Welcome To The World Of Kurall

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

How can a villain fight a super hero who knows what the villain is going to do before he does it?

If anything can describe the base idea of Kurall it is that line, and I wanted to share with all of you the vision I have for an amazing comic book style video game.

Kurall was the very first character I played in a MMO that I actually really enjoyed playing. After the makers of City of Heroes ruined the game, IMHO, I switched this character to Star Wars Galaxies. When the makers of that game changed everything, I stopped playing that game, but Kurall wouldn't die in my imagination. I had to create his story. It was during that time one of my professors inspired me to use electronic storytelling to tell Kurall's story, I may have thought a flash comic book at the time, but that idea kept on evolving in my mind.


After I graduated, I worked for about a couple of years to save some money, and then I went back to Loyalist college to take the Animation program there. Here is the animation I was part of last year - if you were wondering about the talent of our course.

[url="http://vimeo.com/17004701"]Opening day[/url]

It was a group project, and while I didn't make a huge contribution to the project, the project had a huge impact on me and my art.


Kurall turned from this character in first year -


[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2490/236/47/1251922529/n1251922529_30328824_2763338.jpg[/img]

To this character in third year.


[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs588.ash2/151020_1732378789916_1251922529_31927581_4719926_n.jpg[/img]

(this isn't the final version, just the one that is almost done - I need to work the facial textures a bit more, to give them some more detail to make him that much better)

And my sets turned from this

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/2490_1109709143564_1251922529_30328820_1295826_n.jpg[/img]

to this - the most recent 3d-modeling render of Kurall and his twin in mortal combat.


[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs618.ash2/157087_1754261496970_1251922529_31968849_8294315_n.jpg[/img]


and this - a fairly recent screen shot of the game level I am producing for Kurall this year.


[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs356.ash2/63601_1753882447494_1251922529_31968092_2659888_n.jpg[/img]

I hope you guys all enjoy this.

Mark

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

Here is the latest screen shot of my game level. The layout is about 80 per cent done. I should have it done by this time next week.

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs745.ash1/163750_1790421720953_1251922529_32052251_4620331_n.jpg[/img]

Edited January 13, 2011 by MarkKurallSchuenemann

[kujo]

Dude!

This stuff looks awesome!

Long time no speak, BTW!

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

[quote name='kujo' timestamp='1295219794' post='2200821']
Dude!

This stuff looks awesome!

Long time no speak, BTW!
[/quote]

I know. I have been very busy (obviously), and I tend to forget my friends when that happens. . .

Thanks for the compliment.

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

I forgot - you can follow my blog on Tumblr - where it goes a lot more in depth in my process of creating this project and my thoughts and ideas - and just general updates.

http://kurall-creator.tumblr.com/

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs070.snc6/168033_1815181139923_1251922529_32095409_4491216_n.jpg[/img]

This is one my latest, but it's about 3-4 days old now. I would show you guys my latest stuff, but that requires me to record it as a video - I have water that ripples and the entire sky is revolving now with a strong crackling wind sound - because the villain is manipulating time and space to alter the weather patterns!

Also, the buildings are casting off light now - but I am going to switch that up for the one building that the villain has taken over.

Edited January 30, 2011 by MarkKurallSchuenemann

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

Here is the final screenshot of the environment that I created for my game level.The yellow windows are because the light has been turned on in them (I may change how this look for better effects eventually.)

I got rippling water - and even though you can't see it in just one picture, the clouds twirl and twirl around!

However, I want to get thunder and lightning in my level - which will have to be during the summer.

[img]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/168175_1826998355346_1251922529_32115400_7375876_n.jpg[/img]

With my environment almost done - I am refocusing on recreating my character from scratch again. Though I have done some edits on how long the throat is, and how sloped it is, and on his hair a little bit - here is the most recent face model of Kurall.

[img]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182707_1839814115732_1251922529_32137928_2511611_n.jpg[/img]

Edited February 11, 2011 by MarkKurallSchuenemann

[MarkKurallSchuenemann]

Here is Kurall all remodeled from scratch (well the head - the body went through quiet a few alternations over the past 6-8 hours)

[img]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182751_1841611200658_1251922529_32141827_4222699_n.jpg[/img]

This isn't the last render or version. This model's arms was a little too long, so I resized it a little bit.