I'm really glad you decided to go with Clee's paintover. It really does add a lot more to this. I love the painterly style effect of your texture work. It just stands out really well. IMO, although I love the addition of the contrasting orange lines, they're still just lines right now. They need some weight differentiation and shape to them. Not much, but just enough to pull back in and mimic the forms from your modeling. For example, the knee guard orange line, make it heavier and the base of the curve. I dunno, just a thought really. Either way, I know you'll come up with a killer pedestal that will just totally kick ass FTW.
wow! I love how this turned out....awesome bake, and great work on the texture, I also thought it was a concept at first. This is hands down the best entry from polycount for this year.
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also some minor suggestions which I think would help...
perhaps some self shadowing(or increase it, if you already have) and turning up the contrast ...right now overall its reading a little flat...It takes me some time to figure out what is what and whats in front of what
excellent man, the orange trim on choice bits really makes it much easier to read. also the color being slightly different on the hands, head, groin protector, and the circular bits in his chest is quite smart. this is a definite winner, and a beautiful piece congrats man!
Really like the insect carapace touch you gave to its surfaces.
Wonder if it would work also adding a slight gasoline drip colours
on it. Sorry, that may seem strange, but hope it could help.
thanks, i see what you mean on the knees, will try and change this, might just be the normal map not strong enough though.
@ garagarape,
thanks, hmm, its a thought, your right it does seem strange, wouldn't know exactly where to put it i feel its dirty enough as it is.
@ coldkodiak,
i probably will, once I've got the pedestal finished.
thanks everyone for the nice comments and continued support.
started a basic pedestal:
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it will be more interesting once im finished with it, lots of extra shit to throw in and in general make it more appealing on one side which would be behind the model.
but anyways its just a quick thing so..yeah.
EDIT:
updated the pedestal pic, still more to do though.
its actually really fun having lots of instanced pieces, this kind of reminds me of the gears of war doorways etc.
i think after this is all done i might make a big door.
Looks awesome now man! Even tho I wouldve liked to see those areas with more orange colors, this update does read alot better. That pedestal base is looking sick man! You are almost there!
I have to agree. Strengthen those orange lines or widen them a bit more to help the 'read' of the image. Very nice work! Can't believe I haven't looked a this sooner.
Crazy stuff man! I'd love to see someone working on a high poly like that just to see the methods.
My one crit is that it's a very "busy" model. Looking down at the mid section to the gun area, it's hard to know what's what. There's just SO much detail, it reminds me of the transformers from the new movies. I think you've gotten some suggestions from others, so I won't repeat . Maybe simplifying the gun a bit would help?
Looks really great, I have to agree with everyone saying it`s a bit hard to read. My main issue is that since there is no air or contrast between the gun and the body they sort of melt into each other. Overall I love your entry though.
Let me make a suggestion when you make your final presentation to make the background a contrasting color such as dark orange color. Something on the warm side. That way, your model will read alot better.
I really dig this; its such a complex character with such a crazy texture style. Your texture has deffenlty evolved into something much more eye catching. It almost looks like a 2d image, but totally not.
The text image thing is throwing me off as well, I was thinking of describing my guy in a bible verse sort of format "Greentooth 3:16" or something...but it might be too cheesy, I'll probably just settle on a few sentences describing what I wanted to make :P With so many entires, I'm sure it's just a way of clarifying what your character is...or at least I hope so, would hate to get judged on my creative writing ability :P
super awesome, but I think you could clean up the background a bit in your beauty shot. it's got the right idea, but at the moment it's kind of lacking some clean composition. also, it's really easy to tell that some of it is just a few scrubs with a quick custom brush. IMO, doesn't mix with the super nice polished dude you have up there.
This is looking real awesome man. Looks like you tweaked the contrast and colors a bit more saturated to read nicely. For the beauty shot I really hope you make a nice background. Could be done pretty easily in Photoshop as a post-production. Make it painterly to fit nicely with the style you got going. As I mentioned before, some warm coiors in the background would be nice.
you could always make the pedestal in 3d but just as a plane, then apply your "scribble" thing as the opacity mask, so it's kinda the 2d drawn style but perfectly in perspective and correct at all times?
That is sick man.
