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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Topic: A few characters
    Posted: 06 October 2008 at 5:30pm
I made these two characters to practice working on a small scale. I think they turned out decently for the time I spent on them.


A chef (if you can't tell I'm doing something seriously wrong)


Some kind of soldier/guard

How can I improve them?


Edited by Fatalis67 - 06 October 2008 at 5:30pm
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Quote hsn2555 Replybullet Posted: 06 October 2008 at 10:03pm
both need some shading
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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Posted: 07 October 2008 at 4:20pm

I added some better shading to the soldier. The shading I used originally was too subtle.
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Quote hsn2555 Replybullet Posted: 07 October 2008 at 4:47pm
if you don't mind ,see how i shaded the helmet.



Edited by hsn2555 - 07 October 2008 at 4:50pm
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Quote Souly Replybullet Posted: 07 October 2008 at 5:02pm
Don't dither metal..
I like the stance you have with the pike though.



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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Posted: 07 October 2008 at 7:41pm
So basically my problem is the shading doesn't suggest the shape of the helmet well enough?
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Quote Quake Replybullet Posted: 08 October 2008 at 7:23am
Nope, the dithering is the problem..

Dithering, creates a look that suggests something is bumpy, and although sometimes that's good with Metal, Dithering is bad..

Just use cell-shading (don't know what else to call it)..

Look at Souly, he has shown you what i meant.

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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Posted: 08 October 2008 at 7:30am
I didn't dither at any point. That was hsn's edit. But I took note of the changes Souly made and this is what I did.

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Quote hsn2555 Replybullet Posted: 08 October 2008 at 7:57am
am i the mistaken now xD ?
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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Posted: 08 October 2008 at 7:06pm
Not at all, I'm just saying I don't want him to think I did something I didn't do if it takes away from his liking of my piece.
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Quote Souly Replybullet Posted: 08 October 2008 at 8:07pm
I was speaking to hsn2555...
I was commenting on his 'edit'

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Quote Fatalis67 Replybullet Posted: 09 October 2008 at 2:00am
Oh,I misunderstood you, sorry. 
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