Texturing Contest #21 - Creep Warlords

[Chucky]

Uh, what's your point, Chucky? Besides Blizzard probably being on a tighter schedule than one puny model a week, the wraps they did do work for the units in the game. They just didn't make their models easy to mod. Not saying that the wraps are decent, but they obviously did their job.

Yeah, you're right, I was only saying that many other games really make art out of their models and textures but I can see that Blizzard focused more on story and gameplay

 

[Just_Spectating]

W.i.p. 3

Upper body almost complete

 

[Direfury]

You know, the skin might blend into the armor a bit.

 

[Just_Spectating]

W.i.p. 4

Already fixed that
Upper body Complete

 

[D a w n]

the whole texture seems a tad too monochrome to me, Yellow, brown and orange isn't a huge color variety. Adding some red parts might make it better.

 

[Just_Spectating]

the whole texture seems a tad too monochrome to me, Yellow, brown and orange isn't a huge color variety. Adding some red parts might make it better.

nahh
that would just conflict with the teamcolor if it were any other color

 

[Deolrin]

At least implement some different colors into the shark on his back, then?
Just one color with multiple variations is rather monochrome, like Don said.

 

[Direfury]

The shark uses a different texture.

 

[Just_Spectating]

just wait till i finish

 

[67chrome]

I'd say just change the color of the hair for better color variation, everything else seems pretty good.

 

[Just_Spectating]

W.i.p. 5

Changing the beard color might not be a bad idea

 

[Direfury]

Search up some moss colors. The beards of the regular Sea Giants were mossy green, so why not look up some other stuff? I know there's some type out there, some sort of iron-dust red, or blood red.

Try a musty color, one that doesn't blur into the skin as much, I'd stay within the purples/reds\yellows, no light colors, no stark contrasts.

After a quick look, I'd say velvet purple would do well.

 

[Deolrin]

The shark uses a different texture.

I'm well aware, but they both wrap on the same model.
I support the idea of changing the beard color. ANYTHING to make it look less like a yellow blob(especially in-game).
I think his eyes should be more pronounced. I'm not sure how, but try around, see what works!

 

[Direfury]

Scarring, glow or tattoos would probably do well.

 

[Dionesiist]

Right is the 512x512 texture, left is resized. I overdid the contrast again, didn't I? :\

 

[D a w n]

yeah, but green still looks better than your red textures

 

[Direfury]

The only place that bothers me is the legs, the contrast only really messes with that area.

 

[CombatTheWombat]

Early WIP

 

[Dionesiist]

Doesn't count.

 

[CombatTheWombat]

Wait, really? Is it the neutral-hostiles in WE or something? Damns, I totally liked this idea too.

EDIT: Not finding it in the neutral hostiles, why wouldn't this count?

EDIT AGAIN: Shit, I read the rule wrong, it DOES have to be in the neutral hostiles >< Ugh, back to the drawing board.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Right is the 512x512 texture, left is resized. I overdid the contrast again, didn't I? :\

abit.. it's not ugly, but yeah the lighting - shadows evolution could be less radical

anyway, seriously looking epic

 

[Traxamillion]

Dio, that's sick. The face is epic.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Deo will testify to me flunking my lore knowledge, but green Faceless and brown Sea Giant?

Also, the issue you're having with colour variation, Just_Spectating, could probably be helped a long way by using different hues for different values. Right now, it looks like you did the whole thing in black and white (which is perfectly OK) and applied one solid hue to the entire part, using Colour as your blending mode. This makes very flat colours, and a generally monotone look. But as have been said, changing the beard's colour would also help a lot.

Yeah, you overdid contrast on that updated version, Dio.. and are you sure it's not the other way around, left is 512x512 and right is 256x256? Because the one on the right looks pixelated.

 

[Dionesiist]

Inverted left and right. My brain must've gotten confused.

 

[PROXY]

Is it only me, or are the shadow contrasts waaaaaay smoother and the whole texture generally darker than in the low version? (Dio)

 

[Dionesiist]

Yes, that is the case. My textures end up a few notches too uncontrasted at 512x512, so I have to go to great lengths to get it anywhere near fitting in-game stylistically.

 

[Red]

Dio wanted a new WIP, so there ya go. Cloth and staff are still untouched, I'll see about that soon hopefully.

I'll be the first to say the armor doesn't really match the quality of the face, but sadly due to the model's wrapping and general UV setup, there's really not a lot I can do.

 

[Dionesiist]

You appear to have killed people's wills to continue, Red. I fear I may've created a monster.

 

[67chrome]

You appear to have killed people's wills to continue, Red. I fear I may've created a monster.

Lol.

The face does look pretty epic on that Red. (I think the inside of the mouth is taken from ~ the center of the bag on the upper-right hand corner of the skin btw).

Mostly I've been tinkering with different armor styles with my skin to come up with something but nothing is really working out that well. I might change models, there were a few other creeps that seemed fun to do.

 

[Stanakin]

These awesome entries are practically forcing me to join.

Possible wip:

 

[Dionesiist]

Fiddle with the eyes a bit, you might be able to get them more normal looking. Just lasso tool and deform/move them. If it looks right on the model, fix the area around them.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Finished until further criticism

fiddled with the colors a bit, changed the beard color
tried to sharpen some parts
defined the eyes more

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Looking great everyone!

 

[graystuff111]

I assume nobody got anything done this weekend because of the skyrim launch. yeah me too

 

[Just_Spectating]

this contest quickly slid into oblivion

 

[Dionesiist]

That doesn't surprise me.

 

[Kazzo]

I assume nobody got anything done this weekend because of the skyrim launch. yeah me too

Yay!
Its true.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Meh, exams and deadlines. Still two weeks to go, though, we're only halfway through.

 

[A.R.]

this contest quickly slid into oblivion

Heh.

I'm probably the only person in the world who isn't playing Skyrim right now, so rawr.

But yeah, I've been renovating during the day and drinking during the evening, so I haven't had any time to work on my entry this week. Lame excuse, but I'm sticking with it

 

[Dionesiist]

It's not too late... oh, nevermind.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

I'm not playing Skyrim.
I'm playing education.

 

[Kazzo]

I'm not playing Skyrim.
I'm playing education.

In skyrim.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

If that was the case, I could pause. Unfortunately, it is not the case.

 

[-Grendel]

this contest is soooo dead.
anyway i'll be posting the last wip of my magnataur this week

 

[zadelim]

It might not too late to join it. And I wanted say, I CAME BACK FOR THIS MASSACRE WEEK!!

EDIT: I choose Dragon Spawn as my start point.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

I suppose this counts as a WIP even though it doesn't really show anything of the concept.

Pretty large

And perhaps it encourages a few people to carry on, or join in.

Update: I put some colour on so you know what race he is. GIMP crashed, though, so I'll have to fiddle with it to get the latest changes into the .XCF.

Not so large

 

[zadelim]

WIP

First Black & White WIP (15 mins.)
Right now, is quite messy on wrapping.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Did a little sketch of what I might do in terms of armour.

 

[Deolrin]

Holy hell, shiiK, that's awesome.
You're really catching the Blizzard style there.
I assume that the skin is the only final thing about this? Or maybe, the skin is WIP as well?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Still need to tweak the skin a bit, but I'll apply the final changes to that once I've finished the armour, so as to not work unnecessarily.