Jeebs - Fanart - Disciples

[Jeebs]

Hi,

I'm new to this Forum :)
When I saw this challange suddenly I realised that I have to participate here.
There is probably the only "thing" that makes me a fan of it, and that is a game called Disciples. I have been playing it since it's first release, and now it's a perfect opportunity to create one of the many amasing Disciples characters.
So far I didn't choose one, but it's definitely gonna be from this game.
Best of luck to everyone! :)

latest upadate:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8776/40257323.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4853/disciples.png

[Stranger1988]

the second part I like more
Good luck!

http://nevendaar.com/_ph/67/2/29437952.jpg

[Jeebs]

thanks :) yeah I like the second more also.
So I have chosen the Archlich from disciples 2.
Don't know if that's final but I'll stick with this character for now.

I have took I couple of references, also some other characters looked cool for me from the same game, so perhaps I could combine a few of them, and make a new one with a style of this game.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4750/archlichref.jpg

[MemoNick]

Good luck man :) With such reference pictures I'm looking forward to seeing you progress.

[paulius-st]

hot. this is hot. i like this dwarf that stranger posted and this scarry fairy in top right corner :) .
waiting for progress :) . this will be interesting :)
good luck man :)

[Jeebs]

thank you all for the support :)


I also like dwarven models from this game, so it's really hard to choose...
There is one I like from the old style:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1006/sonofymir.jpg

And the new style of the same character:

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6648/824max.jpg

[Jussslic]

Dammmn. Haha, if you've never tried HD sculpting, now's the time to learn it!

[Aemeath]

I'm a big fan of Disciples myself, there's a ton of characters to choose from really. Can't wait to see progress here!

[Jeebs]

That's true :)
It's good to see some fans of disciples :D

And I have some high res sculpting experience :) otherwise I wouldn't choose this kind of difficult character.

[strict9]

blue dwarf looks awesome...but looks finished ;)
try the ice covered one above it

[Jeebs]

Even if the dwarf looks awesome I decided to create Archlich, I like the evil look on it, and I can imagine what I could change on it And make a little bit different. The dwarf looks perfect as it is, I don't think I could come up with something to make it even better...

Anyway next step concept art of archlich, but it will not be soon, have a lot of work now..

[Aemeath]

Was hoping for a second for Thanatos, but the Arch Lich is just as awesome. (Undead Hordes player here.. :D )

Really looking forward to see what you will come up with.

[Jeebs]

Today I have redraw a little bit of Archlich the way I wanted, not a lot just slightly.
Also I have experimented with colors, just for fun, I know that it's early to decide which color should it have, but just wanted to know your opinion about variations.

In the game this character had the main color green, so I made him with that, at first, but then tried to change them, didn't really do a well job...
So I'm asking for a help to make it easier for me to decide :D

I will also add some minor object so it wouldn't look so simetrical, like a book of death, and some chains. I will not draw them, because it's pretty clear in my mind how it's gonna look.

Anyway here's the retouched concept.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2897/archlich3.jpg

[paulius-st]

i like "C" and "H" best. it has the best impact to viewwers eye :) .
will be waiting for some modeling/sculpting progress :)

[Jeebs]

Paulius-st: thanks :)

[strict9]

what no pink option?...jokes
E but lighter ;)

[Jeebs]

Ok, have some update. In the begining for me it's easier to model with 3ds max rather that sculpt. Perhapts I should't have modeled all the body since most of the parts will not be visible, but I still made it like that.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3175/57609177.png

[strict9]

as long as you retopo when your done...dont think it will like the triangles on the bendy part of the knee, shape looks solid to dress up.

[Agent-X]

Personally, I like G, or the red one best. But yeah G is my favorite of that bunch. Perhaps brown instead of green gloves though.

[Jeebs]

I have blocked out the model, and now it is time to sculpt.
Perhaps proportions could be a little better, maybe will fix it don't really know..
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9832/68427430.png

[strict9]

are you going to do halve textures etc. and than mirror over x? (save some space)....looks like you got all the parts, have fun sculpting

[Jeebs]

Yes I will try to save some texture space, because he is almost all simetrical :).

