Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Necronomicook - modelsheet (layout)
Necronomicook's modelsheet will be "drawn" onto a fleshy page ripped straight from the Necronomicookbook.
Hrm...looking a little crowded...this is more like it...
New thoughts :
-pin tattered page corners down with fork, spork, knife and pizza cutter
-show "Ronko Food Decimator"TM ("Demolisher?") inside Necronomicook's open mouth -- think salad shooter / blender / garbage disposal
-Necronomicook's meat tenderizer is MAGNETIZED, so metal tools can stick to it like fridge magnets -- egg whisk, bottle opener, etc.
-meat hook pierced through lower lip
-flesh loincloth between legs
-CG hub logo as a graphic design element at bottom
-logo also stenciled onto waste drums -- runoff/slurry/biproducts of Necronomicook's cooking are collected in large drums and processed by Necronomicook's official corporate sponsor, CG Hub : "Condemned Gastronomical Hub")
-"Necronomicook" text composed of blades, bones and gore-chunk waffles (inspiration : Johnny The Homicidal Maniac)
Do you think Necronomicook gets heartburn? I'll bet that guy goes through Rolaids like nobody's business.
Hrm...looking a little crowded...this is more like it...
New thoughts :
-pin tattered page corners down with fork, spork, knife and pizza cutter
-show "Ronko Food Decimator"TM ("Demolisher?") inside Necronomicook's open mouth -- think salad shooter / blender / garbage disposal
-Necronomicook's meat tenderizer is MAGNETIZED, so metal tools can stick to it like fridge magnets -- egg whisk, bottle opener, etc.
-meat hook pierced through lower lip
-flesh loincloth between legs
-CG hub logo as a graphic design element at bottom
-logo also stenciled onto waste drums -- runoff/slurry/biproducts of Necronomicook's cooking are collected in large drums and processed by Necronomicook's official corporate sponsor, CG Hub : "Condemned Gastronomical Hub")
-"Necronomicook" text composed of blades, bones and gore-chunk waffles (inspiration : Johnny The Homicidal Maniac)
Do you think Necronomicook gets heartburn? I'll bet that guy goes through Rolaids like nobody's business.
Necronomicook - beauty shot layout (still more tweaks)
Okay, so the "must be a square" rule isn't actually a rule, so I can go back to my portrait style deal. *Whew!*
Big thanks to Kieran Yanner for a nudge (smudge?) in the right direction.
Big thanks to Kieran Yanner for a nudge (smudge?) in the right direction.
Necronomicook - ref sheet
Ah, the supreme time thief that is reference gathering!* Normally I hate doing this, unless it's for (a) Study Buddy sheets, (b) funky hairstyles or (c) porn. But in this case it's not needless procrastination; I really have no clue what most kitchenware looks like.
*Don't sue me, copyright owners! I'm only using these images to draw from.
Mental notes going forward :
-Oven mits are two-tone (colorful on top, pale on bottom) and have words stitched into them, or a picture of a rooster or something lame like that.
-Cookbooks have a lot of checkered red and white on them. And many are spiral bound, so you can lie them flat while cooking. Spiral bound, gingham Necronomicookbook...made of stitched human flesh...
-Meat cleavers are fucking brutal.
-2 headed mallets/tenderizers are also badass.
-Pressure cooker valves and meat thermometers rule.
-old ovens = creepy
-bloody cheese grater!!!
-Skewers are nasty looking.
-Cake mixers look like they'd be a bitch to draw -- fuuuuuuuck that.
-Putting a brick chimney on him in addition to metal pipework could be a nice material breakup.
-Dent and ding the metal wherever possible -- rust and globby solder marks galore.
-Maybe break down and give him a chef hat?!?
-Added : waffle irons! He has waffle irons on his feet. Observation : waffles have FOUR QUADRANTS
-I'm thinking he'll have a water tower somewhere on his back...you know, in case the blaze gets out of control. I'd suggest he has charcoal inside him, but I definitely think the fire comes from him. It's magical demon fire!
-Spatula City! SPATULA CITY!!!
*Don't sue me, copyright owners! I'm only using these images to draw from.
Mental notes going forward :
-Oven mits are two-tone (colorful on top, pale on bottom) and have words stitched into them, or a picture of a rooster or something lame like that.
-Cookbooks have a lot of checkered red and white on them. And many are spiral bound, so you can lie them flat while cooking. Spiral bound, gingham Necronomicookbook...made of stitched human flesh...
-Meat cleavers are fucking brutal.
-2 headed mallets/tenderizers are also badass.
-Pressure cooker valves and meat thermometers rule.
-old ovens = creepy
-bloody cheese grater!!!
-Skewers are nasty looking.
-Cake mixers look like they'd be a bitch to draw -- fuuuuuuuck that.
-Putting a brick chimney on him in addition to metal pipework could be a nice material breakup.
-Dent and ding the metal wherever possible -- rust and globby solder marks galore.
-Maybe break down and give him a chef hat?!?
-Added : waffle irons! He has waffle irons on his feet. Observation : waffles have FOUR QUADRANTS
-I'm thinking he'll have a water tower somewhere on his back...you know, in case the blaze gets out of control. I'd suggest he has charcoal inside him, but I definitely think the fire comes from him. It's magical demon fire!
