Pillars of Heracles

Tomtegubbe

The sculpture is going to be inspired by the statue above, however I think I'll make him keep the pillars up by chains wrapped around his wrists/hands, he's also going to have a different pose and anatomy. It'll be 9 heads high and not meant for a game which means it'll not look crappy. Aside from the proportions I'll aim to make the anatomy as realistic as possible that's why I'm making a thread this early because I think I'll benefit from your critiques.

I've started to block out the proportions and shapes, not much to comment on yet.

Brian "Panda" Choi

The image is so tiny.  Do you have a larger one?

Tomtegubbe

Yeah sure, think I'm almost done blocking out the basic shapes. I don't think adding more detail is necessary since everything will be assymetrical. Criticism still appreciated.

jose.fuentes

he seems really overly defined in his muscles 

Tomtegubbe

I just sketched them out so they'll match somewhat when he is posed.

Tomtegubbe

Ok started to pose him, it's tricky getting this right since two weights are pulling at him at the same time. I want to get as relaxed and controled and believe pose as possible. Any comments appreciated since I'm currently trying to figure this out.

Tomtegubbe

Ok first anatomy pass, I haven't touched the hands or feet yet. The areas I have a problem with are the forearms and the back muscles. I sort of know where the muscles are located, I'm just struggling with how much they'll bulge or how they're supposed to look, because of this he currently looks more like a superhero toy or something out of a comic book. A model to reference would make things easier. I'm going to start on his face and then if you have any critiques for me I'll take that into account for his second anatomy pass. Thanks a lot and please do critique it if you can, very helpful.
https://youtu.be/0evd9eynhbM

Tomtegubbe

Didn't actually finish the face or attached it to the body, just put it on there and drew some quick hair and beard for him to get an idea of how it'll look. I updated some of the anatomy especially on the back of his body but no reason to show that yet. It's getting there.

Tomtegubbe

Ok created the face and merged it with the body, it's not done but it's good for now. Next is getting a decent base topology, currently the bottom subdivision is a decimated mesh. -_-

Tomtegubbe

Made the chains, next is having the hands properly wrap around the chains, notice how the steps are made for mortals.