Beast of Burden - Character - XVIVO

[AroundTheFur]

great concept like it alot, love the oversized arms, and cool face(or lack thereof) :xtreme: :buttrock: :xtreme:

[Edin]

Niiiiccccce...

I love the bulging arms, it's a good block out.

[DanielWichterich]

nice! i like it!
but i don't understand the way it carries that rock. i mean...
the rock will fall over and the rope will loose its contact to the stone.
i hope you understand what i mean! :p

[renderman]

Shouldn't you be backing up our server right about now?


;)

Just kidding. Cool character design! I like the arms ending in those stumps.

Have a great 4th!

The car is fixed. See you Friday!

[Slot]

Amazing!!!

Very simple, and yet very expressive. This is going to be a kic´ass model. :applause:

Great Work. :beer:

[erilaz]

Nice bulgy look! I like a lot. Ditto on the rock though... might fall over and hurt somebody!:D

[erilaz]

Nice bulgy look! I like a lot. Ditto on the rock though... might fall over and hurt somebody!:D

[pascal_blanche]

oh man what happened? Did I experienced some kind of time travel? in one day all those threads already and modelling went already that far? are you guys high ??
nice start Xvivo.. one little comment , try to refer to existing animals, even just a bit.. is it mammifer? lezard like? it will help you to go further in details ;)

[erilaz]

Not high, just drinking too much tea (and honestly, how much tea is too much tea?)

[XVIVO]

pascal, i am thinking this beast is a genetic experiment gone horrible wrong. It all started in a lab south of memphis. The researchers combined the dna of a giant sloth, a bull, and a rhino. If that wasnt bad enough, around 1:30 am.. the maintence guy accidently spilled some of his flask in (it was later believed to be Jack Daniels)

What came out was one messed up hunk of cytoplasm with a bad attitude. (he can be tamed though with whisky) hence his beast of burden status. :-)

mike

[visualboo]

JEEEEZ, this is pretty close to my concept. Back to the drawing board :) I guess it's just the same type of beast with the sunken head.

But very cool. keep goin cause this is gonna be kewl :)

[XVIVO]

here it is afew hours later..I removed the harness.. I will just focus on the beast for now. Starting to define the chest fourm, and add some more detail in the claws, arms and back.

:-)

[XVIVO]

helps to add image

[H2600]

I don't suppose you'd want to post a wireframe, I'm fairly new to 3d and I'd like to see how you got that nice "weighty" look to your creature.

[hypercube]

Woo, this is looking really cool already..love the mass of it. Really burly. The stunted forms are great too, really feels mutated.

[otacon]

That beast definately has some weight to it.:surprised How big is it compared to a human?

[fellah]

I (as many others) like the weight of this guy alot, really nice idea. I really hope you're going to add alot of muscles, veins etc.. that would be cool to see.

[XVIVO]

Thanks for all the compliments already!..
here is a wireframe...not too preety to look at..

About the size of this beastie.. I think it is 3 meters tall.. I only have a photograph to go from, and its hard to judge heights. My colleague who has seen several in the wild swears it is larger but i think he was drinkin to much tea at the time ;-)

I plan on adding more detail..veins and such..I am assuming i can map veins right?..I would hate to make the mesh so dense that it can't be eaisly animated .

anyway back to work

Mike

[XVIVO]

ok one more before turning in..

more details around face, and musculature around head

g'nite

mike

[Bezerker75]

I can't believe it.....the challenge has been open like what ...a day...and you have this already...unreal...damn nice start..:nothing to crit yet...thumbsup:

[XVIVO]

Well here is the next progression...

The beastie i discovered was used in the clearing of battle fields.
(hence the skeletal remains in the cart.)

I decided to go with the vertical "cart" to maintain a heavy feel. If I used the cart behind the beastie, the heaviness would have been diminished. Also I like the vertical composition rather than a horiziontal one...

BTW( the cart is just roughed in..obiously :-)

Mike

[Taoizm]

I can't belive how fast you've gotten this together. No crits at this time, just keep doing what you're doing, :thumbsup:

[Sgt.Pepper]

Great work.
Your contrib is without any doubt the greatest this far.

