Bleeding Edge [WIP]
polycounter lvl 11
Latest update - Fixed a few items, glow maps fixed
Hey guys. I started this character yesterday at 5am and worked for the whole rest of the day on it. I need a few new sets of eyes for crits if possible. Its based on the new Iron Man armor by Ryan Meinerding. Thanks!
Hey guys. I started this character yesterday at 5am and worked for the whole rest of the day on it. I need a few new sets of eyes for crits if possible. Its based on the new Iron Man armor by Ryan Meinerding. Thanks!
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You make the shoulder way bigger with a bigger rib cage, smaller waist.
Leg with amplified curves
@Ladyknowles, RiotForQuiet - Yea that's cause the two halves of his body arent combined yet. Itll go away once I combine and merge verts and soften the normals.
@Tits, MrHobo, theslingshot - I think you guys are right. Im gonna keep fussing with the proportions till I get it more like the concept. Broader soulders, Bigger chest.
Thanks again everyone, Ill post an update again tomorrow morning.
-Not specular enough.. look at the reference, it's a very shiny/reflective metal. Diffuse should probably still be darker.
-Chest light thing is too high up. Compare to reference.
-Proportions looking a little too child like, not heroic like the ref. head is too big in comparison to body.
-You're missing a lot of the smoother anatomical details present in the armor in the reference - I feel like the anatomy and forms could be pushed further.
Also looking at the back, you seem to have some weird polygons there, at the tights?
How would his knees bend? I see no fold in the armor for his knee to bend.
The piece of plat on his wrist lacks sold form.
The problem with this suit is that in the comics (which is where this comes from) Its a weird kind of liquid metal I think. It supposedly creates a metal musculature over his skin. I do agree that he does seem a bit thin, I could beef him up a bit.
Not adding the cuts in the joints just makes the suit look like a toy. I really do like where you are at with the suit though and it has come a long way since your start, however you still have somethings to fix.
You have this awesome detail on the edges of the legs but no where else. You should put that type of detail everywhere on the suit and then add some light scratches in the spec map. Have fun with all your maps, you will see nothing but great results. Adding a lightmap for the blue lights around the suit would add some nice detail to your characters texture.
good work, looking forward to seeing more.
So there are supposed to be curves and musculature. Ill try and clean it as best I can to make it clearer. As for the scratches, I'm still working on them. More need to be added and will post an update when they're ready. This was more of a test render really. Ive added a glow map for the lights, is that what you mean?
http://wiki.polycount.com/LightMap?highlight=%28\bCategoryTexturing\b%29
I will add a little bit of blue bloom around the rim of the light. I suggest this because I think it would look dope.
I know the armor, its for the new invincible iron man comic. It looks similar to the extremis armor. I understand what you were going for however take in to account the amount of cuts in the armor. Your model has a solid gold plate across his bicep. You also have muscle definition in the wrist, it makes your model look more fiction than functional. Again, I like your work but this needs to be pushed a little bit further to make it something great.
That's more or less how crome materials are in real life, dark color and high specular values
Sander - Yea, its not one of his most mechanical suits, I may add a few lines in for detail, joints, well see
Let your scratches tell a story. I don't know how mirrored your UVs are, but if they're unique, really show off your texturing prowess with asymmetry. And I'm sorry in advance for the obnoxiously huge fie coming up.
also I'm not keen on the feet - they feel like rubber boots with all the roundness going on...
Jenkins - Thanks for the input. I know he looks like hes in spandex, I'm working on messing with his materials so he looks more metallic. Its funny you should mention the Mark III, Im working on a version of that as well: