[Portfolio Piece] Heavy Gunner
Previously this character was an 80's Style Action hero, but it has since been adapted for a character in an announced game title. I was responsible for the high and low res modeling, as well as map creation. This was my first completed game character. ![:\](https://polycount.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/confused.png ":\")
My new website is www.chademond.com
My new website is www.chademond.com
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I think the boots, mainly just the toe area, could use a little re-working... feels a little boxy to me. And if this model is going to be used for a game, you will find that it probably won't animate very well. While your geometry is nice and clean, its not going to deform very well around areas that need to bend, notably the elbows, hips and knees. I would recommend making the knee pads a separate piece.. if the engine supports it.
The sculpt looks really nice. Nicely done.
Thanks for the comments, especially for the animation issues. I'll be sure to do some work with the geometry/edge loops around there to make it more animation friendly.
Erm, no, not really. I mean I've seen the DVD, and quite enjoyed the workflow used, but I didn't specicially use it for a reference. I used flickR mostly for reference images of boots/kneepads etc...
You spent a lot of time and it shows, but without something to differentiate your character from others you don't show an ability to make artistic and technical decisions or a capacity to do something new (which is the point of creating digital art), and as has happened in this thread it can also look like the work is stolen, either from a tutorial or from some kind of "buff dude" base mush.
The beard's good, adds some character, you can use that to come up with other ideas.
Here's a good example of a standard "buff dude" with enough new stuff to make it an excelent portfolio piece:
Little things like handcuffs holding a beer. Really simple objects to model and texture, but used in a really creative way.
Just a couple things like that and you've created a really cool new character. Obviously this is Guile from Street Fighter and one could say the artist didn't do anything new because it's an existing character, but he took the time to create new stuff that "fits" with the character.
Sticking with street fighter, you might draw some inspiration from zangief who has a similar beard, but has unique chest hair and scaring.
@ skayne: He does look alot like Kimbo yes, but this was at the request of the Art Director, so it's one of those situations where I'm not in a position to change something like that. I will look into reworking the folds, cloth dynamics are never easy thing to understand in a modeling pose :poly124:
I feel this is excessive. I think his creation has plenty of character; loving his beard and his bandanna. Those two things tell you stuff about the character straight away. Also the craftmanship on this piece is really good. Nice one!
Looser lighter fabric = more wrinkles
stiffer thicker fabrick = less wrinkles.