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Pyramid head (Silent Hill) WIP - shader help

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#1

Hi,

I’m working in this version of pyramid head from silent hill 2. I think the model is going good so far, but I really need help with the shaders in Z-brush.

I want to texture him in z-brush, but I’m really lost I don’t know how to do some things, starting with the basics rs.

So if someone have some good tutorial of skinshaders and good materials I’ll be pretty glad !

here is the model ! hope you like !

pyramid head_1.jpg
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thanks !

-sorry for the bad english-

#2

OH… MY… GOSH!!! Dude, you’re my freakin hero!!! :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:

Please please PLEASE share your process!!! HUGE fan of this Pyramid Head, this just made my freakin day!!! :smiley:

#3

Thanks Skadalilama !! I’m very happy with your comment !!

I wonder If anyone can help me with the things I comment in the post, please!!

cheers !

#4

Actually, Neville Page (lead creature designer for Cloverfield, Avatar, Star Trek…) has a pretty nifty tutorial on gnomonology.com for creating materials in Photoshop. And it’s a free view! He takes you through all the steps on how to create a material, load it into ZBrush and apply it to your models. Might not be exactly what you’re looking for as far as Skin shaders go, but it’s REALLY neat nonetheless.

Just go to gnomonology.com, click on “Freebies” and go to ZBrush. You’ll have to create an account on the site to view it but it’s SUPER worth it for all the stuff it offers. Hope this helps!

#5

!!! that is a very cool tutorial, I made some tests here and it’s amazing ! thank you.

Well,as you said, it’s not what I’m looking for this model, but thanks ! this open so many doors !

#6

If you’re looking to render completely in zbrush here are some threads that might help.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=074301

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=54757

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=088393

#7

Hi all !

finally I had time to finish this one, it took a lot of work ! I'd not have success in texturing in z-brush, so I decided to work with photoshop and softimage shaders, I took a lot, but I think it was a good thing to learn and to face. so here it is. ![pyramid_head_low.jpg|1200x1000](upload://tPhUYfr9bGJW88aHkrX3GTwuYM7.jpeg) Pyramid Head C&C are very welcome.
#8

Very cool ! muito Legal !

#9

Thanks !

so here it is another one,

I’m preparing a turnble, as son as possible I’m going to post here,

pyramid_montagem_low.jpg
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cheers.

#10

Freakin love this character!! It is now my desktop background :slight_smile:

Nice work!!!

#11

This Char is freakin amazing everytime that I remember him I remember that game this guy is Dangerous very dangerous.:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:

#12

The polypainting and lighting kills all your scuplting work… :confused:

#13

Hi Buddy

I am happy to see your progress …

One basic tip in XSI ops!!! … “Autodesk Softimage” is Bake one Ambient Oclusion in the Highpoly mesh ( render map on the property options ), after that you will have one image with informations like bump to help you the texturization process . . ( sure you will need the UVs opened before the process ) .

anyway you are doing great …

keep rock !!!

wev

#14

Very nice sculpt !!!
I’m not sure about his knife…
And textures looks a little messy…

#15

AVBN5000 - thanks man, that’s really cool !!

Ardox - thanks man, haha yeah he is really creepy one!

ISK-86 / skullmonkey - thanks for the comment and for the critcs, it’s is very hard to keep all the details that I had in z-brush in the final render, so that’s true, I really lost a big part of it … will keep studing this !

wev3d - Thanks man, it is always good to listen what you have to say about my work ! about this bake of AO I used the displacement that I generate from z-brush to help me with the texture, I think it’s almost the same result … uhn, will check out !

thanks again man !!

soon will post a turntable.

cheers.

#16

Hi all,

here is the link to the turntable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vniNbfIUj04

#17

Cool. Not bad, not bad. It’s more to the movie version of Pyramid Head (There is a difference), but not bad. My major issue with your sculpting is the skirt looks a little too lumpy, or doughy. A wet, stitched together leather look is what I think you are trying to shoot for right? Don’t be afraid to have a little drapery wrinkle & fold action around and between his legs. It would bring that much more depth and power to the image. However, that said, I like what you’ve got going on and want to see some more.

Maybe for me, I would try to build his knife as it was in the game. It just looked more intimidating.

#18

Fantastic looking. I have to agree with the skirt comment. It looks like a bed comforter. All in all though, something to be proud of!

#19

Hi, thanks for the comments again !

Jerick - uhn, think your right about his skirt… maybe some ajusts around his legs would help. thanks.

JuiceWorld - thanks man !

#20

this is really good, mmuch better than mine!

bby the way how did you make the head