Dominance War V - 3D - God of Gluttony -GregS

[GregStrangis]

*Finished story coming soon*

First time joining in with 3DTotal for a challenge so I am looking forward to it very much :dance:

Best of luck to everyone!

*Update* May 15th

[chindian]

Sounds cool man... I could think of lots of great ideas for this one... should be a really fun sculpt! Looking forward to seeing your progress bud! :-)

[miclepickle]

Wow, after checking out your portfolio, cant wait to see what you come up with!

fantastic textures!

[redonix76]

Wow, after checking out your portfolio, cant wait to see what you come up with!

fantastic textures!

Agreed, after seeing your portfolio, I'm stoked to see what you come up with. Also welcome to 3D, good luck!!

[poopipe]

Good call. I'll be interested in the sort of symbolism you go with, gluttony is a pretty wide subject when you thibk about it.

The less derivative, musclebound, horn wearing demons on goat legs the better imo so ill be keeping an eye on this

[newhere]

lol nice...i should make one called "God of Lust" hehehe...so many devious ideas come to mind. :evil:

[GregStrangis]

Thadd- Thanks bud! get your butt on here too now man!
miclepickle-Thank you!
red-Thanks for the welcome =), happy to represent Threedy this War
poopipe-I agree, altho mine will be a demon it will be a little different, think along the lines of Baron Vladimir from Dune ;)
newhere- Go for it! Her seductiveness to lure other Gods into her traps could be a useful power =)

I been doing some sketches here and there until I can start full blast next week. Just want to clarify as the rules say steed's are allowed, so would some kind of other means of transportation be allowed as well then?

Thanks again guys!

[miclepickle]

what other means of transport did you have in mind?... for the most part it seems like a waste of polys to do anything too big as a pet/steed to me...

[GregStrangis]

1 of the ideas of am tossing around is him having some type of Hell crafted suit/throne like the Baron from Dune keeping him afloat so he can gorge himself on the battlefields. Just trying to think of ways to stay away from having him just walking on 2 feet like every other huge boss or demon.

[chindian]

I like that idea man!! Definitely makes sense if he's a fat glutton! haha... Maybe put him on one of those old people scooter things? haha... though that might be a bit comical!

I'll start my thread once I get an idea of what I'm doing... still debating on if to do this one or Brawl... and still haven't really come up with any concepts I really like... so I'm just brainstorming for now.... :-)

[miclepickle]

im pretty sure something like that is allowed, but I could be wrong :P

[GregStrangis]

Thadd-Lol, he can be God of Gluttony/Old People! Do DW instead of Brawl =)
Mic-That's what I figure, no worries I will design 2 and make sure before I start modeling.

[washka]

Gluttony, It makes me remember some Full metal alchemist one...
Have fun and Gl man!

[SnappedStrings]

Hey, welcome to the competition, glad you could join us!

You said you were trying to think of alternatives to walking, maybe having him slither would be a good choice. Like, picture a giant, slug-like creature, secreting poisons and oozing acid, devouring everything he touches.

Looking forward to concepts

[Warlock 279]

That's groovy. I'm really liking the potential in that. S'pose if I were to make a suggestion it'd be, more tentacles, but you'll have to balance that carefully against the tri-count.

[mix_mash]

It's needs more something. It looks a bit plain.

Paul
(mix_mash)

[GregStrangis]

washka - Thanks! Ya know I still havnt gotten around to watching that show yet :wall:
SnappedStrings - Thank you! Its pretty funny you say that as it was my unfinished entry for DW4 lol. It was a Fire Demon Lord, with a disgusting back end where lava oozed out. Problem was it looked like it would move ridiculously slow and I ended up dropping it =/
Warlock - Thanks, I am going to play around with adding some more, taking some away ect ect. This coming week I will push it alot more.
mix_mash - I agree. Hopefully the final idea will be much more interesting!

Thanks again guys!

[miclepickle]

reminds me of this

http://wire.ggl.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/squig_10-08_01.jpg

also, you might wanna check out some other concepts from Warhammer... especially Beasts of Nurgle...

