Amber Characters WIP

[valurik]

Hi all.
I'm in 3d something since 2006. And yet i'm not a super pro.
I really want to work in game industry but it's already evading me for 3 years.
So i decided to take myself up in character modelling.
To make something cool, - make somethin' you like.

Amber Chronicles is one of my favourite saga ever.
So i decided to start with main character - Corwin.
It's not too much progress for now.
I started a base mesh and decided that his face would look a lot like Timothy Dalton's.
Cause illustrator (Yana Ashmarina) of Amber books i read first in my life had chosen him as a prototype and i pretty got used to him)

it's my base mesh (i think lower parts of legs are still a bit too short and i haven't work on hands and head properly).


Timothy Dalton (if by accident someone don't remember how he looks like))



And at last:

Timothy Dalton as Corwin from my copy of book.

All critics, advises, help with: anatomy, materials, renders, character expressions or something you simply want to share with, are highly appreciated!!!
So welcome and thanx)

[valurik]

Here are some minor tweaks on arms and legs.

[valurik]

Here are basemesh with some silhouette tweaks, and arm and hand fixes.

[magbhitu]

just started rereading Zelazny's masterpiece - as I do every five years or so. I wish you all the best on such interesting subject matter, but you're going to have to get further along before the crits will come fast and furious. Looks like a solid start on the base mesh though. You can probably make the whole Amber crew using that guy. Good luck.

[valurik]

Thanx magbhitu! I'll do my best.
I reread Chronicles 14 times. I just can't allow myself to make something unworthy)

[valurik]

have been out of the map fp ra week.
now i'm back and started to make some faces...

[valurik]

+ears

[valurik]

Decided to make something aside body.
Meet my variation on Grayswandir:

[valurik]

Again up with anatomy fixing and many other minor changes.
Alsp decided to get away from idea make Corwin look loke Timothy Dalton. He's cool but not enough expression on the face.

So here it goes:

[valurik]

Made kinda military boots for the Man:





and here's turntable of Greyswandir:

[valurik]

if someone happen to look through this thread
sorry for huge pictures. i'll post smaller ones from now on)

[valurik]

oh, and here's current overal look of my fellow Corwin.

[valurik]

Finished current stage of work over boots:

[valurik]

So here's overal look of Corwin for now.
Made up some trousers detail and belt with buckle.



he was soldier on shadow-Earth for over 3 hundred years, so i decided that a bit of military style will suit his overal look.

[valurik]

And new screens of workflow.
Finished his shirt. Added cigarett pack on the sleeve.
Not happy with trouser. Looks like clay or plastic.
Will try to give thrm more natyral fabric look.



this screen was made with keyshot. wanted to look at the model in proper lighting.
material setting are lame and no textures.