DWIV - 3D - Jeremy Gritton

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I don't think I can start anything till Saturday at the earliest, but I just wanted to reserve a spot in case I can get something going this year. I haven't had a chance yet to put my ideas to paper but I have something rough in my head that I'm excited about working on. I want to do something that's in a bit of a different direction from my DWIII entry, just to try something new

Latest Update - 5/17/09. ALL DONE! YEA!!

ThatDon

Looking forward to whatever you decide to make, loved your entry from last year.

Goon

Cant wait, get on it dude !

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I'm off to a bit of a late start so I didn't have time to do a nice concept. Scribbles it is! I really wanted to do something goofier than my entry last year, so I'm going for exagerrated proportions.

Here's my scrawled concept from lunch on Friday:



And my block-in from yesterday:



So basically he's this pyschotic gremlin who scampers around the battle-field hitting peeps with the business-end of his artifact (a battlehorn / hatchet hybrid) called Caterwauler. Either that or he just bites them square in the face. If he gets into a tight spot he can blow the horn to teleport to safety. The horn makes the wailing sound of a cat in heat, which makes him doubly annoying as he pops around the battlefield. Boofis is small in stature but is lightning quick, wiry strong, and is great as an advanced scout or decoy.

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I also started the sculpt today but it's really rough, so I think I"ll hold off posting it till its a little better.

Snowfly

Haha that description sold it Lots of interesting stuff going on there visually, I love what you've done with the swirls on the horn, and his bendy neck. Face is awesome and captures his personality perfectly.

tacit math

haha. what an awesome looking little dude. great to see you find some time to get into it man

jbrophy

Hah, great. Lovin the gnarly bits Jeremy.

Emil Mujanovic

Looking cool, Jeremy. I really like the style and its on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from your entry last year.
Looking forward to seeing you develop this.

AimBiZ

Looks very funny, and love the description.

Slum

Mmm, bring the hot-sauce! Awesome, I cant wait to see this thing develop.

BradMyers82

Hey, I thought you said you weren't doing another dw after how hard it was last year juggling work and the competition? Ha ha.
Well, I didn't make it any secrete that your entry was my favorite from last year, I'm really happy you are indeed getting after it this year also.
It's looking cool so far, I'll certainly follow this one. Good luck!

haZe

So awesome. So much personality. So.... yes.

Rory_M

Boofis haha, so tight. Love the style.

Wicked-J

Lol, a cat in heat... that's hilarious!

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Snowfly;

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the description

tacit;

Thanks bro always a pleasure sharing work with you

Jesse;

Thanks man I'm happy to see your entry coming along

casey;

Cool - I thought it would be fun to try a change of pace. Figure it could be hit or miss

AimBiz;

Thanks for commenting!

Slum;

I'm looking forward to seeing it come together too

BradMyers82;

Hey man, what can I say? I guess I'm a glutton for punishment Thanks for following my thread last year and for the words of encouragement again this year, much appreciated

haZe;

I'm glad that you are liking his personality! I think he's a quirky lil guy

Rory_M;

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the direction I am taking the sculpt

Wicked-J;

lol

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This is still a wip, but just so you guys know I am toiling away (slowly)

Ged

wow thats very detailed already, cool character, looks a little fragile but we will see what he comes out like in the end.

AimBiZ

I'm loving the horns! Excellent work!

MoP

super cool, he has loads of character!

vahl

nice, good to see something stylized like that from you man !!!

Davidskiwan

Interesting shapes in this guy, he's very nicely proportioned too, and his equipment look perfectly fitting already.

kite

that's so good! lovely sculpt and proportions

Lulu

Oh this is great, I love your sculpt. He has so much personality!

konstruct

WHOA howed I miss this one? that block-in rocks!,

WarNoodle

that is so cool! while every ones characters are so huge, your guy will be going in between everyones legs cutting their Achilles Tendon. Then come back to finish the job.

woogity

wow man this is excellent he oozes personality. this guy has great balance of form in his face too, i dont know about him as a norm tho, looks a bit more demon to me.



-Woog

AKAperly

nice sculpt; i like the shape of his hatchet too.

kary

Awesome work

Sith Happens.

Damn.. i gotta get my ass in gear here.. thats looking great man!

r4ptur3

very nice > : )

gavku

That face has craploads of character man. Horn detailing is ace too btw...

wizo

bad ass character, a breath of fresh air! Great work.

HntrLuc

sweet work! lovely proportions

Muzzoid

thats very creepy and cool!

muppet man

Hahaaaaa! I love it. Crazy style and amazing details.

