cyberpunk-ish character -updated

usagi · Jan 2005

i think im just about ready to start skinning this guy, all though im a little concerned that the design is too boring. the idea behind him was that he and his revolutionist friends would live in futuristic sewers. his gloves/ gauntlets or whatever have pads on the palms that are charged with electricity from his pack and allow him to cling to walls/ ceilings... somehow. This, like pretty much everything i do was originally for a multiplayer mod. they'd be one team and the other team would be mercenaries hired to hunt them and i intend to finish one of them after this guy is done.

c&c on his design or the mesh is much appreciated

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cold_electric · Jan 2005

He looks too dark on my moniter.

Gmanx · Jan 2005

His proportions are anime style right? The mesh looks clean enough, lighten your background colour. As for the design being boring......his silhouette looks interesting, and will improve further if he's dramatically posed. Also textures can do wonders for a plain mesh.

Crylar · Jan 2005

Looks very dark, but cool.

EarthQuake · Jan 2005

Dark character on a dark background = bad idea.

Daedalus · Jan 2005

just slap a texture on and it will be fine for me.
not the best silhouette around but look clean

usagi · Jan 2005

cold_electric and EarthQuake: yeah,i like the brightness turned way up on my monitor. i made the background lighter so it might be easier to see now
Gmanx: thanks, the proportions are just what i thought looked good. ill probably keep tweaking them while im texturing
Crylar: thanks man
Daedalus: sweet thats what i was hoping for

IceWolve · Jan 2005

Looks like it could be a realy cool looking model, it just needs tweaking. The face mask looks a bit small, like it wouldnt fit properly. The hands look to boxy, might want to add a lop to the top at least maybe, help round it out with 5 sides instead of the 4. Is this for anything in general?

poopinmymouth · Jan 2005

This model is looking cool, what it really needs is a more dynamic basic pose. Stand in this position, and then without shifting very far from it, stand taller, puff your chest out, lean forward a bit, and let your arms relax some. Try to copy that pose onto your mesh.

Here are two examples of a more dynamic yet still animation friendly Tpose.
http://www.bobotheseal.com/personal_work/models/brunt_model.jpg Courtesy of BoBo
http://www.poopinmymouth.com/3d/fleet.jpg my attempt to give a dynamic pose on a model.

usagi · Jan 2005

small update. i redid the backpack adn the forearms. i also took of the filters on the gasmask. ith ink it brings the focus to his visor more and gives him a bit more personality. also some tweaks here and there

thanks poop and IceWolve. ill take what you said into consideration. though im not sure about what you mean about the hands, but i think i fixed it when i redid them

usagi · Feb 2005

alright, i started on the skin. how does it look so far?

motives · Feb 2005

uhm it looks superdark.

actually i can barely make anything out except a bright highlight at the top

MoP · Feb 2005

Motives: Then I reckon your monitor needs adjusting!

This is looking pretty cool so far. Can't really crit the texture since it's still very early WIP, but I like where it's going.
Keep it up!

motives · Feb 2005

eh yea, could be in need of a new one actually

donations trough paypal is accepted aswell as visa and mastercard :P

took the pic into PS and had a look, agreeing with mop. Looks like you are off to a good start

IceWolve · Feb 2005

Im liking the skin so far. The only thing that doesnt look to good to me is that metal, looks to gritty and un polished for the rest of his texture. Keep it up though its better then what i can do.

RageUnleashed · Feb 2005

Skin looks good so far, but seriously, lighten the background color!

usagi · Feb 2005

tahnks for the replies. its coming along slowly but surely

the metal looks really gritty cause when its done it will all look gritty and dirty, im just gonna do most of the details last. this is really the second skin ive made so i was just playing around when i did the scratches and dings on the chest plate

im really happy with the dreads so far

Herr-Maestro · Feb 2005

Bob Marley Meet Robocop.... ;D The Dreadlocks are what gives it Pazas for me at least. On the boots? Are you going have a dull flat polish to them like kiwi boot leather black? Or will you be adding some flat metal buckles to them ?

Badge · Feb 2005

i really like the design of this guy. and the texture works so well with the geometry.

Herr-Maestro · Feb 2005

Yes, is this for a game port? If so any possible in game shots as of yet?

usagi · Feb 2005

hey, i think the boots are gonna be smooth-ish. probably no big buckles or anything, maybe a zipper. i want them to be fairly simple but futuristic looking. kinda like http://www.hawkprey.com/grfx_man.jpg

thanks, i realy like the dreads too. other than a very sketchy idea the head is pretty much all that i had designed. and i still havent figured out what details im gonna add to his mask

right now im making some changes with this guy, ive changed the shoulder pads adn im making the armour more purple. i think it goes well with the hues of his hair. anyway its still pretty far from finished, so no ingame shots yet

thanks badge

cyberpunk-ish character -updated

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