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Published: 2013-01-30 17:57:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 6974; Favourites: 130; Downloads: 62
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I finally decided to make another set for TF2! I'm gonna work with my friend and fellow modeler Dry (who collaborated with me on the Dota 2 International and Dota 2 Polycount sets) to make a themed set for the Sniper and one for the Spy (whose concepts are incoming) that sorta relate to each other. It's an idea that I've had since before TF2 even had cosmetic items, back in early 2008 ([link] ), and something I always wanted to see. We think it will be a challenge but technically possible and a pretty unique attempt at a misc. item, and that's super exciting.Right now we're looking at the legs/shorts, elephant gun, and tilley hat for a total of three items. Once we get the Spy set all sorted out, we might possibly do more, or just leave it at that.
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Name the shorts: "Slightly Homo Bear Legs" in my honor.
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I'm mainly afraid that the legs might have too many polys and look a bit too detailed compared to his arms, otherwise great concept!
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Dry's gonna have to be careful with the silhouette on the low and the texturing in particular, but I'm confident he'll pull it off.
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For the Sniper you could do something based on Sean Connery in Thunderball, short shorts wetsuit, Frogman UDT type. [link]
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Love the concept, but his legs would have to be a lot thinner to fit into the long pants in the character model, Snipes probably has legs like the Scout. I could see these as Engie's legs, though, no problem.
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Well, the way it works in game in order to be technically possible is that the model of the legs and boots and shorts would have to fit OVER the geometry of the pants. It's pretty much only his skinny default legs that makes it possible in the first place.
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Ah, I see! Thanks for the explanation. And here's my favorite Sniper...
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This is an absolutely gorgeous concept and I can't wait to see it develop further.
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How about they're both on spring break?
It's be interesting to see Spy in a Speedo...
WAIT, WHY DID I THINK OF THAT, NOW I'LL NEVER GET THE IMAGE OUT OF MY HEAD!
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Oh my god this is wonderful! I'm really excited about this, considering your high quality mods. one thing though- sniper appears to have really skinny legs but you've drawn them really thick. It's not a bad thing, but I'm curious as to what he might look like with skinnier legs to correspond with how his legs look like in pants.
Also, out of curiosity, have you ever thought of doing a fem sniper model? I'm genuinely curious as to what your take on her would be
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Here's an early sketch I did when we were trying to figure out if we'd be able to pull off the shapes we need over the existing geometry of the pants and still keep anatomical/proportional accuracy: [link]
Unfortunately, he has no body group for legs, so anything we make has to fit over what is already there. Our goal is to get them modeled and skinned with the least possible amount of expanded geometry.
Also [link] was our legspiration v:
I was planning on doing a female sniper or demoman as my next female class, but at this point, I don't know when, if ever, I'll get to another one (as much as I'd like to). With all the dozens of hats and new stuff that gets added, it's become pretty much impossible just keeping the ones I have made up to date and I need to focus my outside-of-work projects :C But maybe someday!
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also, I just wanted to add I'm very interested in what the sets theme will be. sniper and spy, Summer time ?
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So, I'm guessing one of the Spy items will be a rubber velociraptor mask?
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Oh wow thats really interesting! I didn't know modeling worked like that
BTW I rather enjoy your painting style. I've actually been trying to learn digital painting and well, I just don't get it. Do you have any tips?
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Thanks! I don't have like "one" way of painting; sometimes I'll paint under a sketch and then paint detail over that, and sometimes if it's just something quick I'll block in forms with solid colors and start rendering them that way. I'll make a swatch of colors and sort of just paint similar to real paint.
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We'll see about that v:
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This is so very "African Safari" and I love it. Best of luck to you guys with the project!
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When you're doing these themed sets, or any kind of stuff like this, what kind of research do you put behind it? The gun is just gorgeous - I wouldn't know from adam whether any of it is "accurate", but it LOOKS right. Do you do a lot of technical research before putting images together?
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Yeah, first I do some research into how certain guns work and how they're used. Then I look up a bunch of different models of guns, scopes, and find some things I really like. I'll take elements from different sources, make some of my own changes and adjustments to the proportions to fit the rig/game style, stuff like that.
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Well, it's working. Keep it up.
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I was hoping by the thumbnail, that this was a female sniper, but I can totally live with this as well.
Do note that the gun will require a new reload animation.
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I wish I had the skills and resources to create weapons for games like you do. I have a couple of ideas of my own, but lack the means to make them reality.
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Sniper's legs are too beefy, but this is a concept I guess.
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The legs/boots/shorts model will actually be fitting over his existing legs. The legs themselves are roughly the same size, but they'll be more tf2-styled in the actual texture.
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I agree with TheOnlyHorse. You can even see on this that you gave him extra thigh: [link]
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I mean that his legs seem to be too beafy like TheOnlyHorse said.
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Oh wow this is beautiful. So you're going for like an old school big game hunter set? I'd totally use that! Besides, any excuse to see Sniper's long ass legs is good enough for me.
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Interesting. I always wondered what the Sniper would be like with an elephant gun, or maybe a punt gun. I hope this goes somewhere!
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If you're going to add different styles to the Sniper's legs, make one of them feature lots of leg hair.
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If there was a practical way of achieving that, it would definitely be funny.
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Well you don't have to model every individual hair- just a simple hairy texture painted on his legs will do.
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Well, styles work by swapping out parts of the mesh, not different textures.
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Really? What about styles like the ones for the Blighted Beak and Googly Gazer? The only thing that changes for them are the textures, unless I'm missing something.
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Hmm, didn't know about those. I haven't been following the new stuff too closely for TF2 for quite a long time.
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Though if you did want to make one that changes the mesh, might I suggest an arrow to the knee?
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I agree. Like, carpet of hair hairy. It will be beautiful.
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Perhaps different degrees of hairyness? Like, "Shaven", "light coat", "thick coat", and "Chewbacca".
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