Villagerino's Work in Progress

[Villagerino Jr.]

hmmmm you remind me of someone...

 

[MasterHaosis]

Who?

 

[Villagerino Jr.]

Who?

That's right, it's me!

 

[Villagerino]

Pennywise
Part 4

Here's another portion of creative content on Pennywise for Mini SD Modeling Contest

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In the first part we focused on the face with all its features and tried to create a reference-based model of it with all its charisma and keep it SD at the same time. In the second part we worked on the main body geometry. In the third part we created some mesh and added more animations that help reveal the charisma of the model. It's time for some facial expressions, one of the most important parts of Pennywise as a character.

There's a huge variety of facial bones that are to simulate the motion of different muscles:

There are cheekbones and multiple lipbones to make It smile; inner and upper eyebrows with a bridge of the nose for grimacing; some teeth and maw controllers for biting animations.

All these bones can rotate and scale different parts of the face, e.g. we need to widen the nose and open up the jaw during the smile to make it look natural Natural, "correct" movements are what makes our perception experience some pleasure from what we see:

Such detailed work with facial expressions is needed, firstly, because Pennywise's face is a signature part of the model, and secondly, there are 'alternate' animations where his head is simply huge, and there we need clean, expressive grimaces to get an emotional response.

Here we added a bunch of sharp fangs by simply applying their geometry on existing teeth texture:

At the right moment, we hide the teeth and expose the fangs, and also draw back the forehead, eyes and strongly stretch his facial muscles, imitating the unnatural structure of Pennywise from the movie. And this is how we made a rather fitting 'Attack Slam'

Our bones for the forehead, back of the head, bridge of the nose, outer eyebrows, lips and even ears allow us to create a scary unnatural position of the facial structures and demonstrate one of our hero's superpowers, hypnosis:

The so-called "deadlights" this is an integral part of the character's incredibly strange organism, giving him power over frightened mortals. To enhance the effect in this animation, we increased the size of the lights, sped up their rotation and added several effects that go well with the idea of hypnosis, for example, a spiral texture and a kind of "suction" effect of particles:

We then added a dance, which I decided to leave as 'Stand Victory', and combined both animations into one for more expressiveness:

'Stand Channel' is ready!

Before hypnotizing the main character, Pennywise dances on stage, which adds logic to the crossing of animations. Additionally, this improves animation dynamics and allows the hero to rotate on the map to target the victim if the player so desires.

And then you can just appreciate the difference in the size of the head of the usual and 'alternate' forms of the hero, where the detailed structure and expression of the face are fully justified:

In addition to the standard 'Attack' sequence with biting, you can also watch the 'Spell' animation, in which Pennywise throws his head forward like a snake and shakes his clown collar like a snake hood. All that remains is to add imitation of sound waves to create an excellent animation for intimidating victims

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This time I will make do with a shorter post and propose to summarize our work:

• We tried to maintain a balance between the detail of the character's face and the number of bones to control grimaces, in order to have a good tool for reflecting the character's emotions and thus bringing him closer to the viewer.
• We combined several animations into one 'Stand Channel', using the logical sequence from the movie, and strengthened the dynamics of the animation, giving it more visual meaning using a suitable mesh and particle emitters.

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Thanks for reading, folks, and I hope you enjoy the process!

 

[MasterHaosis]

Thats one awesome update, I like your work so far, I like that spell/attack with large mouth and sharp fangs

 

[Villagerino]

Some Skin WIPs

 

[MasterHaosis]

Thats the progress man!

 

[Villagerino]

Some It WIPs

One and a half days left: the skin is 99% ready and most of the animations are finished, as well as some micro-moments that add to the atmosphere. Seems I'm getting there precisely in time.

 

[MasterHaosis]

WOW man you are going to nail it!

 

[Villagerino]

When you are reeeeally hungry...

 

[Villagerino]

Thanks for the subscription and financial support, @Wareditor! I'm very pleased, it motivates and definitely lifts my spirits

 

[Wargeras]

Brother can you please finish this model and release it please https://www.hiveworkshop.com/attachments/cinematic_troll_standready-gif.451963/

 

[Villagerino]

Brother can you please finish this model and release it please https://www.hiveworkshop.com/attachments/cinematic_troll_standready-gif.451963/

From time to time I return to this model, eventually I will complete it, plans for next year, work, work...

