Robot [WIP]

Faulkin

Hello!

This is my first time posting on here!
I'm a bit shy and generally not very good at being active on forums, but I'd like to try and make a habit of posting here. Working freelance, I don't get much opportunity for sharing ideas and feedback with other artists, so I could do with the occasional sanity check / push to try harder.
I want to start with some hard surface modelling. I just got Quixel Suite 2.0 and I want to have some nice detailed models so I can have a good play around with it!

So here's what I've started working on:

It's not based on any particular concept, but I guess it has a bit of a similarity to Claptrap from Borderlands. I just had the rough idea of making a mono-wheel robot with a split faring over the head, so I started with the wheel then made a rough sketch over to figure out the proportions and made up the rest as I went along.

I'm not entirely sure where to go from here. I'd like to add some more details to break up the symmetry, maybe a bit of wear and tear. I'm also thinking it might be nice to add some soft surfaces, maybe a tow strap hanging from the hook at the back, or a little bag attached to the bars on his back?

Any feedback or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks!

Daf57

Very cool concept and good job with the modeling! Seems like it has plenty of details - straps or bag would be cool, too. I would like to see some attitude in the pose - it's got the robot version of the T pose at the moment. Maybe imply some motion or emotion with the limbs and orientation.

Nice work! Enjoyed seeing this morning!

Faulkin

Thanks Daf, I'm glad you like it! Yeah, I agree on the pose, I'm planning to rig the whole thing once it's done and do some renders in Unity or UE4... maybe even do some animations.

czepta

Nice work! The hard surface details look pretty clean to me and I like that the robot looks pretty centered and well balanced. What is the purpose of the shield looking components? It makes me think of a machine gun shield. If so it would suggest this is some kind of military robot. Maybe then you could add a shield to the wheel and maybe the camera lens could be protected a bit more.  Or maybe it could be to protect from falling debris of some kind?

Faulkin

Cheers czepta! I was thinking the shield looking bits would be more for aerodynamics rather than protection, that's why I put a couple of pieces on the shoulders, at full sprint he would lean forwards and tuck his arms in behind him a bit like a speed skater.

p.s. I love the helmet design in this image, makes me think a sci-fi take on speed skating could be pretty cool...

czepta

Ha yeah reminds me of the new Robocop. Aerodynamics cool. Look forward to seeing it posed.

Faulkin

Just a quick update, added a backpack, tow strap, and a bracelet on the left arm.



Hopefully I'll have a bit of time this weekend to get the low-poly done and maybe make a start on the textures.

Daf57

Looking good!

Faulkin

Hey guys, had to put this on the back burner for a while but managed to get some time to work on it a bit more today.
Since my last update I've got the low poly done and made a start on texturing the thing in Quixel. I'm still trying to get to grips with the Quixel workflow but I'm really liking the results so far.

Capture from 3DO:


Quick test in Unity:




Think I still want to add a few stickers and labels, and maybe a bit of dirt around the tyre tread. Then I'll get it rigged and animated!