@Maph, I tend to get that alot actually LOL! my starting stages are always pretty hideous, but hopefully look better after tweaking it around and polishing it more over time
Hey guys, heres an update of the actual low poly model, theres still alot to tweak and texture bake cleanups I gotta do. Once its ready, I'll start doing paint scratches, weathering on the metals, some panel lines and all that extra fun stuff I also left some texture space for alpha hair and beam sabre alpha fx too
As long as the red is a little more apple red I'll love this more than I already do, glad you stuck with original, very nice can't wait for more.
Very nice work.
urgh..yeah i desaturated it slightly, but now its looking more towards pink right? =/ I'll have to change it back to a nice solid red on the next update.
After checking your portfolio i have no doubt you'll be able to bring his face more to life so i wont bother critting. I cannot wait to see where you go with this.
Purple emblem on his head bothers me a little though, think blue would work better (the usual color he has).
@FunkyBunnies, Thankss!! haha yea I always tend to use most of of the remaining time just pure polishing and presentation XD
@crazyfingers, Thanks dude! yah the face is a bit dull, I still have to work on that and give it some skin shader on. I'll be doing a color tweak on the next update for you guys!
Heres another update with more texturing and clean up! I did some color correction, added some hair. I also bent the elbow and knee joints so they are more natural and not so stiff like the previous post.
Come to think of it, Zero doesnt really need a beam sabre when his buster was originally that right? Which one do you guys prefer?
Buster arm with crazy emissive glows on the end and lose the beam sabre handle. Also asymmetrical to break up it up
OR..
Hands on both sides with the beam sabre? (higher polycount with all the joints too..ugh)
Oh nvm...actually I just realize from the video in mvc3, his arm actually transforms and switches in between different attacks.
Im also thinking about giving him a better facial expression, like his usual grin and change his eyes a bit more..making him look more reckless
Here an update of a menacing face for him, and a quick pose for you guys!
I might have to add some details under the plate around the wrist now..
I fixed the bottom of his boot as well, the normals were a bit wobbly looking before.
Also gunna add green flame rising on top of the beamsabre (akuma style)
The hair placement's gotta be adjusted better too I guess..
This is looking great! I like the face a whole lot better. As far as the pose maybe like an air dash? Maybe in a diagonal direction? Or perhaps slashing down with a light trail?
I noticed the hair is going to be a problem, its gunna cover all the fun details i made on his back.. For his back shot, I'll probably make his hair do a swirl so it can be showcased better
Looks pretty awesome, one thing that looks a little odd to me though is the eyes. I feel like the eyes could be pushed a little further some how. Granted it could just be the distance, but the blue of the eyes seems to blend in with the white of the eyes a bit. Have you tried to experiment with possibly have a ring of black or a darker color around the blue?
I would also say push that texture alot more. It just seems like you have solid colors, with scrapes on them. You don't seem to be breaking up any of the highlights or diffuse with a metal overlay or much of anything.
Looking amazing though. You're definitely kicking my ass on the productivity with a megaman character.
very awesome! i think the expression is definatly odd, the shape the lips are making along with the eye shape is a bit odd...fantastic work on the hair planes tho, that looks really badass!
Hope you don't mind a paint over, just some minor suggestions:
Main thing is he looks more surprised than ready to fight, gave him more of a "V" eyebrow line. Also simplified his mouth just a touch to give him more of his trademark style, the change is more a matter of taste than anything i think though. There wasn't much skin showing so i reduced the green lighting on it, felt it helped his form read a little better. Just minor stuff, already super badass.
Sorry guys, I took a couple days off of this contest to come back with fresh eyes been playing Portal2 ahaha itz alot of fun!!
@Shadownami92, Thanks man! yaaah ill give that a try!
@ditto, Yeah i really need to go in and add more details since eyes are what makes faces more believable
@wester, oh yea, i gotta get to that soon..I'll pump up the scrapped areas more brighter too. Nah man your megaman looks awesome! its still early, and its got potential still!
@$!nz, Im digging the red as well! definitely pops more compared to just a flat black/yellow. As for the energy stuff, those are just cards to save valuable time LOL!!
Thanks guys! yahhh ill try a different color on that too..but iono, its kinda nice that all the energy are a consistent green tho..except his helmet which is blue XD
So I've been trying to optimize the polys more..the mesh from the previous render is 36k tris (for my portfolio) and for this contest, I got it down to 19k tris yesterday without breaking the silhouette. Just a bit more to go..i think the rule is 12k right? >__<
This looks great. Crazy modeling! Only crit is that the sword feels alot like one of those retractable toy light sabers. I'd say that the more straight edges you can remove from the silhouette of the energy part of the blade the better. More like the first image you have here, but in the style that you currently have for the energy coming off the blade. Great job though, looks awesome.
Also, please show off that awesome hair in the final pose
While the execution is nicely done, some proportion bother me mostly with the bottom part which give a heavy look to the character.
Then it look like his helmet is too much small for his head and I wasn't a big fan of his expression.
...so I did a paintover (as usual, feel free to discard O.o) :
@Bbox85, Thanks man! yeahhh I'll see what else i can do to improve the sabre..
