Sontaran Commander

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The Sontarans are a fictional race of aliens from the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.

The Sontarans are humanoids from a high-gravity world, with a squat build and distinctive dome-shaped heads. They were originally a conventional two-gendered species, but early in their history as a space-faring people (approximately 1400 BC Earth time) they shifted over to a clone-based method of reproduction. This was a result of their government’s takeover by their highest military official, General Sontaris, who used newly developed bioengineering techniques to clone himself millions of times over. Sontaris annihilated the non-clone population and renamed the species after himself. All Sontarans since then are derived from the genetic stock of General Sontaris, though some modifications have been introduced over time.

General Sontaris’ militaristic outlook forever altered the Sontarans’ civilization. They became an expansionistic and warlike species, expanding slowly and crushing all other races they encountered in their path.

This was done in my spare time over the past few months. I hope there are some Dr. Who fans out there to enjoy my interpretation of the subject.

Maya 6.5, with Zbrush for displacement (head and suit) and texturing.

Rendered in Mental Ray. No post, just watermark added.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking. Comments welcome.

-Xrecar

[Psygnosis]

hehe i like it actually, the helmet looks like a cardboard with having the eyes cut with scissors hehe, looks good!

is it like a small creature? is that a wire on the ground?

I especially like the outfit, though i can say you definetly can improve the face a bit more or is that how they looked like in Dr Who (sorry, never saw the show )

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I was hoping to get a photorealistic effect with the render, and perhaps a more realistic attempt/interpretation at a Sontaran (not a rubber head)… getting closer to the over cloned/mutated baby look (that I think i achieved).

Here is a pic from googling ‘sontaran’:

[attach=17615]web_sontaran.jpg[/attach]

No, hes not that small. He’s at least 5ft tall. Perhaps I should have added more props to the scene to convey that. Those are electrical hoses on the ground to help add depth to the picture.

Thanks for looking.

-Xrecar

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[Psygnosis]

Cool based on that picture, i think you captured it very well, though maybe the forehead should be a bit bigger?