ART WAR | 2D | Lord of Creation | forrestimel

forrestimel 2016-12-29 06:29:50 UTC #1

Hey there,

Name: Forrest Imel
Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/artist/forrestimel
E-mail: forrest_i@yahoo.com

My idea is a fantasy God/Lord of Creation. Something or someone that is responsible for bringing life into a world or to a certain people. I'm thinking of depicting it as a large deity or a smaller wanderer type character.

To start off, here are a couple roughs I did on my stream tonight! Just playing around with ideas and comps.

ninoune 2016-12-29 12:33:42 UTC #2

This looks very good ! I can't wait to see the final result.

rgdraw 2016-12-29 13:01:00 UTC #3

Looks great ! Love the idea

Steve_Kim 2016-12-29 13:43:08 UTC #4

gahhh these are awesome! can't wait to see more

malcom 2016-12-29 17:47:56 UTC #5

I love the comp of the second one but love the mood and colors of the first. I'm actually subscribed to you one youtube so its cool to see you joining in for the fun. Welcome to CB

Just a reminder but you need a concept character sheet as well. I also edited your name into your tittle so your not disqualified.
Other than that keep up the good work. Look forward to further updates down the road.

Crayvv 2016-12-30 14:21:21 UTC #6

Woah a huge champion! Finally someone made it! haha Your champion looks so cool and powerful!!! The colors are fitting and perfect, compostion is insanely good as it makes me relax when I look at it haha! especially the second one! I love it! I'm definitely staying here til the final illustration

forrestimel 2016-12-30 15:13:26 UTC #7

@ninoune: Thanks!

@rgdraw: Thank you

@Steve_Kim: Thanks!

@malcom: Thanks so much for editing that for me and for following my YouTube! And don't worry I'm just exploring ideas at the moment I'll start a concept sheet soon though.

@Kreyhardt: You may be disappointed then haha, this latest version I toned down the main person thing. We'll see where it goes I guess! Thanks!

Here are a couple more exploration sketches. Just trying to get a more solid idea down for the story, the scene, the composition, etc. I'm starting to slowly mold what I want to show.

rgdraw 2016-12-30 15:54:38 UTC #8

You're welcome
And that new composition looks so cool !

superkip 2016-12-30 16:42:03 UTC #9

Wow, those look amazing!
I like the darker version, the contrast can really pop.

Crayvv 2017-01-01 15:08:56 UTC #10

Just like @superkip said, the darker version looks more interesting! It kinda reminds me of world of warcraft's celestial creatures from Mist of Pandaria haha! Man the nostalgia I get.. great work, nice sense story, composition and character! I dont have any complains, im so amazed of the painting you do theyre so good!! Keep it up man

lucky 2017-01-01 16:19:06 UTC #11

That compostion really is amazing. I love the idea of a champion that looks so peaceful and helpful to other people.

l-creteau 2017-01-02 20:15:00 UTC #12

Really liked your second sketch. Nice shapes and scale.

lmxl 2017-01-02 22:34:36 UTC #13

Woo I really like the first two comp ! You can feel the Lord of creation's power XD

leblancalexandre3d 2017-01-03 00:20:29 UTC #14

Hey Forest! Nice work I knew it was you once I saw your quality of your and you name !

mdaven_art 2017-01-03 03:22:45 UTC #15

I'm loving the smaller, more intimate setting. Keep going!

forrestimel 2017-01-03 08:07:36 UTC #16

@rgdraw: Thanks!

@superkip: Definitely prefer the darker version as well, thanks!

@Kreyhardt: Thank you very much!

@lucky: Yeah I thought a more human scene might be nice, I think I'm sticking with something similar for the final. Thanks!

@l-creteau: Thank you!

@lmxl: Thanks!

@leblancalexandre3d: Hey Alex! Good to see you on here, you entering the challenge?

@mdaven_art: Thanks me too!

Alright, holidays are over so it's back to work on this. I really enjoyed the more human scene I posted before, but still want to rework some things. But now that I'm closer to what I want the scene and story to be I want to start nailing down the design. Here is a bit of exploration for that part. I'll probably stick with the stars and blue magic stuff in the final as well.

leblancalexandre3d 2017-01-03 18:04:39 UTC #17

Yep Im entering the challenge I already started a couple thumbnails. Glad youre on team fantasy haha. Nice character ! its looking awesome

aram 2017-01-03 19:41:24 UTC #18

Great character, very interesting concept. I like the larger version makes him seem all powerful and grand.

forrestimel 2017-01-04 07:21:17 UTC #19

@leblancalexandre3d: Awesome! I'll have to check yours out.

@aram: Thanks!

Here is some refinement and color exploration before I go back to experimenting with the scene some more.

rgdraw 2017-01-04 14:10:24 UTC #20

Great work ! I really like the colors you choose !