Medieval swordsman WIP

WIP 01 - basic mesh:

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip01.jpg[/…]

Hey Palantir,
You need to check his proportion. There are a few of issues that you could tweak.
Firstly his arms are either too long or his body is too small. The legs could be lengthend a small bit and his feet could be a bit longer as well. The face is looking pretty good.

Thanks Makk. For some reason I always bugger up the proportions when I start a character model. I think I need to improve my reference drawings.

Anyway, I?ve made some adjustments to the proportions and it seems to be a bit better now. I?ve began adding a little detail to the face and arms, but I?m still really just trying to get the general mass right and the flow working. The main issues at the moment, I think possibly the head is too small, the shoulders might need to come down a bit, and the legs seem a bit bow-legged ? looks a bit like he?s constipated or something. [}:)]

It?s about 2000 poly?s now, so I?ve still got plenty of budget for detail (aiming for 3500 to 4000).

WIP 02 - refining basic mesh:

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip02.jpg[/…]

Hey palantir, I really think you need to sort out your anatomy before you go any further. It is probably best if you use a real life human male model instead of drawing it yourself.

cheers.

Just a small update - I'm still plugging away on this, little by little. I really need to dedicate more time to working on game art skills rather then game playing skills. :(

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip03.jpg[/…]

I used photo references for the body and that was a huge help. Now I?m struggling with the head topology:

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip04.jpg[/…]

Still have a fair bit to do really. Still needs more detail plus a big poly count clean up.

Well, back from my holiday and its time to finish off this guy.

I?ve just tweaked a few things and made his sword and helmet, which are both separate models. I?ll probably make a shield for him later too, but now I thinks it?s time to start unwrapping the character.

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip07.jpg[/…]

And here?s a close up of his ugly mug, plus his sword hilt.

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip08.jpg[/…]

Edit: Oh yeah, he's just a touch over 4000 poly's, which I'm happy enough with.

looks really cool, a lot more refined then when you began. Is it just me or are his feet rather thin horizontally though. keep it up!

Thanks MoonUnit, and yep, now you mention it, his feet are a bit screwy. I'll get on that.

Well among the million other things I?m trying to get done before uni goes back, I?ve managed to at least give this fella a face:

[img]http://www.thoughtvalve.com/dl/mark/sumea/medieval/medieval_wip09.jpg[/…]

But I haven?t done much else on him yet. I?m still just trying to work out the basic colour scheme for him, especially his heraldry. I did a bunch of different tests colouring his tunic, but I?m still undecided. I was thinking blue with red, but now I?m thinking maybe black and red because it was a real medieval heraldry, but I dunno. Any suggestions more then welcome! Actually, working out the heraldry takes me back to my old Warhammer days..

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reminds me of those days too! personally my faveourite would be the red and black. seems the least.. cartoonish of all the schemes