Anyone for a colaborative work?

[Kelownan]

Hi all i am looking for someone to do a colaborative work.

2d, 3d all means of working considered as well as subject,
all up for discussion if you are interested.

I enjoy characters and paint mostly working in 2d although i have good experience modeling in 3ds max (have 7.1) .

For example you could do backgrounds
or archetecture buildings etc depending on your experience.

[Swicked]

Hey Kelownan,
I dont know if the offer still stands but i love your work, especially 'outer limits', and it would be great to work with you. I'm more after effects based but i know my way around 3ds max pretty well....
thanks,
Swicked

[Kelownan]

Sure Its allways Open.

Ive been doing a website and tried for the Dominance War III competition but
wasnt able to finish due to being too busy.

I still have the model and concept work.

Will post it and could maybe go for a high poly version, fantasy + scifi scene ,like a mix or something.

What do you want to do? Feel free to pitch some ideas

[Swicked]

I think thats a great idea, i've seen some of the DWIII entries and they're pretty amazing. You can't go wrong with scifi/fantasy, so yeah post the concept art, i'll put some ideas on paper and then shoot them across to you.
cheers,
swicked

[Kelownan]

ok will do that soon. I reckon perhaps fantasy but from a scifish angle, kindof like what the final fantasy series did.

Are you wanting to go 2d or 3d or a mix cos i will start up a proper WIP thread.

Oh HEY! I thought my threat was removed from the 3dtotal frums but i searched and found it which is cool, its not up to date with the final concept and the updated model.

DWIII - 3D - Miss Mikame - Shai'a Mirran - Page 2 - Threedy Forums

Finished the uvmaps but need to model the hair though.
Just a starter.

I like this artist - his name is Jason Engle and he does some wicked stuff.
http://www.jaestudio.com/Freekingdoms.jpg
Something like that maybe cool to do
a bunch of enigmatic hero's on a battlefield of sorts.

[Swicked]

I like it...
Your character has very nice eyes. its a great start, i just spent a couple of hours sketching some ideas down, i'm gonna have lunch then refine it some more. He's more scifi influenced than fantasy but i reckon i can work him in. That Jason Engle pic is really nice, the guy on the far right with the crossbow is my favourite.
as for 2d/3d i'm pretty much torn between the two. Whats your pref? I supose i'm more 3d than 2d, but i allways find that a drawing or character looses something in the conversion from 2d to 3d. i don't know.
anyway, i'll post those drawings when i get around to it - need to scan them and my scanner is busted... I'll find a way.

[Kelownan]

Hmm yes it will b tricky but if we find some way to integrate the two then it could look quite good.

forinstance pre renddered background or painting over the renders to give it an illustrated feel. it usually helps me to go over a lo poly model just to get the depth and feel a bit more realistic.

Well for me im pretty good in photoshop and have a gfx tablet so i can do well with the 2d side. i also have good skills in modeling though i havnt posted on this site any full 3d works.

I guess if we stick to our areas of expertise it could work better.
Let me know what you can do and well be able to share the work a bit better.

any time to upload the sketches would be ok. use a digital camera if need be.

[Swicked]

Ok, i made a quick mock up of my guy, No name for him as yet so i called him reaper which is very original i know....
I'm satisfied with him for the mo but i still havn't thought about detailing his feet (if he has any), face and his sword thing. it's very rough i know but it gives me an idea of where he's going.
If i have time tomorrow i'll throw him into 3ds max as best i can.
I'll aslo see how i can get him into After effects since it's my field of expertise, but thats for another day.

[Kyo]

Originally Posted by Kelownan

Hi all i am looking for someone to do a colaborative work.

2d, 3d all means of working considered as well as subject,
all up for discussion if you are interested.

I enjoy characters and paint mostly working in 2d although i have good experience modeling in 3ds max (have 7.1) .

For example you could do backgrounds
or archetecture buildings etc depending on your experience.

hey it sounds great, can i join with you?
i'm a 3d modeler + 1/2 painter and i used 3ds max for 4 years, so i know something about max, and 2 years for Photoshop, i can draw some simple things XD

Here're some of my works:
Zeratul [ 3ds max & Zbrush ]
ZGMF-X20A Freedom - CG Portfolio for Digital Artists - Home

[Swicked]

Hello Kyo,
Nice stuff, i love the ZGMF-X20A Freedom.
It'd be great to have you on board.

[Kelownan]

Sounds Great Kyo Welcome. make sure you upto speed
and start posting you own concepts.

