Dominance War II: Dentysta

Dentysta

I am a brand new member here. I am also quite new to modeling and game-art. I would like to join competition and help polycount win this war
I usually use traditional techniques - modeling + diffuse. But this time maybe I'll try to learn something new.
Probbably there won't be any concept posted here. I keep it in the back of my head. I would like to show, what I am going to model, but I am a horrible painter
I started modeling the head. It is a kind of mutant, an Extractor.

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FINAL

Shady-D

Good or bad painter..
I think you'll need SOMETHING though.. seeing as it was a requirement or somefhing

Dentysta

I thought that it is not a necessary element of an entrance. Just optionally. But if everyone thinks the same, I can try to draw a kind of a concept.

almighty_gir

i'm not the best of sketch artists, but i think most people have the right idea. a strong concept will help your entry by showing how you can stick to it. it'll also help mold your ideas into something cohesive, rather than have a random mesh...

Good luck though man =] and Welcome!

Dentysta

I tried to draw some lines today, but I just ensured myself, that painting is not my advantage Afer finishing I didn't recognize that blob on the screen, so I continued modeling. Below - a quick view of a WIP.


EDIT:
Here is a rough concept of a character and a simple final pose idea. Since I am a dental practitioner, my character is also going to be an Extractor, so a huge forceps will be necessary

Dentysta

Today's update. I am getting close to the poly limit. I think I'll check the model looking for triagles to remove. Any suggestions?

Dentysta

It looks like I am a spammer Third post in a row, that doesn't look good. I've reached the poly limit - 5950tris. Low poly mesh is almost done. Preview visible below. I've changed a concept a little bit - forceps out, two blades in. If You have any suggestions, please post here. I will appreciate any kind of help.

Dentysta

I think the LP model is already done and reafy to add some detail. Whole model is about 5,7k tris.

Japhir

really cool stuff! i think you could do something better with the trasition between the head and the horns, or maybe make the normal map deal with that. (they just seem different objects, added to him)

rollin

? haven´t seen this.. ?

this one has some cool idears in it but i would push the head and the boots more and not sure about the perspective.. but hee seems to have some wired ass

ps: do NOT render a 3/4 in orto..

like the weapons..
and this thread realy needs some more comments !

keep on!

Jaco

His body is too straight and flat, put some curve into his spine!

Dentysta

For the first time I played with normal maps. I don't want normal maps overwhelm my model. I want it to be subtle.
Presently I am working on the textures.

hawken

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al your kebabs are belong to us!

Dentysta

Today's update - a short preview of a texture.

Dentysta

Closer and closer to the final. Texture is almost done. I added spec map for metal elements.
Character is rigged and now I am thinking about a final pose. Below - a first try.

Japhir

really cool! i would certainly add more scratches and grunge to the metal parts, and make it "fit" better with the dark red of the character, i'd also experiment some more with the skin colour. I really like the blades!
keep it up!

Dentysta

I think I am ready for war. Currently I am preparing images for my entry.You can see a small preview below.

Jaco

Good job, I'd recommend spending the time you have left on polishing the textures though, they could use some. The skin is looking a bit too plain and uninteresting and the metal bits a bit plain as well.
Congratulation on finishing though!