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Goon

NEWEST WORK IN PROGRESS UPDATE
Norm WitchHunter

Latest Update - 4/17/09




Blocking the helmet....work,work.

Goon

PAST WIP THUMBNAILS AND LINKS

foreverendering

I'm going to be keeping my eye on this one!

Goon

Thanks for that, not that i have much up so far lol.

So small directional update. I felt like the idea for my character was a bit to generic, and tweaked a few things, first off still a clericon, but no longer a pally. I'm instead going to keep the hunter idea but more of a hunter / witch doctor.

I found my over all silhouette was lacking, and i find that a huge part of game art. So in turn im going to have her in the same armor idea more or less, but with a head dress and various ( one or two ) integrated bits of demon.

so first off im going to play with some thumbs and sketches of the head dress which will be made from a demon skull and other materials.

Im kinda approaching this less of a power amrmour type idea and more of the lone wolf witch doctor for hire / help sort of thing.
Kind invission her traveling through remote systems helping small settlements fight off demonic presents plauguing them...Ill evolve it more tonight and have some new thumbs up soonish.

notebookguy

Looks like a bald woman would be a good Archetype

Goon

okay so i dreamed up this new idea for the direction change so instead of more thumbs i decided to mudbox up a quick base head and the modeled up a loose skull idea for the helmet head dress. From here i will paint over and sketch over the rendered asset untill im feeling good about it.

in the mean time i will also be proceeding with blocking the body out so i can concept further to the base.

This paint over kinda says what i have in mind foe the horns... more yo come, its just to late to keep going lol.

Kamui

The skull helmet is looking good, keep exploring it! I was going to do something similar but I don't think I am anymore. Right now it looks like a goat skull, why not go further and mix it up a bit. Maybe add another set of eye holes, exaggerate the teeth, etc.

Also, whether you decide for her to be a lone wolf or a party member, the design has got to be visually impressive regardless!

coldkodiak

try hanging stuff from the horns.

Goon

Kamui ~ Thanks dude, I will keep pushing the concept along, and there is a plan to add more eye sockets

coldkodiak ~ Good call and I'm way ahead of you : )

Goon

Cleaned up the mesh for the skull more and simplified a few shapes to better work in Mudbox. Still conceptualizing out the horns but put these together really quick to play around a bit with mud sketches. added the extra eye sockets, and will be defining them a bit more tomorrow.



I would have gotten more done but <nerd> lost was on tonight.</nerd>
thanks guys.

pestibug

I'm digging the horns, very nice shape. The helmet is cool, but wonder what you do with the eyesockets. No comment on those since they're still wip you say

Goon

pestibug ~ Thank you, hopfully tonight ill update the eye sockets, but then again i may leave it untill mudbox and power through to the rest of the basecages.

I have slated 2 more weeks to high poly modeling that includes mudboxing, a week to build the low cage and uvw and the rest of the time to texture.

so i have to keep the pace up, to make my targets : )

kite

cool! really like the horns and multiple eye sockets

foreverendering

looking hot, keep going

Goon

Thanks guys, I'm trying for at least one update a day... lofty i know but its nice to dream big.

Here is a quick paint over from my lunch hour today...

Noodled a paintover at lunch...

Kamui

Keep running with it! You're on the right path. Have you given thought to other parts of her? Any other distinguishing features on her body (types of armor, proportions etc?) You could try upping the brightness on the eyes,.. make them pop.

Goon

Kamui ~ thanks dude I have in fact blocked the body and am in the process of concepting out some ideas next update will hopfully involve that stuff.

She has a base armour that will be bound by a bio organic system over top holding it down and allowing movment, also more demon parts will be intergrated into the suite and body.

Goon

One more.



Finished blocking the body and started to place armor and bones....

Zatoichi

LOVE the paint-over.

On the sculpt, those scapula bones look to be pushing her breasts almost under her armpits, or maybe they are placed too laterally on her chest? Maybe move the scrapula armor up for more of a lower face guard (like swat bullet proof vests ala 'punisher warzone' or knight armor) and arrange the breasts a bit more naturally.

eric.

Whoa! Man, I like that paint-over! Really nice. What about those rings at the horns? I really think you should make those horns you made the paint-over of

Keep it up man

Goon

Spent the weekend reworking some ideas. I thought the look was too weak and i am going back to concept yet again. Just trying to find the right vibe.

foreverendering

This is a big improvement! You're going in the right direction

tacit math

ah. i'm digging this man. great forms and balance. interesting design work in her gear. look forward to more

Goon

foreverendering ~ Thanks dude, I was really not digging the way things were shaping up so i took some time to really rethink some things that i had going on...glad its seems to be paying off.

tacit math ~ Thanks for the comment I'll trying too keep the updates coming : )

meshiah

the shapes are nice, there seems to be an inconsistancy in the style alittle, it looks future techy in the suit(may be alittle early to comment on that though, im sure the shapes are block in., or armor shapes but fantasy in the head and mask idea. it itakes you a minute to process it as apposed to sell the idea right away... well donw though,

notebookguy

last one is the best one keep with it.

