DWIII - 3D - Mogun - Dark Nova

[Mogun]

The artefact WIP, hi poly.
I used Photoshop for the bump map on the broken sphere.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=125443&stc=1

[Mogun]

The WIP of the hi poly Character made in 3ds max and Photoshop
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=125444&stc=1

[Mogun]

continuing the modelling...
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=125467&stc=1

The idea is it has no skin, no eyes and no ears, basically no sence at all, in order to force his brain to "feel" the univerce around him.
Later I will add more detailes and armours.

[Mogun]

that's what it looks now.
I have some problems with the armours. Not sure how they should look. Aniway it is not final.


http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=125581&stc=1

[Mogun]

Here is the final hi polgon textured mesh
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126634&stc=1


I also have to update the story of the character:

The Dark Nova was once man. An apprentice of Calim, he willingly submitted himself to the greatest magical experiment ever conceved. He was skinned alive, his eyes, ears and tongue cut off so he will never feel, see, hear or taste anything. Then, in the bring of death, he was fed with vampre blood, a secret potion made by the master himself.
Left alone in the darkness, madness took him. He tried to kill himself many times. Alas, he was a vampire and could not be killed through normal methods. Gradually he learned to calm himself and concentrate on the task he was made for. As the years passed, he learned to see, touch and feel the space around him. His brain changed as the objects around him started to take form in his mind. In the end he could easely see the room around him, the objects intentionally left inside, and soon learned to move and manipulate the structure and even the composition of the space around. Still, the walls were inforced with magical energy and he was unable to penetrate them. He had no chance but wait for somebody to open the great copper door from the outside. As hundreds of years passed he slowly forgot who he was, but that did not matter anymore. He concentratet on the future and his great mission.
The artefact was a special project of the great master. To create it he used the forbidden dark magic. He obtained an 80 thousand tones ball of geniuitum (called 'neutron ball' in the old tongue of sciences) and placed it inside a titanium shell. Thirty Shofa cristals were placed around the ball to contain its energy, until the day the door seals will be broken. In that moment the Dark Nova should be strong enough to collapse the geniuitum ball into itself thus creating a small black hole, a great source of dark energy concentrated on a drop of space. He alone will be able to control it and use its great power.
However, if Dark Nova dies, nothing will stop the black hole from releasing its great power.

About the concept: I tried to make it as anatomically accurate as possible to show a glimpse of his formal perfection. The armors are not attached to his body but are kept in the position by the power of his mind floating at a certain distance. The bladed artefact is also moved around and controlled with the power of telekinezis. In fact he never touches anything, not even with his feet as he floats around in the air.

[lBreakeRl]

Hey i really liked the idea, the artifact is really awsome!
so is the model, but i guess it lacks detail, maybe more armor parts, Specially at the legs.
but it is just a suggestion, i really liked it!

[Mogun]

the beauty shot:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126771&stc=1

The construction shot:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126772&stc=1

The texture sheet:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126773&stc=1

[Mogun]

http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126774&stc=1

[Mogun]

For Emmanuel:
Thanks for the critique, however I wanted to show the importance of the head (the brain specially), therefore, the upper part of the boddy had to be more protected, the rest is just an apendix with no or little importance.

[zamolxe]

I like the concept, I like the execution. It kind of breaks the clichees about expressive faces with exagerrated features. Clean and dark.
However, you may have done the pose of the character a little better. It (he??) seems a little stiff.
And yes, the flesh and the armor are a bit too clean, maybe they should show their age better.

Good lighting :)

[Mogun]

So this is the final winning poze
http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=126784&stc=1


And it is over.
I uploaded all the images on the official contest site
Good luck to all

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