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Jabo

01-11-2003, 03:51 AM

http://www.drain5.com/pics/wacom/cgchallengelotr_concept01.jpg

"A few meters before their destination, a soldier was stumbling towards them, screaming in rage and dread. His left arm was cut off. Just seconds after, a gigantic beetle came stomping across the field, black, a little more than 15 feet high and a burning gemstone on it's forehead..."

Well, this is my concept for the Dúcarch (Dúcarch = elvish = Mighty Fang :surprised). Unfortunately, I'm a n00b when it comes to modeling, so don't except anything good!

- Jabo

Koma

01-11-2003, 04:39 AM

really nice start for the 2d challenge ,but well here its 3d so nice skecth ,good luck with the modelling

Maglok

01-11-2003, 10:02 AM

That is a very good painting. :D I am looking forward to this one.

Per-Anders

01-11-2003, 10:07 AM

that's a gerat painting :thumbsup: looking forward to watching this one develop :)

Jabo

01-11-2003, 12:28 PM

:eek: Wow, thank you mates, I didn't expect anyone replying :)

Well, here's my first try to model this guy:

http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model01.jpg

It came out quite good IMO, but I don't know how to go on, all those legs and the head, uargs... I've been searching the web for reference on beetles, trust me, my whole body's tickling and itching from those pictures, awful stuff. But fascinating too :D

Jabo

01-11-2003, 04:24 PM

here we go again:

http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model02.jpg

http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model02top.jpg

What do you think?

Jabo

01-12-2003, 04:44 AM

http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model03.jpg

leigh

01-12-2003, 04:48 AM

That's a cool idea - insects are a nice unusual type of creature... :thumbsup:
The model looks interesting so far too - keep it up! And best of luck to you for the rest of the challenge!
If you are worried about your modelling skills let me assure you that by the end of the challenge, your skills will probably be even better! :D There's nothing like a good challenge to help you to learn to improve ;)

Jabo

01-12-2003, 11:29 AM

Nice to hear that from you :) Thank 'ya!

Faraguay

01-12-2003, 12:49 PM

Great sketch (painting).

I see most people have started their model and even you have almost finished it... I haven't started yet... and I'm not the fastest modeller in the world.

Great work so far. I like the idea of the insect too.

Jabo

01-12-2003, 02:27 PM

Yeah, it's progressing quite fast, but the quality is lacking. That's why I haven't posted the tesselated model yet, it's vertex-chaos all over the mesh :(

Perhaps just let us take this one as a test-model, 7 weeks is quite alot of time, maybe I'll start from scratch and rig it out, that's what I miss in my model, I can't move the legs, so no posing is possible :( And there are wings missing, probably I'll add some to a new model.

Thank you Faraguay...

[EDIT] Ooops, almost forgot to add that I admire your sketch for the leb creature, great work!

Koma

01-12-2003, 02:57 PM

leigh are right about the modelling skill ,challenge are the best to improve it ,anyway you did a nice start on the modelling:thumbsup:

Jabo

02-15-2003, 06:19 PM

Thanks Koma.

I've been busy with other stuff lately and was not able to work on the contest entry. Now here is what I did out of it. I will probably not texture it because I don't have too much clue of UVs yet.

Many changes. Almost the whole concept was altered. I don't like it, well, nevermind:

http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model04.jpg

Wireframe
http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model04wire01.jpg

Subdiv activated
http://www.drain5.com/pics/3drenders/cgchallengelotr_model04wire02.jpg

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