Character I'm working on to go with my avatar character (I have more of him to that I have to rework for later). Not really game polycounts though, more for just my own practice and personal use.
sorry for the large image but i don't have time to resize it right now. below is a cavern level i am working on for the illusion of destiny game project.
Jarrod1937: That environment doesnt really read at all. While I understand it to be a cave scene with a bridge, it looks like a wet blob of green and gray. Try to kill all the harsh edges, get some proper lighting and build a clear path that the player travels on.
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Jarrod1937: That environment doesnt really read at all. While I understand it to be a cave scene with a bridge, it looks like a wet blob of green and gray. Try to kill all the harsh edges, get some proper lighting and build a clear path that the player travels on.
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to me though, while i understand what you're saying, i think will make the environment look too manufactured. to me a natural cave should have hard edges in some areas and should not have a clear path for the player, however when you're walking around the level is it obvious where you are and where you need to go. however i am going to tone down the specular highlights since i went crazy and turned them all up pretty high on a lot of the materials, this should increase the contrast between the different materials a bit more.
although your critism is very welcome, if you give me a good reason for soemthing, i'll do it, it would be stupid not to.
edit: btw, very nice, but very clean, flash light, is that rendering in a game engine or just in max/maya?
lol edit2: what do you suggest i do for the lighting? keep in mind in that section of the cave there is a hole/skylight which is where some fo the blue lighting is coming from. i have yet to become very good at scene lighting, which makes me sad because lighting is veyr important, so any suggestions you may have would be nice.
I think what cholden was getting at is, if people normally walk to this bridge, there would be a path worn into the earth. Your current doesn't doesn't present a path like this.
I also agree with the hard edges statement. The rocks almost look like XMas trees.
I like the scene overall, I just think Cholden made some good points (besides, it's what he does I believe )
how would i create the illusion of a worn path using a tileing texture on a mesh with no multi-texture blending support in the engine yet? i may do that tonight.
and what do you suggest i do with the stalagmites? just take the top vert and move in down to sort of dull the top edges/points?
I wasn't aware of the limitations in your engine. If it will have multi-textural blending later, then I'd just wait on the path. It would just improve the scene.
I would round out the stalagmite more. On the tips and the sides. Not sure where your poly limitations are though.
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how would i create the illusion of a worn path using a tileing texture on a mesh with no multi-texture blending support in the engine yet?
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A decal layer over the top with a directionally tiling image for the path (tiles top>bottom with edges fading out to 'rock').
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..i may do that tonight.
and what do you suggest i do with the stalagmites? just take the top vert and move in down to sort of dull the top edges/points?
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If you have an extra row of verts near the point then yes, just move the top vert down and soften it...
I dig it black thief, the suspenders seem a little wonky though. They look like they're very loose on his body.
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thanks, guess I know what you mean regarding the suspenders.
I played around with it for a while but somehow I couldn't get it to look right.
anyway here's a little update - head is done + a little texture work. ~1600 tris ATM, aiming for 2000 including gun and ammo-pouches.
guess I have to scale down the head a bit, looks too big on the screenshot.
exture looks great, especially the pants!
Blah, 4 hours and this is all I have to show. Made for a learning experiment with normal maps and all the rest. I want to develop a streamline process.
been faffing about with this fella for some time, head started off as a generic mesh I'd made and added the body- I was gonna enter the SF2 remake contest but the project I was working on at work finished and I had time away with the family.
My Art Director, Ian Bowden, did this concept of the Character
Though I'd pimp it so far as a means of self motivation
Looks a bit like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break, a few similarities, looks nice anyway.
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
Just showing what I've got so far for the CGChat comp(which is a great start for Joe!):
WIP
The Highwayman was born Doran Kegan in 17th-century London. Growing up on the streets as an orphan, he learned that stealing was the best way for a lad to make money, and by his twenties he had enough money to pursue his childhood love. They were soon married, but Doran felt that his wife deserved more than he had, so he began robbing again, though she was adamant that he stop.