[visualboo]

Awsome man :buttrock:

Maybe try and make the sticks a bit smaller and add more of them *think bamboo*

Whats the small crease just behind the shoulder? Seems odd :D

[toce]

nice volumes!!!

now you should add some details and maybe work a little more on the head....

great proportions!

[ZrO-1]

This piece rocks. I really like your concept and design. Fantastic stuff so far...No crits I like it all.

[XVIVO]

here is the next iteration of the beastie..More detail.. with feeling hehe


mike

[digones]

:applause: :applause: great great! :applause: :applause:

I like his evil eyes! :thumbsup:

[digones]

ups, I forgot to ask something.........





lightwave, uh? :airguitar

[Koma]

i also think its lightwave ,good ,the 2 last pics are really cool

[XVIVO]

yes lightwave...love the lightwave. A whole lot of smoothshift, dragpoints, spin quads and late nights ;-)

I hope i can keep going..my wife is due today! (they yell us its a girl)..now I will really know what it is to be a beast of BURDEN!

mike

[OZ]

MY JAW DROP SOMEWHERE AND NOW I DONT FIND IT.
MY EYES ROLLS AWAY SOMEWHERE AND NOW HOW I CAN FIND MY JAW
MY BRAINS EXPLDZzzzrrzlkkkkxxxx..........................bip*

:eek: ABSOLUTE LOVE!

[lildragon]

hot damn, that's feeling man, that last pic (even in it's infancy) has some real strong value to it, kudos :thumbsup:

you better submit your thumbnail, so peeps won't miss this :)

a su salud

[XVIVO]

again thx 4 all the compliments..I still have a lot of to do

..hopefully this WIP wont kill my marriage. haha

and Lil' what do you mean by thumbnail?..and peeps?..sorry I am new to the fourms <g>


Mike

[samartin]

so this BoB is a self portrait then (or coming months) ??? :eek: I think u got my vote already, I luv the style kinda reminds me of (if I dare say) Pascal Blanche's works which is absolutely stunning works...

:applause: :applause:

[Ragnakim]

:surprised kICKASS WORK mAn!!! :bounce: This is 5 star material!! :applause: Congrats!! Its not finished and its allready a great model!! :drool: :thumbsup:

[visualboo]

Go here:
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12774
You could just use your avatar if you want :)

Peeps is a term for friends or other people. Very played out though :D

[Kira]

I love it. he is so soo sweet.
great.

greetz
respect
Kira

[XVIVO]

side view..roughing in details


Mike

[XVIVO]

and a top view..


thats enough for now :-)

mike

[iC4]

wonderful :applause:

[ZrO-1]

I like the sense of scale it has in these last 2 pics and with out the cage of skeletons on it's back...but I really liked the idea of the cage and skeletons. Maybe if they were smaller to have the BoB seem that much bigger.

[otacon]

That thing is HUGE!!!:eek:

[XVIVO]

Well. by all of you replies, it seems that this creature is larger that I first imagined..so I roughed out its new size..Now I think this would be a formidable adversary to have on the battlefield.

sorry for the post-processing..i couldnt resist playing!


let me know what you all think

Thx!

Mike

[Jhonus]

Very nice, I know its a test image, but the DOF makes it look like a minature set.

[XVIVO]

..please ignore the blur :-)

.. the feed back I am fishing for is how do you like size and the concept of the battlefield BOB?


Mike

[otacon]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!:eek:

This thing keeps getting better and better! What will it be fighting? Or is it like a moving fort for all those little men?

oh, and the battlefield looks fine.:thumbsup:

[ZrO-1]

I love the scale and the battlefield BoB idea. Only crit would be the castle on it's back. Maybe have it be a tied together wood fort rather than stone. i would imagine the stone walls would colapse if they were on the back of a beast.

[Jhonus]

Its a very good concept.

I don't really like the style of the fort on the back. Something a little more streamlined would be good. And rather than just sticking a small building on the back it could be a little more custom built for the situation.

I also can't help but imagine people being thrown off the top by the movement and momentum of the beast. So something design that can counter that might be cool. A gyroscope based design perhaps?