[GregStrangis]

mic - I love that creature from the cinematic! I have some reference of Nurgle's in my folder but this will be different as he wont be a naked fat creature.

The final concept is coming soon so you guys will understand where I want to go with it. Can't wait to finish and start working in 3D.

[Puckducker]

Digging the sil. Glottony is going to be a great theme to explore, so many fantastic visual motif's to use, can't wait to see the direction you start heading in.

[GregStrangis]

Thanks Puck! Def looking forward to your entry =)

Well here is where I will stop for now with the concept and start in 3D, some things will probably change, not sold on his belt as of right now and still not 100 on the head but ill explore it further in 3D. I will get the story and my reference sheets up today as well.

His name is Gorloch The God of Gluttony and Destruction

To explain a bit of his design, the serpent demons coming from the side are attached to his back, they lash outwards and expel a gas that gives this tub of lard the ability to "float" or glide. Since his legs have become to weak to support his body weight anymore this is his only means of transportation now.

I am still working out the design of his Godly weapon, right now I am leaning towards a double picked scythe, something that can hook and rip through other Gods and pull them towards him. For right now tho I just want to start blocking out all his parts and take it from there.

And please don't mind my cruddy concepting skills:hmm:

Enjoy

[gordon-v]

looks sick dude!
you are really makin me join this here, are you!

[miclepickle]

nice... the armor looks like warhammer goblins armor :D

[washka]

Badass!!!!
:D
Keep it up!

[chindian]

Nice man... I like how the concept is developing... but i feel like he's still not quite fat enough... and his mouth should be bigger maybe? To kinda show more of that gluttony character... maybe have like bits of food hanging around him... a McDonald's tattoo.... lol. I dunno - just some other details to help sell the character.
But I like the general direction you're goin in so far man!

[mix_mash]

Much better!

Paul
(mix_mash)

[paulius-st]

nice concept man. it has character. :)

[dustinbrown]

Excellent Greg! Very Baron Harkonnen meets the Angel of Death from Hellboy 2. It may sound dorky, but something that really helped me was creating a short back story. Once I did that, visual details fell into place much more easily because I had constraints to work within.

[Puckducker]

I like it, fits your themes well. How are you thinking the back/side piece is going to hook up to your main body?

[koyima]

I like this guy, reminds me of Imrod.

[GregStrangis]

Thanks for the support guys! Sorry late response but I am taking a art test right now so had to put this off until that's done obviously =). I will make a proper reply and a post with some of the basemesh's later this week.

Thanks again! Keep kicking butt in your threads!

[Whitewidow]

Sketches are very nice. Can't wait to see some polys

[Neil_F01]

you know i'm not expert or nothing.. but my idea of a god of glutoney would probably be a big a55 monster that eats up everything and then 5hits it back out and then though a secondary mouth eats and feasts upon the 5hit that it excraments...

[Arkadius]

Damn thats intense! Quickly get the Base mesh done already!

[Pockets]

you know i'm not expert or nothing.. but my idea of a god of glutoney would probably be a big a55 monster that eats up everything and then 5hits it back out and then though a secondary mouth eats and feasts upon the 5hit that it excraments...

human centipede?

[GregStrangis]

Thanks guys! Neil thanks for pushing it in a different direction =).

As you can see from my base, its a bit different then the concept. I am still playing with adding armor and such but not until the organic portions will be finished. Here is a ref sheet, and the rough base to start from. I am a good portion into sculpting so those pics will come some time today. Thanks for looking and hope you guys like!

[Neil_F01]

love it.. looks cool.. would love to see a close up of your arm.. am having some difficulties with the sculpt on the arm..

[GregStrangis]

Thanks Neil! I will post a close up for you next update, in the meantime here is some shots of where I am at with the sculpt. Still a lot to do, seems like everywhere I look something is rough ugh. Hoping to get more pics up today before the Rangers game but Ill see :wall:

Still need to push the folds and skin on him. Buddy suggested I add some more stretch marks so I will do that as well as give him a belly button =P. Not sold on the shoulder pads so I might try going a different route or removing them all together. Would love to know what you guys think. Thanks for looking!

