AJenkins, neozerahan, labotomizer, Ecthelion
Thanks guys!
Sorry haven’t been around in a while had so much (non-art related) work on my hands plus 3 week vacation abroad with no net…
Thanks for support! I hope to return soon and create more art and finish my reel. Problem is I’m doing same for my Computer Science work =S
@neozerahan, when I get time bro =) ! But check out the Ryan Kinglsien Gnomon DVD on photoreal clay rendering if you can, I would advise that and I use those methods
Cheers!
Hey guys
Long time no postUnfort
unately I wasnt able to finish this character for DW5
But I will add him to my sketchbook anyhow. This is the first time I play with ZB4R2 for rendering with lightcap/wax/shaders etc. Big improvement to rendering it has.
Hope you like. Here is front angle for now:
P.S. For back angle I added an additional piece of armor on back, had that piece hidden on front angles
This work is just amazing … everything could be top row IMHO! I can’t wait to see more. 
Wow! protoss god！
Look is like templer！
Waxshader is the new black! Or should I say AO! Looks great, good job!
The new model’s pure awesome. Great piece!
really nice. character has a nice overall shape. Would be nice to see him posed. You have some great models in your thread
Heya
Thanks guys much appreciated! Yeah the wax shader is really cool!
@overmind: Yeah this work is definitely inspired by protoss, namely templars =)
Great work, seriusly!!
Did you do the “scales” of the skin with alpha or manually?
love your style, great design and character. 
love your work! keep them coming.
I’ve been wondering where you’ve been for some time now. Nice to see you back and with a pretty cool piece! 
Hey thanks Arthaven, you’ve always supported my works and I have much gratitude for that!
I started texturing.
Here is the progress:
It is still very early WIP:
Just slapped a few shaders here and there for now, and light/render setup. Will then begin coloring.
Also I revisited the Kimahri render and improved it a bit since i really felt the previous one lacked in shading/lighting
man ! I like so much your works, you are very accurate and your details are great.
But I have to tell you… you should spend more time on the BluKingLion’s feet!!!
great overall look anyway
I love the way the lion one above is coming out also…the new light and shade render you used is looking great also…but I have to agree with Teomaco about the feet…Needs the boney arch on top of the feet…high in the center, and slopeing down on ether side…starting at the ankle and ending where the toes start…feel the underlying bone structure on your own feet…Maybe even having his toe claws digging into the surface of the base a little…Will give more of a sense of weight on the base, and to him as a weighted object also…right now he appears to be without it, even with the shadows…maybe a little more compression where the feet parts and all of his weight come into contact with the base,…maybe on the base parts that come into contact with his feet also, like if he walked forward, he will have left a sunken in impression, a footprint made by a creature with alot of weight.:)…Just a couple of thoughts crossing my mind as i’m looking at, and really enjoying your work and piece that may be useful to you, don’t know, but thought them worth mentioning, just in case they may be. 
Keep Inspired, and Inspiring…
Hey Teomaco and SpiritDreamer! Thanks so much for feedback and advice!
I apologize for constantly updating this character’s render, but the reality is that the first attempt was quite bad and now I am more experienced at texturing / rendering
Regardless, I’m going to settle with this as final
P.S I tweaked feet slightly in post but I know there’s still problem, thing is I really need to move on t other characters thats why it was in post , but I’ll keep the adice in mind for next time ^^
Next I continue with the Archon DW model rendering =)
Really Great Stuff Darukin!
Great job there Darukin……Love the background that you ended up with…perfect match and color for him…doesn’t distract, but really adds to the beauty of the piece…and the shadows…subtle and superb…feels like he has weight in place now…Outstanding piece…Congrats.small_orange_diamond:)
