LeeAnderson Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hey all, I still haven't talked to Martin about this issue, but I figure that I'd switch around some obvious things, if for nothing else than to have a little fun! Here's the corny story I came up with: Cameron Keene, part-time marine, was enlisted by the shadowy group Nightrun Inc. to be the soldier inside their latest covert program, Project Brimstone. Reluctantly, Keene agreed and found himself in the laboratory of Dr. Walter A. Buchanon (later to be his the Keene's evil nemesis Dr. Canon ) being hooked to a rugged suit of armor loaded with every kind of fire arm possible. Wires extruded from his body, sensors monitored his vital organs and soon he became a living weopon! ...How's that, aside from waaaay campy? Here's the WIP: Here's the final minus tint/bloom post effects, DOF and hair What do you think? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric2575 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hmm, not bad, but how about the color of the main suit? I can see this character in dark blue, maybe purple? The red still reminds me too much of you know who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandoriastudios Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Lee, How about a military camo pattern painted onto the armor or parts of it... composite with a background photo of the "highway of death" from the first gulf war... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 13, 2007 Hash Fellow Share Posted October 13, 2007 pink with bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
case Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I agree it needs to have a sort of camo look to it! Always love your work. Keep it up! Ca$e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyGormezano Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 pink with bunnies? don't be ridiculous - duckies I say! (how quickly they forget) http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?s=&am...st&p=217491 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric2575 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Not cows???? Lee, I hope you are laughing right along with us in our sillyness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I think it looks great, Lee! And I like the backstory so much that I've written a theme song! (To the tune of "The Flintstones") Brimstone! Project Brimstone! Got enlisted by Nightrun, Inc. Cam Keene (former Marine) Found out Doc Buchanon was a fink In a suit of armor, watch him fly He's got lots of wires in his thigh When you're Project Brimstone You are nothing like that guy by Stan Lee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
case Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I think it looks great, Lee! And I like the backstory so much that I've written a theme song! (To the tune of "The Flintstones") Brimstone! Project Brimstone! Got enlisted by Nightrun, Inc. Cam Keene (former Marine) Found out Doc Buchanon was a fink In a suit of armor, watch him fly He's got lots of wires in his thigh When you're Project Brimstone You are nothing like that guy by Stan Lee! LOL cant stop laughing Great song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnderson Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 pink with bunnies. YES! Why didn't I think of this before?! In addition, perhaps his face should be painted like a mime...or maybe a doll pink with bunnies? don't be ridiculous - duckies I say! (how quickly they forget) http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?s=&am...st&p=217491 Haha! Can't go wrong with the duckies...maybe bunnies on top and duckies on the bottom? I think it looks great, Lee! And I like the backstory so much that I've written a theme song! (To the tune of "The Flintstones") Brimstone! Project Brimstone! Got enlisted by Nightrun, Inc. Cam Keene (former Marine) Found out Doc Buchanon was a fink In a suit of armor, watch him fly He's got lots of wires in his thigh When you're Project Brimstone You are nothing like that guy by Stan Lee! :D That's one of the first times when I was truly laughing out loud at the something that someone wrote! Careful though, I hear that song is copyright material Thanks for the laughs everybody, I needed that! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnderson Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hey everybody! I took Will's advice and added some camo--I think it looks great! It adds that military edge this character needed! Here's another final render test--this time without reflections What do you think? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentothemax Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I think it looks a lot more like something out of the military. My suggestion is that you make the under armor a matte black and the covering armor a color or a chrome, maybe even an odd translucent material. Btw, I am replying via wifi internet on my new ipod. It really is amazing what these things can do. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Very nice style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckGram Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I really like the detail in this. Most impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jirard Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I like this guy better Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnderson Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 Haha! Oh crap! I forgot all about that.... thanks for sharing. We should DEFINATELY go with that one! EDIT I got to thinking about this and thought: what if Doctor Buchanon (or Doc Canon) was a real bad guy instead just some made up one? What would he look like? Although I'm not really that skilled as a concept artist I came up with this today: What do you think? I wish I had time to model it...oh well Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totlover Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 yeah... i like it... oooh and you modeling it would be amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 That's a seriously scary looking villain. I think it would be cool to be able to see the two squaring off! One note, though. You've got his jacket buttoned on the side a ladies jacket would button on. I make that mistake a lot! Last year I did a Frankenstein standee for A&W Root Beer and it made it all the way into printing without me noticing it. