ART WAR 4 | 2D | War of the Elements | WaterDemon of the Nile | yazziixx

[yazziixx]

Yeah 1 is my favorite as well, but she is attacking in 1 by taking the water out of the floating bodies behind her isn't that enough to fit the rules?

[tj-works]

Well... it might still work. It does showcase her powers and embody her element, which may be enough. I think because of how it's framed and her position in the composition, it doesn't feel dynamic enough. (It might also be because she looks like she's posing for a fashion model magazine, with how she's posed and how she's smack-dab in the middle like a magazine shot. Might just be me.)

Go with No. 1 if that's what your gut instinct feels.

[yazziixx]

ohhh you do have a point with the pose thing. I'm trying to make her look as if she's walking confidently away from the people behind her, but I'll sketch other different ways of how she could be that would look more dynamic. thanks!

[yazziixx]

So I went with the first sketch and added some dynamic poses to it, as she seemed a bit stale. In 1 I'm going with a more confident, sinister vibe where she doesn't need to do much effort to defeat her enemies. In 2 i made a more actiony pose.

Which one do you like more?

[zookz]

I think I like number 1 more, not too sure why.

[yazziixx]

Me too, it conveys what I'm trying to show more

[zookz]

Also, number 2 looks unbalanced like she might fall over. Number 1 is more powerfull ever if it is more static. I might be wrong, both would probably look good when rendered. I guess it's down to what you like
best.

[yazziixx]

I went for an anime-ish pose for 2, I guess I should start rendering, I haven't had any free time and the deadline is super close but I'll make sure to finish this on time, thanks for the feedback!

[dreamsequenz]

I like 2 a lot it bring energy maybe work on that one also remember that the brief said your character should be shown attacking or defending idk but for me it’s a little unclear

[yazziixx]

I went ahead and further refined the lines of Fayrouz. I've also decided to go with that name, it means blue in Arabic and i think it fits her perfectly!

I don't think I'm satisfied with any of the water lines here, I tried doing a spiral one that wraps around her, and others on top that are holding 2 enemies in the air. I think it needs further balancing out what do you guys think?

[nesokaiyoh]

I think perhaps it needs more varied shapes in the water. You have a lot of tiny, thin streams whereas water in reality flows with many different kinds of shapes. You could always try incorporating larger more wave like streams, or even some foreshortening with some streams passing near the camera

[yazziixx]

I’ll try that, thanks for the feedback!

[yazziixx]

Colorssssss finally! So i experimented with 4 moods here, i'm leaning towards 1 or 4 the most, it's really close to what I have in mind. Which one do you like the most?

[artbrychko]

think 4 and 1 a good, think can be start to do hero with 1 (render) , and there already if not like von, edit through filters (Ctrl+u) in photoshop ...

[nesokaiyoh]

I actually really like 2 personally, blue and orange are always great together and it really catches my eye

[EllyettWee]

I can only agree to @nesokaiyoh - 2 has a beautiful color contrast and is my favourite as well

[yazziixx]

I want to finalize the colors now there isn't much time to go back and rerender hehe but thanks for the feedback

[yazziixx]

@nesokaiyoh @EllyettWee I made a poll on instagram and the majority did pick 2! I do however think that 4 is better since it conveys the water element more, I'm so confused now ;_;

[tj-works]

If you're struggling to decide then it's best go with your gut instinct. It's your vision.

[yazziixx]

I'll start rendering for now and see where it goes