ART WAR 5 | 2D Submissions | Art World War | The Lady Of The Lake | moirae

[moirae]

If anyone is kind enough to leave helpful feedback I'll try my best to give a crit back!

[moirae]

Spitballing designs. Not sure on my direction yet, although I'm leaning towards some kind of "scuba knight" design; a mix of aquatic gear and medieval armour.

Feedback appreciated.

[PillowFrog]

Great idea exploration!
I think the aquatic mount could look awesome for the final illustration if you do pick it.
I really like the top half of the scuba knight/tentacles designs as well, I've not seen a scuba suit/armour combo before so it could be really unique

[br00dley]

Like the idea of the lady in the lake being the champion and a scuba knight. Maybe she also knows the location the the English White dragon and she protects it or has it as a mount?

If you've not already done so you should look at the armour from the Dead Space games, they did a really great job of turning deep sea diving equipment into armour.

[moirae]

Scuba Knight variants. I have some favourites, but I'm not saying anything yet as I want to hear your feedback.

Some criteria:
- One arm will be held up, so keep one shoulder free of armour / pauldrons, etc.
- I want a visible facial expression in the illustration, so keep as much of her head clear as possible. No big heavy helms.
- Show some curves, must clearly be The Lady Of The Lake, not "tin can holding sword". (DO NOT MAKE A SKIMPY BIKINI KNIGHT!!!)

@PillowFrog Still thinking about the mount, tempted to add the tentacles, but undecided, octopi might be a bit exotic to the British Isles and throw off the theme.
@br00dley Thanks for the tip about Dead Space, the wetsuit concept with armour layered on top paved the way for a lot of my designs. Didn't come across the white dragon thing either whilst doing my research, you really know your folklore. Whatever she will be riding would either be white or red anyway to fit the theme.

[WeirdOwl]

I like the bubble in H and design in I. I wish we could see them all side by side in a lineup fitting one screen. Otherwise it's difficult to compare.

[prinzmoana]

For me F looks most like a „Lady" because of the dress. Also you can see some curves without beeing a "bikini girl"

[br00dley]

I spend a fair bit of time looking into folklore from time to time as I find it great for inspiration without having to worry about copy right and also has elements of History intertwined with the stories. Its a shame that so much of English history was lost in the early Middle ages (Dark ages) as we've been invaded quite a few times and a lot of the invaders decided to destroy a lot of our history. Obviously this is not the only time or place across the world this has happened but it's still a shame.

I really like F design as its fulfils the 'lady' element and you can style the clothing from historical English fashion but also the 'rebreather' was invention in London. Being an island nation it turns out we have a fair few deep sea and naval inventions. I think the blend of the dress and diving equipment is a unique idea.

I also like J but her being chained down I don't think would be able to depict her easily showing her attacking or defending as a champion.

[moirae]

@WeirdOwl: J and H side by side

@br00dley: Even our perception of the medieval period has been repainted by the Victorian Romanticists into a land of honourable knights and questing heroes, far from the reality of cruel nobility and practically everyone else in indentured servitude. We can cloud our own history without the help of invaders too!
I'm torn about the dress. I'm imagining a dynamic pose to the illustration, and am wondering how much that will get in the way. My previous Artwar entry involved aquatic chains and weights and they lent quite a bit of dynamism: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oODZ1w

I might go back to A and think about making a dress out of fishing net. I think I'm keeping the bubble helmet too.

I've decided The Lady has given up on waiting for Arthur to return a second time (as promised in legend) and has either taken it upon herself to defend the kingdom, or maybe has gone insane waiting at the bottom of the lake for centuries. Only Arthur can wield the sword, so I'm thinking she has to use it as a club, or maybe have a secondary armament.

[WeirdOwl]

I think I like I better, except for the tubes in her face. Maybe them going in the neck would work better? I also like the secondary weapon as fish bones. Very interesting concept with a good dark twist.

[moirae]

Base for the character sheet. Anyone spot any anatomy issues?

[moirae]

Thoughts? Preferences?

[Ultrakints]

I like the idea of a scuba knight using the excalibur as a club. Interesting!

[moirae]

Trying to get a final pose, which will effect the design (which side to put the pauldron / shoulder armour on for example, depending on which arm is raised.)
Not really keen on any of them at the moment, I don't even know if I want a static or dynamic pose.

Any feedback welcome.

[Ultrakints]

I like ''B'' better because of the amount of different planes that enrich the illustration; foreground, background, etc...

[dreamsequenz]

Yea I’d also say B though I like the pose of E more

[giagiastoons]

B is very powerful! J is also very nice. Nice poses mate!

[moirae]

Thanks for the feedback so far.
More ideas. I'm keen on having a foreground, middleground background for depth as in B.
Tried some mounts this time, the only problem being that the character herself gets smaller in the frame to fit everything in.

[prinzmoana]

I would prefer L, but with a more Lady like pose (?)

[bauscheusse]

Maybe L, but with the bodily pose of M/Q? I just really like how the body kinda 'flows' with those ones