Callisto (based on a concept by Joon Ahn)

ysalex

Hi guys, first proper WIP thread in awhile. Doing a personal piece based on this amazing concept art by Joon Ahn.

Here is his artstation profile: https://www.artstation.com/artist/anooj

For this project I am taking the opportunity to learn UE4, and also substance designer. 

And the concept:

ysalex

Here is where I am at with the girl and the tiger. For the girl, I think I have mostly finished her anatomy and general face shapes. I will be working on the dress now for awhile, and then get back to fleshing out the face and body with more than just basic shapes. 





Also I kicked the project off with a quick sculpt just because. I didn't finish anything here its just to feel things out, and in the end I decided to go with a different body type (taller and lankier and thinner than this), and a different face (higher cheekbones, etc.)



And finally this was a quick couple hour sketch of the leopard'esque beast at her side. A lot of work to do on this, just like everything else.

ysalex

Here is my introduction to UE4 and learning to build a level. I have no experience with environment art so that was a first as well, but I have to say UE4 is massively fun and pretty. 

ysalex

Not sure if you can imbed this in polycount but couldn't figure it out. Heres a marmoset viewer file for the base anatomy. Cant hide anything in 3d. 

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eP4WY

AtticusMars

I think you should consider making her neck a little thinner, while what you have is not outside of anatomical reason I think making it thinner would match the concept better and suit the proportions more.

ysalex

Thanks Atticus, I definitely made it a little thinner in-pose.

Been sick as shit for the last week or longer so this was basically my first day back on her. Got her posed except for the staff, and ready for marvelous. 

ysalex

Damn I've pretty much had it with this version of the polycount design. Cant get anything to upload and get errors when I retry so I'll just direct to an Imgur album instead.

And maybe that way anyone with a monitor wider than 600px can see the images in a proper resolution without having to lightbox. 

http://imgur.com/a/wEViq

MrHobo

Looking good so far Yuri.
How much are you planning to handle in substance?
Material wise this seems like it will be pretty straightforward so Im wondering if you'll be trying to tackle all the skin in Substace. 

ysalex

Wont do the skin in substance designer, probably some leather and the gold and more solid materials minus the dress. Substance will mostly be for the environment elements - sand, rock, etc. 

Congrats on the 3dtotal award by the way, I saw earlier but I was too sick at the time to track you down and say: well deserved. 

MrHobo

It will be interesting to see how you like substance, I need to tackle it myself on my next personal project.
And thanks for the congrats man. Happy Youre still amonst the living too  

ysalex

I have gotten to play with designer a bit. I like it a lot, although the first thing I realized was just how clever the people who make these amazing substance materials are - you have got to be pretty smart with this program.

Got the animal in place, 

Eric Chadwick

Face looks a lot like Emily Blunt. On purpose? Looking great so far!

ysalex

No not on purpose, I used a bunch of refs but she wasn't one. I think it might be just the underneath angle. 

almighty_gir

Holy damn, this is amazing Yuri.

Brian "Panda" Choi

How are you popping back and forth between the pose and the t-pose all in Zbrush?

ysalex

I did the initial sketch to feel things out, then I went back and did a proper base-mesh/T-pose sculpt. Then I posed her and went a-symmetrical, so no symmetry or back and forth.

Similar thing with the tiger, I did the sculpt to feel it out, but had to adjust the proportions etc. quite a bit. Then  I went back and redid the base-mesh symmetrical sculpt with more detail and accuracy, and also being mindful of the proportion adjustments that I made to the original sculpt, and then reposed it. 

Thanks Lee I appreciate it!

ysalex

Getting the dress together.

ysalex

ysalex

Came back and finished this after almost 2 years.