Call of the wild
"The Hunted Becomes the Hunter"
Hey guys just started up a new project to chip away on
Take a look and let me know what you guys think. its an energy based sniper rifle.
I really want to play with the melding of natural elements and sci fi tech.
I want to add fur to the cheek rest and a feather to the Silencer as well as a leather strap with some beads on it...I also want to experiment with worn tape and mud.
Let me know what you guys think
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The silencer seems a bit obsolete since the "barrel" is completely open
i also did some minor tweaks to the body and added the block out for where the fur will go
It has definitely been a while since ive been able to carve out some time for this thing
started some of the HP shapes....still need to refine the scope....fur and the skull area needs an overall pass but yeah lol
Comments ...crits totally welcome!
It feels like the usual: "It's scifi, so lets smash some kitbashes on it without thinking why…"
I would reiterate this one, try to find a explanation of how it works, what is it made of, what is it's function (sniper rifle isn't equal sniper rifle) and then build up the form based on this (Form follows function).
This way you build a more realistic and believable weapon.
it might worth thinking about replacing the ram skull on the front with maybe a hawk, or eagle, since a ram skull that big is most likely from a tiny little baby ram, which is not that intimidatiing. a full grown eagle skull also matches the sniper concept a lot better, and could be more threatening.
its off to a good start, looking forward to what you come up with
@Dethling
Thank you man...i am currently reworking the shapes now....i would liek the gun to make .....kinda sense....the direction i took it, in its more recent adaptation is dark space magic and bones...but i still want it to make sense lol
@Cordero
good point on the ram skull....oh i like the eagle idea, ill have to see how that looks
If you want a bit more inspiration for a more corrupted direction, check out the weapon designs from Scorn. They're... disturbing, let's say.
I think it would be really cool to take it in a direction that it is an "ancient"/ relic that was used to kill a very powerful demon but in the final moments the weapon was broken and part of the demon fell onto the rifle and grew into what it is now
Little more work tonight....started to add block outs for tissue/growth on the gun
Did a bit of work the rifle last night....I feel it needs more Gore/Muscle tissue
What do yall think have an epic day!
Almost ready to kick this puppy to zbrush....need to put some love into the strap....and the top bones of the scope..and then start playing with fur
so weird @alytlebird hopefully the latest image is showing now
For what ever reason it is not letting upload an image -_- so here is an imgur link in the mean time lol
https://imgur.com/rXOusJ7
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