Action Hero - Valiant

[D Adami]

Artist Name: Daniel Adami

Background

Major Johanson is a voluntary in a program created by the United Nations in the future with the objective of preventing a large disaster that will result in the destruction of the Earth in the future.
He arrived in the 50’s and has been here since then, with an apparent slowing down aging, protecting the Earth and its inhabitants from Super villains that appear, apparently the same way he came.
Valiant is able to fly, has super speed, is very strong and recover from injuries with a amazing speed. Use your power to defend the weak and oppressed, always seeking justice.
Since it arrived, He has no news of the future and not knows exactly what the event which will start the destruction of the Earth. But is always ready to stop the threats that come from the future with the hope to come back home and see a new world.

Concept

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[MINTY]

I really love your costume design. Looking forward to seeing you sculpt this.:tu:

[SolidSnakexxx]

Love the concept sketch very much. He's like a superman from the future!

It would be cool if he "has" some kind of knowledge to roughly where and what will attack. This will enable him to be more strategic in his fight. And the more he changes things by eliminating his foes, the better the future.. but again, with the changes, his knowledge about what will come also change and more twisted or something. Cuz, just my thought, it's kind of odd coming from the future not knowing anything at all about what went down. Other than that this is a cool idea. Look forward for your ZBrush sculpt :cool:

[allRone]

Love the concept drawing. Looking forward to more.

[Captain Sensible]

Nice concept sketch and story. Very heroic! I'll be watching this one for further updates :)

[Hamilcar]

Very nice concept and sketch :tu: . Good luck in the contest.

[threetails]

wow, nice concept. your illistration style is great, and i like the mix of character traits good luck hope to see some more soon.

[Drakelot]

Major Johanson is looking good ...

[richiewu1986]

nice concept, might be cool if this guy shows some skin so you can sculpt some nice muscle on him.

[wethand]

oh yeah, the sketch just looks really cool!
the costume is nice!

[cacacho]

Wow, this is another one of my favorites. Really like the concept. Simple yet powerful. Can't wait to see your following posts.

[petekasim]

Excellent concept art!

I'm sure this will look fantasic, judging by your previous work on Shazam (I visited your blog ;) ). Congrats on the 3DTotal award, here's hoping you'll perform again on ZBC this time

Good luck to you :tu:

[jp_smith]

Very cool character, classic Alex Ross-ish superhero. I wish we had more entries like this. :tu: :tu:

[Tadeu Cariello]

I like this concept , its very original!!! Great job Adami!!!:tu: :cool:
cheers

Tadeu Cariello
http://www.tadeucarielo.blogspot.com/

[canndis]

Interesting concept , I'll be watching this one

[D Adami]

MINTY: thank you man

SolidSnakexxx: I liked your idea, thx fellow

allRone: thank you

Captain Sensible: thank you man. I'm looking for that, a truth hero.

Hamilcar: thanks man.

threetails: thank you

Drakelot: thanks

richiewu1986: thank you.

wethand: thank you man.

cacacho: thank you

petekasim: thank you, I'm glad that you liked.

jp_smith: thanks

Tadeu Cariello: thank you buddy

canndis: thank you.


Just some screenshots from the base mesh and retopo model.



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[luis2008]

nice. fantastic start man :D

[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, that's one major update man...the model's really well defined..and man you've already retopologised for that matter...Looking very promising...:tu: :tu:

[wethand]

woah, you got awesome sculpting skills!
just great!
and the topology looks very clean, too! keep going

[GregStrangis]

Great job on the sculpting and retopo man, The concept looks sweet, Can't wait to see this guy all dressed and ready to beat some villains down :D

[D Adami]

luis2008: thank you

SolidSnakexxx: thank you man

wethand: thanks

GregStrangis: thank you. It really will defeat lots of bad guys.
:D

Some basic shapes...


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[Moni-Poroni]

Hi :) ...nice update there.
cool beard :) and nice gloves.
Best wishes

[jp_smith]

Very nice, good sense of natural mass to him...good update. :tu:

[Captain Sensible]

Great update. He's lookin pretty solid! :tu:

[maxinkuk]

Splendid work, your fab concept sketch is coming out really great. His costume reminds me of the uniforms in Flash Gordon.

[D Adami]

Moni-Poroni: Thank you

jp_smith: thanks man

Captain Sensible: thank you Cap.

maxinkuk: thank you man, Flash Gordon is great. I was looking for an "old style" since begining.



Some updates in the model and pose.

Transpose Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe2tSjuZeWM)

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[Etcher]

Cool! :tu: !

[DiegoMaia]

Hey Daniel!!

I really like your model... the pose is great!!
I'll be watching your thread!
Good luck man!!

[thomasfenger]

Brilliant idea! :D

I love the look and style of your model.

About the pose though..

It seem a bit off for the period. A bit to 1972..

I think it would be cooler if he had a more low key pose from the age, like a 19th century boxing pose or a strong man knuckles at hips flex.

Eddie; Oh, he's from the 50ties! Never mind then. Your concept art looked more like turn of the century. I totally get the flash gordon pose then.
Note to self; read first, then comment..

[SolidSnakexxx]

Oh...how did I miss this update.... The pose does look very valiant and heroic. Really great work here :tu: :tu:

[Hamilcar]

Awesome! Nice pose :tu: :tu:

[cacacho]

This is looking good, can't wait to see more updates. It would be nice if you push the pose a bit more so it looks really dynamic, just a thought, regardless this is looking great.

[jp_smith]

I kind of disagree, this character has a very classic golden age feel too him and i think if the pose is too aggressive or "actiony" it'll ruin the feel of the peroid that he's inspired by.

