[Black Wolf]

Any movement on the Zod? I'm really keen to get this beast into Max and make some head anis.

[mjn.mixael]

Goober.. and now you.. 

We are trying to get the face right.

[Black Wolf]

No worries, looking forward to it.

[mjn.mixael]

Here's another go at getting the face right.

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[Black Wolf]

I've been happy with the last three iterations, though I think this one is the closest and best so far. I'd be perfectly happy with this as the final version..

[Cobra]

I've been happy with the last three iterations, though I think this one is the closest and best so far. I'd be perfectly happy with this as the final version..

This.

[T-LoW]

Looking really organic now but I still think the cheeks break the pattern a bit. They look too sharp and not... fleshy enough. Hard to describe. Besides that: Awesome!

[Cobra]

They don't look fleshy enough because there's no texture on it.

[Goober5000]

Very, very good.

The only thing that struck my eye this time was the parts of his brow between his eyes: they look a little flat, as opposed to fleshy curves that meet in the middle.  So it looks really good at an intuitive/perceptive level.

Checking the source images, as shown in the below two attachments (stills from the Vasudan animation), I have two additional comments.  First, push the side protrusions back into his head a little... only the very tips extend beyond the side boundaries of his face.  Second, maybe make the lower part of his cheeks slightly more puffy/fatty, as mentioned above.  (What I mean, and what I think T-Low means, is that in the first picture the cheeks look too flat and not very rounded.  Interestingly, this isn't as noticeable in the other pictures.)

But this is really good now.  You've passed through the uncanny valley of Vasudan faces and arrived at the other side.

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[hundeswehr]

pilots are a tackey addition to the craft. among other things, the hidden pilot was what made the aesthetics of fs1 and 2 brilliant.

in space, the less glass, the better. what's even better is if the pilot isn't visible.

[The E]

How nice of you to have an opinion on something that you completely misread. Please read the thread properly. These are character models for cutscenes, not for ingame models.

Also, visible cockpits are awesome.

[SypheDMar]

pilots are a tackey addition to the craft. among other things, the hidden pilot was what made the aesthetics of fs1 and 2 brilliant.

in space, the less glass, the better. what's even better is if the pilot isn't visible.

Moron.

I do think that there's something whacky with the flaps at the cheek, but it's amazing! If we can have the files for the model once it's finished, it'd be great! If not, it's still great.

EDIT: Is there any way we can also have Angry Vasudan when y'all are done, or is he already gone? Snail is right that he needs a sword.

[Cobra]

I do think that there's something whacky with the flaps at the cheek, but it's amazing!

Yeah I noticed that too. The flap things need to be a bit shorter and a little more forward; compared to the CBAnim stills they're too far away from the mouth... And the Zod needs an overbite.

[Black Wolf]

I do think that there's something whacky with the flaps at the cheek, but it's amazing! If we can have the files for the model once it's finished, it'd be great! If not, it's still great.

Given that we paid for it, I'm fairly sure it'll get released.

[mjn.mixael]

Emailed to me only moments ago.






And yes, the community will get the model since you payed for it.

[LordMelvin]

...and now for my obligatory 'Ooooh, Shiny!'

Ooooooh, Shiny!

[Ulala]

[rscaper1070]

Awesome! He looks like he's break dancing. 

[bigchunk1]

You can move him(her?) around right? Is he(she?) done?

[Rodo]

cool! we've got a vasudan!