Kovid Kombat (MK Fan Art PSA)
Wanted to use my fan art efforts for good, while also refining my skills, so I came up with a suitably geeky idea that pays homage to a game I love while playing off the inherent concepts that compliment the intended message contained within.
Seeing as I knew the assets were only going to be used for stills, I aimed for speed and cutting a lot of corners. Impressed in the most part with Substance Painter's auto unwrap, as well as Zbrush's ZRremesher, which made turn around for these models INSANELY quick, though probably not ideal for a professional pipeline. They still were pretty easy to rig and deform, even with the amount of automation I incorporated.
Inevitable ice puns, of course
As with most of the MK character's wearing masks, Scorpion's signature move is just perfect for COVID messaging.
I wanted to emulate the classic "Rosie the Riveter" poster, but I fear the haphazard nature of my model and sculpt for speed purposes didnt deform as well as I liked. Lots of lessons to be learned with female anatomy too.
Goro was a natural choice, considering the major part hand washing plays in combating the pandemic. Really struggled with the rigging and anatomy of such an odd character, but it was defintiely a VERY fun challenge
Sub Zero Low-Res Baked Turn Around
Sub Zero Low-Res Baked Close up
Sub Zero Hi-Res Sculpt
Scorpion Low-Res Baked Turn Around
Scorpion Low-Res Baked Close Up
Scorpion Hi-Res Sculpt
Kitana Low-Res Baked Turn Around
Kitana Low-Res Baked Close Up
Kitana Hi-res Sculpt
Goro Low-Res Baked Turn Around
Goro Low-Res Baked Close Up 1
Goro Low-Res Baked Close Up 2. My first time experimenting with fur cards. Not a perfect result, but I'm eager to learn more
Goro Hi-Res Sculpt. I ended up adding neck plating so I could cut the model up in order to make ZRemeshing down to the low res while still maintaining detail across the forms easier.