Wii Challenge | TheMagnetic | Strongleg IronHand

[TheMagnetic]

Wii Challenge | TheMagnetic | Strongleg IronHand
http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/competitions/uploaded_thubnails/36-game-3d-art-260-1196113729-thumb.jpg

TheMagnetic has entered the competition!

[TheMagnetic]

im back kids. im gonna give this a whirl. its been a while since ive done a comp...!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/old.jpg
this is the old design i was going with. im gonna do some reworking though to make the rig a bit easier. thin and longer legs should help for exaggeration.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/new.jpg
this is a ruf of the new design. gonna throw in some armor on em.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/armor-1.jpg
for a weapon i plan to give him a gun. cant figure out if i want a hand gun or a bazooka-like gun. any suggestions?

[Fenixy]

concept looks awsome so far, remind me hellboy comics style

about weapon: what about M21 minigun?

[ThatDon]

This is win.

[BuroKun]

He there TheMagnetic, I remember you from CGChat.....and seeing your awesome style makes me want to cry and drop out of this competition, so good luck to ya man! :'( PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO WIN.....but all kidding aside, this is awesome, I have always loved your style and the way you use proportions. You definitely should get a top stop in this.

[BiG ToE]

Maya's Normal Mapping Golden Child is here

Been waiting for you to show up. Let the world feel what TheMagnetic is all about.

[Marcus Dublin]

Hey Gabe I’m glad to see you hop on board to Game Artisans:D! This comp has your name written all over it, good stuff so far man!;)

[TheMagnetic]

nuthin but luv! thanks guys. glad you like it. still debating if im gonna normal map with such low texture guide lines. its worth the challenge though.

fenixy: m21 sounds nice! i was thinking something more over the shoulder with big blasts of explosions. but if i dont settle on what i concepted ill definitely go with that brute! thanks!

thanks for the love BuroKun. we ll see if i make it to the top. ive been notorious for not finishing the other comps..of the last few that i did. but we ll see! dont cry either!

Big Toe! sup foo!

thanks Marcus! i said the same thing as soon as i saw the topic!

Cleaned up the later concept and threw the armor on. probably gonna ink and color him sometime before the comp is over.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/final_pencils.jpg

heres my ideas for guns. ill either do the grenade/bazooka thingie with the musket or ill do the spear with the musket. if im cool enough. ill do all 3. MAYBE.

the idea behind the spear design is that its a "hunter's harpoon". you hurl or plunge it into a massive beast. and if the beast takes off running. the chain on the wieght will catch on foliage, causing more pain and damage, thus slowing down the prey!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/gun_designs.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/spear_design.jpg

[ThatDon]

I actually prefer the old designs bottom proportions. Sweet weapons!

[kipiripi]

Heyy ,long time no see Gabe welcome to the board buddy.
Its impressive concept like always.I love his proportion.
I prefer Pistols but longer.

[ryuju]

looks great, i love the last weapon... maybe the weight could have spring loaded hooks the come out to grab on to roots and brush cus right now it looks like it might slide through all the brush with no problem. Looking great lets see some more progress!

[Kalango]

smells like victory :)
and doom to the rest of us all...
good loking concepts man ! looking forward to see this going...

[TryForce]

smells like victory :)


Nah, smells like Magnetic and Easy work for me!


Joking xD :lol:


Cheers dude! long time! :) happy to see you taking part at it. :rolleyes:
I won't let you take my place :rolleyes:

:inocent: :) keep it up! Looking very good.

[Saker]

&_&... so ,,, alot of people are dying here ^^,,, i loved your style &&... am looking forward to see the finished piece

[Masakari]

Yep, awesome, love your style as well!! :thumb:

[TheMagnetic]

colored that business. gonna start modeling today. i MIGHT normal map...i really want to..but that map is so damn small for an NM. but i need to practice!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/color_med_size.jpg

[mwgrafx]

Very cool! Cant wait to see this one through

[BuroKun]

-cries-....nice.....job....

