Competition #14 - EricTheRed

EricTheRed · 02-07-2008, 03:13 PM

hey all... so this is my 2nd post here... ever. love the work i'm seeing and i thought i'd see if i join y'all.

i was thinking of doing the Tarantula Hawk wasp. it can grow to longer than 2 inches and it's sting ranked as the 2nd most painful sting in the world. it gets it's name because it dives down on tarantulas, stings them which paralyzes the tarantula, drags it off (yes... the wasp drags off the tarantula) and lays eggs in them.

here are a couple of pics. i hope this bug isn't too huge to be considered part of the "army of small":

EricTheRed · 02-07-2008, 04:25 PM

so far i'm at 272 tris. i'm gonna get the basic shape of the wasp done before i throw out some sketches of ideas.

EricTheRed · 03-07-2008, 09:05 AM

used a little more than half my limit so far and i still need to build the legs, mandibles (love that word), and antennae. hopefully once all that's done i'll have some room left to play with accessories.

EricTheRed · 03-07-2008, 03:57 PM

who knew the legs would cost so much... here he is at exactly 1000 tris and i still need to make his mandibles, antennae, and accessories...

Pearson · 03-07-2008, 05:02 PM

Nice start! You've got the shape down, and I love the wings and legs.

I think you are going to have to steal some polys from the head, though. It looks too dense right now. Also, you might start doing a simple texture pass using some photos. The texture will hide the lack of polys pretty well, and give you an idea of just how many you can steal for other uses.

Do you have a roll for him in mind already (eg. cavalry, grunt, etc)?

SeanPerna · 03-07-2008, 05:40 PM

Nice shapes Eric

EricTheRed · 08-07-2008, 09:06 AM

ok... i'm back from a very full holiday weekend.

pearson - thanks! yes... i think you're right about stealing polys from the head. i hadn't really noticed how dense i had made it until you mentioned it. also not looking at it for the last couple days helped me be more objective when i did look at it again. as for his roll in the army of small... well... he's pretty big and he takes out pretty big opponents (tarantulas) so i imagine him to be likened to the A-10 Warthog... the tank killer... except no guns for him. so i guess it would be a stealth A-10? i know... it sounds contradictory. i'd like to put a sword on him as an addition to his stinger and perhaps a couple of handheld scythes... but that depends on how many polys i can steal.

seanperna - thanks! : )

EricTheRed · 08-07-2008, 10:13 AM

all righty then... i took pearson's advice (thanks p!) and stole some poly's from the head and other areas that were too detailed. not only was i able to finish his mandibles and antennae, as well as give him the desired accessories, i also have 10 tris left over. : D

EricTheRed · 08-07-2008, 10:44 AM

and here's a look at a 360 rotation of the silhouette:

JStrey · 08-07-2008, 08:53 PM

This is looking very nice, great silhouette

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03-07-2008, 05:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pearson New Member 64 - 18	Nice start! You've got the shape down, and I love the wings and legs. I think you are going to have to steal some polys from the head, though. It looks too dense right now. Also, you might start doing a simple texture pass using some photos. The texture will hide the lack of polys pretty well, and give you an idea of just how many you can steal for other uses. Do you have a roll for him in mind already (eg. cavalry, grunt, etc)?

03-07-2008, 05:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
SeanPerna New Member 20 - 1	Nice shapes Eric

08-07-2008, 09:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
EricTheRed New Member 13 - 0	ok... i'm back from a very full holiday weekend. pearson - thanks! yes... i think you're right about stealing polys from the head. i hadn't really noticed how dense i had made it until you mentioned it. also not looking at it for the last couple days helped me be more objective when i did look at it again. as for his roll in the army of small... well... he's pretty big and he takes out pretty big opponents (tarantulas) so i imagine him to be likened to the A-10 Warthog... the tank killer... except no guns for him. so i guess it would be a stealth A-10? i know... it sounds contradictory. i'd like to put a sword on him as an addition to his stinger and perhaps a couple of handheld scythes... but that depends on how many polys i can steal. seanperna - thanks! : )

08-07-2008, 08:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
JStrey New Member 73 - 7	This is looking very nice, great silhouette