Interplanetary Scout WIP

EricHall

So I thought it'd be a good idea to track my process on creating a character since I haven't done this before. I know I've learned a lot from others doing this very thing so hopefully I can return some good vibes.

I roughed out a concept of what I'm looking to do with this character. Its rough, but I think it will get me thinking less about concepting as I go.



So instead of cutting any corners, I decided to just go all out and make this an anatomy study as well. The hair is just roughed in for general shape for now, but overall I think this came out pretty well. Below are some screenshots from Zbrush.






More to come!

Spoon

Really nice job on the body!

EricHall

@Spoon, Thanks!

Been away too long, got started the hard surface bits.

EricHall

Here's another update. I think the hard surface is coming along pretty okay. Still need to finish designing the mech arm and some boots.....and clothes...she could use some clothes.

Pancakes

hot dayum that's the sexiest body I've ever seen in a videogame character

Suba

I'm personnaly amazed by her face. Did you take a reference? Great job, can't wait to see the final render !

EricHall

oh hey, thanks for the comments guys. Sry, I don't have notifications on on my threads for some stupid reason. I was busy working on another project that went belly up, so I apologize for not having more updates.

Suba: I used a bunch of reference in the beginning and really just messed with it until it looked right. I'll get another update on here hopefully soon

Thaiauxn

Most folk totally botch the face - you did a fantastic job. Very well done! I'm excited to see her finished!

Kaine123

I would suggest you remove the space in between her breasts in the armor.

EricHall

Got a bit more done. I kinda figured her hair didn't make sense with the suit, it looks like it'd get caught on things, so I shortened it up a bit. Got some work done on her arm, I plan on putting some synthetic fiber to replace her bicep. Will post more soon.

EricHall

More Hard surface work! I blocked out a simple boot shape, I'll be reworking the lower leg to get the boots to fit nicely....and she still needs clothes...lol

EricHall

Didn't like how sharp the edges were, so I had to smooth them out a bit. Added some game res hair, a jumpsuit, finished the legs and added a quick polypaint. Still a bit more to do. C&C welcome!

EricHall

quick update. I didn't like how her face looked in the latest updates so here's an update on it

EricHall

Oh man, long time no update. This project is taking me way longer than expected. I started retopoing then realized the limbs looked too bare and boring so I added some more details and I've redone all the mechanical parts so they can actually work together without clipping. This should be the worst of it, from here should be retopoing and bakes.

jhoythottle

That armor is sick. Nice work. That pose looks like she's going to tip over though. A tattoo might look cool on the shaved side of her head.

EricHall

Thanks for the feedback, jhoythottle. I'll try out that tattoo idea, I agree, she needs something else there.

EricHall

holy necro! I've got an update! I updated some of the hard surface after the Zbrush updates and threw some Fibermesh in here too.

OctoKube

I do find her mechanical forearm too skinny near the wrist area, it looks weak. Besides that it looks solid

RocketBryan

Awesome work so far, Eric! It's definitely tricky sometimes resurrecting old projects, but she's looking great.

I would counter OctoKube's suggestion on the arm as I actually really like the thin forearm. With robotics, they're not really subject to the normal rules of anatomy with supporting muscles and skeletal structure so it makes it look nicely artificial. However, that's pretty subjective so whichever way you decide will probably work.

Looking forward to more!