[WIP] Spider-Woman
Hello polycounters!
I'm Seth and this is my first post on your boards.
This is a character I am working on for my Character Modeling class.
She doesn't have hair or clothes yet, and the "eyelids" are temporary.
I'm looking for any sort of critique and/or feedback.
I really appreciate your time and thoughts.
Initial retopo for sculpting (I started with a ZSketch)
I'm Seth and this is my first post on your boards.
This is a character I am working on for my Character Modeling class.
She doesn't have hair or clothes yet, and the "eyelids" are temporary.
I'm looking for any sort of critique and/or feedback.
I really appreciate your time and thoughts.
Initial retopo for sculpting (I started with a ZSketch)
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So far the biggest issue I see with your sculpt at the moment is your female anatomy. It's definitely a good start, but there are a few things you could do to get it looking right.
First off, get reference material! I cannot stress that enough. It will be the first thing I do before jumping into any character. I will think about what I'm wanting to create, then I will Google image search for as much reference material as possible.
We'll focus on the female first. You've got a great base, but now it's time to clean up before you get too into your fine details.
- The nose is too small and sticks out too far, just pull it back a little from the back of the nostrils and you're pretty much solid.
- Add a little plumpness into the top lip. She seems to have really full lips, but the top lip is really flat from the side profile.
- the neck needs some thinning out from the side profile as well, it's looking a little like a tree trunk at the moment and giving her a very masculine feel.
- the hands are too thin and weirdly shaped, get some female hand ref (or even look at your own hands for a good base to get the skeletal structure right) to improve the shape before refining finger nails, wrinkles and muscles.
- The body is all over the place and the muscle structure is a little off. Once again, female ref (it's all over the internet).
- I would also beef up the crab/spider legs a little (especially at the joints). That's just my personal opinion as I like chunky shit and it generally reads better from a distance as well.
I've done a few paintovers to illustrate some of these points.
I hope these help.
Emil, thank you very much for the animated paintovers!
Here is what I handed in for class, the "low" poly character @14k tris with a normal map.
I plan on still working on this character over my break.
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I don't get the breast plates. I was asking myself, why would a grotesque spider thing have the decency to bother covering up a pair of boobies after looking like that in the first place? I personally would transform her boobs into boobs with fleshy fang nipples that curve inward. Something to hold her prey in place while she makes out with their brain.
Haha, awesome post. I completely lol'd when I read it. XD