WIP Darth Maul

[Lamented]

Could you guys be a bit more respectful of what I choose to enjoy and admire? I don't cather whether the rest of you like it or not, but I'm feeling cornered and angered that all of you are acting this way about one of my favorite SW chronology implements and calling it gay. Seriously, I have limits to what I tolerate, and I find this disrespectful, so please keep a cap on it.

[Bane_Ross]

Could you guys be a bit more respectful of what I choose to enjoy and admire? I don't cather whether the rest of you like it or not, but I'm feeling cornered and angered that all of you are acting this way about one of my favorite SW chronology implements and calling it gay. Seriously, I have limits to what I tolerate, and I find this disrespectful, so please keep a cap on it.

 

I'm sorry you think we are attacking your personal tastes. I certainly wasn't. But everyone should be allowed to voice their own opinions. I've never seen the show, but that's just because I like only the live-action movies and some of the video games best. I have nothing against you liking the show.

 

And honestly, the reason I'm excited for DT85's new model is that it looks like the actor, Ray Park. He really made Maul what he is, after all. All the previous models just really didn't capture him, in my opinion.

 

So @, please try not to get upset. I had no intention of angering you.

 

And @@DT85, keep up the good work. It really looks great so far, and you're already one of my favorite modellers (the stormtrooper model is fabulous!).

[Lamented]

I'm sorry you think we are attacking your personal tastes. I certainly wasn't. But everyone should be allowed to voice their own opinions. I've never seen the show, but that's just because I like only the live-action movies and some of the video games best. I have nothing against you liking the show.

 

And honestly, the reason I'm excited for DT85's new model is that it looks like the actor, Ray Park. He really made Maul what he is, after all. All the previous models just really didn't capture him, in my opinion.

 

So @, please try not to get upset. I had no intention of angering you.

 

I was just saying there should be a Ray Park version of Clone Wars Maul.

 

Also, thanks. I didn't mean to seem like a prick for a second earlier, so I'm sorry too.

[DT.]

Small update to show it's still being worked on. Nothing you see is considered finished:

 

 

 

Still getting used to Zbrush, it's been a long time since I've used it.

[Circa]

B)

 

I'm excited. 

[negru_tudor]

Darn it DT85 You'll make Ray Park join JKHub when this is out ) Excellent this is. Yes, yes.

[DT.]

Thanks, but I didn't like that base model (except the head, gloves, belt and boots) so I've made a better one and starting again. Will look more epic than that sorry PoS render above hehe

[lervish]

Really nice DT, can't wait to see it fully textured. B)

[katanamaru]

so I've made a better one and starting again. Will look more epic than that sorry PoS render above hehe

If that is PoS...

[DT.]

I've been hunting the net for refs and also looked at 501st to see how everything is put together. That fabric that goes around the neck is actually a tabbard, and I didn't correctly set it up. I also cleaned up the skirt area considerably.

[Circa]

I've been hunting the net for refs and also looked at 501st to see how everything is put together. That fabric that goes around the neck is actually a tabbard, and I didn't correctly set it up. I also cleaned up the skirt area considerably.

Let me know if you need HQ reference shots from the movie.

 

[ChalklYne]

so @@DT85... those belts.. did you use radial symmetry? or crop them?or were they already modeled like that in the low poly version?

[DT.]

I'm not comfortable enough in Zbrush to sculpt hard edges like the belt, so I made it in Max. I could have used creasing by polygroups, but they don't always transfer properly for me.

[Almightygir]

make sure the belts have a nice fat bevel on them for the hard edges, if you bake them down now you'll get really pixilated, possibly broken lines. 

[Almightygir]

To expand on my previous post, because i'm nice (and yes i know DT you probably already know this stuff) and feel like educating the masses today...

 

 

On the right - 

Evenly spaced geometry in the low poly, trying to ensure that the high poly edges aren't too tight. you can see the even spacing in the high poly, on a basic cylinder it's not so important, it's just "good practice" to do it. when it comes to more complex shapes you want the geometry as even as possible. notice in the bakes below how the lines are nice and smooth, there's enough of an edge to define itself, but it still allows for a really nice curve in the shading.

 

On the left - worlds tightest edges! uneven geometry will lead to problems in more complex shapes later on, and in this particular example, you can see in the bakes below that the tightness of the edges has caused the bakes to come out with razor thin shading that would be problematic if it weren't on a straight line. In fact you can see this quite clearly at the top in the middle.

[Circa]

The Gir hath spoken.

[GPChannel]

When will you release this Darth Maul?

[AshuraDX]

When will you release this Darth Maul?

when it's done

[DT.]

Head is in Zbrush:

 

 

Still WIP.

[negru_tudor]

looking good  

 

very much looking forward to this one

[TheWhitePhoenix]

Hmm...DT, I have an idea. Would you allow the horns to be surfed on and off, so people can possibly make "human-like" reskins of this? It would actually make an interesting feature for the model.

[ChalklYne]

So what about the gap between his nose and his lips? and doesnt his chin seem a bit wide? 

[negru_tudor]

So what about the gap between his nose and his lips? and doesnt his chin seem a bit wide? 

hmm..might be but it looks very close to the guy who played Maul

 

http://www.celebritiesfans.com/media/pictures/ray_park.jpg

 

I'm sure once this gets textured, it's gonna be pretty much close to da muvi

[ChalklYne]

Yeah chin seems ok, but the gap between the nose and lips is pretty noticeable. Could be the gap, or something with his lip divot right there in the middle whatever you call it. regardless, something in that area just seems to jump out at me?

 

I would just say take a look at it because when it comes to proportions, I don't know my ass from my elbow.

[DT.]

@

 

The horns are a separate mesh.