One night Doran returned to the inn they were staying at to find his wife gagged and bound. Rushing to her aid he was caught by surprise from the local watchmen who had set this trap for him. They at first tried to subdue him to capture him, but when he drew his blade they fought to the death. Several wounded him with their pistols, and he drew his pistols to fight, as well. Finally, all the watchmen were dead save one that was badly wounded.
Doran turned to get his wife and leave before more men arrived, but stopped suddenly. His wife lay dying, a bullet wound to her chest.
What have I done?! he cried. His wife blinked the tears out of her eyes, her face filled with sorrow. She moved no more.
In his rage he made an oath that he would only use his hands to rob the life of others, since his wifes had been robbed from him.
He swung around and began to throttle the last watchman that lay helpless on the ground. When his fingers touched the mans flesh it began to crinkle away like burnt parchment. The watchman wailed in terror and agony as his flesh rotted from the touch of The Highwayman, and he was soon consumed by this rotting.
Doran felt exhilarated, and found that his wounds had been healed
The Highwayman lives on in the 21st-century, robbing the life from those he deems wicked and thus renewing his own body. Does he do this to bring vigilante justice, or to avoid his own death and the judgment that it will bring? Many believe he wears his mask in shame of what he is doing, for he rarely removes it.
Crits are very welcome! I just roughed him out today, let me know if you guys have any ideas for specific changes or anything that could be cool. Thanks!
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Looks a bit like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break, a few similarities, looks nice anyway.
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
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where do you live? i live in centerville, its near dayton and about an hour away from cincinatti.
Yeah, supposdely Vikings didn't really have horns on their helmets. Don't tell Minnesota. Your textures also seem a bit soft, not sure what size you're working at but they seem like they could use a bit more definition and edge to them. I like the sheild design and the axe a bunch.
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Looks a bit like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break, a few similarities, looks nice anyway.
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
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where do you live? i live in centerville, its near dayton and about an hour away from cincinatti.
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I live in the exact opposite side of Ohio, I live in akron, about an hour away from cleveland.
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WIP of my viking. Ive been advised to remove the horns and I will soon but for now I think they make him look hardcore.
[/ QUOTE ]And they make him look like a Viking, regardless of historical accuracy. A bullet helm with horns can and will be instantly read as representing a Nordic warrior, which allows you to stylise where you like in other areas.
Besides if you want absolute historical accuracy then the axe is a far bigger issue.
To give you a sense of scale, that 6 spoked cog near the middle, the player currently starts out in the center of that, and could probably have 3 or 4 other players comfortably standing around him on the central part of that cog.
A good friend of mine recently got himself a badass keyboard, the Roland Fantom-X8, and is currently working on background music for the level. Stopped by his place to take a listen and I'm already digging where he's going with it.
kakikukeko: I think the curve of the back looks excellent from the images provided. Might have something to do with the curve of his chest compared to his back? as it looks fairly straight on the front view.. hard to tell though. What do I know though anyway :P Excellent work!
Tulk, yup, having it all moving is the plan. Going to add some more gears and whatnot to the level as I find ones that look interesting. Currently got it set up so it *should* move, but UEd's Movers seem to be misbehaving (a few turn, some don't, and they all want to reset to original position upon collision with the player model). If I can't get them to work as Movers I may try one or two other things, but I'm not certain those other things will work in UT2k4. Worse comes to worse, I'll just have the gears stationary and the clock hands turning, but I'd hate to have to resort to that.
Nice stuff everyone:
jonnyhr: That demon dude looks nice. Nice expression on his face. And the color map looks great. Nice use of colors. I would just play some more with the cloth folding, try to define them abit more. Also play some more with the specualrity. Try to concentrate more on the hilights in your specular. to pop up some of the detailes.
killingpeople : Nice head. I like the base structure of its skull. Those creases are looking very good. Are you gonna finish it. Becouse you should. It is a nice piece.
hobodactyl : I like the silhouette of the model. It is progressing nicely. It would be even better if you could round his ass abit and remove that vertex that creates the buldge on his back. Keep it up.
SEKNeox : Nice dinosaur. I like the skin. I have nothing to critize:) Are you gonna texture him also?
