Gorilla Centaur - WIP

Xenier

I'm having some serious issues getting the anatomy of the connection point down. He needs to be able to stand on his hind legs as a bi-pedal creature as well as being a quadruped. Any suggestions??

TigerGD

I think you're gonna have to give up on something. Either the notion of him being able to stand up on his hind legs, or having proportions similar to a traditional centaur. To balance him for standing on his hind legs, the torso should be moved down and forward. The pelvic bones should be around the position of the clavicles instead of the scapula.

I gotta say, I'm liking how it looks now, though. Maybe he could stand on the front legs and bring the hind legs up around.

Selaznog

It's going to look bad as a bipedal creature, no matter which way you try and do it. I mean, the defining anatomy of a gorilla (for me, anyways) is the large upper body and arms and smaller backside (like a reverse bear).

Does it absolutely have to be bipedal? I could imagine a gorilla centaur running through a jungle on all fours, but not on two legs. It would look so awkward to have 4 large arms hanging up above of relatively small legs.

Xenier

an update

proximity

thats so sick man, really nice work

TheRealFroman

Sup Alex! It's me Taber :P haha. This looks really good man, I love the level of detail in the feet and the head !

Valandar

Wow... Saw the title, and expected a gorilla torso on some bizarre body, like a frog or something. This is awesome, however, like how a Thark really should be!

TrevorJ

This is really cool! he looks like he could be really agile. His head is a bit too demon like for my tastes. I don't have any useful suggestions for any alternative though, i guess i was expecting something a bit more block headed, i dunno, maybe it's just the horns.

Its looks great anywho, keep it up!

butt_sahib

looks sick!
That surface on the inferior part of the chest and upper abs seems way too flat IMO

Darkleopard

It looks like it needs more body between the front and back legs. If you look at gorilla's, even though they are stubby, there is still more room between those areas. There also needs to be more middle body. Needs to be taller in the front section above the front legs

Xenier

http://vimeo.com/63139109

luge

This is crazy cool. Not what I expected at all when I saw the name of the thread. Looks beast man.

Xenier

Thanks!

Clos323

This looks so sick. Good job man

CandyStripes05

very well done, but could use a way more epic pose!

Xenier

more epic!? Probably, didnt want the textures to stretch too much though, especially for beauty renders. I also got tired of this guy over the project and just wanted it to end lol

CandyStripes05

i know the feeling, if you ever do revisit i suggest at least posing the arms differently for a better silhouette, i keep picturing them beating his chest or something higher up in the air. Not necessarily all the way up... just my opinion. very well done regardless : )

Xenier

I'll do some nice renders of the Zbrush model this weekend and post the maps tonight probably.