My champion is the emissary of the ocean armada, a mighty crustacean general who rides to battle on a chariot drawn by sharks.
This warrior leads by example, they are the first into battle and the last standing.
Jan 10, '20
Jan 25, '20
I know I want to have my character riding on a shark or being pulled by sharks so I decided to sculpt this first so that I have a base to concept from.
I also wanted to test out some look dev and if I could pull off an underwater feel.
This is a marmoset render, the light effects on the skin are not a texture. I have an image plane of a waving water effect (with a dither alpha) above the shark. I also have a light shooting through the alpha to get the water effect. It does not look good in real-time, it only looks decent when rendered with a 100x sampling.
The bubbles are all geometry. I hope I can put them in the final marmoset scene viewer without the file going oversize.
( I am new to this forum, I assume you do all your updates through 'replies' and then only 'submit entry' for the final submission, correct? )
This is correct 
Great, thanks.
I LOVE IT!!! and also the theme of the bubbles is incredible.
Clam Chariot Update
Clam Chariot Marmoset Look Dev
I will be doing the champion blockout tomorrow.
Thank you very much.
10 days later
Champion paper sketch with PS lineover. Based on a mix of crab, lobster and human anatomy.
In 3D I was able to correct the anatomy and push the design further.
Champion positioned to fit the clam chariot.
I kind of like the naked crab warrior, however since this is a design competition I felt like I should give him some light armour.
This loose blockout is inspired by a combination of gladiator and pirate attire.
