DWIII -3D-Pheonix-Invoker-Zemelô

[SorinLupu]

Class: Invoker
Artifact Weapon: Earth/Rock

First 3D sketch.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8046/dominance01wn1.jpg

[SorinLupu]

His powerful weapon it is made from crystals.Also i will add some metals for the inscriptions.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3658/dominance02hm1.jpg

[hiroshilee]

cool! ! ! !

It's so powerful~ Keep the good work~^^

[Sanislov]

like a god:) Keep it up!

[HappyCookie]

Good idea, it will really be visually interesting. Good luck to you, keep us updated.

[digiboxoffice]

One stupid question :) - are cristals always with him? or they appear on event?
I'm just guessing how will it work out for him if he will have to interact with some one whom he's not intending to kill?!

cristals looks cool :)
I think you shouldn't hide the face of character behind the mask or atleast entirely, leave maybe some part uncovert.
I'd take this 2 antenas away and make character similar to this ...

http://phuze.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/assassins-creed.jpg

[SorinLupu]

Thanks guys

digi_est the crystals will be appear on event.He is a earth invoker who can channeling great forces from earth.

The entire character it is in creation process.
His helmet isn't a cloth hood.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6738/clipboard01pu6.jpg

[SorinLupu]

Hi

I am back. :)
I made some changes to the character.I want him to look more like a high ranked caster, a patrician.
Also i started to do some work on the anatomical parts on Zbrush. I hope, tomorrow to post a updated progress.

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5241/20080304215326cy3.jpg

Ciao

[SorinLupu]

Hi there

I sculpted this days on the arms and the hands.Next, I will start to work on the head and neck area to add more details.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5326/20080305222650pb1.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3749/20080305223107ey4.jpg

[jesuisankit]

Wow, man I totally dig the arms... I love the crystal weapon. This is gonna be great. Best of luck :)

[The Flork]

awesome! i love everything thats going on in the frist two! the crystal thing is awesome nd would be great to see animated.
i like how you have the mask in the first two, im not really feeling the bird beak one or the crown.

[SorinLupu]

Thanks guys !

The Flork : yes, the mask looks great but i have to keep an eye at the triangles budget for de low rez version.Also a want his face to tell something. :)

Ciao

[SorinLupu]

cloth sculpting progress

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4677/clipboard02dp6.jpg

[SorinLupu]

hello

I worked so far on the head and a little bit on cloths.
Also, tweaking on the silhouette.

I will keep updating :)

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7576/sihoulettegc5.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4325/shadedqd1.jpg



http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3465/20080312000030lz9.jpghttp://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5328/20080312000528bl1.jpg

[XTitan]

Sweet, stuff Pheonix! I'm really digging the character and design, keep it up :thumbsup:

P.S. Great work on the face and hands, very natural.

[Adhoo]

Good job dude! Great anatomy! Cool idea! Great recipie!

[fx81]

very nice work on the anatomy! :thumbsup:

[walrus]

I really love how asymmetrical you've sculpted his face. I think we don't see that enough in 3D, and it really makes him look so much more real. Your tagline/motto, "keep observing" is really apt. Right on, looking forward to seeing where you go with this. Good luck!

[viky70in]

thats good start dude.............. nice sculpting
keep going. like to see full 3d:thumbsup:

Best of luck

[SorinLupu]

Thank you guys !
I am glad to see nice people here.

I will post some new stuff soon. Now I am working on the cloth and the torso armor.

[SorinLupu]

Here is the body armour

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1697/clipboard02up0.jpg

[Loukor]

He is looking sexy right now, and I like what you did to his body dude... It's like their is so much force that his body got blown back and created some kinda crater :P. Cheers

[rawwad]

Awesome concept man, love the crystal sphere so much, insane idea , and great modeling skills :thumbsup:

[Blaschke]

Great modeling! Keep it up.

[SorinLupu]

Hi

Thanks ! :)

A quick sketch for the front part of the belt.I want to look like a hand made jewelry.
I was inspired by the Art Nouveau period.

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/belt01.jpg

[manum]

I really like the head :D, nice work!

[SorinLupu]

I played a little bit in Zbrush with the front belt buckle.

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/belt02.jpg

[dmonk]

Thats great! I love the crystal formations. One of the most uniques entries I've seen so far.

[SorinLupu]

dmonk thanks !

Here is the buckle crystal.

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/beltstone.jpg

[SorinLupu]

I changed a bit his head crown.
I hope you to enjoy.

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/coroana02.jpg (http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/coroana02.jpg)

[caiserxose]

superb modelling! looking forward to seeing more staff...

