Tauer's Models

[Tauer]

I might make quite a few of these, so I figured I might as well start a thread. I'm not an expert at modelling and all of my models are blizzard models that I've edited, using mostly Oinkerwinkle's tools.
Unfortunately my old computer died recently so I lost all of the models I hadn't uploaded here that I was working on. Tough break..
Anyways.

I mostly make models of famous people from lore, particularly from the Horde. I try as best I can to make them as true to the lore and artwork as possible.

Heroes Of The Horde

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The warlock Gul'Dan.

Also my most succesful, despite the fact that it is a very simple model.
And to anyone who should be in doubt, he had a skeleton horse in Warcraft 2!

Download here
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=48479&prev=u=Tauer

Ner'Zhul the shaman, before he became the Lich King.

I've considered remaking this model completely, as I wasn't 100% satisfied with the result.

Download here
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=48865&prev=u=Tauer

Next one is Kilrogg Deadeye, chieftain of the Bleeding Hollow Clan.

I like how this one turned out myself.

Download here
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=120245&prev=u=Tauer

The Ogre-Magi Cho'Gall.

Download here
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=120844&prev=status=p&u=Tauer

Kargath Bladefist.

Download here
KargathBladefist - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Orgrim Doomhammer, Warchief Of The Horde

Download link.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=122419

Dentarg, Ogre-Magi

Download link
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=122433

My orc hero in progress, Nekros Skullcrusher. This along with my Demon model is my first scratch model. Based on the same mesh.

My Clan Grunt Collection

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A little project I've been working on since someone requested it. The goal is to make a grunt for each of the orcish clans.

Warsong Grunt.

Download link.
WarsongGrunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Blackrock Grunt.

Download link
Blackrock Grunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Shattered Hand Grunt.

Download link.
ShatteredHandGrunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Burning Blade Grunt.

Download link.
BurningBladeGrunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Black Tooth Grin Grunt.

Download link
BlackToothGrinGrunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Stormreaver Grunt.

Download here
StormreaverGrunt - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

Demons

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Sargeras WIP

I'm open to suggestions on all of my models, and you're free to give your ideas on who I should make next. My favorite is the Horde, but I can also make Alliance heroes.

The people I'd like to make are:
Orgrim Doomhammer (I've never seen any model of him that is true to the artwork.)
Dentarg
Durotan
Teron Gorefiend? (There's already a cool model with of him here, but I'd like to make one that fits to his icon from WC2)
Sargeras? (I haven't seen a single model of him...)

I've always wanted to make a model of Sargeras too, seeing as no one has apparently done this before.

 

[Just_Spectating]

the ogre looks pretty awesome.

 

[Tauer]

Thank you
Any ideas to make him cooler?

 

[Just_Spectating]

Question, Are those colors on him Team color or just purple? (make it TC)

maybe you could add a helmet on the right head and like a mechanical eye of the left one

 

[Linaze]

Woaw, that Cho'gall looks awesome!
I am not fond of Gul'dan's cape and cloak textures, they look almost fully black.
Ner'zhul looks really good.
Kilrogg also looks good, only that his shoulders look really black.

 

[Tauer]

Question, Are those colors on him Team color or just purple? (make it TC)

No, it's all purple, except for the shoulderpads. This is because in Lore, Cho'Gall has purple tattoos.

maybe you could add a helmet on the right head and like a mechanical eye of the left one

Hmm, why would I do that? Cho'Gall looks nothing like that?

Woaw, that Cho'gall looks awesome!

Thanks, so you think he's ready for release?

I am not fond of Gul'dan's cape and cloak textures, they look almost fully black.

Yeah, hadn't noticed that before. It looks better ingame though.

Ner'zhul looks really good.

Thanks

Kilrogg also looks good, only that his shoulders look really black.

Hmm, maybe I should change it to team colour..?

 

[Linaze]

I do think Cho'gall is ready for release.
Kilrogg should have team colored shoulders.
I still think Gul'dan needs better cloak/cape textures.

 

[Devine]

Your models are simple and suffer a poor wrap.

 

[Tauer]

Your models are simple and suffer a poor wrap.

I know my models are simple. As stated earlier I'm not at all an expert at this. We can't all be pro's at this can we? I make models in my own way as best I can, and that should be enough.
Your comment isn't really helpful nor is it constructive.

