Polycount - Generals - [Rooster]

rooster · Feb 2006

What the hell, lets get it on! Time for one mean freak with a beak

rooster · Feb 2006

IT BEGINS!
bito photo manip, buncho paintover, 10 mins in mocrowave, bing!:
[img]http://www.rooster13.plus.com/head design.jpg[/img]
more to come

Wells · Feb 2006

Bwahaha. That is one pissed off chicken!

rooster · Feb 2006

expect everything to change at some point

rooster · Feb 2006

aesir · Feb 2006

I demand a backstory for how chickens have evolved into THIS, in just 1000 years!!!

MoP · Feb 2006

the head looks awesome, i'd seriously suggest revising the wings though... good work so far mind

rooster · Feb 2006

wings are just scribbles dude have no fear

aesir: you shall have one

I aught to mention theres a whole lot more planned, this is just anatomy and proportions stage

gauss · Feb 2006

i think you're forcing the anthropomorphization a little too much--why not run with the concept of doing just a big ol' rooster? he's starting to look too much like angel-type concepts, which is very confused symbolic territory if you ask me. just my two bits... me, i'd much rather see a big dragon chicken or something

CMB · Feb 2006

Why not a biped rooster with a hunched rooster like rig?
But try too keep the elements of the first one like the messy shoulder feathers and a larger or fatter,but still masculine look.

rooster · Feb 2006

hmm, I'll keep your points in mind gauss they make a lot of sense- however I'd like you to bear with me and reserve judgement a wee bit longer, as I think where I'm aiming for the design will work. Trust me

gauss · Feb 2006

i have faith in you, just lookin' out!

i enjoy the look of these concepts by the way, good work.

rooster · Feb 2006

I'll get his backstory written down soon so it all makes a bit more sense.. suffice to say he's an alien and earth roosters are actually a fragment of their genetic code, lost in time and space. something like that. This version will not be the final revision

Wells · Feb 2006

Does that mean he has a harem of ladies waiting him on his home planet? 20 chicks for every male, now thats something to fight for!

Steve Schulze · Feb 2006

I'm digging the design, but I think he'd look better with more chicken typed legs, rather than the goat style you've got going there at the moment.

KDR_11k · Feb 2006

If the torso is vertical you can't put the thigh bone inside (which probably evolved to be inside to allow the birds to be bipedal while keeping ballance) so it makes sense to move it outside.

rooster · Feb 2006

battling with the legs.. getting there

Makkon · Feb 2006

Colonial Sanders must be turning in his grave. Great design, dude. Certainly different. The torso looks sort of odd with that head, though. Gives the look of cut and paste.

KDR_11k · Feb 2006

Grave??? You think General Rooster left over enough of that guy to fill a grave?

rooster · Feb 2006

haha! when the Roosterran army discovered the existance of the Colonel (who had been reborn countless times in the growth-vats) and his empire a great war broke forth, culminating at the Battle of Kentucky which saw the Colonel trapped in his re-inforced bunker. Moments before he shot himself the bunker was pulverised by a barrage of LaserShell missiles from the colossal flagship Eggzterminator (aaargh!). The liberated fowl were genetically re-born into modern Roosterrans by awekening their long lost genetic seed, with the revalation that this new breed posessed even greater strength, agility and vicious fighting instinct. All those centuries being mistreated and genetically tinkered with by the Colonels minions had create a super-breed!

Rhinokey · Feb 2006

owuld much rather see this as more of a mutated evolved bird,, more bird proportions, instead of a regular chicken head stuck onto a 100% human body, then that stuck on some muscular goat demon legs, i'd like to see his body large and more bird like.. no human muscle structure,, wings that have evolved into a hand like shape,, almost bat like, skiney scaley clawed chicken legs, more twisted, and evil,,

gauss · Feb 2006

i'm with Rhino. i love the detailing and the outfit overall, but i think it'll make a bigger impact if you resist anthropomorphizing it so much, right now it really does just seem like a great looking rooster head on a pretty stock humanoid body. the legs are cool but they don't push far enough, it's time to crank up the chicken knob on the mix controls!

i am really enjoying how you're rendering these concepts though, still, the lines read very well.

Jhotun · Feb 2006

I was totally amazed for the blacky stuff of the first concepts. I really think that you should get back to that

Original and deadly! what more could we ask?

Keep it up!

rooster · Feb 2006

aargh dillema! I know damn well you have a good point but I'm really enjoying this direction.. I think I will finish this particular concept so I've got that in reserve and then adapt it using your suggestions and see how it works. I know the head does stick out like a sore thumb but I haven't really attempted to re-integrate that yet so.. I dont know will see how it looks later

jhotun thanks man I will work more of that that back in (left arm most likely) and I'm going to see how wings look back on him (he is from an airbourne regiment)

Wells · Feb 2006

maybe just make his arm bones really stretched, giving him that extra nudge towards 'not human' when you see his silhouette.

rooster · Feb 2006

yes I like that idea..

poopinmymouth · Feb 2006

I think it's looking pretty cool, and if you are liking the direction it's going in, then keep pushing it in that direction. Can't please em all. I think it's far more important to the quality of the finished piece that you personally are happy with the concept, than that it has the approval of others.

rooster · Feb 2006

that felt like a big step in the right direction.. thanks to all who suggested changes! gauss I know I'm not explicitly following your directions at the moment but I am keeping everything you say in mind

. There will probably be some who don't like the wings.. its practically the first time I've ever drawn some. so- I'm going to give them my best shot before I look at removing them. If anyone has wing-tips so to speak please hit me
cheers for the advice poop!

