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Hey guys,

I had an idea for a lean/athletic chess dude who likes to crawl into fetal position while playing. I want to make him seem smart and agile, even though he has a hump on his back. Here is the initial block in.



I might make him look a little like a knight.
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update time: i think his humpback might be his extra brain .
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update:
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hahaha cool idea.
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Thanks Duncan .
Here's an update:

he's starting to take shape now . Let me know what you guys think!
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And now with some smoothing groups and asymmetry .
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I'm not really sure tthe beard fits with the whole "lean/athletic" look you originAlly started with, at least not conceptually. Mesh is looking super nice though.
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Good point, I'll work on a cleancut lean version next . Thanks for reminding me of the original plan!
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cleancut update!
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moar update

some crits would be nice!
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Better without beard. He seems kind of medieval, so I'd say a beltand maybe have his tunic sticking out under it to give his body a bit of shape.
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Thanks . I don't want him to be medieval, i want him to be super high-tech smart, so here's a little try out with some machine influences on him.
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must have missed this one , i really like the idea and the blockout so far
the description made me think of an armadillo for some reason, probably because of the fetal pose
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nice shapes
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I'm sorry for not finishing this guys, i was out snowboarding for 10 days in France .
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Sounds like a good time
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It was the best of times!

Here's a little video I made capturing the prime moments of the holiday. I will get back to working on this character after finishing the course I'm currently enrolled in (Genetherapy, Cancer and AIDS, a hard ass molecular biology course ).
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looks like soo much fun
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THE DUTCH!

looks like fun ^^, shame you didn't get to finish the entry though
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I envy you
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