Come learn the art of 3D computer generated art and animation. This blog deals with the lessons learned and the art created by Robert G. Male using DazStudio from Daz3D.
Also covered are the ancillary software, tools, techniques, and processes needed both before and after rendering in the 3D software.
R.M.T.P. Co. is a
company dedicated to quality
Web products without all of
the unnecessary hype. Our
products speak for themselves. Down to earth, easy,
usable, these are the principles
we believe in.
Designing creatures involves a push and pull between form and function. The tug of war continues throughout the design. This is especially true when the species is for use beyond making a good picture. My primary case for purposeful drawing is for a role-playing game. Someone will either take on the role of the pictured entity or several people will interact with one. This is also true of story writing except it is characters and readers that have the involvement. Last article's Daasandara is one such creation. Past the wing details included last time there were other considerations that came about during creation. These choices involved not only the wings or other limbs but also the mouth. I initially envisioned the creatures with the mouth in the top of the head.
The creatures would stuff food down into the mouth live and thrashing with the aid of little clawed fingers ringing the mouth. The final Daasandara has that mouth, but on the body's underside due of the down pointing wings. At this stage the wings had four supports, so a fifth was added with only two knuckles because of a different consideration than feeding the underlying mouth. The Daasandara are an intelligent species, meaning to some degree they require some kind of fine motor control. The setting lends itself to armed melee combat so tentacles seemed a good option. There two ways to do it with my Daz3D model selection. The octopus was an obvious choice offering fine control and the ability to circle back up into enclosed wings to slash at victims with small sharp knives.