@Straw, yaahh I might have to change the whole thing up and add a emissive base to it like the official one too
@EzMeow, Oh okay...yeah i see where your going but I think the mouth breaks up the symmetry. As for the legs shrunk down for realistic scale...I think for THIS particular anime-ish character, keeping the heavy look on the legs would work better... plus Zero has a tiny torso/big legs in the ref as well. I think making his torso larger kinda throws it off the original a bit I guess =/
One of the main issues these paintovers are trying to fix is still that look of "surprise". If you're able to see someone's full iris in the eye, it means they're opening their eyes wide in shock, there's really no other expression that does this. If you were to pull the eyelids down a touch it would do a lot to make him look a bit more natural.
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I did a paint over, decided to just make this meme instead:
Looking amazing Sammu!
@jouste, Thanks Jesse!
@TerraBite, Thanksss dude!
@mifflefish, XD yeah I hope the tweaks i made to the forearm and joints look better now
@crazyfingers, awesomeee ahahaha
@Keen, Thanks dude!
@Maph, I tend to get that alot actually LOL! my starting stages are always pretty hideous, but hopefully look better after tweaking it around and polishing it more over time
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Very nice work.
I can't wait to see your pass on the surface treatment and seeing it with the hair
After checking your portfolio i have no doubt you'll be able to bring his face more to life so i wont bother critting. I cannot wait to see where you go with this.
Purple emblem on his head bothers me a little though, think blue would work better (the usual color he has).
@crazyfingers, Thanks dude! yah the face is a bit dull, I still have to work on that and give it some skin shader on. I'll be doing a color tweak on the next update for you guys!
Buster arm with crazy emissive glows on the end and lose the beam sabre handle. Also asymmetrical to break up it up
OR..
Hands on both sides with the beam sabre? (higher polycount with all the joints too..ugh)
Im also thinking about giving him a better facial expression, like his usual grin and change his eyes a bit more..making him look more reckless
I might have to add some details under the plate around the wrist now..
I fixed the bottom of his boot as well, the normals were a bit wobbly looking before.
Also gunna add green flame rising on top of the beamsabre (akuma style)
The hair placement's gotta be adjusted better too I guess..
@Arkadius, Thanks dude! i hope the crazy eyes arent too...extreme for ppl's taste. Sweet thanks for the suggestions!
Final update of the weekend, played around with the lighting..and added some emissive alphas..finally doesnt look like a gawd damn plastic toy ahaha
Looking amazing though. You're definitely kicking my ass on the productivity with a megaman character.
I like the weapon energy are those just planes or did you do more and that is actually in motion?
Digging the armor you have, though
Main thing is he looks more surprised than ready to fight, gave him more of a "V" eyebrow line. Also simplified his mouth just a touch to give him more of his trademark style, the change is more a matter of taste than anything i think though. There wasn't much skin showing so i reduced the green lighting on it, felt it helped his form read a little better. Just minor stuff, already super badass.
i LOVE the paintover crazyfingers provided.
Surprise surprise, but has that 'Starcraft' feel to it.
@Shadownami92, Thanks man! yaaah ill give that a try!
@ditto, Yeah i really need to go in and add more details since eyes are what makes faces more believable
@wester, oh yea, i gotta get to that soon..I'll pump up the scrapped areas more brighter too. Nah man your megaman looks awesome! its still early, and its got potential still!
@$!nz, Im digging the red as well! definitely pops more compared to just a flat black/yellow. As for the energy stuff, those are just cards to save valuable time LOL!!
@Hazardous, Thanks man!! your Chunli looks amazing too! shes hawwwt aahaha
@JGcount, aAHahahah!! yeah ill come up with another pose later i guess
@JFletcher, Thanks bud!
@woogity, Thx!! yahhh its also a bit too mirrored as well i guess, ill work on it some more..
@crazyfingers, Thanks for the paint over! much appreciated! yeahh I see your point! I'll tweak it a bit on the next update!
@STRIKER, thanks man!! yeahh its pretty helpful, all these little things you guys help catch have been very helpful..
@Apostolon, Thanks mann!!
@JacqueChoi, Ahahaha!! yesss...
@rv_el, Thanks man!!
So I've been trying to optimize the polys more..the mesh from the previous render is 36k tris (for my portfolio) and for this contest, I got it down to 19k tris yesterday without breaking the silhouette. Just a bit more to go..i think the rule is 12k right? >__<
Also, please show off that awesome hair in the final pose
Then it look like his helmet is too much small for his head and I wasn't a big fan of his expression.
...so I did a paintover (as usual, feel free to discard O.o) :
@Straw, yaahh I might have to change the whole thing up and add a emissive base to it like the official one too
@EzMeow, Oh okay...yeah i see where your going but I think the mouth breaks up the symmetry. As for the legs shrunk down for realistic scale...I think for THIS particular anime-ish character, keeping the heavy look on the legs would work better... plus Zero has a tiny torso/big legs in the ref as well. I think making his torso larger kinda throws it off the original a bit I guess =/