Tauer's Models 2.0

[Hardtime]

No man I mean the thing Homer Simpson and Grom Hellscream have in common xD
That goatee thing above the lips

BTW, maybe give him a strap for his shoulder pad? Looks weird if it's just hanging there

 

[Tauer]

wool u have impoved ur skills much more in recent days ~ good work with the face , well done , mate

Thanks man. How are you doing lately? Haven't talked in a long time. How are your models coming along?

Agreed, looks fantastic.

you know this guide is good for picking up colors, you could use max render to texture to help you add emphasis on certain areas.

Guide

EDIT:
Oh oops, I mean this one: Character design Page 3 and 11 pretty much is the thing i want you to look at. In the case of wc3, the gradiante shouldn't be linear but more stepped so it keeps the cartoonish feeling.

The other one is better for sculping, but I'm leaving it as well.

Wow, thanks! Really useful, I'll definately take a look at it. The one is useful as well, though not as relevant for WC3.

I am really sad to hear that you won't do Blackhand. He is the most badass warlord right now... =( At least I want to see Killrog then !

Heh, well I never said it was my plan to do all the WoD Warlords. I simply chose Grom because I liked his design, same goes for Durotan if I make him. If I don't like the designs of the Warlords, I'm not gonna make them. And again, I already made Blackhand based on the REAL Blackhand from the concept art.

I might make Kilrogg, but I will probably mix the designs from WoD and the old concept art, as his WoD design is very boring. Too empty.

No man I mean the thing Homer Simpson and Grom Hellscream have in common xD
That goatee thing above the lips

BTW, maybe give him a strap for his shoulder pad? Looks weird if it's just hanging there

dude, Grom never had a goatee.. I'm sorry, I can't really figure out what you're referring to. Above the lips? Normally a goatee is on the chin, which would be under the lips...

If you're talking about the black part under his nose, that's just the shadow cast from his nose.

 

[Heinvers]

That goatee thing above the lips

You mean mustache?

 

[Hardtime]

Waitt actually I meant that white part above his lips.

 

[Tauer]

Waitt actually I meant that white part above his lips.

Oh that. That's just the shading on his upper lips. It's not actually a beard, it's just the lighting that changes.
Anyway I did actually add that, I just think it's too overdone on Blizzards texture.

WIP:

Started doing some shading on his torso. Haven't added the strap for his shoulderpad.. I think it would look bad as a texture. I might have to add that as geometry later on.

 

[Hantoo]

dammit, looks so fun to Texture like that

 

[Hardtime]

So which parts are gonna be team colored? Those black parts there? Or were you planning to put metallic textures on top of those?

 

[Anknaton]

I think the green is to bright... But nice anyway!

 

[Direfury]

Maybe add in some dirt? Orcs don't strike me as very clean.

 

[Tauer]

dammit, looks so fun to Texture like that

It's a lot of fun.. You should try it out

So which parts are gonna be team colored? Those black parts there? Or were you planning to put metallic textures on top of those?

Yeah, the plan is adding team color on the black areas. I think it makes the most sense.

I think the green is to bright... But nice anyway!

Hmm, I don't really agree there. Try looking at the grunt texture or some of the other orcs - they're all a pretty bright green. And thanks

Maybe add in some dirt? Orcs don't strike me as very clean.

While this is true, the absolute most important thing to remember when texturing is not realism. It's the art style. Whatever I make has to fit in with the other models. So, seeing as none of the other orcs in the game are dirty, I'm making him squeaky clean as well

Still doing shading on his torso:

Progress is a a little slow, but getting there. I'm quite satisfied with the results so far.

 

[Heinvers]

squeaky clean as well

Bubble bath :>

Nice.

 

[Hantoo]

I Washed Him...

 

[Hardtime]

The texture looks awesome but I have to be honest with you. There's something off about it and I just don't know why :/ I feel like there's something wrong about the texture. Damn I hate judging Im not sure what I hate about the texture though even though it looks great. I just don't have the same feels for it like your Blackhand model or the Orgrim one.

 

[Tauer]

The texture looks awesome but I have to be honest with you. There's something off about it and I just don't know why :/ I feel like there's something wrong about the texture. Damn I hate judging Im not sure what I hate about the texture though even though it looks great. I just don't have the same feels for it like your Blackhand model or the Orgrim one.

Dunno hehe, each to his own I guess. From a technical standpoint, I'd say this one is much better textured than the other two so far.

A couple more pics before I sleep:

 

[Wolffman]

That belt-skull is so sexy....
10/10 would have..possibly bang...:3

 

[Hardtime]

I think I know what's bothering me. The fact that he doesn't have the strap xD

 

[Heinvers]

The fact that he doesn't have the strap xD

As he mentioned before, he'll do it by adding geosets, no worries.

