Hanuman: Monkey god--Indian Mythology

[hells angel]

Hey ppl.....been a really long time since i last posted......just started off with a new character.....finished sketching this character a few months ago so finally decided to model it in 3d.....the character is my take on the mythical monkey god "hanuman"......finished modellin this just yest......started unwrapping and texturing......will put up those updates soon......c&c welcome.


concept sketch:

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model with mesh smooth:

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wires:

[Karikoga]

AWESOOOMME - Maan I just luuuv your concept. And the model...soul food. Just soul foood mmmmm.
I just have one criticism though - about your concept sketch - I maybe mistaken but I think that tail belongs to a lion...
I am gonna keep an eye on thi one - definately.
Your monkey-king has a loyal sbject

[Mr.T]

very nice!!

the thing that bother me is the feet, especially the big toe. i believe this area needs some tweaking, nice concept!

[JDPCreations]

Agreed, the feet don't look as cool as the sketch, everything else is right on.

[Ragnar]

super work... I agree about the feet.. they need some work... Have you thought about using shag fur for the... fur ? good work.. keep it up!

[hells angel]

Thanks a lot guys for all the crits....
Karikoga:...my monkey god surely appreciates the loyalty!!.....the tail was drawn in such a way coz the characters depiction demands it....the character was designed based on various texts and i tried to do maximum justice to it.......probaly if u look up the epic "ramayana" from indian mythology u'll get what i'm tryin to say.......
Mr.t , JDPCreations and Ragnar:yeah....i did notice the feet.....i had actually just copy pasted the hand there and then tweaked....but guess i'll have to rework it now.....
and yes...i am plannin to use shag fur for the fur....so wont be texturin the body too much....just face hands and feet.......

will put up updates on the textures soon.......cheers..

[T0XIC]

I think if you made the foot a bit less wide and moved the "thumb toe" further back toward the heel it would fix it right up - great work so far tho, I like his robe thing

[hells angel]

thanx toxic....i think ur sugeestion will definitely help.....will try it.......started on textures.(i suck at texturing!!).....heres my first go....no lights in the scene.......lemme know what u guys think.....cheers.

[Spaghetti]

Exuse me, but u sucking at textures is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. (no offence)
I LOVE IT!!

[hells angel]

hey thanx spaghetti.....means a lot coz this is the first time the textures have come out pretty decent.....will put up updates soon.....would like to hear more crits......cheers.

[Karikoga]

You seem to have hair in the nose, tip of the ears and too much on the lips. Also, I don't know about that golden colour, I think it's a bit too much. You may want to put more of grey in there and just a little of the golden-yellow - at the edge of the hairs...

[Stuh505]

i think you should try to make the skin texture a bit less duo-tone. i see 1 shade of brown and then black. try looking at some zoo photographs maybe that will help. also the skin looks very stiff for some reason, like it was poured out of concrete, i think this is somewhat due to the bump map you are using

one other comment you aren't going to like is that i think he looks more like a gorilla than a monkey...but that's going back to the concept art

[hells angel]

thanx Karikoga and Stuh505......i did notice those problems with the textures....gonna rework them now....this is gonna take a while coz i need to look for some references......and i'm goin back to the modelling stage for a while to rework on the hands and feet.........will try and cut the golden feel......and yeah...the bump map sux..(this is why i said i suck at texturing!! ).....
Stuh505:yeah...the gorilla look couldnt be avoided coz of the jaw.....if u cover the jaw...the rest is totally monkey....and the jaw was a very essential part of the character accordin to the anciant texts.....i dont mind the comment....i would have probably said the same had i not known.........
thanks a lot for the comments....i'm puttin up the same pic with textures but this time with an omin and a sky light in the scene.....but will be changin the textures anyways......updates will come as soon as i find the time to make changes......cheers..