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This is an old idea I had for a gameartisans contest a few years back. I never finished it. I decided to go with hand painted. This is NOT finished yet. It just showing the direction I was thinking for presentation. I love the hand painted style. How can I add color variation in the textures? I only know how to paint with values. Any help would be appreciated.
Also, how do you get a hand painted look from a sculpt? Here is an example. This style is phenomenal.

Greg DAlessandro

The hair is very bight and too white compared to the reference image.

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YOURNAME942- Thanks for noticing. Yeah I guess its is to white. I still have a long way to go with the hair. Im going to paint volume when I can get around to it.

Here is my update on him. Any critique would help. I want to rename this thread to just dedicating it to learning handpainted thread. I have a lot of concepts on want to bring to life. It looks blah to me but Ive been staring at it for so long. I know there are some issues with it, but Im trying to figure out how to make it pop. 

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Here is an update of what I have. Working on him when I can.

GenesisAsis

Wow awesome work! Perhaps the toes should be gradually pointy rather than boxy as compared to the reference?

RasmusBagner

there seem to be some problem with the beard, the dark splotch, it also feels a bit flat. heres some ref if you want to use them
    This texture is made by Beats.   http://polycount.com/discussion/94448/character-bandit-hand-painted-textures

Here´s a more simple beard, with less color differences and more linear strokes.    This is made by the-ottoman  

http://www.the-ottoman.com/blog/2012

The dark lines on the hands could be more straight, they are a bit all over the place right now. 
Try baking to directional GRD from bottom to top, black to transparent.

the metal parts on the back are hard to see, it would be cool to see them in the same color as the metal on the front. 

Hope this helps, really cool charcter

Blade113

amazing work

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Genesisasis -  Thanks. I didn't like the pointy toe. So I decided to deviate from the concept a little.

Rasmusbagner - Thank you for taking the time to critique. I appreciate your ideas and sending the references. I wasn’t really sure how I was going to tackle the hair and stash but the image that Beats produced is exactly how I’m going to tackle it. It does have a gradient map but I didn’t think about doing it to transparent. I tossed around the idea to make the metal parts to look more like the front but I didn’t see anything I liked. I will revisit it again. Thank you.

Blade113 - Thank you for the compliment.

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Yes, I used Silo and 3DCoat. Thanks for the observation, I will tweek it some. 

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Rawz - Yes thank you, I did the drawing.
Inching closer to the finish line. Here is an update. This is a pose I was thinking about. Still have to finish hands, feet, hair, and some final tweaks.

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Here is a view of the back side. Pretty much done with design elements. I'm now just going to polish this piece and call it done.

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Here is a quick bust I did Any critique would be appreciated.

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Here is an idea I have for a Cyborg Monk. I have a rough concept to go off of. Anyways here is the lowpoly.

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I tweak the arms a little bit so they have a little portion. Still not happy with the head though. Trying to flesh it out.

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Decided to take a quick break from the handpainted portfolio. Here's a 2 hour doodle of my interpretation of Killer Croc. Any crituqes are welcomed.

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Heres a chair that is modeled and textured. Practicing environmental assets. 

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Here's a different style chair.

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Here is further work with the character work I've been working on. He a cyborg monk child, sort of like the last air bender. His age is around 12 to 13 years old but a little wise beyond his years. I definitely love the stylized look of art and its the that kind of feel Im going for. 

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Here is an update with the robotic arm and some clean up sculpt. I will finish up his ear and call the base done and then will move on to his water jug and staff.

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Here is a go at the texture work. Working on this when I can. 

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Here is another pass

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Slowly working on him. His another iteration of what i was thinking still have a ways to go.

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I love street fighter growing up and I thought it would be fun to do one of the characters. Here's Balrog.

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Here is another pass. Still have details to add.  I'm going to try and figure out hair for  this guy.

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Here is my version of Aqualad. Have to model the weapons. Then retopo. I think the sculpt is done.