Vladmira Returns

As an added bonus, I finished (after a minor design and technical issue) Vladmira's base mesh. She is unwrapped and ready for ZBrush!


So here is it, a small collaboration of her side, front, and close up torso view. Feel free to critique! I have made some minor changes with her hands, and am intending to use a transparency map for most of her fins, hence the sharp edges. All in all, she was my first modeled female character, and I am, suffice to say, proud to show her topless ;) Hope you all enjoy her!

Mushroom Crew: Mana Diffuse and Normal

So it has been a few weeks since my last update, but with good reason. After taking a well deserved week off I jumped back into working on Mana and got a great slice of his normal map and diffuse map done. Here's his current colour scheme as well as a taste of his texture.




So there's a small idea, from ZBrush, what he'll be looking like. Thus far I'm quite thrilled with him, and am excited to admit that I wish to animate him. He should be done perhaps 2 weeks before schedule, which gives me enough time to work on Vladmira and possibly rig him before next semester. Hope you all enjoy him!

Mushroom Crew: Mana Basemesh

So after some decent time and effort, I have finished Mana's basemesh, making him ready for a few touches in ZBrush and eventually a texture. I'll post a simple mini rotation picture without the wireframe, then post one with it once I make one, but for now I'm just pleased how well he stayed with his Rotoscope and initial model pack. Enjoy!

Mushroom Crew: Mana Ver 2.0

All's well in the world of Zoomers, as Mana's model sheet is nearly complete! He's been ironed out, and now all that is left is a sheet with details such as expressions and so forth. And here he is!




I'm keeping it simple, but for the most part I may have to fluff up the layout to get better marks. In my honest opinion I like simple layouts; more attention to the model, but some people really like a flashy layout. I'll work on that part, but the important thing is Mana is complete! Now he's ready to be modeled in 3D! Muscie is coming along as well, and I may have his model pack up by tomorrow. Unlike Mana, Muscie's cap is a little big and makes his sheet quite long, but that's ok, his attitude and ego alone deserve a large layout ;) Feel free to post coments and critiques!

Vladmira: Lioness of the Sea

Here is my second model of the semester. She was first conceptualized about three semesters ago in Life Drawing class. The criteria for "him" at the time was a human structure with a uniquely inhuman design. The actual model I made was of sculpy, and again, at the time, Vladmira was Vladmir.

Now, after having an issue with the character I developed last semester, I had chosen to pick Vladmir up again. In his redesigning process, the unanimous vote was cast (of myself and Sean) to make him a her. I'm not too proud of the older version sketches, but I'll put them here just to show the changes I've made.



The updated version, in my opinion, looks much better. She has more fin variation, a better build, breasts (which are always great), and other minor changes to make her more appealing, and in some cases, more proper (like her tail fin is going the correct way).




So all in all, I'm glad to be working on her again. She will be made with the specifications of this years Dominance War (www.gameartisans.org) which is a low polie count model of 9k tris. I'm currently working on her base mesh and shall post her progress as she does. I hope you'll all enjoy her as much as I do!

The Mushroom Crew: Muscie Ver. 1.1

I have worked a little on Muscie's design, but since he needed little work I only attempted to make him more warrior looking. His personality pretty much mirrors Mana's, with a large ego and an uptight attitude, Muscie works well as Mana's battle buddy.




I'm thinking of giving him some form of marking of the sort to cut up the emptiness of color in his beard area. Otherwise his kilt color can change and even eye color, but for the most part this is how I want him to look; Scruffy, a little worse for wear, and ticked. His usual arsenal consists of a shield and axe, but any combination of weapon and shield could work. Dual wielding weapons could do as well, as they'd suit his personality a little better. Feel Free to post your critiques!

The Mushroom Crew: Mana Ver. 1.2

I have been working on Mana a little and made this new concept for him, including a color design. I hope you all like him! I'm expecting to finish Mana by next week (including his model pack) then get on to Muscie. Muscie isn't exactly in as much need of a makeover than Mana, so I figure it would be better to get done the one needing more effort.


The primary changes thus far are his hands and feet. With such thin wrists and ankles he looked rather frail. I also figured that since Muscie had a form of pant/skirt/kilt on, Mana needed some form of clothing as well. He was first going to wear a loincloth, but those are not too fun to model and animate. Instead he has tweed-like pants with a small sash. I'm debating whether or not to give him his "in game" weapon, which is a large staff. If I have time I may model it.