Baby Alien

Crazy_pixel

Hi Polycount

I have begun a new project. My Scene shows a baby alien, which is playing with a human astronaut (he tries to escape) in his nursery.

Here are my first WIPs of my props.
comments are always welcome

NegevPro

That's a pretty unique idea, I can't wait to see more!

Crazy_pixel

Thx NegevPro

Crazy_pixel

Next update ...

SketchyAndrew

Very interesting idea, has a quaint 50s kinda vibe to it. Is this an alien made nursery, or a human made baby alien habitat?

Crazy_pixel

Thx SketchyAndrew. It's an alien made nursery, I want to reverse the classical view of humans and aliens.

SketchyAndrew

I only ask because for some reason the books kinda felt out of place to me, maybe if they were shaped differently they may have a more alien feel to them. But it's minor anyway, can't wait to see more!

Gobliness

So. Cool.

Hovering crib would be awesome..you honestly have so many possibilities with this.

Subbed.

skyline5gtr

good start, for some reason i was expecting a baby xenomorph lol

DWalker

The curved ends of the bookshelves could use some extra sides - the edges are quite visible. Given their size, a 40-sided base tube wouldn't be unreasonable, but it'd probably be fine with 28 or 32 instead of the current 20.

You might want to think of ways of making the familiar objects more alien. The books especially look very normal. Even for humans, baby books often have odd shapes & sizes.

Crazy_pixel

Thx guys for your comments :thumbup:

@Gobliness
that's a cute one, I will show my baby version, when I have finished the sculpting.

@DWalker
OK, I will put more edges into the shape

Gobliness

DWalker wrote: »

The curved ends of the bookshelves could use some extra sides - the edges are quite visible. Given their size, a 40-sided base tube wouldn't be unreasonable, but it'd probably be fine with 28 or 32 instead of the current 20.

It more seems like the low was outside of the high a bit when the bookshelf was baked or that the smoothing needs to be changed on the low. I can see where the normals end and don't affect the edges. Adding more edge loops isn't a bad idea at all, but I would also make sure the high is fully projecting onto the low.

And yeah, Mot is adorable right?
I wish Looney Tunes would have featured him more.

Crazy_pixel

Next update, It's a soap bubble gun

Stockwell

Babies shouldn't play with rayguns. tisk tisk

This is pretty fun to follow actually, Where is the rocking(insert alien horse like type creature here)?

Crazy_pixel

Thx Stockwell Instead of a horse alien thing, I will put a human in the scene.

Next Update ...
I made a backpack for him, I know there are no belts, but I make there later direct on top of the alien suit. I try to think like a little child and put random stickers and color on the surface.

What are you thinking?

NegevPro

Looking great! Babies generally have stuffed animals also, might be a good time to sneak in a plushie Greentooth haha.

DWalker

The decorations on the backpack, especially the stickers, seem too ordinary. Would an alien baby have depictions of Terran animals (elephant, octopus, etc.) or the more common creatures of its home world? The English text is especially jarring; while I'm certain there are odd aliens who speak Terran just as there are odd humans who speak Klingon, I doubt many of those are toddlers.

Backpacks usually have multiple compartments - at least a main one and a smaller front pouch. Perhaps the 'dome' of the saucer could pop open or slide to one side.

Crazy_pixel

A nice idea NegevPro maybe I make a few animals


I work on another version for the backpack design, I try to keep a few stickers without text. I don't want to make a hyper realistic looking backpack, I want more a kind of using design, because a kid will play with his stuff.

Carabiner

This idea is awesome -- so excited to see how this works out. Subscribed!

Crazy_pixel

Thx Carabiner

Crazy_pixel

next update ...

I'm working currently on my baby alien details like folds are comming soon, materials and colors are work in progress.

NegevPro

Solid update, can't wait to see how this evolves! It might be helpful to add some slight variations to the geometry of the feet/legs as they look identical to the hands/arms.

Crazy_pixel

Thx NegevPro you are right, the arms and legs are the same. I will make some variations