tons of thank you fellow artists @aveon and @diegolucesole !! :smile: Really working to make her freaky !

Have worked on her relics, and artifacts made of bones, skulls, and misc stuff. And reworked her dresscode to fit the new design. I must say i'm happy of this new direction. I don't feel stuck anymore, hope you'll like her too ! Did some quick renders into modo before starting the clothes cleaning :

I see a small problem - floating chicken legs :wink:

She's looking creepy as ever nice details!

@zyp you are right ! No rope yet, will do directly in low poly. Thanks for the nice comments !

i like the mood in the render, sweet are you just going to plug in the design into marmoset and not do all the "game related processes" :smile: there are no rules against that just curious.

This is amazing man! Wow! Is it Baba Yaga?? I really dig that pale satanic version :smile: Awesome amount of updates too! Really cool man. Keep it up!

TOns of thanks fellow artists !
@zyp Thanks man ! The character is current gen ready (i think around 100 000 tris when finished - but i did Zremesher on the Skulls... Too lazy to retopo...) but i really think i'll render into modo, really love the renderer and as you said, no rules, so let's work like a fat pig :smiley:

@n1agara Thank you so much ! Yeah i really like russian/slavic culture, especially in this contest so yeah, you totally got it, i think my 3 main ref are babayaga, the scourge in warcraft III and the movie THE WITCH, i don't know if you"ve seen it, but great ref. I do like the pale version too, so i'll try to keep her this way.

@be-evrard Thanks man, so glad you like ! Hope you like what's next !

@fantasymaster I'm flattered man, love your skin shader.

@FemCharles no skill here :smile: but big thanks !! This is a cheaty option that makes everything beautiful since marmoset 2.08. But modo does the same trick, with more parameters, so next renders should be better !

Looking for Yersinia to find a real personality, so i did some quick paintover to find my way out of this mess. All suggestions welcome !

Ninight friends !

HAHA! lara croft it is for me!
somehow she looks sexy that way :confused: i'm confused... maybe i should give my orc the same haircut ..

btw. awesome overpaints you did there!!!

Hard to say no to Mr. Kingsley, but yeah I think the long hair (Lara croft) fits better. Maybe adding a bit more white hair on it on that one too :smiley:

MUAHARHARHAR!! Go with number 5. With the glasses it looks like she pretends to be a nice grandma.

Hahaha those hairstyles are awesome man! Great job on this!

I love the progress you've done since the contest started. The pale render you posted earlier looks great, and I think the mood of the character is better without the hood. Your paintovers have great personality. In my opinion I pick 2,5,6... I think if you can mix 2 and 6 the overall look will fit. Paintover 5 is awesome man, it makes me chuckle. Not sure if you want to go that route but either way I think it will be a good choice. Look forward to more updates man!

Ahah Thank you for those great feedbacks everyone ! !!
@maxloegler Yeah let's make this challenge a haircut challenge !! COuld be funnier and more really original !
@RogerP Thanks ! I'll definitely go for white hair. I was suprise the way she looks like Ben Kingsley with a beard ! Ahah !
@fantasymaster Ahah Yes a grandma, or an angry old schoolteacher !
@Zinc Thanks bro for the great ref and paintover, you nailed it perfectly !
@crazymoon Thanks man ! I would do more post like this if i find the time ! This challenge is too serious !
@loraine_howard_iii Thanks for the kind words man ! I like paintovers, i'm too slow to figure out things directly into zbrush, so this is a quicker way to find my directions... And have stupid ideas ! In fact, i was already going on something like #6 - really want that "realistic" touch that the WITCH movie has. So this old woman doesn't care about her style anymore.
I would love to make a "funny" haircut if i have the time before the deadline, but i've been working on some very thin layers of white hair. See below !
@speranza_east Thanks ! Glad you like !

Have been playing with UE4 to see how the head would react (lights/SSS/normal details/roughness...) and i must say the results have been better than what i expected. So i finished the arms, and started to setup scene, lights and materials. Really really love how the SSS turned out. Feeling excited about what's next. Moreover i prefer the rendering, and i can also animate her with proper particle systems, which i will need to "materialize" the death/disease spreading around her. Some UE4 screenshots :


This last one shows the Subsurface Color Pass.