[RIOT CREATIVE CONTEST 2017] Character Art - Warring Kingdoms Yasuo

CAConsiglio · Nov 2017

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Hey everyone! I'm Catherine, and I'll be working on a Warring Kingdoms skin for Yasuo!

Yas is one of my favorite champs to play, and I feel like he fits really well into the fantasy presented by the Warring Kingdoms skins.

I'll stream work on this on my Twitch channel here in case you are curious about my workflow for this project:

Thanks for looking!

CAConsiglio · Nov 2017

Hey guys! Quick update on my Warring Kingdoms Yasuo skin!

Started on him yesterday and here is what I have so far from my two Twitch streams of work. This is still in the early blockout staged and I'm still kinda figuring out where I wanna go with some parts of him. The pauldron on the side is gonna be a chinese dragon kinda thing (I know at the moment it looks kinda lion-y, but it'll get there).

Lemme know what you guys think!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/7i/qkyf9f1ig3wd.png

Heath_Alex · Dec 2017

Hey I caught you on twitch earlier. Great stuff I will tune in again.

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

Hey guys! Another quick update! Changed the shoulder pauldron and added fur to the waist armor. Blocked out some the rope and hair as well!

Lemme know what you guys think!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/q9/l3q0xk3smf7z.png

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

Alright guys! Making some progress on this guy! Did a 6 and a half hour stream today and did a lot of refining. The pauldron is gonna be larger but I haven't gotten to fixing that yet.

Let me know what you guys think! I would love some feedback!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/bc/hujefe3uvn2x.png

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

More progress!

Let me know what you think! Only just started blocking in the fur cowl. Didn't have time to finish blocking that out during today's stream.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ja/mt0zjjsbcwyp.png

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

Quick WIP video showing more of the model done in Marmoset. Let me know what you guys think!

https://youtu.be/iRyzzdkYdqs

gillmeister74 · Dec 2017

It's looking good so far!

One critique that I have is that for parts of this guy's musculature (abs, obliques, forearms, etc) you sculpt for hard edges and lines, while for other parts (pecs, shoulders, biceps, triceps) you render the muscles very smoothly.

I think Yasuo's muscles are rendered more on the smooth side in-game, but if you want to have those hard lines then I would suggest you commit to that style for the whole body. Having both just makes it seem a tad disjointed stylistically.

I would also suggest playing around a bit more with the shape of the eyes and the structure of his face. What you have so far is good, but there are some minor differences between the facial structure of your Yasuo and Riot's...

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/52/okp5awyndsak.jpg

If you haven't already, do some paint overs of your sculpt and compare it too whatever reference you're using. Try to imagine this guys skull while you sculpt and you should be golden.

lastly, clump up the fur on the cowl a bit so it's not so uniform/repetitive and if you're going for a Warring Kingdom skin really push that Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Dynasty Warriors vibe.

I'm excited for this guy! Keep up the good work : )

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

@gillmeister74 Thanks for the critique! I'll take another look at the eyes for sure. A lot of this is still WIP, especially the cowl. I have a ton more work to do on that, but I will definitely try adding more clumping.

gyllenhaal · Dec 2017

Work on the fur too, make it more stylized and simple, Everything else looking great. Good luck

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

gyllenhaal said:

Work on the fur too, make it more stylized and simple, Everything else looking great. Good luck

Thanks! Like I said, the fur is just a blockout for the volume. It has a long way to go still.

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

Another WIP image and turntable! Still been working on blocking out the fur.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/lb/iy56820grlws.png

https://youtu.be/jgX7yiqjzTc

CAConsiglio · Dec 2017

Blocked in some colors to get a feel for how he will look. Almost done with the sculpt. Still have some work to do on the cowl and some minor tweaks here and there. Then we move onto retopo, UV, bake, and texutre. Really happy with how this guys is turning out so far.