Dean,
Welcome aboard , this is my first challenge as well. I made posting mistakes with my first images. Make sure you use the “submit entry” page to submit your concept images,modeling images etc.
Good luck with the contest.
Mike
My space opera entry.
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180886
The background story behind the image:
In a far future from now the evil take control over every place in the universe. All races, all worlds lives under it´s shadow. The only way to fight against this pure wicked is to join all races, each one with your own strenght, and fight together.
The scene show the exactly moment when this war finished.
This is the scientists race.
They are very fragile and have no legs.
Their skin are very soft, so they use a exo-esqueleton and a flying plataform to make up they differences.
Alsways there is a litle robot (i´ll pos his sketch soon) by the side of any scientist.
Furious, fast, strong…ideal for use of fire guns, lasers, axes, spears.
This race combines the intelligence with body power.
Thakns Mike, good luck to you too !
Take a look on my sketches and give your opinon please… I dont have much time and have a lot to do !
Hey Dean,
You did a good job on the sketches, I didn’t spend much time at all on my sketches , maybe I should have , yours look great.
The actual characters look very nice, they are very different from each other and go with your story line of different strengths coming together to fight the larger evil.
Good job so far. No real dislikes or things jump out at me with the concepts.Looking forward to the modeling and more concepts.
Mike
My space opera entry
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180886
Hey Dean,
Is this the last character , you’re going to have a lot of modeling to do. I find characters tough to model . Anyways the last character is fine , I think the transition from head(neck) to the shoulders area is a little too contrasting.
Nice job.
Mike
My space opera entry.
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180886&page=3
Wow, some really nice work on the concepts here, my favourite would have to be the scientist race, very nice design, glad i’m not the one who has to model him though. Chuckle.
As for the overall concept it could become a very powerful image, my first thought would be to have some semblance of the battle in the background, maybe in the skies above or something along those lines, just thinking of ways to make it seem “bigger”.
Can’t wait to see the finished scientist, so very cool.
Dave.
Yes mike the modelling and texturing process will be a hard work…but i´ll try it.
Thanks for the observation on my thief character…i´m not sure how to make his clothes…maybe i´ll make him with crocodile skin type !
that scientist slightly remains me of beavis and butthead… 
, mainly because of really high forehead, and funky mouth shape…
The scientist modeling process continues, now I did his body, his flying platform and his arms…there are several details to work on and new pieces os the mechanical part of his body
HAHAHAHAHA, thats wasn´t the idea, but you are right !!! But there is no problem with that, maybe the beavis and butthead was aliens from somewhere out there!
Hey Dean,
The model of the Scientist dude is coming along fine. You are doing a good job so far.
Mike
My Space opera entry
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=180886&page=3&pp=15
