Barrio Guy - WIP

[zeoyn]

Hi guys!

I am developing a new character and your feedback is REALLY welcome.
Here is how it look so far:

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[PascalR]

Hey zeoyn, your character idea looks interesting, before I go ahead and give you comments on anatomy and clothing wrinkles, is he supposed to look realistic or stylized? I am guessing he is holding a glass, any other props/clothing planned? Also if you are doing this one from an artwork or photo ref, it would be really cool to see them for comparison :)

The pose looks quite natural,

cheers

P.

[zeoyn]

HI Pascal!

Well, the intention is to be a stylized/cartoonish approach, not realistic. Like a comic book who has come alive. In fact he will be holding a cigarette between his thumb and forefinger.
The character has been built from my head without any photo references.

I know that the cloth in his trousers looks like it is melting :)

You can see a turntable here:
http://zeoyn.cgsociety.org/gallery/867304/

Thank you for your interest!

Z.

[pyrokinesis]

Hey zeoyn,
I especially like the shapes closer to the pelvis. This is a wip right? everything from the waist down looks a bit unfinished. I think you've done a really great job of mocking a comic book character, I definitely get that from this piece.

It would be great to see him rigged and animated.

Nice Work!

[zeoyn]

Hi Pyro!

Yes, it is a WIP, especially from the waist down.
Thank you for your feedback. I hope you will like the next post :)

Best,

Jose

[Addictive/LP]

Really like this character Jose !! clap Can't wait to see your next post on this one, with the pants reworked. Considering your work on Mouse Love & Le Rabbit, I'm sure the final image will be great !

[zeoyn]

HI Guys, this was in the shelf for a while.
Finally an update!
I have corrected part of the upper body anatomy and added some more detail.
I still have to change those trousers

Here is the latest WIP:

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[LS3D]

Hi Zeoyn

The trousers folds don't seem very convincing even for a cartoon, they look like they are melting, especially in the back. Keep us updated.

[zeoyn]

I have updated the upper body a bit more. Also worked on giving him a more chiseled look on the body to match his face.

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[PascalR]

cool style Jose, keep it up :thumbsup:

[zeoyn]

Here goes the latest update:
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[zeoyn]

More views:
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[PascalR]

very cool, quite extreme in the sharp shapes but I like it :beerchug::beerchug:

[zeoyn]

Pascal, Thanks. I am trying to achieve a more 2D look, with graphical lines. I am really glad you are liking this ;)

[arthurduque]

hoohoh!! Great Evolution!!!
really excelent!!!
congrats

[moonjam]

I really like the way he is turning out. I'm a real sucker for nice clean, graphical forms in organic designs - especially knowing how incredibly difficult it is!

If I had one crit, I'd say that the detail in his left leg (the one with his hand in the pocket) looks a little at odds with the rest of his pose.

Would love to see more of this guy!

[zeoyn]

Thanks guys!

I have set up the light and view, no texturing yet:

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[PascalR]

Nice lighting! Is the noise on the ground and pants coming from the shadows settings or textures? What renderer is this? Vray?

Nice!

[zeoyn]

Pascal,

The renderer is Vray. The "texture" on the image is just an overlay with a noisy image in photoshop to break the coldness of the render.
Thanks :)

[collings]

great stylize dude zeoyn:thumbsup: love it !

[zeoyn]

Thanks, Nicolas :)

[PascalR]

:sw:plugged:sw:

[goron]

i dig it!
love the shapes on the torso.

[Storm]

Just got a cgportfolio notification and saw that you'd uploaded the final image, looks fantastic man, great character, love his mix of sharp and soft shapes!
Gotta be honest, I didn't think it looked to good to begin with from the early wips, but as usual it ended up looking super tight!

[zeoyn]

Pascal: thanks for the plug!!

goron: Thanks!

Storm: I really appreciate your honesty! :D Now that I look at the first images I admit that they are REALLY ugly. I guess I started posting it too soon, because I work by refining, refining refining until it's done. But when I looked at that blobby mesh I was seeing my intention and not how it really looks. Now I really feel like removing the first images, but I also think that they show really well my thinking process! :) I am glad you like the final result. I will post it here too!

[zeoyn]

Here goes the textured model screen captured inside ZBrush:

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[zeoyn]

I have posted the final image in the finalized images part of the forum.
You can find it here:
http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/showthread.php?p=7234#post7234

[Storm]

I agree with you 100 %, I think its really cool to see your progress from an early start. ;)

[dansgarbage]

He has a lot of character..nice job clap