Michiru Kagemori Week 2 (Patreon)

Hey folks Michiru update 2, I'll try to keep these weekly.

So this is the stage where the model is going to look like trash for while. After blocking her out I Zremeshed so I can just sculpt on her a bit and slowly creep up on something that feels appealing to me (this is not the re-topology phase, its a temp mesh).  Pretty much default zremesher, no special fiddling  or settings other than editing the mouth loop a little to make it extend out further. I will start the real retop when I hit a wall trying to get this version to look good.

I'm focusing on her face for now: added eyes, eyebrows, and eyelashes, and I basically just push and pull on things until i start seeing a hint of life. Anime faces are extremely subtle, they require a very ginger touch with tiny adjustments to get exactly the right shapes. Its also worth noting that I've collected a huge amount of reference just because there's a lot of it available for this character. In these cases I sometimes find fanart I like more than the official version and I'll do something that subtly mixes elements from both.