Dota 2 Courier Critique

jl4312

Hi, I am new to polycount. I would like to get some critique on my character. I would like to submit it as a Dota 2 Courier. Any advice, suggestion, and comments will be greatly appreciated. I will really help me out. Thank you.

jl4312

I tried to sculpt some details and color in some parts of the model. I still have some fixing to do. I am still trying to figure out the color scheme for the character as well as the look. I still have not adjusted the hook, but i will do that for my next post. Any advice will be helpful and greatly appreciated. Thx. 

Pixelgorilla

Are you using substance painter 2 for this? They have a shader set up for Dota 2 (just in case you didn't know). You should work out your overall dark/light gradient for the character first. Dota 2 characters have a top(lighter) to bottom(darker) overall gradient. The other thing that helps is to give your low poly a general base colors block out. I would recomend you do these two things first before painting in any detail.

Everything you need to know is right here:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb/9334-YDXV-8590/dota-2-workshop-character-art-guide

https://support.steampowered.com/kb/8700-SJKN-4322/dota-2-character-texture-guide

two_larsens

I have some critique.  The overall character idea is good, however, I would say the fur is much too busy.  I don't think that would fly, so to speak.  Also, you would want some color gradiation - as per the above poster, with the art assets guide.  You would also want to detail the ears, for instance, with definition.  I hope it was something like this you were after.
Cheers!

jl4312

Thx for the advice, I reworked the model by expanding the wings. I followed the guide and worked out its silhouette, value, and color scheme. Please let me know what you think.

Still working on sculpting the details in. 

Louisk

Hey there, This is a great start! You did a good job of showing the gradient/value/color indivuually in your last post but now you need to make all of them work together. Here's an image to try to explain.