Commissioner Gordon - Commicon 09

ScudzAlmighty

Hey everybody,
figured it was about time i stopped lurking around here and actually join-up proper. the quality around this place is just rediculous but here's my first measly contribution:

GA.org comicon entry, James Gordon all gear'd up to handle Gotham now that Bats is dead (new bats don't count)

BradMyers82

Hey, this turned out really good. Congrats ScudzAlmighty!
I love the style of the whole character.
My ony crit is that the crotch area still looks strangly wide to me, but I know its simply design choice you made.
I also think you should include your concept art, because its truly amazing stuff.
Good luck with the judging, I'm sure you will place.

poopinmymouth

Yikes, awesome model, horrible rig job. Was it a time constraint or did you not know how to rig the joints properly? It's really a shame because the model itself and texture are very cool.

Mark Dygert

Model: Awesome!
Texture: Super good, but a few seams.
Rig/pose: I agree with Poop, that rig job is killing it. Looks like the spine bones had too much influence over the arms, probably because the arms where modeled so close to the body. 45 degrees!

ScudzAlmighty

thanks guys, appreciate the feedback:)

Brad: add the main concept sheet to the top, the rest can be found in the wip thread,
Poop: wow, been a fan of yours for years and thats how you say hello. ouch, j/k
no, i find rigging incredible frustrating and pretty much try to spend as little time as possible, though you're the first person to mention it:susp:
Vig: thanks man, tried to keep the seams in places where they could be used -around the shoulder, pant legs, etc- but i guess some of em work better than others.

for the rig, is it the way the forearm seem to deform that you guys are seeing? cause it's kinda like that in the sculpt already http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showpost.php?p=153786&postcount=28.

poopinmymouth

Mainly it's the elbow. It looks like a U shape McDonald's bendy straw. I don't mean to be insulting. The parts you actually worked on look great. :-)

ScudzAlmighty

how could i be offended with such an awesome comparison? i'll make sure to get back to the rig and put in the effort;)

conte

Ben right, listen Ben.
awesome stylisation, man, nice job!

Marine

if you've got the time, take the posed mesh in to zbrush and clean up the pose, you could tweak his face to give him an appropriate expression too

Davision3D

Looks very cool!
but what bugs me is this strange jacket shader, where is all that blueish comeing from?

MoP

Cool, I agree with the points already made - I think if you posed up the highpoly ZBrush sculpt to match some of these poses then it'd make an awesome 3D print! I love the style.