For the reasons of being non-generic I have decided upon taking my Insectoid Soldier and its secret lair back to ancient times. While ancient civilizations have also been used in gaming and movies, they have been much less over-used than more modern examples - the respective militaries themselves have been focused on even less so, for these reasons I have focused on three ancient civilizations - the Ancient Greeks, Ancient Egyptians and the Aztecs in the Influence Map, I have completely avoided the Roman empire due to how well it's become known thanks to different forms of media. The Ancient Greeks have also become well known by the public due to forms of media, one example being the popular movie 300 (2006) which focuses on the Spartans of Ancient Greece thus narrowing my choice down to the Aztec or Ancient Egyptian in terms of culture as well as lair and basic character design.
Sounds like an interesting way to go! Am thinking scarab beetles perhaps?
ReplyDeleteHaving been pretty much addicted to Ancient Egypt as a young child, that had crossed my mind :) I can use Scarab/dung beetles as a base for design then develop upon it maybe. I can also combine other Egyptian insect life into the basic design of the Insectoid Soldier and/or its lair. Or I can simply have a Scarab beetle shield as a normal prop as part of the environment, so many possibilities! When I next have the opportunity to do thumbnailing (tomorrow morning) just going for it with lair design will narrow things down and help with a more developed character profile.
DeleteThink of variations though - don't get hung up on the dung beetle! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a look here for some other noteworthy Egyptian insects...
http://www.kendalluk.com/sacredinsect.htm
And don't forget he/she is a soldier, so keep in mind why they are soldiering and/or for whom.
Excellent! The only sacred insect that had lasted in my memory was the Scarab so thank you very much for the link and advice, I will do :)
Deleteyou might want to look at Big Bad Beetleborgs it was a tv show from when i was a child might be a good jumping off point for your hero prop
ReplyDeleteThanks Daniel, at the time of reading this I've already produced and uploaded three hero prop designs set firmly in the ancient Egyptian era of my Insectoid Soldier :)
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