Summer Cartoon Character (Puba24 concept)

Fernando Tejada · Jun 2020

Hello! Doing this character for my cartoon class, the concept is by Puba24

Would love to know your comments, first trying trying something cartoonish. The hair is blockout for now, I will retopo it later with smaller clumps.

Image: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/375273934045708290/721393899322736670/unknown.png

Image: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/224929365803270144/721394636718866532/unknown.png

Fernando Tejada · Jun 2020

Some progress, hair and hands still need retopo

Fernando Tejada · Jun 2020

progress, retopo is done (probably)

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/yb/k4mx2p54s8t1.png

MillyP · Jun 2020

Hey! This is really cool, reminds me of Gorillaz

I think with this kind of stylised character you have to trust the shapes and angles chosen by the concept artist. Zbrush see-through mode is really helpful for checking your silhouette and proportions. Blocking out some polypaint colours can also help!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/sf/m5trg8t2hdg6.gif

Do you think you'll animate him when you're finished?
Looking forward to seeing more

Fernando Tejada · Jun 2020

MillyP said:

Hey! This is really cool, reminds me of Gorillaz I think with this kind of stylised character you have to trust the shapes and angles chosen by the concept artist. Zbrush see-through mode is really helpful for checking your silhouette and proportions. Blocking out some polypaint colours can also help!

Do you think you'll animate him when you're finished?
Looking forward to seeing more

Hey many thanks for the feedback! I completely agree, it's difficult to get past the tunnel vision after so much time looking at the model haha. I'll give it another pass in zbrush and try to push the shapes.

I don't know about animating it though, I know some very basic rigging that I use for posing but other than that I completely useless in that field.

Fernando Tejada · Jul 2020

I got some feedback from the tutors and changed the topology. Trying to get production ready topology on the face to sculpt some blendshapes next.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/n0/xnoiu1x5a1tw.png

Fernando Tejada · Jul 2020

started doing some blendshapes

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ta/cqm7t433cd0s.gif

Fernando Tejada · Jul 2020

More work on the blendshapes.

Image: https://i.gyazo.com/bf102f4a7630e19e6ae1cfdd27d4514a.gif

Also did a quick pose test trying to think about the final presentation, might be cool to have a cool dynamic pose like the one in the concepts, although my skills really lack in that department.

Fernando Tejada · Aug 2020

updates on the textures

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/bo/wn3bw4pvugo1.png

Fernando Tejada · Aug 2020

more texture work

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/9k/xk3lxdt8rw7e.png

Ashervisalis · Aug 2020

Hey, you've textured in some white around the knees and crotch, I think you should just do away with that wear and not add anything to this area.

Fernando Tejada · Aug 2020

went straight into lookdev and arnold renders, first time using that renderer

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/b2/s4tf0v65ybsx.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/1l/wu34rzrzsp79.jpg

Ashervisalis said:

Hey, you've textured in some white around the knees and crotch, I think you should just do away with that wear and not add anything to this area.

i have just seen this! completely forgot polycount existed

ill consider it when i give him another pass on the textures! thanks anyway

Fernando Tejada · Oct 2020

It's been a while, but i'm finally wrapping this project up, I changed the expression and pushed a bit the proportions and lighting set-up since last time. This was my first time doing something more cartoony so it was definitely a challenge, looking forward to hearing your comments.

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/031/449/396/large/fernando-tejada-00.jpg?1603670677

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/031/449/414/large/fernando-tejada-05.jpg?1603670682

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/031/449/416/large/fernando-tejada-06.jpg?1603670687

I have more images in my artstation if you want to check it out!

HeatherLNunnelly · Nov 2020

How did you do the expressions? Is there a tutorial possibly on how to do that sort of thing?

DavidCruz · Nov 2020

congrats a nice looking character design,.

cgvibes3d · Nov 2020

Really good, great topology on face for quick animation. Overall cool character!

Fernando Tejada · Nov 2020

oh wow first page, thanks guys

HeatherLNunnelly said:

How did you do the expressions? Is there a tutorial possibly on how to do that sort of thing?

it's nothing fancy really, it's done after you have your animation ready mesh, you export your mesh to zbrush, apply "Dynamic subdivision" to smoothen it and make a new layer for each expression. Then you just need to find a good reference and use the Move and Clay brush to recreate it the best you can

Summer Cartoon Character (Puba24 concept)

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