Shiva model!

[Niqote]

I am going to assume her colouring is not finished yet and she will indeed have the blue hues of the concept art.

Gawd she is back to extract revenge on me for lvl 20 soloing her on ice day 1/1 in FFXI
I know I will die many times before a win this time XD

[Seirra_Lanzce]

Thal's Balls! These forums are hot enough to melt an ice goddess.

my new favourite quote by Fernehalwes.

[Bayohne]

Thanks for the update Ferne!

[Niqote]

Thal's Balls! These forums are hot enough to melt an ice goddess.

I suppose some of that might be due to slight lack of info in my latest Developers' Blog post. (Looks around... Crickets chirp...) Okay, I suppose most of that might be due to a slight lack of info in my latest Developers' Blog post.

So, I just wanted to pop in to clear things up.

The ZBrush models you see are a Work In Progress. The colors you see are mostly for aesthetic purposes so the designer's eyes don't bleed after staring at a grey blob all day, and the final textures will more than likely end up being a lot similar to what is shown in the original concept art. YAY!

Even with that said, works in progress are just that, and as the work progresses, Yoshi-P may have an epiphany and decide to give her a second head, convert one of her legs into a machine gun, and rename her Jezebel (hopefully not, though... At least the second head part...)

Either way, I apologize again for the confusion, and in future Dev Blog posts, we'll make sure that works in progress are properly tagged and branded.

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For those of you not familiar with ZBrush, a few users such as Hulan, Zantetsuken, Imoen, and Gramul have already posted (in this very thread!) some basic info on the program, and what it's used for.

And now I see the comments earlier... really people?
It is so blatantly obvious she is not a final model... look at the quality, look at the colour look at the blasted concept of which they are aiming for!
Turning a kind sneak peak into your royal WAH fest so utterly ridiculous i think I need to go lay down

[Duuude007]

I could totally get behind a primal named Jezebel!!

[Yrusama]

Thank goodness. I don't like to be harsh, but it would not go over well with Shiva looking like a Guado from Final Fantasy X.

Edit: I had an epiphany. Monsters have body parts you can incapacitate, such as Ifrit's horn or every head on the Chimera. Will we be able to break Shiva's haircicles off?

[Zezlar]

Square-Enix gearing up for their Wrath of the Ice Queen expansion!

[Shougun]

Best Reps Ever.

Thanks for the clarification!!!

[Rowyne]

I hate to be negative, but I'm not happy with how the rendering came out. I like the concept art, but the render just doesn't look right. Way too much pink in her clothing, skin is too peachy (it should be pale or bluish), and her hair is so dark gray it's overpowering the blue highlights. I didn't even recognize who this was supposed to be until I started reading further into the post. To a long-time Final Fantasy fan, Shiva should be instantly recognizable.

The concept art is great, though, IMO. Hope the final product looks more like it.

Edit: Just read Ferne's update. Glad to know the colors are just a placeholder!

[Seirra_Lanzce]

I hate to be negative, but I'm not happy with how the rendering came out. I like the concept art, but the render just doesn't look right. Way too much pink in her clothing, skin is too peachy (it should be pale or bluish), and her hair is so dark gray it's overpowering the blue highlights. I didn't even recognize who this was supposed to be until I started reading further into the post. To a long-time Final Fantasy fan, Shiva should be instantly recognizable.

The concept art is great, though, IMO. Hope the final product looks more like it.

I beginning to wonder if you have read Fernehalwes post yet.... .