[Ferx]

Hey Sorin... wooooowooo :eek: .... awesome model mate!!! and love your concept, really great, and the crystal weapon and the disgn on it is awesome, simply great !!, amazing work!! and for sure llokin on the evolution on your concept man!! Cheers!! :beer:

[huangjie1984]

cool
cool
cool~
up,friend!

[Matsokin]

Looks cool!

[SorinLupu]

Hi guys and thanks for your support :)

After great changes here it is the High Poly version.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8573/zemelodl4.jpg

[nikudy]

very nice sorin. the details are gorgeous :thumbsup:.

-claudiu

[paultosca]

the high looks awesome ...if you could post some of the renders in higher resolution so we can admire the full details would be great :) ...

[kmanning]

really really impressive sculpting. Cant wait to see where it goes from here. Keep up the great work. If the textures are anywhere close to the model in quality you will be a front runner in the comp for sure

[Agostinuke]

fantastic and full of life modelling

[daelon]

very nice sculpting work! your hipoly model is very good and the design too.

[SorinLupu]

Thanks guys !
Paul, for you I will post a greater one. Thanks man ! :)

[SorinLupu]

Thanks to all !

Paul, for you ! :)

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/zemelo02.jpg

[jbrophy]

Wow your cloth is fantastic. Really has a sense of thickness to it

[TOLEDO]

beautiful work man :thumbsup:

[paultosca]

Thanks guys !
Paul, for you I will post a greater one. Thanks man ! :)

:applause:Thanks ... it really does look great ... will keep my eyes open for this entry to see how is turning , keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[Art2]

Wonderful work! Really love his armour, face and clothes.
How's the armour attached to the body btw?

[Mogun]

Mabe the most anatomicaly reakistic modeling I have seen so far in the contest. Floless. Can't wait to see it textured.


Dar daca nu te superi, o sa indraznesc sa fac o sugestie. Din cate am inteles, modelele vor fi selectate, printre altele, si in functie de impresia pe care o creaza: "Does your entry look like it can destroy rival planet forces and at the same time, defend itself from machines?". Modelul tau arata mai degraba o forta interioara si o ura putin cam subtila; parca arata mai degraba intelepciune. Am banuiala ca vor fi preferate modelele cu un look mai grandios si mai evident, fara prea multe subtilitati. Cred ca ar merge bine cateva elemente de armura in plus; ceva care sa adauge la impresia de masiv (dar nu exagerat), poate ar da ideea de mandrie si forta. Alceva nu trebuie schimbat nimic. Oricum, sunt sigur ca ai sanse mari la premiul cel mare. Bafta!

[bradjames]

this has turned out great. I wasn't sure about the old man look but it works very well. The cloth is very real looking..great weight to it. Keep going

[SorinLupu]

Thanks to everyone !

I done some tests for his weapon.

http://sorin-lupu.com/HOST_IMAGINI/prebake.jpg

[MartinNielsen]

Extremely well modelling, champ :thumbsup: Especially the cloth looks great. I'll follow this :)

[kmanning]

now thats just awesome.. Great color and lighting on the last shot man. Really great work, keep it up

[ReK0]

great modeling and great idea. i really like the last render of the weapon test. it looks like you took a photo of a toy or statue or something. so realistic! cant wait to see more.

[Intervain]

excellent - I love his design! I think he would benefit from a bit of a body elongation - would make him more statly/imposing looking if you made him slightly slimmer and his legs slightly longer! Otherwise - excellent. Love the headpiece!:thumbsup:

[ReK0]

excellent - I love his design! I think he would benefit from a bit of a body elongation - would make him more statly/imposing looking if you made him slightly slimmer and his legs slightly longer! Otherwise - excellent. Love the headpiece!:thumbsup:

ide have to agree. although it seems like your going for older wise wizard maybe (sorry if you explained that or otherwise and i didnt catch it) i think there is something missing. Maybe its in your head and you havent shown it to us but I do want our team to win over the others so anything to make it kick ass is best!!

[SorinLupu]

Thanks guys !

Intervain and ReKo :

Guys, you are right.On the final version, the low poly, I will try to make some changes.

[RobThornely]

Love the arms, particularly the elbows! Really nice character, my favourite bit is the spine and how it protrudes from the costume. One of the best realistic, less heavy metal spinal tap type over the top designs I've seen in the competition. Great integration of the magic thing, love the crystal idea, the sphere etc. Don't just go Assassin's creed, what's the point in apeing others stuff, yours is already original, go with your instincts. Cool work.

[SorinLupu]

Thanks Robert !

I am working now on the low poly version.I will post soon the normal maps version.

[dandan]

now thats some badass sculpting you did there, i really admire your skills! the cloth is fantastic. im really curious how you're going to do the weapon, im not very good with shaders myself. keep up the good work!

