Machineflesh 3D Challenge Entry: Matthew Christenson

#2

(the basic body sketch is done in poser because i am not that good drawing with the mouse i then added stuff in PS)

Here is a quick picture i did with ā€œmouseā€ drawing in photoshop, i donā€™t have a digital camera or scanner but i wanted to get my idea submitted before anybody else had the same.

i will have access to a scanner soon so a beeter drawing will be coming :slight_smile:

Idea:

The man has lived since the medievil ages and his present time is now 3033. He was cursed in his first years of military service.
This person is a soldier and as he has gone through the eras he has been modified along the way and kept the past modifications. In the late 2000ā€™s he was abducted and modified by the Reptilians (an alien race) after they had played with his head they screwed a metal plate on top of it. anyways now he is in 3033 and there is a big war broken out he is now a high commander of his nation and still fights on the battlefield

Thanks hope you like my idea :slight_smile:

#3

Pretty good ideaā€¦ I think he reminds me a bit of a Terminatorā€¦or the dude who tryed to kill him in Terminator 2. Anyways add some wacky stuff to himā€¦make him real bad ass. :slight_smile: Nice start.

#4

thanks man! i am drawing him right now and trust me he looks really bad ass! :slight_smile: i was waiting for you concept for a bit but i see you havenā€™t posted it yet. iā€™ll check back soon

#5

Hey I just uploaded my concept image :slight_smile: ā€¦got a funny error thingy when I tried to do it through the submit page so I had to upload it to my OLD website that I ditched ages ago :slight_smile:

#6

Iā€™d work on the pose and the composition. Hint at something beyond the screen that heā€™s fighting, or make thatpart of your image. Good luck

Zack T.

By the way: What app are you planning on using?

#7

ok. thanks. Maya 5 and Mental Ray for rendering :thumbsup:

#8

here is the drawing i did :slight_smile: i think it is much better than the one i did on the computer

what do you guys think? do you have any suggestions?

#9

The second sketch is better than the firstā€¦yes. But it lacks some originality. He seems a bit Terminatorish to be.

Like you saidā€¦he has kept some modifications from the past.

Give him a sword and work on the gun. :slight_smile:

Sorry to sound so rude but I just want to help you with the idea.

:thumbsup:

#10

hey Rhezz,
no rudeness taken. Thanks i will work on that when i star modeling prolly wonā€™t be for another two or three weeks because i am finishing up another project i am working on. you can check it out if you want (the link is above the machine flesh entry one in my signature). nice to see that someone replied :slight_smile: thanks again :bowdown:

#11

you might wanna focus on a piece at a time, the concept is great but basic right now, break apart the body and sketch out or model some things, like the left arm could use a little more clarification, and perhaps the gun could be an entirely new dimension of weaponā€¦ lots of options, great starting sketch :slight_smile:

#12

hey Shadow_Seraph,
awesome! ok thanks for the advice :slight_smile: after i am almost done my other project i will start on that. did you enter that cahllenge?

#13

yup :slight_smile:
iā€™ll be adding in my sketches tonight, havenā€™t had a chance to scan them in. iā€™ll be adding the link to my signature but for now if you wanna check it out for the story line its here :

talk to you soon!

#14

Canā€™t wait to see what this looks like in 3D!

Very cool sketches, although as Iā€™m sure you already know, the proportions are a tad bit off.

Zachary Taich

Oh, and thanks for all the support on my entry.

#15

hey Zach,
thanks. yep i do :), but thank you for pointing that out.
no prob on the support for your entry, it is way better than what i could do when i was 14 :thumbsup:

#16

hmmmmā€¦
Am I wrong or your idea is quite similar.
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=130292

#17

Hiya,

for your concept, i think its really quite similar with lukx, and heck, even iā€™m using kinda the same concept. But then, the more the merrier right? :slight_smile:

But i foresee yours to have a more medieval feel to it, give it more flavour in that direction. First time iā€™m seeing a cyborg knight also, and looking forward to it :wink: maybe you can enhance the knightly feel of ur character, giving it, as rhezz says, a sword of something. Something of that era. A broken sword or something which he may just carry it around as a memory of that era? Crossbow, silver cross, or maybe even a shield or something?

For the gun, its looking abit small, you can try to give it more empahsize, by making it bigger, that is if it doesnā€™t clash with your concept. The body is abit too even in shape, as in, too rectangularish. Try to have some slight irregular shape to bring out the human form. You can even try not have the whole body armour. The armour itself can be broken also in some places.

Not trying to dictate what you should do, just some advice :slight_smile: Its your piece in the end. Looking forward to your piece :thumbsup: Try to see where you can distinguish yourself from others, and go for it! Concepts wise, there are quite a few who are similar also, but in the end, its the execution that really counts. Good luck!

#18

hi guys thanks for the comments and critiques :slight_smile:

lolux: did you read his backrgound story?

Ravendsg: thanks. i will take those ideas into account once i get into the modeling process :slight_smile:

thanks again

see ya

#19

Dude how have u been? Any updates?? Came to show my support :beer:

#20

I have been good thanks :slight_smile: no updates yet :hmm: thanks for the support dude :smiley: i am currently working on a viper car model if you want to check it out. the link is below

Viper

thanks again for support, i will start on the model soon :thumbsup:

#21

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