The Smith - Real time character journey

Sense42

Hi everyone!
It has passed a bit of time since my last scult. Now that I've some more time to spent I want to make a real time character to increase my skills (if there are any).

So, searching the internet I found this concept:


by tha artist mzm (https://www.artstation.com/artist/mzm ).

Gathered some reference, I started in zBrush with z-sphere.



Started working on it adding volume with clay buildup and move tool in dynamesh. Than I have done an automatic retopo, projected the detail  and sculpted some major detail.





This is the state so far.

I would be glad to ear from you what you thing and your advice.

Comments and critics are welcomed

Sense42

Started working on the shoulder guard and the glove. Blocked them out with standard modeling, and than sculpted.

polaroid29

First thing that jumped out to me immediately is his posture in your sculpt. He looks very off balance, and his heels seem to be floating for some reason. 

Everything else is looking fine so far! I'd also take another look at the shape of the mouth. It is a bit too wavy and blobby at the moment, with too many curves, instead of being a nice clean S shape that is present in the concept. 

Keep going!

Sense42

polaroid29 Thanks for the advice. I have to works on his balence for sure. It looks off balance to me too and I think I found what's wrong with the heels.
I'll take a look also to the mounth.

artofmars

Make sure you have good frog reference too, I know its stylized but having a lot of real frog reference will help you solve problems like the mouth. I'd look up the goliath frog, they are pretty beefy 

Sense42

@artofmars Yes, I am looking at real frog photo. I'll search for goliath frog as you advice, thanks.

Sense42

Blocked out armor pieces. Since the file is becoming too heavy for my pc I think I'll split all subtools and will work on them one by one assembling in the end: hoping everything will fit properly.

Sense42

Haven't splitted the subtools as I though. Here is a first sculpt pass for every object. Next will be some polish and secondary detail.