CHARLES @#$%ING DARLING?!

Wait a minute! I recognize that guy's design as used for the wise man in Magnificent Nine! Huh! I had assumed that he was exclusive to that movie. Although the SFM model in the film itself was a different one than this one, despite using the same character. However, I think the wise man was a completely different character from Charles Darling because Darling seems like a pure man of business, while the wise man from Magnificent Nine states that focusing on business makes one forget about ancient virtues. Conclusion? The wise man is basically a design-slap, but still an entertaining character in what is possibly, in my view at least, the greatest and most underrated TF2 fan film of all time.

Sure, as long as you credit me :)

may i port this to gmod?

CHARLES MOTHER F@#$ING DALING MAGS!?!?!?!

gmod port please?

Nice model. i completely forgot about this character before i seen this. I don't really remember, but i think he was Hale's arch-enemy?

I imagine his voice to sound like Christopher Lee.

Say, would you mind making a Darlin 2.0? I've been meaning to make some Saxton Hale-related content.

make model in gmod pls.

This Model Reminds Me of Zachery Hale Comstock - Father Comstock From Bioshock Infinite

I imagine his voice sounding like sean connery

Reminds me a Overseer Jacoren from Fallout 1.

gmod

Could you make his coat a more darker green please and I feel like his eyes are a little too close together http://www.teamfortress.com/tf03_cold_day_in_hell/#f=10 thanks

Your models are really good keep up the good work :D Could you make Sniper's parents or a better Merasmus model please?

IDK why, but he kind of looks Tibetan...

@Willow_mc, yeah I suppose I could work on the face texturing. And yeah, I agree with the lips part. It was something I didn't realize until I finished doing all the facial flexes. I can't change the shape now because it will break the HWM flexes that I've already done for it.

CHARLES ******* DARLING?! YOU´RE WORKING FOR CHARLES ******* DARLING!?

RE Textures, the faces on the TF2 characters do have a few more textured details from what I've seen, which would probably be the main part to change on this model. The rest of the model doesn't seem so bad in terms of the texture, but the face just doesn't look... entirely TF2-ish, if you know what I mean?

Or maybe it's just the lips that just don't look right. *shrugs*, hopefully that can help in some way!

I used Charles Darling as a character in my comics, this is really good dude!

@Magnus,

1. Thanks for the feedback, and you are correct when you say that they are just base colors (+ a noise filter) but honestly I'm not sure what else to add for textures. Most of the colors for the TF2 characters are flat with a gradient from the bottom going up, and the reference images I've taken from the comic [www.gomoodboard.com] don't really tell me much about what else I could add.

2. Nope.

I don't know this guy but I like him already

Hey, I LOVE your work. I do have one critique and one question though.
Critique: The textures are SO BLAAAAND. The models are AMAZING and the HWM is great, but the textures look just like base colors only.
Question: Do you have interest in creating custom models? With adequate references of course.

Thanks guys!

@BlondeLombax, The teeth mesh are actually taken from the TF2 models so it's pretty much the same mesh, just textured differently (believe me, I would like it to be the same texture, I just don't know how it's been UV mapped on the TF2 models so I've had to manually retexture it). Good luck on your model!

I've been hard at work on my first model in Blender - an unofficial Office Worker from the TF2Classic team's Espionage game - and I was worried about whether or not parts like his teeth would be a problem. After seeing how different your models' teeth were from the official in-game models, I think I've alleviated those worries.
This model in particular is great: you can just see Darling's weasely looks the moment you start to work on posing his face. The colors fit, and it's all around perfect. Well done!

Nice! Thank you. It's always great to see models like that.

Hey no problem, I appreciate constructive criticism. I've only started 3D modelling this year so I appreciate any feedback. I do have compress and stretch wrinkle maps for this model, just no facial wrinkles on the base texture.

I'll probably rework on those things if and when I get time/motivation. If I do make another model, I'll keep these tips in mind.

A few other things I would recommend include:
1) Lip corners should look more connected and also have bump for slight wrinkling.
2) Since he has aged, might be a good idea to try out some facial wrinkles, as well as wrinkles made by TF2 characters in their stretch and compress material versions. If you know how those work, then this model will look twice as better.
3) Back of the head should look closer to what maskless spy has, or at least shouldnt look connected to the skin based on the length of his hair. You may want to try some textured shading to help out.

These don't just apply to this model, but all your other models. Can I see most of your models as these comic characters? Kind of, but they feel like they could be more generic and thus apply for other characters as well. I'm just being honest.

Oh I see, thanks. I might have to manually retexture the hair roots on the skin at the boundary for the hairline, which was what I did for the hairline of my first model.

You are looking at the right spots. Both. However, it may need to be a bit more defined where the hairline is that where the hair in general is.

Thanks for the feedback Velikhi. I wasn't sure if I needed to sculpt and bake a bump (normal) map for the hair, but I'm a bit confused. Do you mean the hairline for that or just the hair in general?

You may want to add a bumpmap and smoothen out where the hair is. Or at least add some some parts to separate hair from skin other than the texture doing it.

Charles Darling, Mags?! CHARLES ****ING DARLING?!

I'm glad you think so, thanks!

I thought it would be hilarious to give him a gorilla wearing a Tuxxy, so my interest kinda snowballed. These HWM Custom models are awesome dude.

Haha, what a weird coincidence! I didn't think people would even be interested in this guy.

Oooooh my god the irony..... I just animated a few seconds of Charles Darling made of a GRN Spy and Old Nick's Head. Holy shit this is sweet.

Got it, thanks.

@Mark Unread, You start with a character turn around sheet with a front view and a side view, then you block in the basic shapes. After that, you start sculpting in the details, and when that's done, you do retopology, then you texture and rig (and then do HWM flexes if you want that)

I so want to know how exctly you start sculpting a human in Tf2 style with blender.

@CLaw

He's in the comics for TF2.

Thanks!

Love it!