[sugartastic!]

Nice! That tat is crazy. That shoulder needs a bird on it or something. F bazookas! Although, that would be a little too Mark of Kri. Just a thought.

[Japhir]

Nice! That tat is crazy. That shoulder needs a bird on it or something. F bazookas! Although, that would be a little too Mark of Kri. Just a thought.

seconded! bird/other cute looking creature in the same style would be amazing!

[Sectaurs]

great concept.

he's a fun little guy, but I think his face is lacking character. not as engaging or expressive as I believe a main character needs to be. I'd love to see some different expressions on his blank face.

can't wait to see him in the 3D, regardless

[TheMagnetic]

good call. ill definitely concept some alt face expressions.

[GrM]

wow, awesome style, I love the character! I think that his bare shoulder should stay without a tattoo, to balance with the other clothed and armored arm. at this stage, I'd say you have plenty of time to experiment with the possibility of a normal map, as well.

[_tdc_]

Great stuff as always, yo. Can't wait to see it all done.

-tchiu

[TheMagnetic]

thanks _tdc_ much appreciated!

Dennis-I dont think im gonna do the bird thing. cuz ya.. mark of the kri.. he IS a hunter. so id be cool if he had a dog or something but thats not fitting in a 512 map. maybe on my own time.

GrM- Ya thats good call. gonna roll with that. not to mention he ll have a weapon of some sort on the bare armed hand. normal maps gonna happen too. just gotta man up and do the shit.

started the model yesterday. of the late and even now im developing new techniques and approaches to modeling characters. im ever invested in speed and efficiency!

hes thinner than i would like but when im done with the base mesh ill widen him out.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires1.jpg

[GutsandBolts]

it might flow a little better if the splinching happened at the top of where his thigh transitions into his pelvis as well as at his belt line. Just a thought.

perhaps an image will help:

[Asmuel]

Looking sexy Gabe, I look forward to seeing more :)

[Determinedto3D]

Nice work as uasual Gabe. I would also like to see a pet of some sort if you can manage. But like you said, maybe not on your own time.

[TheMagnetic]

alright alright. yall asked for it...a pet indeed. maybe a linx or a puma or bobcat. or snow leopard! they have those super long tails!

[BoBo_the_seal]

That is kick ass!

- BoBo

[TheMagnetic]

thanks Bobo.

so im planning some skin tone variations to ad more vibrancy and contrast. a friend pointed out that his skintone is to close in comparison to the armor. which, most likely, in game this would be true. so..
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/skintone_variations.jpg

also my animal friend is going to be a great hunting companion! i want to do a snow leopard with a lynx like ears. most likely ill elongate the tail even more. i dont plan to concept this guy. maybe if i add some armor or something..
heres my ref.s
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/cat_ref.jpg

[ThatDon]

Keep it up dude, this is a great one to watch.

[Kalango]

wow looks nice already :).
About the skin color, the last one rocks more :)

[TheMagnetic]

got the body done. hes sittin kinda heavy (for me) at around 3300. i could go in and do some cutting. depends on what the cat comes out to be. if i need it for her then so be it. after this gonna spend a lil bit longer on the 2D. color weapons. design armor for the cat. maybe a bit of concepting for her as well.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires2.jpg

[K_Sheriff]

Always been a fan of your style. This is looking pretty solid. As far as skin tones go, the far right one looks good. Considering spec map and all, the darker skin tone will probably work out better regardless.

[BuroKun]

looken nice man. I say the middle one for the skin tone. The blue tattoo looks nice. the head of the model looks a bit off from the concept, but that might just look like that because you don't have the ears yet. Keep it up.

[confracto]

great work!

honestly tho, after seeing the amazingly done concept, I think your model's proportions are coming up short. he's got the same general shape, but where it looks stylized on your concept, it just looks a bit wonky on your model. places like the foot, the knee and the sides of the top of the head. I really think you should spend some more time on this, and fine tune him a bit more.

