Mihalceanu: I really like the crown but it looks bad that its just a helmet and doesn't cover his back like Baddcog suggests. The default hood covers all that up and I wish you would have done something similar.
Mugen: Looks interesting, definitely a unique head item for PA.
Thanks for all nice comments people! I think i'm also gonna wrap this one up! Just quick question, Im submitting this one as dire head slot, can I also do haloween theme on top of this one?
@mihalceanu: holy moly that's giving me creeps, looks insanely awesome!
Mugen, you can do as many as you want i suppose but you can only have one in the comp for voting.
I finally decided on one. Something i wanted to do but had to choose a style as there is a similar item already. So I decided to do a reverse and keep the circular flow of the juju going.
The bone Collector [aka: The Juju Redoodoo by Voodoo]
This is the base to sculpt.
@Godzy, that's some amazing sculpting! Sweet designs as well! I can't wait to see it finished.
Here is my concept. I finally had some spare time to do some painting. I'm still messing with the colors, but I'm liking the design so far. Let me know what you guys think!
EDIT: Oh, the Death Prophet's hair will go through the circular crown / halo. I'm also thinking about breaking the crown/halo so make some asymmetry.
Looks like it's a good month to participate again ! I made a DP hat for halloween, I thought it would be cool to match it to the immortal legs. Here is the WIP album
Sketch, sculpt, diffuse shots :
@Aitnar Have you thought about making it similar to the silence icon instead of a frown? Like what she has for her Silence spell icon or the one that pops up over heroes heads. The colors you used just reminds me of silence for some reason.
Here's mine so far.
One side looks like it's a different item/style than the other side. Needs some adjustments to make it match but overall happy with it. I need to come up with a dagger.
Please let me know if you have suggestions or any other improvements I can make.
1 Marmoset Toolbag license
1 $125 gift card (Newegg or Steam)
Do you guys think that we should split the contest in 2 to have helloween separated from the "normal" items?
Looks like the majority of the items are helloween themed and I believe we could keep one single winner and mention in the end (if not the winner) the most voted helloween item
1 Marmoset Toolbag license
1 $125 gift card (Newegg or Steam)
Do you guys think that we should split the contest in 2 to have helloween separated from the "normal" items?
Looks like the majority of the items are helloween themed and I believe we could keep one single winner and mention in the end (if not the winner) the most voted helloween item
I like the idea of splitting up the contest. Also, those are some really nice prizes!
@Baddcog Thanks for the tip, I was actually thinking about that before the concept. It just didn't look like Frankenstein enough, known for the square head and all that. It'll help with poly budget as well, considering the bolts will be ~82 triangles, so I'll only have ~220 for the hair, I'd like to keep the sharp hair edges as well.
I made a helm for doom and lion but currently there's no internet at home and I cannot post it at the moment. But once our isp fixes the problem ill post it. Just wanted to let you guyus know that im joining this month
I wasn't entirely likely the direction the mask was going in and I think it would take more iteration to get it right. I scrapped the idea and started from scratch. After some research this is the concept outline I came up with.
I personally like this version a lot more. Apologies if it's not too clear, but feedback is welcome. It's late now, but I hope to get some colors on it tomorrow night and give you guys an update.
I made a concept for a Bloodseeker helm earlier this week and I just finished the low poly topography. Still early but I hope to get some feed back as I start the high poly and normal map.
@RNGesus.is.Love; Love the concept and that it stands apart from the other doom helms! Only thing would be some more red maybe? Perhaps as a tint to the darker metal color? Paint chips? I dunno it's badass either way!
@Sylei;I thought this would look cheesy but the renders are amazing! Color choice is absolutely perfect and I love the tie in to the immortal item.
@jakeL1kesC4ke; I like the concept and can't wait to see the color version. Perhaps larger feathers as they add a nice bit of flair.
@No Pie For You!,@Baddcog; Yeah i got rid of the previous metal bit and put in a scarab with some darker gold borders to help it pop. Dunno if the color is quite right though.
Current flat color render of high poly. I'll be doing some more color edits before final submission.
Here are some in game renders from the import preview thingy.
Also, holy crap! A word of warning to anyone doing warlock pieces, his portrait pose is terrible if you are binding the head piece to anything other than just Head_0. Especially bad if you bind to the clavicles as he shrugs his shoulders super hard and turtles his head in for the pose. The default shoulder is 35%bound to the shoulder pad bones and they don't shrug with the pose so your item will lift up but the mesh won't come up to meet it.
I'd just like to get some practice and learn. I know I missed like half the month.. but I'd like to maybe start something and see if I can finish.
Of course! Trust me, I'm pretty noob too, I just started modeling in august and didn't even get to do the months since then. You're totally welcome here
Alright, so I've been working a little bit on my concept, and I've come up with an alternative.
idk i went a little overboard with the glowy effects, i'm stil not good at art quite yet. i do think this image is a little flat, and i feel like if it were made into a model it could easily fit, say, shadow fiend.
I might try it for him first, and see what happens from there.
