DWIII 3D concept entry...

Diggy

This is my first post on Polycount. This is a rough draft of my char... I'm still trying to figure out the finite aspects of where to take this char... guys/gals what do you think i always like constructive crits.

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R756c8luCII/AAAAAAAAAIw/kB8aulZB5xM/s1600-h/CHAR_TEST9.jpg

r4ptur3

i love the design quality in your work -- are you aiming to keep it more designey like a shade type creature or flush it out into flesh?

Diggy

I wanted to see if i can flush it out into more of a living armor type of creature I'm not sure what the exact end result will be but i will try to stick to this as close as possible. I am thinking... Guyver-esk i suppose... i dunno... haha well see thanks!

ChaosEidolon

Love the shapes your working with diggy. It has the potential to be a very interesting character. Dig your paint style too.

Welcome to polycount! You chose wisely for your alliegence.

gauss

yes, welcome to polycount diggy. there's a lot to like and a lot going on in that sketch, and i'm looking forward to seeing you develop the character more.

Diggy

hey thanks you guys yeah i was kind of nervous to post... right now it's an idea...sooo I have ALLOT of work to do haha... oh man

Clint

Nervous? Dude your concept is stellar for being just an idea. It might not be the most innovative in that it follows the basic bipedal shape as most peoples concepts, but imo it's the coolest looking concept ive seen in this comp so far. I especially love the shapes goin on in the legs; very unique but not neccesarily awkward looking. Im excited to see what you do with this as the concept matures.

kakikukeko

Wow.. I don't see yet what you gonna do with that, but it's a pretty cool sketch! nice values, textures.. can't wait to see what you gonna come with next! and Welcome!

rollin

jea diggy i dig that scetch

welcome here

Vidar

I like it alot, might be a bit symmetrical, but that's a minor point.

Diggy

Hey Thanks allot for all the positive feed back especially coming from a bunch of guys who are equally as talented allot of your works that i have seen are really awesome!!! I was looking at the reference in a couple aspects. From an artistic point I look for inspiration in the piece I know i have to go back and refine it allot more, but when i look at it i imagine all the different directions i can go and considering i am the "art dir" of it i can make those decisions. But yeah Vidar ye right it is symmetrical i could play with that allot more... but the idea that i have for the character was to have it symmetrical, I wanted it to have a sense of balance... like if something was perfect in all aspects. I know that sounds open ended i am going to do a write up of his ability later to explain. But I hear ya, asymmetry plays quite well visually when done right.

Diggy

This is what i have so far in 3D I have put about 3 and a half hours of work in so far...haha it's all about watching Guyver and modeling right now .

In terms of the model anyone have any suggestions are see any ways for improvement(besides that fact that it's not finished )?

http://bp0.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R8B2BMluCJI/AAAAAAAAAI4/nqdLe_tCdYI/s1600-h/1.jpg

Diggy

I got the character sheet done and some of the 3D modeling going too... lemmie know what you think.

2D

http://bp0.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R8Zo8sluCKI/AAAAAAAAAJA/uH5espk4mxs/s1600-h/CHARSHEET.jpg

3D

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R8Zq48luCLI/AAAAAAAAAJI/wVUOnI0eqww/s1600-h/3Dcharsmaller.jpg

Thanks a bunch

Smooth_Criminal

Concept is awesome... Base looks solid.. has the silhouette. Keep it going.

rooster

hey man, liking it a lot!
is that a base for mud/zbrush? i find its better to keep polys square as possible as more oblong ones can result in stretched feeling sculpting

rollin

cool stuff..
and listen to rooster

waiting for more 3d stuff

Jeremy Wright

Very nice!

Diggy

Sweet thanks i will keep that in mind yeah it is for Mudbox(love it!!). I just gotta make a few adjustments then. thanks for the heads up!

Diggy

Here is the most recent update...

http://bp0.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R8nmg6Ja_cI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/sQyFOMoOFgs/s1600-h/BRACE.jpg

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R8oE06Ja_dI/AAAAAAAAAJY/HfLFIOVzSoI/s1600-h/ORTHO.jpg

It's about 8000 tries so far and i have been going threw doing some adjusting most of the faces are Quads and i have tried to negate some of the longer polys so that is doesn't distort the mudbox sculpting once I reach that phase. I'm just having fun with it tho it has ventured a little from the original concept but it still has the general staples. I have a write up as well... i was thinking about this before i started.

Brace.

Equated to brace yourself... For this is am enemy which no side wins...

Character Type is an Invoker.

When engaged with an enemy, once attacked it is always drawing power. This char is has more of a defensive type of attack; the more you attack or persist in trying to pass it or be close or use any type of weapon it draws power from that. The options are to either retreat or have your power drained to a point where the attacker is helplessly weak. The energy that has been siphon is either dispel in a massive energy blast destroying itself and everything around it (when char is maxed out) or the energy gathered and pass on to the party that it is with, threw healing, controlling other objects or chars, or manipulating the environment around it.

Quote “I do not know what it is like to strike an enemy because eventually... they all bow before me”

The style I am trying to portray in the character is like living mystical armor.

So what do you guys think?

Snowfly

interesting! i like how lithe he looks in the concept, whereas the 3D seems a bit squat, but it might just be the cam angle. layers and layers of detail and volume, i like that. keep it up mate.

Diggy

Here is how far I'm with my character I have taken it into Mudbox and now sculpting the surface...

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R9NJSxBJdII/AAAAAAAAAJg/olpJlTRdDBE/s1600-h/MUD.jpg

fightpunch

That sketch is excellent, lovely shapes and great layering of details.

Diggy

Here is the most recent mudbox I've having trouble keeping the geo smooth when sculpting is this normal for mudbox??? Is there a possible way to normalize thew surface so that everything stays flat and not modeled/subtle modulation so much?

http://bp0.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R9X-jBBJdKI/AAAAAAAAAJw/BugZmxJoMjE/s1600-h/BRACE.jpg

thanks so much!!!

Diggy

Here is the most recent update for my character... I have decided to work in Z brush due to mudbox's limitations and my over zealousness when working. I had lost about a week had a half of work due to over sculpting and pinching the verts together so that when the normal map that baked would be unusable I was going to quit the competition... but after shedding a tear and pulling myself together I used Zbrush... this took me 3 days. non stop... I'm going to start texturing soon... let me know what you think. thanks so much you guys and gals.

http://bp0.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R-bo..._char_Brace.jpg

t4paN

It's good man, and remember, everybody loves a comeback story! \o/

Aren't the hands a bit too human for that guy though?

BTW there's no womens in the internets.

rooster

ouch man, damn.. sorry to hear about the redo, its looking great tho!

Diggy

yeah thanks guys i figure i tried my best to get this far i can't turn back now... just have to keep chuggin hopefully things move allot more smoothly...

Diggy

Man is was tough till the end... i learned so much tho! Thanks you guys fer all your help! I wanted to make sure i finished it just to show even tho it's not the best or whatever i finished it even when i wanted to quit after losing a weeks worth of work... but hey i got it done, and that's what matters.

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HGCkAyD99WQ/R_meC5vTfAI/AAAAAAAAAKU/65l185xQovw/s1600-h/BRACE.jpg

good luck to all of you! hope you all learned lots! i know i have... on to the next!

Diggs.

rollin

i love it!