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Published: 2014-12-14 21:41:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 4741; Favourites: 86; Downloads: 69
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UPDATE: I've re-rendered him with right specular maps, fixing his eyes and with a different focal length.Previous version here: Portait of Cullen .
Maybe I'll do some Cullen x Dorian in the near future
Rendered in Blender Cycles 2.72b
Model extracted by Padme4000 , thanks for the support!
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It can be better.
There is no specularity/reflectivity neither in his skin, nor in outfit/hair/eyes.
Caucasian skin type has noticeable SSS - none of it here.
Also wide angle camera - it looks like selfie made with old mobile phone.
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I can only agree about the camera angle. It's a pity you can't see the SSS the translucent and the specularity components of my materials. I make a quick render of this scene without these elements, just with the diffuse and normals nodes. I hope you can now see the differences:
sta.sh/012ttytgkvh3 ( ← quick render without SSS, specularity and translucent nodes)
sta.sh/01aodu44d0hh ( ← the render I used for this work)
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Ah. I see. Still skin usually is more reflective.
Maybe SSS isn't deep enough, don't know.
I usually achieve nice skin visuals by using quite accented micro-relief normal maps with deep SSS.
The Cullen's specular map is just desaturated diffuse - it's not right.
If you are interested what I can try to do - send me link for actual model and posed xps file.
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Just another two issues I forgot to mention, until tried myself:
- eyes
Originally his irises are too big - that's unnatural, as the sharp edge between iris and sclera.
I use mesh edits to make the eyes' with basic internal structure - separate iris inside, transparent sclera's area above it.
- metal surfaces
The metal looks like plastic, mask diffuse metallic areas with almost black color, use blurred reflections, not speculars.
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Hi! Padme4000 managed to extract the correct specular maps from the game, so I've updated this work, changing the focal length of the camera and fixing the eyes as well as mirroring the model. Thanks for the advises!
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That's better on the face
But what about armor?
Can you show the difference between correct and non-correct spec maps?
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The correct was slightly lighter, and as a mask for the glossy node permits tiny more reflections 
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Ah, Dorian. He is ready, but can't choose the posing.
sta.sh/028t2n6jqchh
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Looks so alive! But something wrong with him. I can't understand what)
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He was mirrored at first.
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When you realized what it is, just tell me it
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Oh, it doesn't matter! In any case, all that you do - just amazing!
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wonderful! Is it flipped though? The scar is on the opposite side
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Yeah... For some reason the model I used was flipped and I didn't notice it until I finished the render
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I only noticed this after porting a few other models. I did fix the problem on my end now though. The script I use to port the models has them flipped and it isn't on the top of their to do list to fix.
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No problems, really! It's easy to fix it, I just didn't notice it and I didn't want to re-render him when i realized he was mirrored
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Considering you use cycles I can completely understand not wanting to re-render him. Honestly wish render times would be a bit faster for cycles but the result is worth the wait.
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Ahh, I see... please tell me you'll be doing more renders of him! He looks amazing
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Well, I don't know what you mean... I rendered the model extracted from the game, but it takes a lot of time to make the right materials, to clean the topology and fix some issues. I hope you enjoy
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Oh I certainly do enjoy 
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Yeah, but you need to do it, too.
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Thanks! Without you wouldn't be possible!
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