Main Character "Bad Beat" - concept design

Minimi · Sat 19/01/2008 04:30:45

Hi everyone,

It's been some years that I have been away, but I'm currently working on a new project, of whom I will spill not too much info, untill I have enough of the game finished to start promoting it.

Anyway, at the moment, I'd like to start animating and blending in characters, and for the most characters it's not such a big deal of how they are looking, and what they are wearing, apart from the fact that it fits their personality ofcourse.

But for the main character it's important that it looks quite good, and I've been working for past weeks on this character design. He should have a kinda James Bond look, but slightly more innocent, as he's not really carrying a gun. (though I've posed him here to make him more cool :p)

So the game will be pre-rendered 3d backgrounds, and feature cutscenes, so it's kinda important for me to have my protagonist look excellent.

Now for the question... What do you think of the looks of this character. I'm trying to get rid of the standard poser look, by creating a custom skintexture, and creating some nice clothes. What is your opinion on his looks, and on his clothes. Are they good looking, or should it be more of a black/white outfit?

and yeah... the game has something to do with the gambling world, and no not just about poker, and no, I won't tell you much more about the game, for now.

Thanks for your feedback!

Moresco · Sat 19/01/2008 04:41:07

woot...so it'll be like Casino Royale but...without guns? :p Just playing with ya.

I think he looks really good, clothes too. But honestly my biggest pet peeve with 3d characters isn't their looks, it's always their movements that seem so - not human. So hopefully you'll animate the chap to seem somewhat realistic. He looks great already, maybe you should give him a deck of cards folded and shaped like a gun? ^_^

monkey0506 · Sat 19/01/2008 09:43:31

His index finger on his left had seems elongated and...melts into the middle finger on his right hand. This actually caught my eye right away.

Other than that though I don't really have too much to critique. I like the character and certainly wouldn't mind either playing as him or against him. Even if he does have elongated semiliquid fingers.

Minimi · Sat 19/01/2008 15:28:48

I've updated the character's face and this will be his outfit. He's got a tattoo of an ace-card on his chest.

Nacho · Sat 19/01/2008 15:48:16

Beckham?

nihilyst · Sat 19/01/2008 15:52:39

His arms look weird; as if they were twisted in some way.

Minimi · Sat 19/01/2008 16:04:42

No it's not david beckham, but now that you say it, hell yeah! it kinda looks like him. He's good looking right?

Yeah his arms... euh, I haven't paid much attention to posing, as it's not that important in these cases, as it's concept, but yeah, I must have twisted them too much here :p OUCH!

GarageGothic · Sat 19/01/2008 16:22:41

I would suggest giving him a pair of trousers that look less than, well, tights. His shoes look like they might be short boots, but they seem to just disappear into those very snug fitting trouser legs. I'd suggest tapering (or rather, the reverse of tapering, the correct term for which eludes me) the legs a bit.

On the other hand, if he'll be sitting at a poker table for the whole game, maybe you won't even see it.

cat · Sat 19/01/2008 17:40:28

Well it looks like his whole suit it at least 2 sizes too small...

R4L · Sat 19/01/2008 18:11:01

Looks nice. Looks a lot like Jason Statham.

Khris · Sat 19/01/2008 22:55:14

He looks nothing like Beck-ham or Stat-ham, more like Kevin Bacon.