Jason Lavoie - Anundr

JasonLavoie

Hey all, just wanted to quickly post what I've been working on. I have been REALLY inspired by Silicon Knights "Too Human"... which is looking great.

Here is what I have so far, I wanted to try and stay with some of the style that Too Human brings. My plan is to actually give this guy some dreadlocks (tastefully) so it will really bring out the coolness.



Still have much to work on, haven't really tweaked to much of the flow yet, which I will get to once I get more of the overall design done.

Thanks in advance

andym12

Look pretty cool. I think the unarmoured arms are letting it down a little right now, it's very bottom heavy. Dreads would look great, too.

Jaco

That's looking awesome. I actually like the bottom heavy feel, I'm sure it's intentional.
More!

JasonLavoie

Thanks for the crits all

I haven't actually really done anything to the arms yet (hence the basic shoulder armor) I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do. I want to make it asymmetrical in some parts, and usually the arms are the way to go, just adding different pieces of armor.

The only thing I am worried about right now is how the normal will look on the model. If there are too many sharp edges, doesn't the normal display poorly? And would you guys recommend using mudbox to get all the nice crisp edges of the armor, or should I just stick with max and the good ol turbo smooth to get it done (for the armor)?

Thanks again all.

Jaco

The sharp edges should not be a problem. Mudbox can give some nice results for hardsurfaces, but it's not always easy. The control you get from using good ol' max is nice, but it's up to you

JasonLavoie

Here is an update... so much optimization that needs to be done

bounchfx

oh man at first glance I thought it was a chick, then i saw the sideburns.

looks great so far though besides that! keep it up!

I'm also super hyped for too human heh

Daz

The hairstyle might not be helping, but I think the very wide hips might evoke a feminine quality. This is a really aesthetically pleasing model overall though.

Smirnoffka

Wow, I thought it was a woman.

That happened last friday night too.

Long story.

*curls up in corner and sobs uncontrollably*

JasonLavoie

I'm definatly bringing in the hips a bit more... do you guys think I shoudl keep the dreadlocks going? I wanted to make him have a clean look kinda (hair wise) and not make it too messy, but if it makes him look like a girl, anything else I could change to help make him look more.. manly?

I'm sorry to hear that Smirnoffka... I was told by a friend of mine just to pick yourself up and continue on with your life, even if it hurts to walk for a week

JasonLavoie

More updates...

JasonLavoie

Finally started to get some of the details done, still so much I have to do, I'm so lost... trying to get as much out of the normal as possible, but I don't know where to go with this... so hopefully this is looking ok, if not... please do tell.

I also changed the goldish yellow, its more of a golden / bronze type colour now.

Smirnoffka

Looking super.

Only 2 things that stand out to me.

1) I expect you will be doing something with that face and hair, at the moment it looks like plastic.

2) you need to push the red further. Everying has a similar tone, which almost makes it look boring, and the eyes just sort of wash over it. Bring out the colours more and you will have a winner. Looking super though.

Oh and about that woman... uh... man. Yeah, I got myself checked and its all good. Now let us never speak of it again.

The crabs are gone too.

JasonLavoie

Hopefully this is going in the right direction.

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Joao Sapiro

i think it looks cool , thou he isnt able to move his legs with that armour , i qould still work more on the face , keep it up

JasonLavoie

could you give me some pointers on the face johny, is there any different techniques i should use because a normal is being projected on the model.

almighty_gir

the beard (untextured) reminds me of Wharf.

i expect you to finish the nastiest of clingons.

JasonLavoie

Bah... I'm slowly but surely getting bored of this guy... its been fun, but I need something new. I wanna get the weapon done, and I've rigged up a quick pose, but besides that, I "think" I'm done... but obviously it isn't truly done.

I wanna either work on a low poly model to help with some texturing practice, or make another next gen model (inspired by Blacksite: Area 51... check the demo out, its mmm mmm good).


http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9011/anundr8qp2.jpg

I feel like I'm kinda in a rut right now with modeling Halo 3 isn't helping either... ha ha

Brenden Frank

Man why didnt you show me this? great improvement since I last saw him.

Zephir62

His back looks boring.. its begging for attention.