Strange Behavior (Illustration) Entry: Rishikesh Nandlaskar

[nandlaskar]

The Dumb Dragon Girl

A dragon girl born to a billionaire,though a mutant was a dumb one.Her father built a huge palace far far away from people to keep her away from embarrassments.He gave her all the possible luxuries he could right from lifestyle to movies,sports,anything.Anything she would wish, was granted by her father like a genie.She would ask for helipads to be built or get strange animals to play with or built huge statues of her favorite celebrities.Everyday she would wake up with her new innovative brilliant-dumb ideas.Once she was very fascinated by the sport golf.Her wish to make a golf course around the palace was undoubtedly fulfilled.The golf ground was so vast that her bodyguard who carried her golf bats had to travel by helicopter.She enjoyed to hit the ball hard and far so that she could use her dragon wings to to fly long distance.A strange story to hear and a funny one to watch.I have tried to visualize this concept in this rough color sketch and would work on it to make a 3d Illustration.

[Aedilen]

Wow, very nice sketch and story, I love it !

Good Luck :thumbsup:

[Slav]

i guess she could be hot, for a dragon chick!

cool stuff here. best of luck.

[nandlaskar]

thanks Aedilen and slav.
best of luck to u guys too.:thumbsup:

[Bunny-Burning]

nice sketch and funny story, it fits the theme very well.
good luck on this one :)

[Jadir]

good start man.

[SONIC-X]

Cool sketch and interesting idea dude.

[gpepper]

Nice ot see you here Rishi !
Great idea, I will follow this !

Have fun my friend !
Cheers.

[nandlaskar]

hi,
thanks for the interest.Bunny-Burning, Jadir, Sonic-X,Gpepper .
Best of luck to u all too.

[Insomnian]

Haha... luv her "buck" teeth!

Great sketch! :thumbsup:

[AxelAlonso]

I like the story behind the illustration, I am still not sure if you can see all that yet, I like here careless expression but why not go a little bit more snobby, or goofy since dragons always represent power, play a bit more with a contrast of that.

Very nice sketch though. Keep the fun coming!

[nandlaskar]

thanks,
Insomnian.
AxelAlonso: thanks for ur suggestion.I would surely work on it.

[Dironik]

LOL!!! I really like it, dude :applause:
Good luck! Cheers.

[Nigio]

Funny concept. Nice color sketch. Best luck to you, mate. I´ll be watching your painting process.

[icedeyes]

When i saw this pick, it reminded me of paris hilton... Its great but if that is what you're aming at, you might want to try a prison palace shot... People will identify it easier...

great sketch... keep it up...

[digital-bobert]

Good job Rishikesh. Looking funny

[nwiz25]

cool funny concept Rishikesh! :D :P like the story and the way she looks n all .. good going! :P

good luck dude! :thumbsup:

cheers! :beer:

[nandlaskar]

thanks,

Deser
Nigio
icedeyes: no this story is not heading in that direction.:)
digital-bobert
nwiz25

best of luck to u all too.

[beelow]

Should be interesting to see this one through. Good luck with this entry!:thumbsup:

[shakes]

this looks really nice so far -look forward to more Rishikesh! I loved your Spectacular entry

[nandlaskar]

thanks,
beelow
shakes -:)

[joprajakta]

Nice sketch Rishi :)Looking Cooooooooool..!!
Best luck to you:thumbsup: Have fun

[chrisbeaver]

Wow, that's a very full concept. I really like the character and her environment, but there are two things I would suggest. Firstly, I would suggest finding a more active pose for her; in the midst of this bizarre mountaintop golf course with her caddy swirling around in a helicopter overhead, she's just kind of standing there in the middle of the picture frame. I'll agree that this works for the character of a bored heiress, but seeing as this challenge is about strange behavior, the behavior needs to be at the forefront. Maybe you could have her swooping down hawklike from above, with the club swung back at the ready to whack the ball. Maybe she could be trying to hit it in midair. Maybe she just hit the ball, or is in the act of it. Maybe she's just reaching up while the nervewracked caddy clasps the helicopter's landing strut, risking life and limb to hand her a club. She could be yakkin' away on a cell phone. There are a thousand possible actions that could be going on, and any one of them would lend a greater air of dynamism to the piece.

My other suggestion is, consider simplifying the concept where possible. It's not that it's a bad concept; it's really not, but in the final piece every last part of the concept needs to be clear in the image. Some parts, particularly about her dad (including his apparent romance with a dragon) and his shutting her off, would be extremely difficult to convey in one image.

