I'm starting a wip thread since i've been working on this for 2-3 days. It's Aqua Knight by Yukito Kishiro, a manga comic:



I'm no big manga fan, but this is one of the freshest and most original universes I've come across so far. very light-hearted and well-designed with detail put into every aspect. I just love how it's so unlike anything else, a female knight in underwater armor riding an orca in a tropical ocean world.

So anyway, WIP's:



The armor's a blockout to get the proportions right. pretty tough since she's always in extreme poses. I think the legs/waist aren't correct yet. Here some of my best ref:
http://www.laurenscorijn.com/wipdir/...ight/ref01.jpg
http://www.laurenscorijn.com/wipdir/...ight/ref02.jpg
http://www.laurenscorijn.com/wipdir/...ight/ref03.jpg
Would like to hear some thoughts.

After the armor blockout I tried the orca/killer whale (i prefer orca) for fun, got carried away for the past two days:



Some of the "lines" (i'm not familiar with horse gear terms in english) are still wip. The orca's shapes also might need some tweaking (mouth is tough) but i'm generally happy with it. It's different yet familiar to make (like an airplane kinda), I think it's fun.

and btw, thanks to whomever mentioned Aqua Knight here on PC, that's how I found out about it a while ago.

Yessssss!
I read this a while ago and it was amazingly awesome in concept, while the Manga itself was at least okay.

Looking good, and I'm really glad to see you're doing characters for a change! I'll be following this thread for sure... the pressure is on

Hahhhaha! That's something we don't see everyday. You doing a character, ON A WHALE, I'm looking forward to it!

I ll be keeping my eye on this one too ^.^

Update, pretty renders of the helmet highpoly:

CRAZY idea, but damn, how can i not love it? great job on the whale btw!

Thanks man!
Here's some more updates:





Coming together nicely I think.

I completely agree. This seems like a breath of fresh air from the norm of ideas. I can't offer any real tips (if they are even welcomed) because I have not seen this manga myself (would help if I was a fan... but.. x3); however, I will mention that your models are shaping up nicely. There is nothing I can really suggest and nothing really to nit-pick. I'll be keeping my eyes on this. Keep up the good work. : )

:O you do characters too?!

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Interesting concept, looking great so far! Love the detail on the helmet.

Hey guys, thanks for the comments! I've got some updates but I'll post 'em later when it's a bit more. Modeling all these curvy parts is tricky though, lots of Bend and FFD in my modifier stacks and still it's hard.

this is turning out fantastic, i cant wait for more updates

pretty cool. reminds me of a big daddy.

Coming along nicely!

Was wondering when you were going to step out from constantly doing vehicles ;)

I know this is going to be great, looking forward to more screenies.