Green Man Knight Turntable from Tom Lewis on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Green Man Knight.
Cor long time no post! I blame a few things; the World Cup, a long hot summer in beer gardens, and needing to create something up there with Space Gal and Space Skull (not necessarily Space *something* though heh).
The idea that'd been bouncing around in my head for ages was "Green Man Knight". The Green Man being an ancient possibly pagan symbol, frequently appearing on churches (and pubs) in the UK. I figured a knight with that symbolism would work as a sculpt. Here he is!
And yep, I think he is up there with Space Gal and Space Skull. So, for back-story I figured different trees would give different benefits to his armour. Here I've made him a traditional gaming tank, where the Oak symbolises stamina bonuses, and the Ivy symbolises resistances. Note the acorn studs on the mace. I'd be made up to have this armour in a MMORPG hah!
I like:
I dislike:
Overall though, delighted!
So do I 3D print or not..? The leaves would need bulking up, and I'd lose the snail, and he'd not be pose-able without spending another age on him... So probably not for now. Plus I have Christmas cards to make!
The idea that'd been bouncing around in my head for ages was "Green Man Knight". The Green Man being an ancient possibly pagan symbol, frequently appearing on churches (and pubs) in the UK. I figured a knight with that symbolism would work as a sculpt. Here he is!
And yep, I think he is up there with Space Gal and Space Skull. So, for back-story I figured different trees would give different benefits to his armour. Here I've made him a traditional gaming tank, where the Oak symbolises stamina bonuses, and the Ivy symbolises resistances. Note the acorn studs on the mace. I'd be made up to have this armour in a MMORPG hah!
I like:
- That he's both menacing and a bit twee.
- That he's from my own mind rather than someone else's concept, although I suspect that's a big factor in why he took so long!
- The fact the only red on the entire build is the eyes. I had to change the snail from "garden" to "grove" to remove some browns. It's a really nice palette choice.
- His integration into the background, which was initially a photo of the Wye Valley, taken by me on one of my trips back to where I grew up.
I dislike:
- Hardly anything! But if I were to be super picky I'd refine the wood more, put a little curve into the arm guards, and well, try and not put as many man hours in as I did. I lost a good few evenings trying and failing to remesh the helm to put UVs on it. Also some lines are too tangential; the shield into back of the elbow guard, and the scratch that intersects the snail's eyes, both only spotted in post.
Overall though, delighted!
So do I 3D print or not..? The leaves would need bulking up, and I'd lose the snail, and he'd not be pose-able without spending another age on him... So probably not for now. Plus I have Christmas cards to make!
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