[SorinLupu]

Hi,

I finished the lowpoly mesh for Zemelo.Also I started to work on the normal map and occlusion map.
Poly Count: 5420 triangles, for this guy

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7613/zemelocloseuptr0.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5553/zemelonmkr6.jpg
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2681/zemelonm01tr1.jpg

[McJAKe]

Wow just discovered your thread- great stuff-
Good job on the cloth and the last couple of colour pass tests on the crystals give a good indication of where you going colour wise-

Bookmarked.

[ReK0]

very awesome. i cant wait to see its final render

[bradjames]

the high detail really transfered nicely. I was wondering how you made your occlusion map? I've used a few apps to ty and make mine but it never turned out a sharp looking as this. Anyways keep up the great work.

[Firerbert]

Your artifact weapon is absolutely amazing. If you keep this up, you got it in the bag man.

[QuantumPixel]

looking good, over all it is coming along very nice. its a very pro look . nice work

[SorinLupu]

Thanks for your words, guys ! :)

bradjames: All the lowpoly meshes, normal map and the occlusion map was created in Topogun.

I want to say a big thanks to my buddy Cristi Prefac the creator of Topogun, who gave me the opportunity to test and work with his great software.

Thanks Cristi !

[SorinLupu]

Hi

Texture progress...
A screen shot from Maya viewport.I started to paint the diffuse on cloth and the metal stuff.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/50/zemelotex01gl5.jpg


Ciao

[bradjames]

the cloth looks so great and has such a nice feel to it. Great choice in colors also. Something about the chest doesn't seem right to me. The colors seem to busy for me, mostly around te shoulder area.

[Necronomiden]

to me looks great so far :scream: specially the armor colors, i was thinking on going for something like that for my char, the iridescent quality

[nikudy]

i like the texture on the cloth, especially on the side. On the front part, the one with the cgs logo, looks too smooth, as if there is no weave. The texture of the armor has too much contrast imo, you can't see the small details from the normal map.

keep it comming :) ,
-claudiu

[MartinNielsen]

I second that. The cloth colors look very nice :thumbsup: Too much contrast on the chest though.

[SorinLupu]

Thanks for your feedback guys !

Yes, on the armor the light it's to bright.
Here it's a screen shot with the maya default lighting setup.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5949/zemelotex02mg4.jpg

[MartinNielsen]

Looks better now with the details visible :)

[wilzoon]

Wow, nice model! You did a very good job on the texturing and the wrinkles. Can't wait to see it finished

[RobThornely]

Loving it, I'm jealous. The spine is still my favourite touch

[zeke3d]

Looking very sharp, my only comment is the head feels a touch, too big., just a touch mind you, Other than that, I can't wait to see more. :)

[RaresH]

Excellent work Sorin! The chest armor texture looks quite unique. His anatomy is very good and your cloth work is superb. He kinda looks like the former pres. Iliescu, heh :D.

[SorinLupu]

Thanks ! :)

Rares, you make my to smile. :)
I will make massive changes on his weapon because, in the final image shot all the assets must by x2 in the shot, front view and back view.
I will post this days the pre-final shot.

[Ragnar3D]

Stuning work! Keep it Up! :thumbsup:

[Firerbert]

I will make massive changes on his weapon because, in the final image shot all the assets must by x2 in the shot, front view and back view.


I'm looking forward to the new images and updates as well. I was curious as to what you were refering to in the area I underlined. Are talking about the map?

[SorinLupu]

Hi guys


I'm looking forward to the new images and updates as well. I was curious as to what you were referring to in the area I underlined. Are talking about the map?

In a simple way, i need more pixels for the final shot. I think the 1000x1000 pixels for the final image are to small.

Here is a Pre-Final version, without specular maps and pose.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7333/previzualep2.jpg

[Firerbert]

Frickin tight as hell!:eek:
Awesome man!:thumbsup:

I agree on the pixels for the final shot. 1k sq is kinda small. You lighting really brings this to life! This looks amazing though, so I don't think you'll have any problems in the final judging!

[Intervain]

beautiful! SO far it is definitely my personal favourite in the 3d category! Really looking forward to the final version :bounce:

[Aldarion]

Been watching this one closely, it's absolutely amzing. Like Intervain said, favourite indeed !

[McJAKe]

Looking great -subtitle style not going over the top with the modeling, excellent cloth and armor detailing. Definitely a favorite for me on CG talk.

[andy6308AAA]

Hey. Very nice character, the sculpt works great.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=234&t=604654&page=4&pp=15

[SorinLupu]

Hi,

The final pose, and I think the final lighting setup. I will make some tweaking here and there until the end.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4045/pose01ey2.jpg


Ciao

[Firerbert]

This new lighting setup really flattens out your detail. Maybe you should try mixing up and seperating your diffuse and specular lights and also do some light linking.