I started this one last night just using bipeds to comp' a render and poses.



I have been building a graphic novel on and off for a bit, just sketching it out but it involves a group of good guys willin 2 stick their neck out, some bad guys and ... even badder guys. The image was going to be a cover possibly.
Will load up the back story when i can. Oh btw the top one and char on right are bro and sis from a society which believes in strict neutality towards the other nations. the other two are deserters (married), origilally nano agents (ordered to kill each other) from a sort of over the top evil socialist style regime headed by a guy who is under control of a massive 'construct' AI living in a statue. the hero's blow it up in the end and liberate all.
More of the story was in my Dom war III post above.

D'now maybe you guys want to do a fight scene. cos that reaper looks badass so since your good in AE well get some sparkly effect runnen.

Anyhow this is as far as o got on my Character

Final Concept

Lo poly model has finished UV's

i also have a high poly model im still working on.

[Swicked]

sure, fight scene sounds great!
i'm currently working the reaper into 3d, sometime today i'll play a little in ae with things like particle explosions and power surges- things that can be incorparated into the fight...
I'll post with updates.

[Kelownan]

Sounds cool then. I would imagine the 'reaper as some kind of summon so have fun making him as magical as fits. Ill continue with my Elementalist.

Anyhow heres the full back story.....

Shai'a mirran was originaly part of an elite enclave called the brotherhood, a haven for magic users (maji) on the planet Devorshv. of course ordinary people hated maji and a state protected organisation was set up for their protection and advancement of tallents, of course this was the goverments method of enslaveing and controlling the maji. Shai'a was snached up after her parents were left for dead and grew up as part of the enclave, becoming one of the top students, all students who reach graduation level 23, round the age of 19 undergo an initiation procedure. Properganda says this is the age by which a student is granted the honour of outside work. In reality it is a horrifing method of mind control and behavioural conditioning meant to bring each student as a sort of drone for the empires bidding.

The few students survive this (driving them mentally inept-vegetable or suffer brain hemmorages) often escape, The brotherhood calls all who leave
as rogues and are to be killed on sight. Part of the training/indoctrination covers this. Shai'a mirran was one such student who survived and dissapered for several years, Later she returned with a band of rebels to slay the brotherhoods corrupt leader - succeded in doing so and thus liberated her fellow brethren. At age 22 she assisted in the ammendment of the maji protocols and teaches other students in a newly established monestary on the Isle of lost secrets. This is when a new regime arises on the mainland continent of Devorshv.

The Old emperor Kadylan actually had his conciousness removed to an AI computer, In the form of a humugous statue, (think the statue of liberty size) and conrolls his new legion of minions by means of nano augmentation. He sets them into two castes, the spectre caste - agents of war able to infiltrate and kill by almost any means, and The clericon ruling class headed by Kadylan's son.

Shaia wants to lead a group of heros to the land of Devorshv but the council of maji observing a strict non involvement treaty forbid it. She leaves the clans with her brother after being kidnapped, they meet up with two of the imperialist deserters Coran and Lianna (once were Nano agents and now married) and together with Shaia best friend, Koko, Uncle Antan and brother Ryu, slay the old emperor for good. the Resultant battle nearly ends in a apocalypse. The emperors Clericon son triggers a massive Sublimation (essentially petrifying anything the shockwave touches.)

If it wernt for Shaia and her gang destroying the 3 Sunshrike Crystals all life on the planet woud not have lived to tell this tale. . . .

As it goes i havnt scripted anything after this but i assumed it would be something a little diffrent like they build ships to search out their origin's i.e. a Earth post nuclear winter finding out their past was just as dark as the present and that earth is essentailly a half obliterated remnant flowing with molten oceans.

Maybe a little cliche'd but i still like it and my novel was based on it.

[Swicked]

Here's a more refined sketch and some reference pictures.
I've changed his name to 'Diabolus' which is Latin for devil. I was thinking he could be guarding the gates out of the brotherhood or something like that - i can picture a giant ancient door towering over him. Could be nice. As you can see his mouth has been stitched up, just like that scene in the Matrix where neo is being interorgated by the agents. For his waist downwards i think he should dissolve into a flurry of particles. That way i can do that in AE. That reference pic is from Harry Potter 5 and just gives you an idea of how i want it to look.
I'll fill him out and then post again with his paticle legs done.
cheers,
Swicked
PS: i think the back storys great

[Kelownan]

That Will look really wicked. Will post an update when i get some time.