Tara West: Outlaw

BlazerBird

I started this with the recent Wild West Competition, but just couldn't get there. So I took my time with it and I am very happy with how far I've come along. Lots of stuff on the list for improvements for the next one, as always, so I am looking forward to my next one.
Total count with everything is 81,915 Tris
Total Character is 67,812 Tris
Mix of 4K and 2K Maps
ZBrush for concept and high poly and posing
Hair was done with XGen in Maya, some adjusting in Affinity Photo, Placed cards by hand in Maya with a mix of XGen to get started. I have found that the more you can place strictly by hand, the better off
Substance Painter and some editing of maps in Affinity Photo
Maya for Retopology and UVs (with my good old friend Blender to help when Maya throws fits)

The concept was by this artist for the Wild West Competition: https://www.artstation.com/torvic

Link to my ArtStation if you want to see the call-out sheets (and a Marmoset viewer)

Skinner3D

Face looks very much like a guy in the close up. 

Brian "Panda" Choi

Skin albedo is way too monotone, and I don't just mean the dirt.  Lack of color zones and roughness changes with no normal detail map make it feel plastic and dead.

Facial anatomy is off.  Lips aren't pinching in towards the face on the ends.  No pronounced nasiolabial fold.  Eye anatomy looks off.  No eyelashes, eye wetness.

Belt is so wobbly.  It's not a consistent width across the length.

BlazerBird

I'm working another round on it, especially the face. I do have all the color zones of the skin painted and the roughness zones painted and the normal details painted in, and eyelashes and I can see them in Substance Painter, but I think I am loosing them in Marmoset. I am thinking I need to push the colors and the alpha up a bit in Painter before export.

NikhilR

Could you post the reference. I  couldn't find it on the concept artists page.

BlazerBird

Brian "Panda" Choi

I'm noticing now that she should be proportionally shorter than the ideal woman proportions you have right now in your model. Feels like shes 5 foot 4 inches in the concept.

NikhilR

The artwork seems to have more stylized proportions and forms compared to your reproduction. Are you going for an interpretation or matching the reference exactly?
You'd need to define forms more (anatomy/musculature) and look into texturing (material properties in substance and skin shading) and lighting.
Topology looks alright, though some details could be baked like the belt.

BlazerBird

So I reworked the face and skin, bringing out the roughness and color more in Painter, and it seems to have translated much more nicely to Marmoset. It's not perfect, but I am liking it more than I did, and it is time for me to move to a new project and keep improving. Thanks for your comments, it is much appreciated!

PeterK

Consider using this for future skin-tone reference:

Nice improvement on the face from post 1 to 2. Cheers.