ART WAR | 2D | Mikami | Dompexote

dompexote 2016-12-15 22:23:51 UTC #1

First i gotta say one thing:

I apologise for any wrong word used, english is not my first language, and i'am not using it so often

So here we go

Name: Cláudio Germano
Email: claudiogsap@hotmail.com

I definitely gonna choose team fantasy, the best team in the whole art world woooo

Ahem

Iam still refining the lines of the drawing, so, yeah, really rough sketch at the time D:

I decided to do a little background history for the chacarater, so that way, she could have a motif to really taking her part in the Artwar. She is a really rare kind of succubus who actually preys on the creativity of others to live, soooo, when the Sci-fi Empire (avatar references wee) treatens the flow of the people creativity, well, she decided to do something, and she's pissed, do not mess with her food xD

mavkrogan 2016-12-17 01:29:52 UTC #2

Coooool, at first glance I thought she was a shinigami but maybe that and succubus are the same thing hmmm
very cute face but the hands... the doom of every artist, including me

dompexote 2016-12-17 13:58:55 UTC #3

I never tought about the shinigami thing, and is a great ideia i'll gonna experiment a little while i work more in her concept

and about the hands, i was just trying out the pose while i was sketching, so i didn't work so much on then, and some other parts of the sketch, but i gotta say that i really do struggle a lot with hands x-x

dompexote 2016-12-17 20:51:01 UTC #4

I'm working on some of Mikami's clothes concepts.
I don't know how i'm gonna pick one, gotta say i liked very much of the first and third one, bu there's something in the second design that draws my eye.
I'll keep going on experimenting a little bit more with the designs, so that i can finally move to the color pallet

kurlak 2016-12-17 22:08:20 UTC #5

First off, let me say, I really like your character design.

I thought I'd give you my opinion.

Design 1 - Give your character an elegant feel. One which I think fits a succubus as they tend to charm their victims.

Design 2 - I feel like she feels more tough, I might even say a brute type.

Design 3 - Has a strong demanding feel, like someone who is addressing their subjects / followers.

I am not sure what kind "feel" you are going for but, I thought an extra opinion wouldn't hurt.

dompexote 2016-12-17 22:42:34 UTC #6

I'm actually didn't thought much about the feel of the character, just thought a succubus that eats creativity would be a cool one to draw and continued to work on that ideia.

When @mavkrogan Mavkrogan said i looked like a Shinigami i trully liked the ideia of it, which i tried to represent in the third design with the ideia of a shepherd leading he's herd, but instead of sheeps, it would be souls or the creativity of the ones tha fallen in the Artwar(thinking of it now, gave me an ideia for the final illustration )

But in general i was just trying to make it to look cool when i was drawing the concepts, and trying to follow the "small, medium, large" ideia of an pleasing design(Kienan Lafferty talks a lot about it in he's youtube channel, it's worth checking out, i learned much with him).

I appreciate your opinion, it's going to help a lot in the drawing development.

dompexote 2016-12-19 19:16:54 UTC #7

Hey guys

So i finally starting to coloring the concepts and already can see that the first and third one from earlier are definitely my favorites in terms of color and shapes, even though i did liked the second one it feels a little bit too bland, so i'll not use it :T

So yeah, i dicided to add a more in her background so that she could be the one who leads the creativity of the fallen champions so that their art thoughts and feelings would never be lost and aways remembered, i really think its a cool ideia for the character and will stick with it.

That said, i'll work a little more around the Shinshoku, who are priest responsible of taking care of the Shinto shrines in Japan, Shinshoku are said to be intermediaries of God's and could transmit their will to the humans, i'll work around this concept a bit further and finally finish this character using parts i liked most in the first and third one.

dompexote 2016-12-24 22:24:20 UTC #8

First of all, merry christmas for all of you

This was a really busy week, so i wasn't able to work much on Mikami, sadly :T

I wasn't shure of her old face so i was trying out some other ideas, still i'm not really ok with this one i got over here, my biggest difficulty is definitely the hair covering the eyes, i think that it is taking away her expression, gonna work more on that later tomorrow.

Overral, i think her silhouette is good, and the magical-like horns give a her an fanciful look without losing the early demonic aspect of the character, i'am happy with the braids, but like i said, i'm not shure about this hair at all @-@

See you all soon

dompexote 2016-12-25 23:56:22 UTC #9

And then, i woke up, eat some leftovers from christmas supper, and when i open the photoshop file i was unpleased with yesterday paint of the face, got frustrated and all, but we have to finish what we star right?

So, after almost an full day of christmas food and art, this is the final reesults, im really not shure about some stuff, that i'll probaly change in the final illustration(the bandaged mouth for example).

So yeah, i dont feel like changing it anymore, because i know i'll probaly gonna get bored of changing it soon enough if i keep trying too hard on it x-x

I did one quick version of the back so you guys can have an ideia of how is the back of the character.

First time i did it though, and god damn is hard to get things right D:

Anyway, going to show you guys some thumbnails soon, i'm with some ideias in mind already, let's see how this turn out

Oh, almost forgot, i did some changes to her background story, so that's why she's back to her red skin color, i'll update you guys of the changes when i show the thumbnails.

frankenstejin 2016-12-26 01:30:38 UTC #10

It's cool to see how hard you're working on your champion.
I like her unemotional expression although she is eating creativity. How is she eating/destroying creativity? With her hands or weapon? Has she a storage to keep it? Wow I'm so hyped by your idea Pretty cool, keep it up!

dompexote 2016-12-26 15:36:04 UTC #11

And the post christmas gave me an awful information :T

I don't know when it changed, but it seems my country is no more eligible for the contest D:

system:

Who is eligible?

THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BULGARIA, CHILE, CANADA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FRANCE, FINLAND, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAUGA, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE NETHERLANDS, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE UKRAINE, THE UNITED KINGDOM, TURKEY, URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA, WHICH ARE: OVER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE ON THE DATE REFERENCED BELOW AS THE START DATE FOR THE CONTEST; AND WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF NORTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, OR MARYLAND IN THE UNITED STATES; THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, CANADA; OR RESIDENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN STATES OF VICTORIA, QUEENSLAND OR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ("ENTRANTS").

You see, i live in Brazil, when i sall it was an worldwide contest i was glad, but, no more, sadly

i'll probably gonna finish the illustration, since i liked so much working the character, and for first time actually concepting something in the small details...

Not gonna complain much, since i know how crappy shipping laws for my country are, it's just sad :T

But how i said, i'll show you guys my final illustration when its done, maybe an gif with the painting process and all, who knows xD.

Good luck for all of you that are still able to participate, and happy new year

dompexote 2017-01-12 23:48:48 UTC #12

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, it's done

Final illustration, yaaaaaaay -

rushed, buuuuut, i gotta say i had some great results with this piece, and lots of fun.

Even if i'am unable to win i had to finish this, artist pride you know? xD

I said i was telling you guys her new background when i finish the illustration, so here we go:

When she was alive, Mikami was an stray demon who was preying on artist's creativity, she ended up dying in the Artwars from an laser shot, after meeting up with the Art god, he then said that she could redeem herself from her past sins, she accepted, and then, became an guide for the lost spirits of the fallen artists in the Artwars. Looking for redemption she then began guiding those spirits.

That's what i tried to represent in the illustration, an lone moment of peace in the Artwars where she gathers some creativity spirits to guide them for ascencion.

Hope you all enjoy this, as i liked painting it

As soon as i learn how to make a gif. i show you guys the painting process, buuuuuut, i may take some time xD

Good luck for all of you who may still be elegible for winning and always remember:

To believe in your dreams, is to make art happen.