Ok and here is a little something from me to fill this page:
I will pose hima and put him into enviroment.
Capture of DM-GearsofTime in it's current wip state. Got the Movers rotating the way I wanted them to (constant rotation), so now it's on to making more parts and laying out the level.
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I dig it black thief, the suspenders seem a little wonky though. They look like they're very loose on his body.
Maybe I'll make him a Nazi later...
update,
Jarrod1937: That environment doesnt really read at all. While I understand it to be a cave scene with a bridge, it looks like a wet blob of green and gray. Try to kill all the harsh edges, get some proper lighting and build a clear path that the player travels on.
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to me though, while i understand what you're saying, i think will make the environment look too manufactured. to me a natural cave should have hard edges in some areas and should not have a clear path for the player, however when you're walking around the level is it obvious where you are and where you need to go. however i am going to tone down the specular highlights since i went crazy and turned them all up pretty high on a lot of the materials, this should increase the contrast between the different materials a bit more.
although your critism is very welcome, if you give me a good reason for soemthing, i'll do it, it would be stupid not to.
edit: btw, very nice, but very clean, flash light, is that rendering in a game engine or just in max/maya?
lol edit2: what do you suggest i do for the lighting? keep in mind in that section of the cave there is a hole/skylight which is where some fo the blue lighting is coming from. i have yet to become very good at scene lighting, which makes me sad because lighting is veyr important, so any suggestions you may have would be nice.
I also agree with the hard edges statement. The rocks almost look like XMas trees.
I like the scene overall, I just think Cholden made some good points (besides, it's what he does I believe
and what do you suggest i do with the stalagmites? just take the top vert and move in down to sort of dull the top edges/points?
I would round out the stalagmite more. On the tips and the sides. Not sure where your poly limitations are though.
how would i create the illusion of a worn path using a tileing texture on a mesh with no multi-texture blending support in the engine yet?
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A decal layer over the top with a directionally tiling image for the path (tiles top>bottom with edges fading out to 'rock').
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..i may do that tonight.
and what do you suggest i do with the stalagmites? just take the top vert and move in down to sort of dull the top edges/points?
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If you have an extra row of verts near the point then yes, just move the top vert down and soften it...
I dig it black thief, the suspenders seem a little wonky though. They look like they're very loose on his body.
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thanks, guess I know what you mean regarding the suspenders.
I played around with it for a while but somehow I couldn't get it to look right.
anyway here's a little update - head is done + a little texture work. ~1600 tris ATM, aiming for 2000 including gun and ammo-pouches.
guess I have to scale down the head a bit, looks too big on the screenshot.
Blah, 4 hours and this is all I have to show. Made for a learning experiment with normal maps and all the rest. I want to develop a streamline process.
EDIT: That was a whole page without bald dudes, apparently!
"We are going to die!"
been faffing about with this fella for some time, head started off as a generic mesh I'd made and added the body- I was gonna enter the SF2 remake contest but the project I was working on at work finished and I had time away with the family.
My Art Director, Ian Bowden, did this concept of the Character
Though I'd pimp it so far as a means of self motivation
230 tris, crappy placeholder hands, also dont like the glowy tattoo things on the arms, I think ill redo the arms completely.
( photosourcing - of course )
image with more renders, viewport, etc in my folio ( to avoid posting huge ass images )
[edit] general census is that it's the guy from prison break. having never seen the show...I woulda never guessed :][/edit]
it's the prison break dude!
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
WIP
The Highwayman was born Doran Kegan in 17th-century London. Growing up on the streets as an orphan, he learned that stealing was the best way for a lad to make money, and by his twenties he had enough money to pursue his childhood love. They were soon married, but Doran felt that his wife deserved more than he had, so he began robbing again, though she was adamant that he stop.
One night Doran returned to the inn they were staying at to find his wife gagged and bound. Rushing to her aid he was caught by surprise from the local watchmen who had set this trap for him. They at first tried to subdue him to capture him, but when he drew his blade they fought to the death. Several wounded him with their pistols, and he drew his pistols to fight, as well. Finally, all the watchmen were dead save one that was badly wounded.
