Dan! vs Slipgates' NinjaSDK

Dan!

having some SDK fun- wanted to change this girls format all together so now shes a pirate-getting close but still WIP-crits welcome of course.

achillesian

samurai pirates, that's begging to be a game

Maph

Shoes and shirt are pretty good imho.
Pants, not so much right now. The stripes really give away the UV distortion, and the pirate patch needs to have some lighting to it. Also, maybe some big stitches on the sides of the pants?

Dan!

thanks maph- I did a quick paintover of where I would like to go with it later tonight. The original ninja had some blades on the shoulder so I amd thinking of mirroring that Idea except with some parrott feathers. Also, adding a sash and fixing the UV distortion on the pants.

gilesruscoe

Looks really great man, looking forward to those changes being added. Interesting take on the SDK!

PatrickL

The patch on her rear looks a little too perfectly attached. I guess I just associate pirates with poor tailoring, but I'd like to see some big ol' stitches holding it on. Ones like she has going up the sides of her legs.

As for the feathers, they seem oddly flamboyant compared to the rest of the character at the moment. The entire outfit is very down to earth and meant for business it seems, but a random little decorative poof of color on her shoulder sort of throws her off balance. I expect putting the feathers on both shoulders (and possibly a third, asymmetrical location?) would help keep things even. Of course, her gratuitous amount of weapons and spikes also help.

The belt changes look good to me, though I feel like you could add a knot of cloth on her hip or some wrinkles on the belt to help sell the cloth.

Lastly, your colors draw me straight to the pants and then the face. You may be settled on the colors you have now, but I'd consider playing with a few alternative color schemes to see if any draw and move the eyes to a better location. I'm not really a character artist, but I believe the general rule is to draw the eyes towards the torso, because that is where the weapon is usually held.

Just some food for thought! I love your texture style you have going, and I'm anxious to see how this character ends up.

Daven

You guys inspired me to do one as well . I don't really have time for it, but I'm doing it anyway.

Dan!

thanks gilesruscoe,PatrickL,suburbbum! @PatrickL- Definitely taking those crits into account.

It was a slow night, had other things to do but got this far

Tenchi

This looks really nice and clean modeling. Would like to see wires and textures when it's complete for sure ^^ ..Are those daggers on her upper arms? It's just the material doesn't read like metal to me, looks like, shiny stone?

butt_sahib

big fan :-)

Jeff Parrott

More lighting on the leggings like the previous shot.

Do something with the spikes they all read real flat. Otherwise you're killing it.

d1ver

A very solid job, can't wait to see it finished.
Don't be afraid to paint stronger light contrast overall. Just make sure light don't kill color. Also metal is too bright and dark cloth is waay to dark.

Dan!

d1ver wrote: »

A very solid job, can't wait to see it finished.
Don't be afraid to paint stronger light contrast overall. Just make sure light don't kill color. Also metal is too bright and dark cloth is waay to dark.

Thanks I was feeling that as well, will make those adjustments asap-appreciate it.

Tenchi wrote: »

This looks really nice and clean modeling. Would like to see wires and textures when it's complete for sure ^^ ..Are those daggers on her upper arms? It's just the material doesn't read like metal to me, looks like, shiny stone?

Just to clarify- I did not model this, I am modefying Slipgatecentrals' Ninja SDK- I'll sort out the material clarity as well, thanks!

mixeh

hey Dan nice work, where can I find the SDK?

Pinuja

Oh man, I love hand painted models. Your painting looks really great! especially her face.

Dan!

Hey all thanks for watching - Gonna go ahead and sit on this for a while- need to finish comicon and whatnot- here's the final shots for now.

PatrickL

Beautiful!

Dan!

thanks PatrckL!

Tenchi

That's awesome textures, especially the details like the feathers ...sorry, didn't cotton on it was SlipGate's model.

conte

beautiful work, Dan, love that you put into texture is clearly visible.

Dan!

thanks Tenchi!
Conte- thanks- I'm a big fan of your work -lovely style you have.

erroldynamic

Excellent job! Love those feathers.