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Sergenth · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 8:42 pm

This was inspired by Bizarde's excellent 4 hour robot posted in the Finished Work section. I was so amazed by the curves and shapes of Bizarde's work that I attempted to bite off more than I could chew on this one here.

You can see influences from Bizarde's Rob1 as well as Starcraft's Protoss four -legged walker unit.

I think next time I'll go easy on the curved surfaces and the open spaces for my next bot.

Drawing the profile was a lot easier... :P\

Oh yeah, please tell me what you think. I know I have like 4 different qualities of drawing going on here... I did the "top", the the "base", back legs and front legs in that order... so I got tired of it at the front legs -- no need to point out mistakes there

I'm not going to work on this one anymore, but I'll definitly use any advice for future drawin's.

[This message has been edited by Sergenth (edited January 14, 2001).]

TheMilkMan · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 8:54 pm

Hmm the top bot looks like it works and looks good but the line weight around the outside of the object looks wack...and so does the background color....hmm if I where you I would ink the pic with a white background and then usea grey scale marker to shade the details...it will look cool!

KroM · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 9:36 pm

Personally, I really like the outline on the top pic. It gives it alot of style. The design of the mech is very nice. Good job!

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N8X · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2001 9:48 pm

WELL DONE THAT is a sweet concept. Nice style
n8x

Rattmouth · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 1:56 am

I REALLY like those (see I used all caps so you know I'm serious).

I just want to see much larger images, so I can see all those details you put into 'em.

Post the big pics.

[m r o a u t t t h]

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Hightop · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 3:29 am

waow.... it's soo cool...
and thoose details.... awsome...

make a wallpaper of it...
and i also want to see a bigger pic of it.

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Kjetil Nystuen · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 4:29 am

Very nice work here Sergenth. I don't think that the drawing needs the black outline, so I would have removed it.

The details are incredible. Love to see it rendered out, but it looks like you won't touch it again. That's a shame...

kimzoll · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 4:47 am

cool.

Rinaldo · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2001 5:54 am

That's very nicely done Sergenth

both the design and execution.

black_fish · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2001 3:01 pm

Freakingly beautiful man! That could almost be a 3D render! Impressive work and very good design. Someone should try to color it now...

the_monkey · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2001 3:45 pm

wow, that is really good.
i like the kinda orgainic look you got into it, looks nifty.

just one quick question, ive always been wondering, how do u outline your drawings in ps? do you select it and then hit edit>stroke?

just wondering..

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Jaymo · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2001 5:01 am

Pretty cool design and easier to understand than Bizarde's (concerning the "head"). Agree about the ugly BG-color, though. Shade it! And give a link to a bigger version...
Nice work!

Andy`Ba · member Member # Joined: 20 Jan 2001 Posts: 98

This design is amazing!!!

Sergenth, I want to ask you permission to make a 3D model from you pics.
Please..

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Sergenth · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2001 11:01 pm

Sure, go ahead and give it a try, Andy'ba! But here's a warning... both images, the 3d and the profile have non-matching proportions and shapes :P

I apologize for any headache it gives you.

Feel free to improvise on the front legs as well... I knew I should have made them more like the back legs!

Sergenth · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2001 12:56 am

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

Milkman: Yeah, the posted image would have looked better if I redid the detail lines as well as adding the thick black line. (which btw, is a popular method for showing off edges - thin lines show where surfaces meet flush or in corners)

Rattmouth: If I showed a bigger image, you'd just see more pencil lead texture :P

Kjetil, Hightop, everyone else: Okay okay, I'll draw a nicer one, make it big and preetee enough for wall paperage.

el_monkey: I zoomed in at 300% and drew the line with my mouse using the airbrush :P I think I'll ink the drawing in real-space next time instead of in cyber-space!

Jaymo: Hey, that's the color of my bathroom...erm.. minus some blue in it.. heh.

Also, for you mecha-fans out there... here is a link to an awesome Lego Spider-bot I found on http://www.lugnet.com

Spider-bot - http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/MSP077.htm

This spider-bot makes me want to buy $400 of legos!

Bizarde · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2001 8:01 am

Wow, Sarge, that's really awesome. I see in your drawing tones of details, and a huge love for design.
You promise a lot, btw i'm corious about your age.
But is somethin' what i dont like on it, and that is the shape of the legs, i think you should play more with the volumes. Try somethin' like: go from thick to thin and back.
Love your stuff, you should work more ...

~bizarde

Oblagon · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2001 8:33 pm

Good one.