Doran turned to get his wife and leave before more men arrived, but stopped suddenly. His wife lay dying, a bullet wound to her chest.
What have I done?! he cried. His wife blinked the tears out of her eyes, her face filled with sorrow. She moved no more.
In his rage he made an oath that he would only use his hands to rob the life of others, since his wifes had been robbed from him.
He swung around and began to throttle the last watchman that lay helpless on the ground. When his fingers touched the mans flesh it began to crinkle away like burnt parchment. The watchman wailed in terror and agony as his flesh rotted from the touch of The Highwayman, and he was soon consumed by this rotting.
Doran felt exhilarated, and found that his wounds had been healed
The Highwayman lives on in the 21st-century, robbing the life from those he deems wicked and thus renewing his own body. Does he do this to bring vigilante justice, or to avoid his own death and the judgment that it will bring? Many believe he wears his mask in shame of what he is doing, for he rarely removes it.
Crits are very welcome! I just roughed him out today, let me know if you guys have any ideas for specific changes or anything that could be cool. Thanks!
@johny: i don't recognize him, but i like him, very nice work!
@killing people: creepy but very cool
Level for UT2k4 I'm working on for a contest. Currently just got the skybox in place. Shouldn't require anything more than just UT2k4.
something is bothering me about the curve of the back, but don't really know what .. ^^
still need to add something on the tray..
Looks a bit like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break, a few similarities, looks nice anyway.
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
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where do you live? i live in centerville, its near dayton and about an hour away from cincinatti.
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Looks a bit like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break, a few similarities, looks nice anyway.
Just so happens I have somethin to show:
Early part of an entry for a digital art contest in ohio, which is kind of funny, because graphic artists in ohio are scarce... Anyway, the theme is to express one word, I was thinking of using beginnings, humble beginnings as a tadpole
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where do you live? i live in centerville, its near dayton and about an hour away from cincinatti.
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I live in the exact opposite side of Ohio, I live in akron, about an hour away from cleveland.
'clock pieces' for the gears of time ut map.. any ideas or suggestions for cool lookin clock bits are welcome.
WIP of my viking. Ive been advised to remove the horns and I will soon but for now I think they make him look hardcore.
[/ QUOTE ]And they make him look like a Viking, regardless of historical accuracy. A bullet helm with horns can and will be instantly read as representing a Nordic warrior, which allows you to stylise where you like in other areas.
Besides if you want absolute historical accuracy then the axe is a far bigger issue.
Johny, awesome heads, man, nice level of detail.
Did a little bit more work on the Adama head last week. First pic, photoshopped the hair and eyebrows, also fixed the eyes in post.
And a female base mesh WIP. Strangely, I've never actually done a female mesh before. Figure now would be a good time to start.
To give you a sense of scale, that 6 spoked cog near the middle, the player currently starts out in the center of that, and could probably have 3 or 4 other players comfortably standing around him on the central part of that cog.
A good friend of mine recently got himself a badass keyboard, the Roland Fantom-X8, and is currently working on background music for the level. Stopped by his place to take a listen and I'm already digging where he's going with it.
You going to be having all the pieces moving (Like cogs rotating)?
My first normal mapped character/creature thingy.
jonnyhr: That demon dude looks nice. Nice expression on his face. And the color map looks great. Nice use of colors. I would just play some more with the cloth folding, try to define them abit more. Also play some more with the specualrity. Try to concentrate more on the hilights in your specular. to pop up some of the detailes.
killingpeople : Nice head. I like the base structure of its skull. Those creases are looking very good. Are you gonna finish it. Becouse you should. It is a nice piece.
hobodactyl : I like the silhouette of the model. It is progressing nicely. It would be even better if you could round his ass abit and remove that vertex that creates the buldge on his back. Keep it up.
SEKNeox : Nice dinosaur. I like the skin. I have nothing to critize:) Are you gonna texture him also?
Ok and here is a little something from me to fill this page:
I will pose hima and put him into enviroment.
http://studioflaagan.com/images/3d/gearsoftime/gearsoftime_wip1.mov