Spider Queen WIP Zbrush

Purge117

Hi all!
So I thought that I should overcome one of my biggest problems with characters. I sculpt the head until it looks really quite good before I even block out the body. Problem is that until the body is as detailed as the head, it looks very odd.

So I saw some concept art of a monster and thought I would go for it I'm afraid I do not know who the artist was but it has inspired my piece an awful lot.

Please let me know what you think of it at this beginning stage and give me any tips you can think of as I am still pretty new to Zbrush.

Thanks!

Drakosha

Hi...
4 legs? Its not spider=) add more...

BagelHero

Hey, shaping up pretty well so far.
At this early stage, most things seem pretty darn well set-- except her breasts. They're kinda deciding to defy gravity the further down they go, ignoring the fact they're huge.

You really have to try and think of the breasts as something more akin to a sack than "boobs". They also fall to the side, without cleavage. If she's to have a form of push up bra, you'll still have to take this into account; the general breast anatomy is wonky.


src: Anatomy4Sculptors


src: Anatomy4Sculptors


src: 3D total

And, in case you don't have your own or free access to someone else's to study the gravity and weight of boobs, some drawing tutorials that get the point across -- some a little risque so I've just left them as links. :poly136:
http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/how-to-draw-breasts-by-Ovens.png
http://nsio.deviantart.com/art/Breasts-Understanding-the-Dynamics-2-376631488


Keep it up!

Purge117

Hey. Thanks for the feedback and the reference.
The reason they are, as you said, defying gravity, is becuase in the concept she is wearing an armoured corset type thing which holds them up, but I will absolutely spend time getting this right.

Thanks again.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Post up your concept. We won't know what you're aiming for until you do.

Steve Schulze

She's looking a bit awkward at the moment. I think you need to do some real work on the proportions to make her look more like a complete creature less a a female torso glued on a baneling. If you do a search for Lolth on google, you'll find a wide variety of different versions of Dungeons and Dragons spider lady. I suspect that's probably who your concept is too.

The statue from Gencon is probably a good start.

Purge117

Wow didn't expect all the comments. At this stage I have not done any wrk on the female subtool so it does look very...well...plopped on. My dad actually pointed out that the concept character only has 6 limbs, so it is not a spider.thinking of giving her 2 more arms possibly.

Here it is

Purge117

Just an update. figured I would keep a log of my progress here.