ART WAR 4 | 2D | War of the Elements | Kugelblitz | Stigerea

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Antonella Cosola
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So the idea for my champion is based on a very rare phenomenon, the Ball of Lightning (Kugelblitz in german). I think it will be the deadly shield for my character but can be aoe damage too. I'm sure no one before thought of this in the 2d section before, I searched through threads to be sure to not copy!
I also collected some creatures that can summon the Kugelblitz. The sylph is a german air fairy so it was my first thought, but I'll have a clearer mind after sketching.
Also I'm deciding if this defender will be a tank or a support. I'll update this thread soon

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I did a bunch of sketches with paper and pencil yesterday and then developed them today on my pc. I decided to go with a creature made of flesh and metal that has those long spines that help to capture the lightnings and store them inside it to create the ball of lightning that it uses to include and defend the squad.

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Needed to see it in action. Pretty messy but I hope it's understandable

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While working on this I realized I was leaning toward an angel savior as a concept, taking away the dying allies and protecting them, so I revisited the sketches and the design. Now I feel a little bit more confident about the storytelling but I'm very concerned about the time, right now I'm rushing so I can have at least 15days for painting the final illustration. I'm so tired by studying and working lol
I also made a research on material and sketched a first choice, but I'll study colors more in depth later

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I went on with work but had no time to update, so here there is my news!

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Thumbnails + greyscale. Thinkin about the right mood for my character

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He's looking very sharp.

No. 1 looks the best, as it gives your champion a larger sense of scale that the other two lack. Makes him feel very god-like, while making the victims look like helpless ants in comparison.

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@tj-works thank you so much for your feedback! I tried to merge the 1st and the 3rd mantaining that sense of scale
I was working on tones also to kickstart the painting process

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Adjustments

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Indecision about colors

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Now that I have established the big parts I feel more relaxed, so this is time to push forward the design in the techincal aspects while proceding with the final piece. Not an expert about mechs but okay anyway

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I applied color and polished the illustration a bit after some blocking in. I like this color palette, I'll probably push color and contrast forward. I'm going to add more defeated people to make them to feel like an army. Also still working on the composition. I'm leaving the juicy shading for last

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I'm a bit happier than before but not totally satisfied. At least it seems like a proper superior creature (?) I also like it better with exaggerated contrast in colors

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Played with the composition a bit because I thought it was too still, now I feel it's more dynamic. I polished it and started shading and playing with colors too. I think purple, blue and gold are good together to convey the sense of lightning.
I hope for some feedbacks at this point!

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Updates on painting

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Yesterday I woke up Ill of nose inflammation and that was my 100% free day, I'm going to die from stress.

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I'm crying

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