DWIV - 3D - Skiwan
polycounter lvl 18
Latest progress:
(note nails aren't finished at all, and glow map is quick ;x
(note nails aren't finished at all, and glow map is quick ;x
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Wanted each one to feel different. Not sure what I'm going for yet, probably a mix between the first and the last, I did what I didnt want to and got hooked on my initial sketch, which has a strong Frank Frazetta influence. Now I'm gonna see what I come up with for a steed, I don't usually draw animals, but hopefully the studying will pay off. I'm thinking a dog, maybe a Cerberus type thing, I dunno, lets see what happens :P
Anyway, yeah I would build off the bottom right one. I love the hanging bits and the way it looks.
keep up!
anyhows here's how he stands at the moment, I wanna tweak the proportions a little more, they're not quite how i'd like them, I'm thinking more of a arched back, rounder chest. I've been playing with colours, first is polycount theme (which i suppose would be the "death" version) and then fire and ice, based on the different magic types that were in the brief.
and a few weapon concepts:
current steed state:
About the steed. I think the problem right now is the bulk of the character and the sleekness of the steed. Right now the steed looks more like a pet dog, not something that could support the weight of the demon (despite the face the steed is probably very large in comparison). Instead maybe you could try something bulkier like a rhino, maybe some kinda big reptile lizard or komodo dragon type thing (since reptiles still keep that fast look but also have the bulk of a mount), or even just a really big dog, maybe Cerberus or something might be a good fit as well. I just think the reason people are having trouble seeing it is the differences in the body type and that you haven't drawn them together yet, haha.
I dunno what to do tbh, i just made this basemesh i was going to take into zbrush, but I've been told multiple times that my guy is too generic, and muscly demon is overdone. I think I'll retire him and try to come up with something else.... I'll have to paint the image I have of him riding on his dog sometime though, since I've had it in my head for over a week now, I gotta be more inventive I guess. I did what I always do and concentrate on one idea too much, instead of pursuing everything i could.
I dig the crystal growth thingies, you could try throwing in more of it, try to break up the humanishness of him, make him more asymmetrical?
I dig the crystal growth thingies, you could try throwing in more of it, try to break up the humanishness of him, make him more asymmetrical?
I'm already leaning towards 45, I have the image of a really cute laughing baby ontop of the huge demon riding it as it cause chaos and destruction.
Here's some of my thoughts:
14 - appeared a bit too weak to me at first, but after looking at him I think he could end up really cool if pushed in the right direction.
16 - Could be a really cool "bestial" type demon. Really like his shape.
32 - Same thing as 14, one of the more unique ones.
33 - Really cool body shape, although I'm not sure what Demon category he would fit into.
52 - He could definitely rock
54 - since you want to get away from "generic" I would stay away from this one, but none the less, he looks wicked.
55 - very unique. I'm not sure what it is, but I like the feel. Lots of potential.
And of course, 45 would be fun to do, so I don't blame you if you wanna go with that.
Putting all these different ideas out there will probably yield a lot of different opinions. Just gotta go with your gut in the end though I guess. Good luck!
And thanks Nuclear, for some reason thumbs aren't such a big problem for me, but detailing is
mount for baby prince:
Reference sheet for prince:
some arm thumbs if anyone is willing to throw out an opinion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/davidskiwan/Temp/domwararms.jpg
17 caught my eye.
Awesome work!
worked on the basemesh for my prince, next will be the basemesh for his epic mount minion thingy
I've prettymuch finished my zbrush work on him, onto the baby next. I'm working on the low poly, I'm not sure if i should, but I think i'll drop some polies on the teeth, its a nightmare to get it working with the mouth opening.
low poly weighs in at 6531 atm, I still need to save room for the baby prince riding him, and a few accessories.
For fun, I did a really quick pelt map uv of the guy and baked a normal map, I've never got to this stage of high poly before, I wanted to render a normal map to see what its like, I thought it came out pretty well for a quick job, I had to play with the number by the side in the material editor to make it pop out more, is that allowed? It looked really flat before I did. I'm really new to this so go easy on me :x
And very nice job on the sculpt so far! The normalmap is coming out pretty good for a quick pelt unwrap.
Keep it up!
heres the normal mapped low res, hopefully I can get a higher level subdivide on there through the above method, who knows.
and my early wip baby sculpt :
current texture work:
final baby work:
the WIP texture on the baby, and some fun kinda pose, I've had numerous comments that he looks like he has a vagina, but oh well
Been an awesome learning experience anyway, I cant wait till next years!