ART WAR 4 | 2D | War of the Elements | Mr.Blue | dariojart

dariojart 2020-01-07 20:43:59 UTC #1

In 1936. Institute was attacked by the Order of the Fox. Their eyes set on the Institute's powerful technology. Mr. Blue, one of their finest, was there to defend it.

Name - Dario Jelusic
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dariojart 2020-01-07 21:26:53 UTC #2

Hi guys,

I am late to the party but I will try and make up for the lost time.
I wish you all good luck with the challenge and I will, hopefully, be seeing you all at the end line.

For my first post here are just few very quick sketches and color explorations for Mr.Blue.

Cheers,
Dario J.

Tesat 2020-01-07 21:36:35 UTC #3

Nice start, and I like the stuff on your art station, can't wait to see what you come up with

juliapires.jp98 2020-01-08 03:06:14 UTC #4

Really good idea and great painting! The second one in color is my favorite...

3dc 2020-01-08 14:28:58 UTC #5

little intimidated by his sophistication.

dariojart 2020-01-08 19:51:55 UTC #6

Thank you tbrk, juliapires.jp98 and 3dc for the comments.

I decided to go with third version in the sketch sheet because I think combining animal and human anatomy will give bit more uniqueness to the characters. I haven't yet decided on the color scheme but we will see where coloring phase will take me. Even I don't know how it will look like at the end.

Here is bit more progress for today.

Thank you,
Dario J.

juliapires.jp98 2020-01-09 00:54:01 UTC #7

Looking really good so far!

tearoa 2020-01-09 22:37:18 UTC #8

Rabbit comme l'éclaire.

dariojart 2020-01-11 18:08:11 UTC #9

Hey guys,

it's time for one more update. I have been busy last few days. I present to you Mr.Blue, the Institute's finest.

Along the way I have decided how he will manipulate the lightning. In short, with help of a suitcase. I'll work on whats in the suitcase in next few days and in the meantime feel free to let me know what you think about Mr.Blue.

Thank you,
Dario J.

jj-garner 2020-01-11 18:33:05 UTC #10

Wow this looks soo good, really clean. I really like the way you incorporated the logo with the design. Love it, good job!

Eugen_Khandusenko 2020-01-12 21:25:45 UTC #11

@dariojart It is most certain that a man of such talent and ambition develops infrequently. But.. can we trust this mr. Blue? ; )

nesokaiyoh 2020-01-12 22:38:55 UTC #12

Damn this is so cool! Also something really appealing with how you rendered those little bun paws lmao they're really good

Oceane_Roh 2020-01-12 22:59:59 UTC #13

You have some crazy render skill, can't wait to see what you'll come up with for the final illustration !

dariojart 2020-01-15 22:06:31 UTC #14

Hi guys,

after few days of sketching and thinking abut the functionality of the briefcase I decided when opened it will fold out into weapon called Perun's Hand.

Perun's Hand is a device which takes electricity from the air, amplify it and shoots through the palm of the hand. (Electric conductors --> Magnifying Transmitter --> Tesla Coil). Because this weapon is quite heavy there is Magnetic Levitation device which makes it easier to hold and handle.

I also took liberty and did some world building. I wanted to show few snippets of the world through blueprint of the weapon. I have few more ideas for world building and will be posting that in next updates.

I think everybody knows who Nikola Tesla is but probably some of you do not know who Perun is. In Slavic (and by that Croatian) mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning and storms.

Here are some rough sketches of my thought process for the weapon.

And here are finals for the Perun's hand and blueprint.

Thank you @jj-garner @Oceane_Roh and @nesokaiyoh
@Eugen_Khandusenko, Mr.Blue is definitely enigmatic character. Is he to be trusted? That remains to be seen.

Thanks,
Dario J.

yazziixx 2020-01-16 21:22:58 UTC #15

This is so badass, gives me bioshock vibes, keep going as you are !

Tesat 2020-01-16 21:32:07 UTC #16

Awesome weapon concept! I love the blueprint

dariojart 2020-01-17 23:37:24 UTC #17

Hi guys,

here is another update. I think I am overdoing it here a bit but I can't help it as I am having so much fun with this challenge.

While thinking about my final image I said to myself why not create some action poses and attacks for Mr.Blue. Essentially he has three attacks. Electrocute - short range attack which targets one enemy. Thunder Struck is long range attack, quite slow but very effective. And finally Shock Wave is short range attack which targets multiple enemies. Also I designed Fox Gangsters while I was at it.

Below you can see visual representation of those attacks.

Feel free to let me know what you guys think.

@yazziixx, thank you! Bioshock is awesome!
Thank you @tbrk, glad you like it.

Cheers,
Dario J.

juliapires.jp98 2020-01-18 02:12:29 UTC #18

Wow, this character is getting better in each post. Very well made paintings! The idea for the attack is super cool and very well thought of. I have only positive things to say.

nesokaiyoh 2020-01-19 16:11:23 UTC #19

Amazing to see this come together, these concepts are really some high tier stuff

dariojart 2020-02-01 13:31:06 UTC #20

Hi guys!

I am back with a new update. I finally started working on final image. My thought process for this one was that I wanted something bright and happy but in contrast with it I wanted to portray not so happy action scene. It's utopia where rabbits live but underneath the surface something is rotten to the core.

I am uploading composition sketch I did few days ago and colour progress so far. I am still far from completing it but wanted to share.

If you have any thoughts or feedback feel free to share.

Thank you @juliapires.jp98 and @nesokaiyoh!

Cheers,
Dario J.