 

[Linaze]

I don't think the wrap is that bad at all.
So, planning to release the Cho'gall anytime soon? (a)

 

[Tauer]

Yes, I just need to add hero glow, and I have a few problems with the particles.

 

[NhazUl]

Hm. I very much like Cho'Gall. You've recreated the concept art in an unimaginably vivid way. However the feet and hands are a bit too dark (use some other boot and glove textures would help). Also you need to fix the wrap of the chest and the belly (that line that appears in the middle of the body). Add the glow and it's ready to submit. Devine is too harsh here.

 

[Tauer]

Cho'Gall is done.

Download here
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=120844&prev=status=p&u=Tauer

Hm. I very much like Cho'Gall. You've recreated the concept art in an unimaginably vivid way. However the feet and hands are a bit too dark (use some other boot and glove textures would help). Also you need to fix the wrap of the chest and the belly (that line that appears in the middle of the body). Add the glow and it's ready to submit. Devine is too harsh here.

Thank you I've made new feet and hands for him. I think it looks better. The line in the middle is fixed too. Hope you like it

 

[Traxamillion]

These are all Awesome Tauer, i'd love to see Kargath like you said and Dentarg as well.

 

[Tauer]

Thanks Traxamillion
Working on Bladefist right now. His blade is a pain in the ass to make.
Here's a little preview of the blade

I'm using the Satyr weapon as that's the weapon I can find that bears the closest resemblance to this picture

 

[Traxamillion]

what model is he based off?

 

[Tauer]

Blademaster, with new animations.

 

[Just_Spectating]

you could of tried Abomination hook as the weapon

 

[Tauer]

Heey, that's a nice idea! Thanks!

 

[Traxamillion]

Im sick of bladmaster related models, ive seen another kargath model that uses beastmaster as the base it works well.

 

[Just_Spectating]

or try giving it demon hunter anims

 

[Tauer]

A little update on Kargath model. Abomination hook works great, thanks Just Spectating

Need to add shoulderpads, and then I'm done with his body and I'll move on to his head.

Im sick of bladmaster related models, ive seen another kargath model that uses beastmaster as the base it works well.

Yeah I know, but the Blademaster is by far the easiest model to deal with. Besides the Beastmaster model is too big for an orc IMO.

or try giving it demon hunter anims

He has a demon hunter attack animation.

 

[Just_Spectating]

a troll atk anim would match as well.

 

[Rizz_Boomer]

Really nice models you made.
Its a shame that noone else put that much
interest in the "old horde" but on the other hand,
we would say something like....

"Blerghs another Orc from ancient times..."
just kidding


About Kargath:
hope you are going to change the head more, because i dont think that the
blademasters head fits very well.

 

[Tauer]

Really nice models you made.
Its a shame that noone else put that much
interest in the "old horde" but on the other hand,
we would say something like....

"Blerghs another Orc from ancient times..."
just kidding


About Kargath:
hope you are going to change the head more, because i dont think that the
blademasters head fits very well.

Need to add shoulderpads, and then I'm done with his body and I'll move on to his head.

Yes, I am in the progress of making his head right now. I'm trying to make it looks as much like this as possible

 

[Just_Spectating]

congratulations on your other models

 

[Tauer]

Thanks

 

[Traxamillion]

More more

 

[Tauer]

Kargath is done.

Download here
KargathBladefist - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site

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Hahaha, I have been working on these models literally all day, I think I deserve to sit down, relax and watch the new episode of Lost
I might begin making a new one after than

 

[Traxamillion]

you deserve it

btw, what model next?

 

[Tauer]

you deserve it

btw, what model next?

I don't know. What do you think?

 

[Just_Spectating]

@Kargath

the axe seems too big and his head too small.

or rather, his legs seem too big.

or rather, his pants.

 

[Traxamillion]

Tauer, how about Dentarg? or Rend/Maim?

 

[Linaze]

I'd say Doomhammer, since that is one hell of an awesome character.

 

[Traxamillion]

Theres like a billion Doomhammers... make something more original.

 

[Rizz_Boomer]

I know that General Frank already made one, but i would like to
see a Zul'jin model. I think he is worth the work and it would
be a great outcome combined with your personal touch.

