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CG Character Development Session 11

Session Review

Similar tribal body paint can be applied to the armour
During today I have been frustrated that I could not begin the final 3d reference image early in the afternoon; however, I finally managed to draw the basic human anatomy.

I always layer each piece of the character from the basic shapes that form the anatomy, to the human definition and then applying the bodysuit and finally armour and layered cloth and accessories.

Furthermore, a desirable feature would be to have the boots of the character to possess boots shaped as sanded feet in order to give the character a futuristic sci-fi warrior.

In addition, I had to browse for african tribal warriors in order to apply the tribal accessories in order to prevent my character from looking like a generic science fiction soldier.

Moreover, the character is starting to resemble a totem although I am am aiming for my characters anatomy to have a hunters athletic build and his clothing to be tribal yet regal and refined. I have located a Maya tutorial that demonstrates how to create a skull.

However, I believe I can achieve the majestic tribal character I am going for by having the futuristic shard armour although apply tribal symbols to help ward and protect the warrior in battle this can be achieved while creating the textures for the armour and I would save time by not having to create the skull but I will decide whether to apply small accessories during the modelling stage.

In addition, I have been made aware of a feature in Maya known as Ncloth and will be useful in order to create believable textures for my character's torso.

Overall, I have decided to not ink my character reference since I want to wait until I receive critical feedback from my lecturer and class peers. n the past group critics have always been invaluable for pointing out key flaws or limitations in my design or workflow.

Reference

 http://orig06.deviantart.net/aae6/f/2012/318/d/b/tribal_warrior_by_len_yan-d5kyy4d.jpg

 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/25/8b/3d/258b3dbf6ccff7b8c63be2d7d578bab2.jpg

 http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/files/cache/8b771d0d631a348216ae66890b0056e9_f7302.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bryann717/media/Clone_Wars/bryanakinCWHero03.jpg.html

 http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=105269

 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/59/8d/da/598ddadffe41be24cf7248ff320664fb.jpg

 http://arcanum.aodevs.com/graphics/articleshots/omniaftank1.jpg

 http://pre10.deviantart.net/335c/th/pre/i/2005/360/b/0/the_perfect_soldier_by_gourmandhast.jpg

 http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/picture/teeg420/master_chief_bodysuit.jpg

 http://a.imageshack.us/img444/6740/ghga.jpg

 http://i.stack.imgur.com/k6ySJ.png

 http://www.africancraftsmarket.com/African-Masai-Mask-Kenya.jpg

 http://41.media.tumblr.com/3f2846efe7af92209a84ab1cdb8d8f8a/tumblr_mvi8j2L93O1ryuxh4o2_1280.jpg

Maya Tutorials

 http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Creating_nCloth_Clothing.htm,topicNumber=d0e55522

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmUtO4pKnBw

 http://simplymaya.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7023

 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3ia2ypraxG0C&pg=SA2-PA72&lpg=SA2-PA72&dq=maya+how+to+make+a+kilt&source=bl&ots=CVsuAS2M2K&sig=f-0qbgonmA5TTIO-P5Lds9IcBAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAGoVChMIz77zgoe-yAIVy9IaCh1WzA5u#v=onepage&q=maya%20how%20to%20make%20a%20kilt&f=false

By Sebastian Jones

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