Greecian Foot-soldier

[Pip L]

Well, this is not only my first model in quite some time, so it's a little blocky, though that was my intent as I mean for this to be imported into Warcraft at some point.

This is also the first texture I have *ever* made, so it's understandably cruddy. Suggestions, both on how to improve the model and on better techniques for texturing, would be much appreciated.

This is intended to be the base model of three separate units - a Greecian foot-soldier(essentially what the model is now), a Spartan Hoplite (a cape will be added, and it will be larger in-game), and a Spartan commander (replace the helmeted head with a bearded face). This is the first in what will hopefully become a complete line of warriors from ancient history.

 

[gromhellscream666]

looks great for first but it looksa bit flat to me. also work on skining.


but im no modeler , but it looks good to me for first

 

[Pip L]

As for being flat, well, he's wearing a rigid breastplate and is going to appear at about an eighth of the size you're currently looking at, so many of the lacking details won't be noticed.

I am aware that the skin needs work, which is why I posted here, hoping for suggestions.

Thank you for your comment.

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

Your model is great.But it need much more detail.Looks flat

 

[Mechanical Man]

You'd better to use some smoothing also.

 

[Pip L]

Smoothing of the model or the texture?

I can't help but think that smoothing the model will increase the polycount to something unfavourable for Warcraft.

 

[xXMephistoXx]

I'm sure you can afford some smoothing, doesn't look to use too many polies... Think it's great for first time! :emote_grin:

 

[Mechanical Man]

You can smooth without adding new polies (depending of the program you are using). However you can afford addin more details if you plan to make it for warcraft. This is more adequate for games which require less poly modes, like empire earth and generals.

 

[Pip L]

I was basing my presumptions on the fact that the standard Warcraft III models are somewhat blocky in detail. This has only a hundred and eighty-eight polies, though, so I suppose I have wiggle room.

For all the comments on the model, there's not much being said about the texture. I realize that the texture isn't very good, and I would very much like assistance with it; I find the process of making the texture, bringing it to gmax, trying it out on the model, going back to Photoshop, fixing it up, trying it on again to be far too circuitous and inefficient for my tastes. I get frustrated in the middle of that process and give up, which is why I ended up with a poor texture. I feel that there must be a better way to do all this, but if there is, I don't know it.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Ok since you wanted feedback...

The skirt thing that they where doesn't look like a skirt on him.... it kinda looks like bark.This may just be due to the color of it (brownish), maybe you should make it more purpleish-brugndy, or is it Team-colored. THat is my main complaint that hasn't been covered.

 

[Pip L]

It's meant to look like hardened leather, but your idea sounds good.

Speaking of team colouring . . . how do you set that up? Most games use a particular shade of some colour, but I don't know how to do that in Warcraft yet.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Well it's not my idea really.... I drew it off stuff I already knew about the ancient soldiers. Heres a picture of what I'm talking about: http://public.srce.hr/husar/Greek Hoplite 5th Cent BC.jpg This isn't something I drew off of, I just found this a sec ago so you could see what I mean.

No clue on skinning....sry.