I quite like the scale, if anything it could be a bit smaller,... its sooo huge at the moment.

Is this going to be a defensive unit or attacking? I can see it as being either.

[underdog]

Wow that thing is mammoth! Cool idea, and model.

[Ragnakim]

YEA!!! Much better!!!:D BIG IS BETTER!!! MUAHAHAHH!!! :bounce:

[iC4]

I liked the cage with the skeletons more, but maybe thats just my mine :)

anyway the beast is really amazing :applause:

[XVIVO]

Yeah, Im thinking cage more...that was the original concept..so maybe i should stick with it.. The huge think might be getting away from me...Im so confused

Mike:bounce:

[derwolpertinger]

:buttrock: this guy rocks! the only thing i feel strange about is how the tower on his back is attached to the body. you should integrate it better, i think. so go on!:airguitar

[Sangotten]

*DONK*

That's way cool modeling!!! and the concept is very neat too!!

I love it, keep it coming!!!

[pit]

da cage - go for the cage!! xllent model - and so scary!!!

[XVIVO]

ok..a change of gears..

This BOB is henceforth know as a Ga-tauk. He is equipped with a single operator control (SOC) battle unit. The unit is equipped with a tri-tachyon device (TTD). This is the latest issue of the TTD which oddly enough performs much better then the Bi-tachyon device (BTD) :-)

The TTD has peformed well in simulated battle manuvers.

The Ga-tauk is controlled via a neural interruption device.



details later

Mike

[ZrO-1]

Oh man! I can't beleive that's upgraded to the TTD! I only just got the Bi-tachyon device. I'm still using my old-school mono-tach device too. It makes great toast. ;)

hehehe

Seriously though. I love it. That pack is pro'lly your best one yet.

[hypercube]

Looking cool, dig the high tech spin on it. I like the grace of the gear but something with more of a 'business end' would be cool I think..unless they fire in arcs like anime weapons? It looks weighty enough on him, though I think he could shrug that thing off and play basketball with it given half a chance :D

(I had to upgrade to the Bi-Tachyon Device, for some reason no one would talk to me when I told them I had a Single Tachyon Device :p )

[XVIVO]

Guys, If you cant get your hands on the TTD let me know. I have contacts and i can get 'em at a fair price....hehe

cube, I did play with the business end approach, but I like the elegance of the (SOC) battle unit. Three three spikes emit a very powerful pulse that is quite spectacular to witness..especially to see it vaporize a full grown cow. Now thats a barbecue!!



mike

[XVIVO]

well I may have to put this "pack" away as a Personal WIP...

having reread the rules..I think I am getting away from the topic.

must have harness
has to haul something(ie. a contraption from it's owner, or even a boulder)

should carry trinkets, suited by owner (ie. artifacts, insignia's)


so I gotta sketch up a new pack..will post sketch when finished.

Not to worry about the TTD, it is safely stored in an undisclosed security hold

Mike

[Rohan]

Gotta say this is still my favorite BoB. Are there any updates? I was looking forward to seeing how the creature is turning out.

Keep 'em coming!

:bounce:


r:)

[DanielWichterich]

It's my favourite Beast of Burden, too! But I dislike the newer science fiction variation. I think your Beast is not compatible with science fiction.
Your skeleton cage was great! I would suggest to go a step backward but I am also looking forward for new sketches!
Desu!
:wavey:

[Meka]

That last pic ROX :buttrock: One of my fav's for this challenge so far:thumbsup: :applause:

[XVIVO]

thanks again for the compliments. The reason I have not updated him... well..mainly because my wife and I had a baby girl on the 9th!
so i have to take a few days off from the computer. but soon the bob will live again!

mike

[visualboo]

HEY! Congratulations mike! :) :thumbsup:

[Rohan]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Even more sleepless nights ahead then ;-)


I must admit I agree with Stange, the best shot for my money (and my current desktop) is the one just after the screen grabs showing the wireframes. The one on the 07/05 is a fantastic piece. I like the continuation with the red eyes later on too though.

Once again congrats to yu and your wife!

Look fwd to seeing you posting again.

r:)

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