Goon

thanks for the support guys : )






Just updating my base cage progress....

peppi

Awesome helmet. I really like the insectoid antlers approach you've taken in the last version. Only thing that I'm not sure about are the eyes on the sides.. might just be that they are a bit too large right now. Also you could try to take some weight off the shoulders area and have more focus on the head design. Great work so far!

pior

Loving this!!!

foreverendering

Great progress!

c023dev

Awsome helmet, just be careful with the hips, not to make them too large or try to keep the proportions by making bigger feet or legs.

nice going! Best of luck and may the polys define the right form!

kongni

Great design goon! She's sexy! She's scary! I think I'm in love!

coldkodiak

very cool.

meshiah

fuck yes, i'm really liking how this is coming togeather now,,no crits
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HntrLuc

awesome idea! really love the head piece

Goon

Just updating my base cage progress....added a bit on the shoulders and block out the start of an arm...trying a fused demon arm into hers....

i will be adding a lot to the arm to make it more demon...

Ged

this is looking like it will be fantastic, I have to agree the big eyes on the sides of her head distract me a little and make me almost forget that there is another head inside that head and when you imagine her with just a giant insect head like that it looks a bit comical.

Kovac

Killer stuff man! It really reminds me of an armor set from the Elder Scrolls universe.

orpheus85

hi your concept is look gr8....how much is the poly count of ur female character....coz i am also making a female and i am worried about how to convert it into a low poly. the head itself is coming around 1200 poly....any tip

foreverendering

This is shaping up really nicely. I like the added volume that the side eyes give her helmet. I wouldn't remove that volume. Maybe instead of eyes, they could be another set of horns that she chopped off to give her head mobility?

TBone

Coming together nicely, dude. All the possibilities for the surface textures makes it even more exciting.

Goon

Ged ~ I see the point you are making and i started concepting some alternatives today on my lunch... : ) thanks for the input.

Kovac ~ hmmm lol i never played it, do you have an example I 'm curious now that you say that : ) thanks for the comment :poly121:

orpheus85 ~ Thank you ! um i dont worry so much on the high res model but i do make sure to pay alot of attention to the silloette of the character, which does impact the poly count on the low cage... keep your shapes clean and not to small and you will be in good shape. tight detail is lost on the character in the bake imo.

foreverendering ~ thanks dude ! im trying out your idea tonight to see if that helps out.

Tbone ~ TY ! I am really excited to texture this model im hoping if ive done my job right it will really allow shapes to pop out by working the colors in the textures to complement them...

awesome guys great feed back ill make the changes.

Goon

kicked around some ideas on my lunch...

tacit math

wow man. this is coming along awesome. love it

Goon

Thanks Tac, glad you like : )




Just updating my base cage progress....roughed out some more of the new arm and put a place holder for her weapon.

still planing more details for the arm and will address them in mudbox.

nrek

Very cool Goon, definitely one of my fav designs so far. What do you have in mind for colors? If you turned some of those balls on the arm piece into like balls of amber with demon souls, artifacts, bugs etc trapped inside it might look pretty sweet. I look forward to seeing some more updates :poly124:

408

Fantastic appearance! Although the shoes look more fashionable than practical balance. Swinging that hammer might cause her to fall over.

Reconsider the boots and this is an award winner

Goon

nrek ~ thanks guy I'm glad to hear that ! and wow that amber idea is actually really cool, i had thought of it more like Tetsuo's arm from Akira, but a weird demon ghost buster trap / arm is way cool too.

I'll explore it for sure. As for colors I wasn't to solid on that yet i was going to do a few color paint overs to get an idea I do know that it will be a simple 3 color swatch starting with a base and working up from there.

408 ~ I am going to be reworking the design of the legs and feet today, and then moving to the right hand glove after that, I should have most of the base shapes finished by tonight / tommorrow.


thank you guys great imput and ideas, helps alot !

foreverendering

Great forms and flow on the demon arm

Keep it coming

MoP

interesting stuff, i look forward to more!

r4ptur3

the hat is wild and the new arm addition is fantastic. I agree with the boots comment -- they look sweet, but she's going to need some huge honkin' feet to support that arm and weapon. Nice work all around, two thumbs up.