June 2012 Custom Content Challenge: Animal!

[Legacy_The Amethyst Dragon]

               Very cool bird.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Thx:)   Zoidberg thinks also a nice portrait why not?



Created with a 512 x 256 jpg placed in portraits folder
~  console command "ConvertPortrait" + name -  .jpg
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 12 juin 2012 - 05:20 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_3RavensMore]

               Nicely done!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_OldTimeRadio]

               Very nicely done, Carcerian!  I love peacocks.  Grew up around them.  Seriously mean and dangerous birds (especially the males) but very beautiful.

BTW, did somebody mention deer? 



Anims based on BioWare deer model.  Skin mesh and texture from RigsArena.  Time spent on rigging is about four and a half hours so far.  This one was extremely difficult and will probably blow up on me again before I'm done.  Model size is just 111k, texture is 256x256.  If there are any texture artists who would like to take a crack at reskins, the base texture is on the link to RigsArena.  I only shrank it down to 256x256.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Very nice!

(lol I hear peacocks every morning, also seriously loud '>)
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 02:05 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Found a nice elephant skin and tusks for anyone who wants '>





The mesh is a bit high in the poly area tho (40k vs hydromancers elephant of 883 polys)
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_henesua]

               Very nice deer!

The speckled ones are the young though (out here anyway). Please include one without horns as well as one with. Could be otherwise identical.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Speaking of Hydromancer, a few Velociraptor Heads '>


               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 06:22 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Ingame Raptorfolk...



(...were jaws thankfully do actually color correctly '>)
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 07:05 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_KlatchainCoffee]

               OTR  - constructive feedback: I second the request for a horn-free version; also its hind quarters are a bit wide compared to the rest. However - otherwise it looks brilliant! A definite improvement on what was there.

Deer is such a 'staple' spawn on most mods/PWs it would be great to finally have a decent looking one.

Spotted deer are native to India and look almost exactly like what OTR did.

Carcerian: the peacocks look good too.

*stops trying to think of whether it would be possible to do one with a animates folding tail...*
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               

KlatchainCoffee wrote...
*stops trying to think of whether it would be possible to do one with a animates folding tail...*

"Fully-Rigged peacock" by MotionCow



For the bargian price of only $149.00 its all yours '>

                  
      Or If you prefer one that works in real life (for all you steampunk-clockwork-lovers)

"The Magnificent peacock Automataon"

This truly astounding automaton depicts a life-sized peacock with a fanned-out tail spanning over 7 feet.

From the auction listing:

The peacock begins its grand performance in the tail-down position, regally he turns his head and body separately from side-to-side. then he proudly raises his elegant tail plumage and fans his tail out for the fullest effect. The bird then turns side-to-side again, such that all can appreciate his beauty. At the conclusion, he lowers his tail back down in a graceful and realistic manner. All the while, music plays.

The maker is unknown and no other examples of this model are known to exist! The size, age, condition, superb construction, and uniqueness set the estimated value of this automaton between $50,000 and $75,000 USD..

That one might cost a tad more '>
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 11:47 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               Google images "Automaton peacock" search also brought up the recently dicovered chimera "peacock Mantis Shrimp"

Wow, nice links!  Amazing stuff.:tu:   In the article though, I never saw any reason why they say there may be 750,000 new species.  Is it just to make it a nice even (Dr. Evil) 1 MILLION  species!? ... Or is it just a guess?  Not that I necessarily agree or disagree, just wondering.  

(peacock Mantis Shrimp?  Seriously?  freakiest thing I've ever seen.  Love it!)

A rather colorfull little fella '>
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 12:19 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_NWN_baba yaga]

               That elephant may an option for me now with such a good reference. Thanks carcerian:)

And great looking peacocks and deer;)

And about the unfolding tail which is possible carcerian. You can sent me your modelfile and i rig it with a pause animation for you to see how its been done.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par NWN_baba yaga, 13 juin 2012 - 12:31 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Carcerian]

               

NWN_baba yaga wrote...

That elephant may an option for me now with such a good reference. Thanks carcerian:)

And great looking peacocks and deer;)

And about the unfolding tail which is possible carcerian. You can sent me your modelfile and i rig it with a pause animation for you to see how its been done.

Will do '>

peacock source model was the walking white parrot from Birds, modded from 1.69 seagulls. (c_a_chicken based)


               
               

               

                     Modifié par Carcerian, 13 juin 2012 - 01:09 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Rubies]

               Awh, I was about to add my phoenix to the list of submissions. '>

And I'm totally making a teddy bear guardian based on the teddy I've had since I was a baby (and the same teddy who's keeping me company at the moment)! '>

PS: That deer is one of the cutest things I've ever seen! '>
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Rubies, 13 juin 2012 - 01:20 .