 

[LordPerenolde II]

Hey, nice models man! I agreed that Kargath need to be more similar to a grunt, hence that shoulder plate seems fine, also the axe. As for Cho gall, i suggest you to remove that blade, since every ogre in that game uses punches(so do cho gall then). For gul dan it's ok.

EDIT: Seen the final version. I remain with the idea you should remove that staff, for he ain't got none in his old appearances.

P.S. Of course i'll use both him and Gul dan in my proj

 

[arthas_king]

well make a Renault Morgaine model he is not from the alliance he is from the Scarlet crusade

 

[Tauer]

Sorry I haven't made any progress lately. Have been working all weekend. I have a shift tomorrow as well, but after that I'm off the rest of the week and I'm gonna continue on upgrading the Kargath model. After that I might make either Zul'Jin or Doomhammer (depending on which one would be most wanted).

 

[Rizz_Boomer]

Why dont you start a poll to see, wich
model is most wanted to see?

Also Adding pictures of the characters to
let everybody know, what they are voting for.

 

[Linaze]

I'd love to see a Gul'dan on foot that looks like the artwork of him, or at least I'd like you to polish your previous Gul'dan model a bit.

 

[Tauer]

I'm finally off, and I have a whole week where I don't have to work. I'm working on a whole new look for Kargath. I took Traxamillion's suggestion and based him on the Beastmaster instead.
I'm trying to work more on the skin on this one than the others. I'm pretty good in Photoshop, but the work I do is mostly effects, and photoediting etc. I'm not very experienced in freehand, so you'll have to bear with me.

I'd love to see a Gul'dan on foot that looks like the artwork of him, or at least I'd like you to polish your previous Gul'dan model a bit.

Yes, I've been wanting to make a Gul'Dan on foot, since it would be good for cutscenes and stuff. I might make a few changes on the old one, but that's not really a priority right now.

EDIT:
Here's a picture of my progress so far. I think he looks a lot better than the other one.

EDIT2:
A new pic. He looks way better than the old one IMO.

 

[Just_Spectating]

his iron eye looks red.

but IMO Way better than the blademaster one.


His sideburn beard could be longer.
and his head slightly bigger. (or a helmet like ingame)

 

[Tauer]

Another pic.

He is almost ready for upload now. Just need to some minor things on him and make his portrait.

EDIT: I have a problem with his head. The back of his head are invisible. Sorta... Bah, I'm going to bed.

 

[Kimbo]

urgh.. i swear, you know, you should scratch model a new face instead of using the most repetitive and obvious orc faces in wc3...
Personally, im tired of seeing a grunt faced orc beastmaster, a grunt faced this ,a thrall faced that or a grom faced this..

It REALLY destroys the creativty and originality.

 

[Tauer]

Perhaps, but it is by far the easiest head to work with. And I can't scratch model a new face, since I have no experience whatsoever in scratch modeling. As I've said many times, I'm a noob at this and I have to learn before I can do all those things.

I'm probably not gonna work on it as much as I thought I would today seeing as my new books just arrived
Tides Of Darkness, Beyond The Dark Portal, Day Of The Dragon & Night Of The Dragon

 

[Tauer]

UPDATE ON KARGATH: Gave him a complete makeover. Looks a lot better IMO. This is the first model where I've tried to focus a bit more on the skin so feedback on that would be nice. I usually work with effects and photoediting in PS so I don't have much experience with freehand like this.

I also took Warchief_Grom's suggestion to begin making Grunts for each clan.
Do you think this skin could go for a Warsong Grunt?

It's not done yet of course. Haven't done anything new to the model and face could use a new skin as well. Anybody has any ideas what to put on him? Y'know that'll make it more obvious that he's a Warsong Grunt. Like weapon, face, perhaps tattoos etc. I don't know what else to do than to make his outfit look sorta like Grom's.

 

[Linaze]

Kargath Model, simply put, awesome. Much better than the blademaster based version.

About the grunt, perhaps give him the "rope" armor Grom has.

 

[Tauer]

Kargath Model, simply put, awesome. Much better than the blademaster based version.

About the grunt, perhaps give him the "rope" armor Grom has.

Thank you I think he turned out really well too.

Yeah, I did that just only to one side. Y'know to differ him from Grom so he isn't an exact copy.

 

[Linaze]

It looks all black on the screenshot, though.