Hi everyone. I graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco back in December, after some time off and a little vaction I'm back to working hard on my portfolio.
I only took a few basic games classes while I was at AAU because I didn't think I wanted to do games models. I can see it's much more likely I will be able to get a job if I open myself up to the games industry.
I'm a Maya user, I've played around in Max a little, I've never done normal maps until recently (just started testing out Xnormal), never done spec, or rendered in a game engine, and my texture skills might be rusty...So I have a bit of learning to do.
Anyway onto the goods...I really love to sculpt, so the easy part for me is basically done.
Screen grabs from Zbrush
![6-23render.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K0XwRaREw7A/TgMgHv4hqFI/AAAAAAAAADg/PJv0CSFJneQ/s1600/6-23render.jpg)
The shield will double as a Sheath for the sword I still need to make. I've made a low poly of the shield to do some test Normal bakes with Xnormal...they haven't been too successful yet. I'll post the issues I'm having tomorrow...
![ShieldSculpt.jpg](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YMtyxjchl8/Tg70k_8ihnI/AAAAAAAAAD0/yWOTi3XAqD8/s1600/ShieldSculpt.jpg)
I'll be updating regularly with all the fun problems I run into.
Comments & Crits very welcome.
Thanks for taking a look.
-Oliver
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Yup, been watching tuts, reading, tried quite a few different things. Still having some issues. I still have some things to try if I figure it out or not i'll probably post issues I ran into anyway if nothing else for other people who might be having similar trouble.
Ya I see what youre saying, the biceps are sort of looking like Tic Tacs...I'll adjust them, thanks.
Just checked it, head is a bit large. I've been putting scratches and slight damage just been doing it too subtly, I'll definitely push it.
Thanks everyone,
Oliver
The head was a bit big so I adjusted that, refined the bicep shape, dropped the belly button a little, and reshaped the abdominal. Also beat up all of his armor a bit.
Still need to make a sword, beat up the shield better, and continue figuring out xnormal.