HMC 29: Sci-fi Icon - Old Han Solo - robo3687

#1 

okay I've got it sorted, I'll be doing a present day Han Solo, ie. how Han Solo would look 34 years after A New Hope.
  
  ref wise it'll mostly be recent photos of Harrison and a few select EU pictures.
   
   still undecided on whether I'll just do a bust or if i'll go full character....i'm leaning towards a bust
  
  [img]http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/harrisonford.jpg[/img][img]http://cdn.babble.com/famecrawler/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/harrison-ford-dead1.jpg[/img]
  
  i'm considering going with a beard or goatee as well....something like this
  [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hFkODRs3IZ4/S7u4WjA95MI/AAAAAAAAATM/qh6yCAEgSUY/s1600/harrison_ford_05.jpg[/img]
#2

First Sculpting Pass
Alrighty, this is the first pass at sculpting, it’s still all symmetrical at this stage. It’ll be fun to get onto the asymmetry because Harrison’s face these days is quite all over the place…lol…

I should note the skin detail is just a surface preview in Zbrush and not actually sculpted.


It’s my first time properly sculpting someone of age so getting all the wrinkles and skin folds in will be fun.

EDIT: base mesh

#3

That was quick. Looking good so far.
Looks like you are using that bottom picture as a reference so he’s got a depressed or dour expression. Just my opinion but I think old Han would be as cocky and jovial as young Han.

Keep it up bro.

#4

at this stage i’m just going for a neutral expression, so i don’t lock myself into anything, once i get a bit further on i’ll work out an expression for him…

#5

busted out the asymmetry and started adding some of his more distinct wrinkles and scars…



#6

Nice work, great concept, I can already see the likeness of harrision there.

#7

@reedomatic01 - thanks

alright this is all i’ll do on it for today…need to pace myself here…lol…


#8

just did a test render, quite happy with how its coming along

#9

update time


#10

Great start, I think where his brow meets his nose could be brought down just a bit…other then that looking pretty good.

#11

you sir, are off to a fantastic start!

I agree with Wyatt about the expression, but i know you said you’ll change that, and i much prefer the bottom picture in terms of style for Han.

Keep on going chap, it looks great :smiley:

#12

@cbeese: thanks I lowered it a teency tiny bit

@DaezD: thanks, hopefully he won’t be expressionless for too much longer…

here’s an updated render…

it’s being rendered in Vray with the Vrayfastsss2 material…i’ve used it before but never been able to get such good results with so little effort. all there is on this is a normal map, a displacement map (via vraydisplacementmod) and a very simple spec map. no diffuse or anything…

#13

Wow, you’re fast! I can tell it’s him instantly. This is a great idea you have.

#14

I’ve got to tell you Paul, I think this is the best work I’ve seen from you and in such a short amount of time. I have no problem identifying who that is.

Are you going to give him that crooked nose? He must’ve had it broken or something because I’ve never noticed that about Harrison before.

#15

@japetus: thanks

@WyattHarris: thanks, I really feel like my zbrushing has come a long way in the last few months, so it’s good to know others can notice it as well…as for the crooked nose, i did put it in my model, but i think i’ll have to go a bit more extreme for it to be noticeable…lol

will have some more updates later today hopefully

#16

This looks great!! We all have some catching up to do lol

#17

update time, only a few little changes

  • shape of the mouth

    • widened the bridge of the nose slightly
    • bent the nose more (harrisons must have been broken at some point)
    • varied and adjusted the size of the nostrils

    i think it’s helped bring it closer…

i’ve had a few goes at an expression but yet to find something that i like, i should get it sorted soon though

#18

another render cos i was bored, tried using the vray physical camera…and since i now have somewhat of a clue about photography i found it much easier to work out than when i’d tried it before…lol

and I started work on Han’s blaster…i’m going with the ESB version…

and i was digging around and i found my han solo from from when we did the movie icons challenge (its from april 2007)…i think you could say i’ve progressed a bit…

#19

and winner of the understatement of the year goes to…

seriouisly though robo, those tweaks definitly pulled it closer. I could be wrong, but unless you’re going for much older, i think the whole face (definitely the cheeks anyway) needs to be a little wider?

#20

yeah i’d been wondering about that as well…i might give it a try and see how it looks