she really does look like general corum's lady friend. great details on the armor, i'm tempted to say she is lacking on the "evil" factor, but this is only ortho. GOGOGO vahl!
Snowfly : I'll try to stay away from rawkstar's awesome general, but thanks for the comparison, I'm really flattered
Spacemonkey : thanks man, I'll do my best
Ramucho : hehe, post yours dammit!!!
Adam : dammit dirty canadian...yah I'll try to finish...seems to be the crunch all over the place, like everyone is trying to finish their games at the same time (or like everyone is fucking late )
I'll try to make the evil side more obvious, also to break the symmetry, I just wanted to have a more or less solid base to start working on...
She's just too fucking cool, I'm just sittin here imagining that concept realised in a million polymesh and textured... :O
This is definately on my "STALK" list.
vahl! really looking forward to your entry this year man, this should be awesome.
while i'd give my token exhortation to thumbnail and take your time considering different ideas, you seem far enough along on a strong concept that i don't think it's quite necessary. lots of groovy little details that i know you'll realize beautifully with a normal map... your big work at this point will be nailing down certain details, refining, and giving her the extra kick she needs to go from good to great. probably some more work on the head/headgear/face area, most likely. she needs a really evil but seductive face if you ask me (and you did, in a pm, remember? ok, so maybe not). anyhow, keep up the progress updates!
Gauss : thanks for the comment, and I totally agree, she has to look evil but still seductive, that's definitely a must have. And I still have a LOT of work on that area, I was thinking about making her armor more like a bone structure/mutation, which is a big bump on the evil factor.
I'm quite bad at defining shapes in 2D tho, so of course, everything will be way more defined and balanced while modeling I'll probably change a lot of things until the end, plus, this year, I decided to have as much fun as I can, and more than that, I want to push the limits of what I can do.
That said general gauss, any advice, idea and suggestion will be greatly appreciated and taken in account (and this is valid for anyone willing to share it ).
and for the weapons, she'll have two swords/whips, ivy like, just because I like them
Updated the top concept again, with a better head this time, I also started a new direction, just to try new things, make the character more alien while keeping the abctract lines
I don't know yet which direction is the best, any input will be greatly appreciated
Nice... I'm a big fan of the silhoutte in the second pic(lots of variation) but I really like the familiar forms in the first. Either way you go should be awesome.. maybe a combination of the two?
ye vahl that first drawing looks very cool ,i love ur design style
maybe u'r getting a little too busy on the torso.. keep ur bigger shapes solid, push your silhouette, and i think you're through.
and here comes an interval where i decided to just paint over it some ideas.. and got carried away.
waddya think?
The second concept seems to have something going for it. It's more original than the first one and it has a great shape. I think you should push that idea a little further and see where it takes you. Though I'd be happy to see you stick to either of the two.
Shotgun : thanks for the paintover, it helped me to put the colored areas on the update, also tried to put some of your suggestions in, although I want her to feel quite agile still, as her weapons will be two sword/whips (think ivy from soulcalibur) so the changes are a tad more discrete than the ones you suggested.
The_bird : yah I tried to do that too in the last updae, especially on the helmet, I'm thinking of adding something close to the alien's spine on her back too, just to make her more interesting from the side
caseyjones, dfacto : thanks I'm definitely gonna work that alien thing more tomorrow wether I model it or not for the contest, I think it's an interesting alternative, and I don't want to miss something by not pushing it further. In any case the one that won't be picked will be my next project
in my mind there's no comparison--alien direction is unfocused and largely uninteresting, while the female already looks ready to model with very well balanced detailing. gogogo!
The chick at the top of the page is definetely killer, alot of interesting shapes and I'm sure you will pull out more of the love from the concept. Soo wanting to see more of what your going to do, now i have to sit back and wait:(
clee101 : it's mud actually, but yah, the sculpting route is much easier for me as I can experiment stuff and correct it really quickly
cheapy and xaltar : I certainely got unconciously inpired by quake 3, plyed it so much and slash was my character...there must be something there
spacemonkey : thanks man, it's really hard these days, all my energy goes into work and I only feel like playing and watching tv when I get back home, but I'm feeling better since I started sculpting
Update on the head, I'll call it done for now, I'll probably come back to the neck bits to blend them more with the armor style, I'll see, starting the body tomorrow.
Hey Vahl, the sculpting route like you said mean that you already finished building your base model and unwrapped it? Or did you skip it and moved onto Mudbox and build as you go? Looking great so far.
I like it all 'cept the shape of her bottom half. I picture the armour to be very sleek... and if her body was too, yowza. Right now its a bit bulky in the hip and calf area. The design on the armour itself is awesome.
Instead of the bulkiness I'm thinking a shape more like seven-of-nine would really help this character out:
I do agree, the head is looking great, but the body seems to look alot different than what you have on your concept. The bulkiness is what stands out the most. Anyway, great sculpting!
