s2-speedy - summer challenge - Pirate vs Ninja
 

hey all, im back again - didnt finish the last challenge :( so had 2 come back cuz this 1 sounds like fun and really wna complete it.

im not a noob 2 modelling but im a noob to modelling Full people (heads body arms legs etc) never completed a full person b4 so this should b a challenge.

THOUGHTS .

had a few ideas to begin with but i kinda like the sound of a female pirate and a female ninja in a battle pose - if i get time 2 do both that is.

concept comin soon - might even change ideas.

cya soon :)

ive had plenty ideas but i narrowed it down to a original lookin female pirate. drawings below are my favorite looking ones but not sure which to actually go with yet. maybe the 2nd 1 or bits of both...we'll see.
hope u like.

im lookin to model this one, there isnt alot of difference from the other idea just the clothing and boots mainly.

colours aren't final and will change when i have done some colour ideas.

C&C welcome.

looking nice!

thanks mike :)

started work on the actual model now - begun with the head, has a bit of detail with the nose, and mouth completed but still need 2 work on the eye section wiv creases and a eyeball.

She doesnt look very piratey just yet but the additional features will be made later. :D

Looking great so far :beer: Just wondering if the ear needs tilting back ever so slightly? Also I would pull the lower lip back slightly as well.

thnks for the comments fallenswordsman - yeh ur right bout the ear slighty, ill get onto that. i did do the bottom lip back a bit but i liked it foward cuz she got nice big lips kinda like angelina jolie. i did the eyes too but not pic jus yet.

i have been workin on the upper body today - here is the progress so far. C&C welcome.

i duno y i put a blur on the breast - theres not even a nipple on it >_< lol

yah, that's probably a little over-kill on the self-censorship ;)

I thought that was pretty funny! :D

-LeRoy3rd

haha glad u fort so leroy3rd :D i did after i posted it too >_< :)

here is some more work in progress....
the arm kinda needs some working - just thought i would show wot i done so far.

heres a shot wiv the arms and legs joined to the body - but the head is not joined yet. some shaping and point tweeking still need 2 b done, oh and knees if she isnt wearing trousers... not sure yet.

i also adjusted the ear fallenswordsman - jus tilted it back slighty like u sudgested. :D

Hey, thanks for showing your head wires! I think you concept and model are looking really nice. I'm looking at the knuckles on the hand where it tapers down as your going toward the wrist. It looks like the tapered part is too long maybe (just something that jumped out at me). Oh, and you draw really well too. Concept drawings are nicely done.

hey perfecto, thnks for the comments. your right bout the knuckles i kinda noticed it too, its still a WIP so i was goin to work on that...jus glad sum1 pointed it out also :D
Ill prob have some more concepts coming soon, for final poses or a colour test b4 i do it all in 3D.

Im lovin this challenege thou, been modelling on it everyday so far think im gettin a bit ahead of mself, theres another month 2 go yet :D hehe

i modelled some bits n bobs now with the hat, bandana and the eye-patch - not sure what ill b using on the final render but ill model it neway so i got it just in case.

i decided to post a render this time - colours rnt final. its just a base colour and not textured. comments or Crits?

Are you going for realism? If so, I think making the ears a little bigger might help. In most people, the bottom of the ear lines up somewhere between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip. Doing so will also change your character's jaw so if you did make the change it would probably mean lot's of work.

I think it's still looking really good though.

i was kinda goin 4 a cartoony realism if that makes sense.
this is my 1st full female character so i didnt wana go 2 realistic.

its hard 2 explain but ull see at the end. :)

the bottom of the ears does line up wiv the bottom of the nose, i used reference. but thanks for ur advice. :)

That does make sense to me and if your modeling continues as it has, you're going to have a pretty awesome model when you're finished.

thanks perfecto :D ive been quite impressed how its turnin out so far, the real test will prob be the clothes now with the creases and stuff.

Will show more progress soon.

just worked on the boots yesterday - these were my 2nd attempt.

When you finish, can you work on my model, hehe. Looks really good.

hehe thnks perfecto - urs is comin along nicely im not 2 good at maya thou :)

Great progress!

thnks mike :)

been workin on the clothes alot lately, although im not sure which clothes 2 put on her, ive done a jacket and trousers wiv vest like in the concept, and then i tried her with just vest, shorts and boots. was even thinkin bout changin the hat.

ill post images sooon, c what u all think. colours r also a pain lol.

bk soon.

extras....

here i have tried different types of clothing to get different looks... im not sure which 2 go with. the 1st one looks a bit tomb raiderish, 2nd one is my concept art, im not sure whether to drop the jacket thou. ignore the colours if you can :)

I like 2 and 4. :D

-LeRoy3rd

thanks 4 ur opionion leroy3rd :) much appericated. :beer:

I personally would go with 3 with some sort of open leather jerkin or waistcoat over the top, something like that - Excellent work what ever you decide to go with though, looking forward to seeing the end result!

P.S. typed jerkin into google images to give you an example of what i meant and immediately regretted it! ;)

hahaaha cheers also kris,

yeh i like the jacket idea just not sure bout the jacket i made so might redo it or modify it. or mayb it wud look better once textured. thnks 4 the input :)

I like the clothes style of #4 and I like the color scheme of #2. You're model is really turning out great!

Maybe you could try on some gold hoop earrings like the character on the cartoon movie "Sinbad"

thnks perfecto, she does actually have 1 looped earing in her left ear but u cant see it from the shots cuz her hair is in the way.

more progress comin soon :)

Hey Speedy, really nice work. I liked all of the apparel but 02 and 04 stood out more indeed. To help with more options and the decissions for the clothes I think it can be a good help to think deep into who the character is and what her motives are, and let that drive the designs. Make a mini backstory for her on paper and who knows, some really interesting ideas for visuals might pop up.

Nice going man, be keeping me eye on this one!

Thanks for the feedback people :D

ALPHAFLYTE - thanks for the help with that - wen i started drawing her i was thinking of her 2 b just like a pirate thats a crew member and not like a captain or anythin - just wanted her to be a bit sexy and mysterious, but i may look into more of a character 4 her as it cud help like u say.

GSTER123 - cheers for the comment, urs is lookin great i been keepin my eye on yours too :)

I decide to do some work on the scene until i figure out what to do with my pirate, im planning on havin her in the crows nest - although other ideas i had were sittin in a cave with treasure chest or just sittin on the deck of the ship.

heres the progress of the scene anyway :) still WIP

Definitely becoming quite the contender! Hope some more LWers get going to enter the comp with you. Keep up the great work!