ART WAR 3 | 2D | Villains | Ezulrik the Terrible | canvasman

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 00:14:20 UTC #1

The first mortal and the second to die makes a deal with the God of Death for immortality. What could possibly go wrong?

I learned so much doing this and have improved in ways I couldn't expect thanks to this competition. Can't wait to look back at this years challenge like the one I did last year. Goodluck to all

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 00:32:04 UTC #2

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CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 00:42:50 UTC #3

Edit made: 1/6/19
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Edit made: 12/28/18

The idea behind Morphos a.k.a Dr. Henry Ezulrick (the archaeologist) is that his obsession with finding the temple of Death lead to him losing his job and family. This didn't stop him from continuing the search and only added to his declining mental health a strong hatred for his superiors. Once Henry found the sacred temple, he drank from the well of Morphos the embodiment of death which in turn bound him and Death to each other's will.

Easily swayed by "The Call of Destruction," Henry's struggle is a combination of disdain for life and a desire to maintain control over the gifts he has traded his humanity for.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 02:09:57 UTC #4

Did some quick thumbnails of Morphos using his collected souls as a weapon. I wanted to give off the feeling of momentum and weight within these almost cloudless faces. The souls he uses are individuals he and others before him have collected since the beginning of life.

PeterH 2018-12-06 03:02:33 UTC #5

Oh these are fun! I think that you really accomplished giving them weight in several of the shots as you mentioned. I like the one second row on the left and the bottom left corner the most, they are the most "out there".

Keep it up!

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 05:25:52 UTC #6

Hey, Thanks Pete I really appreciate that. Working on some more thumbs rn and have taken this into consideration 😁👌

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-06 07:57:13 UTC #7

Continuing off of the last post I started working on fine-tuning the design of Morphos. I got some interesting ones out and left a brief description of what I was trying to achieve in terms of style.

sefadicloud 2018-12-06 08:44:33 UTC #8

Yeah, THIS looks great!

PeterH 2018-12-06 19:57:27 UTC #9

Just going along and counting, I would say that 3 and 5 are my fav from those.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-07 06:55:43 UTC #10

Jumped ship a bit in this phase and tried to work on the composition as it requires the most effort and won't be as impacted by small changes in the costume design. I talk a little more about that below.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-08 02:52:17 UTC #11

At this stage, I create a semi-final design for the character. I say semi-final because 5 percent of this design may change if it helps the composition or any unforeseen problems arise. After this, I'll begin working on the color composition of Morphos.

sefadicloud 2018-12-08 14:25:11 UTC #12

Your character is becoming more believable and interesting , Well done, can't wait to see more.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-08 17:14:49 UTC #13

Hey, Sefadi thanks I appreciate it. Will hopefully get something badass out of this haha. 😅

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-08 23:50:22 UTC #14

Phew, So I've got the Design for my character set, I've got a base group of colors I want to use. I'll probably make one or 2 more passes on the colors just so I make sure it feels like morphos. After this, my primary objective will be playing with the composition even MORE because that is my selling point.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-09 09:07:23 UTC #15

Here are some thumbnails for the composition I'll be picking on. Tbh if I can't make up my mind I'll either make an amalgamation of 2 or more of the comps or just make more. This again is really my selling point and so it'll be the slow down period for me taking the time to understand what it is this piece can convey based on my main star Morphos. I actually gained a different perspective for the character because of doing these. My eye for composition has also improved.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-09 18:37:37 UTC #16

As I said before, doing these composition drawings made me think about Morphos from a different perspective. In this next little step between sketches, I'm going to create some more poses and show you guys more of what death's form can do.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-09 22:34:07 UTC #17

Here are the explorations I did for Henry's Soul Manipulation ability. I think nerfing the character is going to be the best thing I ever do lol. So expect a change in some of the information from the bio at the beginning of this thread. Instead of giving hin near omnipotent abilities I'm going to invest more effort and more focus on the ability aforementioned. Doing so will make a more well-rounded character that while extremely powerful in one avenue does still have his weaknesses.

edenriquebq 2018-12-12 00:30:20 UTC #18

All powers look so coooool!!!!
I think I liked Death's hunger the best!

PeterH 2018-12-12 04:22:01 UTC #19

I think I like thumbnail 5 the most from before.

CanvasEngineer 2018-12-12 09:32:47 UTC #20

Thanks, I'll take that into account. Actually tryimg to decide if more compositions need to be made because of my expansion on his abilities.