 

[boynpark]

I've been watching 'IT : Welcome to Derry' recently and I'm so happy to see this model.
It seems like a perfect summoned mob to harass users on my map. XD

Thank you for your hard work.
Merry Christmas in advance.

 

[Villagerino]

I've been watching 'IT : Welcome to Derry' recently and I'm so happy to see this model.
It seems like a perfect summoned mob to harass users on my map. XD

Thank you for your hard work.
Merry Christmas in advance.

Glad you like the model!

 

[Villagerino]

Abandoned goldmines, some variations, just geosets if someone wants to make something out of this:

Some of them have seamless textures that could be scale up to infinity.

Some icons here.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Abandoned goldmines, some variations, just geosets if someone wants to make something out of this:

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Some of them have seamless textures that could be scale up to infinity.

That's a really solid idea, one that I'm surprised no one has done yet. Surely there would be a myriad of abandoned mines scattered across the world; making it so doodads can be placed so close also helps sell that. Lovely.

 

[Villagerino]

Earthbasher
Part 2

One of the models I will publish next with additionals animations:

 

[Villagerino]

An Abandoned Goldmine, that spawns spiders, for @Stormswind and his CutWood map

 

[Villagerino]

 

[deepstrasz]

They're nifty. I don't like the mandatory trees (being part of the model). They can be added as doodads/destructibles instead.

 

[Villagerino]

They're nifty. I don't like the mandatory trees (being part of the model). They can be added as doodads/destructibles instead.

Thanks! Yea, I will also release my own mines based on these I think, something like Spiderino Mines. These need to drop lumber on death and merge with the forest around, 100% requested constructions.

 

[Villagerino]

Some showcases: "Cowardly Gnoll" and "Lucky Chicken"

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[Villagerino]

Evaluating the power and beauty of stomps:

@deepstrasz, he is only an actor and this is VFX!

 

[Kyrbi0]

Some showcases: "Cowardly Gnoll" and "Lucky Chicken"

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holeeeeey... I've fallen behind on the server so this is the first I'm really getting to look at this beauty. Amazing! Very very cool

 

[khopesh]

nice one

 

[Villagerino]

Happy New Year, guys! I wish everyone less worries and hassle and more joy in life next year!

Thanks every Hive follower and friends for your attention to my works, your commentaries make me happier

Special thanks to my fellow supporters @RvzerBro, @Wareditor and @Stormswind, be healthy and wealthy next year!

 

[RvzerBro]

Happy New Year, guys! I wish everyone less worries and hassle and more joy in life next year!

Thanks every Hive follower and friends for your attention to my works, your commentaries make me happier

Special thanks to my fellow supporters @RvzerBro, @Wareditor and @Stormswind, be healthy and wealthy next year!

Thx, Happy New Year, dude!

 

[An.Harry]

When will your Giant Mage be released?

 

[Villagerino]

When will your Giant Mage be released?

What Giant Mage?

 

[An.Harry]

What Giant Mage?

Troll Wizard

 

[Villagerino]

Troll Wizard

Ah, that dude. I get back to this model from time to time as it requires a lot of work with animation. I'm planning to finish this model this year 100%.

 

[Villagerino]

As promised, I published Earthbasher, Earthshaker, party maker and all that here.

 

[Villagerino]

Onepuuuuuuuuuunch Ent

Some crazy stuff in Tree Tag.

'Birth' and 'Death' animations with sounds (sounds are late due to Windows recording):

I wanted to make it as simple as other summonings in Warcraft, also nothing too epic about 'Death'.

 

[Villagerino]

This is... an unexpected joke

 

[Kyrbi0]

Onepuuuuuuuuuunch Ent

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Some crazy stuff in Tree Tag.

'Birth' and 'Death' animations with sounds (sounds are late due to Windows recording):
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I wanted to make it as simple as other summonings in Warcraft, also nothing too epic about 'Death'.

man I friggin love that Earth Elemental, and you've got it perfectly right with those new anims (simple but effective, cool but not flashy as befits a simple summon/unit). Distinct from the existing Rock Golem model. Makes me wanna throw together an Earth Elemental mini-race rather than Air for the Contest

 

[Villagerino]

Night Hunter
A new rare Tree Tag skin for Ent Ranger

Prepared this for the upcoming tournament, which will be held only for new players in the community.

man I friggin love that Earth Elemental, and you've got it perfectly right with those new anims (simple but effective, cool but not flashy as befits a simple summon/unit). Distinct from the existing Rock Golem model. Makes me wanna throw together an Earth Elemental mini-race rather than Air for the Contest

Thanks! Glad to hear that you see the animations balanced

 

[deepstrasz]

A new rare Tree Tag skin for Ent Ranger

Robin Wood.

