Polybook – CodyWinch

[Cody Winchester]

Hello all I guess it is time to start a new polybook. Been neglecting to post stuff I have been working on so I am going to dump a bunch of stuff now.

Here is my entry to a recent Weekly CG Challenge topic “Death” it looks really dark on my laptop but the computer I worked on it looked brighter.

Currently working on a looping gif of Deku from My Hero Academia.

Also working on a character bust of Sansa Stark here is some progress renders. Currently trying to figure out how I want to stylize her face. Did a lot of experimenting on the shaders especially the skin and thanks to this blog post http://blog.lucasfalcao.com/p/four-tips-to-improve-your-sss.html I got it at a good place right now. 

Also some quick speed sculpts did some experimenting on how best to present the models.

[Mark Smith]

looking better than before…

[nympheabluem]

The “Death” one looks great! I love the lighting and the interaction between the body and the feathery wings. It really gives it a spooky floaty look. Also I hope I can eventually help with more technical terms than spooky and floaty.

[random]

Looks like you been busy 😀

[Cody Winchester]

Update on my Sansa render. Tried to improve the likeness. I am considering it near final if you see anything that sticks out please feel free to give a critique.

A 2-3 hour long speed sculpt trying to capture a likeness of Yanal Sosak

[Laura]

Your stuff’s gotten incredibly awesome Cody, keep ’em coming! 😀

[Cody Winchester]

Thanks Laura! Your stylized female characters are something I strive to accomplish myself.

A quick photoshop liquify test based on some critiques I got about the eyes and the expression also thinning out the eyebrows

[Cody Winchester]

Finished my Deku looping animation 

Still working on the Sansa render mostly testing out lighting moods and expression tweaks. 

[Cody Winchester]

While I work on finishing the Sansa portrait which is mostly waiting for renders to finish and tweaking I am getting started on an entry for the BlenderGuru Fantasy competition

[Addyson H.]

Good luck on the competition. I’m curious to see what you’ll enter.

[Cody Winchester]

Finally have an update. Started doing larger sample renders and they were taking forever so I lowered the samples and went with denoising. Did some editing to enhance the redness of the hair to make it stand out from all the blue. Increased the DoF. Shrunk the eyes and tweaked some of the shapes. Not sure on the background if I should go simple or more textured. Currently it is a blurred photo.

[Kaj Suominen]

Id say the blurred photo works wonders. it brings the depth of view better out. and this kind of close up, if you had clrear background, it wouldn’t work. nicely done!

[Mark Smith]

you are approaching the uncanny valley…

looking very good

[Cody Winchester]

Thanks Kaj I think I agree that it helps with the DoF. The more clear background conflicts with the more detailed character.

Curious if there is anything specifically that gives you the uncanny valley feeling Mark?

[Mark Smith]

it is starting to look life like…

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