Sumea Challenge #5 -3D- Mark - Challenger #4

They are awesome! If you change any of them, I will be mighty peeved. I love the pre-evolved ones twig. I think your in with a good chance. :)

'Tis very cool1 Great evolution going on -- any chance of seeing the 'main character' even if only in concept form?

Cool. Great work with the evolutions.

It'd be quite cool to see what their powers are. Has he got a name?

I love how everything links together, like the twig and d the white markings. Hurry up and model them, c'mon c'mon.

awesome work! very creative!!!

i know the mouth plates are a part of the culture your mimiking but it does look a bit odd in the sketch.

oh nice drawing skills too :P

these rock!

makes me want to model yours not mine!!!

10 out of 10 on the creative side!!

My Favourite so far. [:)]

Sweet pics man, I'm oh so jealous. One thing though, I thought the evolution had to follow one single path, and you're saying your guy goes from one blue to two red? Maybe I'm wrong, but I interpreted it as though you would then have to follow on from the blue pill with either another blue or a red one. But this is irrelevant really, cause they look cool.;)

You can put a blue onto a red - it just means that you might twist some of the blue characteristics. I really like this design, I just wanna see the attacks or maybe the 'hero' (if he has time).

If you ever wanted to animate his blue pill form you'd have a bit of trouble having legs that short and feet that large, other than that I think it's awesome (easily my favorite). It'll be tough competing with you.

he'd just walk like marvin the martian :)

Thanks guys it?s always good to get some encouraging comments

Jonathan - I don?t really have a name for him but I figured he would have voodoo style attacks such as causing unexplained pains, take control of and use other characters attacks and a hex/curse that would make opponents have a 25% chance of their attacks not working.
Also I have done the hero and will post him as soon as possible I?m still having some trouble with uploading stuff (I change my isp this week)

Wiz ? I read over what I typed before and it wasn?t really very clear, what I meant is that the one in the middle is the original form if you gave him one red pill he would change into a form that I haven?t drawn, if you gave him another red pill he will change into the form on the left. From the original character again if you gave him one blue pill then he would evolve into the drawing on the right, if you gave him another blue pill then he would evolve again to one that I haven?t drawn??uuuuuuhhh ?.yeah[?], clear as mud

Goldenchocobo ? Like what inglis said, he will have a real penguin type walk, he?s not designed to be fast for melee attacks.

Hope that?s cleared up a few things, I?ll post the hero asap[:)]

and here he is?..
[img]http://www.markfilippelli.com/concept_art/hero.jpg[/img]

the leg stance reminds me of the aliens in "the arrival".

lol yeah i was thinking of a similar thing, an animation with aliens that have backwards legs :P

has quite the "pokemon trainer" look about him, does it really suit the theme of voodo guys? i mean hes a neat design but i reckon you could mesh him better with the "creatues"

Awesome creature design. Very original looking.

I have to agree with MoonUnit about the trainer. He wasn't what I was really expecting. Perhaps someone more tribal?

Love the pose, the shoes are cool, but there doesn't seem to be a connection between the sidekick and hero. I like how you've incorporated the pill into the image.

Perhaps if you gave him a wooden carved amulet or maybe a mask (like Crash Bandicoot) or something?

Very cool.

i think the hero pic is great, suits the sidekick in my oppinion. very pokemon/digimon/etc style hero-sidekick connection. if you somehow understand what i mean.

when i was designing the hero i wasn?t thinking about relating him to the sidekick. i assumed that the sidekick would be one of many (like in pokemon) so the hero would have a separate identity.
i?ll have a bit of a draw and see what i come up with along the tribal line.
i may have gone a little overboard with the lanky stance as well:)

i started to draw a hero concept that was more tribal, but got carried away and started to change it heaps so that is was more like my usual style rather then one that suites the sidekick characters. because of this I?ll probably stick with the original?see what you think anyway.

http://www.markfilippelli.com/concept_art/masai.jpg

If she had a few more items of clothing (seeing as it is a kiddy game), she would be perfect :D Very cool design.

Aven: thats not that far off of what certain tribes would wear.
Doesn't really seem all that offensive to kiddies to me, considering half the tribes are nearly naked.[:P]

Looks really good Mark, can't wait to see your models.
How are things going for you and the other guys since leaving Qantm? Haven't seen any reels come thru our doors.

I like the lil ones twig he has, very nice. You went to Qantm did you, thats where I want to go.

I definately like the second tribal hero more than the original one. And i don't think that she does need more clothes coz as Malus said most tribes are fully naked, at least shes covered up wut counts.

Good forbid she's showing her naval :)

Oh yeah, I would definitly like to see the second hero/trainer, she fits the part nicely, I know it seems obvious but alot of the time I think the simplest idea works best! Plus I like the second drawing better! Can't wait to see how they come out in the modeling process!

i also like the second trainer

im not sure but i think ur little characters are kinda for your own game thing, the evolution extreme can be adapted a bit. So having the trainer and characters linked up is ok (this is my takings, you want to know for sure ask the people running the comp :P )

Aven ? it wasn?t really the semi-nakedness i was worried about, if you?ve ever watched ?what?s up doc? when it used to be on, you?d see that television companies aren?t that worried about having a scantily clad woman on a kids show. to me the style just doesn?t suit that of the other pic. but then again in final fantasy x that woman has that freaky doll thing, the two together look weird but it works.
everyone seems to prefer this 2nd one so thats the one that i?ll go with.

Malus ? doing good mate, how about you, did you get my e-mail?

Fireflight ? i can only speak for the diploma (because that?s what i did) but i found it excellent. very up to date as well as very helpful and knowledgeable teachers and best of all you have the opportunity to work with programmers on games. but it?s really up to you to get the most out. (can?t stress that enough)

?and here are the wires for the good evolution, still have a few issues with a couple of parts in the mesh. should be able to cut it back a few more polys. i?ve set an allocated amount of polys for each model but i?ll still wait till i?ve done the other 2 just so that i have a better idea of what is need for each design.
btw haven?t done the staff yet

[img]http://www.markfilippelli.com/3d_mesh/sidekick_wires.jpg[/img]

I did not mean to have a go at the trainer at all. As I said, I really like her. I'm sure that small children wont have troubles with her, or will the fathers of the children (well most). The trouble comes from the uptight parents who do have troubles with it. It is funny that you mentioned 'What's Up Doc?', as my mum hated the way the hosts used to dress. The only thing that relaxed her was the fact that they had cartoons and it wasn't just some lame attempt at softcore porn :)

The mesh is looking really good so far.

sorry if i sounded a bit harsh, i took no offence, i know what your saying totally and it's certainly true about uptight parents, i was just making a point as well:)