Drax the Destroyer

Mitchellangelo · Mar 2016

Hey everyone. I'm working on a new anatomical piece. This is Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy. I'm working on sculpting out his basic anatomy. I want to get it all just right, because needless to say once the asymetrical details and tattoos get applied there is no turning back. I thought I'd open up to feedback. Bare with me I couldn't for the life of me find decent photo references of Drax or actor Dave Bautista. But what are your suggestions so far?

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Mitchellangelo · Mar 2016

Also here is a facial close up:

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Mitchellangelo · Mar 2016

Guys.... Come on.... I need your feedback. I'm beginning to assume my work is perfect!

Mitchellangelo · Mar 2016

Hey y'all. If you are reading this, I feel that I am making progress. I feel that he is beginning to look more and more like Drax. Hopefully his muscles on his torso and arms look more detailed now. If anyone is out there, I can really use your feedback.

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Sam Leheny · Mar 2016

The physique is looking spot on.

Boomer · Mar 2016

Hello. Nice start, but I think that you could improve the anatomy more. Batista is a WWE fighter so where are plenty photos with his "naked" body.
Like this

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Good Luck!!

Mitchellangelo · Mar 2016

Thank you Boomer. This picture is a fantastic reference. The only difference I've noticed between Bautista and Drax is that Drax has a little more of a gut.

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Mitchellangelo · Apr 2016

It's been a while but I was consumed by freelance projects last week. Here are my latest WIP images. I feel that he finally has that accurate physique to the real character in the film. I think his face finally looks like the face of Drax. The two things I'm the most concerned about are the rectus abdomini on the front torso, and the area where the sternocleidomastoid meets the clavicle. Also, I took a lot of detail out of the back. This guy is more beefy than muscular. I want to nail these secondary forms and start moving onto the tertiary details. Do you have any suggestions?

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Here is a close up of the face

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Mitchellangelo · Apr 2016

Okay, I have done some work on his secondary forms. Hopefully now his forms are finally going somewhere. Once again your feedback is very much appreciated. If you're out there....if anybody's out there.......

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Please please....

purplekami · Apr 2016

Hey there Mitch, your forms are looking pretty good, the main things I'm seeing are that the skull shape needs some work, make sure to look at the silhouette of the skull, cheeks and lower jaw included. The ears are in need of some work since they're pretty different from Drax's. The eyes seem to be rather flat on the skull, a little bit of curve will go a long ways I believe, same goes for the mouth.
In terms of the body itself it's coming along pretty well, the biceps are looking a little round to me and the hands a little small. Keep it up!

Mitchellangelo · Apr 2016

Excellent! Thank you Purplekami:D I appreciate your feedback.

BHahn · Apr 2016

Hey! it looks nice so far. one of the things I think you could do to make the hands look bigger is to make your fingers longer, they look pretty stubby to me right now. Also, I realize this is probably super picky, but his nose has a tiny little form above the "flair" of the nostril where some muscle connects in that you are missing.

Other then that it's looking pretty good! Good luck going forward!

Mitchellangelo · Apr 2016

Thank you Bhahn. I appreciate that very much. That's a good tip on the hands. And don't worry about being too picky, I want my work to improve.

Sam Leheny · Apr 2016

How wide are that dude's SHOULDERS?!

Mitchellangelo · Apr 2016

Okay, maybe not that wide...lol

FreneticPonies · Apr 2016

I think he has a case of the feels

Also his head is a bit too tall at the moment.

Mitchellangelo · Jun 2016

Hey everybody! I'm finally back. I have a break in between indie projects, so I had some time to get back to Drax. I've done some tertiary detailing. I figured it was about time to move onto skin/pore detailing work. Let me know if you think this is becoming a little overkill. Also, keep in mind that his left arm is not yet done.

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Brian "Panda" Choi · Jun 2016

No, don't go to detail yet. Your mdeium forms are still off.

Pull back.

Your fingers need refinement. For a strong man, his fingers should NOT look like sausages.

Mitchellangelo · Jun 2016

Okay, so his fingers are too lanky. Are there any other forms that look off?

Brian "Panda" Choi · Jun 2016

No, his finger are too thick and lack the form subtleties that exist in fingers.

Also check the cranium's siilhouette against his real head.

Mitchellangelo · Jun 2016

I will go back in and shape those out. Although, I couldn't for the life of me find a profile pic of the actor.

Mitchellangelo · Jun 2016

Brian, what did you mean when you said he lacks the "form subtleties" in his fingers?

slosh · Jun 2016

Fingers have shape...subtle ins and outs conforming to the muscles and bones in your fingers.

Mitchellangelo · Aug 2016

WHOA, thank you Slosh!

Drax the Destroyer

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