another dragon

[SiC_be]

Hey again! so here is my third experement As I've always build my directly in zbrush I thought it was time to try making a base mesh in some other package and then importing it into zbrush.

and what cooler way to try this than with a dragon I thought

so here is the base mesh for now... I'm waiting for zBrush3.1 for OSX cause it doesn't work very good on my MBP under parallels with more than 2 subdivisions so I've got some time to refine the base mesh for now

feel free to give any comments and maybe some hints about where I can find some more dragon-anatomy information

[GeneralElu]

Hey good start man!
If you're looking for dragon anatomy have a look at this
http://www.freewebs.com/dragonint/dragonbiology.htm

And don't forget to keep us updated

[SiC_be]

thanks General! That was just what I was looking for as I had no idea how I was going to sculpt the muscles...

[Johannes]

Hi!,

I agree with GeneralElu; this model is a very nice starting point. One really excellent reference for animal anatomy is Eliot Goldfinger's "Animal Anatomy for Artists". Its a bit expensive (about $50 US), but the amount of detail, illustration and information are incredible. You can get ideas and concepts by just flipping through the sections on the muscle or bone layouts of the various animals and one of the nice things is that if you also make a point of trying to learn a little about the anatomy, you can incorporate it into your work for the "touch of realism" that helps sell the piece. Another book that I find has some very good ideas on workflow and how to see the basic volumes/masses of the animal structure is "The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Animals" by Joe Weatherly. The book is a soft cover so it's much cheaper than the Goldfinger book (it's about $25 US) and it is very useful for seeing what shapes create the anatomy we see in an animal.
You are off to a really good start on your project, and I'll be looking forward to seeing where it goes.

Johannes