Good luck to ya, man, I'll be watchin' for your updates :)

[nandlaskar]

thanks,

JOPRAJAKTA:

CHRIS BEAVER: thanks for ur valuable suggestions.I understand the importance of dynamism in pose or composition.I am surely going to work on it.As far as depicting the whole story in one image ,its not always possible.Still an interesting final image can get the viewer to think of manny possible perspective.
Any ways thanks for ur constructive comments.I will surely work on it.:thumbsup:

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1183877625_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1183877625_large.jpg)

completed rough modelsheet for the dumb dragon girl.I somehow managed to make her stand for my model sheet.

[gpepper]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1183877625_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1183877625_large.jpg)


Great humour ! ahah, sure she is not used to pose !

[Insomnian]

Haha.. Nice!
Looking forward to seeing it modelled! :bounce:

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Rishikesh,
The character looks funny,:) about the pose I don’t think it matters now, since it is made for the purpose to understand the character in a 3 d space, but maybe,Why not trying to make a study of poses and expression of her so you have a better knowledge of what you want her to do and were is the exact reaction you want her to illustrate. The out fit looks so 60’s, and its good for the golf and for a rich girl, maybe because the blonde hair, the little dress, and the pale pink looks more close to Paris H. But also that could be used to your advantage. About the history behind I think it is difficult to contain a past but I think it’s not impossible to suggest that, having said that, just play around more the expressions of your characters and the place the will take on your composition. props help a lot.

keep the good work!

[nandlaskar]

Thanks,
Insomnian:)
axelAlonso: I am working on her different possible poses and expressions.:)

[icedeyes]

Great sketch Rishikesh... she looks great... as for the model sheets... damn those models an millionaires... they just wont stand in one place long enough:scream:...

[nandlaskar]

thanks icedeyes :)

[Kei-Acedera]

Hahaha..a dragon chick! now I haven't seen that one! This is very interesting..can't wait to see it modeled!

[SteevieWoo]

Hey i remind you fron Spectacular!!! i wasn't in but checked the finished ones and yours really made me stick my nose to the screen in awe!(still can't remove the smear, thank you)

Thanks for dropping by! i'll be following your spoiled dragon to see where she lands, by the way you should consider getting her a puppy, those things are so fashionable this days i don't see how she does without it.....
Best of luck!

[nandlaskar]

Thanks,

Kei-Acedera:

Steevio Woo: I loved the idea of puppy.I am going to add him in.:thumbsup:

[Insomnian]

CUBISIS wrote:
Steevio Woo: I loved the idea of puppy.I am going to add him in.:thumbsup:
Awesome... hehe... cant wait to take a looksie! :bounce:

[nandlaskar]

HI,
Insomnian: ya puppy is surely coming:)

[mdavid]

That's an amazing start. I love your concept sketches - they look superb! I suppose I agree with chrisbeaver's comment about how the strange behavior is currently not obvious in the image but is in the written storyline instead. Although I guess a dragon woman standing there holding a golf club is still a sort of strange behavior. If you showed her about to hit the ball, but instead of the ball it was a large diamond, that would now be very strange behavior indeed and it would also show that she had access to a lot of wealth. But I don't want to push any ideas onto you because you clearly know what you're doing.

One thing I have no doubts about at all is that this looks like being a really excellent illustration.

[nandlaskar]

hi Mdavid: thanks for ur suggestion.It makes sense to implement .:thumbsup:

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1184178391_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1184178391_large.jpg)

I have worked on some of the suggestions which I thought would really enhance my concept.

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Rishikesh,
Love the new pose very goofy, and yet snobby, with the look she got, I also like the neck its like a dumb flamingo haha...and the jewel as a golf ball excellent idea, sells better the idea, I see you are trying to put the pet on her neck I like that, like in one of those "L.V" back packs, well hope to see what else you got planned...great work!:thumbsup:

[authentic]

Great setch. Really funny and original. MAybe you can have her castle far far on the picture as she was at the top of a hill.

[MVDB]

Hi Rishikesh!
this last sketch is very nice, very dynamic. I like your idea, I will follow this thread closely.

[nandlaskar]

axelAlonso: thanks

authentic:
A palace with helipads and helicopters is there in my concept art.But not in this sketch as this is just a sketch of her action.I am working on the background ,so I have removed my previous drawing for time being.thanks for ur support.

Mvdb: thanks for ur support.I am following ur thread too buddy.coming up well.

[icedeyes]

very nice so far... she does look goofy and the idea for the diamond is really nice but i dont like the way the neck looks... it feels like its broken and not just akward... just my thoughts.. keep it up...

