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Published: 2017-11-09 18:49:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 2539; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 4
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A request piece for XrnophobicMobianCredit to him for the unique and awesome concept for this design.
I hope i captured it well!
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The body is amazing though Iβm not a big fan of the Dino head
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Hi Angelo, Josh again. I'm actually doing something new with the Dinobots for these designs.Β
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Apparently, the Lightning Strikers were a band of normal Cybertronians who served as the Autobots attack specialists. However, when Shockwave found them, he used CNA from ancient Trypticonian beasts to mutate them into theses beasts.
Would you like to do the other four?
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Oh yeah that was part of the Fall of cybertron story, i was aware of that. Grimlock was a tank as well funny enough.
The concept sounds fun but im not sure if i have time at the moment, especially since i seem to be struggling lately to create new designs. I'll have to think on it.
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I remember the tank.
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It was cool looking, and i can honestly see a great tank mode out of our design of Grimlock.
Just in general i have a whole lot of vehicle modes to design, so maybe at some point in the future
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Thank you. But I did want to add that I've decided that Grimlock now has two gigantic swords instead of a mace. Instead, Slug wields a mace.
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I think thats fitting, i would prefer the leader with some giant swords
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Oh yeah that was part of the Fall of cybertron story, i was aware of that. Grimlock was a tank as well funny enough.
The concept sounds fun but im not sure if i have time at the moment, especially since i seem to be struggling lately to create new designs. I'll have to think on it.
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Wow, nice concept. The picture looks great too; kind of and IDW/AOE style.
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Thats' an interesting idea, I think you did a great job with it!
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Wow he looks amazing especially the dino head.
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Thanks! Its much appreciated
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Angelo, you made the best image of Grimlock in history. All I can say is this...
ALL HAIL KING GRIMLOCK!!!
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Why'd you give him a saurian head for his robot mode?
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I thought it'd look cool to merge his robot and dinosaur mode.
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Eh, it's kinda cool. Though it kinda feels weird how he'd retain the head of his beast mode. I know you wanted to make him look distinctive, but when it comes to a TF Character having a beast mode it can be a bit more difficult. Because eventually it makes it look more like he's retaining too many parts of his beast mode in robot mode (and sort of vice versa), and it feels like there's hardly any difference between the two forms. It's an issue I see in people who make Predacon OC's and have them retain the tails and/or wings of their beast modes, there's little difference between their beast and robot modes. And at that point, what's stopping them from just making them a monoformer when there's little to no difference between the two modes?
But hey, that's just what I think. If it works for you and you're happy with how it is, then by all means stick with it.
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Well the thing is, he's got a vehicle mode of a giant Cybertronian artillery tank.
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Oh.
But wait, then why's he got a saurian-shaped head? I get that it acts as a subtle nod to how he usually has a T-Rex for an alternate mode, but is there a reason you made his head shaped like that?Β Β
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Because he's an ancient form of Cybertronian, ones that resemble our own dinosaurs. Basically Predacons.
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So did he originally have a beast mode and then changed it?
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No, he was created that way.
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Alright then. I guess answers that.Β
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I mean, not personally. Cause even with a saurian head, it really makes him look too much like some other character and not like Grimlock. When a TF character doesn't have their usual alt. mode, they're recognized through their robot mode. But this massive change you've given to Grimlock I feel just makes him too irrecogniznable.
But that's just my opinion. Don't let my single opinion deter you or urge you into changing it. If other people like it, then look to them. Just know that not everyone's gonna like or be interested in the designs you come up with. That's an unfortunate truth I myself I had to accept when it came to people not liking my own work.
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Hey man ive been reading your comments and wanted to chime in.
First of all, i totally agree with where you are coming from. Grimlock is one of my favorite characters and i would of course be excited to draw him, but when i received the concept for this design and saw just how different and unique he wanted it to be, i wasnt too sure. Both on how it would look, and if i can even pull it off. The main reason his beast head looks less like a t rex and more like.. well, a digimon or something since i referenced a lot, is because when ever i tried to draw a regular dino head on the body it just looked off and silly. So i at least tried to make the beast head look cool as possible. And just as a side note, i was unaware he was supposed to turn into a tank, so i really deisgned this without even knowing what the alt mode would be like.
After drawing this ive been real tempted to draw my own Grimlock, using a lot of elements from this design over all but having his regular robot head and adding more proper dinobot kibble, thats just how i would prefer him to look, but i am very satisfied with how this came out.
Another side note, i feel the exact same way about predacon OCs lol. Seeing the tail visible on the robot always sorta bugged me, as well as wings.
I'd like to know what you think of my predacon OC Grani?
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Angelo, it's perfectly fine if you weren't initially onboard with the idea of Grim having Rex features, but I appreciate the hard work you put into it.
