May-29-2011, 04:49 PM (UTC)
These beings did ponder on doing the elderling lengthening of limbs (hands, feet, etc) but they never got around to it. rescaling hands and feet is troublesome business to do without warping, but it might be possible...
when 'thul think "crest" they automatically think along the head... they are uncertain what they would name one perpendicular to that, but they would not call it crest.
as for the tail... these beings did not have access to internet while making that elderling, so they could not check the exact location of the tailbones, but its fairly close to where it should be, so long as one considers the fact that it is bent fairly well upwards at the top. if the Elderling had been bent over like your skeleton, the tail would have had a similar position as on that skeleton. It appears to be placed somewhat higher due to the leggings, as they give the appearance of lowering the position of the sitting muscles.
the image here shows the actual position of tail in reference to sitting muscles:
These beings have now started a much more complex project... making a character that actually appears in the books... though not as she appears in the books...
The character they're trying to recreate is Thymara, only with more mature wings and fully scaled. (half-scaled is a bother to do, since each surface can only have one texture, so all the textures at the seams between skin and scales would have to gradually change.)
Are there any details these beings need to remember including when creating her? Anyone willing to help dig up descriptive details 'thul can utilize?
(you can take this also as an opportunity to enhance the wiki article on her...)
when 'thul think "crest" they automatically think along the head... they are uncertain what they would name one perpendicular to that, but they would not call it crest.
as for the tail... these beings did not have access to internet while making that elderling, so they could not check the exact location of the tailbones, but its fairly close to where it should be, so long as one considers the fact that it is bent fairly well upwards at the top. if the Elderling had been bent over like your skeleton, the tail would have had a similar position as on that skeleton. It appears to be placed somewhat higher due to the leggings, as they give the appearance of lowering the position of the sitting muscles.
the image here shows the actual position of tail in reference to sitting muscles:
These beings have now started a much more complex project... making a character that actually appears in the books... though not as she appears in the books...
The character they're trying to recreate is Thymara, only with more mature wings and fully scaled. (half-scaled is a bother to do, since each surface can only have one texture, so all the textures at the seams between skin and scales would have to gradually change.)
Are there any details these beings need to remember including when creating her? Anyone willing to help dig up descriptive details 'thul can utilize?
(you can take this also as an opportunity to enhance the wiki article on her...)
Note:
when 'thul write in all italics, it is the lord of the three realms within 'thul speaking. A fairly egoistical, but also somewhat simple-minded dragon. Do not take such posts at face value.
when 'thul write in all italics, it is the lord of the three realms within 'thul speaking. A fairly egoistical, but also somewhat simple-minded dragon. Do not take such posts at face value.
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"Its for charity. Widows and orphans. We need more of them."
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