May as well make a thread, eh?
cowabunga!
thanks doods
The concept of a god of savage war is what inspired me, not the image of Ares himself(not sure ive even seen him come to think of it)
I decided to start a concept sculpt based on a couple of silhouettes in the above thumbnails to see how I like the weight(I want him to be a big dude!)
on his chest is a bronze embolon, his back holds a lion
Thanks for the encouraging words, guys :)
Jess: I was originally hoping to push the brief a bit(or appear to) by designing some wacky armor just to trick the eye and make the viewer wonder WTF is really underneath it all.
I'll do some more sketching to see if I can bring some of that feeling back...
caseyjones: awesome! glad to hear that CJ. You're off to a good start
not much of an update, just didnt want to post without an image ;)
Here's the base mesh, but it'll change as I add to the design
Very unique design! I love the hints of "Silent Hill" and "Final Fantasy" - though they may not have been intentional inspirations for this design.
My only 'critique' would be that this character - at least imo - appears to be more of an antagonist, rather than protagonist. My eyes tell me he's more a villain than a hero. But there's something to be said about 'beauty and the beast' archetypes. Unexpected sentimentality and compassion in something that otherwise appears brutal and murderous is a nice juxtaposition.
looking good shika, I really like the idea of masked characters, makes them more mysterious. I also like the armour style, he really does look like a dude who doesnt want anyone standing in his way, thumbs up 4 me.
Waiting 4 the awesome texture and normal map 4 this guy, which is not surprising as ur work is always awesome
[QUOTE=faultymoose] Very unique design! I love the hints of "Silent Hill" and "Final Fantasy" - though they may not have been intentional inspirations for this design.
My only 'critique' would be that this character - at least imo - appears to be more of an antagonist, rather than protagonist. My eyes tell me he's more a villain than a hero. But there's something to be said about 'beauty and the beast' archetypes. Unexpected sentimentality and compassion in something that otherwise appears brutal and murderous is a nice juxtaposition.[/QUOTE]
thats a good thing that u see that
quoted from wikipedia
Ares is the son of Zeus (ruler of the gods) and Hera. Though often incorrectly referred to as the Olympian god of war, he is more accurately the god of savage war, or bloodlust, or slaughter personified.
Among the Hellenes, Ares was always distrusted
so pretty much hes a badass angry son of a bi*ch and i think Shika has portrayed that pretty well :PMassius2007-07-23 20:54:46
woot internets!
faultymoose: I'm glad you got that impression. After reading the wiki description for Ares I had imagined he would be a huge scary barbarian you'd hope only to meet in a nightmare - "slaughter personified" has all sorts of scary connotations :)
drewus: he only needs one steed
shadowbreeze: good question, I'm usually surprised at how much a 1024 can carry, but in any case I'll be instancing and mirroring UV's like crazy. Guess we'll find out how much detail will come through soon
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
I took a break from this guy, so I don't have anything new to show except this self critique, which isn't too interesting heh.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/shika01/bodyrender05crits.jpg
One thing that I didn't put in there was his narrow shoulders.
No skimping on the concept stage this time around, hells no!
I'm inspired by the concept of Ares, the Greek god of savage war, and the practical implications thereof.
Sooo I scribbled many thumbnails and picked a few shapes that I like:
I plan on taking a couple closer to a finished level in terms of fitting the brief(these things dont look Greek enough!) and solving design elements, no rendering
Guaccamole