Beast of burden - character - ZrO-1

[ZrO-1]

And here is a wide shot of the cross-roads sign :

[derwolpertinger]

well, great improvements! the text is perfect now-in my opinion. it fits into the image much better!

[Fedron]

Hey i have suggestion :).

When i saw the overall view you posted i though the sleam should leave a trail of humidified sand beside the convoy don’t you think?

Only darkening the trail is enough i think.

[Bezerker75]

as always nice updates…maybe you need some nails holding the boards together in the back…sled wagon thing…keep it up …looking really great!

[ZrO-1]

@ Fedron: Yeah I was thinking about adding wet sand behind the sled, but I would normally di that with textures, and those are not permitted in this challenge. So if I was to make the wet sand I’d have to model seperate sand that is wet and place it in the scene. I’ll pro’lly end up doing that, but not untill later.

@ Bezerker: Yeah I’m going to be adding black nails in all the boards (like what’s holding the letters on)…I just haven’t gotten around to it.

Thanks for all the great comments and crits guys. You’re the best (yeah you).

[Crash]

Pinch me :bounce: that’a amazing, I dig the wild west idea it’s perfectly composing with the bug. The only thing i dislike are the eyes, I think you should change them a bit, but that’a only my opinion. Very qll :buttrock:

[3DZukini]

lookin’ great, my comment…maybe one of the nowhere signs needs to point the other way, they seem to both be pointing almost the same direction…one is right turn, the other is also right turn…am I confusing you yet or just myself? I’ll go to bed now, I think I’ve had enough caffiene for the day!

[Rex]

Looking really really good right now Zro-1!your texture of the skin is great,can you show me the texture and UV set of yours?One advice about the light at the rear truck is that I think it’s a liitle too dark ,maybe you can add there a light!

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[ZrO-1]

OK, I’ve got more for you guys. I rendered another shot of the cross-roads sign but closer to show the angles more. I also made the nails to hold the planks together on the sled. And last I started working on a secondary ground plane for the wet sand.
Here’s the pics in order:

[ZrO-1]

Here’s the shot with the wet sand and nails in the planks:

[ZrO-1]

No comments on the wet sand? OK I’ll change it. I had the idea to make it more like a dry creek bed anyway so I’ll go and do that. BRB with the new ground.

[mikefeil]

looks mad to me…:airguitar

[ZrO-1]

I wasn’t mad. Not at all. I was just looking for an excuse (any excues) to change the ground some more

[Danko]

You could maybe make the wet sand a bit darker don’t you think? Anyway, you’re going crazy on details man! I love this bug.

[ZrO-1]

OK, I’ve been busy today so so far I’ve only made two changes. I adjusted the color of the eyes to better fit with the rest of the beast. And I modified the ground a bit to make it seem like the BoB is traveling down a dry creek-bed valley. Here’s the pic of the eyes:

[ZrO-1]

And here is a wide shot showing the entire piece as it is so far:

[dmonk]

Maybe put some prints in the sand where the little tenticle things have gone through.

Looking really good though.

[leigh]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!!!

Hehehe I kinda hate insects shiver

Wow, this one sure is great, ZrO-1!! I don’t really have any crits other than those that have already been mentioned, so I just thought I’d drop in a word of encouragement, and congratulations too - your work is just getting better and better!!

I’m actually surprised that there aren’t more insectile entires in the challenge…
Your creature is very cool

It reminds me of this creature from a book I once read called “Calenture”, and in it there were insects that I imagined looked something like this, and people used to live inside the segments of the body - it was kind of like this cool symbiotic thang that was happening. Very cool concept - I always found the idea of these communes travelling around in these gooey insides of the bug rather gross yet intriguing.

I’m looking forward to seeing how this one comes together at the end!
Keep up the great work, Zr0-1!!

Oh, and well done on overtaking my post count :surprised
I intend to catch up very soon… :twisted: I just haven’t had much time to browse here in the last week…

[ZrO-1]

@ dmonk: thanks man. I’ll have to make some foot prints in the sand. great idea.

@ Leigh: Thank you Leigh! I’m so happy I have FINALLY made a piece that has met with aproval (I can now retire) hehehe. J/K

As far as those posts: Every one here can expect a reply from me very shortly. I have to stay ahead of Leigh in the # of posts.

[Rex]

Hi man~awesome work !I really realy like the first camera angle of your pic and the sand look good!and I don’t know what to say ,just great and great and great~update man!your are fast !

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