DWIV - 3D - Aldo - Demon Slayer

Aldo

Current Progress: 4/11

The Body:



Lower Body:



Sheild Sculpt/Paintover:



The Concept:

Mark Dygert

Nice paintin'! Cool idea too, definitely in the norm category. She'll probably break out of that quite a bit once you add the wings and the shield. I'm not sure what app you plan in using but if you need someone to do a wing rig for ya I'll be more then happy to help.

Rick Stirling

nice - it's got a real Freak Angels vibe to it.

StJoris

Badass attitude she's got man

Aldo

Thanks. I plan on using Max, and that would be awesome if you wanted to do a wing rig after I'm finished modeling.

Aldo

Thanks guys. That's totally the feeling I'm going for. I'll try and update her later tonight...I'll paint more after work.

jwest

Really interesting idea can't wait to see the next update! I think a pet might not work so well because she is a flying character, but I like the idea of a big scythe that would really add something to her silhouette.

Tumerboy

ya, I dig the attitude in her posture/cig/etc. I also really like the idea of the dual wielded machetes as weapons! I feel like weapons in these things tend to get REALLY ornate, complicated, and heavy, and I like the simplicity and badassery of "I have 2 fucking machetes, bring it."

Aldo

Here's my progress for the night. Not sure about the spear, I was just thinking of something that a Valkyrie would have...will probably change it. I was actually going to give her something really ornate and heavy and impractical...but Tumerboy has a good point...so now I'm reconsidering.

Any thoughts on the idea of 'ridiculous' weaponry?

Steve Schulze

Perhaps she'd be better with a simple but nicely designed pistol - something that's a little bit decorative but won't hog the attention of the viewer.

Aldo

I'll try doing something with pistols instead.

Tumerboy

I like the shape of the shield, the spear could work. I think giving her pistols would evoke too much "Underworld" I'd keep her with some sort of pointy/slicey weapon(s).

r4ptur3

totally -- can't give her everything. I like the slicey stabbies. If you give her too many weapons it'll detract from the overall slickness of your character. keep it up, awesome work!

woods

I'd suggest getting rid of the two swords and just giving her one big ornate pike thing and the shield, to suggest that its so efficient for demon killing that you don't need anything else. But it all depends on what you envision for the character. Great work!

bounchfx

personally I think a pike or spear would kick total ass.

Aldo

I think it's a split between people who like the shield and wings, and people who don't...so I think I'll do what I originally planned and if people are still split, i'll try a different way. Not sure I can tonight since I have to get ready for GDC, but soon I'll post an update.

Steve Schulze

Can you actually use a spear and shield at the same time? That seems like it might be kind of awkward.

Anyway mate, do what you want. Don't worry too much about what we all think if it conflicts with your own thoughts.

indian_boy

yea spear and shield is normal

hoplites are the perfect example of that

and yea, i'm loving this concept

Aldo

So I stayed late again today to work on the concept, but here's more of what I was picturing with the spear and shield.

The idea of the shield is that she skinned the face off of a demon lord and that maybe the other demons wouldn't want to attack it (something about desecration) and so it would be a shield against their attacks since a regular shield probably wouldn't work.

Tumerboy

nice. I know I'll be out numbered, but I liked the simpler design, sans armor pieces and such. Though it will help tie her weaponry to her.

Maybe the demon's face should have a couple of smaller horns and bumpy bits on his forehead etc.?

I think the halo should be pretty subtle, and made entirely of smoke from her cigarette. I can't tell if that's what your'e going for, or if it's just a coincidence that her cig smoke ends where her halo is.

Still looks sick.

lorddon

I agree with Tumer, she's much harder to read with the extra bits on her.

ericdigital

Hell yes man, this is looking awesome. I can picture her stabbing the spear through a demon like butter! :poly124:

Vrav

This latest one is pretty sweet. Lovely concept.

The first one was generally more badass, but sort of didn't fit in the setting. Which makes it more badass.

NuclearWarrior

The face shield is too awesome to give up, imo.

Orgoth02

The shield is bad ass man, I think that it will work really well. I agree with the other about the addons making here harder to read on the concept but I think that when you model her out you will need them there to make her more interesting. I still think that the spear is a little weak. It would be nice to have something larger to counter balance how small she is, but it's up to you. Nice man, we are rooting for you keep it up!!

Aldo

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Tumerboy and Lorddon: I think the simpler design works, but it just didn't feel 'dominance war' enough to me. Felt like a bad ass girl, but not someone who would defeat robots and demons.

I think people are still split about the design choices, but I'm not certain there is a way to please everyone. I'm hoping that once I start modeling and texturing, the final design of everything along with the colors will help the different parts to read better.

woogity

the attitude on this one is awesome the gear fits it well, reminds me a bit of dogma, very cool.


