ART WAR | 2D | Einar, the lone warrior

alexismr 2016-12-20 05:19:43 UTC #1

I don't know when I am going to do this. And I never draw armor suits, or mechas, so I am probably crazy (wich will explain a lot). This is the first contest I apply on this page. I just know I have an idea, and I HAVE to draw it.

And, yes, it's a man with a suit. I can picture the man in my mind (my "big" idea) but I have no clue about the suit, so, first things first: references.

I have no rights about this images and blahblah they are property of their rightful owners and you can find them on the Internet, this is the selection I made:

I will add more info soon.

Mary_Alfa 2016-12-20 10:30:47 UTC #2

good luck

superkip 2016-12-20 17:19:24 UTC #3

It's god to experiment. I wish you the best of luck on this endeavour!

alexismr 2016-12-22 00:17:54 UTC #4

Hello again, time to update this...

I'm adding a few more good references. I'm starting to have an idea of what the machine may be like... but my first sketches are awful xd

I still can draw humans, though. I want to give up with the suit and do something else... but in my head it looks so cool.

I was trying to determine his age. I think I like the older one.

More soon.

alexismr 2016-12-23 15:04:48 UTC #5

Hello again! 2 new sketches, a first approacht to my character and a new (and falied...) sketch of his machine.

I a trying yo figure out his clothes.

alexismr 2016-12-26 02:50:05 UTC #6

Well, I've made a more detailed sketch of the upper part of the suit. I know how the legs are going to be (more or less), so I need to focuss on the torso and arms next. Also, I now the overall look for my character, but I have to try different clothes.
Any advices welcome and really appreciated~

Sylessae 2016-12-26 03:13:21 UTC #7

Don't give up, what you've got going so far looks great! Good for you for trying something new!

alexismr 2016-12-28 01:15:39 UTC #8

Arm and legs added, I want the other arm to be a big wapon. I am happy with this design, as I said, next the clothing and probably first sketches for the composition.

alexismr 2017-01-02 23:58:39 UTC #9

Hello there, I've been designing the clothing. I have the main idea, some details may change (like the arm). Here is the actual design and some color test. Let me know your favourite if you like.

alexismr 2017-01-05 23:56:42 UTC #10

Hello, here's a little update: I've drawn a better pose for this character, and I've changed some proportions a bit (widen back, small changes to the face). A friend of mine whose artistic criteria I value, and admire, thinks these colors look more interesting than the others, so here's my test, with a background with the palette I think I'll use on the composition.
I still have to design his mechanic arm.

alexismr 2017-01-22 19:19:15 UTC #11

Hi, it's been a long time since I posted. I've been bussy, but I also watched some other entries. There are a lot of people in this contest, and some are amazing designers. It seems at this point I am not match, I guess that's why no one is even replying my posts anymore. My character is not bad, but I feel he's lacking something, and my mech design seems absolutely childish and conventional. So I did what I always do: study. That's probably the only thing I'm really good at.
So I found a very good series of tutorials about mech design. I will be posting my progress here, since I want to reinvent my mech almost completely. The race is still on, and I'm not quiting, even if no one ever notices (laugh). Let see how much I can learn until de deadline.
Later~

alexismr 2017-01-23 23:49:29 UTC #12

Hello, I've been watching the tutorials and looking for more cool reference. I've been playing with some ideas which are a bit less conventional. Just a few sketches, I'll add more soon.

alexismr 2017-01-27 15:52:44 UTC #13

Hi, here is a detailed sketch of my character's face (it's probably time to give him a name...) and a few more sketches for the armor/vehicle/robot/whatever.

alexismr 2017-01-28 01:27:27 UTC #14

Two different versions of the robot. Not sure if I'll use any of them, but they are way less conventional than my previous design.

berrysquare 2017-01-28 17:16:16 UTC #15

The development sheets are great! keep up the good work and good luck!

alexismr 2017-01-29 02:05:23 UTC #16

Thanks, it's hard to draw my first mecha xd

alexismr 2017-01-29 02:09:02 UTC #17

Another design, it's not really cool but close to what I would expect from my character: hard, mechanic, high damage vehicle. I may develop this one further.

alexismr 2017-02-10 02:14:06 UTC #18

Hello, it's been hard, but I finished the design of the mech. I would like to polish things further, but I have to think about the final composition (and I plan to make front and side view of the vehicle). I will color this one and add a landscape.
Anyway, this is the first mecha I draw in my life, and I think this resoult is not that bad =]

alexismr 2017-02-14 00:48:04 UTC #19

He has name, at last xd Here the vehicle with a bit of color.

alexismr 2017-02-18 23:18:13 UTC #20

I'm adding these views of the machine. For my final composition, I already had a clear idea, but I played with the elements in 3D until I was satisfied, I'm using it as a reference. I've started drawing the main shapes for the desk and so on.