Thank you! I do have Marmoset toolbag, however I've not used yet. I'm aiming to finish both the modelling + details +polypaint in the next two weeks (hopefully!), which will give me two weeks to learn the basics and get a nice finish! Ideally I would want to use substance too, but I also need to learn how to use that too.
Awesome reference by the way!
@marianoeliceche thank you so much!
@glubglubz Thanks, the bones have been such a fun part of the design! I've got some more coming I'm going to be working on it for the rest of the evening so I'll post some more renders later
I've been exploring bow designs, material etc. I do know that having the bow follow the same language as the legs and arms the focus points would be lost. So I've decided it to be a traditional, simplistic wooden bow. Which lead me to think about other aspects of the design that I wanted to include, like spirits/magic!
Also I've been working on the vines arms/hands adding more structure with bones gradually getting the vines finished and ready for detailing + texturing.
Here are a few test renders! (renders done in keyshot)
Any suggestions or feedback is always welcome!
Refining the hands and arms, gradually working through each vine-y part. A little tedious but the finish is worth it! I aim to have the vines complete mid weekish, so I can focus on Gaia.
Also found some awesome sites for bone references:
http://skullbase.info/
https://boneclones.com/
@nesokaiyoh @erigo Thank you so much!
Progress with the vines has been pretty steady. I've been thinking about other elements such as Gaia's outfit. I realized with an outfit there would be a little too much going on, so I've decided to take a different route.
I've been looking into tattoos as a source of inspiration. Combine them with the spiritual glowiness creates this Zelda: breath of the wild feel.
The tattoos are by an incredible artist, her instagram is here: https://www.instagram.com/avwolf_tattoo/
Using her tattoos in a test render, it's definitely the direction I want to be heading in. Over the next couple days I plan on designing the tattoos based on the Earth symbol.
I've also been figuring out the form of the bow which has involved a lot of fun researching. I think I'm sticking to a recurve bow rather than a longbow.
@Marie_Smrcka Thank you!
@JoseTijerin Thank and yes! I recall seeing it in the game (I've only played it briefly) I really want to incorparate the earth embelm into the tattoo I have the next couple days off work so I'm excited to draw some funky patterns!