June - Noob - stedo
 

Hi guys!
Since it seems like I will have some time to spend with maya this month, I'm joining in.

Creature of choice: The Gorgon Medusa

Links:
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/...sa/medusa.html (brief)
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/finALp.html (extensive)

I'm thinking high poly.

- S

Thats what I call a bad hair-day :D

Indeed :)

I'll be staying at my girlfriend's place over the summer, will bring my computer here tomorrow. Expect updates soon ;)

- S

Started on the head, focusing on the eye/nose/mouth region as the rest of the head will morph into snakes... ;)
Being a big fan, I'm using Giger's Li paintings as main reference:

http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/othe...giger_li_I.jpg
http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/othe...iger_li_II.jpg

- S

very cool stuff. LOVE the reference pics. :?D

update: worked on the mouth and nose.
now: out in the sun!

update: worked more on the lips and nose. Modified jawbone contour and also started on the eyes.

- S

created a snake head to use as "hair"

- S

coming along nicely :) I did a medusa model a while back if you want to check it out. You can see it at my site in sig.

Ah, cool! Did you try to make a lot of snakes as hair? I'm thinking that would be really neat, like in Valejo's painting:
http://www.middlearth.it/borisvalejo/medusa%20copia.gif

- S

No, I did a pretty different look:
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/medusa_entry10.jpg

Yeah, I saw it :D Was just wondering if you tried some other concepts before you settled with that one.

- S

like the snake head stedo!!! looking pretty menacing already!!

those reference pictures sure are freaky!!!

The human head part, maybe a little narrow, it may of course be the perspective?

Keep it going matey!!

thanks cb8rwh =)
Started to merge snakes with the head, think that will solve the looking too narrow problem you are pointing out. :bandit:
The snakes going out at the sides will be bent and positioned in some cool way. Now they just point straight out though.

c&c welcome!

- S

Wowah cool.