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mrjar0 2017-12-20 10:39:16 UTC #1

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Name: Yaroslav Krutov
Email: MrJar0@yandex.ru
Website: https://www.artstation.com/mrjar0

mrjar0 2017-12-20 10:56:48 UTC #2

It will definitely be the side of light for me.
When i think of the light side I envision an iron will to stand for what is right and who better to represent such an idea than a warrior of light, a paladin.
But not many men could fight and lay their lives down for what they believe in and so that duty falls onto those who can.
A being of pure light clad in metal armor. Without any room for doubt in its mind it will defeat those who dwell in the darkness and protect those who stand in the light

mrjar0 2017-12-20 11:11:00 UTC #3

Collection of pictures that inspire me.

The theme.

Some armor reference

Weapon I will go for. Not sure if one handed or two handed

anon27604699 2017-12-20 22:51:00 UTC #4

I like your visual library! I am already excited how he will turn out! It will be a honor to fight by your side against this upcoming darkness... cheers!

mrjar0 2017-12-20 23:38:39 UTC #5

Well, I made a very rough base mesh. No hands, feet and head, obviously. Still trying to get an interesting form going. I think the legs need to be around 10% longer. Ignore how puffy the chest is, at least for now. I tried giving him a paladin kilt and a smaller chest felt not "mighty" enough.

Next step will be finishing the last pieces and refining the base form.
Afterwards I should be able to give it the actual paladin armor/weapon.

malcom 2017-12-21 00:51:45 UTC #6

I agree with the decision to make the legs longer. If your going for a mecha paladin, then longer legs would work nicely. You can make the upper legs a bits longer, but, when it comes to mechs, it's all about the lower legs. This is something you notice in your references as well. For now, it feels like the ironman hulkbuster suit. But that can be what your going for.
So far so good. Look forward to further updates.

mrjar0 2017-12-21 18:22:13 UTC #7

I made some adjustments to the size of pretty much everything. Still figuring out the proportions. I think I'll go for the bulkier, heavier version. The army of light has more then enough agile, elegant warriors.
Still no head. I'll add it later down the road. Gave him some hands and feet though.
Overall I'm quite happy with the shape.
I will have to redo most of the construction lines. Some of them don't make sense at the moment.
The hands feel a bit skinny. Might need some adjustments. I'll decide after I give him his gauntlets. Same goes for the shoulders and feet.

Next step will be refining the pieces.
The armor/weapon and most of the details will have to wait for now.
The progress is slow but steady.

Funny side note. Right now he looks quite a lot like a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robot.

mrjar0 2017-12-22 11:41:45 UTC #8

After a good night's sleep I decided to change some of the proportions. Overall however there is not much more I want to change.

Next I'll clean up the mesh and start working on the details.
He is still missing pretty much all of the armor pieces but I want to get the base mesh decent first.

mrjar0 2017-12-23 23:11:02 UTC #9

I completely cleaned up the mesh. Nice and smooth surfaces everywhere.
Had to readjust some of the proportions so that he can actually wear the planned armor.
Overall I'm happy with the results so far. I still have quite a long way to go before I could proudly say that he is done.

Next I'll start planning out the armor. This step might be hard to look at. My drawing skills are bad at best.
I'll add the head after the armor. I want the head to fit the armor and not the other way around. Might be wrong to think that way but for now that is the case.

mrjar0 2017-12-25 00:25:20 UTC #10

After thinking a lot about how I want to approach the armor I ran into a problem. No version that I liked would fit the character properly. At at best he would look like Siegmeyer from Dark Souls and at worst he would look like a cheap plastic toy.
So now i have to decide. Do I completely change the proportions of the character? Make him thinner and longer. Or do I go for the idea I planned originally? Make him a gladiator and a fighter for the dark side.
I would still probably stick to the hammer as the weapon and give him this type of armor.

Opinions and suggestions are highly welcome.

mrjar0 2017-12-25 20:08:04 UTC #11

After a nice break I managed to give the character a nice armor. So far it is extremely rough, but it is the direction I want to take him in. I will chose the side I'm on depending on the style of the helmet and the weapon I give him. At the moment I'm planning to go for light.
I think he needs armor around the thigh area and big gauntlets. I will have to redo the arms down from the elbow for that.