[TryForce]

your style has improved since i know you hahah. Back then it was nice to look at the stylization, now i can't try to not look at it ;D

Great mesh thus far.

[HntrLuc]

This is looking great man!
You style is a great match for this comp :) I look forward to more

[Mattimusss]

looks amazing so far man, good work. oh and i think jacob says hey back... can't remember for sure. lol

[butt_sahib]

Even though i definately agree with the others of the huge winning potentional this has, im going to have to agree with confracto about the porportions.

Keep going! :D

[indian_boy]

this is
by far
the most


AMAZING entry this far!
awesome stuff man!

cant WAIT to see it complete!

[East]

Really powerful entry, and it looks like it's going to translate well into 3D, too :)

The name doesn't sit well with me, though. Strongleg Ironhand? For some reason Stronghand Ironleg sounds better to me as it seems to fit his attributes better.

[Asmuel]

I reckon Foghorn Leghorn, or if thats taken Strongleg Ironwang :thumb:

[free-willy]

good to see you doing some personal work again.Definately looks like a fun character to play as.I would go for the 2nd or 3rd skin variation on your concept work,..has more 'ooomph' to it.excellent translation to 3d....should look awesome when you start the texturing.

[TheMagnetic]

im so happy that everyone loves this guy! im definitely gonna do some minor tweaks to pushthe geo a lil closer to the actual drawing but I will also be relying on my normalmap and textures to line up more with the concept.

also the cat is out of the picture. I wanna normal map so I need the space!

I wasnt planning on telling history on this guy but his name was given by the higher warriors of his clan due to his inability to run for prolonged periods of time. and his lack of apathy when it came to killing pray. in all he was looked on as weak and eventually banished as a teen, forced to fend for himself. as he grew older he aquired weapons to assist in his hunting which accomodate his flaws.

[EVIL]

This looks great! Really cool style, a bit capcom'ish in the way the face is designed (akuma). Hope you can tweak the 3d model to make it a bit more dynamic in figure.

[Yung]

Haha always loved your style! The model is looking spot on man. Looking forward to your entry :D

[Determinedto3D]

Ah man! I wanted to se eyou make a snow leopard too. Ah well.

The model looks great. But there's something about the head that looks odd to me. Maybe it a bit too square? Not sure. I know his design has a squar-ish shape but the model's head looks even more square than that. maybe...

Great work though!

[Vailias]

hmm.... what if the snowleopard gets a saddle, and is the vehicle?

[DejaVooDoo]

Your coloring changed my opinion ... but i was thinking he looked eerily similar to your DW character. Either way ... me likes!

[TheMagnetic]

ya voodoo. i felt the same way. thats why i didnt go with the original look.
Vailias_ sorry man...no leopard..no nothing.. no vehicle. i just wanna settle into this one character and make things easy for my self for once! :)

did some minor treaks throughout. i know that we were given 5000 but i felt like that was too much...so im budgeting myself to 3500... im pretty happy with the results. so im gonna move on and get to unwrapping then decide if im gonna do the weapons or normal map him.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires3.jpg

[KICKER]

While this is an interesting design I don't see anything "Nintendo" about it. At first glance it appears to be a chibi verson of Kratos from GoW which as far as I'm concerned is not a title you would ever see on any Nintendo platform. Take a look at all the ICONIC characters Nintendo has created and come up with something cute and alluring that a typical Nintendo fan might be attracted to.

The quality of work here is excellent but I feel that you have missed the true objective of this competition.

[GrM]

Kicker: while you make a strong point that this doesn't resemble other Nintendo characters, I don't think he has missed the objective at all.

Create a simple, original and stylized wii character that is both catchy and charming…As long as your character is not realistic

It doesnt say they have to be cute and alluring at all. In terms of the art style, I see much more influence from Zelda than God of War. Look at all the characters in Twilight Princess; there is definitely no realism, but they can still be bleak, scary, heroic, or dangerous. That game also has its share of violence, and so does the Metroid Prime series; in their own way. A bazooka and a spear may sound crazy and possibly gory, but it wouldn't have to be.

