WIP - The Rat

miezis

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@enceer
Thanks mate! 
I see what you mean with those knuckles. I tried to fixe it when i posed the model. I always feel like i have to be extra cearful with fingers, so they are super easy to pose - this is the reason why i spaced them out so much.

And here's a more or less finished model in the sketchfab viewer:
https://skfb.ly/YDyC

model

Here are some work in progress shots:
first real test in the marvelous sketchfab:

editing metalness/roughness maps in 3dcoat:



--- The first post! ---
Hey,
I've been meaning to create a wip thread in this wonderful forum for ages.
So here we go!
I'm a fan of Bobby Chiu and have always wanted to create a character loosely based on one of his illustrations.

Here's a screen from Zbrush of what i have so far:

miezis

Continuing with the body!

Melazee

This is great and terrifying. Will he be a game res mesh, or will you do a high res render with fancy fur? I'd love to see the original illustration too!

miezis

Melazee hey!
This is going to be a game res mesh. And hopefully I'll be able to get the fur looking nice and fancy
Gona post some rough concepts this evening. This thing needs some direction... I guess i'll paint over the existing zbrush screen.

miezis

Here's some progress! Not so sure about the fat folds or the arms:



here's a bit of sketching to find out where to go with this guy:

miezis

Continuing with modeling. Fixed his hands. Gave him a little vest to wear. And I no longer like his fez hat, it just doesn't fit him at this point.

miezis

Hey ho! Here's an update. Took it back into the zbrush to add a bit of a detail pass on his clothes along with it's body:

gsokol

Wow, this dude is creepy.

Great work! Looking through some of Bobby Chiu's stuff, I definitely see the resemblance.

miezis

Hey @gsokol ! Creepy, yes! Those deep set eyes came out nicely, if i may say so myself.

Pushing it forward, here's the retopo of the head:

miezis

So I'm basically done with the retopology. It's off to xnormal and baking now!

miezis

I separated the mesh into pieces for a cleaner bake. After xnormal i took it into 3d coat to fix baking errors and give the normal map some aditional details that i felt were missing in the initial bake. It''s safe to say that 3d coat is a great tool! Those additional details that would be a pain to bake or sculpt, really make the model come alive.

miezis

Here's more progress!
Now - textures! And trying to get the hair looking nice. Haven't done anything with hair - ever, so it's not there quite yet...

enceer

Great mix of cute and creepy for sure!
I'd work on the hands a bit more though, feels a little bit stiff and far apart between knuckles.

Overall great work so far!

miezis

@enceer
Thanks mate! 
I see what you mean with those knuckles. I tried to fixe it when i posed the model. I always feel like i have to be extra cearful with fingers, so they are super easy to pose - this is the reason why i spaced them out so much.

And here's a more or less finished model in the sketchfab viewer:
https://skfb.ly/YDyC
 model

Here are some work in progress shots:
first real test in the marvelous sketchfab:

editing metalness/roughness maps in 3dcoat: