almico Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I will continue progress on this mod tomorrow. Been busy, sorry guys. JSBOfficial and Gravarty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Once you complete CJ you should consider doing some of the other protagonists. I would love to play as an older Tommy instead of Michael or an older Claude instead of Trevor. Just a suggestion. How old would Tommy be In GTA V? Surely in his late 60's or something. GTA OAP haha. Claude would be cool. Alright, maybe not Tommy, but possibly Toni. I'm 80% sure Rockstar had this guy from A Bronx Tale as reference whilst making Toni. He reminds me of him so much. Edited June 23, 2014 by almico ZT- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Update: Platinum Card, fefenc, JSBOfficial and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Shady Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 If you need help, you can call me. almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Wow man you've really nailed CJ’s likeness, every HD mod I've seen either makes the model technically 'HD', but either just upscales the original model or turn CJ into ‘generic black male #43’ But truly what I should be commending you for is your ability to balance capturing CJ’s essence, whilst approaching it within the context of the new HD universe. Definitely looking forward to see how this turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Wow man you've really nailed CJs likeness, every HD mod I've seen either makes the model technically 'HD', but either just upscales the original model or turn CJ into generic black male #43 But truly what I should be commending you for is your ability to balance capturing CJs essence, whilst approaching it within the context of the new HD universe. Definitely looking forward to see how this turns out. I'm glad you can see what I really set out to do. That was my main objective and since my last image I've altered his face even more towards CJ's structure. It pushes me to continue with comments like yours. Thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts. Alec Edited June 29, 2014 by almico Platinum Card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Update: Paint over 2 coming soon. Platinum Card, JSBOfficial, ClaudX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx. Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 He is now blind Just Joking. Good job with the model almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Paintover update: Edited June 29, 2014 by almico Jinx., epoxi, Dope_0110 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudX Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 It's been said before, but I have to say it again, you nailed CJ's look! Can't wait for the complete product. almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 It's been said before, but I have to say it again, you nailed CJ's look! Can't wait for the complete product. Thanks ssbawesome, It's encouraging knowing you guys like my work. I've never seen anyone pull off CJ whilst making him in HD. Usually he ends up looking like a generic black man. I'm glad you can see CJ when you look at him. fefenc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Second concept art is ace. The latest paintover is great as well. He IS CJ indeed! almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Second concept art is ace. The latest paintover is great as well. He IS CJ indeed! Didn't Rockstar say that the III era characters couldn't be made for the HD era because they were too low poly, so they'd look nothing like themselves if they recreated them? If you say he IS CJ then they were wrong. And thank you Edited June 29, 2014 by almico JSBOfficial and Platinum Card 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSBOfficial Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) You alter age and hdified it, but still you aced/nailed it. I keep on staring at your work...I am definitely amazed by it. Edited June 29, 2014 by ByteCode2014 almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 You alter age and hdified it, but still you aced/nailed it. I keep on staring at your work...I am definitely amazed by it. I appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indraCG Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 every HD mod I've seen either makes the model technically 'HD', but either just upscales the original model or turn CJ into ‘generic black male #43’ it seem mine one of them...it suck indeed...but stil a hard work... on topic...great work man...it just perfect...btw are you working in a game company or something?...it just look so professional.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 every HD mod I've seen either makes the model technically '[/size]HD',[/size] but either just upscales the original model or turn CJ into [/size]‘generic black male #43’[/size] [/size] it seem mine one of them...it suck indeed...but stil a hard work... on topic...great work man...it just perfect...btw are you working in a game company or something?...it just look so professional..Hey Indra,Your models are great for a modder, there's no doubting that. To answer your question, I have just finished University. I'm going to try build up my portfolio and apply to Rockstar. I have got some work for a new company as a freelance but I haven't started yet. Platinum Card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69_black_69 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 @IndraDon't worry, mine suck much worse, haha.@almicoDamn, latest update is really great. How much tris budget you're going for the game res version? Anyway, good luck on scoring a job in a near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 @almico Damn, latest update is really great. How much tris budget you're going for the game res version? Anyway, good luck on scoring a job in a near future. Any idea what the tri count is for Franklyn? I want it to be similar to his. Thanks and you're definitely improving in skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69_black_69 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 @almico Damn, latest update is really great. How much tris budget you're going for the game res version? Anyway, good luck on scoring a job in a near future. Any idea what the tri count is for Franklyn? I want it to be similar to his. Thanks and you're definitely improving in skill. Don't really know, but if i had to guess its probably around 20k tris. And thank you, i've been learning a lot of new things lately. But the drawback is that i'm not interested in modding GTA anymore. Hope you won't turned out like me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 @almico Damn, latest update is really great. How much tris budget you're going for the game res version? Anyway, good luck on scoring a job in a near future. Any idea what the tri count is for Franklyn? I want it to be similar to his. Thanks and you're definitely improving in skill. Don't really know, but if i had to guess its probably around 20k tris. And thank you, i've been learning a lot of new things lately. But the drawback is that i'm not interested in modding GTA anymore. Hope you won't turned out like me though. I'm sure once GTA V comes out you'll gain interest again. Franklyns head... I found it and opened it. I was suprised at how high poly it is. Colognenigguh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 To answer your question, I have just finished University. I'm going to try build up my portfolio and apply to Rockstar. Good luck! almico, bahraini_carguy, Colognenigguh and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) UPDATE: 3,140 tris! We have a low poly with normal map guys. Don't mind the head silhouette as he will have hair. Texture time next. Wireframe: Edited June 29, 2014 by almico ClaudX, JSBOfficial, bahraini_carguy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx. Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69_black_69 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Niice. The detail is translated well onto the lowpoly. And yeah, once there are modding tools for GTA V, i will be all over it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfamousSabre Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Amazing! I can really imagine him aging this way. Good work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_UrethraXtreme Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 The best anyone's done for CJ. I'd say the chin's a tad pointy *I know CJ's was but I dunno, perhaps play with it a bit* and the ears seem really pointy because of where the edges are around the base/top, maybe muck around with those loops? or maybe I'm being too pedantic, iuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almico Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 So guys, I have a new friend. He's a senior character artist at Rockstar Games. He advised me to stop with the low poly and not mod games, but instead work on hyper realistic renders. I will take his advice, but why not have the best of both worlds? I'll still continue to mod for now The best anyone's done for CJ. I'd say the chin's a tad pointy *I know CJ's was but I dunno, perhaps play with it a bit* and the ears seem really pointy because of where the edges are around the base/top, maybe muck around with those loops? or maybe I'm being too pedantic, iuno If you look at the paintover, his chin looks fine. CJ's chin is like that but once he has facial hair, his chin looks good. I did think about changing his chin but I want to keep him as recognisable as possible. I agree with the ears completely. I'm considering making him higher poly just because PC games can handle great graphics and it saves me the time trying to cover up all these little things. Plus he'll look better. Platinum Card and fefenc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthedev Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice wok so far man. almico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravarty Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) He advised me to stop with the low poly and not mod games, but instead work on hyper realistic renders. No! Don't stop making mods for GTA IV! Please. Your characters look stunning! Edited July 5, 2014 by countergame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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