laughingnome - Concept - Polyloop

laughingnome · 20th June 2007, 18:12

hi this will be my concept workshop.
some stuff will be posted later tonight

stu

laughingnome · 20th June 2007, 22:26

ok just a quick rough to start with to show the concept process, working on head shape here and character form.
5 mins sketch

Thomas · 20th June 2007, 22:46

Nice sketch! BTW, the head is bigger than the neck/body

laughingnome · 20th June 2007, 23:00

yes i agree Thomas im going to reduce the head mass

i model in pencil first

post some more tommorrow.

stu

laughingnome · 20th June 2007, 23:14

itll will end up something like this old concept before i model

stu

mayito7777 · 21st June 2007, 00:09

Very nice drawing.

F@B · 25th June 2007, 12:24

ho! very nice draw Stu!!! i hope i ll see it soon in 3D!

laughingnome · 25th June 2007, 22:17

as my own personal concept thread i can ramble on a bit here.

the concept for this mesh is a Dragon, its being based on a serpentine type rather than the traditional lizard dragon model.

so heres some things i need to consider during the concept stage.

the head mass ratio to the neck as Thomas already said, the head needs to be fairly small, the neck cannot be too thin or too long but needs to be fairly narrow for form, same for the tail.
the body needs to be pretty compact , thats where all the power ie muscle is.
shorter spine/ less stress, the tail is the rudder so can be much longer than the neck
rear legs need to be pretty powerful as they need to be able to launch this creature.
i dont believe in four legged dragons as such, the wings ,same as a bat or bird would have evovled from the front limbs, that makes sense

so no four legs.
end of ramble, ill post some more concepts shortly.

stu

laughingnome · 27th July 2007, 16:23

some old character concepts from my site

tonytrout · 27th July 2007, 19:03

Nice stu

laughingnome · 27th July 2007, 19:13

thanks Tony

love your 2d work btw , reminds me of Josh Kirby.

stu

Pete Exxtreme · 27th July 2007, 19:21

WOW ! Pretty nice drawings indeed

laughingnome · 27th July 2007, 19:42

thanks Pete bud

ill be posting some new drawings over the weekend

stu

tonytrout · 27th July 2007, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by laughingnome

btw , reminds me of Josh Kirby.

I looked him up, he did over 400,000 drwings

My favourite comic artist is Barry Smith, Ive got the whole collection of early Conan comics from where he started.

PS Your shading is intense

laughingnome · 27th July 2007, 21:47

Barry Smith is good my favorite artist is Frazetta

i have a full set of the martian series by Edgar Rice Burroughs with Frazetta covers

thanks for the comments Tony

stu

laughingnome · 28th July 2007, 00:29

and some other "Old" stuff.

cheers

stu

Nate Owens · 28th July 2007, 04:37

Frazetta!! Now you're talking.
Awesome stuff, Stu.
It's a breath of fresh air to break away from the 3D tool - a needed relief.

tonytrout · 28th July 2007, 06:45

I have a beautiful frazetta calendar beside my workstation , it hasnt moved off the egyptian queen since sept 06

. ....and i agree with nate nice to take a break with a bit of doodlin.

laughingnome · 28th July 2007, 15:34

thanks guys

Frazetta is the master of light in his oil paintings in my view ,almost impressionist but not quite.
hehe dont start me rambling on about how good he is

he is a God

i agree ,its nice just to chill out ,take a break from the machine and software and just load up the old clicky pencil

.

stu

3webjam · 15th February 2008, 11:48

Stu, I like the way that you work the lights and the shadows in your drawings - shows real drawing skills!
Any work yet done on the first 2 drawings (in 3D)?

Jacqueline

20th June 2007, 18:12	#1 (permalink)
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20th June 2007, 22:26	#2 (permalink)
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20th June 2007, 22:46	#3 (permalink)
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20th June 2007, 23:00	#4 (permalink)
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20th June 2007, 23:14	#5 (permalink)
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25th June 2007, 12:24	#7 (permalink)
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25th June 2007, 22:17	#8 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	as my own personal concept thread i can ramble on a bit here. the concept for this mesh is a Dragon, its being based on a serpentine type rather than the traditional lizard dragon model. so heres some things i need to consider during the concept stage. the head mass ratio to the neck as Thomas already said, the head needs to be fairly small, the neck cannot be too thin or too long but needs to be fairly narrow for form, same for the tail. the body needs to be pretty compact , thats where all the power ie muscle is. shorter spine/ less stress, the tail is the rudder so can be much longer than the neck rear legs need to be pretty powerful as they need to be able to launch this creature. i dont believe in four legged dragons as such, the wings ,same as a bat or bird would have evovled from the front limbs, that makes sense so no four legs. end of ramble, ill post some more concepts shortly. stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

27th July 2007, 16:23	#9 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	some old character concepts from my site __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

27th July 2007, 19:03	#10 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	Nice stu

27th July 2007, 19:13	#11 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	thanks Tony love your 2d work btw , reminds me of Josh Kirby. stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

27th July 2007, 19:21	#12 (permalink)
Pete Exxtreme Lick it up Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Thonon/France Posts: 4,618	WOW ! Pretty nice drawings indeed __________________ Toute faute de frappe ou erreur de syntaxe sont dues a un clavier rebelle à toute forme d'autorité. LightWave 9 \| Hexagon 2 My gallery

27th July 2007, 19:42	#13 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	thanks Pete bud ill be posting some new drawings over the weekend stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

27th July 2007, 21:47	#15 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	Barry Smith is good my favorite artist is Frazetta i have a full set of the martian series by Edgar Rice Burroughs with Frazetta covers thanks for the comments Tony stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

28th July 2007, 00:29	#16 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	and some other "Old" stuff. cheers stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home

28th July 2007, 04:37	#17 (permalink)
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28th July 2007, 06:45	#18 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	I have a beautiful frazetta calendar beside my workstation , it hasnt moved off the egyptian queen since sept 06 . ....and i agree with nate nice to take a break with a bit of doodlin.

28th July 2007, 15:34	#19 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	thanks guys Frazetta is the master of light in his oil paintings in my view ,almost impressionist but not quite. hehe dont start me rambling on about how good he is he is a God i agree ,its nice just to chill out ,take a break from the machine and software and just load up the old clicky pencil . stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home Last edited by laughingnome; 28th July 2007 at 16:44.

15th February 2008, 11:48	#20 (permalink)
3webjam Extrusion Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 167	Stu, I like the way that you work the lights and the shadows in your drawings - shows real drawing skills! Any work yet done on the first 2 drawings (in 3D)? Jacqueline

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