[Chivalry] Agatha Knight- Lion's Heraldry

fozdar3d

Been playing Chivalry for a bit and I've taken a liking to the Knight's two handed Maul. The plan is to create a helm and maul that reflects the Lion symbolism while remaining effective in their purposes.

I started a pinterest board just to get some ideas flowing.

http://www.pinterest.com/fooznarf06/chivalry-contest-lions-heraldry-brainstorming-boar/

I'm really excited about this contest. Good luck to everyone participating.

fozdar3d

Been sculpting in ZBrush this week, made some detours along the way.

I started off the visor knowing that I wanted it to be the face of a lion. At first I was going with a closed mouth design, thinking that I wanted the helmet to be more regal.

After feedback from other artists, I decided to go with a more snarling, fierce design.




I also separated the lower jaw from the visor. My intention is to create the helmet like it's constructed from multiple sections.

fozdar3d

I've been making a lot of changes this week. Started off with rivet placement and sizing.
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Way too big and not rounded enough.

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Getting there but still too big and too many.

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One rivet at each end seems to work nicely.

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I also decided to cut holes in the visor to aid in breathing.

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With the rivets placed, I went back and refined the soft edges with the clip brush.

Magicspook

Nice work so far!

Nolt

Really like how you put the vent holes in the mouth. Nice progress

fozdar3d

For the mane part of the helmet, I added metal panels to represent the hair. I'm not sure how well it's working right now. I might just drop them and just sculpt hair details from the helmet, instead.
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ambitious_nomad

I would probably drop them. The face is looking great loving the rivets!

fozdar3d

Opted for nesting metal plates, rather than those crazy metal panels.

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ambitious_nomad

A much better style for this piece!

fozdar3d

Been adding some fine detail into the helmet this week. Going to add a bit more and (finally) move on to low poly. I'm thinking of adding more filigree details to the visor; maybe something to represent hair.

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fozdar3d

So I went back to the drawing board for a bit. The helmet plates on the back weren't making much sense. [IMG][/img]

Instead I sculpted hair for the helmet and visor, along with an added crown.

Here is the result:

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I've spent enough time on this sculpt. I'm moving forward to low poly and textures.

jackalope

Much stronger design. Very nice

fozdar3d

Finished baking normal and AO Maps, and I've started on the diffuse textures. Think the metal pitting is heavy at this point.

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Nolt

Watch out on the inside of that helmet. The shaders are not double sided in the engine. The head might be in the way on the inside so you may not notice but just letting you know.

fozdar3d

Good point! Is a opened version required for the final presentation?

Here's some more progress on the textures:

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Nolt

No you don't have to have it opened for presentation. Some people were just opting to do so. Great job, now just get it submitted!

fozdar3d