Sumea Challenge #8 - killadee - CH#3

Submitted by Killa Dee on
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This was a great comp, Thanks for all the comments
KILLA DEE2006-11-20 22:01:22

Submitted by J I Styles on Fri, 09/06/06 - 9:32 AM Permalink

Hey there, liking the double bladed weapons - the concept seems quite in line with the mortal kombat series, kind of a cross between elements from raiden and sub zero/scorpion. Just be careful not to make the design too busy otherwise you'll lose focus on the character design itself.
Keep it up!

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 09/06/06 - 10:00 AM Permalink

Hehe[:)][xx(]Thanks for the advice. All comments and crits are more than welcome[}:)]

Submitted by caseyjones on Fri, 09/06/06 - 10:16 PM Permalink

This is definately very Mortal Kombat looking character. Could be an evil Raiden counterpart (like Scorpian vs Subzero vs Smoke vs Reptile).
Personally, I dont think your character should have any weapons. He looks like a pretty bad ass combat style warrior with the use of lightning/electricity. That should be more than sufficient enough. Just looking at him would make someone crap their pants.
Looking forward to seeing you start on the model.

-caseyjones

Submitted by WhiteEagle on Wed, 14/06/06 - 6:37 AM Permalink

Looking good man, nice sword too. As for crits I would lose the green ponytail if I were you. I think it doesn't really suit the rest of the design (especially the colour of it) and makes the whole thing look a bit too busy. Also, the shoes seem very generic compared to the rest of the clothes he's wearing and they don't seem to suit the style either. Off the top of my head I would suggest the standard ninja footwear you see in most Mortal Kombat games:

http://www.midway.com/images/MK_Monks/mksm_scorpion_render.jpg

Or even a boot design that you could incorporate into the shinguards he has already got. That's my two cents anyway. Good job man, I'm looking forward to seeing more WIPs. [;)]

Submitted by J I Styles on Wed, 14/06/06 - 7:16 PM Permalink

I agree with mr. WhiteEagle above, but I always thought the subzero/scorpian characters footwear was real cheesy and didn't quite hit the intended mark... they're not ninja footwear! They're Aussie style sandals... makes me feel like they need a flannelette top and a stubby in their design [;)] I think they where going more for this type?

http://www.karate-mart.net/images%5Cproducts%5Cftw004.jpg

Submitted by Scrow on Thu, 15/06/06 - 7:37 AM Permalink

i prefer the left one. the right one is good too, but it's too much like the scorpion design.

Submitted by caseyjones on Fri, 16/06/06 - 8:36 PM Permalink

I like the 3rd one best, minus the the fins at the back. Only because they don't appear anywhere else on the armour and would look out of place.
The sword looks great, I think they'd go better than the double ended knives.
Great work dude... START MODELLING! :P

-caseyjones

Submitted by MoonUnit on Tue, 20/06/06 - 8:13 AM Permalink

gotta agree with some of the earlier crit that the green ponytail is perhaps a bit too much of a extreme contrast agaisnt the rest of the design. Id recolour it or scrap it peronally, as eagle said it dosent really suit and overcomplicates the scheme

Submitted by Neffy on Tue, 20/06/06 - 10:58 AM Permalink

I like black alot better then green ... but you have alot of black in the outfit already. I like the brown in the first picture you drew.

Submitted by MoonUnit on Wed, 21/06/06 - 5:42 AM Permalink

quote:Originally posted by KILLA DEE


Hi:) Is black better?

yep... [:p]

Submitted by Makk on Thu, 29/06/06 - 10:24 PM Permalink

Nice head, but you said you were doing the low poly first right? if so you might want to get rid of all those little planes on that mouth piece, as the normal map could easily take care of that instead.

And yeah, since youre doing the low poly first then taking into zbrush it would be very wise to keep it all quads so it subdivides better.

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 30/06/06 - 1:01 AM Permalink

Thanks Makk, I'll make those changes to the mouth piece tonight. :):)

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 30/06/06 - 9:43 PM Permalink

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I have decided to change my concept a little. I?m going to change him from an electric ninja demon thingy, into a radioactive napalm ninja. I will make the left hand side of him burnt and disfigured. When you hit him in the head his mask and hat will fall off to reveal his facial deformities. I?m also planning on changing the colour scheme to black heavy leather with silver highlights. And he only has 1 eye now. keke

I hope this still fits within the guidelines?

