Races of Middle Earth - Character - bentllama

[cerreto]

If i had a nickel for everytime you told me that i'd be able to start a company called microsoft buy every game studio in the U S and hire some big ol canadaian to sit around saying "time to start sketching"



SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!


Good luck pal! looking forward to your poo!

[lildragon]

LOL!!! there's nothing like good sportsmanlike conduct :D weeeeeee

rock on!! :buttrock:

[bentllama]

Originally posted by cerreto
If i had a nickel for everytime you told me that i'd be able to start a company called microsoft buy every game studio in the U S and hire some big ol canadaian to sit around saying "time to start sketching"

SHOW ME THE MONEY !!!

Good luck pal! looking forward to your poo!

- you spelt "Canadian" wrong
- we will both finish...c'mon old pal, let's go head to head! :)
- here comes the poo, get your raincoat

[bentllama]

kilt and claymore.

my version of a Misty Mountian Highlander.

[cerreto]

Man your sooooo lazy you forgot to post your stooopid pic ;)

[bentllama]

Originally posted by cerreto
Man your sooooo lazy you forgot to post your stooopid pic ;)

teaser text. :)

kinda like how i tease yer momma

[ambient-whisper]

wheres the pic fatty.:D
(travis made me do it.)

[bentllama]

thats it Martin...you and Travis are both dead. I am going to sit on your heads. ;)

[cerreto]

Doubtful we are both trained in the art of Xdugef !

[SheepFactory]

so where is the sketch :D

[BlueCougar]

He's Canadian, maybe you need to say it in French?:curious:

Maybe its some kinda moose creature that's really big and drinks lots of mead while he dries his laundry on his antlers. Big ole damp whitey-tighties with skid marks shining in the day sun as he's got his cloven feet propped up on the porch of his cabin in the woods with a pipe and a pint.

Naaa, its probably just some south american pack animal kinda creature....:thumbsup:

[bentllama]

Originally posted by BlueCougar
Maybe its some kinda moose creature that's really big and drinks lots of mead while he dries his laundry on his antlers. Big ole damp whitey-tighties with skid marks shining in the day sun as he's got his cloven feet propped up on the porch of his cabin in the woods with a pipe and a pint.

if only you knew how close you are... :twisted:

say bluecougar, welcome to cgtalk...seen you around over at 10secondclub...don't forget we have a good animation challenge here to enter...

[BlueCougar]

Thanks, I got Paul Mikulecky's "Model & Rig" in a day in LW from a friend for the holidays. I plan on getting my rigging finally down in LW so I can get some of my models rigged better than they are now and make the animation easier! *mark dayplanner-watch model&rig* Yeah, like a read that thing.....hehe...
Hey what's up with you website? Couldn't get it...last time I looked at it was over a year ago.

[Equinoxx]

man o man, not again . . . you lazy shithead . . . you pull this prank on us everytime, getting us all hot and tingly only to leave us out in the cold . . . i'm forced to start an anti halo2 campaign if you don't finish this one :p

[lildragon]

LOL!! Bent I swear you have to seriously finish this one, or they'll lynch you man :D

salud

[cerreto]

Ah cut him some slack more than likely hes still just getting finshed taking a POO !

[Error323]

lmao i'm having fun reading this thread already =)) NOW show a picccccccc =)

[Remi]

Anti Halo2......? Blasphemy....Hey Bent...I got your back with comments like that but damn man...post the concept...hehe:thumbsup:

[ilasolomon]

hmmm, hey benty, if you model like your chess playing, so everybody beware! :p he's going to blow his monitor with his mouse :D LOL!
eh eh?...

[bentllama]

I have two concepts [not sure on which one to proceed with, but I will sketch both]...

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[1] Ragadast the Brown, one of the great Istari, created a race after the destruction of One Ring. With his vast knowledge of fauna, he birthed a race known as Vendiir...a quiet and peaceful farming race which appear to be half deer, half man. Intelligent, powerful and slim, with thick collars of Indian red coloured pelt, beneath a grand rack of antlers. Their hands knarled, thick of callouse from the tools of farming. Even with their advanced intelligence, they remain humble and stick to the land, leading a simple life. It is said the Vendiir reside on the edge of the Shire and remain recluse to the Hobbits. Tales tell of Vendiir staving off threats to the Hobbits before the evil can reach the Shire.
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[2] The Munro, a race created by Tulkas the Valar to ammuse him with contests of strength. A nomadic race that has been witnessed in the steep foothills and highlands of Middle Earth to the peaks of the Misty Mountain itself. A hearty and powerhouse of a creature with average intelligence, standing 8 feet tall, the Munro appear to be some kind of kilted, Bison-Bear-Man hybrid, bred purely for stalwartness. The Munro are a peaceful race until provoked, then with the might of 100 men the toss their hammers into battle, weilding large Claymores halving enemies in a blink of an eye.
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[cerreto]

Hurry up fatty decide !

