Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Jonas Rothfuchs

[AcidX]

I was really getting messed up at work during past month, but no it has started :)
Here are my first ideas and sketches, modeling process will begin soon...

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101281621_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101281621_large.jpg)

This was my first try to scribble...
The Idea was to show a big battle between two huge armies.

[AcidX]

Well, I tried to capture my Idea of the Picture and the modd and emotions it should have in a text, here it is. I don't know how this sounds in english, my treasure in adjectives to describe something isn't as big in english as in german :)
so I add the german original-text after the english version, for all of you who are able to read german...


The Story:
Thematic of the Picture will be the confrontation between a beaten but death-courageously army which is defending their homecity with the last amount of her strength and a overmighty enemy, coming out of the lurking dark, inexorably moving forward and leaving nothing behind than burned earth...

The Focus should lie on the both main-contrahents, the two leaders of the armies.
The one human, high-technologized and armed to the teeth. The other like a Ghost out of a Nightmare, encapsulated in falmes of unreal fire and dark power.

The human army is standing on the right side, they fastened themselve in the suburbans with only a few of heavy cannons and single Mechs and Tanks.
The Field is scattered with ruins and rubble of hightechnologized skycrapers. The place is looking like after a battle with powerfull distance-weapons. The framework of the destroyed buildings is looking like the cemetry of huge ancient creatures.
The men are wound, their servo-armaments are showing traces of heavy fights.
Even the light armoured men are showing wounds and weariness.
But they all have something comon, this battle is about THEIR city, it's THEIR fight which they'll have to win or the'll doom...

The leader is standing in front of his men, a tall majestic figure, heavy-armoured and in his fist the Banner with the symbol of the city. This sign is what is giving the men the strength to fight for it.
His right hand is pointing over the burned land into the looming dark. They're coming...

Behind this wall of men and rubble the still intact city is rising in the background. The architectural style is testifies of highly technological progress. light, tall and glittering buildings standing there. Small civil vehicles are humming around sporadically and also some police- and military vehicles.
The city is shining and flashing tring to give the men courage and strength.

The sky is already really dark and the sun is fading away into the ocean.
like vertical comets are the firetracks of some spaceships shining against the dark sky.
the civilist are being evacuated to an other place. It's a symbol for journey from which there's maybe no return.

On the left side the darkening is coming, the hostile army is flowing like a huge dark wave over the landscape.
On a little hill her dark commander is stying, diving everything around him into a unreal, unnatural light glomin from his flames.
His army is build out of creepy creatures, mutation which are only far far away remembering on the humans they once have been...
Their weapons are versatile but the elite-units with thier heavy armor and weapons can be cleary differented from the others.
sporadically are vehicles amongst them, once stolen from the humans, now converted and redesigned with grimaces.
The earth around the army is bruned and foggy, dark swathes of black mist are flowing between and above the army.
The sky above it is darkblack, only a few stars are visible through it.
the darkness is coming...


*puuh* that was a bunchof work to translate :)

now, here's the german original:

Thematik des Bildes soll der Kampf zwischen einer angeschlagenen, aber todesmutigen Armee sein, die mit letzter Kraft ihre Stadt verteidigt und einem aus dem Düsteren kommenden übermächtigen Feind der unerbittlich vorrückt und nur gebrannte Erde hinterlässt.

Fokus des Szenarios liegt auf den Hauptkontrahenten, den beiden Kommandanten der Armeen. Der eine menschlich, eng verbunden mit Technik und bis an die Zähne bewaffnet. Der Andere gleich einem Geist oder einem bösen Dämon umhüllt von Flammen und eine dunkle Macht ausstrahlend.

Die menschliche Armee steht auf der rechten Seite, sie hat sich in Ruinen der Vororte verschanzt, teilweise sind noch schwere Geschütze zu sehen und vereinzelte Panzer und oder Mechs.
Überall sind Trümmer von hochtechnologisierten Hochäusern zu sehen, man merkt das auf diesem Platz eine erbitterte Schlacht mit durchschlagenden Distanzwaffen geführt wurde. wie ein riesiger Tierfriedhof wirken die Gerippe der ausgeschlachteten Häuser.
Die Männer sind angeschlagen, bei vielen Zeigt die spezielle ServoRüstung Spuren von harten Kämpfen die nur mit Not gewonnen wurden. Auch die leichter gepanzerten Männer zeigen Ermüdungen und Verletzungen. Aber alle haben sie etwas gemeinsam, es geht um IHRE Stadt, dies ist IHR Kampf den sie um jeden Preis gewinnen müssen oder dabei untergehen.

Der Anführer steht vor den Reihen seiner Männer, eine hochaufgerichtete grosse Gestalt, schwer gepanzert und mit dem Banner der Stadt in der Hand. Diese Zeichen ist es was den Männern Ihre Kraft gibt zu kämpfen.
Seine Rechte Hand erhebt sich und zeigt ins verbrannte Land hinaus in die anrollende Dunkelheit. Sie kommen.....

Hinter diesem Schutzwall aus Menschen und Trümemrn erhebt sich im Hintergrund die noch intakte Stadt. Die Architektur zeugt von hohem technologischem Fortschritt, hohe, helle, glänzende Gebäude Reihen sich aneinander. vereinzelt sieht man kleinere Fahrzeuge herumschwirren und diverse mittlere Polizei- und Armeegleiter.
Die Stadt leuchtet, sie strahlt um damit den Männern den Mut zu geben dafür zu kämpfen.