I think its a very strong character that would be awesome to see in a game.

[KICKER]

While it would be cool to see in game I just don't agree that this character is simple or original, but it definitely is stylized. However I don't see it fitting this description in the brief when looking at the Wii and it's current lineup of iconic classics.

"Create a stylized game character
that will be the next big hit on the Wii consol."

Is there anything about this character that stands out enough to really be called "the next big hit" on the wii? It's just a muscular dude with tattoos and armor no matter how you look at it. Like you said it looks like it would be a support character in a game like the Zelda series, not the main character who's going to move a million units.

Once again he's a well drawn and modeled character, but if it were my $50 on the counter and I was basing my purchase on character design alone I would pass.

[TheMagnetic]

thanks for the advice kicker. you have valid points for game design in general. my go is to not be the originator, as in the pioneer of wii, but to be unique in my execution.

I am MAJORLY influenced by alot of styles. and it certainly shows. my main source of enthusiasm is mark of the kri. a very cartoony game! and final fantasy as well as secret of mana (gameplay wise)

i intend to create a character that is cool. what better way to do so than use what other people like. not everyone wants to play mario or zelda. though those are some cornerstones of nintendo. this is just a maori-ish hunter with cool weapons. my job is to make him look good. :)

I feel he matches the brief and that he d fit well into the game design he is intended for. and that is a game that ID like to play.
all in all. this reiterates to me that I could push myself further. and not fester in this type of character. I definitely could do a cute guy or girl. but I want quirky. already the wii has seen a spectrum of styles. maybe one day itll see mine! :)

Its rare to be original! but hard to be unique!

[Heathernaut]

Well-said TheMagnetic!

I really really love your style and I can't wait to see what he looks like when you're done. It's too bad you couldn't find a way to fit his snow leopard friend into it somewhere, I was looking forward to her creation!

Maybe just for fun, after you're finished with the rest of your entry, you could just do a sketch of the two of them together so we could see how they would have looked? :inocent:

[Jackablade]

While he may not be the most stunningly original character we've seen in this competition, Ironhand is as iconic as anything that Nintendo has ever created.
I do think his face could have been developed a little more. As Sectaurs mentioned earlier, its not all that expressive and without the luxury of being able to push character through animation, you really do need to concentrate on such things. That certainly doesn't disqualify the character from competing in any way though.

[KICKER]

You've done a really great job so far, and I have to admit I can't wait to see how this character (which coincidentally judging by your profile picture looks a lot like you!) turns out.

Good luck in the comp!

[TheMagnetic]

no coincidence at all! though not me my art is certainly a reflection of my personality and vis versa! a very healthy cycle which i hope keeps me sane for many years to come.

[Ganth]

This looks great! Really cool style, a bit capcom'ish in the way the face is designed (akuma). Hope you can tweak the 3d model to make it a bit more dynamic in figure.


Actually I think he could pass for a young Oro from Streetfighter 3, before he lost his arm and about 100 pounds of muscle.

Love the illustration style used for this.

[TheMagnetic]

WOw.Capcom!? i never woulda thought that? capcoms feet and legs are too big! :P kidding.

.WEAPONS.
the Bazooka is out. after designing it, i came to the conclusion that it didnt feel it fit in this guys world. below you see the musket and spear. and how they size up with Strongleg.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires4.jpg

finished the unwrap. hes ready to rig and go to zbrush. heres what the unwrap looks like if any ones interested. i must admit this looks a little wonky. i did NOT want there to be a seam on his chest/ shoulder area. so i took measures to make it so.. there are alot of ideas being tossed around in here..so crits welcome. the pack job is nice at least!!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires42.jpg

[zabuza2k]

great work magnetic

plz use the spear on the back thats great

[ThatDon]

Simply Awesome, Especially your concept line work!

[dimensions3]

Im really diggin your character. I do think he could have a weapon or animal or somethin to push it that much further. Lookin Dope tho...