Submitted by silvermirage on Fri, 30/06/06 - 9:47 PM Permalink

hoho,
what an interesting concept,
i will definitely look forward to this one,
all the best mate!

Submitted by picpoc on Wed, 05/07/06 - 8:04 PM Permalink

it's really cool, but it looks a little like a child?.probably it?s just the big hat- it looks a bit tall, maybe u could just squash the hat just a tiny bit

Submitted by Killa Dee on Thu, 06/07/06 - 7:12 PM Permalink

Thanks for the comments I really do appreciate them. I will make the changes to his hat tonight. I also made his sword to big, DOH! [:D]

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 15/07/06 - 1:08 AM Permalink

something is not qutie right with your website :( its gone 'gappy' (viewing in Firefox) looks like cell width settings need to be corrected. apart from that technical detail it is good with clear layout. I particually liked the links at the top that indicate the type of file they link to.

Submitted by Killa Dee on Sat, 15/07/06 - 2:08 AM Permalink

Thanks John, I have been trying to replicate this error. I have tested it in every browser I can think of, But I can?t seem to replicate it. However I have made some adjustments to my tables it may help. :) I probably should have used a template.

Submitted by MoonUnit on Tue, 22/08/06 - 3:31 AM Permalink

Whos a pretty boy then :D Kidding, thats really cool. Theres still a reaaaaaally slight ellement of childish proportion in him, cant figure it out. Someone whos studied anatomy a bit better then me might be able to help (ive got a feeling its got something to do with the boots...)

Submitted by GuyBrave on Wed, 23/08/06 - 3:33 AM Permalink

hey there..... I couldn't help but notice that your normal map seems to be rendered in world space rather than tangent space..... I was wondering if this was deliberate?

Posted by Killa Dee on
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Sumea Modeller Challenge

This was a great comp, Thanks for all the comments
KILLA DEE2006-11-20 22:01:22

Submitted by J I Styles on Fri, 09/06/06 - 9:32 AM Permalink

Hey there, liking the double bladed weapons - the concept seems quite in line with the mortal kombat series, kind of a cross between elements from raiden and sub zero/scorpion. Just be careful not to make the design too busy otherwise you'll lose focus on the character design itself.
Keep it up!

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 09/06/06 - 10:00 AM Permalink

Hehe[:)][xx(]Thanks for the advice. All comments and crits are more than welcome[}:)]

Submitted by caseyjones on Fri, 09/06/06 - 10:16 PM Permalink

This is definately very Mortal Kombat looking character. Could be an evil Raiden counterpart (like Scorpian vs Subzero vs Smoke vs Reptile).
Personally, I dont think your character should have any weapons. He looks like a pretty bad ass combat style warrior with the use of lightning/electricity. That should be more than sufficient enough. Just looking at him would make someone crap their pants.
Looking forward to seeing you start on the model.

-caseyjones

Submitted by WhiteEagle on Wed, 14/06/06 - 6:37 AM Permalink

Looking good man, nice sword too. As for crits I would lose the green ponytail if I were you. I think it doesn't really suit the rest of the design (especially the colour of it) and makes the whole thing look a bit too busy. Also, the shoes seem very generic compared to the rest of the clothes he's wearing and they don't seem to suit the style either. Off the top of my head I would suggest the standard ninja footwear you see in most Mortal Kombat games:

http://www.midway.com/images/MK_Monks/mksm_scorpion_render.jpg

Or even a boot design that you could incorporate into the shinguards he has already got. That's my two cents anyway. Good job man, I'm looking forward to seeing more WIPs. [;)]

Submitted by J I Styles on Wed, 14/06/06 - 7:16 PM Permalink

I agree with mr. WhiteEagle above, but I always thought the subzero/scorpian characters footwear was real cheesy and didn't quite hit the intended mark... they're not ninja footwear! They're Aussie style sandals... makes me feel like they need a flannelette top and a stubby in their design [;)] I think they where going more for this type?

http://www.karate-mart.net/images%5Cproducts%5Cftw004.jpg

Submitted by Scrow on Thu, 15/06/06 - 7:37 AM Permalink

i prefer the left one. the right one is good too, but it's too much like the scorpion design.

