Bulldog Executioner
polycounter lvl 12
Here goes the current progress for a school assignment. I am still torn if I should put boots/pants on him because I am afraid it will take away from the dog legs (it wouldn't be as obvious it was dog legs if they are covered). Let me know what you guys think:
Here is a quick paint over to show you what I am going for:
http://grungemedia.com/dkseries/My_Work/bulldog/bbulldog.png
Do you guys think pants will take away from the overall look?
Thanks in advance, and as always, CnC is welcome.
Here is a quick paint over to show you what I am going for:
http://grungemedia.com/dkseries/My_Work/bulldog/bbulldog.png
Do you guys think pants will take away from the overall look?
Thanks in advance, and as always, CnC is welcome.
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I'm not sure if shorter legs will need an adjustment with the arm length. At the moment the length of the arms seem to fit.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Alright, here goes the armor:
Everything is pretty much blocked out now, time for detail!
Other than this he has extremly small feet and with his proportions he would be having a hard time keeping balance. I know that they are suppoed to be doggish, but I suggest you just exaggerate them.
You may wanna try to switch and make a pair of more human feet, but think about making his nads more pawish. Cause right now you've a human torso with huge human arms but you hide doggish feet under the cloth and gear.
Anyway the overall quality is good. I just believe it has more of a potential and I'm sure that you'll pull it off nicely. Good luck!
Most of the armor is going to be mirrored (thus why it is missing)
I'm actually really digging the asymmetry aspect to the armor right now, the boot and hip guard plate things should probably be mirrored but it might be worth considering leaving only one arm piece, since the other arm already has the chain mail hanging down on it.
My only anatomy crit is that the legs seem a tad bit tiny to support his massive upper body, you might want to beef up his muscles or give him larger feet to balance out the weight better, I feel like he'd tip over trying to raise an axe as is.
Since it's an Executioner, I can't wait to see it's Axe, I bet it will look really brutal. Awesome work and keep it coming. :thumbup:
I will look into the legs and see what I can do, unfortunately this project is due pretty soon and I still have to retopo and texture him! :poly122:
Once I bake the armor, I will post a version with/without the mirrored armor and see what you guys think
Also, I don't know whether you want to mess with the proportions at this point in development, but he kinda feels like he might work better if his fingers were stubbier given they've presumably evovled from paws. Perhaps not. Something to think about anyway.
@d2king10 - nice work man, i envy your zbrush skills XD just one little crit, some of the scratches on the axe look a little blurry, i know they wear away and whatnot but they look almost stretched around the middle of the blade(other than that it looks pretty badass).
overall im loving your work, cant wait to see it finished! keep us posted
maybe it worth to go back few subds lower and rework muscles and their connections?
Now hes just ready to bake, texture, and pose :thumbup:
A dog typically has legs like this. And this.
But on yours the second part of the leg.... I guess the shins - are really really really tiny, and then are followed immediately by a foot with a weird calf muscle attached to it.
IMO, you retopped too early, and you should go back and move the knees up a bit to make room for the second part of the leg, move the calf muscles up with it - off of the foot (it's currently sitting on top of the heel actually)
Great upper body though. I have no crits besides that.
Anyhow, here is some early texture work:
*Lops someones head off*
You should give him a badass executioner mask!
I considered giving him an executioners mask, but I was afraid it would cover up his face and not make it recognizable that he was a bulldog.