@Hawt; Increase the size of the head. Also, how will you handle his eye particles? Let it come out from his mouth? Could work!
it's already nearly bigger than his default head, the horns are smaller but similar to his default t,he smaller horns probably give the impression that it's smaller overall.
I'm a big fan of Svens default helmet so I didn't want it to stray too far, just make it a bit spookier.
Going to use this as a first attempt at particles.
Also, I omitted the eyes from the design as it was too close to our beloved green tooth.
Plus this gives me an opportunity to work with particles.
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Lets see how this one will turn out
Edit: Bonus retopo + texture fixing
Looks pretty cool Mugen.
@elwing. Looks awesome. I think it needs some dark trims on the gold pieces.
Crown of the Myst by mihalceanu
Mugen: Looks interesting, definitely a unique head item for PA.
Working on a Chaos Knight head, concept by Noble
@mihalceanu: holy moly that's giving me creeps, looks insanely awesome!
Helmet of Nocturnal Liquidator by MugenMcFugen
Mugen, you can do as many as you want i suppose but you can only have one in the comp for voting.
I finally decided on one. Something i wanted to do but had to choose a style as there is a similar item already. So I decided to do a reverse and keep the circular flow of the juju going.
The bone Collector [aka: The Juju Redoodoo by Voodoo]
This is the base to sculpt.
And then this is my rough side view I drew up to help me
A courier (concepted by Mister Foster):
And a Pudge set (concepted by Stew.art). Only managed to get the head done so far:
Here is my concept. I finally had some spare time to do some painting. I'm still messing with the colors, but I'm liking the design so far. Let me know what you guys think!
EDIT: Oh, the Death Prophet's hair will go through the circular crown / halo. I'm also thinking about breaking the crown/halo so make some asymmetry.
Sketch, sculpt, diffuse shots :
Ethereal Witch's Hat by Sylei
Here's mine so far.
One side looks like it's a different item/style than the other side. Needs some adjustments to make it match but overall happy with it. I need to come up with a dagger.
Please let me know if you have suggestions or any other improvements I can make.
1 Marmoset Toolbag license
1 $125 gift card (Newegg or Steam)
Do you guys think that we should split the contest in 2 to have helloween separated from the "normal" items?
Looks like the majority of the items are helloween themed and I believe we could keep one single winner and mention in the end (if not the winner) the most voted helloween item
I like the idea of splitting up the contest. Also, those are some really nice prizes!
EDIT:
@Tvidotto Sounds good. Don't have to split.
Update on Pudge item. Sculpt + paint almost done.
Prizes sound great, whatever's clever.
I personally like this version a lot more. Apologies if it's not too clear, but feedback is welcome. It's late now, but I hope to get some colors on it tomorrow night and give you guys an update.
Thank you!
ABout done with this, some poly painting yet...
I made a concept for a Bloodseeker helm earlier this week and I just finished the low poly topography. Still early but I hope to get some feed back as I start the high poly and normal map.
Here's the doom WiP from scratch to final textures
@Sylei;I thought this would look cheesy but the renders are amazing! Color choice is absolutely perfect and I love the tie in to the immortal item.
@jakeL1kesC4ke; I like the concept and can't wait to see the color version. Perhaps larger feathers as they add a nice bit of flair.
@No Pie For You!,@Baddcog; Yeah i got rid of the previous metal bit and put in a scarab with some darker gold borders to help it pop. Dunno if the color is quite right though.
Current flat color render of high poly. I'll be doing some more color edits before final submission.
Here are some in game renders from the import preview thingy.
Also, holy crap! A word of warning to anyone doing warlock pieces, his portrait pose is terrible if you are binding the head piece to anything other than just Head_0. Especially bad if you bind to the clavicles as he shrugs his shoulders super hard and turtles his head in for the pose. The default shoulder is 35%bound to the shoulder pad bones and they don't shrug with the pose so your item will lift up but the mesh won't come up to meet it.
finished my doom helm
@RNGesus, Looks pretty good.
That took far too long to finish.
I'd just like to get some practice and learn. I know I missed like half the month.. but I'd like to maybe start something and see if I can finish.
yeah feel free to join. just follow the rules on first post.
I decided to make another, this time a jug mask. I'll be doing an entire set for this one too.
Of course! Trust me, I'm pretty noob too, I just started modeling in august and didn't even get to do the months since then. You're totally welcome here
idk i went a little overboard with the glowy effects, i'm stil not good at art quite yet. i do think this image is a little flat, and i feel like if it were made into a model it could easily fit, say, shadow fiend.
I might try it for him first, and see what happens from there.
quick mask test, only solid colours
it's already nearly bigger than his default head, the horns are smaller but similar to his default t,he smaller horns probably give the impression that it's smaller overall.
I'm a big fan of Svens default helmet so I didn't want it to stray too far, just make it a bit spookier.
Going to use this as a first attempt at particles.
Also, I omitted the eyes from the design as it was too close to our beloved green tooth.
Plus this gives me an opportunity to work with particles.