The Shark Hunter - 3D Model
For this shot I modelled the visiblle parts of the ship as well. It really helped in giving depth to the image.
This render is one of my favourite. I tried to bring to light a bit of the emotional aspect of this sea hound
Some of the final tests for the facial grooming.
Aparently pirates used to have golden jewerly as a form of payment for a burial in case they were found dead on a shore. I also added a golden coin from the british navy of that time
I started this project back in Februray together with the great artist and mentor Julen Urrutia.
It all began by picking an interesting concept to then develop as a production-ready character and GopGap's Sharkhunter" was a perfect fit.
I tried to keep the drawing's proportions and feel as much as possible while modelling and shading the character. Julen's feedback was really helpful and always on point. I really enjoyed having to constantly thing about proportions and appeal but at the same time diving into realisitc material shading.
The final phases of the project were focussed on recreating movie-like shots, as if the Sharkhunter belonged into an actual cinematic. I had way to many ideas and stories to tell about this guy so It was really hard to both pick interesting shots as well as something that would comunicate a bit more about his background.
My main inspiration came from Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbeans, one of my favourites villains. Some shots in the movies really manage to bring out his complete character in an incredible way so I tried to do something similiar.
I hope you'll like my humble take on this amazing concept!
GopGap's Concept: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ym2WJ
Julen Urrutia: https://www.artstation.com/fulensio
