ART WAR 4 | 3D | War of the Elements | Scorched Lizard | ChiNguyen

3dc 2019-12-21 20:06:25 UTC #5

Hi neat, for the sculpting idk if you took a look at these:
https://www.artstation.com/search?q=toad&sort_by=likes
But hopefully you haven't that might help nail the look down.

Looking forward to more, you could pose and draw over your current froggy now since you got a good base.

chi-nguyen1995 2019-12-24 18:40:57 UTC #7

whoa these are really cool! The Toad Creature is something I can use to get more ideas from. Thanks a lot! I'v started to stray a little away from lizard and noticed it's just became a whole cluster of creatures.

chi-nguyen1995 2019-12-24 18:42:33 UTC #8

Here's another iteration. This time I've dulled the spikes and took away the smaller ones. I also really like the idea of him haveing only 3 fingers instead of 5.

3dc 2019-12-24 20:03:16 UTC #9

glad i could give some direction if i can say something else that i just learned how to do also, go simpler on the busy bits. i like your idea of 3 fingers, atm for me the rocky bits are getting busy. So just a bit of what i mean maybe make his front cover cloth 10 shell/rocky stone bits instead of a nest of rocks. Something like that so 5 or so on each of the 4 sides to give you a better idea of what i mean. Might also be easier for you to pose later on got to think of that and with the 3 fingers that will help a lot. Looks better glad you considered the critique. I like the fire / hair wonder what you will do with that nearing the end, hair cards? that might look really good.

chi-nguyen1995 2019-12-24 21:17:53 UTC #10

oh! that's a pretty good idea of simplifying his front cloth. I certainly don't want to move that many rocks. As for the rocky bits. I think making them larger and fewer might help with the design's business. Or maybe have them is patches instead of having small ones scattered about.
I'll be using hair cards for the flames for sure and have an emission map to make them emit light. Thanks for the feed back!

chi-nguyen1995 2019-12-26 23:59:01 UTC #11

Here's today's update.
I modified his body proportions a bit and changed the horns. Right now it's very symmetrical but I am exploring how asymmetrical I want him to be such as one broken horn, a bigger arm to indicated a dominant side, scars, etc.

chi-nguyen1995 2019-12-29 03:57:26 UTC #12

Here's today's progress!I played with symmetry and decided to break one of the horns off. Right now I'm working on the mawashi. I want it to be like one of those fancy mawashi made of hemp and the loincloth is just cloth. The patterns in front are rocks instead of cloth. Making the knot is a bit of a challenge.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-01 20:02:25 UTC #13

Finally got the knot. The tip still needs a little clean up and adjustment.

Tijerin-art 2020-01-02 11:47:44 UTC #14

What a genius! It's very original, reminds me a little of laba yokai.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-02 19:37:30 UTC #15

Thanks! Wow he does kinda look that.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-08 03:05:39 UTC #16

Here's today update!
Got some textures on him. I'm still working on the cracks and building more color layers. I'll be messing around with emissive maps soon. I also changed the color of the mawashi because it got lost with all the other red colors.

NguyenKhoi 2020-01-08 05:54:22 UTC #17

With some fx he's awesome creature also cute :))

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-10 19:02:38 UTC #18

Thanks! He did started off pretty cute. I hope he starts looking cool after posing. =P

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-10 19:07:44 UTC #19

Texture update today~
I added in the flames and started messing with emission maps. I tried out a few different colors for the belt and I'm leaning towards the top 3 more than I am the bottom but I haven't decided which to use yet.. I haven't added in his flaming eyebrows or whiskers yet so those are also on my to do list.

3dc 2020-01-11 14:08:25 UTC #20

Hi, i wanted to toss some of my own suggestions that i thought might workout well, i like what you've done so far i think though that some of the rope choices are very saturated atm.
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I've chosen possible complementary colors to the body, hope it helps nice work and it looks like the concept to me, super cool! - bottom right one supposed to be brown.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-11 16:17:48 UTC #21

Oooo~ Thanks for the suggestions! I'd like to stay away the complimentary colors such as blue or green because they're cooler colors which i think is the opposite of fire. So I might consider one of the warmer colors.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-14 20:05:33 UTC #22

Here's today's Update
I changed up his flames a bit and added it floating rocks where the hands are to sort of resemble an erupting volcano. I decided to keep his belt a fairly de saturated for the eyes to rest since the rest of him is very saturated. I also added in his whiskers and eyebrows. I'll be moving onto posing very soon.

3dc 2020-01-15 11:55:51 UTC #23

I am glad you mentioned this it made me rethink my color scheme and to test it out on my audience if they thought it was a good idea, otherwise i agree with your thoughts on colors its nearly sneaky, i wonder if that was a key point in the challenge just something not said. Thanks and the updates looks great, the new additional hair bits are really flaring this and making it come together a whole lot more.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-17 05:27:18 UTC #24

haha! I wouldn't say sneaky. Glad I can some how help! He's going to be a big pain to pose since he's such a chonky boy.

chi-nguyen1995 2020-01-18 18:27:00 UTC #25

Alrighty here's the final product. I have cut the project short since I won't have access to a computer for 5 weeks starting today but here he is~.

Ngoc Chi Nguyen
chi.nguyen1995@hotmail.com
https://www.artstation.com/chinguyen

Scorched Lizard
by Chi.Nguyen
on Sketchfab