WIP - normal mapped character - beat them all

kakikukeko

Hi everyone, here is what I' m working on , for an australian contest.. the finished thing will be a 6k normal mapped character..
I decided to go for a fantasy "Thai" fighter..

anyway, here is where I am so far..

http://kakikukeko.free.fr/sumea/latest.jpg
http://kakikukeko.free.fr/sumea/head.jpg
http://kakikukeko.free.fr/sumea/belt.jpg

here is the original concept

C&C welcome

conte

Hey, that's cool!=) i like he's belt!

JKMakowka

I think his neck a a little bit to short, but otherwise it looks really good.

Joseph Silverman

I'm not sure about the mouth, it doesn't look like the lips curve inwards properly. Looks grea overall.

kakikukeko

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I'm not sure about the mouth, it doesn't look like the lips curve inwards properly.

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yeah I'm aware of it... I want to try if it's possible to correct it in Zbrush.. otherwise, I'll change it

thx JKMakowka for the comment, I reduced the size of the muscle of the neck, I think the neck seems higher that way..
cause I think the head is high enough.. but I may be wrong ^^ I'll see later..

thx Askhat, glad you like the belt


I spent few hours today to find the way to normal map on a plane..
http://kakikukeko.free.fr/sumea/test_normal%20map.jpg

and finally finished the torso (the armour on the hands excepted )
http://kakikukeko.free.fr/sumea/buste.jpg

CheeseOnToast

Nice...how'd you get rid of the excess space on the low-poly for stuff like the bag strap? Just with alpha?

kakikukeko

thanks Cheese, yeah just with an alpha..

finally, I changed my method, I decided to finalize the low poly version first..
5670 tri without the hair... I guess I'll have to light up a little bit on some parts to fit the 6k polycount..

Squirmy

the shorts look like he steped into a swiming pool a the air is making them baloon up and out. make it look more like cloth sagging down.

kakikukeko

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the shorts look like he steped into a swiming pool a the air is making them baloon up and out.

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I understand you may see it like that so far.. as there is no folds yet..

I finally completed the mesh, hair and teeth.. 5996 tri yoohoo :P
unwrap is done too..



I' m wondering now if I should start by the diffuse texture and use it for Zbrushing, or the opposite...

tremulant

Im not sure what this project is being used for, but you may want to stitch some of thoes chunks together, because normal maps are picky. Its best to have very very few seams.


like this...

http://poopinmymouth.com/3d/skater_tex.jpg

Oddmind

Dont forget the headpiece and shoulder piece.

conte

nice. but... are u doing normal maps from middle poly stuff?

EarthQuake

Holy crap someone is using lightwave, WHY DEAR GOD WHY ARENT YOU USING MODO?

kakikukeko

Askat: I import the medium rez in Zbrush and add details in it..

Earthquake: because I don't have it .. enough?

here is an early test of the full body normal mapped..
I just worked on the skin parts.. the rest is just subdivided mesh without work...

Joseph Silverman

Starting to look pretty good. Face seems to have picked up a lot of age in the ZB phase, though. I'd consider trying to keep him looking a bit more youthful.

CMB

http://tpg.team.deroy.free.fr/Images/accueil/VieuxBoxeur.jpg
Real thai fighters gloves

kakikukeko

I agree with you Suprore, that's the difficulty of Zbrush I think I think so attempting to add a lot of detail , a crease here, some bumps there .. I'll smooth the face a little bit at the end.. still need to fix some stuffs anyway.. thx for the crit..

thx for the ref CMB, I had some refs like this too (and even in color http://www.krumuaythai.net/assets/pictures/Mai_Muay_Thai/Muay_Thai_10.jpg, but as I said briefly, I' m going for something more fantasy than real.. I 'm just looking for a global thai feeling of the character.. because that's the fighting style I want him to have.. (kindof).. but want to have fun to create something.. not just copy a real stuff
I'll give the full background story of the charater at the end

little update;
finally finished the belt..

will redo the trousers , I was trying different kind of folds..