Pigarts Improvement thread -

pigart · Nov 2015

I wanted to make a thread where I can post everything I do, not seperate threads for texturing and sculpting

Made some beauty shots on the hatchet I did.

Also finished my bust sculpt. Finishing up on retopology now. After that it's baking.

I'm going to try and go for handpainted textures with some more maps.

grotessive94 · Nov 2015

Wow wow, I'm in love with your armor pieces and that hatchet. And I love the colors and texture *^*, so jealous. I would work a bit on the face, not that it's wrong but I would work on making it more appealing like the faces in those games. If you work on that then you'll have everything! I definitely want to see more posts from you ^^

pigart · Nov 2015

Glad you like this @grotessive94

First wip. Really need to work on the colors and the face.

pigart · Nov 2015

evening update

pigart · Nov 2015

Finished with this. Now to think up what to make next!

Marmoset viewer on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QxOVx

pigart · Dec 2015

Started on a new sculpt. Early wip.

pigart · Dec 2015

Little update on the body. Once I made this wip image I adjusted the width of the ribcage where the breasts are by pulling it out to the side. Looks much better.

pigart · Dec 2015

Thinking up clothes. I'm probably going to edit the face a bit later too. I can feel the artist block creeping around

pigart · Dec 2015

Working on the armor. I'm liking this a lot more now.

Mr.Moose · Dec 2015

Really have been enjoying your work so far~ Just wanted to stop in and say:

I think you should take some time to study facial anatomy a little more. The jaw transition to the neck and the cheeks in general seem to be a reoccurring issue with your work so far. Its not bad but those parts of most of your work give a very "not quite there" feel to it.

I really do like how you complete projects one after the other! Great drive

Keep it up!

pigart · Dec 2015

Thanks for the feedback @mr.moose. I tweaked the jaw area and it looks better. I messed around with the cheeks but it just made the face look wrong so I left it like that.

I added color. I still feel like it needs some more stuff but I am going to leave it like this for now. Maybe I'll think up something interesting while doing retopo now. I think a cloth strip going from one wrist to the other through the back could be cool. I'd also like to get some vines or something oher nature related on the bottom of the character, maybe around the knee area.

pigart · Dec 2015

Decided to do a quick bust during the weekend. Going to try and finish it tomorrow. After that it's back to the female character.

pigart · Dec 2015

Updaterino. Almost finished I think.

pigart · Dec 2015

I also recorded the painting process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqwWLHKdT6Q

pigart · Dec 2015

Worked on some material studies this evening. Was pretty fun so I'll probably do more.

pigart · Dec 2015

I think that's enough of posting 2D in this section. Going to make something winter related next maybe.

pigart · Dec 2015

Working on this little guy.

pigart · Dec 2015

Finished this.

Also made a timelapse out of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDKTygQJXA

pigart · Dec 2015

Did this character for a freelance project. Currently working on a guard character that will go together with this thief.

pigart · Jan 2016

Working on a guard now. Couple of hours into painting.

weisheng · Jan 2016

Definitely some great improvements over 2015 (from this in your other thread), great work ! I really like it when people learn handpainted textures doing characters, not just weapons/flats - this is really promising.

First I'd say you're using 90% too much solid black in your textures (from burn tool or too many overlay/multiply layers possibly). You can definitely accomplish much more painting blues/browns in to cover those dark areas and save your blacks for really sharp AO or extreme stylistic lighting situations.

Here's a quick paintover on couple of areas on your rock creature to show you what I mean:
Some lighting on the rocks gives them nice sharp edges and less need for blacks to separate the shapes.
On the face less harsh blacks to separate facial shapes lets u transition larger shapes into medium and small shapes so it reads really fleshy and connected.

Image: http://artbyweish.com/paintovers/pigarts_paintover132016.gif

Remember to think about structure and lighting not just the surface texture. Here's a quick paintover for you guard head to highlight the facial planes and light hits.

Seriously great stuff over 2015, you're well on track. All the best for 2016!

pigart · Jan 2016

Thank you so much for the critiques @weisheng !

Finished the guard. I think it looks a bit flat but the client is very happy with it. I'm happy that the style looks like the style of the thief.

Now I need to make a room and put these guys into it. I'm not that experienced with environments but I'm pretty sure everything will be okay.

RitualSynergY · Jan 2016

Keep it up man, love the drive

pigart · Jan 2016

Been working on the room/environment for these two characters and it is really hard. I've finally put together all of the main things and will start to add detail, fix lighting, add more smaller props here and there. Not quite satisfied with this right now.