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[TEX]Helmet like thingy WIP
WIP1
Just a WIP based on a rough concept. Still needs some polishing around the edges, mostly the outlines and shading. Some details are still missing, mainly in the golden and darker red parts. Some proportions look a little off as it was all done with a mouse (cause my tablet wouldnt work).
WIP 2
WIP 2: Reworked sides, different coloring and slightly better shading.
WIP 3
Repositioned helmet parts. More space for the face.
CnC very much welcome and encouraged
Last edited by Wildslash; Nov 18, 2015 at 03:33 AM.
Originally Posted by UberAZN
this is really good, are you going to add a face?
Thanks, as for the face, I'm not so sure. I have yet to decide that, and if i did, I'm not so sure what style would be most fitting. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
Originally Posted by Gbleek
I'm not an artist, so I can't tell you if anythings wrong or what it technically needs, but I think it's interesting, it looks like the start of a regal knight.
Glad you dig it.
Originally Posted by Pidgenere
What did you base the head off of?
I wanted to do something with armour while remaining a clean style. Robots and knights felt a bit to generic so I tried a slightly different approach. I went for a valkyrie, even though its more of a feminine concept I feel like it could make an interesting texture set (with joints and whatnot).
havent seen anythign from you in years, good to see you back, and to see an improvement.
keep it simple and dont halfass it.
get a face that looks right, but dont overcomplicate it. the hair and eyes will be the most important bit.
the side of the helmet is magnificent, but i do worry that the bottom of the visor limits your options for the face.
i think it would almost be better to lower the visor and hide the face.
the helmet is obviously the focus.
you would have to cut it apart and rework the entire front section though.
but this way the face isnt the focus, all youd see is the eyes and hair, which are the important bits.
crappy reference but gets the point across:
Originally Posted by Wildslash
Thanks, as for the face, I'm not so sure. I have yet to decide that, and if i did, I'm not so sure what style would be most fitting. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
keep it simple and dont halfass it.
get a face that looks right, but dont overcomplicate it. the hair and eyes will be the most important bit.
the side of the helmet is magnificent, but i do worry that the bottom of the visor limits your options for the face.
i think it would almost be better to lower the visor and hide the face.
the helmet is obviously the focus.
you would have to cut it apart and rework the entire front section though.
but this way the face isnt the focus, all youd see is the eyes and hair, which are the important bits.
crappy reference but gets the point across:
-=Art is never finished, only abandoned=-
Originally Posted by Azion
Its good to see some of the old artist are returning
Pretty neat head, what style would you use ? Cartoonish or realistic ?
I'll see how it turns out, if I can hit that sweetspot in between it would be ideal, but otherwise, its probably going to have a more cartoon-ish look to it.
Originally Posted by BenDover
havent seen anythign from you in years, good to see you back, and to see an improvement.
keep it simple and dont halfass it.
get a face that looks right, but dont overcomplicate it. the hair and eyes will be the most important bit.
the side of the helmet is magnificent, but i do worry that the bottom of the visor limits your options for the face.
i think it would almost be better to lower the visor and hide the face.
the helmet is obviously the focus.
you would have to cut it apart and rework the entire front section though.
but this way the face isnt the focus, all youd see is the eyes and hair, which are the important bits.
crappy reference but gets the point across:
*snip sexy hat*
I never thought you would comment here, I'm flattered.
That being said, I tried a bunch of ways to position eyes, but they turn out a little odd-looking.
I have some ideas for the hair but the face itself has me stopped dead in my tracks. I'm really considering making her faceless and lowering the visor as you mentioned. In case I did, I'm a little uncertain if I should add a mouth or nose. I guess I'll have to experiment a bit.
Thanks for all the CnC it means a lot to me.
I might add WIP 3 tomorrow (in case anyone is following this thread), maybe include an InGame view and a flat for people to try out (cause why not)
