Tundra Monolith

Xenier

Hey guys, it's been a long while since I've posted anything.
I've begun working on a scene for UDK with this Monolith as the central element. I'm going for a more stylized look to my rock so other than the details you're seeing on the sculpt, it's going to be pretty plain. Lemme know what you guys think. Once this guy is baked and textured I'll be moving on to a full on concept for the scene.

Xenier

here's a first run at the concept for the scene.

Jack Ryan

This looks really cool, and due to the setting could go a multitude of ways in terms of style.

It could be a monolith the tribesmen have deemed important... and so it's covered in blessings or finger paintings.

There's a lot of potential to make something different from the norm here, don't let it go to waste!

As for the model, do you intend to have it clipping with the ground? As to make it look level, because in your concept it slowly bevels outwards as it reaches the bottom, and gets thinner towards the top, but your model is more of a squashed sphere in shape, so the top and bottom are equal width apart.

Will be watching this thread.

Xenier

the idea actually was that it was an ancestral site. The planet has undergone an ice age but the technologically advanced race living there has erected a force field around their cultural site so their people can still make pilgrimages there to present offerings to their ancestors.

Xenier

MisterSande

nice idea, any workflow layed out for the the environment sculpt ?(vue/geocontrol/zbrush?)

Xenier

Zbrush for everything pretty much. I'll post some workflow stuff once I begin actually piecing this sucker together. For now, more concept work.

Rockley Bonner

reminds me of darksiders rocks, gogogogo

Xenier

last update, spending too long noodling a painting even though It's done it's job as a concept lol. Time to move on to 3d.

konstruct

Im sorry but I have to say it. All I can see is dicks. At the end of the day there are falis's in everything, especially if you're are looking. Normally I wouldn't say anything but there's just something about this that scene that makes me feel uncomfortable :P

Xenier

fair enough, regardless, I'm going to be re-doing the monolith anyways, after taking a break from looking at the sculpt and now going back to it (and after having more practice at work) I am not happy with my sculpt, and I will be re-concepting the rock itself.

Xenier

re-concepted the monolith

Pix

Have you considered carving some sort of symbols or perhaps a carved face into this monolith? It's your selling point of the environment which you are going to do, it has to be memorable in some way. Silhouette is a major improvement from the overall concept you have made.

Xenier

I was considering carving in a face, and I'm still on the fence, I dont want to over-do it, but It most certainly would make it more interesting. Still mulling it over.

Xenier