[bentllama]

Originally posted by cerreto
Hurry up fatty decide !

I am sending both the Vendiir and the Munro to go kick you in the teeth Cerreto! :) :D

[Virtuoso]

Bentlama...............Those are excellent discriptions. Really impressive thoughts on those possible characters for the challenge. You have my interset at full attention. I hope to see both actually,it now would be a shame to "Not" see one of them after that brilliant discription. :)

I look forward to your progress.............:beer:

[BlueCougar]

Moose, Deer whatever!! Hey I got pretty close. I was looking at doing something with Bear in it but it kept looking like a freakin' Ewok! So its either a Moosey looking thing or a Big Horney Ewok in a skirt....better watch out for Sheep Factory might get him excited!

[SheepFactory]

LOL @ Cougar :)

thats it man , i am changing my nick.

[show]

ROFL nice one cougar

love your concepts llama but #1 more :)

-01:17:12- • Nick» (SheepFactory) is now known as (LittleBitch)

[bentllama]

Here is a first pass sketch of the Vendiir.

I am uncertain if this is the direction I want to take...unsure of what kind of style I want to mold the creature in...real-world? stylized with augmented proportions? anime influenced? I don't know at this point and it will take a bit more sketching to figure it out...I should give my other idea a chance and sketch the Munro too...I only wish the zoo here in Seattle was open...I need to go find some kind of petting zoo...

As far as the sketch goes, I used an ink brush pen so I would not get too tied down to details. Eventually the Vendiir will be clothed modestly......maybe make it an elder or some other heirarchal figure of the clan...with trinkets adorning him, or should I do a her?...hmm...

:shrug:

http://www.bentllama.com/cgtalk/challenges/jan2003/veniirInkBrushConcept.jpg

as per usual, comments and crits welcome...

[erilaz]

Stunning bentlama! Really beautiful concept. So, you play chess ay...?:D

[Gandalf]

Gorgeous concept, seems really bold and fierce! :thumbsup:

[cerreto]

Looking good man i know youll add or change a few things to give him more character but i like the farmer idea as well keep drawing now \

[SheepFactory]

I love the character , can totally see him in the LOTR universe.


May i suggest a fiercer weapon to him though , with the current one he looks like the mop lady. he needs and Axe :)

[Dirk_P_Ho]

I like the mop! :p Heh, looks killer :thumbsup:

[KingMob]

bent as always it looks great...

reminds me of the forest spirit from princess mononoke!

:bounce:

[BlueCougar]

Where da llama go? Just wondering about modeling updates, just wanna see what this thing looks like in 3D.

[bentllama]

Udates soon...still locking down the design...

[cerreto]

Yeah really man i just posted another update your slacking moosehead !

[dmonk]

Love it!

I don't thinkit needs clothes, but what do I know.

[visualboo]

Is that a self portrait?











BRING IT!!!

[Stygian]

I really like the concept but just a point on his anatomy. Even though the tail adds alot of character now that he is a biped does he sit on his bum like a human ? I think the tail might get in the way. I know its kind of nit-picky but its the only thing about the concept I could pick at all . :applause:

[BlueCougar]

Just a comment on the tail...if done right it will work. Remember James P. Sullivan in Monsters Inc?(The big blue furry one) He had a tail and sat down just fine....

[bentllama]

...but without a tail, how will people know he is happy? :shrug:

[KingMob]

see? now THAT is logic at work.


how will he sit? bah...

happiness is much important than sitting...besides he can use his tail as a chair!

[cerreto]

...but without a tail, how will people know he is happy?






my friend had a dog that would try to hump your leg when it was happy !

[BlueCougar]

WHAT?! No updates? :D :D :D

Just checking in to see where the moose and the horny ewok were...

