Summer Improvement Thread.

Mr.Moose

Schools out, full time job, and Summer improvement thread!

tl;dr -> Moose is posting art over the summer

I've been doing 3D art on and off for quite a long time, and in the pass 6months/year? I've started to take it really seriously, and I've seen fast improvement. I want to push myself in the right direction here and become a stronger artist.

Right now I'd say I'm a generalist, but I want to be a character/monster/sculpting based artist. (I'd love to be super awesome at everything eventually, but right now I want to have.. my "main")

Objectives:
1. Establish Workflow
2. Train drawing skills
3. Push sculpting / Character art
4. Practice hand painting (maybe?)

1. Establish workflow -
I don't have one, and I keep finding myself doing projects without planning anything out. Which results in a large amount of confusion and problems. So TIME TO STOP BEING SILLY.

2. Train drawing skills -
This one is more straightforward. I can't draw. I'm starting to understand that this is extremely important and will really help me tie everything together.
Going to do at least an hour a day, watch : http://www.ctrlpaint.com/ then do the homework.

3. Push Sculpting / Character art -
This is the direction I want to take my art in. Going to take up the poly count monthly challenges and weekly anatomy. Not to mention also attempting to find time outside of that to pursue bust sculpts.

4. Practice hand painting -
My texture skills are sub par. I need to improve them if there is time in the summer to do so.


Where I'm at :
Posting my most recent works, to show were I stand as the summer is starting.




Time to begin the Hot Summer Nights!

Mr.Moose

X-Post from the monthly Character challenge. I started really late, but it was still pretty enlightening as to my work flow. Really helped me identify where I was lacking. Not strong enough at handpainting to really make this piece pop and be finished, properly. Need to practice painting techniques. Really should figure out how to render out things without PBR in UE4 so I can get better pictures.

Trying to figure out where to go next, should I do the next months character challenge, do a head bust as well? Can I handle both in one month? Not sure! Also would like to finish some substance designer projects.

bkost

YES

Mr.Moose

Doing an anatomy study before I begin this months monthly character challenge!
Start of:

Mr.Moose

And here's where we'll wrap up the day!

Eye sockets still give me tons of trouble. The forms of this guys face are pretty tricky as well, trying to get it right.. Some anatomy issues still, but much improved!

Mr.Moose

Other than learning how to make realistic curly hair with fibermesh, I'd say this guy is done. My eye sockets still suck :P

(Though I would also like to figure out how to texture skin without it building up the sculpt itself..I'm missing something there.)

Mr.Moose

I couldn't get his hair right
So hes bald.. (And lacks fur on his clothes, So the skirt looks weird without the fur!)


(Rendered in marmoset and cropped because im bad at rendering)

lotet

hey I know how you feel about the hair, I did the exact same thing

are you familiar with primary secondary and tertiary shapes?
Your troll has pretty good primary and tertiary shapes but its lacking a lot of its secondary form. just something you can think of the next time you are creating a character.

Mr.Moose

lotet wrote: »

hey I know how you feel about the hair, I did the exact same thing

are you familiar with primary secondary and tertiary shapes?
Your troll has pretty good primary and tertiary shapes but its lacking a lot of its secondary form. just something you can think of the next time you are creating a character.

Super late reply.

I noticed that too, I kinda crunch timed it and didn't put my all into it like I should have!

I found a great article about those forms though.

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/primary_secondary_and_tertiary_shapes/primary_secondary_and_tertiary_shapes.htm

Mr.Moose

Really Haven't been updating my thread as much as I should! Lots of coding and stuff I'm also doing.

Another bust, Things look unnatural when you don't finish the neck area.. (Lazy...woops)

Need to practice some hair!

Mr.Moose

Can't seem to get rid of this seam

Need to get a higher res wood texture, Just using the default from SP right now.

Mr.Moose

Im great at taking bad photos of my work XD

EpicBeardMan

The improvement is visible post by post, nice work.
Keep it comming!

Cheers!

Mr.Moose

Thanks

Started another bust today, 2.5 hours in~ WIP

(Lots wrong with it.. Was a rough morning lol)

Mr.Moose

Came out my like a caricature I think.

Owell. Time for the next one :P

Mr.Moose

I think I need to watch some tutorials and techniques, because I'm lost on moving into the more detailed work of sculpting, such as skin/wrinkles. Anyone have recommendations for that?

Mr.Moose

Last summer post. Really disappointed in myself, I did not do near as much art as I wanted to. I could have improved a ton, but I chose to be lazy and watch Kdrama instead q.q
Welp. Time to slap my wrists and pile art on top of homework and work XD

Need to really study.