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Creating the First Outfit for the Female Avatar

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by FireLotus, Jan 10, 2014.

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  1. FireLotus

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    Reposted from Isaac Oster's original post in the Dev+ Forum

    Hey everyone! I've been working on the high poly geometry for the female avatar's first outfit. I got the thumbs up on it yesterday and have started on the low poly retopology. I've included a few shots below. Stephen did a concept for the male that I used as a reference. We modified it to include taller boots, and I added a few extra details to make it as visually interesting and believable as possible. We're treating armor as a separate asset we'll be able to use across a variety of different outfits, so that will come later. There is also an exploded view of the high poly model, with all the various pieces spread out a bit. It's much easier to create a model like this by creating separate pieces than to carve it out of a single mesh. I'll be helping out with Pen of the Avatar later today, and will be happy to answer questions or demo modeling techniques. I hope you like the progress so far!

    Here's the original concept:
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    Here are all the components of the model:
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    Reposted from Isaac Oster's original post in the Dev+ Forum

    This is the low poly, retopologized in Zbrush and UV'd in 3DS Max. I did the bakes in Max as well. The tri count is around 5300. The torso and skirt on one texture set, and the boots are on another. Currently both are at 1024, but that will probably drop for the boots. We've kept the boots separate so we can use them independently of the torso.

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    Here's the same geometry with the textures, which are a little lower down in the post.
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    I'm always kind of amazed at how much difference the textures make. Here's a detail of the low poly geo with and without the textures.

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    Here are the torso textures:
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    I'll start adding color to the ambient occlusion tomorrow, and making sure the outfit clears the skin geo. Hope you like the progress so far!
     
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    Reposted from Isaac Oster's original post in the Dev+ Forum

    Here's a near final version of the first outfit for the female avatar. Hope you like it!

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    looks good
     
  5. Satan Himself

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    More cleavage needed ......
     
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    I love it. It looks good, nice work.

    Watch out how much gets revealed though, we wouldn't want to end up like this. :)


    Personally though I think you hit the nail on the head with this piece. Keep up the great work.
     
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    Tassels of Intimidation *snorts* priceless.
     
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    Thanks FireLotus for all your hard work. I imagine this is not a feedback thread so I will not give it.:)
     
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    Well are you asking for feedback? Is this like when the troll was created and we gave feedback? Otherwise I will not give it.:)
     
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    Well... This is a blast from the past. Necro skills rivaling those of the Obsidians themselves. ;)

    That being said : I want those boots in-game please, they are pretty sweet. :D
     
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    The original post is over 1 1/2 years old so and I remember giving feedback on this one. So.. no I think this is just for posterity. :)
     
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    ++; for thigh boots! :)
     
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    Ok well since the post is over 1 1/2 years perhaps some tweaks have been made. Like the above. :)
     
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    I like the subtle touches, how the wrinkles on the boots are shaded, and the way the undershirt shows through as a layer in the front above the thighs. Wrinkles along the arms to give depth and reality to the outfit. I especially admire the shading on the backside, really well done.
     
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    looks good
     
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    Thigh-high boots are good for fishing only.
     
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    I've known plenty of folks who use thigh boots and not the kind that's good for fishing. :) In fact the ones shows here would be horrible for fishing if you intended to go into the water.
     
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    *What do we want?
    THIGH BOOTS!
    When do we want 'em?
    R21!*
     
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    You forget the use for those fish net stockings on their legs.
     
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    Needs more cowbell too.
     
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