ART WAR 4 | 3D | War of the Elements | Kyria, Earthbound Shaman | anon27604699

Wienkind 2019-12-24 21:18:45 UTC #1

About me:

Matteo Nikolic
matteo@kraftcom.at
https://www.artstation.com/matteonikolic

Unfortunately had to rush this one, anyways had a lot of fun as always! Good luck to everyone! : )

KYRIA, ERATHBOUND SHAMAN

Final Image

Detail Sheet

Wienkind 2019-12-25 13:47:49 UTC #2

1. Concept Stage

I have this vision of a mighty dragon, his roar makes the surrounding earth crack and if you look into his eyes you feel fear like you have never felt before...

Earth Champion
Kylios, Breaker (first name that popped to my mind)

2. Concept Exploration

now I know that I want to make a fierceful duo and they will definitely be joining the Earth Fraction of this War! Good Luck guys!

New Name:

Kyria, the Dragon Warrioress

Right now they are just standing still but looking at him I think I should definitely aim for an attack pose. Please note that she is only a placeholder (that I got form DAZ3D), and the pose is only to get a feel for them both. They are strong, and they both know it.

Wienkind 2019-12-25 16:29:43 UTC #3

3. Further Concept Exploration with Posing

I tried several poses for her, standing beside him, jumping off him, and I think I like the "sitting on top of him" the most. I really had to do some posing because it helps me a lot to know the end result and the feel I finally want to present.

As next step I need to figure out whether or not I want to start with the posed model right away or go back to the unposed model. Honestly, I always prefer, the going right into it approach (posing the model right at the start) - we´ll see

BTW at this point I am not quite sure if he is a dragon or dinosaur haha

Wienkind 2019-12-26 13:53:20 UTC #4

4. Some small improvements

So, some things I want to point out:

She will be short haired, I tried long hair but it wouldn´t be useful while fighting. For him I decided to keep the reptile/lizard design from before, it´s more aerodynamic and aesthetical. Both will be represented in their design language very raw, almost barbarian. They need to emit strength and confidence.

PS: I also think that I should gave her rather a spear, it´s more logical to fight with something like that when you are sitting quite high on a dinosaur/dragon.

Wienkind 2019-12-26 18:26:31 UTC #5

5. Face Update

I really like her expression and the elf-ish ears really suit her! <3

Wienkind 2019-12-26 22:58:25 UTC #6

6. Moodboard

NguyenKhoi 2020-01-01 10:13:36 UTC #7

solid design. Look forward!

Tijerin-art 2020-01-02 12:26:43 UTC #8

Unbelievable! Actually the monster is so amazing that it could be the main character.

Of course, good decision about the short hair, really if it is not impossible to fight effectively. With the same reasoning I could wear appropriate armor.
And no doubt the spear is going to be cool, I really want to see how the project evolves.

Wienkind 2020-01-02 22:49:06 UTC #9

7. Still figuring things out

little things I did:
- enlarged her blade
- decreased her overall size (because he needs to look really big!)
- improved Kylios design (changes proportions + more aggressive mouth and hands)

Wienkind 2020-01-03 12:08:23 UTC #10

8. Kylios Design Improvement

I changed Kylios face slightly, gave him a tongue and added spikes on his back which I looove! He is getting there...

Wienkind 2020-01-13 18:37:15 UTC #11

9. Kyrios Update

I think this is his final pose

sparzakus 2020-01-18 21:58:16 UTC #12

Like sooooo much this pose

Wienkind 2020-01-23 22:24:10 UTC #13

10. No Risk no Fun - Change of Plans!

So, I actually really really struggled with the dragon and quite honestly I didn´t even know if I could finish the whole piece on time, but I will possibly create this duo in the near future as I still think it´s going to be an epic sculpture!

That being said, today I started with something new! I am still keeping the name "Kylios" as I really like it and the fraction being earth

Let me introduce to you... Kylios, the Earthbound, a very skilled earth tribe shaman. I feel quite reliefed and will try make him as epic as possible. Lots of poses are coming to my mind!

starakat 2020-01-24 00:00:06 UTC #14

The new one is nice too, I really like his weird face!

Wienkind 2020-01-24 08:54:55 UTC #15

11. Kylios - Pose

I´m gonna go with a pretty symmetrical straight forward pose : )

NguyenKhoi 2020-01-25 11:46:45 UTC #16

Wow that's a major of change you did haha. I think it will end up amazing. Look forward!

BC 2020-01-25 22:40:56 UTC #17

He looks dope!! I'm excited to see more!!

Wienkind 2020-01-28 14:23:55 UTC #18

12. Updated Design

The Dragon is back baby! haha
Jokes aside, finishing this one is gonna be a tough! Considering that the deadline is still the 8th but I will push myself it! : )

Cheers! Good luck you all!

Wienkind 2020-01-28 17:20:24 UTC #19

13. Kyria, Earthbound Shaman

More or less completely changed the design once again haha But this is it, the concept is clear to me now - moving on to the highpoly! Cheers!

Wienkind 2020-01-31 22:41:30 UTC #20

14. Ruler of the Wyrm

Again some changes, because I want to portray absolute strength and dominance over the battlefield.