Air Surfer

3dskillet

update:




Hi here is a character I have been working on for a little while now

I am trying to make some decisions on poses for a beauty shot for my portfolio.
also, while it may be too late to make any major changes to the design , post marten comments are appreciated , so that I may improve the next character I make .







here are some images for poses that I picked out for a beauty shot
note fine details like digits haven't been posed, and when I find a couple I (you) like I'll adjust them

Ferg

hahah butthole surfers pose is gold

nice work man

3dskillet

he he yeah , couldn't help myself

thanks man

guangh69

Great!
But if he can be more handsome?he

3dskillet

guangh69 wrote: »

Great!
But if he can be more handsome?he

LOL

yes , Boy Band Mustache

Thanks !

conte

proportions on his face shows that he nearly 5-7 years old boy.
eye level should be on the middle of the head, excluding hairs.
overall looks good.

achillesian

yeah hes got way too much forehead going on, conte is right, that reflects him being very very young, and i'm not sure if he's suppose to be badass, but thats not coming through in all the little adornments on his jacket and stuff.

simply design/anatomy suggestions though, the execution is pro, good job.

3dskillet

young is good
5-7 not so much

the theme I was going off was that there is a defense unit comprised of youth from extreme sports whom had been asked to join elite agency to fend off a new breed of creatures invading the earth world.

the adornments that he carries with him are those from his roots. he can't fully take his responsibility serious without bringing things from the past.

he has a surfboard comb, rabbits foot , shark necklace, and sex wax T-Shirt

I believe I brought down the forehead a bit from the sculpt ver on the low poly. but it is an easy enough fix to do some more , minus some re rigging of course.

anyway, I was straying away from the typical look of most heroes, and going with more of a final fantasy pretty boy look (mostly due to what recruiters have been asking of me, for this type of job and that type of job)

thanks a bunch for the suggestions, seriously thoughtful and helpful

I'll see what I can do to remedy, but ultimately , I would like to finish it soon and move on to something else

3dskillet

I am adding some rest poses w/ wires and closeup

perhaps these images can help isolate the issues that you are seeing












TIA

3dskillet

here is a side by side of one of my references



it is a little off, but not middle of the forehead off

JasonLavoie

To me "he" looks like a she (your model) the features are way to soft, and the eyes are too big or something... add a little scruff to him.

butt_sahib

dont get jealous of the hot stud he's using as refernce jay-man.....

I like the pose in the middle...nice job. And add some life to his skin textures, they are wayyy too pale right now (red,organes and yellows. Less grays plis)

3dskillet

thanks guys

I can see what you are saying, I'll see what I can do

3dskillet

is this the direction you guys where thinking ?

whats_true

For a surfer, his face is super soft.

raiskul

whats_true wrote: »

For a surfer, his face is super soft.

he is an air surfer not the conventional water surfer different elements act differently on the body that is just a thought though i might be wrong

my only crit is that the he seems scrunched down in the orthos and top renders (action shots look fine though) something to think about for future builds great model otherwise

3dskillet

thanks guys

Both of your opinions are correct, definite design considerations I need to keep in mind.

Polycount fucking ROCKS !!!! great feedback

At this point I am moving on to presentations shots, I have started to modify #2 . I should have some examples soon .

Rhinokey

seems his eyes are a bit too almond shaped, and maybe too large,
his face seems round and undefined, and his eyebrows are kinda bushy an sloppy
now he looks almost exactly like ron howards brother which i'm sure you are not going for

conte

lol, Rhinokey)

System

Nice all round but as others say this looks like a girl, the stubble is confusing the gender.
btw the penultimate image and the one before you posted really rocked hard, please, please, go with that:poly142:

3dskillet

LOL hah hah

OK I get the point, redu the head

there is a connection point around the neck area that could be addressed as well
sort like a body suit ( much needed wear in the NW surf scene for the cold ass pacific)

System

Nah man! If you really want it to be a dude, that's cool and your choice of course, but I should have mentioned that the head clothing and the way it's set up makes me think it's a chick also. Not sure if anyone else feels this and I know it's just one opinion but I would at least keep that head because it rocks and for just incase a male head doesn't work

3dskillet

OK
here is the presentation shot I was working on
maybe finish it up, and it will give me time to make decisions about the face

this way the face is covered and doesn't matter at this point



btw which one is the "penultimate image" ?

3dskillet

Later on I can do this one

3dskillet

here is the first presentation shot

ErichWK

Definitely needs moar Clint Howard.

Rhinokey

also in my opinion the board is way too bulky would be more impressive sleek and thin, now its like he's standing on a giant riding lawnmower or something just looks sluggish and the back on it is a bit cluttered

3dskillet

Hi thanks for the comments again, I'm actually OK with the surfboard. But I'll put that one in my satchel for the next character.

So to beat a dead horse I started a new head. There was no salvaging the old one. It is just easier sometime starting over.

right now I am just trying to establish the planes of the face. I figured if people see problems with it . It will be easier to solve at this stage than later down the pipe

achillesian

haha its good with the mask on,

looks much better so far, not as scrunched into the bottom of the skull

Ged

looks better but the eyes are still rather large check out famous good looking people like brad pitt http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&sa=1&q=brad+pitt&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=&start=0 his eyes are quite close to being closed alot of the time only when hes surprised or sad or something would his eyes be fully open like your sculpting and if this guys out in the bright sun he would probably be straining his eyes

Bad Spleen

Looks excellent, well defined planes for the face.

The lips look like they "pucker" a little strangley, however I'm just trying to find something to mention, even if you didn't change it the model looks great.

3dskillet

thanks achillesian ,Ged , Bad Spleen

here is an update on the face
thnx for the Brad Pitt references

ZacD

they eyes are huge, and there should be an eye widths space between the eyes.

3dskillet

OT: KC in the house !!

I lived there for about 8 years

I'll look into the thanks for the quick reply

3dskillet

update on the eyes

professorXXX

ROFL! MORE CLINT HOWARD

Ged

wow much better good work, great to see someone listening to advice and making such progress in one thread. the eye and surrounding is perhaps a little far forward in the side view but its not bad at all

whats_true

He looks like a man this time around. A lot better mate.

3dskillet

Ged ,whats_true thanks again for your comments.

Also for pushing me to do better.

So right now I am working on an anatomical reference model. I am going to take it a bit further than necessary , mostly for self improvement.

Right now the head is just projected onto the model. How I develop the clothing, and other character surfaces will determine if I use this technique on the final. Or weather I use the high rez head model.

For now the head projection is only a reference for the creation of the rest of the model.

anyway I thought this would be a good place to post to allow people to comment on some of the more major forms.

TIA