The Oarsman

InProgress

So, I started on jouste's concept of the oarsman (hats off to him). I'm giving myself 5 weeks to finish this model, high, low, and textures. Rigging doesn't come into play in these 5 weeks, as I still have almost everything to learn about rigging.

To get the creative juices flowing, I started with the raz-oar. First time doing a blade, so it might suck ass. I'm almost done with it, just need to add the blood-soaked cloth nuder the blade.



Here are the concepts:

crazyfingers

i'm assuming this blade is derived from an "oar" used for paddeling a boat. If so you might want to take those speed holes out of it. You lose a lot of that reference by putting holes in the weapon. An oar with lots of holes in it really wouldn't be very effective for paddeling a boat.

Nizza_waaarg

cool start, any chance you can link/post the conept?
I kinda like the holes, makes it more interesting but if you can add other bits of interest might be an idea to take them out as crazyfingers said, it looses it's oar-ness with them in.

rollin

there´s nothing wrong with the holes

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg219/1_jouste/dismount_01.jpg

InProgress

rollin, you beat me to it. Thanks anyway. Updated the first post

Joseph Silverman

The proportions on the blade are way off. It seems nitpicky, but this is jouste! Smaller holes, tapering down in size, like the concept. Slightly longer blade, flares at the tip. Yours is just a rectangle.

Take heed of how the bottom connects to the haft, too.

Andreas

Yeah...smaller holes, but good start. Great concept.

InProgress

Thanks guys.

I'll scale down the end and the holes. As for how the blade connects to the shaft, I was debating whether it's a cloth or something solid. I think the blade seems short because of the width. I'll change it in a jiffy.

jouste

great to see you starting up on this guy inprogress, here's that quick concept you asked for.

>>right here homie<<

feel free to use it whenever and have some fun with the project! if you feel that anything would look slicker another way than do it up!

InProgress

Awesome dude! That's going to help me a lot. Fun, I'll definately have with this project.

Rens

This is going to be an awesome project


keep going buddy!

MoP

jouste is the man, this is a great project. hopefully you can do the concept joustice

SHEPEIRO

MoP should be banned for that it, twas most offensive punnery

are you going for the rendering style of the concept or just shape?

InProgress

I hope I don't fuck up too.
I'm going for as-close-as-I-can-get-it-so-jouste-doesn't-break-my-windows-at-night close:)

30 mins work, I didn't have much time today. Need to get into overdrive!

Joseph Silverman

there you go, man! Now let's see the character started!