Lich King Helmet

ViTaR

Hi everyone! I apologize in advance for my English. Recently, I began to learn 3D graphics. I watched different tutorials. For now I am learning Maya 2016 and ZBrush 4R7. So I decided to start making my first model. And because I like the different military themes, as well as having looked different cinematics, I wanna do a Lich King helmet.
I made some references from the videos.
To construct the approximate form I built a few curves.
Next, I create a rough shape of the helmet.
Currently I plan to add some edges, make the shape thicker, make the top part of the helmet (the crown) and maximum to prepare for ZBrush.
Since this is my first project, it takes a long time, but eventually I am getting used to the hot keys and control in Maya and work is gradually accelerating.
I would be grateful for good advices and suggestions.
Here are few screenshots of my work.

MrD4rth

for starters great topology flow!
I also need to speed up in Maya with using its interface. I find 3ds Max easier for a few reasons.
But it's a fantastic start, looking forward to it's development

ViTaR

Hello everyone. So, I continue to make the helmet.The shape of the helmet was not so simple for the first time, as I had hoped. That's why i am so slooow. At this moment I made a rough shape of all the details. Next, I'll add more edges and give them a final shape. Central horn I'm going to do in ZBrush (Now I am watching tutorials and training with the tablet). The rest of the horns I will make sharper and bigger like in video. I mirror it for clarity.
I will be glad for advices.

ViTaR

Hello.  So, I added a few extra edges, a little detailed a mesh. Next, I will export it all in ZBrush and make the high poly (and also training to work in ZBrushe). 
P.S. Now it seems to me that helmet would be easier to do in zbrashe, but... next time.

ViTaR

Hello everyone.  I continue to make the helmet and learning ZBrush. As it turned out, ZBrush is not so difficult as I imagined. I made the base of the crown and pushed thorns inside the base. Also I began to detail the horns and faced with little difficulty.

Can someone suggest how best to make them smooth as metal, with hard edges? Which brush should I use (Planar, Trim or something else)? For the edges I took a pinch brush, then made dynamesh, but it turns out a little not what I want. And how to sharpen the upper part (as quad, not as cilinder, as i have now)?

Next I plan to finish all the horns and make dynamesh entire model and sew together all the details. Then I will use zremesher and refine it. 

ViTaR

Hello everyone. I am back. So, for now i completed all shape, that i want in ZBrush (I definitely like ZBrush). Next, I will make retopology in Maya for smoothing all mesh and then will back to ZBrush for making scratches, cracks, etc. I will be glad for suggestions or advices.

ViTaR

For now I made fast retopology in Maya.
 

ViTaR

Update. Finished detalization. 

semajnothing

Its looking pretty good so far. However, I think it would do well with some harder edges. At the moment it looks a bit too worn. After all, evil things pretty much have to be spikey and sharp looking.

ViTaR

Thank you for your opinion. Initially I planned to do it such worn, ancient thing that a long time lying in the ice, was in the battles, etc. As an example, in this screen (here he is not so perfect as on your images). But maybe I did it too damaged in front, although all horns I tried to leave sharp. If someone else speak on this occasion, I will to do something.

ViTaR

Hello everyone. So, I made some small fixes and rendered it in Keyshot. For now I finished with this project. Maybe later I will be back and do textures, but for now it`s done. 

There is more here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eQZbZ

Eric Chadwick

You should post JPGs instead of giant PNGs. Also you should brand your images. See the Info sticky in General Discussion for details.

ViTaR

Yup. My fault. I fixed it. 

Rawbert

I think this looks really good!
My only critique would be that the metal feels abit wonky / it lacks hard edges, especially on the front
+ it would be cool to make it more "icy", give it some frost love  

ViTaR

Thanks for the feedback. At first I made a hard edges, but I did not like it, so, I decided to make it so damaged.

What about "make it more "icy", it is a good idea. I thought about this too. But I want make it, when it will be with textures. For now i do not have enought skill to finish it, so I can spoil it. 

Now I learn texturing and began to make a new project, so maybe I'll be back later to this project.

KStevens

VITAR, I think your progress on the helmet is an excellent aid for others as well.  Great job.  By chance, have you posted the 3d model anywhere for sale for folks who may want to 3d print it?