I don't even want to see a damn pedestal. It doesn't need it IMO, but rules are rules, and I would just keep it simple like others are saying and let the focus be on the model.
Amazing final!
I forgot to tell you that the top of the pedestal comes across a little flat... all I think you need to do is just drop that texture into Crazybump and pop the normals more on that surface. Other than that, I still want to see your amazing beauty shot.
your presentation sot are beauty enough for my liking. can,t imagine what you have there on beauty shot. my fav entry so far
i wanna be like u when i grow old =P
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edit..
also some minor suggestions which I think would help...
perhaps some self shadowing(or increase it, if you already have) and turning up the contrast ...right now overall its reading a little flat...It takes me some time to figure out what is what and whats in front of what
-Woog
Wonder if it would work also adding a slight gasoline drip colours
on it. Sorry, that may seem strange, but hope it could help.
hah, yeah that was one of my first thoughts.
@ Firebert
thanks, i see what you mean on the knees, will try and change this, might just be the normal map not strong enough though.
@ garagarape,
thanks, hmm, its a thought, your right it does seem strange, wouldn't know exactly where to put it
@ coldkodiak,
i probably will, once I've got the pedestal finished.
thanks everyone for the nice comments and continued support.
started a basic pedestal:
//edited
//edited
it will be more interesting once im finished with it, lots of extra shit to throw in and in general make it more appealing on one side which would be behind the model.
but anyways its just a quick thing so..yeah.
EDIT:
updated the pedestal pic, still more to do though.
its actually really fun having lots of instanced pieces, this kind of reminds me of the gears of war doorways etc.
i think after this is all done i might make a big door.
My one crit is that it's a very "busy" model. Looking down at the mid section to the gun area, it's hard to know what's what. There's just SO much detail, it reminds me of the transformers from the new movies. I think you've gotten some suggestions from others, so I won't repeat
I really dig this; its such a complex character with such a crazy texture style. Your texture has deffenlty evolved into something much more eye catching. It almost looks like a 2d image, but totally not.
big fan here:thumbup:
Truly inspirational man
I decided the scrap the pedestal, it was just taking up space (lol?) and i couldn't get it to look nice from a low angle for the render.
even tried some simple tiles but even that was just annoying me, not sure why, i think its just the low angle making it obsolete.
i'll post a new pic soon, should be easier to read.
@ clee
noted.
Your fine creation reads much better now, great work!
But you got a couple of days left. Make it fire the gun!
not the beauty shot.
i hope.
edit:
im not sure i understand the text image, and im thinking of how i can make it interesting without "pictures" lol.
Yeah, I think you're right, but it sounded like you were going to skip it entirely. :O
Damn, next year I'll definately do a machine.
EDIT: Well personaly I was thinking of writing a short story for my text describing the character that way.
The text image thing is throwing me off as well, I was thinking of describing my guy in a bible verse sort of format "Greentooth 3:16" or something...but it might be too cheesy, I'll probably just settle on a few sentences describing what I wanted to make :P With so many entires, I'm sure it's just a way of clarifying what your character is...or at least I hope so, would hate to get judged on my creative writing ability :P
Again, awesome work man.
Gav
-N
so neat, though, this is a badical robot
I think it would work better just having a hunk of damaged concrete or something
Looks fucking badass btw.
I don't even want to see a damn pedestal. It doesn't need it IMO, but rules are rules, and I would just keep it simple like others are saying and let the focus be on the model.
Amazing final!
-Woog
crossing fingers*
grouping some images together for submission, i mainly wanted to post this to see if the text image is 'correct'.
the size limit was baffling but i think i got it, this one should be ok.
(i liked the brown paper look, but i dunno, might be ruining it)
new beauty shot soon.
I really wanna wrap this up and get back to other work now, heh.
Wheres the beauty shot tho??
The pedestal is perfect. I say stick with the brown paper look on the concept sheet, it doesn't take away from it at all.
Your text just needs some punctuation and grammar.
Yeah, isn't there supposed to be a beauty shot? *shrug*
Bit of a grammar error on your text sheet the first line reads "Now I am become death"
Should be more along the lines of Now I have become death or something like that!
Awesome!
i wanna be like u when i grow old =P
Best of luck, mate.