[FINISHED] Bomber

apllana

Hi everyone!
I'm so excited to have joined my first challenge! This will be my entry for ArtStation's Beyond Human - Game Character Art (real-time) challenge.
https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

The concept I'm going for is  Tatyana Latypova's Bomber. She was so kind to share her references and answer my questions, so my idea of what it should look like in 3D is pretty much crystal clear.

apllana

Anatomy is almost done, I'll come back to finish it later. Now it's time to block out her stuff.



https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

Jakub

+1 for anatomy, looks solid  

In the future if you want to save time you can ignore most of the detail you added, in the areas where body won't be visible(like arms, legs, feet etc.)

Good luck! 

apllana

Thanks @Jakub! You're probably right, especially for game characters, but I want to go the extra mile with this one. Besides, most of those areas are visible in the concept art.

Started blocking out her shorts and coat in Marvelous Designer, very early wip.



https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

apllana

These should be the final Marvelous exports. For this challenge, the coat and everything on top of it will be sculpted in the final pose.

Jakub

Thanks for sharing the sewing sheets, helpful You are changing long pants(concept) to shorts ?

Nomad - Nicolas Pirot

Terrific work on the clothing so far, looks great!

Elithenia

This is coming along really well. Will be great being able to follow along!

apllana

Thank you so much, guys! @Jakub, It's not instantly obvious but she is supposed to wear shorts and stockings. I asked the concept artist about it and she was kind enough to answer my questions.

Started sketching and blocking out some of her armor. Any tips on the designs would be much appreciated!




https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

Sunray

Looks really nice man! Love the concept excited to see it finished.

apllana

Thank you, @Sunray!

Here is a small update on sculpting. This must be the part I enjoy the most!

apllana

More progress on the highpoly.

Shyralon

Looks excellent, your detail work is insane.
Really looking forward to the end result

apllana

Thank you very much, @Shyralon!

Worked on her waist armor, changing some things around and trying out a couple of new techniques.

aanselmo

I am loving those details, can't wait for the textures.
@apllana How you did the mesh on the tears to be soo contracted?

erroldynamic

Killer work! 

Darkmaster

This is so sick.

lotet

this is super cool, following this for sure!

apllana

Thanks guys! @aanselmo, are you referring to the fishnet leggings? I'll post the breakdown for those after the challenge.

This repurposed murmillo-punk gas mask-helmet has to be one of the most interesting things I've worked on so far. Pushed both styles as much as I could in the limited time, let me know what you think!

I've played around with the scale a bit and I quite like the new oversized look. It should also be closer to real life scale than before.

I'm also dropping the oxygen hose and tank because while it makes sense for her to find this helmet and wear it, she doesn't need to breathe oxygen.

https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

aanselmo

Yes the fishnet leggins xD 
I can't wait to see how you did all the details, this is getting more awesome every time

apllana

This is the final piece of the highpoly, these items will be retopologized in their current pose. I'll post more renders with the complete character in the next update, along with the baked lowpoly.

apllana

Did a little rendering inbetween working on the lowpoly, these are the final clay renders.

I recently finished the lowpoly bake as well, 51,246 tris and 2x4k maps. Check it out in the marmoset viewer on my submission page:

https://www.artstation.com/contests/beyond-human/challenges/24/submissions/21347

apllana

Here is my final update on the challenge! I wanted to do so much more with this piece, but this is a good place to call it done. I'll probably post some breakdowns later this week.

Chidambhar_Swaroop

Amazing....

slosh

I love how she turned out but I kinda feel like the renders feel washed out.  The original concept, while having the same palette, pops more.  There's almost a hazy vibe in your renders.  I wouldn't mind seeing some renders that just have more clarity and material definition separation.  Still, the technical execution is fantastic!  

Carabiner

slosh said:

I love how she turned out but I kinda feel like the renders feel washed out.  The original concept, while having the same palette, pops more.  There's almost a hazy vibe in your renders.  I wouldn't mind seeing some renders that just have more clarity and material definition separation.  Still, the technical execution is fantastic!  

Agree completely with this input -- I was having trouble putting my finger on it but you nailed it!

apllana

Thanks, guys! @slosh, I have to say the washed out - middle of a mild dust storm lighting setup is pretty much intentional, although I had a very hard time getting to where it is now. It didn't turn out as popular or as inspired as I wanted it to be for the challenge, but I am planning to polish the textures and rendering setup a bit more in the next two weeks.

apllana

So I recently got back to do another much needed polishing pass on this character and I'm finally calling it done. I'm also sharing the project files and breakdowns for this character so feel free to check them out on my ArtStation. Huge thanks for everyone's amazing feedback!

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2GPEe

pmiller001

Whuff, this is nuts. Also thats an ingenious  way to go about the stocking I would not have thought of that. Super cool!

Brian "Panda" Choi

@apllana
What are you fabric settings for MArvelous Designer?  I have trouble wrapping my head around how to get things to act more like they need to like their real life counterparts.

Jozf

Wow! The helmet is jaw dropping!