be perfect, I really want to get this right.
Use reference for things you don't know how to do and even if you feel like you got something locked down always double check.
I mean to put it this way, who are they going to hire? Someone who just does enough to make it passable or someone who makes them say 'holy shit that looks amazeballs?"
There are at least a 100 guys on this forum who would kill for the chance to take this test you are taking.
alright lets do this! :poly118:
One crit I have for you, the horns could be wider like the concept. Try getting the base shape of the head then giving it the once over with trim dynamic to give it that chiseled look.
Besides the concept artist spent a ton of time on the pillar but mostly showed some form for the ram so that he could explore with his sculpt. They want to see his sculpting skills, so he has a chance to show it with that ram head.
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I submitted this earlier today, so its kindoff too late but I'll defiantly work on it in my own time.
I didn't sculpt into the metal because the referance given to me doesnt really much damage, alsoI would expect the wear/tear to be added with textures and I wouldn't expectct scratches to have any affects on the silhouette. None the less advice has been taken on board and I will make these changes to push things further to use it as a portfolio piece.
Good crits Nerfbatninja
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A grunge/wear/tear over the metal areas would have made a small but significant effect on the model. It shows you are picky and go into substantial detail