I'm going to redo the hed tomorrow evening (monday) see what I can do because it doesn't fit at all anymore, I'll keep the shape though, then shoulderpad weapons and texture omg I actually *MAY* make it in time OMG I'm gonna finish something personnal in less than a year!!!
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Yes you will or Frenchie's gonna catch a whoopin' real bad!
Feck now I gotta put modifications...
Good luck btw
Snowfly : I'll try to stay away from rawkstar's awesome general, but thanks for the comparison, I'm really flattered
Spacemonkey : thanks man, I'll do my best
Ramucho : hehe, post yours dammit!!!
Adam : dammit dirty canadian...yah I'll try to finish...seems to be the crunch all over the place, like everyone is trying to finish their games at the same time (or like everyone is fucking late
I'll try to make the evil side more obvious, also to break the symmetry, I just wanted to have a more or less solid base to start working on...
This is definately on my "STALK" list.
while i'd give my token exhortation to thumbnail and take your time considering different ideas, you seem far enough along on a strong concept that i don't think it's quite necessary. lots of groovy little details that i know you'll realize beautifully with a normal map... your big work at this point will be nailing down certain details, refining, and giving her the extra kick she needs to go from good to great. probably some more work on the head/headgear/face area, most likely. she needs a really evil but seductive face if you ask me (and you did, in a pm, remember? ok, so maybe not). anyhow, keep up the progress updates!
I'm glad you guys like her too
Gauss : thanks for the comment, and I totally agree, she has to look evil but still seductive, that's definitely a must have. And I still have a LOT of work on that area, I was thinking about making her armor more like a bone structure/mutation, which is a big bump on the evil factor.
I'm quite bad at defining shapes in 2D tho, so of course, everything will be way more defined and balanced while modeling I'll probably change a lot of things until the end, plus, this year, I decided to have as much fun as I can, and more than that, I want to push the limits of what I can do.
That said general gauss, any advice, idea and suggestion will be greatly appreciated and taken in account (and this is valid for anyone willing to share it
and for the weapons, she'll have two swords/whips, ivy like, just because I like them
better make two just in case, you have a lot of slack to catch up for..
its really cool, if a bit abstract, asymmetry her up a bit i dunno, kind of reminds me of paul richards' fantasy concepts.
Edit: Oh, and happy bday
thanks a lot, for the comments and the b-day
I totally agree about the symmetry, the updated concept has that fixed, I think
I also made the whole armor less busy, thus easier to read, the main shapes are still there though
I don't know yet which direction is the best, any input will be greatly appreciated
maybe u'r getting a little too busy on the torso.. keep ur bigger shapes solid, push your silhouette, and i think you're through.
and here comes an interval where i decided to just paint over it some ideas.. and got carried away.
waddya think?
-caseyjones
Keep at it, I wanna see where this goes.
Shotgun : thanks for the paintover, it helped me to put the colored areas on the update, also tried to put some of your suggestions in, although I want her to feel quite agile still, as her weapons will be two sword/whips (think ivy from soulcalibur) so the changes are a tad more discrete than the ones you suggested.
The_bird : yah I tried to do that too in the last updae, especially on the helmet, I'm thinking of adding something close to the alien's spine on her back too, just to make her more interesting from the side
caseyjones, dfacto : thanks
ivy ftw
now I'll spend more time on the second alternative (the alien thingie at the top)and then choose which one I want for the contest
And yes I le noticed it!
Spark
started doodlin' something, about an hour...
cheapy and xaltar : I certainely got unconciously inpired by quake 3, plyed it so much
spacemonkey : thanks man, it's really hard these days, all my energy goes into work and I only feel like playing and watching tv when I get back home, but I'm feeling better since I started sculpting
Update on the head, I'll call it done for now, I'll probably come back to the neck bits to blend them more with the armor style, I'll see, starting the body tomorrow.
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Looking sexy, keep it up!
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I agree with You !!! Her lips they are so soft - just to kiss !
Vahl , finish her , please.
some progress on the belt
-caseyjones
The Slap was here! CGCHAT FTW!
Gauss : thanks man...it's quite hard for me to keep going these days, work drains my energy...
wizo : thanks
I managed to get some motivation back friday night, so I started the body, still obviously pretty wip and sill symmetrical (not for long, though!
I'll certainely tweak the proportions at one point to make everything a tad bulkier...or not
I may have to tweak the head at little though...I'm trying to merge the alien idea while keeping the balance the original concept had.
Instead of the bulkiness I'm thinking a shape more like seven-of-nine would really help this character out:
Ignore the boobs
I'm going to redo the hed tomorrow evening (monday) see what I can do because it doesn't fit at all anymore, I'll keep the shape though, then shoulderpad weapons and texture