ART WAR | 2D | NANO | kreyhardt

[tiia]

I personally like and want to do a close up too, but, yeah, has to show more of the costume. But love the last two poses you've put up... is there a way you could incorporate the portrait into your concept page? I'm trying to see if I can or not, it would be nice to display some extra face detail that way.

[Crayvv]

@rgdraw aww dang it, well it's okay man, I thought we could make portrait but oh well haha Thank you very much man, been a while and youre still here in my topic

@tiia Thanks the last two poses were good, but I did another revision idk im getting a bit lost but Im trying my hardest And youre right, it would be cool to get a close up painting just for more personality on the character Might do that after this competition Thanks Tia!

So here's another revised pose, similar to the last pose actually, I kinda like this one a lot

[rgdraw]

Yeah still there
I know that because I wanted to do the same kind of image at first until i saw in the rules that it wasn't allowed x)
Good luck man and hurry we don't have a lot of time left now until the deadline

[andrewnimble]

Keep it up buddy, glad you're still here progressing ^^ I guess its just about time for me to get back to my character as well haha

[nevs38]

Where you been dude?

This pose looks promising! Maybe you can refine it to some level ..
Check this out .. it's quite similar to what you created ...

Try and finalize the concept .. composition ... quickly start with the coloring process.
I'm sure you'll get there.

Take care cray.

[Crayvv]

@rgdraw I'm really glad you pointed out that it needs to show 80% of the character, I didnt see that rule anywhere tbh and yeah I need to paint this bit by bit everyday! Thanks man! BTW CONGRATS on finishing your illustration! Im glad I supported you and you did support me as well so thanks for that!

@andrewnimble Thanks man, yeah Im glad I can paint again hahaha! Yes you should and we should! Im excited to see your final illustrations as well!

@nevs36 I took a little break from painting cuz I was having a hard time here in life hahaha! But I should be able to finish this anyday now. Yes I really like this pose a lot! I could refine some parts but, I really love this pose a lot and compositions seems interesting. The poses bellow though are a great help, but I still like my current pose better! Still thanks for this, this could be a perspective reference! Thanks man!! Btw your work is insanely good

So here it is, a pose that I think.... for the last time, is the best hahaha Tell me what you think, its black and white rn, I'll add color in a bit!

[rgdraw]

You're welcome dude ! And thanks
Keep up like that! And that pose is getting really cool !

[nevs38]

Now you're into it for sure!
FINALLY!

On the other hand .... I totally understand cray ....
Whatever you're going through ... try your best to stay afloat. If you look at it differently .. maybe this challenge was meant to divert your attention.. help keep busy.
The best thing is .. you got the chance to learn new things ... meet many amazing artists and most of all ... HAVE FUN!

So get into high gear and nail this dude!

[Crayvv]

@rgdraw thanks man!

@nevs36 oh I'm super into it now, I think my fantasy and sci fi spirit is back haha!
Yeah and I realized that sometimes you need to stop and relax, take a breather and then you'll be back in no time! Thank you man, I'm really glad I participated here, such a huge opportunity to grow and socialize with you great artist !

I'll be sure to nail it really really nice hahaha

Added a rough background, some texture refinement these glowing red things

[mr_dessin]

Hey there ^^
I can feel you put a lot of thoughts and sweat into searching the best move/pose !
Glad you had some helpers too.

So coming back to your last piece...as much as I like your red glowing lights, I think you put a bit too much here
Our eyes are distracted by all of them.

To give a better feeling about it, just try to focus (the lights) where you want we see your character, first !
It could be simple to deal with it; just put them black-ish (but red), and just make a little contour of red just at the limit of the metal pieces or something like that - especially for those on the knees and the big one on belt. (and maybe others if you feel the need)

Sure you could play with it as you want !

Hope it helps a little
Have fun & keep it up !

ps : I hope my explanation are understandable...if not I could give you an example with a little paintover.

[moirae]

His dagger arm is way too short. The hoops and lines of his gauntlet are too straight for it to be in perspective, and I can't tell where his elbow is either! Also I think his gun arm is too relaxed, which saps the tension / energy of the pose a little. Is he meant to be aiming his gun? Because he is not looking in the same direction as his weapon.
I know your'e attached to this pose now and sometimes you just have to soldier on and finish or it will never get done, but you should always be ready to tweak it a bit if needs be.

[Crayvv]

Thanks for the reply @mr_dessin! Yes I did put a lot of effort here and Im still glad you guys are giving feedback, im thankful and I'm pleased you took the time to write your feedback

I think the red lights are a bit too distracting as well, Imma put that contour like what you said, but I have to keep this red solid light, just gonna add a metallic contour on the sides to break the plainess. I fixed the lighting a bit, kinda made it more organize

You did help a lot so thank you very much!!

@moirae Thanks man! I think the dagger arm was just off perpective, the half of the upper arm was behind the shoulder so it seemed short, but I fixed the ligthing to bring more clarity. Yeah youre right I didnt notice the lines of the gauntlets, I changed it as well! Now for the gun arm, I repositioned it and yes he is aiming but I havent put the pupil yet Ill put it later hahaha. Thanks again man for the feedback it means a lot!

Now I fixed the arm, made it more tensed, as well as the shoulders, I made him shrug a lil bit to present tensed muscles. I made him thinner as well to portray speed and fluidity and the lighting, I added a bit of story on the ligthing and I grouped it so it looks organized! I hope you like it, please feel free to give me critiques, it helps a lot! Thanks!

[Crayvv]

UPDATE!

So Here's a more refined pose, lighting, values, texture and details, tell me what you think! It really helps a lot Thanks!

[yorieofthecastle]

I like it! The fur could use a little more work, it looks too solid right now.

You do plan on doing something interesting with the background, right? ...Right?

[tiia]

Looking great!

[Crayvv]

@yorieofthecastle Thanks! I adjusted the brightness of the fur so its not too glossy and reflective. And yes the background, Im still figuring out what to put but It will be simple!

@tiia Thanks Tia!

So heres another update, I tweaked the lighting more, clarified some of the textures and made the pants clothy haha

[Crayvv]

So I tweaked the chest texture again, adjusted the levels and added some fogs. Btw the duplicate at the back is just an experiment haha xD

Tell me what you think! Thanks

[zazzycreates]

youve come really far with this character. great job!

[HorizonDweller]

you are doing this RIGHT! haha i love it ( it reminds me of a public figure called Adam Kadmon )

[Crayvv]

Thank you @zazzycreates! I really enjoyed making it this far

@HorizonDweller thanks! haha I searched Adam Kadmon, and I saw a man with almost the same look as my char. Is he a speaker? a stunt double?

Here's another I reduced the thickness of the black lines, so It should look better now. I hope you like it! Any feedback is appreciated!