Avatars of War website • View topic - --WIP-- Dire Wolf, beast of the arena (new pics 6th April)

Tokamak · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:34 pm

Amazing. That could either be used as a dire wolf or a chaos hound in warhammer, make sure some huge gaping, sewn wounds show on it so it can represent either dead, weary (but alive) or mutated versions of a beast. Some piercings would be great as well. Rather not a collar though. Maybe leather straps /small armour plating around a leg/shoulder or something. And keep a possibility open for it to have a rider, i'm not asking for a saddle or weird connections things, keep it pure, but don't obscure it's back too much.

Gaelion · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:59 pm

Tre manor wrote:

Looks pretty good thus far but I am not sure I would say that was a wolf's head. Don't get me wrong it looks really powerful and fierce, wolves heads are just no tthat heavy. Their snouts are actually very slim and long compared to the fighting breeds of dogs. I would say that looks an awful lot like an American Pit bull... Which would probably tear a timber wolf to shreds.

We are not aiming for a realistic wolf, the concept behind it is making a wolf as much monstrous as possible but without getting ridiculous. It is as well bigger than a normal wolf, and with the main aggresive features exxaggerated, teeth, claws, curved back, ...

If you throw a "common" wolf into an arena with about 10 Avatars of War around it, first thing it will do is putting its tail between its legs and run as far away as possible!!!

That or be totally chopped! :hack:

Gaelion · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:02 pm

Tokamak wrote:

Amazing. That could either be used as a dire wolf or a chaos hound in warhammer, make sure some huge gaping, sewn wounds show on it so it can represent either dead, weary (but alive) or mutated versions of a beast. Some piercings would be great as well. Rather not a collar though. Maybe leather straps /small armour plating around a leg/shoulder or something. And keep a possibility open for it to have a rider, i'm not asking for a saddle or weird connections things, keep it pure, but don't obscure it's back too much.

Yes, it is going to have scars around, broken chains, ...

It is a very good idea, I have indeed thought of the possibility of sculpting later a goblin riding a conversion of the wolf...

hexter · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:40 pm

Looks great so far,ver aggressive and feral! :twisted:

Could also make a great mount for a Gobbo warboss.

Gaelion · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:26 pm

hexter wrote:

Could also make a great mount for a Gobbo warboss.

:wink:

Kromgrog_da_Git · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:45 pm

Plaese say you'll make on

aggraae · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:17 am

Loos really great! Love the pose of it like it has breaken loose. Think it's going to turn out really good!

Tre manor · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:03 am

Oh I am sure it will be fantastic. :wink:

Besides I am not one to let a little thing realistic accuracy curb my artistic expression.

Just this time tell Raul to box it in a big wooden crate.... Yeh let's see them " lose " that one. :wink: :twisted:

ghrask dragh · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:42 am

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We are not aiming for a realistic wolf, the concept behind it is making a wolf as much monstrous as possible but without getting ridiculous. It is as well bigger than a normal wolf, and with the main aggresive features exxaggerated, teeth, claws, curved back, ...

That is one of the scariest wolf faces I've seen for a long time! can't wait to see the scale of it.
(did anyone ever see the film 'The Never Ending Story', when I was little that wolf used to scare the hell out me :lol:

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This_Is_My_Boomstick!! · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:43 am

why not in the future have a "were wolf" type hero with 2 forms, this being one of them with the ability to change during the fight

Kromgrog_da_Git · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:51 am

I like were beasts! But they would be fantastic as audience beasts...
Fight propperly or face the hairy ones!

Edit: and I don't mean dwarfs

Gaelion · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:26 am

This_Is_My_Boomstick!! wrote:

why not in the future have a "were wolf" type hero with 2 forms, this being one of them with the ability to change during the fight

This is very cool concept, however I would prefer shaping to a humanoid wolf, not a complete wolf. I for sure write down this!

Gaelion · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:26 am

Kromgrog_da_Git wrote:

I like were beasts! But they would be fantastic as audience beasts...
Fight propperly or face the hairy ones!

Edit: and I don't mean dwarfs

Kromgrog_da_Git · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:45 am

So there might be Werebests for ADM in the future? :beastman:

MutantMaggot · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:19 pm

I love it! The pose is fantastic, and it looks very fierce ...

Fantastic!

I pity that dog ... I can just tell that cat is secretly a ninja waiting for the opportune moment ... :twisted:

MM

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