HCR MINI-Challenge #44: Soldiers through the Ages: Lakhota warrior

#7

Those references are very impressive, especially the first.
We want to see more :D.

#8

Hey guys! Hadn’t really the time to do something yet, but will post an update anyways.
So, blocking out the anatomy and some basic shapes that will use later as a guide for the actual meshes later, just to check the design and overall look…
Still undecided about the headdress, have tried two options :
One , more “realistic”, from actual historic reference
Head1.jpg
Head2.jpg

...and one more "artistic", i like it most, but it's less "historically accurate":
[Head3.jpg](http://forums.cgsociety.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=177377&stc=1)

which one you like most?

Also, here’s my Pinterest board where all my reference are stored:
https://www.pinterest.com/nerikson/indian/

#9

…and here’s the whole body :

Body.jpg

#10

In my opinion I like your actual design, it have interesting shapes and is your personal style. keep it up!!

#11

I agree :wink:

#12

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback!
Sticking on with the second version then!

here’s a small update :

#13

Another small update!

#14

Woho cool fadt detail female indian work, polish stay tuned! :slight_smile:

#15

Wow, she look so goooood! I think that maybe her legs are a little bit too muscular…but still…WOW!

#16

And here’s another update! Removed the feathers, lost an insane amount of time sculpting them, but in the end they did not look as cool as I wanted. Might still want to add some details here and there before the final rendering…
What do you think?



#17

And here’s a closeup :

#18

Love it, awesome stuff man

#19

Bravo, great work.

#20

Thanks guys!
Btw, I have fixed the knees at my best, as noticed by Marco; hope they look better now! :slight_smile:

#21

Without the headdress I think she looks more like a warrior and less like an ornament.
Love the stalking pose. I’d check the position of the bow. Looks like she is not grabbing it in the middle which will give you a very skewed shot. :smiley:

Great job.

#22

Wow! Great great job! :beer:

#23

thanks for the feedback guys! fixed the bow, now it should be much more centered…
and here come the final renders!

#24

…and poses

#25

So, here’s my entry:
Kora, a native american warrior, from the Lakhota tribe. She was really fun to model, I learned a lot during the process!
Here’s my reference board on Pinterest (too many references to be posted on a forum!) :
https://www.pinterest.com/nerikson/native-american/
A special thanks goes to my girlfriend for the support and many, many suggestions! :smiley:

Beauty
Front
Side
Side2
Back
Top

P.S: I’m new here so please let me know if there’s something wrong with my submission or if I’m missing something!

#26

That came out nice, good job.
Change your hyperlinks to image links and your good to go.

Once the contest deadline hits, Roberto will post a final thread where you post what he asks for and that’s it. It will pretty much be a repost of what you have here. Also, there is usually a buffer of a day or so (sometimes way more :D) after the deadline where you can still work. Use that time to make last minute improvements.