ART WAR 3 | 2D | Villains | Zee, the Ringleader | spxcrs16

spxcrs16 2018-12-10 18:02:27 UTC #1

Aleksandar Petreski
spxcrs16@gmail.com
https://www.artstation.com/spxcrs

Once the storm passed, the death clouds descended and swept through the country leaving only ruin and despair. What was left has become ripe for the taking, for she is coming for it, Zee, the Harrow of Red City.

spxcrs16 2018-12-10 18:20:55 UTC #2

So I what I'm going for is this heavy metal powered biker/gangster look for a villain. After some idea brewing came up with these. But there is this problem of giving them a superpower. I wonder if giving them a sci fi bat or armour would count as one. Drew some more and made her more scifi/fantasy like.

CaseyNotJones 2018-12-10 23:05:28 UTC #3

Love these concepts so far, following

spxcrs16 2018-12-11 21:37:27 UTC #4

This is what I've got for now. Not much time on my hands so I guess the final design will be more or less similar to this. Current concerns: Not sure if ditching the jacket is a good idea, maybe it should stay, and the pants are kind of bland. Got some ideas about the super power; will see if any of them fit.

spxcrs16 2018-12-11 21:38:34 UTC #5

Thanks, I'll try not to disappoint.

spxcrs16 2018-12-12 23:00:41 UTC #6

Jacket is back now. She definitely needed it. Lots of points of interest in the torso area and head, so the pants stay as is (mostly). Got some different head variants this time as well.

spxcrs16 2018-12-14 17:08:59 UTC #7

Some different color combinations. Got to sleep on it; need to see them with fresh eyes.

bohater13 2018-12-14 19:23:10 UTC #9

I like the jacket. Head: 4 - looks interesting. I think it's good when
tribal tattoos are only on the horns. when tattoos are on the head and
the horns is too much(7). Will be following.

mr_dessin 2018-12-14 20:31:46 UTC #10

2, 3 & 5 looks interesting.
Hard to choose (but I sure do enjoy the neon tints of 3rd, and of course for nice contrast in dark places) !

spxcrs16 2018-12-14 22:54:15 UTC #11

Yeah, I liked that head too. I would've probably gone with it if I was drawing a rebel girl, but it has to read as a villain. Same reasoning goes for the colours I guess. 3 and 5 make her look cold and 2 reads as rage. Though I do like some stuff from other combinations. I have to think about it before continuing.
@mr_dessin
@bohater13

mr_dessin 2018-12-15 09:28:19 UTC #12

It sure is super hard to choose colours when our brain is telling us (for instance) : "ok, if you put red skin it makes me think of Hellboy/raged devil"...and this sort of stuffs...

Maybe because of horns too ?
Or try to make very different shapes of horns, maybe ?

spxcrs16 2018-12-15 21:15:51 UTC #13

An idea for the super power. Sort of like Cyclops from X-men with his visor. When the golves are taken off she gets to unleash destructive power from her hands (not necessarily shooting lasers, it could be super strength instead). Not yet fleshed out, but I feel like it'd be cool. I plan to give her a bat too, for good measure. Made a (very) rough sketch to get a feel for it.

mr_dessin 2018-12-16 10:48:56 UTC #14

Sounds very nice !
I like the arm stuffs too...and Cyclops is probably one of my favourite character (probably like many X-men lovers...).

Can't wait for the illustration ^^

spxcrs16 2018-12-23 19:42:33 UTC #15

Holy weekend has come, and I've finally got time to move onto the illustration. Right, when I came back to my character I really disliked where it was going. I wasn't seeing this "heavy metal powered" biker/gangster. And to think I was gonna give her magic hands too? Yuck. It'll have to go through some slight redesigning, but I'm running low on time so It'll happen on the fly.
I'd like some Mad Max vibe in it. All of this came to me after I did some trash thumbnails. Tough times, man.

mr_dessin 2018-12-24 07:43:32 UTC #16

2 & 3 looks cool (but a bit complicate / long time to create all characters around maybe ?)
Last one could be interesting as well (and less time consuming ?) !

spxcrs16 2018-12-24 13:35:58 UTC #17

Looking back at my post, I think I wasn't nearly clear enough, my bad. The first few were the "original character". 1st - I thought she'd have super strenght or something, 2nd & 3rd - getting her a bat, maybe put her in a brawl. Only after drawing these did I want to redesign. The last one will be the illustration I'm going with, though I'll be changing the characters look on the fly. But, yeah, previous ones did show some promise.
Edit: @mr_dessin
not sure if I need to add the "@", will do anyway

spxcrs16 2018-12-25 00:05:44 UTC #18

Update: cleaning the lines a bit

infintas 2018-12-25 00:19:51 UTC #19

This is starting to take some shape .

Would you perhaps consider rotating her pose a little towards the camera or away. Sort of like the Original Doom Cover.

It looks like she has Mountain Goat Feet,

sparksofdawn 2018-12-25 10:02:56 UTC #20

I second that it's starting to look pretty cool! Even if you don't rotate the character, maybe separate her legs a bit, so that they don't merge in the sillhouette. Only now do I realise her weapon is a guitar, I thought it's a pipe wrench or something
Good luck!

anilduyalbaydir 2018-12-25 10:43:43 UTC #21

looking forward to final artwork!