Beast of Burden - Character/contraption - Mattman

[ZrO-1]

Nice study piece. I look forward to seeing your BoB concept take form.

[Mattman]

just another idea, not anywhere near final concept.... after this sketch i decided not to make it a "blah" 4-legged creature, so expect something more extreme. I should be able to nail down my concept this week so I can finally get started on the model!

[eirenicon]

Very nice, I like how you took the rhino elements and streamlined them into a new design! Good work there :applause:

So I guess my BoB is a "blah" 4-legged creature then, eh? :D

[ZrO-1]

I definetly like how you did that. It's very explanatory of how you are aproaching this piece. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Mattman]

timothyD: I just meant i'm trying to "push the envelope" and exaggerate my concept (trying to stay away from the normal 4-legged creature stereotype)

besides, you're much farther along than i am! :) i'm still at the drawing board.

[Mattman]

just another sketch. i'll probably change the back legs, maybe the head, and quite a bit more. should be finished by sunday, and then comes the modeling (am i behind?)

:D

[iC4]

very very nice sketch you have there, especially the last one :thumbsup:

[Equinoxx]

oh my . . . that last one is spectaculair . . . :buttrock:

[Mentat7]

Very interesting progression. I am eager to see how it turns out. THe latest update has a very "Star Wars" feel to it.

[nibo]

Nice concepts!

[Mattman]

well I didn't like what I was doing much before, and this is the final concept (well, expect more detail than this drawing depicts).
i'm not sure of the scale yet, or if it will be pulling anything but i will continue to hash that out as the beast is modeled. more posts to come of actual 3D work! wow, can ya believe it? 3D? kewl.

:D

[Hmura]

great concepts, well done, althougt the third one looks great the last one is much better, I would like to see it larger and more detail... and lets not forget the 3D!!!
Keep it up

HMURA

[Mattman]

just a quick color sketch i did on lunchbreak

[Fetus23]

oooo nice sketching style....when i saw those 3 dots of color, a light went of in my head :)...went and tried it right away....funn stuff!!
get to the 3d!!!

[Mattman]

how do i make a link in my signature to my current challenge or online portfolio? sorry, i'm new at this forum thing...

[J.Clayton]

Nice Design! The Digital Painting is "sweet and by that I mean totally awsome!"

You can put a link to your portfolio in the "Signiture" box in the edit profile section under "my profile".

Keep up the good work, I'm excited to see the end result. Im assuming your doing it in Maya...right (?)

[Mattman]

Maya all the way. also, i've been using photoshop for the color sketches instead of painter :hmm:

one of these challenges i'm just gonna flip out and design something totally awesome! haha.

next post will have latest on the modeling, i promise

[Mattman]

general shape so far. i'm using maya and the connectPolyShape tools

[Mattman]

one more

[Mattman]

last one

[Jay-Mo]

Your concept is great. Waiting to see more.

[pascal_blanche]

I wich I had this concept in mind.. really pushed! and you could go a little further with the 3D model.. bravo!

[ZrO-1]

The concept drawing is awesome. The model is following it really well. I love the size and shape of this beast.
Great stuff so far. :thumbsup:

[DanielWichterich]

can't wait to see the facial expression of your sketch in 3d!
:applause:

[Mattman]

well folks, this is what you've all been waiting for. well, part of it anyway :) this is the model so far, i hope i get it done in time, because i'd sure like to get more detail in.....

low-rez cage

[Mattman]

smoothed preview

[ZrO-1]

hahaha Mattman that is AWESOME!
Such a clean and perfect model. I thought your sketches rocked, but this is even better.

Great work so far :thumbsup:

[Mattman]

thanks for the encouragement, Zro-1 !

[Fedron]

:bounce: Oh Mattman i really love you compact rihno!!! He's so cut and strong at the same time!!!
Some advises:

The eye is too small. And you should tweak a little the eye part of the head. Look at your sketch, the eye should be in the same line than the shoulder fold.

Keep going dude yours is a winner!!:thumbsup:

[Mattman]

thanks for the crits.... you're right about the eye thing. i will have to make some adjustments on the shape of the head, too, which might fix it....

[Mattman]

quick update, just started the front foot

:buttrock:

[Gollum]

Awesome! This beast is gonna be slow, but can probably walk right through a 1m thick concrete wall without as much as blinking... ;)

The sketches are a nice touch, so we can see how your beast was evolving in your head! Now the models seems to be turning out equally well, keep up the good work!

:applause:

[Fedron]

Nice Matt, very nice, keep going :thumbsup: !!

[iC4]

if you stick to the sketch this will be my favourite BoB, I love this "character" :thumbsup:

[AJ]

Absolutely adore your design - it's one of those subtley brilliant ideas that makes you go "Damn... I wish that was my BoB!".

If you're model gets even 50% of the level of character in your design then you're onto a winner for me! :D

Have a clapping green grinning round thing -- > :applause:

Oh and MORE!!! :D

[erilaz]

Wow! The impression of weight you get from the model is perfect! I love the design! :D

[Mattman]

thanks for the feedback. here's the latest update, i alternate between wings3d and maya, depending on where i am working from...

:buttrock:

low-rez cage

[Mattman]

smoothed preview

[KOryH]

Cool, I love the porportions!

[Mattman]

Kory:

thanks. i love the artwork in your portfolio! inspiring, since i'm trying to become a better painter...

[TedTerranova]

I really love the playfullness of this piece. And yet it is a very tight model. Really great stuff. I look forward to the finished product!

[Mattman]

just another update

[Mattman]

smoothed....

anyone want a different view? just let me know

[DanielWichterich]

Your 3d character does not show the same emotion of your sketch which i liked so much.
Give him deeper rings around his eyes (don't know the correct term for that :shrug: ). In your sketch he looked more defensive like beeing afraid of a stronger animal. Maybe work on that!
But apart from that: great!

[Mattman]

thanks for the advice. yes, i had forgotten to capture the emotion, but then again i didn't have an emotion in mind for my concept sketches.....lack of thought/depth in concept? probably

[levius]

Looks great :), Very original character :thumbsup:

BTW: what is wing 3D? It looks like Nendo to me, is it similar? What are the benefits of modeling there? Is it hard to export/import between Maya/wings3D?

[Mattman]

wings3d is a free app. some guy couldn't purchase Nendo (ever try to buy a license to Mirai?) and decided to write his own app. it has most of the functionality of Nendo, and is updated quite often by the guy. it can import and export .obj and .3ds files, among several others (if u want to import/export between wings and maya, you'll need the obj import plugin for maya)....once you get used to the interface, the tools are great....especially for a free modeling package! - but, no rendering.....

http://www.wings3d.com

[levius]

Wow, looks great :), where can I read the full story?

[erilaz]

Ah yes, good old wings3D. I have also had the pain of trying to get a hold of a Mirai evaluation.

Why Nendo? WHY???? :scream:

[Mattman]

final render..... if i happen to have more time i might post another.

[erilaz]

Such a cool head! Very nice. Strong, and cute at the same time!:thumbsup: Different angles would be nice!

[Mattman]

another angle

[Mattman]

yet another angle!

[Mattman]

and.....another! bored yet?

[Mattman]

more....

[Mattman]

just a couple more.....

[Mattman]

last one!

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