Villagerino's Work in Progress

[deepstrasz]

Dat a$$ reminds of DOOM.

 

[Villagerino]

Hello, peeps, I hope your holidays went well!
It's time to publish some stuff here, and my main current project is a Gnome Tinkerino
Here are some spoilerino:

 

[Villagerino]

Nothing special, just

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

 

[dakarons]

Nothing special, just
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wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

Poor thing getting beaten

 

[Villagerino]

Gnome Tinker - How I made the 'Spell Slam' animation

Hey guys, long time no see! I gotta show you somethin':

Here's an 'Attack' animation and for those who are interested in animation, you might like this topic. Yes, there's a also a 'Morph' animation that puts the Gnome into ranged combat mode but I'll keep a secret

The Gnome has an 'Attack Slam' animation for critical strikes and especially for bashes:

So I needed to create a new animation to highlight special attacks in the ranged mode but this is hard to do when you have a minigun shooting bullets

Thus, I decided to work on a concept that involves a special move that emphasizes the power of the shot, and added a few details that make it more different from the normal 'Attack' sequence.

Step 1 - the concept:

I lean the Gnome forward and then drag him back by using the 'root' bone. Here I just "draw" the concept of the move by dividing it into 3 phases: the start of the move, its continuation and the finishing part (when the model gets back to its initial position).

Step 2 - the jump:

To more clearly indicate the start of the special move I added a jump, moving the model forward slightly after it.

Step 3 - the distance:

Here I have roughly calculated the shift distance so that the model does not go too far beyond the selection circle in the game: after jumping the model ends up closer to the front edge of the selection circle than usual and then moves back. I also animated the return to its initial position. This can remind you of the Alchemist's 'Spell Channel'

Step 4 - the shooting:

Here I estimate how many whole shots will fit into a given period of time, looking at the attack animation with one eye. But I want the shots to look more powerful in order to justify the model sliding back from recoil Thus, while the Strider's feet should remain in place, his hips should move forward and backward.

The amplitude of movement of the machine gun body, as well as the gnome's chest, should be more dynamic and "sweeping".

Step 5 - the chest, head and beard:

Here I animated the vibrations of the mentioned body parts. It is important to understand from the concept that the huge force of recoil pushes the Gnome back, which is why his chin and neck seem to be pressed inward as well as his shoulders.

Step 6 - the shoulders, arms and gun:

To make the recoil dynamics more expressive, I worked with the arms and also added a sweeping twitch of the shoulders. And in order to emphasize the special nature of the shots, I resorted to the technique of increasing and decreasing the size of the object

A good example would be the animation of the tank with healing liquid from the shown above Alchemist or the shot from the minigun in the 'Attack Slam' from the incredibly beautiful model by @Gluma.

Step 7 - the barrel and other small details:

After I was happy with the movement of the torso and head, I finally "tied" the arms to the "steering wheel", animated the eyebrows and of course the barrel.

Step 8 - the polishing and fire:

Here I polished the motion and added the fire which counts 6 powerful shots.

Step 9 - the secret clip:

Here I added a secret clip and some comedy to its appearing to further highlight the move Of course, I thought about the appearance of such a detail in advance and just wanted to surprise you a little

It is amazing how just one detail can change the whole image. When creating animations or parts of your character's appearance, you can always think about what detail could become a cool icing on the cake.

Step 10 - the comparison:

Why not an 'Attack Slam' but a 'Spell Slam'? Because it's hard to designate a special shot for ranged attacks but creating a special uninterruptible move using the 'Channel' ability is a very good thing! Just imagine how the Gnome locks on to the target and fires a whole series of powerful armor-piercing shots with beautiful glowing projectiles

Bonus - the 'Stand 4' sequence:

As a bonus, I decided to play with this additional detail once again and created another funny animation. (Well, a whole additional geoset doesn't have to go to waste!)

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That's it! I hope you guys found it interesting to read!
See you soon

Regards!

