DWIII - 3D - RedRepublik - Anathema

#61

Conceptually, I think the Spider Lady is so much more invigorating! I totally understand how you lost your steam on the Fire Lizard. I say go with your gut on this one. Walking away from a piece or working on it sparatically can really help you to realize the true potential of your creations. If you feel like the Fire Lizard just ain’t packin’ but the Spider Lady is, then go for it.
I would agree with you 100% if you changed gears. You may be crazy, but you’ve done some amazing work on short time frames like this and I think you can seriously pull this one out of the hat and amaze us all once more!
The new concept, although an arachnid lady has been done before, it does provide a nice and fresh realization to the idea. How you’ve retained more of the spider than other concepts like this is very wicked. The sheer size is over powering and the true difficulty will lie in defining the woman. The artifacts are somewhat ambiguous and don’t seem too sensible for use as weapons. I think it might need to be something she can fire projectiles with, sling shot, david and goliath, Geek RPG Stone Lightning Bolts but the electricity is nice.
As far as costumes go, I like B, D, & E. If you want to make her stand out, go with something sensual and majestic. Most of the time you’ll see a character of this kind be dark and disturbing. If you make her sexual and proud to be what she is, she will really make a statement.

MTFBY… A

#62

I think they are both cool ideas. What concerns me is you only have 4 weeks left. Pick one and get rolling :slight_smile: I really like the spider concept but you have a really solid base mesh for the lizard.

#63

“C”!!! dude? theres only 4 weeks left including this week…i thought your firelizard was good. The concept for this spider lady does sell me on it tho…

#64

Man over half way through, switching gears sounds a tad nutz, but I must agree that the spider lady does seem like a strong character. If you do go for it I would go with go with F for the costume. Good luck dude

#65

ok so i guess i am crazy. i am going to work on the spider lady for a couple of days, and if i don’t get any traction, i can always go back to the lizard, which i have a fair amount of work done for. thanks for the comments and for adding fuel to my fire

#66

Im gonna have to go with A!

#67

Brave man, I’m glad you’re switching to that because I thought the fire lizard was (although very well executed) maybe a little generic. IMHO the spider lady has much more potential to become a winning piece. Stick with it . . 4 weeks is plenty of time :wink:

Costume C for me, it looks more like something that might be worn in battle. I might have exaggerated the size of some of the details on the head and torso to avoid detail getting lost if the body is as big as you showed in that previous colour concept.

#68

Spider lady will look cool:) All the best:thumbsup:

#69

Personally I’d stick with the firelizard… I think you have an excellent start. When I first saw your model I thought… Damn why didn’t I do something like that…

I think you just need to take a render of it … and say I have a great start here… How do I push this to the next level… How can I twist it in a way that I haven’t seen done before. Add stuff that is over the top, then dial it back some.

If you start the female, you are going to build an entire new base mesh, and start zbrushing, then realize you still have a character that people are already familiar with. You’ll be in the same boat.

#70

Hi, how did you project the details from original base mesh on to new base mesh?

#71

hey brutikong. i get your point, but i still wanted to explore this avenue. i think i still have the time to finish. here is my latest concept

#72

The firelizard dude looks great! Dig the whole torso design with the spikey back.
The spiderlady is looking fun, but I prefer the powerful type.
Well, maybe if you went for some really interesting spider design… :slight_smile:

#73

I hope you take the spider-lady idea further. It’s a neat concept and cuts an interesting sihlouette. Your current guy is really skillfully sculpted, but reminds me a lot of the version Diablo from the Blizzard games ‘Diablo II.’ I’m sure it’s entirely unintentional, but the silhouette - down to the big shoulder spikes - is pretty close. Of coure, the chains and clothing would have set him apart, and of course not texturing him bright red, but why not go for something more original? Anyhow, I’m sure whichever you do, they’ll look great, as your art is really nice so far. Good luck!

#74

Yes, yes, and yes! That’s what I’m talking about! Don’t dilly too long on this concept though man. You better start getting down to some serious modeling in a quick fashion. I really like the outfit. Gives her that proud queen like air about her. Exactly what she needs. Elegance.

#75

I woman instead of a man, an arachnid then a lizard, i think i’ll go for the lizard man, much muscle and looks fleshsy, but the lady think the extra limp can make some grate pose too.

#76

This entry looks awesome, keepup the good work

#77

thanks for continuing to look, even though i have been so indecisive. i worked hard over the weekend on the spider model. i figure there is no going back now. i will finish up the fire lizard on my own time when there is no pressure/deadlines. here is what i have so far. i will start on the legs or costume pieces tonight. i have also been thinking about the artifact, though i havn’t drawn it yet. i am thinking about either an ornate staff, or a scythe

#78

hey man this is looking really good keep going you crazy bastard!

#79

I thought you were crazy switching up with just 4 weeks left…but look at you! Freaking A man! Freakin A! I love your zbrush work! And yeah its totally better to work on a character that you are excited about rather then a character you are iffy about. Can’t wait to see more!

#80

I think you made the right decision to move onto this design. Iloved the lizard guy but this design is much more original. i wouldn’t have done it myself after all that work on the 1st one but it seems that you work at ninja speeds so good on you. Looking forward to seeing more of her.