Submitted by caseyjones on Fri, 16/06/06 - 8:36 PM Permalink

I like the 3rd one best, minus the the fins at the back. Only because they don't appear anywhere else on the armour and would look out of place.
The sword looks great, I think they'd go better than the double ended knives.
Great work dude... START MODELLING! :P

-caseyjones

Submitted by MoonUnit on Tue, 20/06/06 - 8:13 AM Permalink

gotta agree with some of the earlier crit that the green ponytail is perhaps a bit too much of a extreme contrast agaisnt the rest of the design. Id recolour it or scrap it peronally, as eagle said it dosent really suit and overcomplicates the scheme

Submitted by Neffy on Tue, 20/06/06 - 10:58 AM Permalink

I like black alot better then green ... but you have alot of black in the outfit already. I like the brown in the first picture you drew.

Submitted by MoonUnit on Wed, 21/06/06 - 5:42 AM Permalink

quote:Originally posted by KILLA DEE


Hi:) Is black better?

yep... [:p]

Submitted by Makk on Thu, 29/06/06 - 10:24 PM Permalink

Nice head, but you said you were doing the low poly first right? if so you might want to get rid of all those little planes on that mouth piece, as the normal map could easily take care of that instead.

And yeah, since youre doing the low poly first then taking into zbrush it would be very wise to keep it all quads so it subdivides better.

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 30/06/06 - 1:01 AM Permalink

Thanks Makk, I'll make those changes to the mouth piece tonight. :):)

Submitted by Killa Dee on Fri, 30/06/06 - 9:43 PM Permalink

[img]http://www.shazbot.com.au/Forum/templates/AdInfinitum/images/killaz-con…]

I have decided to change my concept a little. I?m going to change him from an electric ninja demon thingy, into a radioactive napalm ninja. I will make the left hand side of him burnt and disfigured. When you hit him in the head his mask and hat will fall off to reveal his facial deformities. I?m also planning on changing the colour scheme to black heavy leather with silver highlights. And he only has 1 eye now. keke

I hope this still fits within the guidelines?

Submitted by silvermirage on Fri, 30/06/06 - 9:47 PM Permalink

hoho,
what an interesting concept,
i will definitely look forward to this one,
all the best mate!

Submitted by picpoc on Wed, 05/07/06 - 8:04 PM Permalink

it's really cool, but it looks a little like a child?.probably it?s just the big hat- it looks a bit tall, maybe u could just squash the hat just a tiny bit

Submitted by Killa Dee on Thu, 06/07/06 - 7:12 PM Permalink

Thanks for the comments I really do appreciate them. I will make the changes to his hat tonight. I also made his sword to big, DOH! [:D]

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 15/07/06 - 1:08 AM Permalink

something is not qutie right with your website :( its gone 'gappy' (viewing in Firefox) looks like cell width settings need to be corrected. apart from that technical detail it is good with clear layout. I particually liked the links at the top that indicate the type of file they link to.

Submitted by Killa Dee on Sat, 15/07/06 - 2:08 AM Permalink

Thanks John, I have been trying to replicate this error. I have tested it in every browser I can think of, But I can?t seem to replicate it. However I have made some adjustments to my tables it may help. :) I probably should have used a template.

Submitted by MoonUnit on Tue, 22/08/06 - 3:31 AM Permalink

Whos a pretty boy then :D Kidding, thats really cool. Theres still a reaaaaaally slight ellement of childish proportion in him, cant figure it out. Someone whos studied anatomy a bit better then me might be able to help (ive got a feeling its got something to do with the boots...)

Submitted by GuyBrave on Wed, 23/08/06 - 3:33 AM Permalink

hey there..... I couldn't help but notice that your normal map seems to be rendered in world space rather than tangent space..... I was wondering if this was deliberate?