[Kalango]

Lookin realy nice man :)
Just love that pirate pistol :)...everyone should have one of those.xD

[TheMagnetic]

Im really diggin your character. I do think he could have a weapon or animal or somethin to push it that much further. Lookin Dope tho...

thanks man! he..does.. have weapons.. though.. hes got the spear and the musket too :D

Hell ya Kalango. itd be nice if we could carry those around. even if it were to just pistol whip some one with.

[yoyomon]

Wow looks great magnetic, concept drawing rocks too :)

[tacit math]

always enjoy your work a. another fun as character on the go. and crikey ! i'm a little disturbed by how tightly those uv's are packed

[livio3d]

great concept! i love this cartoon proportion, only thing disturb me are the separate mesh for the eyes, i think can make a bad affect if you animate it.

[bb0x]

Nice model and nice concept man.

no real crits here

[yoyomon]

only thing disturb me are the separate mesh for the eyes, i think can make a bad affect if you animate it.

I think he's safe. A lot of video games today have characters that blinks with the iris moving to all corners of the eye; seperate eyeball mesh. But I am interested to see how it's going to be pulled off without them being behind eyelids.

[TryForce]

TEXTURE IT !!!!11!! -_-!!"!"!"!!! O_o!!!!"!"!1112!!

you friggn 1337 , roooaaar!

lol, looking very good so far :D lol, great uvmap ;D

[TheMagnetic]

Try-im workin on it!! ill post a WIP of the normal map in a couple of days. ya the eyes should be fine tho they arent of the same mesh it wont be a problem. i dont intend on having him blink. if i do, id just animate the uvs and make room on my texture for that purpose. but the rigging for movement will be quite effortless.

[JacqueChoi]

I definately see a lot of 'windwaker' elements in this style:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/d/da/200px-Ganon_ww.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/6c/150px-Moblin_The_Wind_Waker.jpg


Looks fantastic.


I wish you named him something like or 'Tiny', 'Lil' Stevie'.

:)

[_tdc_]

First of all, looking great to better as always, G.. And second, don't listen to these people saying your stuff looks like this and that. What's the point of them pointing things out? Give you less credit? You may have similarities and design traits but really it doesn't matter. Your stuff looks great either way and being able to do that is a talent. So good job, buddy, and keep up the great work. Can't wait to see this guy all textured up. Oh, and love that pistol.

-tchiu

p.s. I just feel like people are giving you less credit than they should. Even if "it's not their intention". Because really, why do they say things like that? I think it's quite rude. In the future, i should get a slap if i do it myself.

[ThatDon]

This totallyz remindz me of Wind Waker Dudez

[Jackablade]

Because really, why do they say things like that? Useful reference points from previous art works.

Speaking of which, I've really gotta look into this Windwaker stuff closer. Those designs are great.

[BuroKun]

O.o He he he.

[BuroKun]

hmm.....this is a nice idea. I would suggest tweaking some things. Here is a paintover to help with what I'm trying to help.

[Japhir]

... dude :S

[TheMagnetic]

Thanks Chu- whats funny is that alot of the art styles that are being pointed out have me like "huh?" REALLY this STYLE of art is MAJORLY influenced by comic artists(Cheeks. and alot of the other LeadHeavy crew. Chris Bachelo) . as you know i developed this style for getting into comics.

and the Icredibles. to see something that belongs in 2D translate so seemlessly into 3D and game art was a huge breath of hope. so thats MY major goal. Thanks for speaking out. i dont mind if people come and comment on what looks like what. as long is this concept is true to MY style, as long as the model is true to the concept, as long as my mesh is clean enough to please the rigger, as long as the it is attractive to the eye. i have done my job. :)

not just that but..hearing this keeps hope alive that i can maintain my style and keep a career in the industry. with this over saturation of reality in video games..i began to feel that i was becoming pigeon holed. and that id loose work. but its good that not EVERY developer is disillusioned with the fatuous goal of bringing reality into a place that is meant for escape!

