Nora Character Model

ChiNguyen

Here's a concept from Moritz Cremer. Ive been working on making a 3D model for the design. I've been using the front and back view as a guide but have been following the final product more closely since there were some slight variation between the two.

Here's my 1st sculpting pass without details except for the heads on her side. So far I think have just about all the components for her character except for the 3rd head that's suppose to dangle with the other 2.

I'd appreciate all the feed back I can get on it!

Mocart

Nice progress. Did a quick overpaint on it.You can overlay it on your screenshot to see all the adjustments. Things I would recommend you pay more attention to is:
 1. the overall flow of the character.
 2. The Silhouette, therefore it is one of the most important things on a Character, you should try to do everything you can to make it as interesting as possible. For example : try to avoid tangents like you had where the flap overlayed the upper part of the leg.
3. Shape language. I went for a mostly triangular one in the concept, so when blocking out the shapes of the character try to keep these as simple as possible. ( even just keeping triangle in mind always helps me a lot)

Hope this helps !

ChiNguyen

UPDATE

Here's another progress update. I think I addressed most of @Mocart 's critiques and added on the rough placements of the bandages. Let me know if something is still off with the body proportions or placements of things.

ChiNguyen

After seeing it again I forgot to fix the mask shape on the above update so here it is.

Mocart

Nice progress ! 
Just 2 things. 
1st, I would try to make the mask thicker. Right now it looks more like paper.
2nd , therefore the feet will be visible on the final model, I would recommend spending more time and reworking the anatomy of it.

Keep up the great work ! 

ChiNguyen

Foot Update

So this is what I have for the feet so far. i decreased the arc and flattened the heel bulge a bit.

Here's a top view. For the first foot iteration I was fallowing a real foot reference. One feedback I got from it was that Nora is a stylized character so I should keep that in mind and change her feet to fit her style.

I kept in mind that her theme shape is a triangle so I tried to make her foot look more triangular but it didn't look as good as the first shape.

Are there any suggestions on how I can improve it?

ChiNguyen

Update

I cleaned up the bandages and slimmed them down a bit since I noticed they were skin tight in the concept.

I increased the mask's thickness by a good bit and added in some of the horn details

Here are the heads that are on her sides. I was only able to get a good look at the two in the front. So I had to do some guess work with the 3rd one. I'd like some feed back on them.

For the tooth that's hanging on her dress rim i'm not sure if the string should be wrapped up or if the tooth has a little loop that it can go through.

I'm also not sure if the rim of her dress is another cloth underneath or if they're attach and are just overlapping in the concept. I sketched out some of the line work for the rims.

ChiNguyen

Here's a more updated dress rim.

ChiNguyen

Here's the low poly version.

ChiNguyen

UPDATE

Here's the texture progress so far. I added in some gradients but there's still a few areas that needs clean up. I also plan on getting more colors in to make it more vibrant. I tried to match the base colors to the concept as best I could.

This is what the textures for the heads look like so far. I've only combined a curvature map with AO and added a base color. I haven't added any additional colors to them yet.

Thoughts? Feedback?

ChiNguyen

Took a small break form Nora and started sculpting her pet. Here's the concept for Nora's pet.

Here's a rough block. Feedback?

ChiNguyen

Nora's Pet Update

Here's today's progress. In the final product his arms are longer but in the concept they are quite stubby. I'm wondering if I should find a middle ground to length or not.

ChiNguyen

Texture Update

It's been a a while but here's her textures cleaned up a bit. Her pet textures are on their way.

ChiNguyen

Update

Here's Nora and her Pet posed together.

The visible seam on one of the head is a viewport issue. It disappears when rendered or zoomed in.\

BrandonBerryCG

Loving it! If you are looking for a little feedback, I would twist the leash/whip a little so its not so thin at the end. I like that it develops into a thin silhouette, but i feel like it shouldn't maintain that thinness quite as long as you have it currently. 

I would also adjust the heads on her belt to reflect gravity a bit more, not too much, but as it stands now it looks like they are parent to her hip. Be sure to apply gravity to the cloth on the back her left leg. I would also adjust the cloth with the tooth attached to have better silhouette! Looking forward to seeing this in its final state! 

ChiNguyen

Ohh I didn't noticed how the heads defy gravity til now! I'll get to fixing!

LuisCherubini

Hey Chi, nice model so far! I really like the concept art from Moritz Cremer.
I think you could improve in your low-poly! (even if you already textured it) Specially in this areas:



Best!
Looking forward to see the final result!

ChiNguyen

@LuisCherubini thanks for pointing those out for me! I'll get those fixed. 

ChiNguyen

She's here folks! Thanks to all those who left feedback and comments!

BrandonBerryCG

I love the end result Chi! It was nice seeing this piece develop!

remix

Turned out great! Nice job! Love the pose.

ChiNguyen

Thanks! Glad you like it! 

LouisPhilippe

Looks great, love the colors!

ChiNguyen

@LouisPhilippe Thanks a lot!. The concept artist did a great job assigning the colors.