DynamiteDill

Finally a demon that doesn't look like everyone else's.

Inpw

I'm lovin his expression.

solar

This is looking ace, love the style!

peppi

Hehe very cool. He's got loads of character.

TBone

Loving it. he looks great polish in his forms.

Goon

i think you have the strongest sence of character ive seen so far, I'm really loving this as a whole.

Orb

wow, awsome sculpt and design!

IronHawk

i love the happy evil face. reminds me of greentooth.

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Wow, thanks everyone for the overwhelming response... I really appreciate all the kind words! I've been blown away by all the positive replies

Ged;
Thanks! I understand your concern that he might look too fragile. My goal is to get away from the big brutish type of characters and do something lankier and more agile. It is a balanciing act though and hopefully when he's done he will still look formidable even if small in stature.
AimBiz;
I'm glad that you like them, they were by far the most time consuming area to sculpt. They actually aren't quite done I just got intensely bored of working on them.
MoP;
Thanks! Now if I can just get to the level of polish you and Tully achieved in DW2 I'll be in good shape
vahl;
Thanks man, I always enjoying seeing your work so I appreciate you commenting to my thread!
Davidskiwan;
One of my top priorities this year is to focus on silhouette, I'm glad to hear you like it
kite;
You're one of my fav artists bar none so your comments mean a lot to me! Thanks so much
Lulu;
I'm glad to hear that his personality is coming through, I wanted something very expressive
konstruct;
Thank you, great work in your thread btw
WarNoodle;
Great idea I might steal that line for my description of him in submission
woogity;
Thanks man! I didn't categorize him as a demon because I really wanted to create something opposite from the demon requirements (20 ft tall, undead abominations bent on desctruction). I see this character as flesh and blood, diminutive stature, and with human emotions. He isn't evil - just mentally unbalanced He has horns and pointy teeth but for me the similarities end there.
AKAperly;
I'm glad you like his artifact. The design is going to change a little bit I think, but I'm going to maintain the overall shape.
kary:
Thanks!
Austin;
I appreciate it!
r4ptur3;
Thanks, I have been watching your thread - keep at it!
gavku;
The horns took me sooo long to sculpt so it's great to hear people say they like them. Helps ease the pain of those late night hours
wizo;
Thanks, I'm trying for something a little off the beaten path
HntrLuc;
Thanks man, I'm lovin' your entry
Muzz;
Thanks for commenting!
muppet man;
You've done two of my favorite entries the last 2 years, so I really appreciate the kind words - are you back again this year? Sorry I haven't had the time to follow the other forums...
DynamiteDill;
Thanks! Although he will be a Gremlin Norm
Inpw;
His face is growing on me When it's late and I'm tired of working on him, he's just grinnin' back at me reminding me to just have fun
solar;
Thank you!
peppi;
Thanks for the compliment, you're another of my fav. artists
TBone;
Thanks bro!
Goon;
Thank you!
Orb;
Thanks for commenting on my work
IronHawk;
It's funny that you say that, I was inspired by greentooth for the face. Also by the creatures from the movie Gremlins, and the Hellboy2 toothfairy.

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I debated posting this update cause it's pretty unfinished, but figured what the hell. I've been working on his torso area. The arms and legs are extremely rough at the moment. I also threw some quick armor blockins to the scene to help me visualize the volumes. I'm still not totally happy with the back so I'm figuring it out...



I have a couple other ideas for small gear additions, hopefully I will be getting to that stuff soon enough. I've got a lot of work at my job to take care of the next 3 days so I probably won't be getting back to this guy again till Saturday

peace

408

Wonderful!

Head seems heavy. ~Considering the back, maybe add a bit more weight here - tail lengthened perhaps?

frubes

he really reminds me of an organic version of the little stereo robot thing in transformers. It might be that cheesy grin which gives him a kind of mischevious look. Cool stuff.

Abe_hokage

wow! stunning work! loving the whole character!

woogity

!! that is all ....haha jk, the armor groups are super well balanced, and your doing a great job of not covering up his organics, which is good caus the whole body is amazingly sculpted. the vine type structures from his elbows are interesting as well!


-Woog

TBone

cool man! loving the amount of care you put into the sculpting.

Mongrelman

That has so much character, great sculpting too.

Reminds me of Sloth from Ice Age hehe.

pierre5454

great work. im pretty sure i will have nightmares involving this guy.

jbrophy

Looking great. Love the Jacobs ladder going up the arm :P Concerned about low polying all those tendrils?