Die Sonne steht tief über der Stadt und neigt sich dem Meer zu. vereinzelte goldene Starhlen dringen an der Silhouette der Stadt vorbei in die zerstörte Zone, Strahlen der Hoffnung, denn mit der Dunkelheit kommt der Tod...

Über der Sonne ist der Himmel bereits sehr dunkel und deutlich kennzeichnen sich die gleissenden Lichtschweife der Antriebe von einer grosen Zahl Raumkapseln, mit denen die Zivilisten der Stadt evakuiert werden. Ein Symbol für einen Aufbruch von dem es vieleicht kein Wiederkommen gibt.

Auf der anderen Seite kommt die Dunkelheit, wie eine dunkle Woge brandet die feindliche Armee über die Landschaft, auf einer Anhöhe steht ihr finsterer Befehlshaber, eingehüllt in Flammen deren unnatürlicher Schein alles um ihn herum in ein feuriges Licht taucht.
Seine Armee besteht aus schrägen Kreaturen, Mutationen die nur im entferntesten an Menschen erinnern, obwohl sie einst aus dieser Linie entstanden sind. Ihre Bewaffnungen sind unterschiedlich, deutlich aber sind die Eliteinheiten mit schweren Rüstungen und Waffen zu erkennen. vereinzelt sieht man Fahrzeuge, die nach dem sie von den Menschen erbeutet, verunstaltet und mit Fratzen verziert wurden.
Das Gelände um die Armee herum ist neblig, dunkel Schwaden ziehen durch sie hindurch und darüber hinweg.
Hoch darüber ist der Himmel tiefschwarz, nur noch verinzelt blinke kleine Sterne durch.
Die Dunkelheit rollt heran...

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285204_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285204_large.jpg)

This is a trial to capture my idea also on paper, unfortunately I can't draw worth a sh**.. :(

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285289_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285289_large.jpg)

Just a little terragen-quicky for the mood :)

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285369_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285369_large.jpg)

Thumbnails for finding a logo or some forms

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285477_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101285477_large.jpg)

Sketch of one of the human soldiers...

[AcidX]

Well, I know it's only a few stuff until now, but I'll update soon with sketches for the two leading-cahracters and maybe some modeling test.
looking forward for your comments and critics about the idea so far.

:)

cya soon

[hhssuu]

Hey your terrain looks quite promising, nice atmospheric feeling. Keep up the good work.

[AcidX]

l@hhssuu: Thank you for your opinion. I hope I can provide you soon with more sketches and the first renderings :)

[mmoir]

Jonas ,
I like your character sketch and your layout sketch, if you feel more comfortable doing the sketches using 3d elements thats okay too. I think you may need to check the rules about using Terregen to generate the terrains. I think the sky is okay for use but terrains from terragen arent allowed, I know that bites but I think those are the rules. I had to hand model all my terrains.
Nice start to the project and good luck.
Mike
My GSO entry
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180886

[AcidX]

@mmoir: Thank you Mike for your answer my Friend.
Yes, I know this about Terragen, but this was just a q&d test for the mood so I have a target what I'll have to reach in maya from scratch :)
If I had amde this in maya this quick test will have cost myself a lot of time, but this way its fast and usefull for trying what you will...
But as I said, it won't be used in the final Compo (maybe the Atmosphere because I don't know any good Atmospheric Plugin for Maya :shrug:)

I have to do a very long travel by train today, so I hope tomorrow I can show you new sketches :D
I'm getting beaten up at work currently, so I hope I find the time to start modeling :sad:

[Shardana]

hey! very nice start!! :thumbsup: I like the sory and the skteches..that render really makes clear the mood you want to set up! keep it up! waiting for more :D

[jddog]

hey AcidX i like the story and the first pict of the mood... a lot of work to to... :bounce: time tu run !!! good luck... I will foloow you thread...

jdd

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101603578_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101603578_large.jpg)

Quick Sketch for the Commander of the human defenders....

[AcidX]

oblivionblack & jddog: Thank you guys for your comments!
Thank to all of you who gave me comments, this is motivating me highly to work on this!

Yes, I know it's still a huge bunch of work and only a few time left, but I dont want to give up until it's over :D
Currently I'm still busy with my regular work, but the hope is still here that I'll get time in the upcoming weeks to begin and go forward with high pace on modeling...

About the new Picture, this is Cyril Toth, supreme commander of the human forces who are defending their city.
To avoid missunderstoodings, the left Hand is some kinda Energy-Claw, a weapon, so the size-difference between left, and right hand isn't because I got messed up with proportions :)
I'm did his evil-counterpart today too, but it's not finished yet.

stay tuned I'll try to bring more stuff soon... :D

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101852979_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1101852979_large.jpg)

Just started with modeling...

It's still looking some kinda weird, but it's a beginning :)

[arturro]

Hi there! Nice start. I would advice to make the back of his shoes shorter, because now he will have some problems with kneeling:) Generaly he looks as a hero, so I think you're going in a good direction. Maybe make his chest a little bit smaller.
Good luck man:bounce:

[AcidX]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1102354464_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4487/4487_1102354464_large.jpg)

Just a little update. pheew, work is gone making me nuts :-S Just searching time for GSO everytime ...
Thank you for your answers guys! This is really keeping me up!
:bow:

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