BoBo - WIP + Website update

BoBo_the_seal

Hey guys I have updated my website and put up a few new contract pieces.

The first group is for Brom's The Plucker DS Demo from NightLight Studios:



The next set is from Depths of Peril by Soldak Entertainment:





I'm also in the process of finishing several characters I've started. I'm going to use this thread as a WIP thread and post my progress as I go:










and for the GameArtisans contest:


So there is my current goal. Wish me luck!

- BoBo

Slum

Damn, that's some fine work. The texturing of the Plucker is awesome. The face actually looks very Brom. Nice!

You must finish that turtle, and the dwarf. They are some of my favorite game-type art I've seen in a long time.

aesir

The Plucker!! I didnt know that was getting turned into a game. I liked the aesthetics of the book so I'll have to pick the game up for sure! Your model is fantastic, but it sure seems a bit too high res for DS specs.

I'll look forward to your updates as they come.

Steve Schulze

DS? What the christ Bobo, what kind of voodoo are you pulling to get characters like that to appear in a DS game? Are you working with all 2d backdrops or some such?

BoBo_the_seal

Heh, I have no idea. It was what the client wanted for a Demo. I think they had plans for a PSP port so they wanted assets they could optimize on their end. I don’t know if it will make it to an actual game. I hope it does. I’m a huge Brom fan and it was a very fun contract.

Steve Schulze

I don't think you're allowed to call yourself a game artist if you're not a fan of Brom. Its lovely work, regardless of whether it'll cause the DS to melt or not.

I wonder if they're chasing a contract to do the tie in for the Plucker movie that was mentioned a while back.

shotgun

the white crab looks awesome
can we see the flat posted for that guy?

Renaud Galand

Bobo "LowPoly God" the Seal is back ! Nice to see you posting again dude. Kickass models as usual

Rens

awesome work bobo!

Joao Sapiro

fuckin ace, love your textures and models damn !

gavku

Great stuff BoBo....

StJoris

Lovely work man

MoP

Bloody awesome Bobo, great to see this!

bugo

Amazing job for DS title huh! Scorpion is absolutely beautiful painted. Bobo, one question tho, when doing a high mesh i always know where to paint at because AO or normal map help me out on this, do you make a sketch on the mesh before knowing where to paint at? For an example, a muscle...

conte

very nice!
i did wait that so long, thank you.

fogmann

Marvelous work, as usual; thanks for sharing!

And good luck

Silva_Spoon

Nice to see you posting again Bobo. I look forward to more. I know by now you have HAD to at least open up sculpting programs like mudbox and zbrush. How come you dont wip any high res work? Don't you think you should to stay relevant in these changing times of this industry? Dont get me wrong, I dont deny the skills you have on low poly with diffuse map characters and think you are on of the BEST in the industry at them. I just am curious to know when you will start putting honest effort at high to low characters?

b1ll

Well there is still a very high demand for Low poly work, especialy as a freelancer. So we still have a few good years id say aahah

and OMFG! 2 BOBO thread in a short time, I dont like this AT ALL!. You want to start finishing WIP? WHAT! im gonna have to work hard so i dont appear lazy hey?

ahah GOODWORK!. U know we should do some collab shit?

bounchfx

wow, I don't know what else to say. I remember my teacher showing us your website a couple years ago with all this great stuff, but it was never updated!

awesome as usual

BoBo_the_seal

Thanks! Turtle and Witch will be normal mapped

- BoBo

fritz

damn bobo...i'd hang your flats on my wall. that is some awesome looking work mang.

Joao Sapiro

what i love most on your work, is the subtle mix of color and texture, its not just color to create shapes, but also texture in a way thats incredible believable. Really like your stuff , would be cool if you finished that stuff;)

Hito

such great 256 texutres! What are the specs on the Plucker game? I'm guessing 256 textures but what about the polycount?

pliang

Some real diffuse colors in there...

Blaizer

Excellent stuff, your texture work is very good ^^, one of the best no doubt.

The scorpion and naga are my favs hehe, i like the monsters.

thumbs up!

happy new year

rasmus

Great stuff, man. Like how you nailed the painting style for the Brom-character, spot on. And the rest of the stuff is gorgeous as always - you're a hard guy to crit!

Joshua Stubbles

Fantastic work, Brian. Consistent and clean in every way! I'm looking forward to seeing what ya do with that beetle guy.

Josh_Singh

So hot man.
it's like an ultimate punch to the nuts.

Davision3D

I love your textures and the style of your characters.
Texture the turtle please!

clee101

Awesome works Bobo. Im always amazed how you texture your skin and muscles. Ill be studying them closely.

iatriki

beautiful little characters!

BoBo_the_seal

Thanks guys, heh check this out:

This was an odd but fun exercise!
I was looking at the Conceptart.org forums yesterday and saw the thumbnail to this tremendous art thread by Adrian Smith:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114001

I saw a different image in the thumbnail than what was his actual image so I decided to blow up the thumbnail and paint what I saw.



Here is an image showing the process I went through starting with the original thumbnail I enlarged:



- BoBo

clee101

hahaha nice! Thats very funny yet interesting. Your mind is always full of ideas Bobo.

_Eclipse_

great stuff man!
awesome texturing

Bronco

Bobo never ceases to amaze, love your texture work man.

John

adam

What's his right foot stepping on? At first I thought it was the loose end of a strap that was wrapped around his cane, but then I notice it continues on behind him as well. So then I thought perhaps it was the strap from his backpack, but the colours don't match.

Now I'm wondering if he's some kind of nutty uni-iceskater who fashions skate blades out of utility metal?

=P

Also, the angle of his right leg looks awkward to me. His knee points away from the camera but his foot looks like its comining in towards it.

Great idea to do this off a thumb, it definitely yielded something interesting.

Wells

this belongs in Concept Tag!

fun stuff man

Spacey

Great dump bobo.

The turtle is so cute.
All of those wip characters must be finished!

MAUL0r

great interpretation! I smell a gimmick thread!

Ruz

good stuff as always bobo. would love to see lots more next gen stuff from you though. I am sure you will be right up there with the best of em