 

[Villagerino]

Robin Wood.

Together with Robin Wood we also have Log John Silver kekw

 

[deepstrasz]

Together with Robin Wood we also have Log John Silver kekw

Woodbeard and Lumberrossa.

 

[Villagerino]

Almost done with this one - Terra for Tree Tag

 

[deepstrasz]

Imagine a bear made of stone, rocks or granite, maybe obsidian too.

 

[Villagerino]

@Wareditor, you profile has some privacy restrictions, so I cannot create a conversation with you.

Spoiler: for Wareeditor

Heyo, I saw your messages on Boosty. Thanks for the support once again and appreciation of my work!

I've always been around Hive as from time to time I opened WorldEditor to make some stuff, especially when I was a kid. Later on I joined Hive just to get some models for my map and understood that they don't suit me for different reasons. So I decided to launch a fan-made 3D editor to apply some changes to the models I took from here. And then it started

I continue to press on Warcraft, I will go deeper into design, I am also going to adopt 3D Max to make the animations even better and smoother. Now, together with Longbowman, we are joining forces to make a proper Remaster. I'm sure you saw his amazing works. It's slowly turning from a hobby into a job. I would like to gain experience over time and move into 3D design on a permanent basis, and this project could be a good case. So I can tell that now your support is not just support for my hobby, but a whole contribution to an important mission for the entire community. However, I will not abandon my models, on the contrary, I will devote even more time to my hobby, and with new tools I will most likely be able to speed up the process and publish more.

Thank you for staying with me for so long and I'm glad that you like my creative style, this is motivating

 

[Wareditor]

Hey, I changed my profile settings so now any member can start conversation with me.
Sorry about that

Spoiler

Thank you for the detailed message <3
I somehow was not aware of Longbowman's work, really liking what has been done so far!
I am glad your are following your passion and trying to make it into a living!
This is what I did too with programming - I don't have a degree in it but I managed to get a good job through a nice portfolio.

 

[Villagerino]

Some quick WIPs of the Infernal Watcher Ward for Tree Tag

Spinning animations, blinking, morph, unmorph, this is all done within the standard Outland art style and Observer Ward behavior

 

[LongbowMan]

The sleeping idle is so dman cute. I would love a pet like that

 

[Villagerino]

Infernal Ward for the Tree Tag Map
Part 1

'Morph', 'Stand 1-3', 'Spell', 'Attack' and 'Death' sequences:

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The model is based off the following Outland decoration:

To make animations look more vivid I use scaling during the impulse to highlighte it: this simple trick works very well with small objects.

worked well as a sphere for creating an eye:

If you'd like to have a sphere with less polygons just use FrostBoltMissile:

And for the eyeball I used Forgotten's textures:

 

[Villagerino]

A new epic Warcraft journey begins!

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That's the news, guys. In short, now I'm preparing skeletons for units that will be polished as much as possible, improving animation, studying professional 3D editors to eventually catch up with the new graphics. Longbowman is a professional artist, a big fan of Warcraft, working hard to improve this game with his talent. We are determined to see the project through to completion, so we will need any support, even viewing the pages that he has managed to organize so far.

Below are the links created for the project page and support:
Hiveworkshop | Boosty

 

[Villagerino]

Infernal Ward for the Tree Tag Map
Part 2

These are the initial Wards I made, that can morph:

They also contain attachment points, 'Death', 'Portrait' sequences, sounds and basically are ready to get into one's map (I will attach it below).

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The next one is specificly made for the Tree Tag map:

It has some unique parameters that fit into the gameplay and logic of the map:

1. Thinner pathable leg.
2. Radar wings with rotation seen from 360 degrees.
3. White moving eyeball against black background.
4. Bright unshaded glow visible at nights and during the day.
5. OG Outland textures and shapes for visual unity.

Almost everything for their visibility.

They replace the blue wards:

 

[Villagerino]

Black Panther
A new uncommon Tree Tag tournament skin for Ent Rider

The model is availiable on Boosty pre-release.