[DS2] Axe, Martin2308

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

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just my concept...

Daven · Mar 2012

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XRevan23 · Mar 2012

Really cool concept, im guessing the skull is going to be kind of deformed, with one eye bigger than the other and the mouth not perfect.

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

Exactly, that's in my plan, and I hope, you will enjoy the final model

If somebody has any advice, I'm interested

0Hayes · Mar 2012

I don't want to sound bad, but I can't help but see pigtails with red ribbons coming from the skull. I think maybe experiment with changing the angle of the skull and or adding another skull bellow ish. Looking great all the same keep it up!

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

I see what's the problem, but first it's not ribbon, but flesh (I'm concious that's not obvious on my drawing, but in the final mesh, it would be great) and second, maybe, if delete some flesh to see a little more the bones , it could be solve the problem...

And thanks for your constructive comments

I'll post the first overview of the WIP soon

Thanks again

zeroSlave · Mar 2012

I like it. To get that flesh feel, maybe have it stretching across more parts of the axe. To me, it feels like it's just kind of laying on the blade. More tension?

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

Ok, thank you, i'll make the flesh more stretched

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

the beginning of my High poly in Zbrush

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

and an other view

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

and now the beginning of my low poly with baking

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

kingjoe64 · Mar 2012

I really like the muscle sinew being used to hold the weapon together. At least that's how it seemed in the first drawings.

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

One of my last update

My final highpoly:

And my lowpoly (1494 tris, it lacks just the color):

Martin2308 · Mar 2012

the beginning of my colorization

Xenier · Mar 2012

good idea but you've got some major issues here, first being proportions. The actual blade of the axe is tiny in comparison to the skull and makes the weapon as a whole seem tiny. You are using WAAAAY too many triangles on the skull, let the normal map pull it's weight and use the triangles elsewhere. The handle of the axe is also far too straight, it feels very CG, make it a little wonkie or have it taper slightly, try to avoid straight lines. Lastly your textures and sculpts are quite noisy, try to simplify in places, specifically the head of the axe (which feels very low poly) and the section between the skulls jaws.

[DS2] Axe, Martin2308

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