Hand Painted Night Elf Druid

klautier

Hi! I've been working on a stylized Night Elf Character that I will be taking through the Hand Painted pipeline.

Updated Refs:

Latest WIP (as of 18/04/19):

klautier

Previous WIPs:

ruebenDodds

Great work Kellie!!! This coming along well and going to watching the development of this character.

klautier

Took a break/holiday over the last 2-3 weeks and now I'm back at it!

I updated the first post with my new references and the latest WIP.
The sculpt is getting near final now. I intend to add more leaves on the shoulder piece but I'm going to do so in the low poly for my sanity's sake to save with UVs. I've also decided to add the details to the wings in the texture process.

Going to now move onto all the fur and smaller details!

AgelosAp

Really like the dynamic of the character, I think the face might need a little more love since it's also the first thing people will look at.

I hope it's alright that I did a quick paintover, easier to show stuff this way:

- Fill in some of the face's areas to make it more organic

- Bring the hole "snout" back (upper is new)

- Holes for ears on the hood

- Soften transition from neck to head (not 100% sure how this looks if you rotate the model but now it kind of seems like the head is a separate subtool.

klautier

AgelosAp said:

Really like the dynamic of the character, I think the face might need a little more love since it's also the first thing people will look at.

I hope it's alright that I did a quick paintover, easier to show stuff this way:

- Fill in some of the face's areas to make it more organic

- Bring the hole "snout" back (upper is new)

- Holes for ears on the hood

- Soften transition from neck to head (not 100% sure how this looks if you rotate the model but now it kind of seems like the head is a separate subtool.

Thanks a heap for the paintover and feedback! I knew something was up with the face and this helped me pinpoint it!

Small update:
- Retopod the whole head and cleaned up areas
- Retopod leaves and added them all over shoulder
- Fixed some hair clipping issues and just made it lay nicer in the hood
- New Buckles and belt details
- Added Ear holes

AndresZambrano

Looks pretty good, I would suggest that the ear forms get more depth to them, just push the area in between the vertical creases inwards more.

klautier

AndresZambrano said:

Looks pretty good, I would suggest that the ear forms get more depth to them, just push the area in between the vertical creases inwards more.

Thanks Andres! I'll do another pass of the ears with this in mind


Small Update:
- Worked on the shoulders some more. Calling them done. Any further detail/fixes will be in the textures

klautier

Gonna step back and leave this here and see what changes I need when I come back, otherwise the highpoly is about done

klautier

Small Update:

I've finished the topo and an in the process of unwrapping/baking!

klautier

Finally finished baking with only minor touchups needed

klautier

Initial Colour blockout


version with blue pants + painted face

klautier

Working on face and hair textures

klautier

Been painting the skin. Starting on cloth now. Going to do a further highlight/shadow pass after painting everything

klautier

Texture updates

klautier

Few more things to paint up before a final highlight pass. Going to be likely changing the fur to cards instead. Also playing with opacity!

klautier

Test pose before final textures. Need to model the environment now

hublus

Nice process, I like colour palette.

klautier

@hublus: Thanks!!
Working on the pose more, added in the scenery, all ready for a final pass. Still need to adjust lights

MMKH

Wow nice

klautier

Finally finished this girl!!

klautier

More Renders:
Can Also view on my ArtStation!

Brian "Panda" Choi

The surface quuality looks too clean for a finish.  Unless this is a specific departure from the WoW aesthetic, there's some off hues and bits of noise that could be added to the clothes to give it all a little more body.