Herr Pig

by JadeMatrix on 02/01/2009 21:56, 53 messages, last message: 06/01/2009 22:39, 16451 views, last view: 05/18/2024 03:11

Rather than hijack the Snout X10000 thread, I'll make my own. Plus, it'll be easier for people to comment (which is much needed).

What this is:
A design for a third playermodel for Sauer. My goal right now is just to throw this out for the community to comment on, and perfect the design.

Note that in Firefox (at least on my comp) the slightly blue greys I used in Ps display too much blue. Try opening the pictures with another application, if it annoys you.

Original design (nixed):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/herr_pig.jpg

V2 (more how I originally wanted it to look):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/herr_pig_v2.jpg

V3 (drawn over the ragdoll skeleton, thanks to Geartrooper):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/herr_pig_v3.jpg
(also includes shoulder patch designs for red & blue teams. other colors/decals to come later)

(Why am I making so many of these? I just got my first tablet and need the practice. And it's a little fun.)

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by a~baby~rabbit on 02/01/2009 22:47

me votes for more the original archaic and toon-ish dress style - the 'armoured/robotic' look has already been done superbly by geartrooper

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by JadeMatrix on 02/01/2009 22:58, refers to #1

It's still not quite like I had originally planned. And I think that's the reason... I've entirely ditched the early one.

I'll combine the two next time

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by Geartrooper on 02/02/2009 00:38

thanks b-rabbit.

JadeMatrix- they're all nice drawings. Think about what baby rabbit said and let the character guide you to a viewpoint contrary to fixit or snout. The personality is important. Personally, I like the third one. Herr Pig seems like a futuristic british grunt. But the first one could also be developed. Find what Herr Pig is about, and let him tell you how he should look. :D This probably sounds like an abnormal approach, but most artists are far from sane. :d

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by BodoFragins on 02/02/2009 17:48

I "vote" for a mix of v1 and v3.

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by JadeMatrix on 02/03/2009 23:29

Still working... can't quite get it right.

Plus, it's no longer the weekend.

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by Geartrooper on 02/04/2009 03:04

what is giving you trouble?

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by JadeMatrix on 02/04/2009 05:26

Hmm, just not turning out.
I need to concentrate on the form, or make a massive-mess-of-sketches page (very useful for visualizing abstract ideas). Worked before.

Simply put, I want to give him the coat, while keeping some armor. Just how much of each and where is what I'm working on.

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by JadeMatrix on 02/26/2009 04:34

Sorry I haven't been around, my computer died. T_T

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by K1P57A on 02/26/2009 07:56

R.I.P. :(

sincerely, K1

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by shmutz on 02/26/2009 11:15, refers to #9

the first sketch looks too much nazi-wolfenstein-like, which I personally would not want Sauerbraten/Cube2 to become. its just not a topic to joke around with, nor would we really want to attract people who look for a protagonist like this in the community. it could just give the whole game o touch that is far apart from what it used to be.

the others seem fairly nice as they dont appear like that. it pretty much depends on the colors and the signs on the ragdoll, i guess.

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by Geartrooper on 02/27/2009 00:44

I agree. Sauer is for fun. Welcome back JadeMatrix.

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by JadeMatrix on 03/01/2009 23:40, refers to #9

@K1P57A
Well, actually it was the motherboard, so we're just having that replaced. It'll be back from Oregon (!) in about a week...

@shmutz
I was pretty much going for something closer to #2&3 to begin with anyways. What I'd like is to give #1's coat to #3.

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#13: updatus

by JadeMatrix on 05/03/2009 07:21

Ok, new computer up and running, so I'm finally going to get more work on this done. Here's just a quick idea I had:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/mask.jpg

(I'm really going to have to learn to fix color profiling.)

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by Blindabuser on 05/03/2009 13:26, refers to #13

Luke, I'm your Sauer. Er... father! XD
Jokes apart: very nice start, to me. I can't wait to see the progress! :)

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by Midnight Walker on 05/03/2009 16:18

This should probably be put off a few weeks/months until the swine flu craze blows over, amirite?

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by JadeMatrix on 05/03/2009 22:12, refers to #15

No.

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by JadeMatrix on 05/06/2009 05:42

I found this on my HD, forgot to post it a while back:

http://upload.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/herr_pig_v4.jpg

More what I'm aiming for, trying to combine the full armor suit with the coat from #1.

And here is a _very_ rough sketch of what it would look like with the gas mask, which is what I'm aiming for (ojections?)

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/kofan/sauer/herr_pig_v5.jpg

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by SheeEttin on 05/06/2009 06:44, refers to #17

The helmet looks a little out of place... everything else is squared and flared away from center, but the helmet is rounded and flared toward center.

Other than that, it looks fine. Can't wait to see it in-game. :)

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by geartrooper2 on 05/06/2009 08:32

very nice sketch.

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by qubodup on 05/14/2009 17:37

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