Yes, some are actually 3D models attached to the top and back of the head, then the rest (the "middle spikes") are just planes. Guess my observations were correct. Thanks for the confirmation. Unwrapping ears sucks. That is all. Also, I pasted an in-game screenshot on to his head and it v...

Well to be fair I DID post In-game screenshots. It was not promotional art, it was just different anglesof his face which I had just made on nulldc. It seems like you want shots from cutscenes or some sort..... I want to do a slightly more realistic version of in-game Ryo. Regardless, you don't hav...

Thanks for posting the links, but again, this isn't exactly what I'm looking for. I'm more interested in emulating the in-game face, the one we all remember. Not the high-res version available in the passport and in some promotional material or the other weird faces of Ryo that are also in the promo...

Thanks for the reference. They're not exactly what I needed, but I appreciate your attempt. So I just said 'screw it' and pasted the flattest front face in-game reference that I have and moved stuff around to fit it. It's the first time I can admit that it looks like Ryo from the game. Sometimes, yo...

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%20UpRes/Body-006_zps70ba3153.jpg Getting used to Mudbox, though the folds will hopefully change for the better as I get more experience with it. The face has been tweaked several times to what you see now, but it obviously doesn't look like in-...

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%20UpRes/Body-003_zps386a4b86.jpg http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%20UpRes/MB-001JeansTest_zps09a2eeae.png http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%20UpRes/Head-032noFGfront_zpseafd6315.jpg http://i1360.photob...

You're absolutely right. Thanks for the input and reference.

Original and Edited renders after some tweaking last night. Still doesn't look like Ryo, but I'm kind of digging this look. I keep thinking of Cowboy Bebop for some reason (Spike-ish?). Ryo has: -Smaller eyes -Different eyebrow shape -thicker lips Might need to scale everything around. http://i1360....

Damn. If I had your skills it'd make my job much easier! Never too late to learn :). Small update. Did some tweaking and rendered out using a more realistic skin material (Subsurface Scattering Material). First render is straight from Max. Second render has the center face with Photoshop editing. H...

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%20UpRes/Head-010edited_zpsb7364f99.jpg Doesn't look like Ryo just yet, but I'm continually tweaking it. -Ears, eyes, eyebrows, and hair are all placeholders for now. Looks fairly cartoony at the moment. -Skin is just a basic material. -Hair was...

I've been fairly busy with other things, but still making progress, just in another way. New change to the project: I''ve been attempting to force myself to make my artwork and potential games in 2D for various reasons, but I think it's better for me to focus more on 3D. I have much more experience ...

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r643/YCCTH/Shenmue%202D/TestRyoWalkCycle002Stationary_zps57d26361.gif This might seem like a small update, but it took me a while to figure out a work flow that was within the confines of my abilities. It's funny. It's a similar process I used with the pixel art ...

Looking really nice (not the rock base underneath the staircase though...sorry, have to critique a bit even if it's a WIP). How are you liking Unreal thus far? Intuitive? Efficient? Also, what 3D program are you using, if you don't mind me asking? Keep it up! I look forward to some nicely ambient oc...

Just a small update on the project. As is usually the case, I've been incredibly busy the last week and haven't had the time to continue the project. Not to mention my computer crashed several days ago while playing World of Tanks and refused to boot up Windows afterwards, giving me some dishearteni...

Great work YCC, I'm hoping this project goes the distance, there have been many over the years that I've got excited about. Just some positive feedback; the first concept on the left, with the jacket creases... to me the small creases on the arm of the jacket help to give it a bit of substance, kin...