Sumskilz's Unit Creation Blog

[sumskilz]

Hey, Sumskilz!
How is your art - factory working ? All good, I hope !?
Greetings

I had to take some time off for awhile, but I'm back at it now. I probably be able to post at least something in the next week or two.

[SeekerAfterTruth]

I must admit ur units look absolutely brilliant, the large number of variations on all parts and the brillaint faces really bring them alive. The in game screen was beautiful

[sumskilz]

Made some new models today. Anyone know what they are?

[Musculus Maximus]

I think its a shield for a Unit from Rome time frame

[TuCoT]

Made some new models today. Anyone know what they are?

Yes I think this is a shield too. (janissary shield? )

[Prince Valiant]

Made some new models today. Anyone know what they are?

Breastplate?

[Walkman810i]

Ummm hides?

[Harðurāðaz]

A FLYING CARPET!

[sumskilz]

I think its a shield for a Unit from Rome time frame

Yes I think this is a shield too. (janissary shield? )

You guys are correct in thinking they're shields. I'm sure something similar was used in the Rome time period but they are definitly for the DotS time period.

Ummm hides?

Well there is some oryx hide involved.

A FLYING CARPET!

No those are next.

They're lamt shields for the Almoravids which I based on these Tuareg shields which use the same construction:

[TuCoT]

Wow, it will look great when you skinned it. When you release these Almoravid unit preview?

[sumskilz]

Wow, it will look great when you skinned it. When you release these Almoravid unit preview?

It might be a little while still. I'm just now making the first model:



The skins here are placeholders just so I can see what I'm doing. The real skins will be done by the newest addition to our team - an artist whose work I'm sure you'll all be impressed by.

[Ahiga]

Looks great man, really like how the usually marginalized Moors and Fatimids are getting such a great skinner to do them justice!

[TuCoT]

Sumskilz you are the master of modelling and skinning.

[jermagon]

wow it looks great

[bobbin]

Nice units!, I really should check up on these forums more often, keep up the excellent work Sumskilz!

[sumskilz]

Turkoman:



Thanks to the Rusichi mod for the hair from their Cuman units.

[TuCoT]

Wow!! Great faces!! I've been waiting for this for a long time!
+ rep.

[dome]

wow, very nice!!!

[TuCoT]

Sumskilz, I'm curious about something: Will the Anatolian Turkish faces completely different than these Turkoman faces?

[sumskilz]

Sumskilz, I'm curious about something: Are the Anatolian Turkish faces completely different than these Turkoman faces?

I wouldn't say completely different but a bit. I based these Turkoman faces on images of modern Central Asians, Turkic speaking Iranians, and Anatolian Turks, combining features of each. I plan to also make Anatolian Turk faces based on modern Anatolian Turks, but I don't see any reason why these Turkoman faces can't work for the Seljuks of Rum who were relatively recent immigrants from the east at that time.