ART WAR | 3D | Owlbear Battlemage | haZe

[skylarc88]

love it ^^ great to see you will likely have it done in time.
i think the first light setup is my favorite, and i think the gold could benefit from having highlighted edges in the Color Map.

keep up the great work!

[haZe]

Thanks folks!

@skylarc88 I made those changes, though I'm still getting a hang on controlling Substance Painter's output for channels. I'll do another texture polish pass near the end to isolate the maps.

My company went through a pretty big layoff this week, making it a bit harder for me to make time on this, but I'm still determined to finish it out by the deadline.

Gonna move on to pose/pedestal/presentation and revisit later with fresh eyes.

[amedin20]

This is very appealing Haze! Nice concept and execution. Have to say this is one of my favorite entries so far. best of luck on your entry!

[aveon]

Gah i love it haha, and the idea for the final shot sounds really cool too! I wonder if you just added some cards around the plumes of feathers/fur would help to make it feel extra soft? Just speculation though, great work haZe!

[RogerP]

Great model, love the textures

[haZe]

@amedin20 -- Thank you very much!
@aveon -- Thanks a ton for the support, man. I have admittedly been hemming and hawing about feather cards since the project's start. I feel the fuzz, bloom, and SSS in the final go a long way to reach the "feel" I'm going for, which is neither fur nor feathers but rather something soft and dream-like. I also believe he would stand in contrast to the giant owls which also inhabit his world, which I imagine could be more wild and feathery in appearance.
@RogerP -- Thanks, man!

These are looking like my finals, bar any last-minute tweaks. I'll be updating my first post to include the same. Thank you everyone for your support!

Concept Sheet:

Final Image:

Marmoset Viewer:

kuuro_artwar_fnl.mview (7.7 MB)

My Details:

Name: Dan Venhardt
Email: dan.venhardt@gmail.com
Website: ArtStation Link
Facebook: /dan.venhardt
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[briandolan89]

Nice! Loving the finished result.

[novic]

This is just great. You have completely nailed it. It's simple yet wonderfully realized, adorable, elegant, and inspiring. Nice work.

[engcenti]

This final picture is awesome! You really catch the mood of your character. Great job

[avelyne]

This turned out awesome, I love the textures!

[aveon]

@haZe haha, don't worry about it, just pay the good will forward! (And it actually looking good helps). The SSS/Fur/Bloom definitely helps, it's just when I think of fur I think of the softness of running my hands through it, or pressing my face against it. This feels like it's soft, but solid, like a sponge.

Anywho man congratz on finishing!

[itseffindan]

He's sooo cute! Great job, good luck!

[fantasymaster]

This one is unbeaten through cuteness and character! I wisch you good luck.

[acap]

Totally agreed. This tiny owl definitely have character! Great work. Good luck!

[maxloegler]

Awesome little fella!

[FemCharles]

ahhhhhhh cuteness overload!

[haZe]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone, he was a lot of fun to work on. Good luck to those finishing today!

[munchpaw]

I can't resist this cute owl
awesome!!

[art1ficer]

Cutie on the throne! Congrats!

[JamesSilas]

Amazing job, this little guy (Kuuro) needs his own video game!