I dont care what my stuff looks LIKE as long as it looks GOOD and isnt similar to fecal mud! ;)

haha BuroKun. i should give him an AK47?!!? the musket is .. big enough to be held with 2 hands but can be held with 1. the bazooka is out and i think the spear may be too long for that.. does..look kinda cool though.

[segawa]

Hello...

This is a great concept. I could easily see this guy staring in his own game... I think Nintendo is all about innovation and functionality... Lets not forget people that Mario was created damn near 30 years ago... His whole new design caters to that original 16 pixel sprite...lol... You've got some great options for wii control with this character... Keep it up yo!

[TheMagnetic]

started the NM. painting it all by hand on photoshop to get a more plastic doll like feel. im not as happy with it as i thought, but im gonna role with it. just because it doesnt have spec or diffuse to go with it. i got a few more tweaks on the NM and im gonna start the diffuse.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Wires5.jpg

[Japhir]

that rocks! reall love the sharpness in it! maybe add some small detail in his chest, since his legs have all sorts of small wrinkles, but the skin doesn't, which makes it look plastic. (even though that was your target :p)
you might want to define the biceps a bit more too.
could you tell me how you go about paining your normal map? you just paint the blue channel correctly, then the green one and then the blue?
well anyways I really love this character and i wish you good luck with it!

[kirilot]

how did you paint the NP ; did you do it gray scale then covert? Or did you actually paint the hues?

[ThatDon]

This is bad ass man, interesting approach.

[Keeganb_2000]

I think its looking Awesome! You have really transfered your 2D across to 3D superbly, Excellent job so far!

[yoyomon]

Smash'n! The hand painted normals are looking great. How did you get your wrinkles to look so smooth? Even with a gradient, mines always turn out blocky.

[Determinedto3D]

This looks pretty freakin awesome. I think you did a good job capturing that clay look you were going for...

[angrykid]

your wip looks excellent. cant wait to see what u gonna end up with.

[BoBo_the_seal]

can't wait to see this finished. very stylish!

[BuroKun]

thats some nice work there man, but It seems like you could change some things to make it more like the concept, and no not an AK47 this time. Here is a little .gif I put together for ya. Hope it helps.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6725/muhahani1.gif

[kipiripi]

Wohaaa, its looking impressive Gabe. Clean stylization that good to go with wii.
You must teach this normalmap technic to me.
Cant wait to see texture..

[TheMagnetic]

Glad Every one likes it.
BuroKun. great crits! i ll try to work some magic on the face. and stuff. i still got a bunch of stuff to do so i dont wanna focus TOO much on the NM any more. gotta get this guy rigged and stuff too..

Ercin. thanks man im actually gonna make a walk through when i NM the gun.

Yoyomon- my trick was using selections and going over it with the blur tool. you ll see with the walk through imma post shortly!

[Kalango]

Hmmm....burokun is right...tho the last renders are killers xD
just love the material you use to present the normal maps man.

[GutsandBolts]

I know your already probably ahead of me on this one once you rig but the expresion right now looks slightly frieghtened or just uncomfortable where as im sure your taking this guys the fierce route.

[Jackablade]

The main difference appears to be the lopsided mouth position on the concept, so presumably that'll be a matter of the facial rig.

Coming along well, Magnetic.

[ianlennonford]

Wow great work. Can't wait to see a walk through on the NM painting. I have been wanting to learn how to do something like that for a while now (wasn't sure it was possible) Keep up the goodness.

[iworkat]

Style is on point... Who knows what would go big ever... I would have like to see a little more definition in the pec/deltoid area like the design... maybe done in the normal map? However, once this guy is posed, and beauty rendered! It's gonna be a looker!

[_tdc_]

Best NM you've ever done. Props to you, yo. Can't wait to see you lay down the textures on this guy.