Next I'll redo the arms and give him the final armor pieces. Then I should be able to start refining the armor.
The helmet and the weapon will have to wait for some time I guess. I don't want to rush them out just yet.

Side note:
I was looking around and I noticed something. Seeing the progress of others is quite daunting. I spend a good amount of time working on my project, planning each detail, trying a bunch of different thing and yet I'm only this far while others are a lot farther. I wonder how do you guys progress so fast and how far will you be able to refine your creation. We do have lots of time left and with that speed there will be some astounding results.

mrjar0 2017-12-28 03:48:25 UTC #12

Small update.
Decided not to change the hands. Gave him thigh guards and gloves. Changed some forms here and there. Nothing too major but i think it looks a lot better. Everything is still in a very rough state.
I don's think he needs more armor pieces (except helmet). Maybe a bit on the backside but not much.

Next I'll start refining the armor pieces. Afterwards i can finally give him a helmet and start working on the hammer.

Slowly my creation starts taking shape. While there is so much more that needs to be done, i'm quite certain that i will finish

mrjar0 2017-12-28 23:14:06 UTC #13

Again just a small update.
I cleaned up the armor completely. Nice and smooth.
So far I'm happy with how the whole thing looks like.

It is finally time to create the helmet and the weapon.
Afterwards i will polish the overall form and start working on the smaller details.

mrjar0 2018-01-08 14:02:08 UTC #14

Finally the holidays are over.
For now just a small update.
I gave him his helmet. Finished the head and neck area and refined some of the armor pieces.

Now i can finally start working on the details/decorations.
I wont give him a weapon for now. I want the weapon to support the character design. However it will definitely be a hammer.

mrjar0 2018-01-10 21:13:31 UTC #15

Here we go. The first details are here. For now i only defined the individual armor pieces. I did it to prepare the armor for the smaller decorations.

From here on out I'll start adding more and more levels of detail. I'll only work on the armor for now. Body and Weapon will have to wait.

I wonder whether or not i should sculpt in the smaller details (scratches, dents etc) or add them later through textures. On the one hand the changes in the silhouette even if negligible might be nice, on the other hand my pc might melt and i sort of need my pc.
Opinions and suggestions are highly welcome

mrjar0 2018-01-17 22:08:03 UTC #16

Been awhile since my last update.
More details everywhere. Chose the symbol of my warrior. It's not hard to guess which side he is on at this point.

Next I'll add more details and some accessories.

Not much to say at this point. The progress is slow but it is there. Should be able to finish on time

malcom 2018-01-18 04:48:59 UTC #17

This is coming along nicely. The fingers are a bit stiff, but you still have nice and clean shapes. For the armor flap things on the side, I think you can try adding 1 more. It can help you reach your quota of 3 3 3 in the different areas of the design like the shoulders, back of legs, and the front with the lines of the sun. There's more but you get the point. There's 2 on each side while the design always has an odd number of bits around it. Hopefully this makes sense.
Keep up the good work man.

mrjar0 2018-01-25 23:16:22 UTC #18

Once again a small update.
Finished the details (for now). Changed some forms here and there. Nothing big.
The fingers will stay stiff for now. Easier to work on them that way.
@malcom I have to disagree with you on the flaps part. Having 3 flaps makes the character feel flat.

The time to create a weapon for this guy has finally come. I think a big two handed morning star would fit him perfectly. It fit's his whole sun theme

malcom 2018-01-26 00:28:43 UTC #19

That's fine. It still looks good. The weapon idea sounds good as well. Keep it up.

mrjar0 2018-01-27 01:33:22 UTC #20

Well, I gave him his weapon.
The thing turned out less spectacular than i wanted it to be, but at the end of the day a weapon is not supposed to look all fancy. It is supposed to kill your enemies and this thing can do exactly that.
The upper handle piece is movable which is why it is not bolted down like the lower one.

The next step will depend on whether or not the topology will be judged in any way. I sort of went overboard and now I'm at 4 million tris. 80% of which are not really needed, but reducing the amount would be a hassle. I don't have any problems working on it and i really love the smooth feeling.
I guess i should ask it in the general art war thread

Edit:
I somehow managed to not notice that the deadline is on the 26th now. I guess i have time to clean up everything.
Well, time to clean up the mess i made here