Chasarsis

[Chasarsis]

Since the quarter is winding down at my school, I figured now would be a good time to start on a new month long project.

I'm more or less doing this the same way I handled my DomWar entry so I actually finish it and so that its my best effort, so I'm going through the full concepting stage before I get started on the modeling.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/evilMe2.jpg

[Really liking 3 and 4, and I'm leaning towards 4]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/ChasarsisThumbs.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/Chasarsis.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasarsisSword.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasarsisSwordSheathed.jpg

KOTOR player names for the win, and suggestions on the design would be awesome.

[Antimagic]

really wicked blade. Personally, I like no#4 best. The face scarf gives him somewhat of a bandit/hunter/assassin look which really fits in well with the sword.

[indian_boy]

woah! i really like the blade. esp the cracked red glowy things. as for the little thumbnails.. i think #5 is the coolest, but if ur hopping between #3 and #4, then i'd suggest going with #4 .
oh and on the side, what's this guy's "story"?

looks to be very interesting already
peace!

[Chasarsis]

Decided to do a compilation of 3 and 5. I wanted to go with 3 and 4, but then a friend of mine suggested that the scarfs be pseudo sentient, and be able to attack on their own to give him ranged capabilities. And that was too awesome an idea to pass up =P

so . . .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasarsisFinalRough.jpg

Should have a fleshed out version of the concept by the end of this weekend

And here's a short bio I came up with for him, indian_boy

It was my mistake, my decision that condemned my world to its destruction.

I was a warrior, a guardian, the spiritual protector for all the people of my world. I was loved by many, trusted by even more.
It was I who was charged with holding the line against the never ending darkness, it was I who was entrusted with the strength of my predecessors, and the lives of over a million people.
War once again erupted between heaven and hell, my people were forced to join the fighting. I was to lead them, but in our first battle I was struck by a demon's arrow, and the ranks of the damned seemed to know no end.
I was desperate, injured, and watching the men and women who loved and trusted men, slaughtered before my eyes. With what remained of my power, I called upon the magic of sun, the life giver, and the most powerful element.
But such an act was forbidden. The sun was the balance between heaven and hell, an unpredictable all powerful force that could as easily save as destroy its user. It was agreed that neither side would ever interfere with it, let alone man.
My bold action eradicated my foes, burned them from the face of my world forever. But such an action was not without a price.
I was powerful, yes, but I was a man still, and imperfect. My actions destabilized the balance between heaven and hell, and scale tipped in the favor of darkness, and soon the world was swallowed in an endless night. The very outcome I'd hoped to avoid came to pass, demons roamed the earth freely, and our world was sealed from heaven's might. And the consequences were immediate.
I saw in a moments time a hundred years come and go; my people fought against the many fold demons that now walked the earth, but with no support from the higher planes it was futile. Those that weren't killed or eventually starved, were captured and bred like animals to become a food source for the demons. By the time a century had passed, my people were gone, and my world was a barren husk.

Then I fell into darkness.

When I woke, I was in unfamiliar place, my sword, now distorted by demon's magic at my side, and my arm mutilated by the poison of the demon's arrow. Pain seared my veins, confusion clogged my senses; but the knowledge of what I'd been responsible for weighed down upon me more heavily than any physical affliction. Crushing me.

***

Long ago, I was once a man named Jsons Seti. A warrior, a guardian, a father.
Now I am Chasarsis. Neither fully man, nor fully demon, cursed to live forever despite injury or affliction, time, or fervent wish.

[FredH]

cool to see your ideas and initial sketches. I kind of like #4 too. If you combine #4 with anything else, he starts to become cluttered. His right power arm looks to be enough to depict an interesting shape. Covering it up with a cape could be grounds for blasphemy:)

[indian_boy]

ooooh Dante! [the ending just hinted at a half-demon fighting his own people, and i'm really hyped about DMC4]

like the story, but i still have to agree with FredH.... !blasphemy!
otherwise, like it a lot... can't wait to see it develop!

peace

[Chasarsis]

I had this done a couple days ago, but I've lost internet before I could post it, so here we go.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasarsisFullConcept1.jpg
I like the cape, and I wanted to practice creating fabrics with this model, but I also like the potential the arm has for adding to the silhouette so I'll make a version with and without it

[Antimagic]

This looks cool too. But the cape over his arm...

