Popular Post Taln he/him Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Hey, when I reread WoK two months or so ago, I thought it would be fun to do a 3d-model of one of the creatures of Shallan's sketchbook. I ended up doing the Axehound, which was my favorite. When I did some research in the internet I found @DomainWalker 's Thread about exactly the same topic it was kinda funny There I found some design tips from @Inkthinker which were really useful. Thanks for that! I really like how the project turned out and would be interested to know what you folks think of it. Edited December 23, 2013 by Taln 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Very nice! That is really good work.I love how with the included artwork in the books we're able to get so much more detail and imagery for Rosharian Ecology, allowing awesome fanart adaptations like this.Hope we can see other Roshar wildlife 3-d models in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartbug he/him Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Hey, could you do more posts so I can upvote you more:) Seriously, tremendous work. Absolutely seamless transition from 2-D to 3-D EDIT: Have you sent these to Brandon yet? Because if no, change that to yes. In all likelihood, he'll probably feature it with a tweet or a blog post. Basically Internet Immortality Edited December 23, 2013 by bartbug 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Very well done =) If a had 3-d print I would made a live model to put here in my bookshelf.=) Keep going man you are good. Edited December 24, 2013 by Natans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taln he/him Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Thanks! @ Gamma Fiend: Me too, absolutely! As for further models, who knows what the future will bring? @ bartbug: Thanks for the tip, it's definitely worth a shot @ Natans: I'm currently working to make the model 3d-printable. All updates on this will be posted here of course For all who are interested: here's a link to a 360°-view of the model https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3mjpwo9yj5a2bq/turntable.mov Have fun =) Edited February 23, 2014 by Taln 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
name_here Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Man, I need to get into 3-d modeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardbearer he/him Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 What software did you use for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taln he/him Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 What software did you use for this? Autodesk Maya for modeling and rendering, UVLayout to and Photoshop for texturing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botanica she/her Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Whoa this is awesome!!! Rosharan ecology system comes alive with 3D models! Upvote for you! (I'd like to give upvotes hundreds of times!) Hope to see more amazing work in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Impressive! Are you planning to mess with it more (do you want feedback?) or are you done and ready to move on to the next thing?Thank you for getting the mouth right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taln he/him Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 @Botanica: Thx @Inkthinker: I'm pretty far down the road, so it would be too late for any major changes. I am still doing some final tweaks before I 3D-print it, though, so any critics are appreciated. Yeah, I put some extra effort into the way the mandibles move when the mouth opens and closes and to make sure they would look right when it's closed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Whoa. You're going to 3-D print it, too?!Man. Technology is friggin' awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Wow, I bet it will look pretty cool after printing!The only thing I would mention, then, is that the antennae might be difficult to deal with (so thin, very fragile), but you can opt to show them closed and laid back against the shell (aggression indicator) instead of perked forward and open. Alternatively, if you could put it together and the pieces were tough enough, little ball-sockets at the base of the antennae would make them both articulate and add a variety of expressions. Each antenna could be symmetrical, so you can print up a dozen and they can be either left or right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloom he/him Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I hate to be a critic, but.... Your Axehound reminds me of a German Cockroach. The segmentation on the Axehound is very different from what I would expect to see on a crustacean and closer to what I would expect to see on an insect. It looks cool, but just looking at it without knowing what type of creature it was supposed to be, I'd place it somewhere between an insect and an arachnid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satsuoni he/him Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I hate to be a critic, but.... Your Axehound reminds me of a German Cockroach. The segmentation on the Axehound is very different from what I would expect to see on a crustacean and closer to what I would expect to see on an insect. It looks cool, but just looking at it without knowing what type of creature it was supposed to be, I'd place it somewhere between an insect and an arachnid. It still looks like the original sketch, doesn't it? IIRC, Axehounds are of a somewhat different subtype than Cremlings. @Taln: Could you make a picture of it sitting on its tail, like it does on a small sketch in linked picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet he/him Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah, I agree with Sats. It is pretty spot on with the sketches from the books. So I would say it looks more like an axehound than a cockroach or a crustacean. From the above comments, it appears that the original artist would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taln he/him Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) @ Inkthinker: The antennae really were too thin, but I liked them standing up, which made it look curious in a way. The model isn't too big (about 15x10x7cm), so I made them just thick enough to reach the minimum wall thickness ( .3mm). They are still quite fragile, but I hope that they'll hold. @ Gloom: The segments on the back really do look like scales, which wouldn't make you think of a typical crustacean, but I wanted to stick to the sketches 'cause they look so cool. Edited February 23, 2014 by Taln 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Nice work man =) One doubt it's legal to sell a 3-D print of this ? Edited January 5, 2014 by Natans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The only thing I would add is that when looking at details like the way in which the segments of the limbs join, or the shell segments, look into extreme close-ups of lobsters and crabs, as well as arachnids and insects. This may also come in useful if texturing. The segmentation on the Axehound is very different from what I would expect to see on a crustacean and closer to what I would expect to see on an insect. It looks cool, but just looking at it without knowing what type of creature it was supposed to be, I'd place it somewhere between an insect and an arachnid. Well, he's working from a single, limited reference. It's certainly one of the best attempts I've seen so far.I will say that when designing the shelled creatures of Roshar, I look primarily at crustaceans (as per the design mandate), but I also draw influences from all varieties of arthropods, including arachnids and insects. They all share common evolutionary ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taln he/him Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Thanks, I totally forgot to adapt the elbow joints of the front legs. The separation between the limbs really looked too extreme. It should look better now. The points, where the legs and the body join are more difficult, though. If I make the transition between the two parts smoother, the joints need more than a single body segment each, which would look awkward, I'd say. @ Satsuoni : I'll do that, but it could take a while, for I have to redo the skin weighting for the parts of the skeleton that deform the most. So maybe in a few weeks. @ Natans : I guess I'd have to ask Brandon/Inkthinker for that. Edited February 23, 2014 by Taln 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Thanks, I totally forgot to adapt the elbow joints of the front legs. The separation between the limbs really looked too extreme. It should look better now. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bszkk87pa237n5n/front_joint.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7ie2ehir8d23ly/front_joint_redone.jpg The points, where the legs and the body join are more difficult, though. If I make the transition between the two parts smoother, the joints need more than a single body segment each, which would look awkward, I'd say. @ Satsuoni : I'll do that, but it could take a while, for I have to redo the skin weighting for the parts of the skeleton that deform the most. So maybe in a few weeks. @ Natans : I guess I'd have to ask Brandon/Inkthinker for that. I gonna try ask =) I don't have a 3-d printer and I'm willing to buy one model to put in my book shelves=) Edited January 7, 2014 by Natans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taln he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Soo... I finally got the model printed. It took some time to clean up the model and make sure the thinner parts wouldn't break, but here it is =) 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Well this is really awesome. Upvote, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorridgeBrick he/him Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Do you mind if I make that my avatar? It's really well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysty she/her Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 That is storming amazing! You're going to make those available to people without 3-D printers, right? Pretty please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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