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thanks for understanding. Like I said at first I wasn't sure, since its such a different concept i havent seen or thought of before. But as i worked on it and saw the full concept come through it looked a lot better to me.
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It's perfectly fine...but I had a question, one that you may like.
Angelo, would you like to become my partner for Transformers: Evolution and it's role in my story universe?
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sadly im not too sure, I have too much of my own stuff to work on and not much free time.
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It's OK, buddy. You don't have to, but if you can maybe you could do a few designs? My top ones would be the other Dinobots and Combaticons, if you can that is.
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Sorry but I really can't, i have a lot of my own drawings to do, writing as well. I wont be free for a while. Building up my own story is sorta a priority
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Hey, it's perfectly fine. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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Thanks for understanding, im hoping to get more done soon. Still have characters to draw and write bios for
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Oh, well you still primarily made it the way he desired. So it's not like he had a huge issue.
Well for starters, I know where you got the name "Grani" from *wink, wink." Overall, his design is alright. But to be honest, I'm not a fan of Predacon OC's with beast modes that are identical to wolves or big cats. Predacons (the ones from TFP anyways) are supposed to be Cybertron's equivalent of dinosaurs. When they're not dragons, that take on the forms of some other kind of reptilian creatures. So it seems odd when people give their Predacon OC's mammalian beast modes when they're so drastically different from what has been seen. That's just me. His beast mode looks great overall, as does his robot mode. But I'm just not a fan of Predacon OC's with mammalian beast modes.
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Thank you for that, im glad you can appreciate the designs. And i get where you're coming from, in fact Grani wasnt even a wolf at first. I believe he was just gonna be a regular dragon, then my good friend (who i am co-creating an original universe with) suggested he be a wolf sorta at the last second, i really liked the idea and didnt give it much thought. To be honest i like that hes so different and not like what youve seen, but you are right about what predacons are meant to represent.
I also feel a wolf suits the character he has become, something about it just looks and feels right to me. To each their own, though. Im definately biased since i have a love for dogs, or wolves
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I love dogs and wolves too, but I still recognize what the Predacons represent.
I mean, you could slightly alter its appearance to make it more closely resemble a Predacon while still have it retain its wolf-like traits. You could make it resemble the prehistoric mammal-like reptile, known as the Gorgonopsid. cdn.weasyl.com/~ashryn/submissβ¦
That would make it better resemble a Predacon.
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Eh I'm not the biggest fan of that, and also the universe my characters are in is not connected to the TFP universe/lore at all, so they don't have to abide by those rules. I see my predacons being closer to the original G1 versions, where they were based on predators, earth based animal predators.
To be honest transformers taking the form of beasts is a strange and often complicated concept, its hard to be so by the books about it for me. When it comes to cybertronians who turn into beasts theres a lot of ways you can take it, as to how and why they are that way. Since my characters exist in their own lore, it gives me some more freedom so they dont have to abide by tfp rules.
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Oh, well in that case do whatever you want. My opinions of it only applied if your OC pertained to TFP.
Well, it's really only complicated when it pertains to what series you're basing a beastformer off of. Like if it were G1 or Beast Wars, then they could pretty turn into any kind of beast (living, extinct, or mythological). That's personally why I prefer the TFP Predacons since they put a sort of restriction on just what kind of beasts they could turn into, mainly just reptilian ones. I still have the freedom to choose what my Predacon OC's can become, but the restriction of what Beasts they can become ultimately makes them more alike. But that's just me.
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Oh thats fine, i got where you were coming from I just wanted to clarify
And you have a good point, putting restrictions on the beast forms was smart. I'll need to find a good way to limit the predacon variety, perhaps make it exclusive to apex predators or something.
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I mean, putting a restriction on the beast forms really gets you to think thoroughly of what you want your Predacon to turn into.Β Despite a majority of the TFP Predacons resembling dragons, that's not always the case. If you look at all the TFP Predacons I created, less than a handful of them resemble actual dragons. My primary motive for deciding to create less draconic beast modes was something I remember Jack said in TFP when they first encountered Predaking. He referred to Predaking as possibly being a "Cybertronian reptile." And that got me thinking; since Dragons are just one suborder of reptiles (even though they don't actually exist, Dragons are still considered a form of reptiles), then Predacons could've very well been able to transform into more than just dragons. And considering they had free run of the entire planet of Cybertron, they could've in a sense "evolved" or took on beast forms that were different and adapted to different landscapes. Predacons could've very well have also transformed into things such as snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, possibly even extinct reptiles like Gorgonopsids and Mosasaurs. So even with that restriction, I was still able to create a myriad of different kinds of Predacons.Β Β
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