Sketchbook: Tim Smith

DustyShinigami

Hi. Welcome to my digital sketchbook. I hope I go about this right. I specialise in characters and I'm aiming to focus on real-time for my portfolio. I'll be using this to log my progress with a new project I'll be starting. I'm planning on making my first ever mech/robot. Due to the time-frame I have, I'm not planning on anything crazy complex, so I've decided to pick the Death Egg Robot from Sonic 2. :) I plan on making a real-time version of it, so apart from my usual breakdowns and research, I need to find similar projects of anime-styled mechs that have been made real-time.

Any feedback or suggestions throughout this would be super welcome! :)

DustyShinigami

Next couple of exercises done. Another planar, based on one from Anatomy for Sculptors, and then a different planar, which was in two parts.

DustyShinigami

Next exercise done - an Asaro planar head

DustyShinigami

Been struggling mentally lately and as a result I've been struggling to sculpt heads. So I've not made any progress with the exercises. However, I have been working on a skull project and my Witcher character.

For the skull, I've blocked it out:

And for the Witcher character I've been focusing on secondary forms around the forehead and eyelids:

DustyShinigami

Will be re-approaching my Witcher character's secondary forms after some feedback I received. Will be using a scanned mesh as reference rather than images of the game character models. Also, this is the last head exercise I managed to complete after reaching a bit of a mental block:


And my current progress with my skull project... Currently working on the secondary forms:

zetheros

Are you sculpting in orthographic? you can press P to switch to perspective mode. Pick up a copy of Anatomy for Sculptors https://anatomy4sculptors.com/

You can use Ryan's skeleton mesh for reference, it comes with Zbrush by default. 

DustyShinigami

zetheros said:

Are you sculpting in orthographic? you can press P to switch to perspective mode. Pick up a copy of Anatomy for Sculptors https://anatomy4sculptors.com/

You can use Ryan's skeleton mesh for reference, it comes with Zbrush by default. 

Yeah, I usually work in orthographic. ^^ And yep, I have a copy of Anatomy for Sculptors; have it right next to me. I've also been using a European skull scan from the 3D Scan Store and checking that over in split screen mode. Plus, I have a model of a skull on my desk.

DustyShinigami

Progress on the secondary forms of my Witcher character. Just a bit more refinement to the traps, sternocleidomastoid, and ears.

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Current progress replicating a 3D Scan Store head scan:

DustyShinigami

Progress with the scanned head. This is probably where I'll leave this one.


The next one I aim to push further and add more secondary forms.

Also, current progress with Witcher character. Changed a lot thanks to some helpful feedback and emphasised a lot of the forms. Also corrected the eyelids. Just need to do some refinements and re-add some creases/folds.