[bentllama]

i will get to em this weekend and tonight...

the "moose" will get started tomorrow...

the "ewok" will be finished tonight [if I end up feeling alright]...check him out by hitting my animation link in my signature...he will be lo res though...just done for anim challenge :)

[BlueCougar]

Found the animation thread with the link....I'll have to keep an eye out for both. Did you try Lluis Llobera's Maya character rig on the troll he put in the 10 sec files? Heard some good comments about it. I'll keep a look out this weekend for more on the "moose".

[OZ]

AMAZING CONCEPT!!! HEY....start modeling please!;)

[BlueCougar]

BUMPITY BUMP!

Where's Bullwinkle? I'm thinking people are feeling abused. Look at all the pics Leigh, (another mod i might add) has posted on her progress....yet here we can't even get a look at the creature....hehe....:twisted: :D

[bentllama]

cannot post what doesn't even exist yet :)

i actually have time to start on it today...

update soon :)

[eddy-3ddy]

After all those relpies I hope you're right...

Great sketch after all

[BlueCougar]

Alright, it's almost to another weekend and no update.....I didn't want to do this but I guess I'm gonna have to.....


Post some progress or the monkey gets it!

[KingMob]

that is one scared monkey!

[bentllama]

Instead of modelling the "Vendiir" [or the moose as bluecougar here calls it]...I am modelling the Munro...here is the character's backstory...

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The Munro, a race created by Tulkas the Valar to amuse him with contests of strength. A nomadic race that has been witnessed in the steep foothills and highlands of Middle Earth to the peaks of the Misty Mountain itself. A hearty and powerhouse of a creature with average intelligence, standing 8 feet tall, the Munro appear to be some kind of kilted, Bison-Bear-Man hybrid, bred purely for stalwartness. The Munro are a peaceful race until provoked, then with the might of 100 men the toss their hammers into battle, weilding large Claymores halving enemies in a blink of an eye.
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the reason I am not modelling the Vendiir is due to the animation challenge...I am going to do an animation with this character, so I thought why not kill 2 birds with one stone...the only drawback is that I an modelling this creature to roughly fit an existing skeleton/rig [though I am sure I will vastly change the proportions :)]

without further procrastination [hey work has been keeping me busy ;)] here is the first pass at ROUGH geometry, minus the head, kilt, weapon, etc...

noted changes:

I am changing the feet [I hate them right now], changing the hands a bit to make em meatier...gonna make him more sturdy and have a higher body fat index...oh, and nipples too...

http://www.bentllama.com/cgtalk/challenges/jan2003/munroConceptModelRough01.jpg

comments and crits welcome as always...

:beer:

[ilasolomon]

Good to see you start something Benty ;) :beer:
I can't comment now, waiting for more...
Ila

[Virtuoso]

Nice start bentlama...........I like the overall promised size and girth. I hope you can find a way to fit this beast as is with your existing rig, at least for the most part.:)

Also the storyline you provided is a good one,it sounds like it belongs in Middle Earth.An animation sounds fun and interesting as well. I am looking forward to your progress. Here's to you finding that extra time to get it done. :beer: :)

[BlueCougar]

Great Idea Bent, I'm looking forward to seeing it flesh out. I guess I'll have to let the Monkey live a little while longer. Nipples huh? Nice....hehe :thumbsup:

[Anim8rJB]

Uh oh, not this again :buttrock: .

Maybe this one will get finished? Remember, I know how 'busy' you really are...:wavey: :wavey:

[bentllama]

How gracious of you to spend your 2nd post on me Anim8rJB. :)

:beer:

[cerreto]

I dont know man the head looks a lil small other than that looking good not sure about the feet but then again feet are hard to tell until finished keep going man i knwo time sucks for both of us

[Sez]

That's a good start Bentllama!

I would make him some longer arms more like a Yeti! That would be awesome!

Keep us posted you crazy canuck!:beer:
:thumbsup:

[bentllama]

http://www.bentllama.com/cgtalk/challenges/jan2003/munro01.jpg

here is an update of sorts. I finally found some time to do some more modelling this weekend. gonna have to model like a freak on acid to get this done on time for the deadline of the challenge. :) work deadlines, and my personal life has kept me busy lately...but better late than never right? :)

anyway...comments and crits welcome...

I am still very uncertain of what dirstion i will take the head in and what garb he will be wearing...gonna have to sketch a bit to figure that out...maybe I will just go watch 13th warrior for some inspiration while I sketch. :)

expect another update this evening if not this weekend... :)

[azazel]

the clock is ticking.....

[lildragon]

Nice update Bent, love his form! Keep going, and yes clock is ticking ;)

salud

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