ART WAR | 2D | THE GRIM ANGEL - AGAINST ALL ODDS | nevs36

[Crayvv]

Wow your style is so unique! I love those symmetrical lines still! It's aweosme, nice relics for her too man! Great work!

[nevs38]

\m/ thanks a lot bud \m/
Me onto the Color stage now .(finally) .. plus more info about the key elements.
Gonna take a while till the next update .. but it'll be worth it !

Stay tuned !
And all the best dude!

[nevs38]

Started off with the color palette. This will not be entirely vivid/colorful... The gloomy atmosphere is crucial for this piece ... but yes, most probably i'll be introducing a rim-light that will add some amount of drama. Let's hope it looks interesting.

As you can see .. these are the key images that help build up the character.
More references will be added as i move forward.

Back soon with the next update ...

[Khulim]

looking good. Have you considered having anklets or thorns around her ankles? I think it would compliment the bracelets she wears. Keep it up!

[nevs38]

Hey thanks a lot man!
That would be neat! Will do the needful =) \m/

[Zielous]

WHOA! This completely blows me out of the water xD I'm just joking, but In all seriousness I do really enjoy this. I've always liked the spiritual and unknown, especially the darker side! Good stuff!

[nevs38]

Me too Stanley =} .. almost everyday ; stuff like magic, distant fantasy realms, mythical creatures are constantly on my mind .... feel there's no place or tolerance for reality.. but we're living it.

And as for her .... There's a little bit about her that i'll be sharing in the final sheet.
Each element has meaning.

[Zielous]

Can't wait

[nevs38]

Second update : little bit of color for her wings, shadows, fold highlights for her robe, she now has "anklets?" ( I think ) ...
@khulim it balances out her overall look

Lots more to do .. fixes .. additional elements maybe ( not sure )

[nevs38]

New update :
- Wing details ; hopefully in the next stage i'll be able to finish it.
- Subtle light shades and shadows for her robe.
- Few other fixes.

[Khulim]

looking good man. can't wait to see the composition!

[zora]

Hey, that looks nice. Can't wait for the final illustration

[nevs38]

@khulim @zora
Thank you both so much \m/

Feel the clock is ticking really fast 0_0
There's so much I have in mind about the final artwork

[nevs38]

I'm pretty much happy with this ...
Key elements were created based on their meaning and aesthetics in the final composition.

This going to be really tough. Either I bit more than I can chew or I'm being overambitious +_+

Will need to speed things up..
But at the same time I'll have to think carefully as to how I should bring everything together.

Keeping fingers crossed.

[nevs38]

The Divinity Staff ..

I think overall design "might" change in the final artwork, but nothing major. Will have to update the concept sheet as well.

[nevs38]

Back view complete.
Lots of new stuff added ..modified.

Next, search for a reference pose.

[nevs38]

Finally found a reference image that fits well with what I have in mind.
However, as you can see, I didn't like the position of her legs ; maybe I could have worked out something with the same pose, but then again.. I wanted to play around a bit and see what can be done to make her more "uncomfortable" or tensed maybe. So I used the biped in 3dsmax and tried to match the pose in the reference photo with the proposed sketch.

[nevs38]

Did a rough line work and key light setup.
The Wings though ... might change .. let's see what happens.

For now, this is the lighting that I'm aiming for.

[nevs38]

Mood setup and Shading progress.

[nevs38]

More red! .. need to break up robe smoothness ; I guess I'll leave that for later.