Animals in mythology/folk lore

It depends what you want to go for, really. Heavy, light, ceremonial, plainly efficient, half and half.

You could go for the crustacean look. I hear that's in fashion these days.

It depends what you want to go for, really. Heavy, light, ceremonial, plainly efficient, half and half. You could go for the crustacean look. I hear that's in fashion these days.

Well, it can't really be plain as this is a character animation/3d modelling class, so it's gonna need to show off some modelling skill.

Kagom might have something with the Owls though, I don't think Owls have been overdone.

If you go with owls then you can have the winged helmet and beaked nose piece, can't you? And maybe even a feather cloak, just to show off your texturing skills.

Which program are you going to be using?

I'm not a big fan of avians on helms, they tend to look dumb or way too gaudy in my eyes.

I'm using 3ds max, and it'll likely be a kind of hurried job as I've goofed off too long this semester. I might expand on it over the summer though.

Wolves have tons of mythology from northern europe. Seems as though all of Europe was insanely afraid of them. Plus they can be tied into the creation story of Rome, etc. =P

Yeah, I recall Wolves being viewed unfavorably in Europe while being venerated among American Indians.

Well cats have alot behind them. From Egyptian belief, they are the keepers of the underworld and from American folk lore, they are symbolic with witchcraft and negative conotations. I dont think that helps though.


Other animals you can look at that have meanings behind them (i dont know specifics) but the Ox, Deer, Buffalo and Tiger all have been used.

How easy is 3DSMax to use? I'm pretty good at using Sketchup (which isn't too hard, to be honest ), and I've got Maya somewhere, but I'm not too good at it.

I'm just wondering, really, because 3D modelling is something I'm thinking about going into when I'm older. Might as well get started now.

Oh, and don't forget to post your model once you've done it!