Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread

[Ken Gilliland]

Nice Render Jan!

Here's the final on those Alligator lizards... now on to two pretty challenging textures, the agama and the tokay gecko

 

[Alisa]

Jan, lovely! And Ken, those guys are cool looking~ LOOOOOOOOONG lizards!

 

[Miss B]

And Ken, those guys are cool looking~ LOOOOOOOOONG lizards!

I'll say. I wouldn't want to be too close to those tails if they feel like whipping anything within reach.

 

[Ken Gilliland]

While I'm not really sure how this lizard got it's name (Black-necked Agama) when it clearly has a blue neck it every image I've seen (perhaps the blue looks dark when the light isn't on it), the male of this species is simply stunning. On to the female of the species next,... who is a drab gray with little yellow coloring.

 

[Alisa]

That's a beautiful creature!

 

[Miss B]

I'll say, and I bet such a colorful skin helps it "hide out" when predators are around.

 

[Flint_Hawk]

So colorful & pretty Ken!

 

[Lyne]

Love it, Ken.... will buy any and all of your little critters you make!!! I sooooo love all kinds!

 

[Lyne]

What's For Dinner?

• Lyne
• Aug 1, 2016
• lizard moth

I love lizards, so I was thrilled when Songbird remix Ken Gilliland came out with his new sets-...

I put this in the bird art thread.... but just "gotta" put it here too...I am really happy with this one...and hope you don't mind too much I squished your wonderful moth, Ken!

 

[Ken Gilliland]

For a comparison... here's the female and male Agamas...

 

[Miss B]

Wow, just like a peacock. The male has all the colorful tail feathers, and the female has none.

 

[Stezza]

can't wait for the blue tongue to be released along with the frill neck...

There will be a frill neck Ken won't there?

 

[Ken Gilliland]

can't wait for the blue tongue to be released along with the frill neck...

There will be a frill neck Ken won't there?

Creating Frill-necks would require a specialized model and the frill would present a huge rigging/jcm challenge. Saying that, it might happen down the road, as may others lizards species, but I have no plans yet. It will depend on my interest in continuing the series and how well the series is doing in the marketplace. I'm committed to Volume II (which I'm 3/4 the way through) and Volume III which I haven't started yet (which has your blue-tongue in it).

Beyond Volume III, I want to create a small desert environment (similar to my Kiwi Burrow) for my lizard sets and then I'm ready to go back to birds for a while. I really need to get cracking on the series-wide update.

 

[Ken Gilliland]

Surprisingly, I'm moving at a good clip on the supposedly "hard" textures; the Agama (above) and the Tokay Gecko...

 

[Miss B]

Now isn't he a colorful little critter.

 

[Chris]

Sure digging your lizards here MacGyver Ken!!!

We're looking these over now in our skype meeting.

Sweet stuff. You're so good!

 

[Stezza]

as the lizard says my kingdom for an emu!

She can't fly
but I'm telling you
she can run the pants off a kangaroo

rendered in Carrara... toon ostrich PS into an emu
Carrara textures used on lizard

 

[Lorraine]

I'll take your emu and raise you a moa!

 

[Alisa]

tee hee...cool render!

 

[Lyne]

ROFL.... all of you.... fun!