Even if the cape would go behind his arm, it would still make him look like one of those guys in front of a bull and less assassin-like.

But, it's your call. He is looking really good otherwise:)

[Chasarsis]

Lol, he does look kinda like a matador =P
More updates when I get my computer back up and running (got my motherboard fried last week . . . good times :inocent: )

[Chasarsis]

Bump

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasarsisHeadConcept.jpg

Trying to get the high poly base modeling done in under 10 hours (total). 2 1/2 hours so far.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/ChasarsisRender1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/ChasarsisRender2.jpg

[Chasarsis]

School works done for the quarter, so I finally got more time to put in on this. ^^

EDIT: Forgot to add concept arm concept
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/chasArm1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/ChasarsisRender3.jpg

coincidentally, I failed at the speed test :inocent:

[ThatDon]

Keep going, with the amount of detail you put into the right arm the rest of this piece feels extremely under detailed, so goto town on this bad boy!

[Chasarsis]

Will do; I'll brainstorm some more and see if I can up with some design additions to balance it out. Oddly I find myself unsatisified with a lot of the designs I come with because they seem to simple, so I'll try and correct it with this model.

[BiG ToE]

try playing with the idea of having what ever that is on his arm, on his left leg. Also, keep in mind that you dont have the sword in there yet, so when you do, place it in his left hand. One more thing, give the hat a bit of a tilt to show some additute. I'm thinking front and to the right.

[Chasarsis]

Gotcha; I'll finish the sword first and then play around with profile possibilities. Maybe that will actually provide the balance needed

[Kalango]

i like the face mostly, pretty nice geometry, show me the texture then :D

[Marcus Dublin]

I have a couple of suggestions on a cool looking project, first being the ears. Right now there running parallel to his head which is perfectly natural but you may want to make them protrude just a bit. It’s a small nit pick but if you do a close up without the hat there going to be made more obvious as a flaw in his head structure. The demonic claw gauntlet talons seem a bit un-organic, it would be cool if you curved them a bit to make them seem more intimidating. To balance out the weight of the character try adding some bulk to the hips. The belt idea is cool but take another look at it to see how you can add some volume to it like a holster or part of the belt hanging out. For more detail on the lower half to break up the silhouette try adding spurs or something similar to his feet. The arm without the gauntlet could use a glove with the edge of it breaking the silhouette. Last but not least is the hat, which seems one size bigger than his head from the top to the base, this make his head seem smaller than it is. You could also try adding a bend in the middle to make it feel more organic and interesting. All in all this character is very appealing and given some TLC he can really shine, I’m really looking forward to it’s progress through out. Good luck with him Chasarsis and keep us posted!:lucky:

Marcus

PS: This looks like a character that would take on Afro Samurai, hehe.:inocent:

[Antimagic]

woh, I really like his arm. You have put a lot of thought into that one, however, the scarf area around his head looks kind of sloppy. I think if you put in a sharp edge around the entire top area of his scarf, it would look much cooler.

[Chasarsis]

@Marcus Dublin: Wow, Thanks! That really gives me a lot to change and think about it. :)

@AntiMagic: I'm not sure if you mean sloppy design/execution wise, or sloppy as in mesh smoothing will round it out way to much, but I can kinda see it both ways now that you point it out. I'll need do more cloth research! :approve:


I ran into a problem with the sword yesterday; I wanted the sheathe to be hanging from chains off his shoulder, but inevitably I'm gonna run into the problem of the having to rig it, which in turns means having them deform in an unmetal-like way, or pass through each other/remove themselves from the chain.
What's a good way to handle this?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/CharSword1.jpg

[BiG ToE]

you done yet?