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnderson Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks Caleb! One note, though. You've got his jacket buttoned on the side a ladies jacket would button on. I make that mistake a lot! Last year I did a Frankenstein standee for A&W Root Beer and it made it all the way into printing without me noticing it. :-) Mark I think just the part that you did a standee for A & W Root Beer is cool enough, but now that's it's relevant to what I'm doing, it's even cooler! Do you still have it? Could you post it here...uh...for reference purposes. I wanna see! As far as the jacket goes...I wish this was the first time I had made this mistake, but it's not. You get into "the zone" and you forget about stuff like that. There's also something seriously messed up with his right arm around the elbow area. But...for my first piece of real character concept art, I'm pretty pleased. I really wish I had time to model it for real. Oh well... Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks Caleb! One note, though. You've got his jacket buttoned on the side a ladies jacket would button on. I make that mistake a lot! Last year I did a Frankenstein standee for A&W Root Beer and it made it all the way into printing without me noticing it. :-) Mark I think just the part that you did a standee for A & W Root Beer is cool enough, but now that's it's relevant to what I'm doing, it's even cooler! Do you still have it? Could you post it here...uh...for reference purposes. I wanna see! As far as the jacket goes...I wish this was the first time I had made this mistake, but it's not. You get into "the zone" and you forget about stuff like that. There's also something seriously messed up with his right arm around the elbow area. But...for my first piece of real character concept art, I'm pretty pleased. I really wish I had time to model it for real. Oh well... Lee Haha, well it's not as cool as it sounds. I never had it fully explained to me, but the client had sent out an order form to their regional people for them to order pieces for the Halloween promotion and for some reason they offered a Frankenstein standee that they didn't actually have. Not sure what they were thinking. :-) Anyway, it was something I literally had to turn around in a day. Which always seems to be the case, unfortunately. I've got plenty of time to work on the dull stuff, but give me something fun to do and I have to hurry with it... Looking at it now, I see a hundred things I'd change, but I think it came out okay. Here's a picture of the actual standee. It stands 5 feet tall: The client was thrilled with it, but I'm sure that was mostly because they were able to get it done at the last minute for cheap. :-) They never noticed the jacket blunder. :-) I usually try to look down at the buttons on my shirt when I do something with buttons, but I still miss it often. Not sure why it's such a hard thing to remember. :-) I think the concept is way more important than the elbows, Lee. :-) You should really take some notebooks with you and fill them up with designs. You could come up with the whole story and designs in 2 years. Then you can come back and make a really cool webcomic out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnderson Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks for posting that Mark! You're very talented; the A:M community is lucky to have you. As far as the jacket goes, I'd be surprised if anybody noticed it aside from you. I mean look at how far the male-uddered cows got in the movie Barnyard. Good thing us artists think about stuff like this, otherwise the general population would be living in visual ignorance What kind of schooling did you have? Have you always been able to draw? Great work, I love it! You always have so much personality in your work! I agree about the Brimstone thing. For being such a quick story and concept, it came out pretty decent. Maybe I'll keep working with it! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks for posting that Mark! You're very talented; the A:M community is lucky to have you. As far as the jacket goes, I'd be surprised if anybody noticed it aside from you. I mean look at how far the male-uddered cows got in the movie Barnyard. Good thing us artists think about stuff like this, otherwise the general population would be living in visual ignorance What kind of schooling did you have? Have you always been able to draw? Great work, I love it! You always have so much personality in your work! I agree about the Brimstone thing. For being such a quick story and concept, it came out pretty decent. Maybe I'll keep working with it! Lee Thanks, Lee, that's nice of you to say. I was an art major my first year in college, but then switched majors and got my degree in journalism. (And then ended up becoming a graphic designer... meaning if I'd stayed as an art major, I'd probably be a reporter today.) :-) I've always liked to draw, but always thought I would be a writer. I've always known people who were much better at drawing than me. But I do love humor and cartoons. I take the personality compliment as high praise. In the real world, though, I don't get a lot of respect for my illustrations. It's astonishing to me how many people there are who lack any sense of humor and look down on cartoons. Folks can be pretty brutal in their condemnation. You should definitely keep working on it. Even if you end up not doing Project Brimstone, you'll likely come up with stuff you can use in other projects. That way when you come back from your mission trip, you'll have a bunch of stuff you can hit the ground running with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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