Friday, April 30, 2010

Sky Wolf: Design and Animation

Here are the first drawings and 3d models of Sky Wolf. I'm working on integrating the Neanderthal face to the Wolf features.

This is the first sketch of Sky Wolf's face:

http://www.geekopolis.ca/sky_wolf/images/skyWolfFrontal1.jpg

Here's another quick sketch, which illustrates the problems with combining a Neanderthal nose (twice the size of modern nose) with a wolf snout:

http://www.geekopolis.ca/sky_wolf/images/skyWolfFrontal2.jpg

And here is the first Blender model of Sky Wolf. Note the enlarged feet, the elongated Metatarsals, and especially the doubled Femurs. Think of them as hip reinforcements.

http://www.geekopolis.ca/sky_wolf/images/skyWolfTemplate1.jpg

The big challenge is to integrate a Neanderthal face with a Wolf face, and to make it heroic, not monstrous.