Love the story... and i love the texture of the guy, i think making the cave or leaving out some lighing effects would increase the darkness and hence make it sadder! Good work.

that is sooooo cool id love to play a game with him as the main character i agree with dakub about the cave wall but i cant really crit as ive never tried to model very nice work though

Dont like the rose.. it doesn'æt fit the scene.. But its cool.

i really love the texture and shading, it aslo fits the background, but the flower has nothing to do here
+8

Well I feel the flower has everything to do here. That is why I put it there. A seed has taken hold and life has found a way to go on in such an unlikely setting. The main elements for life are right here light, water, air, & earth...Unusual yes impossible no. This is the first time he has ever been so close to the surface and the first time he has ever seen such beauty. And so the story goes...

another great concept, but i find the model is too clean, maybe its ur style.
keep up the good work.

Very good work Gary!
Great textures! +8

I found one of those in my back yard
my dog got ahold of it and ate it

another excelent model. great work

~slap

"Dont like the rose.. it doesn'æt fit the scene"

I agree with him, the model is great +7

Love the character!
Hope he will see the world soon!

Wonderful as usual.The charcarter is so tender and vulberable¡¡¡¡
10/10
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Bea

Wonderful as usual.The charcarter is so tender and vulnerable¡¡¡¡
10/10
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Bea

Wonderful as usual.The character is so tender and vulnerable¡¡¡¡
10/10
)))
Bea

Thanks guys I quite like this character myself I would like to develop this further at some stage... Yes I think maybe some scars would look good Linh... He He yes it might just make a good dog toy KittyKat...mmmm. Yes very soon Dax he will soon be free. Thanks Bea... Looks like you might have a sticky button there,,he he...well that happens to all of us sooner or later... he he

Wonderful
I like the idea very much.
+10

I like the idea and the scene too. I might have the rose smaller and sprouting from a small crevice in the rocks. Good work!!

Since you've asked, I'll comment, but I have to say this kind of 3d modelling isn't really my thing. I think this one needs more structural blending, color blending and matching light-direction to make the picture blend as a whole.
Now I see several elements that, technically, have nothing in common.
Allthough i think you're able to do a good character design, and since practice makes perfect, I reccon you could get better technically. But that would involve learning about other requirements aswell, such as colorfunction, backgrounds, structural knowledge, etcetera. Maybe it would be good to grab a classic painting handbook and use it for your digital work. After all, the computer is just an instrument. I know i sound negative, but I mean it in a constructive way. If you wouldn't have the potential, I wouldn't bother to comment. (OMG, I DO sound arrogant )

Gary,

Thats a great story. The objects you have are just brilliant. Great concept and lovely composition. I see you got some texturing going on, very cool. Awsome style.

Il comment lighting and smaller affects. Much like ARTOONATOR said you need to blend, match light direction so the dragon looks liek its suppose to be where it is. etc. Obviously you did a good job, i would take your work to another level and really go at it hard with lighting, texturing etc. I think you can really do it. I would love to see some crazy detailed work from you. Please gary try next time ! .

Over all i think this peice is really good. I dragon is cool once again. Great charecter!
+9/10
mike.

and you call my shot wicked?

Your art is awesome. Highest mark. Simply impressive.

Cheers guys... Your comments are well appreciated... Now if you'll excuse me for just a moment i'm just going to go slam my head in the door a few times.

(footsteps) THUD THud thud.........Whaam.....Smakkk.....Crashhhh...BANGG!!!

(footsteps) thud THud THUD.........OK then right...lighting yes...classic painting Handbook...check....colorfunction...right...backgrounds...ok... structural knowledge...right.... etcetera...hummmm... not sure what that means but i'll look it up.

Seriously though cheers for the crits Guys I need to be shocked out of my little corner sometimes you know how that goes i'm sure... when you spend days in isolation working like a person posessed...you sometimes cop a that's my story and i'm sticking to it kinda attitude... And some details will try to be swept under the rug so to speak.... you know the old Just can't be assed going back and fixing it thing... heh

Well cheers again guys and Artoonator maybe with a bit of luck you might find room in your heart for 3d work one day....

Looks really cool, very strange looking creature 8/9
Its a great idea for a computer game...why not make it happen?

nice chara designe BG look a little off this time but overall ++skill

Wonderful piece of concept work Gary! Love the character and byline. A very expressive character with cool expression and posture. Like the added details too - earing, harness etc. Obviously a great deal of care and time has gone into this piece.

Love it! Well done Gary
- Xris +10

I like the concpet and the creature. Also composition is fine !!!!! the rose, IMHO, don´t fit too good...... altho I respect your choice of subject !!!! Very good !

highest rated artwork?

the rose doesnt fit the lighting or scene at all, i get that it was supposed to be different, but there's a huge leap in contrast of color, texture and technique to be believable....

the guy has a generic "rock" texture applied to him....doesnt look like skin nor fur, he looks rock solid....not in muscle either - no animal on earth has that texture to their skin.

the lighting.... light is coming from above on your character and yet the lighting in the background is coming from below! the light on the rose is hitting it dead on from behind the viewer too, 3 different lights with no shadows on the floor or walls and that arent interacting with each other

the depth of space is a huge problem as well.... he isn't sitting on anything. there is no inbetweens from where the rose, the character and the background are in the space - it isnt believable.

as a scene....this needs a ton of work. if you wanted to showcase your character alone, you didnt have to include a scene, by all means. feel free to pm if you want to chat and pls take everything as i said as a means to improve your skill =)

+3/9

iit's good i only don't like that much of the rose

I realy don't know much about 3D modelling, in animation class someone made these sort of works too and it was very hard to do it.
I think you're doing a good job here technically, but all the objects together don't seems to go together.
I like the character very much, also the story but work on backgrounds and atmosphere.
Keep it up Gary!+7

starqueen,Yeah I know what you mean but you’re getting yourself a bit rev’d up. Great!... Awesome... Cheers for actually putting in the effort to say how you feel about this one here... and yes attention to details are critical. Glad to see you care! Have you done any 3d work of your own?

Acida, Thank you and yeah I’ve had a few comments on the rose...I do know what you mean and I have had some different ideas for the scene also…. so maybe someday this will bloom.

Rafsan, Cheers for your comments and Thank you…and yes I will spend more time practicing... In-between one or the other ha ha. Good luck

Thanks

amazing monster

awesome fantasy 3d work, man. and i like the detailed back story that supports him.

Cheers dude's!

great model!
(may be already said but to me the bg doesnt fit)
7/8