Zombie apocalypse survivor, Winter
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Started working on some snowboard goggles and got inspired to create a zombie apocalypse survivor wich has moved to a northern outpost where low temperatures make it very hard for zombies to move.
Heres what i got so far:
Heres what i got so far:
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Images are also broken for me though.
Livewire - yeah i agree, havent gotten that far in texturing yet.
luke - have been thinking about it, might add it later, currently you almost cant see the ones he has but that might change with texturing..
Kumpmeister - Mhm, i would see that movie
Jessica - Yeah, in this zombie universe it can spread through liquids like saliva and blood, so caution is advised
Will continue working on this after work today
Well they are sort of a hybrid and im also thinking of adding some snowshoes, but yeah i might beef them up abit more and give them a simpler shape and remove the running shoe curves
Would be cool to maybe have some snow caked around the bottom of his legs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22146904@N04/4260002649/ kinda things
And thanks for the tip, will definitely do that along with some blood and dirt, but not to much
http://okhistory.org/community/fic/files/2009/03/crampons.jpg
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Logan/images/DSC_3005.jpg
http://www.midcoast.com/~mlc/ice/2006/new-Images/20.jpg
http://www.abc-of-mountaineering.com/images/content-images/article-206-1.gif
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3524743072_40b2bc3661_z.jpg
http://www.altrec.com/images/shop/detail/swatches/TUB/8.76810_e.jpg
since he will mostly be standing on snow.
But the look might be better with crampons, not to awkward..
I will try both types, thanks for the tip
They run the pawnshops aswell I believe.
Heres another update, added some crampons and played around abit more with the snow texture
Will probably spend some time looking through more reference before i decide on the design.
Why not ditch the face mask and use the face to really give this person some emotion and character? He could look really pissed off, or really tired, crazed or frostbitten, or anything. He could be holding his mask in his hand even, or just have it reduced to goggles, or anything.
This in combination with some more (obviously not here yet, i know) detailing could really help tell a story. Did this guy go through hell to survive this winter, and how so? He could have parts of his outfit duct-taped and patched, have fine blood sprayed on him from close-encounters, have some other weaponry or ammo strapped on him, all kinds of stuff.
I don't mean to sound harsh, and I'm sure a lot of this is coming, but I always prefer to see some forethought even in the form of a quick sketch or two. First idea is your worst idea, iteration always helps you form better ideas. If you put up a few different takes on ideas to give this guy some real character, I bet you'd get a bunch of useful suggestions and your ideas would have a chance to grow from good to great.
Cman - Dont think your being harsh at all. You got some good ideas man, liking the duct tape idea aswell as a face for more character.
Had been thinking about adding a gun in holster strapped around his right thigh, as a backup thing in tight spots.
Ill try to see if i am capable of squeezing out some quick sketches/paintovers, havent really done much drawing..
Lroy - Character will hopefully come over time, workin on it
ill stop making excuses, heres the pic.
Because he is so bundled up, I picture him being in severe winter weather? Is that the direction here? Could be cool
This sounds good. Also I quite liked the version with the mask, was kinda creepy. Maybe theres another way to give hime a bit of charcter, like through the details on the jacket.
Heres a quick render of the gun im making, wont be seeing much of it but since im making one, why not put alittle work into it :P
Looks really nice, keep up the great work!
Just my 1 öre (swedish)
I'm not saying the Everest thing wouldn't be cool but it just seems like there might be a handful of zombies at the most, after that starvation and the weather would be his main problem?
Also if the walking dead taught me anything its that winter is the slow season for zombies at least until they thaw out.
Also im thinking of adding a hunting rifle since he should never pass up a chance for food if he encounters some wildlife. Im guessing most wildlife would easily outrun zomies in snow so there should be some.
Waldo - Thanks, i've been doodling some very basic ideas for jacket details, liking the last consept the most. Keep in mind that the black lines are seams
My suggestion:
- Take the mask out since you're escaping from zombie (whose not gonna recognize your face anyway), therefor you can add more interest to the character in the face. Or make a unique mask (like Jason's mask) that related to the theme. Currently your character lacks a characteristic, if you put him in a snowboarding competition scene people will easily believe it.
- White jacket works better i think, since it's a snowy area, you don't want to reveal your position easily to the zombie (especially when using a sniper rifle).
_Revel
The way i see it he doesnt have to big of a clothes collection and he used to go snowboarding, when zombies werent around, so he's using what he's got from before, a white jacket works better but also he might not have one
Added the gun to his hip:
Just my 2 cents, I do like the model though!
solid work! looking forward to where you take this
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tbh i like all jacket ideas. the last one probably best although i dig the red zipper.
So i've adde alittle wear and tear to his clothes, also testing out some duct tape on his shoulder, think i should add some additional wear and tear sticking out from underneath the duct tape to show alittle of the damage done there.
Also done the colorchanges to his jacket.
Need to do some tweaks on the pants material also, it seems abit soft atm.