Polycount - Generals - [malcolm]

malcolm

I'm not too skilled when it comes to concept art so I've used a photo to help fill in the gaps and painted over top to speed up the process. I haven't really decided on the weapon yet but I'm thinking some sort of pistol.

Resin

Nice concept there. Like it alot. But I personally think it would be a good idea to perhaps add some futuristic stuff in there.. gadgets or what have you. This is the future remember She just seems very much like a solder from nowadays

malcolm

Roger that, I'm still trying to think of what I can add to make her more from the future. Looking through doom and aliens, the only thing that makes the marines from the future is their amour. So yeah, maybe future boots?

Wells

I say keep her as is, and just give her some sort of enormous gun, something that takes both hands and a hip-brace.

malcolm

Hopefully this new lady looks more like she is from the future.

Weiser_Cain

I like brunettes more, and the bladerunner makeup, costume is a step forward for me though.

malcolm

Small update and now I'm ready to start modeling.

HandSandwich

Is that Belladonna of the future? Looks great, cant wait for the model.

malcolm

Har! Yep that's her, you have a keen eye for the p0rn.

malcolm

I worked on the model yesterday and today. I'll start the uv map on Monday night.

MoP

Looks pretty good, I like the body and accessories, however I think you could optimise the face a bit more (your edge flow is kinda weird), to save some tris that might be better used elsewhere, and also smooth out the shapes. Her nose is looking pretty blocky for example. Ears also look like they could use some love. Take another quick run across the mesh and really push the quality levels there before you start UV'ing!
Keep it up, you're further ahead than most

malcolm

Thanks for the crit dude. Do you mean the nose is too low poly or just shaped square, the ref I used has a fairly square nose to start off with which I quite like.

MoP

Well it might just be the un-lit render, but it looks like those polys across the front of the nose are in a perfectly straight line - if you look at them from a top view, there should be more of a curve there I think.

malcolm

I couldn't wait so I thought I'd crank these uv's out tonight. Got the mapping finished but I haven't packed them yet. This new unfold uv's tool in Maya7 certainly makes the process painless.

malcolm

Had a bit of time tonight to pack the uv's.

malcolm

After my last post I realized I forgot about the right arm so I had to make some space for it to not be mirrored. I fixed some of the texel density on the back of the neck and the other areas as well. Also fixed up the face a bit as Mop suggested. I layed out the base texture last night so hopefully I can spend a whole day on the weekend with textures and shaders.