Dat' belt looks hot

 

[Tauer]

That belt-skull is so sexy....
10/10 would have..possibly bang...:3

Haha xD

I think I know what's bothering me. The fact that he doesn't have the strap xD

Yeah:

As he mentioned before, he'll do it by adding geosets, no worries.

Dat' belt looks hot

B)

More pictures:

 

[Hardtime]

Woah that skull-belt looks HD.

 

[Tauer]

Woah that skull-belt looks HD.

Yeah, it's gonna look less HD after I compress the BLP though.

Working on the shoulderpad:

Also did some work on the fur bracers, though I really dislike how that's going. Probably gonna redo that part completely.

 

[Heinvers]

You could add some crack on that shoulder pad to give it more personality

 

[Wolffman]

You could add some crack on that shoulder pad to give it more personality

Wouldn't that mess up the team color though?

 

[-Grendel]

the eyes of that skull belt looks really cartoony. not cartoony in a way that means your style, i mean the shape just looks weird. maybe try and go for a more circular shape like what most animal skulls have?

 

[Deolrin]

I personally think the current design fits Warcraft perfectly. I could imagine Samwise doing something like that.

 

[Edge45]

Damn, that is a good belt, though the skulls teeth, it looks a little odd for me
But whatebs, he looks fierce right now

 

[Tauer]

Thanks guys.

Didn't have a chance to to work on it yesterday, picked it up again today though:

Working on finishing up the shoulderpads. I'll add a few cracks afterwards.

 

[Heinvers]

Good stuff man

 

[Tauer]

Good stuff man

Thanks mate

Still texturing the armor pieces. Trying to give it a worn look. Also trying out some team color, just to get in idea of how it's gonna look.

 

[Wolffman]

Byoutiful.......
No other words to explain it. Do the same thing on the other TC bases

 

[Tauer]

Byoutiful.......
No other words to explain it. Do the same thing on the other TC bases

Here ya go

Took a little while to get the armor look right, but I think I got it now

 

[Wolffman]

*Shoots self in the head, unable to understand the wondrous magic at hand, that Tauer has grasped within his modeling*

 

[Deleted member 238589]

Tauer, great work, man.

 

[Edge45]

Nice, I wonder how his axe will be

 

[Heinvers]

I do like where this is going Tauer.

Now if you get to his pants, please try some raggedy old look for those. Can't wait for the Gorehowl part btw :>

 

[Tauer]

*Shoots self in the head, unable to understand the wondrous magic at hand, that Tauer has grasped within his modeling*

Haha

Tauer, great work, man.

Thanks

Nice, I wonder how his axe will be

Looking forward to making the axe

Now if you get to his pants, please try some raggedy old look for those.

Definately

Team colored parts are done. Starting to take shape now

 

[Hardtime]

That's so HD man... That's like a whole new design for a Warcraft 4 thing

 

[Anknaton]

Well... Actually the green is right indeed... Sorry about it... And also the model is becoming something awesome! Keep it up!

 

[Tauer]

That's so HD man... That's like a whole new design for a Warcraft 4 thing

Hehe, thanks. But not really though. If we ever get a WC4 (please God) it's sure to be a friggin' beautiful game, way better than anything I can ever hope to do
Just look at the new WoD models. Even though I don't like all of the designs, I can't deny that they're pretty darn eye candy.

Still texturing:

Gloves are done. Slowly texturing my way down...

 

[paladinjst]

really nice ~ fit warcraft well , bro . now i am working on the human heroes too . and i will remake a new version of Lothar with these concepts .

wish u finish this epic one soon . and maybe u can use this model to modify a version of his son - Garrosh ~ almost the same ~

 

[Heinvers]

i will remake a new version of Lothar with these concepts .

Have fun.

Those straps are sexy, I love the belt btw (have I told you that?)

(please God)

Make that two

 

[Deolrin]

Holy crap. I am absolutely speechless at how amazing this is. I'm really glad you are around, Tauer - you give me quite a lot of hope in Warcraft III and the modding scene. :O

 

[MogulKahn]

Can we see side by side your Grom whit warcraft3 Grom?

 

[Direfury]

Regular Grom is far thinner, doesn't have Gorehowl, and has a human posture.

 

[MogulKahn]

Regular Grom is far thinner, doesn't have Gorehowl, and has a human posture.

No offense, but I know how he looks, I just want to compare those 2 models, because this one looks a bit more HD...

 

[HeliosC]

So brutish, good job.

 

[Edge45]

Gets awsomer , still looking forward with Axe :3

 

[Hjorleif]

You're making Grommash... I... I love you.

 

[Hardtime]

The updates have stopped, I sense something is amiss...

 

[Splub]

Great models.

 

[Bain_Rebirth]

Oh my gosh, I can't wait for that amazing Grom to come out!