[nandlaskar]

icedeyes: now it looks odd to me too.I will get it corrected in 3d.
thanks for ur view.:)

[musi]

Hey Rishikesh :wavey:,

This is looking great! Love the design, and a great pose and expression! Can't wait to see her in 3D.

Good luck! And thanks for visiting my thread.

[imperioli]

I will follow this too :) Looking great!

[DeeVad]

Hi ! great pose, all follow a good dynamic curve.
The wings can be in other place to win more dynamism, imo. I think they are well placed, but if you want to devellop more the movement, I would advice to not make them cross the "golf stick club" ( even in background ) they add "counter lines" or "cross" in the composition that breaks the mouvement.
But this is optionnal ! Great works !

[nandlaskar]

hey thanks for all the support.it really keeps me motivated

Musi
Imperioli
DeeVad

[Ivy00]

Great sketch on your latest post, can't wait to see you progress on this :)

[nandlaskar]

thanks

ivy00 .I will soon post a new WIP.:)

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1184418180_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1184418180_large.jpg)

I will now start working in 3D.yu hu.

[cbernardo]

Great sketch!!

Loking for seeing more!

Cheers,
Carlos

[elmasfeo]

great! I'm looking forward to seeing this in 3D...
the background looks very good, and I think that the helicopters add a lot more to the image
good luck! :thumbsup:

[nandlaskar]

thanks for ur support

Dogman3d ,elmasfeo. Best of luck to u all too.

[kikomunar]

Looking good, I can't wait to see it in 3D.

[nandlaskar]

kikomunar: ya.3D work is on its way.thanks the support.

[sgw]

This is great!

[tinysabya]

nice funny idea. i like the colors alot.

[icedeyes]

looking nice... the teddy is a very good idea...

[SONIC-X]

I love this new sketch,much better.

[nwiz25]

yup! me with SONIC - X .. really like this one even more! :p :bounce: very vibrant and funny! :D

good luck as always dude! :thumbsup:

[Gord-MacDonald]

looking forward to seeing this develop - good luck!


Gord

[nandlaskar]

thanks
icedeyes

sonic-x

nwiz25

gord-MaxDonald

for all the support.it really keeps me motivated.:bounce:

[Nemesix]

Haha very funny! Good Luck!

[handlebar]

Great character, and fun idea. Looking forward to the modeling.

Steve 8)

[nandlaskar]

thanks for visiting and ur support

nemesix ,Handlebar:)

working on 3d now.will get back soon.

[nandlaskar]

still working on the dumb dragon girls 3dmodel.will post soon.:)

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185040254_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185040254_large.jpg)

wanted to post the face model's WIP .Still in its early stage.

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185040317_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185040317_large.jpg)

wanted to post the face model's WIP .Still in its early stage.

[nwiz25]

superb modeling skills dude! :eek: her expression perfectly matches the concept! very well done mate! :thumbsup: me really curious to see the next stage ... this is gonna be awesome! :D

[SteevieWoo]

Wow you topped any of your sketches with this one!! she looks all wacky indeed, please keep that expression all along, i... i'm in love with her!:love:

[icedeyes]

she is looking very wacky indeed Rishikesh... very nice model too... I love the two large teeth BUT they kind of look glued on right now and not attached to the gums... keep us posted

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Rishikesh,
I really really like how you keep the concept and design of your sketch to your character, looks really fantastic, the mesh looks so clean, and also friendly to animate, if you decide in the future that is haha…well keep the good work!:thumbsup:

[handlebar]

Wow, fantastic start on the modeling, the expression and life in the character is fantastic. Excellent.

Steve 8)

[nandlaskar]

Thanks for visiting and supporting me.It really keeps me motivated
nwiz25, AxelAlonso ,SteevieWoo,handlebar
AxelAlonso

icedeyes :
ya.the gums need to defined more to make the tooth look proper.I m surely going to work on that.
:thumbsup:

[mdavid]

Excellent face modeling. I agree with the others - you've really captured the wacky look

[Jujuba]

Nice work Rishikesh, the expression of it is very cute, adored the eyes particularly, extremely big and innocent… I continue following you this way friend!

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185700184_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1185700184_large.jpg)

started modeling the upper torso along with the wings

[Jeffparadox]

That's a great model man, just like in your sketch. I'm especially digging her hands, funny concept, nice work!

[cardboarddog]

Cool very nice, I love the expression ;) keep up the good work..

[SteevieWoo]

Now that you're here let me tell you I thought i got over it, but Nahh.. I'm still in love with the dragon girl:love:.

