DWIV - 2D - NavigatorJones - Abomination

#1

I have a love affair with horror games, and all things macabre. And thats the kind of feel I want to bring to my Abomination creature. I love the idea of disfigured or distorted humanoid shapes, with a hint of intelligence. So far my inspiration has been the old executioner masks(masks in general, really), meat hooks, old school bone setters(leg braces, metal), and the traditional venetian masks with the long noses and strong, high cheekbones. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, i’ll post some pics for reference along with my first sketches! Which I’ll do very soon.

EDIT2: I’ve fleshed out my guy’s backstory and character. I think I’ll put some of this into the Text Sheet :D!

Everyone has a dark side, a part of themselves that they’re ashamed of, afraid of, or disgusted by. Humanity is not saintly. Those who feel helpless, weak, and subservient against their will, dream of power. The Dominator is the physical manifestation of every dark and twisted thought that floats through the universe, acting out the dark fantasys of those too afraid to do it for themselves. An Abomination who’s very aware of his own painful disfigurement, he seeks out the Torturer and commands him to forge a contraption to keep his twisted leg straight, so that his mobility is less hindered. Now, with the dimensional tears opening up the worlds, the Dominator stands ready to meet his makers.

Given that he is made up of the darker side of humanity, he feels greed, ambition, hate, making his motives much different to other Abominations. He sees all those Demon Princes and Lords and desires that kind of power for himself.
Fueled by the desire for power over others (hence the title, Dominator), he takes this war as an oppotunity. The sucker/mouth doesn’t just suck the flesh off your face, it sucks out your humanity, leaving you an empty shell, an abomination that’s subservient to him. Those who’s will is too strong to be dominated get killed outright.

EDIT: FINISHED! :twisted:

#2

Ok initial sketches! He’s known as the the Dominator. An Abomination that is aware of his own disfigurement, he seeks out the Torturer, and asks - tells - him to make him a contraption to keep his disfigured leg straight, so that he can do battle unhindered, though it does give him an odd gait. I can see clearly in my head how he’d fight. He uses his ‘mouth/sucker’ to similtaneously eat and restrain his victims, whilst he guts them with his meat hook and disfigured ‘claw’ hand.

#3

cool head design, I’d like to see more of the disfigured leg…

#4

Thanks ROBOTTANK I’m still working on the full body sketches, refining the ideas and how i want him to look. :smiley: Trying to find reference pics of braces XD!

#5

Kind of reminds me of Hieronymus Bosch’s figures - and they’ve always disturbed the hell out of me, so I guess you’re on the right track…

Interested to see your full body drawing - see if you can get the ‘odd gait / odd style of fighting’ to come across in a still image, as that’s not going to be easy.

AJ

#6

Ohh never heard of Hieronymus Bosch, I’ll have to look him up :smiley:

More sketches! Lots of different suckers and leg types. I’m kind of fond of F coz it reminds me of a demented dog muzzel but I dont know practical it is in terms of what its made for…

Also wondering if i should ditch the braces idea…hmm… suggestions would be more than welcome xD

#7

Been rather busy atm, but finally got some more stuff done. Some quick poses done in charcol because I was at the boyfriend’s house and forgot my pencils and rubbers ><

#8

COLOUR TEST WOO. Ok, I think I’m going to go with the first one. :smiley:

#9

I dig the leg braces. don’t get rid of them.

#10

Like dark horror games do ya? I’m going to guess Silent Hill was a favorite?

I think this concept is doing a good job of capturing the macabre, the braced disfigured leg works because it adds a sense of human frailty to the beast, it makes you wonder who took the time to try to correct it? Who is the keeper of this creature? Did it have the intelligence to try to heal itself?

I’m also loving the skin texture you’re developing, nice and mottled and veiny.

Good luck with your concept, I think you have the beginnings of a good piece here:thumbsup:

#11

HI Katie,

Everyone has a dark side, a part of themselves that they’re ashamed of

I’m not ashamed:twisted:

Great ideas.Like the “A” arm.
Good luck and all he fun!

#12

Thanks for the comments guys! Goodluck to all! May CGSociety take home the gold! xD!

gets back to work work work XD

And yes, I’m an obsessive Silent Hill fan :buttrock: !!

#13

I love it, this is an awesome idea, especially the leg brace and the head.

#14

Hey Katie,

Really great concept! Totally love this dark dark side :smiley: And like the subtle surrealism touch on your sketches, really nice ! The band and anatomical devices on AI and BI are totally disturbing, ultra cool !! :smiley: . CI and DI are really great designs and can work really well with your character. Great work! May the dark side force be with you! :smiley: and waiting for more updates!

#15

I’m back! O_o! Severely intense 2 weeks and now I can relax XD And upload, yay. Also, thanks madbot and ferx! XD!

Ok I had a lot of fun doing these. Meet the Dominator’s ‘pets’. This is what happens to his victims that he turns. Upon being turned, they loose all sense of identity and purpose, knowing only his presense in their small little world, they follow him around like a pack of animals. They are mostly useless in terms of self defence, but they are used instead to ‘herd’ and confuse a victim so that the Dominator can get swing his sucker into the fray and catch them off guard. They go from stage 1, where they retain most of their humanoid(or whatever) features, then gradually the longer they remain in his company (assuming they don’t get killed or mangled lol) the more they begin to loose their features and become more and more like a monster, until stage 3. I have no idea how I’m going to compose the final picture, but I know I want them in it, to frame and complete him but not detract from him.

Also, after drawing these, I have become quite fond of this ‘plumper’ look, and so I’m revising my original Dominator sketches so that he looks more like something that was a little overweight and has lost some of the fat, so that he gets an unhealthy look to him. Folds of skin and whatnot. Posting that tomorrow (hopefully XD)

#16

interesting approach and ugly cool ideas! :slight_smile: the A1 and B1 arms are … tough … hua shiver

keep it up, would like to see more full sketches, mixes of all these ideas incorporated!

#17

Thanks Syrez XD!

And here is a full body lol xD!

#18

Ouch!! Poor leg lol. You might want to shift the way to the other leg. Although it could have a more painful effect if all the weights on the messed up leg. cool design anyway and i think those colours will work well with the red CGtalk LOGO

#19

Blanks: Yeah originally this pose was a first attempt at the modelling sheet, because I assumed you had to keep your character as ‘straight’ as possible so as not to take up too much space, however it’s a very unatural pose XD! Becuase his deformed leg is also quite a bit shorter than the other, his hips will always be at an angle (my grandpa has this condition) I put a high heeled shoe on one foot and tried to stand with both legs straight and close together - OUCH, don’t try that at home! So yeah, for now this is just a detailed shot :smiley: In the final peice he’ll be full motion.

Also that leg can’t bend. I think I’m going to put paper on my shoes, paint them and hobble across some butcher’s paper to see what the gait turns out as…this could be a painful experience D8!

#20

A demon with a broken leg, that’s so cool, and the deformed pets are also a great addition to the mix. I wonder how you are going to put everything together.