Just finished this. I’m not entirely happy with the mesh, the big eyes were intentional but in the end it backfired a bit. Let that be a lesson … spend more time on modelling!
As soon as I have spare time I’ll make the texturing making-of tutorial and post it here. [edit: decided to put it on hold, she’s too much of a dog]
Very nice work, Len. The shaders especially are wonderful.
Only a couple of crits, and they are minor. The expression is mismatched. Her eyelid position is one of fright, but her mouth and jaw are very relaxed. In a relaxed pose, the upper eyelid usually doesn’t rise any more than it has to to clear the pupil.
Up at the hairline, at the part, the first couple centimeters of hair seems a bit stiff and straight. You might try softening the curves a bit closer to the scalp.
Also, you might want a tiny backlight behind her shoulders, the shadows there look like an outline.
Your texturing and modeling are superb Len, so my imaginary hat off for that. But you could still tweak her expression a bit, now she has that blank CGI stare going on, like someone forgot the start her up after she came from the factory.
No matter how many crits you’ll get here… That is a great work!
You’ve achieved results with Blender that a few people can repeat.
You got my 5 on this!
Edit: I am curious about the background, and what means that “30” sign behind the girl
you have just been invited to upload the blend files and release them under the gfdl on the blender wiki. don’t have to, but it may help others learn… and you still get credit, unless you plan to make money off it…
Thanks for the comments guys. I’ll reply to those who asked some questions soon. I made another version of the same, and posted it at the first post, I figured I might as well emphasise her freakiness She looks quite androgynous actually.
I like her in the whole. She actually looks like on drugs, and the expression is not that weird if it’s that case. I think it even helps the image a bit.
Very well-modeled, I believe. This is such a great piece. Yeah, the eyes look big but that doesn’t really matter, it’s the overall impression that’s important here. And it really works! The expression on her face is a bit daunting though.
Thanks in advance for sharing the texture how to’s.