Mata Hari
dancer - courtesan - spy
i want to maintain her the indian courtesan look; not the modern clothes, but will try to incorporate modern elements to the costume…
i’ve yet to think of moves for her like the other guys… something like Dance of Death or Strip to Stupor … ehe whatever
Cool man, I was thinking that there might have been some cool possibilities courtesy of India but i dont know much about the place! Some background on this character would be interesting, great potential here, good luck!
Keegan
thanks!
ah… but actually she isn’t even indian… she’s dutch, and i don’t think she ever set foot to india… she was a battered militaryman’s wife back in WW1? (i think) when she got a divorce she got nowhere to go, no job. she adopted the indian name and resorted to dancing. she was practically the one who invented ‘striptease’. she had talent in giving men pleasure so somehow she got popular and men of high positions courted her, she basically became courtesan of leaders. later she was arrested for treason/espionage.
my first sketch… a lot of new ideas spring to mind… ill be doing another concept.
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do you think she’ll look better with two pistols? or two daggers?
ehr… i didn’t think i was supposed to do my own background for her… i’m not good at this… so let’s just say she somehow was acquired by the US as an operant and she gets to fight alongside british agent 007 … so i must give her the bond girl look. 
Hey Levin I love your art man this concept looks great! I like the purple hair and all the elaborate head dress stuff! I think its great that her hair is really long and extreme with the golden bands going down it, looks slick. My only two questions are 1) whats the yellow sheet thing and 2) is she barefooted or wearing shoes? I think you should go with two daggers myself, seems more vicious to me.
I had no idea she wasnt Indian! Anyway if you can translate this concept into 3d i think your character will look really cool and appealing, I’d definatley want to pick her in a fighting game.
Keep up the good work and I cant wait to see more.
Keegan
thanks, man.
i made a new more detailed concept, and im happy with it i guess ill stick to it and start modeling. ill probably make changes only as i go on. i aimed at a more hindu look.
Brilliant levin, your art is really nice I’m well into the style! You’ve totally ironed out a few shady things from your first concept. Her costume is very flambouyant which I really like and I love those loose bits of material conected to her wrists! The two daggers fit aswell and she looks like a lethal fighter at close quarters! I like the added bit of glow on them aswell it adds to the fighting game aspect. The only thing I’d suggest is make sure you have good reference for all the jewels and stuff before you start modelling,
Great work so far, keep it up!
Keegan
thank you for the reply keeganb_2000. i started modeling yesterday here’s what i have so far. ill do the hands and feet next. it is so nice to work with so many tris, currently this is around 3500 tris already… (omfg! i only have 10k++ tris left…:rolleyes: ) i changed my mantra from ‘keep it low’ to ‘keep it smooth’ lol
That’s looking really good, I like her head dress a lot.
Are you going to stick with the Manga style head or do something more realistic?
That’s looking really good, I like her head dress a lot.
Are you going to stick with the Manga style head or do something more realistic?
thanks.
im aiming for ff style, like rikku and yuna. don’t mind my manga drawing … i just wanted to show my ideas… it’s the only style i know… im not good in 2d
So this is where you’re keeping your excellent work:thumbsup:
Your femme model looks pretty good so far. Nice ass! Cool concepts too with the strong posings and costume details.
I’ll keep track of your challenge progress.
thanks mcgee it’s very nice to see you here…
been busy lately and i found some time to do a bit about it; it’s already 11megatris… guess i have to optimize sooner or later. im thinking of revising the costume again. ah whatever comes. if i get busy again i’ll finish this later even if i don’t get to join it.
great start, i believe that your anatomy on the hips is wrong, you need to elongate the stomach area more, and exagerate the waist/hips area. remember that sometimes actualtrue anatomy on a character doesnt look right. so you must fool the eye to think it looks right even if it doesnt. keep it up
you’re making great progress with this. for now, her hips and shoulders look too wide. keep it up. she has a nice face.
you MUST finish this one. few adjustment on the shoulder and hips tho. very nice stuff…tuloy lang pare!:buttrock:
thanks guys!!! salamat, well 
update:
made some changes to the costume…
i’m onto uvmapping and texturing now
>just a bit adjustment on the rib area. looks like collapsed to me. just me.
anyway, she’s sexier now Lev…keep on.
sige lang ng sige.
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