New Modeller - Wanting advice/ feedback on Stag Character Model

simonelr

Hi everyone,
I've been 3d modelling in Maya for about a year and a half, and I wanted to show a recent 3d model of mine, where I could please receive feedback or advice on my understanding of topology and quality of character modelling so far - ( I intend to rig/ animate this later, so is there anything that will cause issues with that) .. ?





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I have completed the UV map, and my intention from this point, is to learn to use Zbrush and carry on sculpting from there . So I also appreciate any starting advice for someone learning Zbrush for the first time

simonelr

Haha I guess I can agree .

& thanks, I'll fix those ! 

ZacD

The face looks really off, look at some pictures of deer skulls.

jose.fuentes

I would dbl check the thickness of the neck

tahakitan

this is around the time i bring it into zbrush and sculpt forms into it. you can always just push and pull in zbrush with the move tool on that topology in a low sub and start there and work up sub division layers slowly.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Can you post your reference images here so we know what you're trying to recreate exactly?

JordanN

tahakitan said:

this is around the time i bring it into zbrush and sculpt forms into it. you can always just push and pull in zbrush with the move tool on that topology in a low sub and start there and work up sub division layers slowly.

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My first impression is that underneath all that deer fur, these animals still have some very defined rib cages and muscle mass. 
Everything being very rounded makes it look closer to a toy.

momentum

The neck seems a little bit unnatural to me but might make more sense once textured.

Ashervisalis

The antlers shouldn't really be part of the same mesh as the head, and the ears are too far back!