07-29-2014, 09:01 AM
Oh wow, you have been busy in here!
Regarding the hands, good call with the contour lines, they're a good way to keep track of the cross sectional shape that is so variable in the hand and fingers, and you seem to be learning the 3D forms with these studies. Keep going with them, and pay close attention to how things overlap.
On the colour studies, I can really see you are paying attention to the reflected light and how it affects colour! You might want to consider giving the shadows a bit of a stronger push if you can, especially the cast shadows, to help put the realistic feel. Overall great job with these though, it looks like it will help a lot.
Nice to see the progress from the thumbs too! They seem to work as consistent 3D forms. Mech is not my speciality, (so ignore at will), but one thing that stands out to me is how the side thrusters don't appear to have a clear construction of how they connect to the body - if it is meant to be ultra high tech then this isn't much of a big deal since you can basically do what you want, but perhaps they could interlock into the curved hull of the body more. I like how the side engine-things resemble lobster claws in the projection actually, it is a pretty neat way to extrapolate the thumb. You've done a good job of getting those abstract shapes working as a believable form overall too. If you want to tidy up the projection further, a very nitpicky crit is to perhaps move the vehicle so it isn't forming so much of a tangent with the platform too. Good to see you are enjoying experimenting with this stuff!
Keep up the great work!
Regarding the hands, good call with the contour lines, they're a good way to keep track of the cross sectional shape that is so variable in the hand and fingers, and you seem to be learning the 3D forms with these studies. Keep going with them, and pay close attention to how things overlap.
On the colour studies, I can really see you are paying attention to the reflected light and how it affects colour! You might want to consider giving the shadows a bit of a stronger push if you can, especially the cast shadows, to help put the realistic feel. Overall great job with these though, it looks like it will help a lot.
Nice to see the progress from the thumbs too! They seem to work as consistent 3D forms. Mech is not my speciality, (so ignore at will), but one thing that stands out to me is how the side thrusters don't appear to have a clear construction of how they connect to the body - if it is meant to be ultra high tech then this isn't much of a big deal since you can basically do what you want, but perhaps they could interlock into the curved hull of the body more. I like how the side engine-things resemble lobster claws in the projection actually, it is a pretty neat way to extrapolate the thumb. You've done a good job of getting those abstract shapes working as a believable form overall too. If you want to tidy up the projection further, a very nitpicky crit is to perhaps move the vehicle so it isn't forming so much of a tangent with the platform too. Good to see you are enjoying experimenting with this stuff!
Keep up the great work!