-tchiu

[TheMagnetic]

havent had too much time to work on this. even with holiday leave and what not. spent a majority of time getting him rigged only to come across problems and crashes. FINALLY i got something up and running. heres a wip turn around. gonna go ahead and make his pedastool now. work on a couple other poses for him while i hear feedback on textures.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/turnaround.gif

[TheMagnetic]

the arm gaurd on his right hand is all funkity in this turnaround cuz i screwed up some wear along the line.

[GrM]

man, even with the right armguard being odd, this looks kickass!

[Chasarsis]

What stunning work!
I think you could put some tonal variety into the skin and still maintain the style you've established, while giving texture a bit of a pop. Even if its just some reds and purples in the shadowed areas

[b1ll]

U know what, this is my favorite piece of urs. Good job.

[rootdown]

That is looking pretty slick, duder.

[ThatDon]

The straps on the right arm guard needs a better normal map and or just some extra geo to help sell them, Other than that this is ACE!

[tacit math]

absolutely love it man. such a fun piece of work

[kipiripi]

Ace ,just Ace.
only a bit more tonal differences for cloth and skin may look better.
otherwise its already ready to win..Gogogo Magnetic..

[Japhir]

great stuff! loving it!
but IMO the textures are a bit too simple, they look like color blockins. maybe you could post 100% self-illuminated pics so that we can see the actual diffuse detail?
keep it up man! your going to WIN! :p

[angrykid]

he looks tight man.:thumb: hard to give any critique.
couple things maybe consider - color variation for more contast.
below the back of his neck seen a little flat. looks a little
plain with that big muscle he's got. but that may not be the issue
for you, because the style of your character.

[Kalango]

just love it man, loved weapons normal maps and colors, and those panst...well everyone should wear one....and the pistol...everyone should have two!
This is looking realy realy great man keep it up...

[mrkite]

really cool character!

[Sir Rodriguez]

sweet! gotta give it up to you.

[Mattimusss]

k... so, thats really cool work but i'm gonna need to know how you did that spin around...? its not a quicktime file or a wmv is it? how did you get it to not display a video control window?

[Jackablade]

Its an animated gif.

[TheMagnetic]

ya its an animated gif. but the actual process was quite grueling, as my video card wasnt strong when it came to running the turnaround animation. (i just key'd the rig..real simple stuff) then i took screen caps of every frame and took those jpegs into image ready.

if you dont know how to make your own gif. this is the process.
1.Save files to a specific folder (preferably jpegs, for me).
-in image ready-
2.File>import>folder as frames
3.Save optimized as..select gif format.

all should be good there.

thanks for the texture crits! after i build the mini environment for him, im gonna go back and do some tone variation ill make his skin lighter as well to help push from the color of his clothing. but really his main purpuse for in-game activity would be to stick out from lush, jungle greenery.

im going for a vinyl feel with this guy. i want a nice simplistic look which is why im cutting back on muscle def. i want a more bulky look and if hes gonna have defined muscles the groups are very simplistic.

[_tdc_]

Looks real awesome, man. Love the pose. Not sure about the armor design on it. Seems it can fall off soon. Are you going to lay a specular map to it, to make it more "soft"? Even if it's a vinyl look. Great stuff as usual, man. Talk to you laters.

-tchiu

[iworkat]

Overall coolness... I agree with some of the slight color change opinions already stated.. one thing that bothers me a little is in the trapezius area, there is alot of flat space there, I would suggest adding the small diamond that you see around the 7th cervical to break up that space... Good work though... The pants look great... I think the pose could still use some work though... it's not quite warrior yet... it's little feminine...

[confracto]

looking really good.
I like what you did with the chest in the sculpt.
his shoulder and arm guards really need some color variation in them tho, I can barely see the differences in light and dark you've put in them.
as well, I'm not sure if you want to go for this with your style, but they also look rather UN-grounded to his arm, he needs more shadow on the underside of them, and on his arm, you could also do to adjust the specular map to reflect this, and help bring out highlights and shadows in the armor pieces.

[kongni]

Lookin' top notch!
I think a spec and spec power map will push it to the next level.
Good luck!!!