-Woog

javier.deandres

I cannot wait to see in development this great concept!!

Mezz

Wow, had to stop by after seeing this one in the Green Army Summary Thread!

This concept is so awesome, I really love the style, the look, the idea, the details... all of it. Hmm, but perhaps its also cause I'm biased in that I love badass tough sexy chicks and angel wings? Hmm. Nope, still awesome!

Nothing for me to crit, really. The face stretched onto the shield is a real cool idea

ApprenticeEverything

man, i like this one. the concept isnt too far out there, but shes still baddass. I do like the concept of the sheild though, even forgetting the idea of demons not wanting to descicrate (isnt that what they do by definition?), I still wouldnt want to attack a person who had stretched the faces of my countrymen across their armor. good work! cant wait to see a sculpt!

Aldo

Thanks guys. Comments are always appreciated.

Finally recovered from GDC and the super flu that I picked up there but after seeing some of the progress on the other threads, I feel like I'm behind. I've been working on the base mesh and other random parts. Here's my update for the boots.

Tumerboy

aw man, did you make out with Adam? I think everyone that did got that flu.

ETA: nice boots!

Aldo

Against my better judgment, I did make out with Adam...he said If I wanted to make it anywhere in the game industry, I would have to at some point.

Tumerboy

ya it's true, but it's better to get it over with.

WarNoodle

very cool drawing. a gothic demon chick with attitude. I like it a lot. Love the boots! keep it up!

r4ptur3

noice booties!

hope you recover from the flu! maybe it was a sleeper agent sent from an enemy team?

Aldo

Updates on the Pants. I think I might need to rework the folds...what do you guys think? Any advice on the folds would also be cool.

Also, do people prefer when you update on your first post or your latest?

Tumerboy

no comments on folds, but I prefer just inline updates rather than having to go back to the first page all the time.

SuicideCrotchShot

WIN
as for the jeans, true some folds could stand to be a bit crisper but you really seem to have a good handle on it. just go off some reference from i guess fashion pics or crap like that.

408

Yeah it's readable, good work but don't add more folds just crisp the bubbley ones up a bit and smooth their transition with the rest of the fabric.

I'd flatten out the toe and widen the hips just a bit too.

Very interesting details, this is shaping nicely.

c023dev

Yeah! Really liking the style of your concept !

Hope you can transelate that into 3D - refreshing...

(my girlfreind just complained about the heels a bit... there are some crazy designs out there - heres one with a nice form:
http://www.kristopherdukes.com/images/christian-louboutin-boots.png
and these have a crazy heel:
http://www.momist.com/blog/uploaded_images/manolo_heeless_1-729267.jpg
)

Greetz - GooD Luck !

konstruct

I prefer updates on both personally- that way people wanting to look into the thread can see the progression, and it keeps everything in context while still providing the casual passer by the most recent goods.

af for the model I actually like the folds a lot, what bothers me is the calf on the boot seems really thin- beef that puppy up and give your girl some curvy legs! Also the heel extension doesn't look like its far back enough.

cool stuff man!

Aldo

I work on the folds a little more and the boots. I'm finding it hard to find a reason to sculpt details in zbrush that would probably not show up in the normals and would be better if textured...like small folds and stitching and such, but I see other people doing those types of details...is there a benefit to sculpting it?



Progress on the Gauntlets. (messing with a different presentation style...not sure I'll do it again though)

Valandar

I'd say the benefit to sculpting it would be the fact that it's easier to place on the texture itself. Also, you never know whether something will be noticeable or not when actually in the engine

ApprenticeEverything

aw man! so cool! Im lovin it and all i see are legs!!

r4ptur3

i agree, bad arse job! the cloth work on the upper portion of the pants is awesome > : )

mikezoo

Keep it up man, I am digging your fem-slayer!
I always think, sculpting/modeling fabric folds is the way to go, They can come out looking great ingame. Much better than if you were to just texture them on, imho

Aldo

Started Sculpting the face on the shield and did a quick paintover:




Also, here's some progress on how the body is coming along. I didn't bring back in any of my stuff from Zbrush yet.

Steve Schulze

I think the flayed demon skin might look better if it were more consistently stretched across the entire face. At the least, the mouth should probably be in a neutral, open position.

Valandar

Jackablade wrote: »

I think the flayed demon skin might look better if it were more consistently stretched across the entire face. At the least, the mouth should probably be in a neutral, open position.

Unless, of course it's still alive, yelling at her enemies and insulting their manhood as she rips them apart.

Exitrockstar

The armor with the face it on will looks nice.
nice concept amigo with the armor/face shield.