ART WAR 5 | 2D Submissions | Art World War | Bulgarian Samodiva | sparksofdawn

prinzmoana 2021-01-17 18:06:53 UTC #21

Didn't knew the right word for what I meant (cleavage) sry haha 😅

sparksofdawn 2021-01-17 19:50:49 UTC #22

And a rough illustration comp:

I decided to give her some slight ember/fire powers as well, as a nod towards samodivas causing droughts and the nestinarstvo tradition - a ritual where women dance on hot embers without getting burnt. The droughts and nestinarstvo aren't connected, but it's a nice double reference.
I'm a little tempted to make the enemies modern-day soldiers, but we'll see.

As for the character color-scheme - I'm still unsure about the side skirts and neck flowy parts (are they even cloth or metal??), but the base clothes have a somewhat acceptable color scheme (for now).

That's gonna be it for today - Thanks to everyone for checking it out!

Brush_Tony 2021-01-18 23:52:08 UTC #23

I think your designs is rock solid and also Idea of her enemies are modern soldiers is amazing! It can be so much a powerful contrast

sparksofdawn 2021-01-19 20:58:58 UTC #24

Hey! I tidied up the lineart!
Also cleaned up the design. I should add some white with patterns on her shirt, but I'm overall happy with it!
I can already feel the pain of rendering so many patterns And they're gonna have a lively red glow!

@Brush_Tony Thank you! It's a struggle, especially with the colors' restriction

Brush_Tony 2021-01-19 21:07:34 UTC #25

I love how fluid your line is! Also, about colour: she can be the only colored spot in front of uniformed mech/metal etc. I'm pretty sure you're able to make an awesome peace of art. Also rendering a pattern it's a pain in the ass, so may power be with you)

lov_tugay 2021-01-21 07:40:58 UTC #26

That is such a cool looking design, really looking forward to the finished piece! Definitely has a lot of character and I love how you keep using the moon behind her head, it really frames her nicely. If you're gonna make the patterns glow you gotta be careful you don't accidentally make your composition too busy with small glowing details which could draw the eye away from the important bits, other than that you're doing really well!

sparksofdawn 2021-01-21 07:53:42 UTC #27

Thank you! Yeah, I like the moon for implying her nocturnal nature and giving her a bit of creepiness as well!
As for the glow, I intend it to be more like an action magic glow - on her hands, close to her body in the flowy cloth pieces (like an inner glow to frame her silhouette a bit). Think of something like Scarlet Witch, but way more subtle. But thank you for the heads-up and the kind words! ^^

sparksofdawn 2021-01-26 08:56:00 UTC #28

Progress on the illustration. I felt it was fitting to reinforce the flight with some feather elements as well. The cloth pieces need to be fixed, as they're not following the angle/perspective of the character, but I wanted to share the WIP anyway.

sparksofdawn 2021-02-09 10:09:08 UTC #29

Another illustration update.
I've been avoiding this illustration, because I'm not quite sure how to tackle some parts of it, but I realized I just have to suck it up and do it

dreamsequenz 2021-02-09 14:27:40 UTC #30

Holy crap man every update looks better and better love it so far!

sparksofdawn 2021-02-09 15:36:38 UTC #31

Let's hope the trend continues
Jokes aside, thank you! The support means a lot!

rebekaluca.soos 2021-02-10 20:13:38 UTC #32

i absolutely love your style! cant wait for the finished piece

sparksofdawn 2021-02-10 20:53:33 UTC #33

Thank you so much! All the positivity is absolutely awesome and inspiring!

br00dley 2021-02-13 14:30:24 UTC #34

Ditto to the above, its looking awesome keep going!

sparksofdawn 2021-02-18 19:20:46 UTC #35

@br00dley Thanks! Glad you like it!

And some more progress - rendering, rendering, rendering... (with some design tweaks)

kriros 2021-02-19 11:46:29 UTC #36

I like it ! This pose gives it an air of
who feels confident and strong

sparksofdawn 2021-02-19 16:32:22 UTC #37

Thank you! ^^
She's somewhat similar to a succubus, but forest spirit, rather than demon. So I'm super happy the sense of control and confidence shows

Gil_Ascher 2021-02-20 10:12:24 UTC #38

i absolutly love her design and this composition suits her very well!

sparksofdawn 2021-02-20 17:34:03 UTC #39

Thanks a lot!

sparksofdawn 2021-03-22 20:41:30 UTC #40

Hello, hello!
An almost final update on the illustration. Should be done tomorrow, but let's upload the WIP anyway!

I've got to work on the background a bit more and some small tweaks here and there, but it's pretty close to its final form (and a certain 'concept sheet' is also waiting for its turn)