[poopinmymouth]

Loving this so far. One thing I'd like to mention, is that right now, even though it's just flood fill textures, it's super readable, ditto on the normal map. However once you start texturing, you have a tendency to let your texture get so noisy and contrasty that any and all previously created volume disappears. I really like this piece and hope that you might keep that crit in mind when creating your final diffuse, and try to keep the volumes easily readable.

http://www.mr-chompers.com/images/poop.gif (http://www.poopinmymouth.com)

[Van]

Good work on the style and modeling. I'm really digging your whole anatomy styling. No critic from me with that, it's ace. The thing I would work on a bit is the coloring. There's a lack of tonal variation on his skin. I would also play a bit with some more extreme warms and cools on his costume, not too much, just touches here and there to break up to the monotony of all the neutrals.

[triatami]

i'm with mr mathis on this one, its a habit that hurts more than helps.

[Japhir]

you are going to finish this right? i hope you will, 'cause it has WIN written all over it!

[TheMagnetic]

YES i am going to finish. i probably wont get to ALL of the crits left by people but thanks alot! no time left and all.. but i will do what i can to make the character pop in the final pose!

Poop. Ya man you are exactly right. i recognized that after last dom war..i pretty much ruined the character. with this guy i wanted to do pretty much all flat colors and focus on shape and silhouette. nothing fancy. just READABLE when shrunk down. so you wont be seein all that noisey stuff, or in the future either.

thanks for the crits every one. they are always helpful! well usually.

[butt_sahib]

Excellent model and excellent texturing :) Second jagphr and everyone here that its got win written all over it :)

I anxiously await the next update :)

p.s.
Any way i could check out some of your older work magnetic?

[TheMagnetic]

thanks every one for their contributions and critiques. highly appreciated!
heres what i submitted as a final.

Butt Sahib-my site got taken down but eventually ill be moving SOME stuff over to my new blog. but that stuff'll hold things mainly from 07 and up. i kinda want a clean slate!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Final-Pesentation.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/BeautyShot-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Construction-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Textures-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/TheMagnetic/Conceptart.jpg

[ThatDon]

I think the white outline is hurting your presentation, either make it black or make it go away, other than that minor crit, THIS IS ACE!!

[TryForce]

agrees on thatdon.
everything is ace except the white outline.


Really nice entry, like it more then your DWII entryi saw from you, even though it looks somehow similar ;D

gj!

[kipiripi]

impressive work Gabe,its just impressive.Speacially I love Boxdesign,I want to play this game man :)
but I agree thatdon,white outline is hurting your presentation..

[kongni]

Lookin' good Magnetic!
You done good. Reeeeeal good:mugs:

[Japhir]

Yes! great stuff, and i agree about the white outline.

[_tdc_]

I LOVE IT ALL, MAN!!! Another chapter of great work. Love the white outline. The black might blend too much. Love that graphic design to it. Damn, man. Inspirational!!! God I love that money shot pose. His face!!! So beautifully posed! Looks like a great Wii cover. Maybe the best!!!

-tchiu

[TheMagnetic]

the white IS too strong. BUT fellas....i ALREADY submitted it.... :( thanks alot. it is VERY different than my DW11 character i dont see how it looks like him. maybe its the hair? i have no idea. but this guy is clean and cartoony. a rushed and preliminary execution of how i think my 2D style would look if it had 3 dimensions.

[ThatDon]

I'm sure if you ask fred very nicely he will let you swap out the white outline with something less harsh on the eyes.

[bb0x]

Looking awesome yo!

[triatami]

id play this game :]

[Japhir]

now i'm eagerly awaiting the tutorial about how you paint your normal maps :D

[angrykid]

i love this guy.

[BiG ToE]

yeah, I've been waiting on his normal map tut too. But he is too busy eating cheese burgers and fighting sweet brother newmpsy to save the golden child.

Maybe if we throw rocks at him with our minds, he might hook up the world.

[ThatDon]

Indeed, bring on this tutorial.