Great sketch dargon!
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Neil
#10
yeah i would say you went too far 
in terms of character design, i think it would be cool to make the fingers even longer so they resemble individual feathers underneath those gloves. No one is saying you gotta make them 100% functional.
Isabelle
#11
Nope, the consept art is not to much. Its a pleasure for the eye. Its niiice!
I think the collar style of that era is just perfect for a thick birdsneck.
Will he have some more “birdy” details, exept for the head? Like tail-feathers peaking out from under the jackettail?
Dargon
#12
Cheers everybody!
I’m thinking about adding more birdy details, but I’m also thinking that the design will hold up best if I just stick with the head. I’m thinking of it like how a lot of the egyptian gods were designed, with just an odd head on a perfectly human body. I think it would suit the lines the best. I toyed with feathers elsewhere, or with at least doing his gloves like The Penguin’s from Batman Returns, but in the end, I think I have to stick to the original idea for this to work. I’m going for a fairly classic approach to this, in hopes of a really nice, well laid out model. I think if I add too many bird features, it’ll become too cartoony, or at least comical.
Cheers for your input though! Keep it coming, I don’t want to miss out on ideas, even if I don’t end up using all of them.
ElysiumGX
#14
I believe the long, pointed hands that you designed for the concept look perfect for this character. They almost appear wing-like.
And you could possibly add the knee high stockings with the breeches, to bring out more bird-like features. I think they were common during that era.
Dargon
#15
Thanks for all the replies, and the compliments! Thought it about time I show off some polys. Been a bit slow going, as I have 3 other projects on the go right now. The variety is nice, but I really have to start finishing some of them before I go mad! (that’s not even including all the back-burner projects I’ve got going)
Here’s the rough version, about 1700 tris so far, so I think I’ll be able to fit in full hands for a change, but I’m going to add them later. It’s been a while, I hope I can remember what they look like!
Dargon
#16
Mostly done the mesh, for a change I’m under, and have to figure out what to do with the extra! Yay 3500!! Got aobut 300 tris still, so I’m thinking a prop, an eyeglass, a sabre, or a flintlock pistol. Perhaps I can come up with something unique for the remaining count, perhaps I’ll just stick to the period though…
terraarc
#17
Man very nice shape you’ve got there!! You actually poped up the 3d model from your concept!!
The eyes seem a little strange to me. I would also suggest making the fingers thinner so as to resemblle more to wings…
RasTuS
#18
the concept was kickass
and the model is tops post a wire when u get the change and can’t wait to see it textured
Serul
#19
Looking really nice there .
The eyes look a little strange like this, maybe make the eyes face te correct direction so that the he has to turn his head to see in front of him, I think that’s what most birds need to do anyway, they can’t see drirectly in fornt of them.
dacheese
#20
very good concept and nice model, I can’t wait to see the more detailed model.
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Dargon
#21
Well, this ain’t happening by the deadline. Been WAY too busy with time-sensitive projects lately, and will continue to be through Sepember. I DO plan on finishing him though.
Isabelle
#23
Well most of the model look finished and with your amazing (and detailed) consept art, texturing will bee quick! So I have hopes of seing this one finished!
ElysiumGX
#25
This was definately a strong entry, and the concept was outstanding. I hope to see it finished one day.
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