17th century plague doctor - texture pass

[capone_adam]

Working on the texture now for my character based on a 17th century plague doctor. For more info on how I got here you can check...

http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9643

Anyway, around 50% done now...

[Minos]

Looking good

[Zyn]

Personally I think the "eyes" would look better if they were like a cameras lens, with orange self-illumination (baked lightning perhaps?):

Maybe some subtle scratches with phong specularity on the "beak" as well.

[capone_adam]

Hmm I 100% try the photo lens idea with the texture pass, I like it. Too late to change the model pass (its for a comp). As for self illumination that was planned, I will indeed do a lightbake so you get nice soft warm orange light hitting his mask.

As for scratches and spec, its coming Though the scratches will be light and general. I don't want his mask looking really work out and damaged, or maybe it should? I just don't want to take the focus off the shape and design etc

[Jenn0_Bing]

Im really liking that. The camera lens eyes will look awesome.

[capone_adam]

Colour test, preferences?

[st0lve]

Brown I think.

[capone_adam]

update of me playing around with the camera lens idea. Need spec and reflection still obviously. Is this going in a better now? or was it better before?

[D3ads]

Coming along nicely

[Gorion]

wtf, everytime i see it, its wowowowoow

it looks so good, it should be like there is nothing to see (the eye) prolly will be with reflection/specs

[capone_adam]

Created spec map, also rips and patches on cloak.

[dux]

I like his hat.

[KoKo5oVaR]

This is going really really sweet.. keep it up !!

Another idea : you could try to draw some little engraved decorations on the nose, a bit like runic symbols

[capone_adam]

Thanks KoKo5oVaR! been wondering where I could put engraving as quite a few people have suggested it. I'm a bit confused as to where to put them, I think the areas you picked out are the best areas for it. I'm hoping they won't over power the design or look weird from a distance, I'll see how it goes.

[KoKo5oVaR]

So, oy oy. Where are those updates ?