[GALLERY] Chains' Scribbles

It is not coffee, its orange jews!

kill me.


Anywaysss I tried to do a forest scene but I felt I couldve done better so I am not sure if I want to continue it.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...dscape-5-1.jpg

I feel like it lacks depth. Change the color of the haze as the terrain recedes to something a little more contrasting with the greens and blues of the trees, maybe?

It lacks some accuracy in brook/river references. For example:

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It really looks like you let go in certain spots. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there definitely seems like there's something off about how it's all setup. Hope the references help. Sorry I couldn't be more specific.

Thank you for the tips, unfortunately I feel it is beyond help as I did not plan it properly.

Anyways I have some time to kill so I am doing some half ass conception.

Some cheap info on it: side views
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...hematic1-1.jpg
Top/bottom view with(out) swivel camera
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...hematic2-1.jpg
And then here is an orthographic view of me rendering it with some changes to the body. This will be one of a couple slightly different versions.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...e1render-1.jpg

Obviously I have to finish the above render, but I am reserving that for tomorrow. After the render is finished I am going to go into detail on the "feet" of the robot and show the design for anterior limb paddles that will help it swim. I will also be doing an up close study of the swivel camera on top.

That's neat! It reminds me of the tachikoma's and the HAW-206 Multiped Tank from Ghost In The Shell.

Love the brush technique for the black bordering on its sides. Great job!

Anyways I moved onto prototype 2 considering what criticism people gave me.
I sleeked out the design a bit more, focusing on giving the front a kind of jet ski appearance with the same function in mind as one. As you can see I opened up the vent to suck in water and right now you cannot see it I added exhaust on the back to eject water.
I thinned up the camera to not be as noticeable and also to lessen surface area resisting against the water when it swims.
I redesigned the gun and created front/back sliding covers to help with rotation.
The arms I completely redesigned looking at current generation robotic arms. It will have 3 fingers to grip things along with the ability to stabilize in water and on land (will have "scoops" on each arm to turn in the water, and has protrusions right before the wrists that rest on the ground to give it balance.)
The robot no longer uses legs as transport on land, but instead uses 2 treads (much like a tank) that will provide movement, plus efficient turning on land. They also in the wheels feature buoyancy devices, where once in the water they fold outwards much like fins and helps maintain balance with buoyancy.
The rubber inter tube structure has been moved to the back and surrounds a tank that will work as a swim bladder to control what depth it functions at.

Here is the main shell plus fleshed out arms. I do not plan to draw in the treads as the arms would completely block any significant view of them, so I will have to do multiple angles.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...ototype2-1.jpg

Some guy posted a symmetrical silhouette for shits and giggles so people could paint on it using some alchemy program:

http://filesmelt.com/dl/yeahfam.png

I decided to try it out.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...k_sketch-1.jpg

So I have been flipping back in my sketchbook, I was 15 years old when I joined this forum and now I am 18 living out my dream to be a concept artist. Even though this studio section isnt the most lively place, and even though I was an ass to a lot of people back then I still have some kind of strong attachment to this place. This is basically where it all began for me and this site both helped me decide and achieve what I wanted to do in my life. So thanks to everyone who has contributed to this sketchbook so far, even if you may never read this.

Anyways enough of the emotional bull, here is the finished version.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...k_sketch-3.png

thats freakin awesome!