hopfully the ogre is done! on to the next:
wanted a creature with dynamic wow factor for the folio, something that would show good variety against the ogre too.
[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/simages2/258_creature_dragonHound_1L.jpg[/img]
looking great John! It's fantastic to see you progressing and improving like this [:)]
The design is working well, this is the type of thing I'd be glad to recieve from a concept artist to model and texture - the only real crit I can give on design here is the plating. My first impression is it seems to be a kind of chitinous plated cover, but it's simply sitting there - as a viewer, I'm confused of the function of the plating and how it's sitting there, which makes me wonder what it could be since I don't have anything to base it on. Is it metal armour, is it chitinous plating, is it organic hard folded cartledge/bone etc
This really isn't too big of a crit, it's quite small really - people get away with this exact thing all the time. Having said that however, it is something which should be considered and thought of.
to me the plating looks like a sort of protection + bludgeon. With a flexible long neck like that the creature could make swipes with his head in a mace like fashion or even charge something, forehead first :)
as for the other plates... i suppose they dont serve any major purpose, besides armour ofcourse, but if you give a reason atleast for the head/neck plates i think they matter less (as in need a reason less).
chitinous plated cover was the intent. Not that I plan a redo in this case, but I agree about this detail. Origionally I was thinking of having hair around the edge of some of the plating to intergrate it better. If I were to redo I would remove some of the ornate-ness (is that a word) and show some edges 'growing' out of the skin, sort of like finger nails.
the markers are bleeding some on the paper (using copy paper) Im going to get some marker paper sometime to see if it is better. I try not to let the markers 'pause' on the paper at all to minimise spots. personally I like a bit of the unevenness, gives the pic a lively hand sketch feel.
Using Letraset markers, each marker has 3 different tips- handy for differnt size areas/line weights. Letraset markers use Pantone ink too (Pantone are colour specialists) = good.
your really getting the hang of this marker thing arent you :D
exellent job, great design
btw, could you show me a pic of the markers your using, either youve got bleeding under controll very well or ive just been using cruddy markers