Kathakali based robots

Neeraj Menon

Hi all!

Here are a few bots I want to enter in this contest.They are all part of a robot series I'm working on called 'Deus'.
The designs are based on the Indian dance form 'kathakali' where the artistes dress in elaborate costumes and perform various stories from Indian mythology.

Chris Hamburger

Beautiful pieces man.

Dan Callahan

Very neat, very exceptional work. They seem like should be in a movie.

Neeraj Menon

Thanks guys!

Wolf Reicherter

beautiful. How are they done? Are these 3D renders?

Neeraj Menon

Thanks!
The first two have a base zbrush model,with a lot of paintover in photoshop.The last one is drawn entirely in photoshop.

Miguel Ángel De la sotta

I loved it!

Ian Storm

Nice great idea. I like the inspiration. I can see a lot of iteration for that form. Even with the multi-color scheme it seems to get your attention.

Neeraj Menon

Thanks!There are a whole plethora of characters to draw from in Kathakali.There are even 'character classes' so to speak,where certain colors signify good and evil.Its a lot of fun to draw inspiration from,and create robots from that.:)

Ian Storm

Yeah that is true with the color connotations. It seems to factor in rather naturally with a lot of the Tokusatsu and or Anime characters, hehe. You can tell inside info by noticing little details such as colors, style etc.. of the character portrayed. Great idea.