Who is Burke?
Burke is a lizard-like bounty hunter alien who travels space picking up and dropping off his targets to the highest payers. When he’s not out hunting, he’s betting and drinking his fortune away in the seediest, slimiest cantinas around the galaxy. Not one for friends nor family, Burke’s never settled down and has never really amounted to much, instead repeating a cycle of payday to drinking and back again for most of his life.
Why is Burke here?
After wrangling several high profile and highly reactive “I’m-not-going-back-to-jail” bounties, Burke is burnt out and ready for a vacation. Traveling to the planet Avisa he’s drinking his credit’s worth of space piña coladas and questioning if he should give up bounty hunting entirely to settle down. Perhaps the viscous party life he chose in his teen years is not what he needs now in his midlife. Maybe his parents we right about some things…
What is Burke doing?
Looking forward to some R&R and several alcohol-filled fruity drinks, Burke’s looking to relax on Avisa, but quickly finds himself in the middle of conflict when a neighboring planet attacks, having had enough of Avisa’s bustling tourism disturbing their peace. Torn between choosing to continue to look out for himself or help the other people he’s trapped with, Burke faces a tough decision that may be his first step to achieving something greater in his life.
Burke's final sculpt rendered with lighting.
Beginning sketches of Burke, looking at how body shape, head shape, and personality in poses influences his character.
Full 3D sculpt turnaround of Burke. Sculpted and polypainted in zBrush.
Raw 3D resin print of Burke.