Character: WWI Soldier

Parnell

Yep found this guy lying around in a directory and realized I never finished it:(
Time to get crackin! Textures are soooo WIP.






peace
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Jaco

Looking awesome! The thumb looks a bit too long and needs to be pulled forward a bit I think. I also think it would look more natural if the feet were pointing outward a bit.

StefanH

very nice! agreed about the thumb but it's barely noticeable, just a little bit shorter. I love to face.
The collar looks a bit simplified. there could be more volume to it. Some painted shadows should do it though.

Pavel

Great....just great!

Parnell

Thanks guys! I'll take a look at the hands and the feet too!
He'll be wearing gloves too.
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Spark

Looking cool modeling_man, kinda makes me want to do a military guy, as I don't think I have ever created a ww2 character ( something that is usually done in ones career:)
Maybe add a little bulk to the upper shoulder area, as the arms feel thin to me.

Spark

Parnell

Ya. WWI is pretty cool...all the trench warfare and grit.
This is really more of a warm up before I get back into my GI Joe's:)

Spark: I'll definitely take a look at his arms, I was noticing the same thing.

los

great pant folds looks solid

Jesse Moody

Oh very nice work here. Can't wait to see him finished. Pose him in a nice barbed wire lined trench or something.

jaalto

This is very nice piece, I like a lot .

I found that kind of gas mask (with a different color) yesterday from my dead grandfather's garret and I can say you've modeled it correctly

Por@szek

Very sweet work. I love his face, and helmet looks pretty nice too. This brown pockets on his belt, its the texture so low res or its scaled down uv? 'cos its the only thing that take my attention.
Great modelling, keep it up

Parnell

The pouches on his belt are just totally crappy place holder textures:)

Wells

Dude, where the hell do you find the time?

is looking good

Parnell

Easy 10pm the wife goes to bed.
Work starts at 10am...that's 12 hours of time i can be working:)
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HonkyPunch

Wait...
Are there any good WWI shooters out?
I don't recall ever playing one...
hmm..

Uly

There was one set in an alternate present in which WWII *was* WWI... Can't remember the name though. Red something?

indian_boy

i think there was one called Iron Storm in which WWI never really ended.... or was that WWII that never really ended?

Ozymandias

Iron Storm was WW1, awesome game too...but to get more on topic, fantastic work, the folds really look fantastic.

Daz

Sweet work modeling_man. There is a squareness to the cross section of the helmet that Im not sure is accurate, and I'd be inclined to agree that the arms feel a tad thin considering those bulky tunics. I'd also agree that turning the feet out just slightly would make it a tad more aesthetically pleasing. Lots of character in the face, great model.

Parnell

Thanks guys!
This weekend I'm going to make all those changes mentioned above.

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indian_boy

oh fudgestick! i forgot to say [in my excitement to mention iron storm]: the 'overcoat' seems to look a bit strange at the bottom of it. I can't really express this too well, but the shading looks a bit wonky?

and [obviously its a WIP but:] don't forget to make nice wrinkles where the straps go over the cloth. Oh, and add some damage to the helmet or gas mask? he can't be using brand new equipment right?

Ruz

looking really nice so far

Parnell

Updates:
Beefed up the arms
Turned out the feet a bit
Lots of tiny texture stuff.




Now I remember why I stopped this project...it was seriously rushed when I started it, and quality reference was a pain in the ass to find! If anyone can find me info on WWI Flamethrowers, specifically the back and how they were worn please send me a PM.

Thanks!
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Nostradamus

this might help?
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=95312

redmond_david

Also, there's a movie, not too old, called "The Lost Battalion", they have a few german sappers in there.

Parnell

Thanks Nostradamus!
Some great reference in that link...so good I have to rework the gas tank!
I'll track down that movie too;)
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NOTE: On further examination these are images from WWII, of Japanese flame throwers...while good reference I think the flamethrowers of WWI were different.

Parnell

With a little bit more work I figured out what the german word for Flamethrower (flammenwerfer) was and found this gem:


victory!
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EarthQuake

Your texture has a lot of high freq. detail(noisy cloth paterns and such) and low freq. detail(base colors) but nothing inbetween, if you're looking at this guy at any normal distance that you'de see him in a game he's going to look very cartoony, because thats all you're see is the base colors. So i'de work a lot more on the readability of the materials, dont concentrate on making super fine details, but details you'll actually see.

theres tons of cool color ww1 photos here: http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/
but i wouldnt recomend trying to match these exactly, as some of the material variation can be very boring(even tho it looks cool in these photos) but exagerating and adding much more detail, wear, dirt, etc to your textures.