Hydralisk Firing
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masterofhobbiton (Watch for feedback, Add to favorites)
Here I've used my hydralisk model to try to emulate the firing flaps that open up on the sprite hydralisk. I think this is an accurate representation of the pose, although in the sprite you can make out the head going so low that the frill part goes vertical, and I still don't know where the flaps open up from.
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| 1, masterofhobbiton |
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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09:51 AM |
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Note that due to comments about my lighting, I have simply used a default setup this time around. |
| 2, ValValiant4 |
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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10:21 AM |
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I did not know they shot out spines from there.
Cool EXP. |
| 3, PharaZon |
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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09:18 PM |
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Me neither, my conception is that they lauch their needle spines from their sides, but you're right about those flaps though.
Now, if I were you I would concentrate on getting certain spots discerned from that brown coloration, for example ribcage, which is not just brown plate, making muscle tissue have organic and sleek look and add it under Hydra's arm carapace and in other fitting places. Also, Hydralisks have human-style jaw between their twin jaws, remember to add that in your model. But picture tells it better than thousand words so you'll get the idea better with these pictures than from my explanation, so please take a look at this link and pictures you'll find there, I'm sure they'll help you making better Hydra model.
http://qtan.homestead.com/hydralisk.html |
| 4, masterofhobbiton |
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Mar 01, 2007 |
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01:06 AM |
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Thanks for the link. I know that my hydralisk is missing a lot of the slimy style tissue, but I didn't want to go too far and model individual tendons and things like they did for the cinematics, and I chose not to add the lower jaw because it just looked bad with it, I went with the cinematic look where you never see it and the mandibles are joined together instead of the portrait look. |
| 5, Goran1 |
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Mar 01, 2007 |
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05:52 AM |
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(Exceptional)
Now this is cool. I'm speechless.
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By the way: ...something is wrong with colors though; they are not vivid enough (all your textures)...
I imagine Hydralisks as variation on real-life praying mantises, so I would pose them as such when they attack (you know how mantises spread their stuff and take their "arms" in).
Hydralisk is about the coolest thing you've showed here thus now. |
| 6, Reaper7000 |
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Mar 02, 2007 |
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02:42 AM |
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hmm... good Picture so i giv it good. say, are you anyone ever wondered that what the he#l are they doing with their claws?
i hope that in starcraft 2 (if they make SC2) they have mell attack 'n' ranged. |
| 7, masterofhobbiton |
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Mar 02, 2007 |
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09:50 AM |
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Personally, I wondered more why they didn't shoot spines in the cinematics; the green fluid that shoots out would've been awesome in 3D |
| 8, ValValiant4 |
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Mar 02, 2007 |
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03:02 PM |
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good point reaper wtf good are the blades for???
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| 9, ITSTORRASQUE4U |
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Mar 04, 2007 |
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09:43 AM |
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This is great, despite the anatomy anomalies PZ kindly pointed out. Actually, I thought hydras launched spines from their chests or mouth, and the opening flaps above their head were for another purpose (intimidation, air pressure gain to launch the spines, etc.)
You also forgot the nostrils and the tail "spines" 
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BEWARE MARINES, TUSKS AHEAD
BTW, Your Sons of War request has been answered, check your mail  |
| 10, masterofhobbiton |
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Mar 04, 2007 |
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09:52 AM |
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I know that the sprites have tail spines, and some sources say they fire from grooves in the jaw, but nostrils? I can't see them in the wallpapers, cinematics, or portrait. where are they? |
| 11, ITSTORRASQUE4U |
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Mar 04, 2007 |
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02:51 PM |
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My bad, no nostrils
I suppose I got confused by the shape of your jaws
BEWARE MARINES, TUSKS AHEAD |
| 12, Templarwarrior |
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Mar 13, 2007 |
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09:44 AM |
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Blizzard needs your skills dude! that looks friggin awsome!!
voted exeptonal
Templar warrior |
| 13, ghost32 |
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Mar 13, 2007 |
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12:21 PM |
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i always thought thet the chest opened up and the spines came from there but youve earnt a coffee good job |
| 14, SgtHK |
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Mar 24, 2007 |
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12:40 AM |
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Wow! You're really into the Zerg. But I think you should fix the textures. They're way too plastiky. |
| 15, BLooDBRiNGeR |
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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04:56 AM |
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this is exeptional, but i have a much more pressing issue...WTF ARE THE BADES FOR?!?!?!
its reall buuged me for a long time, i want any lot that gets to close to my hydrats to get his f*cking head cut off, they have the tools to do so yet they sit there and shoot :`(.
please answer me ( a pm would be nice because i might have a little trouble getting here.
\ for the glory of battle \ BLooDBRiNGeR |
| 16, Vizo |
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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11:52 PM |
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Noot bad but I think the head are suposed too go lower...
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| 17, masterofhobbiton |
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Apr 20, 2007 |
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01:33 AM |
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I PMed you BLooDBRiNGer.
The head does almost touch the ground in the sprite, but when I tried it it didn't work so well with my model; when I made a full animation with recoil and stuff, the neck was going through the chest, the frill was going through the hood, etc. So I decided to show the picture like this because this was the only pose that mostly looked right and that I could animate. |
| 18, superbattledroid |
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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05:05 PM |
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This shows great potential to become something good. Keep at it. |
| 19, NuisanceValue |
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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11:36 AM |
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Rest assured that there will be at least some kind of melee & ranged unit in Starcraft 2. For Pete's sake, they had meleeing air units in Warcraft III! |
| 20, InfestedJesus |
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Jun 14, 2007 |
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11:54 AM |
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reaper7000, yes they should have a mellee atk too but 1 use is to grab a carcass it just killed or using to climp steep mountainous terrain. |
| 21, AeronEe |
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Nov 29, 2007 |
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03:50 PM |
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Now i noe everything... LOL (EXP) |