[D Adami]

Etcher: Thanks!

DiegoMaia: Thank you buddy, I'm glad that you liked.

thomasfenger: Thank you very much!

SolidSnakexxx: Thanks man!!

Hamilcar: Thanks!

cacacho: thank you man, I looking for a more classical pose to Valiant, perhaps you like the new update.

jp_smith: Yes, I don't want to exaggerate excessively in the pose.

Just some updates in the clothes, hairs and some adjustments in the pose.
I'm still thinking about the base

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[SolidSnakexxx]

Looking sweet, D Adami. I like the cloth design a lot.... Very cool looking ...He somehow reminds me of Sean Connery.... :tu: :tu:

[- FoOD -]

Looking good man this guys got nice pose

[boblenain]

I like the char design but maybe you should turn the head a bit to his right (He looks like someone watching his own fist... lol)

[Captain Sensible]

This is looking really good. Nice pose. His ear looks a little strange though.

[Etcher]

I think the pose is is great: this way he reflects a certain sense of authority that comes with age and experience (I'm assuming he's not in his twenties or thirties). :tu: !

[maxinkuk]

I like it a lot and his attitude is perfect, authority and seniority.
But to be honest I'm not so sure about the pose. He doesn't look much like he's taking off for a flight, and his stocky figure makes one wonder if he can still fly. If he was on a clearer "landing" pose, at the end of a flight maybe it would be better.
What I'm taking about is quite a big change that would involve changing the whole angle of his body compared to the terrain, moving all his limbs in one or the other way to comply with the action and also making the cape follow his action, gently falling but still quite up mid air.
What do you think about this?

[D Adami]

SolidSnakexxx: Thank you. Yes...I used some pictures of Mr. Connery as reference

- FoOD -:Thanks man!

boblenain: Lol, I'll adjust this, thak you.

Captain Sensible: Thank you! I'll work more in all face :D

Etcher: yes, its true age is around 90 years, but due to its powers its apparent age is around the 50 years old.

maxinkuk: First I planned to use a pose similar to the one that you described, but I think that I would have some problems with the stability of the sculpture if it was printed, then I chose the current pose because I think that it matches more with personality and attitude of him.

[D Adami]

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7183/valiantwip5xu3.jpg

[Lucky_1]

Totally missed your entry...
very nice sculpting here.
Keep it up

[threetails]

he's looking great, i love that classic feel, nice pose, i'm interested in seeing what direction you take him in.

[SolidSnakexxx]

Real impressive sculpt with classic pose. Totally awesome :tu:

[Etcher]

Already lookin' forward to seeing the polypaint! :tu: !
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My sketchbook: Etcher_Sketcher (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=67208)

[boblenain]

good good good!

now that you've change the direction of the head he's more cool!

[alexleia]

great work Daniel!!

congratulations buddy

Alex Oliver

[rasmusW]

hey daniel!

solid work, dude. really like how you done the beard.
is it just the camera-angle or is his left hand a little stretched and flat?

and then a small reminder, though i'm sure you already know... everything should have thickness. due to the prices.

-r

[Moni-Poroni]

Great! Fantastic work with the hair and the beard. Can´t wait to see this guy coloured. Will his hair be grayish or will it be brown or something like that:) ..
or don´t you now it yet?
I´ll wait and see. :)

[D Adami]

Lucky_1: thank you man.

threetails: thanks.

SolidSnakexxx: thank you.

Etcher: Lol, now you can see some polypanit work.

boblenain: thanks man.

alexleia: Thank you friend! Nice to see you here.

abyss103: Thank you very much. Here's Valiant in another camera-angle...I hope his left hand is ok =]
Yes, I know about the thickness...Is there something you think is too thin?

Moni-Poroni: Thank you man.

Here's a turntable of the complete model and my start in polypaint step.

TURNTABLETURNTABLE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=367Uw9sNnPM)


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[SolidSnakexxx]

Wow, the poly painting work's just so clean and beautiful. and just the bare material version looks awesome too :tu: :tu:

[Etcher]

Well, you shouldn't have posted the polypaints, cause now I wanna' see more, fast... They look great! :tu: !

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My sketchbook: Etcher_Sketcher (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=67208)

[rasmusW]

hey dude!

very nice poly paint.
about the question. i was just concerned about the cape. but then again, i don't know how thick it has to be in order to get a decent print.
now, back to enjoying your great work:D

-r

[D Adami]

SolidSnakexxx: thanks a lot man!

Etcher: Lol, thank you.

abyss103:Thanks dude!
I do not know anything about printing, but if I have some time remainig, I'll try to increase the thickness.

Here, some updates in polypaint, I think it's almost there...


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eye correction
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[SolidSnakexxx]

Really beautiful poly paint work... :cool: :tu:

[threetails]

coming along well, the poly paint is working for you, will this be the final color for the suit? well done, and good luck to you.

[maxinkuk]

Looks all as solid as your great sketch, and the graphite polypaint is very apt, that's effective art direction I'd say. Well done man!:tu:

[jp_smith]

I think I prefer him as a bronze to the poly painted version...not that your paint job isn't good, but he just looks like a great Alex Ross old school hero statue. :) I'd take those highlights out of his eyes and use a different material...it really screams painted at this point. Good update! :)

[boblenain]

Despite the eyes it's a very good work! Keep on reaching the perfection!

[Etcher]

Like the progress! jp_smith has a point, but there's only 24 hours in a day... , and you have to deliver on time! That last pic is really beautiful ! :tu: !

[D Adami]

Final Entry

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Thank you very much guys to read this thread and to your opinions along the process.

Good luck to us all! :D