Tribal woman WIP

Byren

Hey guys!

I'm currently working on a model that's hopefully going to end up tribal in some way, I have an initial concept but whilst modelling I've been flipping the idea in all sorts of different ways.
She was initially going to be a stereotypical huntress type, but now I'm thinking of a more modern day tribal huntress - maybe a knife, a gun perhaps, tatty modern day clothes? Not sure, I'm still working of that and any ideas would be lovely!

Anyway, I've finished the base and I'm working through the initial sculpting stage:

I'm still pretty new to Zbrush so any tips, crits or comments would be greatly apprriciated!

J-kid

Make her nostrils i bit thinner in width

butt_sahib

The only thing i can addd to is stick to your concept/theme before going in too deep (simple basemeshes really give you alot of possibilities to choose from i must say its quite tempting) but i suggest that you pin down a concept and/or idea and work on that.
Im sure most people would disagree and state that designing as you go is a substantial alternative but ive always found it to be abit of a waste of time....

Good luck!

CheeseOnToast

Ears look too high up. Align the top and bottom of the ear roughly with the upper eyelid and the bottom of the nose respectively.

The ears are attached awkwardly. The whole side of the ear nearest the cheek/temple should be attached. The top part of yours looks as though it's separate, almost like another earlobe.

Baaaah!

I might be wrong here, but her nose looks a little too far down her face. Either that or the ridge needs building up slightly?

Byren

Thanks for the crits guys, I think I've addressed everything...

Also, Do the hands look too masculine?




I'm also having a little trouble with the back and glutes now, it doesn't seem to look right... any ideas? =\

bubbie

I agree with you on the hands. Look up some reference for those.

http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=women%20hands&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=839

and buttocks are simple enough, if you know what is going on beneath the skin. You just have to find ENOUGH REFERENCE for muscles and real photos. Reference is a must friend!

Baaaah!

The upper torso across the shoulders looks a little narrow to me in relation to the hips.

Byren

Updates!







Some scar close-ups - any crits on these?





Gonna take the med poly version into max soon and give her some clothes, so any crits before that stage would be awesome!

marlfox8

no face sacars dude ruins it. and by the way are you gonna mak her old or young?

Byren

Thanks for the crit man. I agree with the face, it's an overused idea, though I thought it might fit a character that fights lions all day!
Anyway, I've removed them, maybe I'll have a few subtle scars around the place instead.

I've created a quick paint-over of what I intend to do with her now, I'm not sure if it's interesting or not though.. I tried to stick to reference images of actual African tribes but I jazzed a few things around a bit to make her a little more exciting to look at.



Don't worry, she will have nipples!... and maybe hair, I haven't decided on that yet.

Byren

Oh, and she's supposed to be fairly young, like early twenties kinda age