Hey guys. Well, I’ve been playing loads and loads of ut2k4 of late and have been doing lots of reading about modding, character modeling, skinning and texturing etc and I’ve decided to have a crack at it.
The backstory/inspiration for this design came from the standard (Gorge) Juggernaut model that ships with ut2k4 (updated from 2k3). It’s probably my favourite model in the game and I fancied adding my own twist to it. So here it is: When I started drawing it, it was supposed to be a Lite version of the Juggernaut model, perhaps something that new Juggernaut recruits would wear before being taken on in the squad… but it’s ended up kinda hefty… Although, it’s still definitely smaller than the Juggernaut model and since most characters in ut2k4 are hefty, I think I’ll be ok.
Original Drawing (at 25%)
http://www.asphaltdesign.co.uk/images/juggernaut/25pc_fullscan.jpg
Front Image
Side Images
The drawings are fairly simple, but they have the detail I need to start putting it all together. I started with the front-facing image (and only actually did half of it, I copied and mirrored the other side (for symmetry). God, the side drawing was soooooooo difficult! I did that after doing the front shot. Then… well… there’s the arm. I kinda left it out of the original side drawing because I was trying to concentrate on how the body would look. A quick bit of photoshop magic and now I can change between the arm and 'armless pics with the greatest of ease!
All my reference pics are scaled and aligned, so that should prevent any major complications and the design is based on the original Juggernaut model, so I should be able to port the existing animations over to this guy (although, I’d like to do some of my own animating at some point).
Crits, comments, ideas all appreciated.
ps. Before anyone says “Oh, the head is waaaay too small”, I’d encourage you to look at the original Juggernaut models, as their heads all look really small compared to their bodies… It’s weird… in-game, it just all kinda… works…
Gorge (Juggernaut) - Original Model from UT2K4
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