[dmightyone]

i also think the lighting need a bit of tweak,cause it is flatening the detailsa bit, although i really like this character man, it turned out amazing! he's got both majestic and a wise feeling. its one of y favourites for sure

[Intervain]

agree about the lighting - makes especially the face and hands [2 most important things] look very unflattering... and I don't like the clash between 2 completely different shades of blue there - the one in his 'weapon' and the dark, inky blue in the crystal ground just don't go together...

still great entry and I hope you'll correct the minor deffects :) :wip:

[SorinLupu]

Thanks for your feedback, guys

I hate render time and light linking but ... I must. :)
Another render, much simple and more dramatic look.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8114/zemelowx6.jpg

[Firerbert]

Much, MUCH better man! good jorb!:thumbsup:

[Intervain]

way better indeed - the only thing lacking are the blue reflections of light on his skin... and clothes - he seems totally unaffected by the lights around him :)

[SorinLupu]

Thanks ! :)

The winning pose

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3589/winningposeio3.jpg

[erik_j]

awesome! :) good luck in the fight! looking forward alot to a turnaround vid for this :)

[kinonato]

nicely exacuted, but think the background pull down the atmospher a little,perhaps some ash, if ur intrested that is. :)

good luck :)

[SorinLupu]

Textures Sheet

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1449/texturessheetct9.jpg

[RaresH]

Excellent work! Nothing else to add. BAFTA!

[Bluefley]

Man...let me be totally honest here, I was the biggest fan of your model pretexture, crazy details with the folds and everything, and I think you should've gone with a brighter palette for his clothes to make the contrast pop more. Same with his chest, really loved the idea of having him wear no armour, torso naked, seemed powerfull, like the guy is way confident.

Now, the dark textures kinda blow it, and I'm really not sure about that breastplate, kinda dissapointed indeed. Playing with photoshop some more to brighten things up would greatly improve the final product, since the base is amazing.

Just my two cents!

cheers man, good luck

[SorinLupu]

Construction Shot(wireframe)

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3536/constructionshotsa5.jpg

[SorinLupu]

The Beauty Shot

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4889/beautyshoteb4.jpg

[DavidSmit]

Great character, brilliantly moddeld! Good luck!

[MartinNielsen]

That last shot is by far the best. Good luck :)

[BlackCrazySheep]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: Nice composition! Brilliant content! Your work it is a masterpiece, and the ideea itself it is very innovative. By far, it is my favorite entry. keep up the good job!

[SorinLupu]

Concept Sheet

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2671/conceptsheetnb8.jpg

[SorinLupu]

Thanks to everyone!

Good luck to all !!

Edited Post... This are the final images

Winning Shot
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5830/winningposewo8.jpg
Beauty Shot
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4218/beautyshotsf3.jpg
Construction Sheet
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6489/constructionshotpe6.jpg
Textures Sheet
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3395/texturesheetir2.jpg
Concept Sheet
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4140/conceptsheethj9.jpg

[erik_j]

congrats on a great finish :) good luck!

[Feline168]

I really enjoyed your whole processes~Nice work:applause:

[McJAKe]

Congrats a good job well done.
Great end result!

[DDS]

My personal favourite. I can't believe I missed you completely. Looks completely awesome!

[farazmobin]

awesomeeeeeeeeeeee.

seriously man the final image looks great.love the cloth feel..
badass entry.
congrats for the finish.. and best of luck

[lallorona]

Great, I like your style, with really own power. Looks like a warrior who really knows how to use the cosmic power to created more power Excellent work shop. Congratulations, exception energy using colors.

[BloodTaster]

wow, fantastic! congratulations on this one! and good luck :buttrock:

[molynext]

Most impressive - you were really able to portray a sense of great power in this character.

[valeoart]

Very good job! The cristal weapon looks great...Congratulations!!! ;)

[SorinLupu]

Thanks vleonida ! :)
Yeahh, Zemelo finished on top 50 this year, not bad for him. :)

[SorinLupu]

Hello,

I uploaded on my web site some turntables.

- Zemelo - Low Poly Version Maya Render (http://www.sorin-lupu.com/media/zemelobeauty_high.mov) (QuickTime High Quality) -Right Click to Download (http://www.sorin-lupu.com/media/zemelobeauty_high.mov)
- Zemelo - Low Poly Version Maya Render (QuickTime Low Quality) - Streaming (http://www.sorin-lupu.com/media/zemelobeauty_low.mov)


- Zemelo - Zbrush High Poly Version (QuickTime High Quality) -Right Click to Download (http://www.sorin-lupu.com/media/zemelohigh_high.mov)
- Zemelo - Zbrush High Poly Version (QuickTime Low Quality) - Streaming (http://www.sorin-lupu.com/media/zemelohigh_low.mov)



Bye,

Sorin

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