First time posting -- maybe

[JadeEternity]

Although I've been reading the forum for quite a few months, this may be the first time I post. (Edite: ok, I got 4 posts, so it's not really the first time... but still, I think this is the first time I post an image)

 

 

This is the main character from a 2D Chinese RPG game "Sword of Hsuan Yuan" (The Ultimate Sword) version 3 made in 1999 (meaning the original design credit is not mine at all). By turning him 3D and "real-looking", hopefully I am not violating any copyright law.

 

I am thinking of using this picture (or an improved version) to enter the Sci-Fi image contest.

 

Any comments or suggestions are most welcome.

[phatso]

If you use it commercially or publish widely, you'd be violating copyright. But just posting it in the image contest... probably no problem if you give credit.

[johnl3d]

Nice modeling

[MattWBradbury]

I don't think you'd violate the copywright, but it's a sticky subject. There's a lot of talk about it here on the forum. Several of our members are quite savy when it comes to those laws. You can check around the forum and see what issues other users have come up against. Nice work so far.

[JadeEternity]

Thanks for the encouraging words.

 

Here is a new version (I added arm wrap, added materials to cloth parts, and also put the sword to his back).

 

 

Well, worst comes to worst, I can withdraw from the competition if the game company's response is against it.

 

By the way, here is the original poster of the original game.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/zh/4/47/Swd3cover.jpg

 

Yeah, there are quite some differences between my model and the original design... the only excuse I have is that I am aiming for "realistic" incarnation

[Geoff]

Nice job man. I like the sword. Keep up the good work

 

Geoff

[nimblepix]

Nice job! This is going to rock!

 

The hand needs some work.

Just grip something of the same width

and at the same angle

to see what needs to be changed.

Right now it doesn't seem to be holding the sword at all.

Hmmmm, maybe that was intended.

 

The joints seem oddly positioned along the fingers.

 

 

"Hey, you looking at me!?"

[Eric2575]

How did you do the hair?

[JadeEternity]

To save time (at least that was the intention), I skipped the "add bone" process, and rely mainly on muscle mode.

That's why the hand seemed a bit weird... in later versions I sort of fixed the hand problem.

 

For the hair, I used the fur function (v12, to be upgraded when cash is more abundent).

Basically, each clump means one seperate group of patches to adjust.

 

I also added a semi-3D title (strictly Hash AM) to make it seem like a poster or a book cover.

(The calligraphy design was from the original game, but I only turned it semi-3D.)

 

 

Tittle of this picture is: The Ultimate Sword

(PS: the little hair pinching through the ear is really annoying, but in later version it seemed to be fixed.)

 

In the next step, I am adding a French braid, using the v10 hair function.

However, it takes a lot of time to render those v10 hairs.

 

Maybe I have to hand in without the braid.