Barbarian ( currently sculpting )

Blue

I've never really posted here before, but I've been lurking for a while. Howdy folks.

I'm working on a model of an old-school barbarian/gladiator character. Think Barsoom / MoTU / Conan. I haven't finished concepting him, but this art will give you the right idea:


Here's the base mesh + UV map. Accessories will cover the seams in the hip area, but the seams on his back seem like they could be trouble.




More soon.

aesir

His torso is longer than his legs. It should be the other way around.

Dont subdivide a low poly model like that. It looks terrible.

His eyes are too big.

Your UV map is going to be FILLED with distortion. Apply a checker material to the model and fix the distortion.

cholden

What they said
http://www.t-nation.com/tmagnum/powerfulImages.jsp

Blue

To clarify, this is a base mesh to be used for sculpting, not a low detail model for real-time use.

cholden- creepy! Nice reference.
aesir- thanks for the critique of the proportions. I made the alterations you suggested. The eyelids may still need to be more defined in the base mesh, but other than that the face sculpts OK in tests.




Here he is with a test pattern on him. Because this is for sculpting I prioritized aligning the UV's with the texels, rather than minimizing distortion. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here?



Here's a quick doodle with some accessories.

Heart Murmer

Proportions still seem off, he looks like Yoda.

Here's a paint over.

Blue

Thanks for the paintover, Heart murmer. I really don't want to be one of those people who ignore good advice, so I've tried to address the overlarge arms, low armpits, and head size. That said I don't yet have a very well-honed sense of proportion (this is actually my first full human model) and to me he still looks odd in various ways. His neck in particular seems off.

I've started in on the sculpting- I'm trying not to rush into detail like a noob. I have a bad habit of getting lost in fiddly details, which is something I really need to address because I plan to do this professionally.

Basic muscles are in place, upper body is fairly unrefined at this point. I haven't touched the head yet. Accessories are extremely rough.

conte

torso too wide, legs are really small.
Accessories could be more original, for sure.

rooster

legs definately too short, keep it up tho!

Martin Henriksson

quite a package he got there

Silva_Spoon

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LoL I was thinking the same thing!

Renaud Galand

yeah the guy seems pretty "happy" on the last shots

Good progress !

breakneck

thats all i'm seeing is the package. . .theres a model attached to it?? didn't notice

NightFox

It's like he's got a sock , with a flashlight and a boa constrictor all stuffed in there. Or it could be his ePeen has reached Gladiator status and it shows.

Good job on the anatomy update!

pliang

Might wanna get some phallic references and maybe some male underwear campaign images to see how a package would show behind a thin layer of cloth.

Its not a bad mesh though.

snake85027

On the nose inbetween the eyebrows there needs to be a dent in there, looks wierd right now, check out your sideview and you will see that the nose is all straight.

notman

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yeah the guy seems pretty "happy" on the last shots

Good progress !

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Wouldn't you be, if you had a need for that giant cockpod?

He's definitely too happy looking right now, and seems sort of soft right now, for a barbarian

Blue

God, I'm so sick of the useless namby-pamby positive feedback on other forums. This is so refreshing.

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Might wanna get some phallic references and maybe some male underwear campaign images to see how a package would show behind a thin layer of cloth.


[/ QUOTE ]I'd really rather not... but I'll take one for the team. You know, given all the attention his genitals are drawing I'm amazed no one pointed out that his pants are missing in one of the renders.

Thanks for the crits, all. I'll definitely tweak his leg length and chest/shoulder width. And I'll keep your suggestions about his face in mind when I begin sculpting it. More soon...

_Eclipse_

yup, legs too short for me too.
Btw very nice improvements, keep working good

Rayne13

Very nice. I'm having an issue with his face. it looks waxy, especially around the mouth area. Take a look at some anatomy books and facial modeling.

Blue

Rayne13- sorry, I probably should have been clearer. The head in the previous post was base mesh only, no sculpting yet.

Quick update- here's the first pass on the head. The rest of the body has been minimally altered (mostly proportion tweaks) but nothing deserving of a full update yet.



P.S.- This is the first time I've sculpted ears instead of modeling them. What's the general consensus on putting them in the mesh vs. displacement map?

bugo

You should take careful of your ears, or it wont appear very good, also at below of them, make it more strenght.

Wells

ears need triangles. you wouldn't make the nose rely solely on displacement maps would you?

looks like your ears are sunken into your head a bit much, at least in back.

artstream

Definitely like the revamped head. He doesn't look like those crash test dummies anymore. :-) Keep it up.