FMP - Sci-Fi Assassins

Reowwww · Mar 2013

Edit: Final render, characters rigged and posed, rendered in Marmoset.
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For my final major project at uni I'm creating 3 Assassin characters, one robot, one human and one creature. Here are my initial concepts for each character.

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Owl Creature Assassin.

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Robot Assassin.

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Human Assassin.

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WIP My Owlman Zbrush sculpts so far, (I haven't added details to areas that are going to be covered in armour) I'll be modelling the armour in 3DSmax. Really looking for some feedback that'll help with the design, anatomy, silhouette, details etc. Also please check my blog for my most recent posts, thanks!

http://richardcareygameartyear3.blogspot.co.uk/

Aqua Dark · Mar 2013

I really like this owlman guy! I think could push the thickness in his legs. I think it'd help balance him out more, since most of his mass is in his torso. Featherless chickens are really awesome reference for bird anatomy. I'd suggest you google it if you haven't yet.
You have a really interesting style. Reminds me of Aeon Flux.

KennyTies · Mar 2013

Really awesome concepts, the owlman reminds me of the court of owls from the batman comics. If you havent checked that out yet, I would suggest doing that. They are called the court of owls or look up the talon.

Reowwww · Apr 2013

Maaaaan juggling 3 characters around at once is mighty tough, anyway, the underlying anatomy of the human assassin. Even though the the skin isn't going to be exposed I thought it good practise to sculpt the majority of the muscles in, as the amour is skin tight anyway, and its just good practise... Yes. Didn't bother with ears and toes as they'll be hidden, I'll sculpt hands in as a separate Ztool and add later. I used actor Taylor Kitsch as reference for the face, as I felt his expressions best portrayed the character of this assassin.

Reowwww · Apr 2013

12/04/2013:
I've been neglecting posting updates as I've been working so hard.
Owlman Retopoligized, unwrapped and baked! Baked the maps using Mike Pickton's MaxScript: Autobakerrr, which saved me alot of time and gave me a decent result. There were a few errors and misses, which I patched up in 3D Coat and PS.

LRoy · Apr 2013

Nice stuff. The owl design is very interesting. Haven't seen anything like it.

Reowwww · Apr 2013

Thanks LRoy

Reowwww · May 2013

04/05/2013:
Owlman character finished (until further crit) 16,964 Triangles 2 x 2048 DSNG Rendered in Marmoset.

Reowwww · May 2013

Robot character finished (until further crit) 17,084 Triangles Robot: 2048 DSNGE Hair: 1024 DSN Rendered in Marmoset.

LANKUS MAXIMUS · May 2013

Wow, what an awesome silhouette.

Loving the work dude. Owlman now lives in my inspiration folder

Shiniku · May 2013

Wow! Great job with those materials, this looks great.

maxmead · May 2013

Turned out really nicely Rich, would be nice to have a blue accent colour on the owlman like the left concept but works fine as it is, you making weapons in the end?

Reowwww · May 2013

Thanks guys! Yeah Max if I have time (which is unlikely) I'm considering revisiting areas of the Owlman, there a few areas Id like to readdress to match the concept cause right now he doesnt look like an assassin, so like darker metal armour, more sillouhette on the limb wraps, and adding the scarf to complete the blue accent colour. Also doing that robot taught me alot about material properties of metal lol!

Goldo_O · May 2013

Wow, really liking your designs man! They are very original and well executed!

Reowwww · May 2013

High poly of the Human Assassin finished (finally) Time to retopo yayyyy..
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J33bus · May 2013

can we please see some wireframes for that robot guy?

minorthreat · May 2013

Woah this is really amazing. That sci-fi owl assassin resembles a cool idea I had once, but now I think I'll take the initiative to make a model from it with this thread as inspiration.

Reowwww · May 2013

Thanks minorthreat! you can do eeet! [ame="

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Ged · May 2013

the owl dude is impressive, cant help but feel he needs a few more feathers and a little more fluffy/splayed bits to to finish on the feathers and head

Reowwww · May 2013

Yeah you're right now I look at it the majority of the feathers are too compacted, thanks!

rollin · May 2013

hey I really like all 3 designs!

For the models I would say

owl needs more details in the armor

the materials/textures of owl and robot could be improved
wider spec and gloss ranges for example

sipher3325 · May 2013

These are excellent

Reowwww · May 2013

Okay cool more gloss thanks, I really struggled to achieve the spec/gloss I was going for in Marmoset, I find its specularity odd and quite flat?

Reowwww · May 2013

J33bus wrote: »

can we please see some wireframes for that robot guy?

Sure thang!

stickadtroja · May 2013

these are really cool! like the owl the most!

but i have to ask, dont they all have basically the same body type? tall slender with that s-curve body? is it intentional? if not i think you could vary them much more; make the human fat, give the robot straighter lines and more squarish forms, and keep the owl as it is. that way he will stand out more as the tall slender one.

Reowwww · May 2013

Yeah they are all supposed to be slender agile assassins like part of an assassin unit but all have different backgrounds and personalities. In the original brief I writ myself for this project, they were supposed to be the main characters for a sci-fi stealth game, and the player could pick one to play as. I thought this would be more challenging then just making a big, a small and a medium character, if you get me?