[WIP] Murloc

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Hey!

I have been working on this Murloc from WoW for fun and am nearly finished with the High Poly sculpt. Any feedback welcome

I will be retopping, texturing and rigging him.

Mrglglglg!

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(Main Reference) - https://www.wowhead.com/npc=285/murloc#modelviewer:10+0

AndreiDinca · Jun 2019

So far it looks good to me, up to this state.

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Ok cool, thanks ^^

I made a couple changes to the High poly - The toes and the end of the fins are a bit bigger/thicker now. Calling the sculpt done and moving onto the Retop.

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Here's my progress on the Low Poly so far. I am using Step Build in 3ds Max.

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Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

The Low poly is pretty much done! Will move onto unwrapping next.

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3DKlassen · Jun 2019

Nice work! I just made a Murloc noise at my computer thanks to you

MMKH · Jun 2019

The low-poly model looks cute, and the high-poly looks nice. Looking forward to seeing the final result

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Dreamtheory said:

Nice work! I just made a Murloc noise at my computer thanks to you

Thanks! haha I can't stop doing that when I'm working on it

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Here's the texturing so far. Still a WIP but getting there!
I'm using 3D Coat to paint it.

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3DKlassen · Jun 2019

It's turning out good! I've never used 3D coat, always PS, Quixel, or Substance Painter. Just a little bit more detail in the texture and you're going to be all set!

CybranM · Jun 2019

Looking good so far, going to look great with a shiny specular/roughness map

Are you planning on making a small environment for it as well?

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Thanks guys!

I'm very close to finishing the texture (unless there are any suggestions to improve

) I have tried pushing the highlights a bit more.

The stripe from it's eye still looks a bit flat so I'm going to try and push that a bit more. The hands, feet and fins could do with some more work too I think. Here's how it looks with just the diffuse so far anyway.

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I will play around with a roughness map soon to see how it looks. I still want to go for a WoW look so I don't want it too shiny hah.

I definitely want some sort of environment to present it in/on. I might do a plinth with some foliage on.

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Hooray! Murloc is rigged!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/4a/tfqgcbiodr8s.png

and gave it the "idle" pose just for a test

Did the rigging and skinning in 3ds Max.

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I am going to play around with the rig for a while to try some animations and poses.

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

I made an Idle animation

(I'm very new to animating) so please any feedback on this will be great! I want to try a running one next ^^.

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Screen to gif doesn't seem to like the colours on the leg lol.

Raithel · Jun 2019

You did a great job, well done

3DKlassen · Jun 2019

haha I love the rigged image with the fist up! Good job!

Beccy_Collins · Jun 2019

Oh thanks ^^

I refined the Idle a bit more so it's smoother on the loops transition and the fins on top are a bit more bouncy.

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I am currently trying to do a run animation but I'm struggling with it because of my lack of animation knowledge. Really I'm just having a bit of fun with them so I might try something else or have a go a bit later on when my plinth is done.

I want to get a plinth done soon so I can take some beauty shots!

Beccy_Collins · Jul 2019

Hey again,

Been a while since my last post, sorry! I have been moving house and had no PC to work at.

I managed to get a start on the plinth and presentation for my murloc. Here is a WIP presentation shot. I was wondering if it looked Ok? Anything look weird or off?