Jhotun · Feb 2006

I think that the shape of the wings look cool. Maybe the feet seems a bit little.
One thing that i would think is on how this animals (do not know the name in english, in spanish is "Gallo") defend or attack. They use the big claw on the back of the feet as a very deadly weapon, so maybe giving that more importance would enhance the feeling of the animal evolution.
Also, feathers coming out from open sides of the armor would totally rock! You know, alpha channels would do a great job there

Excellent!

Mark Dygert · Feb 2006

I really dig it!

rooster · Feb 2006

spam

gauss · Feb 2006

hahah i believe you now, this'll work and look cool, the avenging rooster-angel of darkness

good shit rooster.

Snowfly · Feb 2006

nice one rooster!

rawkstar · Feb 2006

hahahahaha thats badass

HonkyPunch · Feb 2006

I fucking love you, rooster.

killingpeople · Feb 2006

that's badass, you should give him some heavy duty cock fighting blades around his feet - may be pushing the cheese envelope.

Valandar · Feb 2006

I really like the armor... and yes, I agree with killingpeople. He needs "cockfighting" blades.

EDIT: Just noticed that the tubes on the lower legs appear to end in jets of sime kind... that are not in a good position for jumpjets. Jet-assisted kicks, perhaps, like in Bubblegum Crisis?

Wells · Feb 2006

The thrusters are really emitters for his vibro-bladed cock spurs!

Makkon · Feb 2006

That works! Perhaps you can do more with the head gob (dunno what you call it) at this point. Exaggerate it a bit.

Wells · Feb 2006

hrm, yeah, you could get pretty creative with the comb, maybe have it go all the way down his back. thats kind of gross when you think of it all fleshy, but kind of cool, too

rooster · Feb 2006

I had a brief look at cockfighting stuff earlier but forgot all about it! I'll go back an check it out. About the jets- on his back between his wings will be a proper jetpack for enhanced aerial combat, the feet jets are for manouvering (and jet assisted kicks sound pretty cool!)

rooster · Feb 2006

just noodling about, tweaking. didnt have the energy for any major changes

and

edit: the hands will probably change a bit later. I'll aim to complete the concept by the end of this week I reckon then full steam into modelling

InfectedLetters · Feb 2006

i really like the wings, different from everyone elses ideas, but doesn't stay the same kind of theme throughout

Jessi

Jhotun · Feb 2006

I´m loving all those feathers coming out the armor.
Here at the job someone suggested that the red parts (do not know the name in english) could be made of metal.
you are going to have a fun time with alpha channels

Keep it up!

Cubik · Feb 2006

Gah, lost my post, let's see if I can remember all I wanted to crit:
Are you going to shade the torso and leg armor in the same way as the arms? Since right now it looks like you have nice, protective armor for the arms and somewhat flimsier stuff (cloth?) covering his vitals.
What are those tubes running on the outside of his legs? Muscle enhancments, fuel for a jumpjet (support for the wings, many birds jump straight up in the air ot get a good start) or something else? Some more detail on the tubes would be nice.
The flaps on his head (called a comb (top) and a wattle (under)) has to be green, right?
I would have given that gun a little extra length and moved the grenadelauncher forward and up.

rooster · Feb 2006

thanks for the comments-
jhotun, believe it or not my very first sketch on paper gave him a huge metal comb, all jagged.. I'm planning to give him some head protection so I'll see how that works out..
cubik, great crit man. The body armour is supposed to be some kind of advanced kevlar type padding that dissipates blunt force across large areas of itself (somehow

) when I get to the colouring phase I will try to indicate that it is not an entirely normal material. The tubes are indeed jump jets, to aid his flight with his jetpack and wings. Tubes will get more lubbin once Im happier with everything else, the hands just aint doing it for me atm.. also the feet will have a bit of armour

I dunno about green comb

ofcourse there will be green somewhere

The gun I left intentionally a bit forward-heavy and unusually balanced, as if he could lean into it and let it fall to counteract the incredible kickback

Jhotun · Feb 2006

Have you tried to put the red part in green?

Keep it up!

rooster · Feb 2006

I like it red

but I will give it a go at the colour stage

rooster · Feb 2006

did someone say LASER CLAWS?

I cheated a bit with the hands and made them rough in 3d then drew over

MoP · Feb 2006

that's not cheating, that's technique

nice work so far man, the new feet and hands fit a lot better.

InfectedLetters · Feb 2006

getting alot better each time

Polycount - Generals - [Rooster]

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