Some high poly stuff WIP

Junkie_XL

Update: Based on art by Tony Caputo, not Mcfarlane. I hope you like.

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http://forbrook.com/CurseFront.jpg
http://forbrook.com/CurseBack.jpg

I'd still like to add some more minute details before I attempt to bake him down to a lower poly version.

Software used...
3ds max
- Polyboost
- Polygon Cruncher
Zbrush

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Ged

that looks really really solid! I like it! I dont know who the character is though.

Snowfly

Nice balance of dense and clean areas here :-) Don't overdo it with the minute details!

The face could use a bit more work. Chin needs to have more beef to it, and perhaps the lips need to sit thicker on the teeth. The expression is priceless!

Junkie_XL

Alright here is my low poly version...well...low poly in the sense that I am shooting for more of a next-gen poly count.

Too many? Any glaring problems before I attempt to unwrap?
I was looking at a silhouette version of this model and trying to eliminate sharp edges poking out.

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http://forbrook.com/WireCurse.jpg

renderhjs

the the proportions look like its a action figure (stiff legs and arms). The details and detail level you added are nice

Junkie_XL

renderhjs wrote: »

the the proportions look like its a action figure (stiff legs and arms). The details and detail level you added are nice

I'm not sure how to remedy that.

Would you like to see it in a pose?

renderhjs

no it was not meant as critique,- the way it looks to me it gives it some iconic character which I think works great for comic figures

GsKanible

I'd like to see it in a pose

Emil Mujanovic

The only part that falls apart for me are the creases in the clothing, I'm just not sold on them. Everything else looks great.
Looking forward to seeing what you do with the textures.

-caseyjones

SHEPEIRO

agree with casey, looks good anyway but some better creases would kill it. esp around the shoulder

Junkie_XL

caseyjones wrote: »

The only part that falls apart for me are the creases in the clothing, I'm just not sold on them. Everything else looks great.
Looking forward to seeing what you do with the textures.

-caseyjones

I guess what I was going for was stretchy latex. His entire body is completely covered in it...

AsylumSeaker

Yeah I got the impression of rubber / latex. The rumples at the shoulder / armpit look a bit 'bumpy' or something though, I think they need to flow more.

Junkie_XL

Found some time to get back to this...Flattened the UV shells and started projection baking.

It still amazes me how much normal mapping and AO can start to take care of the texturing process... The diffuse just has 4 flat colors in it for the time being...green, brown, silver and dark gray.

Just a back view of the calf armor...

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http://forbrook.com/baking1.jpg

katana

Dug into my archives...Original sculpture was done by Tony Caputo, one of the fellow's over at TheClubhouse1.net. The cape was added by one of Mcfarlanes staff after he delivered. Personally I think it took alot away from the pose. Powerful even today, it was actually done years ago...nice job btw...hope these will help.

Junkie_XL

katana wrote: »

Dug into my archives...Original sculpture was done by Tony Caputo, one of the fellow's over at TheClubhouse1.net. The cape was added by one of Mcfarlanes staff after he delivered. Personally I think it took alot away from the pose. Powerful even today, it was actually done years ago...nice job btw...hope these will help.

Hey thanks for finding that out. If anything now I can give credit to Tony Caputo for the reference instead of Mcfarlane which felt wrong. And I agree, the cape completely took away from his sculpt...

I was digging around as well and I'm going to guess Tony was basing his re-envision of this character off of this older design...
http://www.ImagesFly.com/viewer.php?id=25514photo_01_dp.jpg

I'm trying to get the high-poly version into Tony's pose...but Transpose Master in Zbrush is giving me grief.