Modern Soldier

Ihazard

Based upon U.S special forces/soldiers however I may modify it for use in a HL2 mod set in russia.



General crits would be nice. Was wondering if anyone knew how I should do the boots? When I just sculpt them they look flimsy and weak and when I just do hardsurface they look robotic/futuristic.

Thanks

Ged

make the boots hardsurface and then sculpt them afterwards to make the creases etc its a good start but those hands look nasty, I understand you may not have gotten to the hands yet. proportions are slightly odd, the belt seems to be too low or his arms too short or both ?

Ihazard

yea okay, might just do the boots seperately, would be easier . Erm the hands are supposed to be leather gloves, got a reference in a combat clothing magazine I have, might need some more work though.



Here's a front black/white view of the model, but I think you're right that the belt is too low down. Thanks

odium

After looking at games like UT3 and Gears Of War, looking at this guy makes me want to set up a help line for him, try and get him some food...

Off to a good start, just fix up the scales a tad

Gallows

There's a lot going on with this model, and I think you're off to a nice start but still require a bit more practice to get this model just right. If I were you I'd put it on a hold a bit and do some practice sculpts. Get some anatomy books and make sure you can rough out the body structure just right. Two focus areas I would say is just the hands and face. Then also go check out some of the cloth tutorials. It looks like you have hard modeling pretty much down, just a few pieces that are a bit rough. The light on the head makes it look a bit bulky with the helmet looking a bit smaller. But that's just what I can say you need to work on. And in no way am I saying you're not capable of modeling, I think you clearly have the skills they just require a bit more refinement. Best of luck, and can't wait to see this in progress!

Ihazard

@odium, haha that's true, but if he looks a bit underfed maybe that adds to the realism of being a soldier on the frontline etc, looking ragged

@Gallows, thanks for the crits. Having not touched the model for a while and looking at the render now I can seem lumpiness in the cloth etc. But I'll do a lot more practice, thanks

Rumkugel

being anal with anything military (since i worked with and for them)...

which u.s special forces is it supposed to be?

delta? green berets? seals? cct´s?? pj´s? cia sad?

Ihazard

I said based upon, there was nothing really particular, just picked out things I liked when I googled 'spec ops' and things of that nature :P

Ihazard

leslievdb

my two cents , not my best overpaint ever but i hope it helps