-Spatula City! SPATULA CITY!!!
Necronomicook - modelsheet (thumbs)
Since this is a for-fun-project, I'm not sure I can bring myself to do a "proper" modelsheet, where all views are perfectly dead-on and it looks like there's a stick up his ass. Do you really want to be working with the kind of modeler who needs that degree of hand-holding anyway? Weight will be shifted. Masses will be slightly advancing/receding. It just makes for a stronger image, and one I can be excited about actually finishing, vs. something I know is going to look stiff and shitty from the getgo.
I like to give 3D modelers credit as being creative, problem-solving artists, rather than soulless production drones. They'll get that the guy is big and fat without a schematic.
I like to give 3D modelers credit as being creative, problem-solving artists, rather than soulless production drones. They'll get that the guy is big and fat without a schematic.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Necronomicook - pose tweak
When someone with Tham Hoi Mun's chops give you a crit, you take it! Thanks for the comment, man! I'm linking you, toot-sweet!
Coming this weekend : modelsheet! (This time I swear!)
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Coming this weekend : modelsheet! (This time I swear!)
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Necronomicook - re-crop
Psalm 23:4.5 Yea, though I tear ass through the valley of the shadow of Necronomicook, I will still be scared shitless.
Justin Albers informed me that all Dominance War IV submissions needs to fit into a square.
Justin Albers informed me that all Dominance War IV submissions needs to fit into a square.
Southam in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
Nick Southam loves space. Look, he even draws himself onto restaurant napkins as a happy astronaut. This was doodled at Pluckers today. Nick doesn't know I saved it.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Necronomicook - short story / beauty shot layout
Demon Lord Korpulus stared at his retirement present in sunken disbelief. "What the hell is this?"
"It's a spice rack!" beamed Lady Korpulus, pointing out the custom engraving of her husband's name across the trinket's decorative baseboard. "Because you like spicy food?"
"This isn't what I think it is, is it? Christ, Linda..." Lord Korpulus directed his significantly-less-fiery gaze to the mountain of unopened boxes covering the breakfast nook.
She wanted him to take up cooking.
In an instant his wife's demeanor shifted from 'expectantly gleeful' to that of her usual role. "Well, honey, now that you're officially off duty, I figured you could use a hobby. Honestly, all you do is sit around the lake of fire, staring off into that damned abyss. It's not like the abyss is going to stare back, Harry."
"So..." Korpulus took a deep breath. "Let me see if I've got this straight : I paid for this house, put our children through college, all while serving the Army of Hell for millennia -- with high honors -- and now you want me to serve you?"
"Dinner, yes." said Lady Korpulus, using her fingernail to crack the tape on a combo pack of sauce pans, muffin tins and cookie sheets. "And I've got the most adorable apron for you to wear. It says 'Grillmeister!' Isn't that rich?"
Korpulus examined a painstakingly giftwrapped object that could only be a spatula, and thought to himself, "One of these boxes must contain a set of knives."
Used some subdivision to help with my composition. To further convey bigness I have him running off the page slightly...hope I won't be penalized. A re-cropping might be in order.
Will probably wind up playing with the overlaps in the tenderizer/hammer region. I'm thinking of making the top portion into a little holding cell with screaming people inside, since I'm not sure I'll be able to convey that in his chest-oven.
Next up...ref sheet and turnaround, so I can figure this guy out a little more. Having a beauty shot mapped out a little gives me something to pull toward.
"It's a spice rack!" beamed Lady Korpulus, pointing out the custom engraving of her husband's name across the trinket's decorative baseboard. "Because you like spicy food?"
"This isn't what I think it is, is it? Christ, Linda..." Lord Korpulus directed his significantly-less-fiery gaze to the mountain of unopened boxes covering the breakfast nook.
She wanted him to take up cooking.
In an instant his wife's demeanor shifted from 'expectantly gleeful' to that of her usual role. "Well, honey, now that you're officially off duty, I figured you could use a hobby. Honestly, all you do is sit around the lake of fire, staring off into that damned abyss. It's not like the abyss is going to stare back, Harry."
"So..." Korpulus took a deep breath. "Let me see if I've got this straight : I paid for this house, put our children through college, all while serving the Army of Hell for millennia -- with high honors -- and now you want me to serve you?"
"Dinner, yes." said Lady Korpulus, using her fingernail to crack the tape on a combo pack of sauce pans, muffin tins and cookie sheets. "And I've got the most adorable apron for you to wear. It says 'Grillmeister!' Isn't that rich?"
Korpulus examined a painstakingly giftwrapped object that could only be a spatula, and thought to himself, "One of these boxes must contain a set of knives."
Used some subdivision to help with my composition. To further convey bigness I have him running off the page slightly...hope I won't be penalized. A re-cropping might be in order.
Will probably wind up playing with the overlaps in the tenderizer/hammer region. I'm thinking of making the top portion into a little holding cell with screaming people inside, since I'm not sure I'll be able to convey that in his chest-oven.
Next up...ref sheet and turnaround, so I can figure this guy out a little more. Having a beauty shot mapped out a little gives me something to pull toward.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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