Sketchbook: Cai

Cai · Dec 2016

there are few old and new models I'm currently working on, I don't intend to create a separete post for each and would rather post the progress here.

Cai · Dec 2016

This is the first one here.
Six of Clubs
Started him few days ago, right after I finished my alice model.
It's sort of an enemy card, like the one in Alice: Madness Returns.
I wanted him to look closer to rectangular forms but the concept is still raw

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/bms1bxvot/03a.jpg

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/t1c9k7stp/Clubs_01b.jpg

Image: http://s20.postimg.org/je8rahzu5/01a2.jpg

Aaron Barnett · Dec 2016

I love the proportions and silhouette of this character! He really stands out. Nice work!

Cai · Dec 2016

This was one of sketches that I had for the allegorythmic's "The Beast" contest. For personal reasons I decided to go with a different idea but I still like this one and plan to give it a propper burial.
I've been working on it for quite some time since the contest was over, adding tiny bits here and there, and now I'm trying to detail the head.

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/4r8hlw8ml/Beast_04_01.jpg

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/5i17roazx/Beast_04_02.jpg

TudorMorris · Dec 2016

Really nice work here - the Beast one has some really nice elements to it and the balance of detail is just right. Only thing I would say about the six of clubs model is that the legs look a little off to me, like they don't quite belong to the upper body.

I'm guessing it's because on the upper body you have the amour on the arms split into contrasting sections - a big, blocky shape on the upper arms/shoulders, and then it has a really nice contrasting taper down to the segmented parts on the forearm.

On the legs it's a fairly uniform thickness with no tapering that follows the forearm armour segmentation. I feel it may be improved by splitting that into upper/lower leg and bulking out the plates on the thigh so there's more contrast like you've got on the arms.

...but that's just my 2 cents!

Cai · Dec 2016

TudorMorris said:

Really nice work here - the Beast one has some really nice elements to it and the balance of detail is just right. Only thing I would say about the six of clubs model is that the legs look a little off to me, like they don't quite belong to the upper body.

I'm guessing it's because on the upper body you have the amour on the arms split into contrasting sections - a big, blocky shape on the upper arms/shoulders, and then it has a really nice contrasting taper down to the segmented parts on the forearm.

On the legs it's a fairly uniform thickness with no tapering that follows the forearm armour segmentation. I feel it may be improved by splitting that into upper/lower leg and bulking out the plates on the thigh so there's more contrast like you've got on the arms.

...but that's just my 2 cents!

that's true and a good idea to bring legs closer to hands, however I don't want to split it too much so I just split hips a bit .

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/w6tf94ael/g01b.jpg

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/d303srxkd/h_01.jpg

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/otimnwfql/h03.jpg

Image: https://s20.postimg.org/kmxs8kg4t/h05.jpg

It's still in progress and I'm thinking about shapes and details. the main idea is to make two states for this guy.

I want him to have a standby state where he unwraps into playing card. all pieces shound unbend and assemble into rectangular plane with some parts that stand out a bit like rib cage and head. But I'm not sure that I have enough free time for that idea to come to life and animation....

Cai · Jan 2017

iggy, stupid bugger

Image: https://s28.postimg.org/hski0vyfh/Iggy_02a.jpg

Image: https://s28.postimg.org/sov1pxye5/image.jpg

and a viewer here !!

alekseypindrus · Jan 2017

@Cai +1 for Ergo Proxy, Iggy ended his life well

Lucpus · Jan 2017

I really dig the shapes on your robot! I don't know if he's from something, but either way it looks great!

Cai · Jan 2017

Lucpus said:

I really dig the shapes on your robot! I don't know if he's from something, but either way it looks great!

@Lucpus that's Iggy from "Ergo Proxy" anime, pretty cool one, check it out if you haven't seen it before

Image: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/15/fe/68/15fe6887c89fd4dae28d498c1c99ba44.jpg

GrevSev · Jan 2017

Nice presenting with the red wax.

Go the extra miles and make Ergo itself. Everyone loves the mask and it should prove to be some difficult practice.

Demonith · Jan 2017

Amazing man nice work how do u get thous nice HD pics from zbrush anyway

Mehran Khan · Feb 2017

good work man.

Cai · Nov 2017

A wip of dark pan, inspired by lots of stuff but mainly by dark pan from Castlevania LOS2 also known as Agreus.

Image: https://image.ibb.co/cf6ysm/44b.jpg

Image: https://image.ibb.co/fnqf56/42e.jpg

Image: https://image.ibb.co/mM74Xm/45.jpg

Cai · Dec 2017

Finished highpoly

Image: http://image.ibb.co/mNu8HG/002.jpg

Cai · Dec 2017

and few final images

3D viewer here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XLdwy

Image: http://image.ibb.co/hox9rb/01.jpg

Image: http://image.ibb.co/f1n3HG/02.jpg

Image: http://image.ibb.co/i82Hbb/03_ascreenshot044.jpg

Image: http://image.ibb.co/f7jVwb/02_ascreenshot024.jpg

Image: http://image.ibb.co/dhexbb/05_shol_ascreenshot038.jpg

Dartist · Dec 2017

The Tree monster looks especially awesome! Great job and keep at it

Ozz14 · Jan 2018

Awesome wood details. It has a heavy, warped melting feeling to it. Did you use the inflate brush?

Cai · Jan 2018

Ozz14 said:

Awesome wood details. It has a heavy, warped melting feeling to it. Did you use the inflate brush?

I didn't use the inflate brush, just clay,flat, dam standart, move and pinch sometimes without any wood details alphas.
And all the fine wood details on the final where added to the textures only (including normal map).

Cai · Jan 2018

Quick sculpt of a demon bust.
3 days including LP, Bakes and textures.

and you can also rotate it in 3d viewer here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BRQBr