[paulius-st]

start looks good :) . cdant waait to see it sculpted :) . ceep it up

[jessiesgirl]

B and F are my favorites.

[Jeebs]

thanks for suggestions :)
I haven't done anything lately, but today made a quick head skulp and retopology of it

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6601/87246378.png

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/9192/43382423.png

[Jeebs]

sculpted high poly skull, still needs some correction, but overall almost complete, moving to the next part, will try to work faster, otherwise not going to complete it.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4746/28785315.png

[Fynn]

looking great!
but you should break up the symmetry

[paulius-st]

:faces:

[xxxcubanxxx]

very nice progress, keep going.

[Jeebs]

made a little bit more of sculpting:
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7396/53376314.png

[Jeebs]

and a bit more...
however right now I'm not giving it very detail sculpt, I will detail it later, if I will have time for it. right now I'm just going to quickly make a whole sculpt and then decide what needs to be detailed.
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1512/33129738.png

[Jeebs]

a bit more of sculpt:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6554/98719012.png

[xxxcubanxxx]

Nice details, go go go!!!

[Jeebs]

thanks :), a little bit more of sculpting

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/139/41987732.png

[Jeebs]

some more progress:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4721/47559389.png

[dark_maggot]

Looking badass, good job.

[Jeebs]

some more sculpting, almost finished high poly

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7136/81958923.png

[xxxcubanxxx]

getting there, getting there....loving it, looking forward to seeing the bake and textures

[Jeebs]

ok so I'm finished with high poly, just forgot to make a weapon...
but already stardet to make low poly model
so far it's at 7200 tris, I will not reach 20k for sure, but it's gonna be at 12k I think
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/9429/66107081.png

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7105/56795037.jpg

[poopipe]

i had my doubts about this


i no longer have those doubts

good **** indeed :D

[tsabszy]

great job!
i think with such thin waist and with that evil, skull face his hands and feet could look more boney, more defined joints and "spikey" fingernails or someyhing.
keep it up man!

[Jeebs]

thanks for the suggestion tsabszy :)

for now I just made some baking tests, only tests.
I will redo the textures later when O will finish a weapon.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8041/77882335.jpg

[Fynn]

wow fantastic job
it looks like the high poly sculpt
but on the top border of your shoulder armor is a little bit stretching

[Jeebs]

thanks :) yeah I noticed that also, and there are some mistakes on the legs, hair and face, so I think I will redo low poly model adding some tris, because now it's 9k tris.

[xxxcubanxxx]

would be nice to get some shots of the bake with out that much DOF, but looks solid :)

[Jeebs]

I will put it with out DOF later :) right now changed UW map so that there would be place for a weapon, I already made high poly and low poly, started texturing.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/331/97462007.png

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5011/58000485.png

[xxxcubanxxx]

nice mace I really like your style dude, keep it up

[Jeebs]

some update:

new textures
and still a lot of work
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3867/11113740.png

[Jeebs]

some more update:
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4197/55195296.jpg

[Jeebs]

new color variation:
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/3541/65854893.png

[Fynn]

love it :)

[setschaos]

Nice work! I like the new color scheme, make sure to toss a red light in there to keep the consitency in the final render (or toss it in the diffuse)

Keep up the awesome work and fast pace!

[xxxcubanxxx]

Definitely like the new color scheme wayyyyy better go with that one ;)

[Jeebs]

thanks for your comments :) I agree that this is a better color variation.

some new update, all I did right now was placing some metal and fabric textures on a specular map.
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5991/89547722.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8969/85424809.jpg

[Jeebs]

added some glow:

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8776/40257323.jpg

[strict9]

thats pretty cool.
when you had the weapon done i thought wow....than you changed it and i thought Oh NO...and than you changed it again and i'm back to wow.
nicely done,....what colour for the skin?

[rocneasta]

amazing work, saw the final image, and had to have a sneak at the WIP

very nice