Dominance War IV - Trybal - Tritigon

[Trybal]

So, I'm entering Dominance War IV. Any suggestions are appreciated. :)

Bakstory

Tritigon is an ice demon prince. His lover Hefriti was a fire demon. In order for the two to touch without causing severe damage, they entered into a magical pact that neutralized their threat to each other. To do this, they placed a magical ring on one of their fingers. Once the spell was cast, that finger was chopped off and given to the other to wear on a necklace. During a long battle in the dominance war, Hefriti was struck by a magical attack. Tritigon grabbed her, and carried her away from the front line. During the escape the magic attack mingled with the magic of their rings. Instead of killing her, she was converted instantly into an ice demon and began being absorbed by Tritigon's body. The trauma put her into a coma. Now, with Hefriti slowly absorbing into him, Tritigon hunts for the one who did this, and will make him reverse it.

Here's the first concept. I've already begun to change the design. More pics soon.

TritigonConceptZBC01.jpg

[Trybal]

Ok, here's basically a final concept. I'm going to start blocking in the model now.

TritigonConceptZBC02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27135302%27,%27TritigonConceptZBC02.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[DELTATHUND3R]

Great concept..Good luck with the comp:).Look forward too seeing your model progress.

[Trybal]

Thanks. I'm almost through blocking in the model. Soon I'll start posting pics regularly. :)

[Trybal]

Ok, I've blocked in the model based on the concept. Now it's time to figure out the final look.

Tritigon-Front-01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27135861%27,%27Tritigon-Front-01.jpg%27,1,0%29)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonLeft01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonBack01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonRight01.jpg

[Trybal]

Almost done tweaking the mesh. I moved the wing to the other side and reduced its complexity. I also made some color changes and added in some more details. The next post I do might show the beginning of the high res model.

Tritigon-Front-02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27136172%27,%27Tritigon-Front-02.jpg%27,1,0%29)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonLeft02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonBack02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonRight02.jpg

[Moni-Poroni]

Really cool background-story and great start. :tu:
I like the colors you´ve chosen.
Best of luck for the contest, Trybal. :)

[Trybal]

Thanks Moni-Poroni.

Alright, been busy working on the model. I made a few last tweaks to the design. I changed his necklace from something he wears, to something that grows out of him. I've started on the high resolution model. I've done the most work on his torso and started defining his ice shards. Here's what I've got so far.

Tritigon-Front-03.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27136468%27,%27Tritigon-Front-03.jpg%27,1,0%29)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonLeft03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonBack03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonRight03.jpg

[JesseGraffam]

I'm not sure if it is the camera angles you picked, but right now he looks like he has a case of stumpy leg. He has it in the drawing too, so I'm not sure if it is intetional. I think the proportions need some work. Looking good so far.

[Trybal]

Jesse - Thanks. I did orthographic screen shots this time to show the true proportions. I've decreased the amount of ice overhang in the crotch area covering his upper thighs in the newest version to make the legs look longer, but it's not in these pics. Maybe tomorrow.

I've taken these screen shots in monochrome to better see the shape of the mesh. I hope to have the high resolution version ready for ZBrush soon.

Tritigon-Persp-01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27136892%27,%27Tritigon-Persp-01.jpg%27,1,0%29)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonFrontOrtho01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonBackOrtho01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonLeftOrtho01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/thebitterpill/TritigonRightOrtho01.jpg

[77model]

Very special work ;)

[Trybal]

Thank you 77Model. ;)

Here's more work done on the high Resolution model. I'll probably have it in ZBrush within a day or two.

Tritigon-Front-04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27137756%27,%27Tritigon-Front-04.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon-Left-04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27137757%27,%27Tritigon-Left-04.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon-Back-04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27137758%27,%27Tritigon-Back-04.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon-Right-04.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27137759%27,%27Tritigon-Right-04.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[Trybal]

OK, got the model in ZBrush. Time to sculpt the final details.

Tritigon ZB Front Right 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138273%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Front%20Right%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Front 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138274%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Front%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Front Left 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138275%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Front%20Left%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Left Front 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138276%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Left%20Front%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Left Back 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138277%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Left%20Back%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Back 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138278%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Back%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Right 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138279%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Right%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Right Front 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138280%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Right%20Front%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon ZB Top 01.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138281%27,%27Tritigon%20ZB%20Top%2001.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[upham]

Good to see you are throwing yourself into this. I've got to point out a small anatomy mistake .... the stomach muscles don't start directly under the nipple-line. Where is the rib-cage?

[P'etur]

Get some curve shape in the muscles. Looks like a lego guy atm. Interesting work tho! Keep on...

[Trybal]

upham - Thanks. I'm attempting to model based on real people, not anatomy charts. According to your post the man in this image has no ribcage. ;)

http://sportsebooks.com/content_images/1/Bodybuilder.jpg

P'etur - Thank you. I'm guessing you meant his abs were the lego part? I always intended on tweaking them in ZBrush as doing it in 3ds max would have been a pain. So, I modeled them based on the general structure of each ab muscle and left the actual shape of them for when I could easily push and pull them in ZB.

Here's what I've done in ZBrush. Now I'll begin modeling the in-game version from this. I may add more detail later if I have extra time.

Tritigon Front ZB 02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138615%27,%27Tritigon%20Front%20ZB%2002.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon Left ZB 02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138616%27,%27Tritigon%20Left%20ZB%2002.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon Back ZB 02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138617%27,%27Tritigon%20Back%20ZB%2002.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Tritigon Right ZB 02.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138618%27,%27Tritigon%20Right%20ZB%2002.jpg%27,1,0%29)

[JesseGraffam]

upham - Thanks. I'm attempting to model based on real people, not anatomy charts. According to your post the man in this image has no ribcage. (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27138618%27,%27Tritigon%20Right%20ZB%2002.jpg%27,1,0%29)I assure you that bodybuilder has a ribcage. Think what he was saying is although you can find a few examples of people who appear to have no ribcage, most of us have visible rib cage lines. The model doesn't look believable as a human form.

The rib muscles need some tweaking too. He looks like he has 20 abs going around his waist. Hope that helps ya man.

[P'etur]

They are still a bit too square imo.

[Trybal]

I recently submitted an Unreal Tournament 3 version of the character in the Make Something Unreal contest.

ut3.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27140792%27,%27ut3.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Here's how the character looks in my Dominance War IV entry. I'll continue to work on it until I come up with a true final version for UT3 and possibly an illustration to submit to Exotique 5.

BeautyShot.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27140791%27,%27BeautyShot.jpg%27,1,0%29)

PresentationShot.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27140794%27,%27PresentationShot.jpg%27,1,0%29)

Thumbnail.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27140795%27,%27Thumbnail.jpg%27,1,0%29)