kilted ranger/warrior

stimpack · Sep 2008

So I got a new job, but having probles with work visa....sooooo i have free time untill that gets sorted out. Figured id start me a character to do. I actually havent done a complete char since the last dominance war....its about time i make another.

This is a concept my buddy gavin rich drew. He gave me the thumbs up to model, so i jumped on the opportunity! Here is my progress so far. Its pretty evident what needs work, what doesnt

My arch nemisis is cloth... this is deffinately swiming in unfamiliar water for me, but its something I need to work on, so here goes.

concept:

and progress:

cheers.

ps. a link to gavins blog incase your interested in more doodles of his. http://www.gavindoodles.blogspot.com/

pps. i used a modified version of arshelvon's base. dropn props where due

Kevin Johnstone · Sep 2008

looks good but thats a skirt not a kilt, i think its cool to go the kilt route, but if you do, it'd
be good to find some ref or read up on how they are constructed

Ruz · Sep 2008

I thought they were the same thing:)

DeathKitten · Sep 2008

Very attractive concept! It makes me want to dig out my Thief CDs

I really like the facial structure of your model aswell, keep it up... though I think his hips start a little low, that or the chest plate is too long.

-DK >^..^<

Cojax · Sep 2008

Looking good Phill! Best of luck with that visa!

Snefer · Sep 2008

Looking really good sofar

Farfarer · Sep 2008

Looks good, but that's not much of a kilt :P

*edit; And Ruz is looking for a slap.

Crumplecakes · Sep 2008

I really love the concept, and the progress on the model thus far, can't wait to see it finished with his weapons and coin purses, oh and hair, that hair adds a lot of character to the concept, and at the moment the face seems a tad bland.

but the model is fantastic thus far.

Slipstream · Sep 2008

Loving it so far. I really like the folds on the cloak, smacks of whats to come for the kilt

Baxter · Sep 2008

Really diggin' the armor design. Face reminds me of Neil Peart :P

cow1787 · Sep 2008

I like the design and where it's headed. Really like the hood and armor.

I agree with DeathKitten that the hips seem too low, or maybe too small?

And some info on kilts, for you to decide on where you want to take it.... A kilt is a knee length skirt (from natural waist to kind of just above the knee). Was used by the Highland Scots at least since the late 16th century. The Scottish kilt has a tartan pattern, always. The Irish kilt wasn't until the turn of the 20th century and is of a solid color - usually black, saffron, or green. There's also the shendyt which was an Egyptian kilt, but I don't think you're going that route.

TWilson · Sep 2008

Looking good stimpack

The thigh's and hips are too short under the kilt though I think. They need an extra 10% at least. If you were to place his junk right now they'd be halfway to his knees and not because its long.

benclark · Sep 2008

the front half of a kilt is flat cloth, but the back is tight pleats...
http://www.96th.ca/Images/saskboys/uniform/KiltBack.jpg

i think that will make it more kiltish and less of a skirt

stimpack · Sep 2008

whoaaaa look at all these replies =P thx for the feedback guys/gals! I havent had a chance to do much more to it b/c we been dodging hurricanes down here in the south =/ but weather is much nicer now, and power is stable! so ill have an update soon enough! thx for anatomy crits, i will deff adress that. As for the kilt, i sculpted a version out, but it started looking like a ladies dress skirt b/c the more i subdivided it, the tigher around the legs it got haha. So i gota readress that and work out a more baggy version.