 

[Villagerino Jr.]

very good model brother, im proud of you

 

[MasterHaosis]

very good model brother, im proud of you

 

[BaiyuGalan]

very good model brother, im proud of you

 

[Rhapsodie]

Very good brother , im proud of you model

 

[Shar Dundred]

 

[Villagerino Jr.]

oops

 

[Villagerino]

very good model brother, im proud of you

very good model brother, im proud of you

Very good brother , im proud of you model

very good model brother, im proud of you

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Thank you guys! I'm so happy you're all proud of me That was really good @Shar Dundred

 

[MasterHaosis]

Ah guys you nailed it! That was fun, we did it accidentally
Well, he started it, I did not know that you have imposter he provoked me and I could not resist!

Anyway, on a more serious note, Villagerino, this is good work man, I really like idea of that dwarf/human sitting on that walking machine using machine gun. I am getting ideas out of this. You could also add alternate or spell attack firing it once like rifle, so it can be used as single shot or artillery if needed. Good job man!

 

[Villagerino]

Ah guys you nailed it! That was fun, we did it accidentally
Well, he started it, I did not know that you have imposter he provoked me and I could not resist!

Anyway, on a more serious note, Villagerino, this is good work man, I really like idea of that dwarf/human sitting on that walking machine using machine gun. I am getting ideas out of this. You could also add alternate or spell attack firing it once like rifle, so it can be used as single shot or artillery if needed. Good job man!

This minigun's dynamic won't let me make a single shot firing so I made it repeat Blizzard's Marine when you put the damage point right in the middle of the shot or at the beginning. Anyways I'm planning to make other Gnomes that will use single shooting weapons

 

[Villagerino]

Some death animations:

 

[Villagerino]

Replaced the old technomode backpack for a new one with some drawings and ammo, just what he needs

I kinda liked how the old turbine looked but the idea with a barrel-shaped backpack and a barometer is needed for someone else.

Let's see how one detail adds to the dynamic of the character:

Now it feels that there's enough detail and this hero can stand on par even with the Alchemist and Tinker

 

[Villagerino]

Some work on a few animations in slow motion featuring some little details that are not really visible at regular speed:

 

[Wargeras]

Some work on a few animations in slow motion featuring some little details that are not really visible at regular speed:
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Will you release this model?

 

[Villagerino]

Will you release this model?

Yes, eventually. It's ready but I want to make a bigger bundle with an additional gnome

 

[Villagerino]

Hello guys! I decided to separate icons from models by creating a new thread for this:

Feel free to join and bookmark the thread if you are a fan of Warcraft-y icons!

 

[Villagerino]

A new content on the Gnome Mechanostrider has arrived!

I'm planning to make this one use a flamethrower which will make him a dangerous melee fighter He will be riding a rusty Mechanostrider (because its paint is constantly peeling due to high temperatures) and wear some fireproof clothing.

I'm going to use the Orc Cart's fancy texture:

Units\Other\Orccar\OrcCar.blp

All gnomes kinda look alike but their facial hair gives them special charm. In addition to changes to his hair and glasses, the shape of his head was also changed. Before finishing the model I will come back to his portrait once again to make him more charismatic!

 

[Villagerino]

Creating a new Epic skin for the Tree Tag map: Ent Treasurer - Minecart

 

[Villagerino]

Ent Treasurer - Minecart skin

This is an Epic skin for the Ent Treasurer

"This greedy miser is already bathing in gold but it's still not enough for him!"

Added few details to the cart to improve the model's dynamic and added a second 'Walk' so that he jumps on bumps:

Also reworked some of the animations to add more liveliness to the cart.

Was thinking on how to add TC to the model's back without touching the cart and decided to add a big spot to the backpack. It doesn't look elegant but, on the other hand, it's very noticeable and doesn't "eat" all the backpack.

 

[Villagerino]

Ice Drain effects (drafts) for the Tower Survivors map

These effects formed the basis for the Frost Ray weapon in TS.
Icons can be found here

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[Villagerino]

A unit version for the Hero Geomancer by @Tranquil

@Lefroit, I think I just changed the proportions to make him look more like a Dwarf, changed the mesh a bit and started working on the textures. This was very long ago. That's all I remember

P.S. Wait, I think I made a unit version.