[Neil_F01]

looks good.. nice effort so far

[washka]

You comment "Wicked design" but yours are far far wicked than mines. :D
Great sculpting work, amazing and impressive concept.

I've seen on one of your image on your ref sheet that one of them use =long slim= hands on its fat one (exterior elements), I think that the reason is contrast, it emphasizes even more the big fat volumes.

[Edit]
He wants more and more, but how does he catch da food?

[GregStrangis]

Thanks guys!
Washka that design of Clotho is one of my favorites. I actually did a variation with those arms that I will post with the next update to see which looks better. I also started to add some of the non organic portions to him and made the back piece flow more with his design. I will have a post in by tomorrow and would love to hear what you guys think.

[xxxcubanxxx]

like the sculpt, keep it up man

[GregStrangis]

Thanks Cuban!

Final HiRes sculpt for DW5. Guess overall I am happy with it, I could sit here for days pushing each part more but I feel I am late already to start the lowpoly since I am loosing all next week to work on this with my trip to LA. Should have NM and AO Baked out before I leave and will post that up when I do. Hope you guys like!

[Martin_x]

Sculpt looks great! Hope you'll have enough time to finish it.

[Neil_F01]

looks brilliant.. love it..

[MrFunk]

cool stuff greg...relly looking forward to see this guy in color

[scott242]

Incredible sculpt...can't wait to see how it ends up. Really nice transitions

[patient09]

success with the art test?

lots of different approaches you can go with texturing. watching for updates.

[gestis]

Cool! Like those combinations. Good luck!

[GregStrangis]

Martin- Thanks man! I sure hope so myself :wall:
Neil- Thank you!
MrFunk- Thanks, should help make him pop a bit more.
Scott- Thanks!
patient- Seems like a no, I am meeting with a few studios in LA so we will see where that takes me!
gestis- Thanks!

Thanks for the comments guys! Right now I am working on the Uvs, poly count is at 12500exact..Hope that's alright or should I cut 1 off to keep it below the requirement =P . Really need to get the bake done before I leave so all I have left for the last week when I come back is texturing and presentation.

[washka]

Gettin' nicez. I think you can move a bit this down part (down head+mouth) even more to the exterior (opposite from big belly). "Wings" pack make me think to a carnivorous plant. Texturing time! KIU!

[chindian]

Nice dude - I'm loving the sculpt... can't wait to see how the bakes come out on the low geo.... good luck!

[GregStrangis]

Washka - Thanks man, I wish I had more time to play with the sculpt and the model in general but its been a mad rush to finish =/
Thadd - Thanks dude! Here is hoping I can finish FAST

Well long time no post, after I got back from my LA trip there was some unfortunate news with my family, then I found myself in the hospital sick. I leave Tuesday now to go get some tests done and a short trip to Montreal so the textures have been a bit of a rush. Here is a little preview and I will get more pics up tomorrow. Need to finish everything before I leave so all I need to do while I am gone is take pics and upload to the site. Thanks for looking and I apologize for not posting on all these awesome threads but I am definitely watching :wave:

[GregStrangis]

Here is another update. I will update this post with the shots of the Normals only tonight. Right now there is no Spec map.

[Martin_x]

Great job! Skin looks really good. The metal part seems to be too noisy.

[GregStrangis]

Martin thanks! Yea I agree, maybe after I get back and the contest is over I can retweak it. Yours came out awesome!

Well guys, here is my final shots and I am uploading the final right now. Thanks for anyone who commented on my thread and best of luck to you all in the voting!

[Vitrux]

Good Luck! ! :dance: Very Original God

[dark_maggot]

Great job, really disgusting lol.

[TMNI VISION]

Skin looks great . Good luck man .

[washka]

Congrats for finishing man, I would have wanted some nicez posing but we all know that gods are capricious, you're on my top 3 for sculpting achievement, like your skin tones/tex, some lill' color contrast could have helped or intermediate focus zones.
I'll finish saying that you've made some amazing concept, and the big work you did was worth it. Gl with voting, great entry!

[Bge]

Congrats for finished! good luck man !