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27.10.2023 - 3.11.2023 (Week 9 - Week 10)
Loh Qiao Yin / 0348923
Game Art/ Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 1
[Character Design and World Creation: Concept
Art]
INSTRUCTIONS
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TASK
IMM Brush
Wolfie's fur really drove me crazy. Believe me, the variety of fur placement I explored is way beyond what was shown in the slides. I was having difficulty looking at the overall picture and settling on the look I found pleasing. It was a repetitive and draining 6 hours of my life that I will never get back. He was either looking like a hedgehog or a wolf with banana hair. There was a point where I wanted to leave him bald.
IMM Brush
Wolfie's fur really drove me crazy. Believe me, the variety of fur placement I explored is way beyond what was shown in the slides. I was having difficulty looking at the overall picture and settling on the look I found pleasing. It was a repetitive and draining 6 hours of my life that I will never get back. He was either looking like a hedgehog or a wolf with banana hair. There was a point where I wanted to leave him bald.
Fig 1.1 Fur varieties, 3 November 2023
Notes:
2:23 extend the curve brush
3:25 adjust the angle of curve brush after applying
4:20 rotate the curve selected by cursor/size of brush by
holding down ctrl
If things don't work out, play with the brush size/ turn on or off the liquify/snap.
Fig 1.2 Tutorial on curve brushes, 3 November 2023
Fig 1.3 Tutorial on brush straps, 3 November 2023
I couldn't control the curve brush well like how I couldn't control my mood swings. It is tricky and most of the time I am still playing guess + trial and error.
Not too bad huh. I was satisfied with the belt and straps. Luckily, I took a long look at all the existing IMM assets in Zbrush and found the ones that nail the look I am going for. The shoulder pad armour could be better but again, I was racing against time and the priority was having a complete look. What needs to be there has to be there first.
Fig 1.5 Complete wolfie blockout, 3 November 2023
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Fig 2.1 Final submission of Project 1, 3 November 2023
FEEDBACK
Week 10
- Put the arena side by side with coloured character to compare and choose a contrasted colour.
- Go for cool character colour if the arena remains a warm colour. - Keep in mind the character and weapon need to contrast with the map
Week 7
- Take note of the contrast between the character with the arena
Week 5
Week 4
- The colours can act as a base when colouring the 3d model, more colour palette can be explored during that stage
Week 3
- Archetype is different from class, ranged/melee comes under archetype
- Put the arena side by side with coloured character to compare and choose a contrasted colour.
- Go for cool character colour if the arena remains a warm colour. - Keep in mind the character and weapon need to contrast with the map
Week 7
- Take note of the contrast between the character with the arena
- Take note of the deltoid area
- Polygroup of base body should be separated from the spikes of the
wolf's back
- Make a line of pec, and the back make it angular and sharper
- Make belly fatter
- Do detail for eyes
- Colour arena ambience
Week 5
- Polish the 3D model to get the proper shapes and details done
first, then only simplify and project it afterwards
- Change the arm pose to a brick (like a monster scaring someone)
- The term summoned pose can change to special move
- The wolf's running pose can be dragging his weapon
Week 4
- The colours can act as a base when colouring the 3d model, more colour palette can be explored during that stage
Week 3
- Archetype is different from class, ranged/melee comes under archetype
- Identify which part will be more prominent, improve the
readability of the characters
- Body posture should reflect the traits as well
- Traits can be more defined
REFLECTION
Doing the arena is something new to me. I have never thought of the importance of contrast in the characters's colours with the arena. Even though I play lots of video games, the experience was really seamless to the point I never realised this aspect is something to be thought of. Besides, I stumbled upon Zmodeler function in Zbrush in a few tutorials but I did not have time to explore it. Hopefully, I get to spend time with it in the future as the possibilities look really interesting. In addition, I hope to improve my character design skills in terms of exaggerating certain body parts more to showcase the personality. Incorporating narrative into appearance is what I am still trying to improve more on.
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