Sculpting a ninja! i need help i am noob
polycounter lvl 4
Ok so i started a new head! 
gonna make this one a full character and my god i have alot of work to do xD i'm gonna attempt to go off my own concept >< i still have no clue how to do hair if anyone has any tips it's appreciated
gonna make this one a full character and my god i have alot of work to do xD i'm gonna attempt to go off my own concept >< i still have no clue how to do hair if anyone has any tips it's appreciated
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Then pick a lower resolution size and dynamesh again with projection on. Like Dimfist said, at the beginning it isn't very wise to use a crazy high resolution (that is, except you know what you are doing). I don't know what your end goal is, a bust or a whole figure but either way get all the form you need in place first using dynamesh at a resolution low enough to get all the extrusions you need. Then you probably don't need dynamesh anymore because it is a bit limiting and keeping things (body, clothing, hair) seperate can help you in the long run.
E: Oh and another thing, keeping symmetry on during the blocking in process will help you in the long run. Details like the pimple under the eye are things best done in the latter stages of the sculpting process.
Where's your concept?
i honestly have no clue how to use dynamesh was just trying something different and i'm not good with faces this is practice if you look back at my threads..i've greatly improved if i knew how to sculpt eyelids /mouths properly i would
yes i will start the body soon, the concept it's on my sketch pad >< i don't have a scanner or i'd show you ><
On the whole thing ;o? i was planning on just retoping it then continue sculpting
And just to save you time, you don't need to signature your WIP screenshots everytime. What's the point of stealing half-way done work and using that?
What I am asserting here is that you don't need to sign your name on each WIP image, which should save you a couple of seconds.
i am trying to learn photoshop as well.. there is a method to the madness i swear
With the last image, once again, that is way too dense. You'll have an easier time moving a large amount of polys with the Move brush if it's all a lower density.
This is how you can do hair:
apologies if i said something wrong it's that time of the month a bit sensitive and my englis isn't that great >< i was hoping i could get away with the anatomy cause she will be wearing a dress you won't be able to see
The hair is just layered planes, which you repeat and texture using an alpha mask.
Just one question, from were you took this image¿
Looks like a revolting mannequin from Silence of the Lambs. All it needs is Bill to mince in front of a mirror shouting "it puts the subdivisions in the basket!" to be complete.
If I had to be constructive I would ask you to walk before you can run and avoid subdividing until you're forced to do so.
the body is where i like it now i changed it just didn't post my main concern now is hair / clothes
it's my first character.. i am trying my best i do like where she is coming along i apologize
I understand where you are coming from it's just that i always wanted to make a character like this haha elegant yet deadly i was going to take a crack at realism on the next sculpt this one is just for learning purposes so i have a grasp when i come to realism as for the anatomy i have redone it i just haven't posted it but i appreciate the kind words
I really implore that you take Gobliness' feedback into action. Like most manga humans, it is based on a simplified version of real human anatomy. From what I've seen, manga artists and 3D character artists who are good at what they do have interacted with observing and drawing/painting/sculpting what they see of the real human anatomy (be it ideal or real). You're going to be referencing what is essentially an aditional reference to real human anatomy if you're soley relying on the information that concept art is providing you. You'll make more effective art in the future once you get a decent grasp of what the real human body looks like. You'll be able to see what you can exaggerate and or reduce, and know WHY you're doing so instead of "it looks cool."
This is the time to seize what school would maybe force down your throat by the pressure of grades. Sculpt this with a real human body reference in mind, sculpt and model the clothes out on that human body (after perhaps "stylizing" it to what is needed AFTER the anatomy is perfected to as close to the photo reference as possible.)
I know you're trying you're best, but what we're imploring you to do is invest in techniques that will make you much stronger, and perhaps faster, as opposed to just brute forcing your way through piece after piece.
And, just in case, I'd also take care with you punctuation. Some of the way your sentences are written run on into run-on sentences. But this is just my English/grammar feedback coming out.
i really appreciate you taking the time to write me this i'm very touched by it
Also, I'm going to leave this right here. See if you can make a head like this. Just copy it to the best of your ability. Then start over, and try to copy it again from scratch. Rinse n Repeat.
The solution isn't necessarily training courses, it grinds down to you and what you do with the time given to you. Do you spend time hacking away at a piece of art without a solid reference, or do you do so with good human anatomy reference? This is something that is not necessarily tied to a class. You can do this now, by yourself.
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124748
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119081
1 - stop sculpting in such high-res
2 - Use a reference.
Each time you agree that you should, but the next posting is the same thing with no reference and too many subdivs. I really think it would help for you to take some of this great advice, it honestly will help you get better much faster than if you continue on like this.
Good luck and keep at it.
You have a nutty quality curve. What makes the difference?
First this: http://imageshack.us/a/img197/3919/sdwe.JPG
Then this: http://imageshack.us/a/img638/8522/blackcanarywipbywitchul.png
Done the same exact day.
And the difference in the above vs. your earlier attempts in this thread are in the same quality gap. Is that just the difference between using refs and not using refs?
Edit: Also, posting a wireframe would be great so we could see your edgeflow.
Well I think both of those links were done in zbrush. This new one is maya, but still the quality is 10x what you posted before. I was just wondering why the massive up and down in terms of quality, what your opinion on that was.
I brought the black canary head in to do minor details and texture and was attempting hair
Thank you dear
Now you want to practice Z-brush? Export this mesh and take it into Z-brush.
Edit: You can even make the hair with planes, as someone mentioned earlier, in maya and sub-d it and sculpt on it in Z-brush.
But you are off to a much better start and to the point where you can start thinking about details like hair.