The Scavenger

[phoenix]

Hello everyone.

I will attempt to create The Scavenger, a character i drew some time back.
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/5817/con01.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/5453/con02.jpg

Starting my work with the Maya Nurbs Primitive i find it much easier to get the form out using this technique.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/440/sc002.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6684/sc005.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8540/sc006.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/2595/sc007.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7471/sc010.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/8366/sc008.jpg

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Regards

[phoenix]

Ok once satisfied with the form i took it to Softimage and started with Polys. refining the forms. and Stuff.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/2738/sc014k.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9954/sc015.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4615/sc017.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8059/sc019.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8072/sc021.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9267/sc020.jpg

:)


Regards

[PascalR]

:welcome: Phoenix, glad to see you here :thumbsup:

This is a cool creature, thanks for sharing your workflow. My only comment so far would be on the head design, it feels more like a fish head connected to an insectoid body. It would be nice to get some insect features back on the head I think.

Cool stuff, can't wait to see what's next here :beerchug:

[collings]

cool drawings, i like the design, looking forward to see it progressing :) .

ps: i added a little thumbnails to your thread, you can change it if you want by attaching an other image instead of the one i put with the attachment system of the forum.

[phoenix]

Wow thank you friends for a warm welcome making me feel at home :)


Pascal thanks for the feedback buddy. i agree it looks like a fish head at the wrong place HAHA will sure give your suggestion a shot. and again thank you friend for giving time. :)

collings thank you so much friend and i am glad the concept has its appeal. oh nice of you for adding a thumbnail yes i wil update it.


regards

[Tom]

Hey thank you for sharing! This helped me a lot :P

Cool character just wondering how the wings will work, i might be wrong but wouldn't they make the back of the character rise up and the head go down for those wings it seem to be a lot of weight at the front of the character?


This is reference I base that idea off:

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/wasp-3.jpg


Also how come you switch between Maya to XSI?

[phoenix]

Thank you tom :) really appreciate it friend. well it had occurred to me that i should make it fly but then i thought let the wings be there just as a part of design or something...

Ok did alot of work so here are more updates :)

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5710/sc022.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/966/sc027h.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4571/sc028.jpg

Worked on the limbs abit

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7352/sc029.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2322/sc030.jpg
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9592/sc031.jpg
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9474/sc032.jpg

Back to the head :)
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7749/sc033.jpg
[IMG]http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5246/sc034.jpg[/IMG


Well this is what i got so far :)


Regards

[PascalR]

Hey Phoenix, cool stuff.:)
I am not totally convinced by the teeth under the chin, wouldn't it make it hard for him to rotate the head ?
Also, I would define which areas are soft tissues or rigid insect like parts. I must say I am a little bit confused about the neck area as it looks quite fleshy right now. Is the torso going to be made of soft tissues as well?

cheers

P.

[ianucci]

Coming along very nicely! Are you using nurbs in XSI or is this polys now?

I agree with Pascal and Toms comments.

Concerning the wings, if you intend to keep the but make him flightless maybe you could make them smaller like they are vestigial parts evolution has not yet eliminated, or more ornamental so they might suggest another purpose, like for display to attract mates haha.

[phoenix]

Hey Hello again friends :)

PascalR Thank you for your time and feedback friend :) i agree with the teeth in his neck :) i will see what i can do with it. probably remove it.
Regarding the Soft and Hard Surfaces yes i did worked on that hope its more clear now.
ianucci thank you for visitng and taking time to give feedback my friend.. i am using XSi polys..Maya NUrbs well i only use for initially to get the forms out never go beyond the initial stage.

Made some more updates

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7749/sc033.jpg
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5246/sc034.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5466/sc039.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/2259/sc040.jpg

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3295/sc044.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7204/sc046.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6430/sc047.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1060/sc048.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3083/sc049.jpg

Regards

[phoenix]

Ok more updates ...

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1382/sc050.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/4521/sc051.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7573/sc052.jpg.
OK wings added :)
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3531/sc053.jpg
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2757/sc054.jpg
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4776/sc056.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6290/sc057.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3812/sc058.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7868/sc059.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5774/sc061.jpg

:)

Regards

[PascalR]

Cool creature! I like how you're blocking out the whole silhouette, some areas still have a very subd feel to them, which will certainly go away once you start sculpting this baby in ZB or Mudbox :)
Also the front claws seem very heavy for the thin wrist connection you currently have imho :) Eventhough this is a very insectoid feature, those claws still feel like the creature would need to put quite some effort to move them around.
Anyway, cool work :thumbsup: