FINAL | ARTWAR 2 | 3D | Moon Light Warrior | Mateus

Mateus 2018-02-12 01:32:14 UTC #42

Trying to figure out the colors, any opinion?

And here's an update of the sword

Thanks

malcom 2018-02-12 05:57:25 UTC #43

Because she is a warrior of light, I think 2 is a good choice but I also like 6. 6 has a nice mix between the gold and the blue bits.
I think 2 might say warrior of light more than the others though. Thats because she has a more white-ish armor and the light blue accents mixed with the gold work really well. You know without being told she is a good girl or on the light side based on colors alone. Hope this helps.

Mateus 2018-02-12 09:42:16 UTC #44

@malcom Yes it helps a lot man, thank you! A friend of mine also liked 2 and 6. My personal preference is 6, I think it looks cooler than the others, but as you mentioned 2 makes more sense because of the "light". Hmmm.. hard to choose. At least now I only have two to choose from
Thanks bro.

mrjar0 2018-02-12 10:23:18 UTC #45

She looks incredible. She looks like an actual warrior and not like someone who just dresses like one.
Why not embrace the whole moon theme? Replace the gold with white. Add dark blue as the main color (the moon shines brightest in the darkest skies) and add some silver here and there. Something similar to 1 or 4 but with more blue, less black maybe?
Just my opinion though
Btw the sword is a bit blunt, The design however looks great

Mateus 2018-02-13 10:44:12 UTC #46

Thanks for the opinion @mrjar0, I might test that later if I don't run out of time, which is a big concern now
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So, anyone know if is it allowed to make a composition in photoshop
of multiple BPR renders from Zbrush? The chances of finishing the game model in time are really low, so I thought of just making a composition of the highpoly and paint some colors/effects over it. I asked this in the FAQ section but didn't get an answer.

Thanks.

malcom 2018-02-13 20:04:34 UTC #47

The character has to 100% 3D so you wouldn't be able to add effects overtop. Hopefully you can get a nice polypaint in zbrush if you feel you won't finish an in game model version. You can do whatever you want for a background though.
I also think I won't finish in time, but, lets try to finish either way. If we don't make it, then we can still work on our characters some more afterwards. No shame in that.
You have an amazing character. I would love to see the finish product at the end.

Mateus 2018-02-13 20:51:48 UTC #48

Hey @malcom, thanks for explaining. Alright, I agree with you, lets just keep at it then. Thanks.

felipechaves 2018-02-13 21:09:22 UTC #49

This is getting better and better man!!!
I really like options 2 and 3, but I think a mix of both would be better. I really loke the darker yellow on the option 3, but I prefer the "silver" color on the option 2 or even in the option 4.
But yeah... I believe the color distribution in the top options is the best ones, more consistent at least. Keep going man!! I'm looking forward to see it done!!!!

Mateus 2018-02-15 03:18:41 UTC #50

@felipechaves thanks for the input man!

So here is the retopo for the ingame version, with a generous triangle budget...

And here is the final sword, tried to make it less blunt:

Time to start mapping!

malcom 2018-02-15 03:45:29 UTC #51

Nice. I'm half way done with retop myself. Hopefully you can get the textures and everything else done in time.

Mateus 2018-02-15 12:47:48 UTC #52

Yeah, I'm rushing here, I might have to redo some things later before I put it in my portfolio...

Mateus 2018-02-16 03:55:11 UTC #53

I think I have figured better what direction I'll go about the colors. I'll try to make white and see if it work. I think it represents better the warrior of light as Malcom mentioned previously.

Tomorrow I'll start painting the id map and hopefuly start the baking as well.

fantasymaster 2018-02-16 09:01:12 UTC #54

Very nice!

malcom 2018-02-16 21:22:33 UTC #55

I loving the color here.

Mateus 2018-02-21 02:46:14 UTC #56

Thanks guys! I was/am very focused on making progress with this character. There's a lot to fix and things that could be improved, but I'll move on to the sword and her pose so I might be able to finish it in time for the challenge.

Here's what I've got so far, a real-time render in marmoset, going for a clean stylized look, at least that was my intention. I have yet to figure out how to do better lighting and shaders in marmoset.

Hmm, have to tweak the gloss of her face

mrjar0 2018-02-21 03:21:35 UTC #57

Now that is a paladin of the moon faction. Absolutely fantastic. I really love the color scheme.
Have you tried making the transparent parts emissive perhaps? Could look quite interesting.
Keep up the good work

malcom 2018-02-21 08:01:10 UTC #58

this is beautiful. Love the colors

Daniel_Velph 2018-02-21 08:30:10 UTC #59

Looks fantasic! Awesome work

Mateus 2018-02-21 12:09:10 UTC #60

@mrjar0, Thanks! And yes, the emissive bits are definitely in my plans.

@malcom Thanks man! If it wasn't you, I wouldn't have pushed it to this point.

@Daniel_Velph Thanks!

timdan 2018-02-21 22:55:24 UTC #61

Well done!