The files for the armored Shadokesh have been delivered and China is working their magic.
Time to start on the Feral Shadokesh. I am no Zbrush expert so everything takes longer than it would if I had the same level of competence I currently posses with Rhino. I think this is the third Zbrush model I have worked on?
The base model is unposed and the arms and legs are still a work in progress. Once complete I will pose up six Ferals and add some interesting bits and details so that they are not just naked Shadokesh.
What is a Feral Shadokesh? There is a segment of their population who through injury or birth defect, cannot join the Great Call, a mass melding of intellect that resets and reprograms their base drives and desires. Not so much a hive mind but a weekly brainwashing session meant to get the collective working together towards a single purpose. They emerge from the joining still very much individuals but all now mirror the primary desire of the collective.
When a Shadokesh cannot hear the Great Call, they begin to revert to a far more primal mindset. Over time they become feral; Wild beasts with a rather ill temper.
The four bones protruding from their back are the first knuckle of what was once a vestigial set of wings. The Shadokesh being ultimately pragmatic and utilitarian, clip the rather useless wings at the first knuckle. They keep the first bone because it contains fluids and function like a human’s inner ear, assisting with balance.
I went a bit more exaggerated on the musculature than I felt comfortable with but sculpting for miniatures requires large exaggerated details or they will not ‘read’ in the final production piece.
If you ever wondered what a Shadokesh looks like without clothing or armor, here you go…
