middle class victorian gent WIP

pairorat · Aug 2009

Man It's been so long since I've posted here, hope all is well with everyone still

Working with a group to create a stylized Victorian age London
and here is the first rough character model I sent off to them today.
1100 polys (strict limit)
mitten style hands were requested

Any Comments critiques concerns always welcome

ExevaloN · Aug 2009

for 1100 polys I think you nailed the design really well. Not sure if there is any unnecessary edge around, so Id say, give it a second and third look, see if it can be refined, if not, your pretty much good.

Mtg_kirin · Aug 2009

I would take edge loops from your shoes and arms or where ever so u can get better hands. Atleast a separate index finger

but looks good for sure

renderhjs · Aug 2009

nice quality modeling,
the shape really communicates well. If you aim for real time rendering you could certainly tweak some faces and apply some optical tricks to reduce the polygon count.

Harry · Aug 2009

stance looks off balance, not that it's a huge deal or anything

n88tr · Aug 2009

Needs moar codpiece.

Steve Schulze · Aug 2009

The concept colours and style reminds me a lot of The Last Express. I don't suppose you're using that game as a source of inspiration?

pairorat · Aug 2009

Thanks for all the replies and critiques guys! I'm revising the model a bit this morning and I'll re-post new screens once I have the bastard uv'd ^^

@Exevalon
thanks

I'll definitely be giving it a look over a few more times

@Mtg_kirin
I agree the hands were the downfall so far, the team I'm working with requested these hands though, I did however add some geometry to simulate finger tips and different finger lengths

@renderhjs
thank you, yea upon revisiting the model i was able to redistribute about 100 polys without much change in form

@harry
Yea I think you're right, my initial sketch had too much slink in it, plus it would be a pain to rig with knees like that

@n88tr
lol i added a bit more volume to his nether regions

@jackablade
Nope never heard of it

but after a quick google I can definitely see where that connection was made. the final textures will be fully rendered, the flats were just a stray thought process ^^

Evil Krisp · Aug 2009

side views are leaning way too far forward. he looks like MJ in the smooth criminal video

Wells · Aug 2009

his knees won't be bending too friendly with only the one loop on the the part that will be stretching the most

pairorat · Aug 2009

@evil krisp
yep you're spot on, I calmed down his hyperextension

@Sectaurs
I COMPLETELY agree. I reworked them more animation friendly this morning. Cut about 50 poly to boot ^^

JasonLavoie · Aug 2009

You have a really nice modeling style

Looking forward to the texture work.

DanielB · Aug 2009

Nice. The edge loops you added near the knee were much needed. I see a few tris though; I would try and get rid of those.

pairorat · Aug 2009

uv's done
time to start texturing
revised model (1049 polys) with color flats applied to initial light bake

@JasonLavoie
thanks!

@DanielB
i agree, the old knee was balls

pairorat · Aug 2009

its a start
hair is just a place holder, will add proper clumping soon ^^

pairorat · Aug 2009

threw a couple hours in zbrush today. Still pretty green with it as a tool, so any comments/critiques/tips/hints would be appreciated as always

BradMyers82 · Aug 2009

Nice job man! The sculpt is not reading well at the moment though. It appears you moved up in subdivisions too quickly, a very common mistake.
You should bump it down several subdivisions and get the large basic forms down. Then if you want to add little details like cracks in the lips and such you can, but to be honest, with a character like this, I would keep the details minimal, and focus on the major forms.

killingpeople · Aug 2009

i think you're ready to bake... j/k

so how's having the ear separate from the mesh working out for ya?

that hole on the back of his head causing problems for ya? and maybe in the mouth?

what i'm seeing here is you're doing things a little backwards. for a character, typically i'd make a basemesh first, then sculpt the high, then the lowpoly/unwrap, then bake/texture.

the model you're using won't work well in a sculpting software, there are a few precautions you'd want to make when creating a basemesh for sculpt. you shouldn't have trouble finding more information on the web regarding that. but just really quick, you'll want no holes in your mesh, no tris, and evenly distributed geometry.

Bruno Afonseca · Aug 2009

He's looking like that scary actor Willem Dafoe!

I think you should paint some horizontal details on the pants. The way it is, looks too rounded and seems like he's wearing diapers for underwear.

middle class victorian gent WIP

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