Shepherd & Timekeeper
Here's my submission for the last Artstation Challange (category: game character art, real time) 'Beneath the Waves'. I had a lot of fun working with the concept by Esther Smisdom (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/X68EY). Especially handpainting the textures was fun. I'm thinking about doing some more stylized stuff in the future.
I included some pictures that show how I would improve the piece. I guess it's not too smart to point to your mistakes but since I#m a student and I have much to leran anyway, I wanted to leave a note here to my future self.
Please tell me what you think about it!
beauty shot rendered in cycles
Shepherd and Timekeeper
closeup rendered in cycles
timekeeper rendered in cycles
high poly model (mostly done in zBrush)
topology of the low poly model
texture maps
rig, pose and particle system
thought on topology to relax the extreme streching at the armpits
thoughts on how to break down the UV's better