You're doing great! if only we could see her pupils already.:rolleyes:.......... the wiring on the last one made up for them a bit, but i can only wonder how she's gonna look!

P.D.Thaks buddy and Hey, stay tuned! it's comming.........

[handlebar]

The more you add the more she comes to life, keep up the great work.

Steve 8)

[Iridyse]

She's looking really cute! Love the expression on her face. Your colour sketch looks really nice too. Looking forward to updates! :)

[nandlaskar]

Thanks all for visiting ,commenting ,sharing suggestions .It really keeps me motivated.

jeffparadox
cardboarddog
Steeviewoo : i m going to show those pupils in my next post
handlebar
iridyse

[icedeyes]

looking very nice Rishikesh.... the model looks very good... keep it up

[laltu3D]

hi rishi!
..How are u? ..i like the concept..and style....Good luck!!:thumbsup:

[CyborgJA]

Ahahaha I love the long teeth !
Can'0t wait to see updates !

[chrisbeaver]

She's looking strangely demonic at this point O.o I can see where it's headed though, and her future is bright. Between this grand example of clean modeling and your latest concept painting, I can't wait to see the outcome!

[AxelAlonso]

Hello Rishikesh,
Your dragon Girl it's really doing an excellent job in representing your sketch and original idea! that’s great I like the proportions so far , the neck might need some more definition so its more dragon like, but that's only a personal opinion, it looks just great already!. :thumbsup:

[nandlaskar]

http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1186332875_medium.jpg (http://assets.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/19/13289/13289_1186332875_large.jpg)

Still WIP.C&C are welcome.

[Jeffparadox]

your wip is looking great! it'd be nice to see some close-up of the hands, it seems like that's the part where peoples models give away usually, anyway no crits for now!

[SteevieWoo]

Man! Is hard to find something wrong with her.... she's so cute!

Still something came up to my mind, your early sketches of her showed bigger, mmmh... less humanlike legs, the feet showed even more of her dragon heritage (I liked the big bold toes and claws of the very first one) and her thighs were stronger, I think . But I understand if you're taking another direction now to make her look more feminine. Actually, I just wanted to let you know I still like your first concept image a lot!:thumbsup:

[overcontrast]

nice concept and good work with the modeling... keep up the good works mate!

[gpepper]

Excellent work on modeling !

[nandlaskar]

thanks for all the support ,

iced eyes
ltd
cyborgJA
chrisbeaver
AxelAlonso
jeffparadox : i wud be posting the closeups soon
steevieWoo
overcontrast
gpepper

:thumbsup:

[icedeyes]

body and props models on her look great... i agree with Gabriel in making the legs bigger even though this works as well sepending on which side you want to emphasize more (human or dragon)... keep it up...

[TwinSnakes]

Nice concept. I like your last drawing it's really good. I see you're going 3D with it, I hope you can bring thru your unique drawing style as well.

You could add some little pebbles and dust to that ledge beneath her foot to kinda emphasize that she jumped from there into the air to hit the ball. You could also add maybe a numbered flag to that island under the helecopter to kinda show that's its an actual golf course she's playing on and that's she just not out there hitting stuff around.

[Ferx]

Hey Cubisis, great model !! I love her !! is very charming :thumbsup: and really fashionable outfit. Perhaps a baseball cap, like golf players can be a nice touch, only a comment :) Again great work man!!

[Digitalpolycounter]

Nice concepts buddies
cheers..

[musi]

He, she is getting very nice!
I guess this is going to be her facial expression, or close to it...
Very nice modeling :thumbsup:, even in places that's not going to be visible in the final image!

[nwiz25]

me simply adore ur modeling skills man! :eek: u rock big time! :buttrock::applause:

[killer-instinct93]

Good stuff man, sorry I missed it before. You're obviously really good at doing your own character designs, hope to see more soon :thumbsup:

[AxelAlonso]

Hi Rishikesh,
The model its showing the best of your character really well done, the outfit looks cool! the legs are very teen ager, so maybe that's why you chose the shape, and not so dragon like? but I do rather the ones in your sketch:) never the less your skills are great!

[authentic]

haha. I love the modeling so near from your design.

[medunecer]

Great job! Character design and modeling are so cool! I like the story too. Good luck!

[digital-bobert]

very cool character!

[DougFerreira]

I am very curious to see this model with texture,looking forward to the next update!

[SteevieWoo]

Miss the dragon girl... :love:

I hope you're all fine! but I have to say I'm a bit sad she didn't make it...

She rocks...

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