ART WAR l 2D l Soren the Fire Mystic l JasonNguyen

JasonNguyen 2017-01-19 15:18:04 UTC #22

Thanks a lot for the kind words! I'm happy you are liking it so far!

@mr_dessin
Haha alright, I will refer to you as Mr. Drawing from now on

JasonNguyen 2017-01-19 15:22:02 UTC #23

Here is another update to the character sheet. I rendered the character a bit more and experimented with some mask and clan symbol designs. I decided to go with the mask design that was closer to the original version I had - since i really liked the silhouette of it.

At this point I think I am comfortable enough with the character to transfer this design over to the illustration.

I hope you guy's are enjoying this so far, and as always let me know your thoughts!

malcom 2017-01-19 17:36:35 UTC #24

Loving the colors and design. I'm torn between the mask design you picked and mask design 3. Mask design 3 to me feels really aggressive and the mask design you picked seems mysterious. Both have good looks and fit the character really. well. Maybe a cool idea would be that his mask changes depending on his mood.(Thought about this more and this would probably only work in a comic or animation or video games) Anyway keep up the awesome work. It's getting better an better.

nightblue-art 2017-01-19 21:10:15 UTC #25

Love the silhouette of the character. I wonder if the illustration is a little too zoomed in, as dynamic as it is it's a little hard to take in the character himself. Keep up the amazing work!

JasonNguyen 2017-01-19 21:35:23 UTC #26

@malcom
That would be a pretty cool idea but I'm not sure how I could depict something like that in an illustration haha. Thanks for the input!
@nightblue-art
Yeah I definitely see what you mean. I 100% agree with you, the piece does seem too zoomed in.
Thank you for the feedback

rgdraw 2017-01-19 23:13:21 UTC #27

I love all of them ! I don't how i would choose if i had to xD

sheyenne 2017-01-21 00:50:34 UTC #28

Pretty cool sketch.

JasonNguyen 2017-01-21 02:22:39 UTC #29

@rgdraw
I think I'll play around with the mask design some more :o
@sheyenne
Thanks!

JasonNguyen 2017-01-21 02:34:34 UTC #30

Alright so I decided to re-do the sketch for the illustration.
The first version seemed to zoomed in (as pointed out by @nightblue-art) and did not showcase the character too well.

The new version put's more of the focus on the character. I also wanted the mask to be a strong focal point as well, since it is a very important part of the character. I felt like the previous composition didn't do a good job at that since most of the mask wasn't showing.
Anyway let me know what you think of the new version, your feedback is always appreciated!

mr_dessin 2017-01-21 08:02:23 UTC #31

Ohhh so cool that pose !
We really can feel his powers !!!
And the mask - so badass - but looks like he's (sort of) smiling, that's pretty cool.

Great job man

rgdraw 2017-01-21 10:51:27 UTC #32

Wow ! The new comp is amazing ! I love it

JasonNguyen 2017-01-21 19:35:33 UTC #33

@mr_dessin
@rgdraw
Thanks! I'm glad you guy's like it so far

jnmobley 2017-01-22 23:56:31 UTC #34

ah, looking cool man. stoked to see it finished.

JasonNguyen 2017-01-23 18:38:41 UTC #35

Here's another update on the piece, refined it a bit more. Next I plan on playing around with the lighting scheme some more and refining it further. Hope you like it so far!

Iago_Cavalcante 2017-01-23 22:54:00 UTC #36

I love this.

Do you intend to keep it "painterly" ?

rgdraw 2017-01-23 23:12:18 UTC #37

I just love it already man

ESL 2017-01-24 02:32:24 UTC #38

Oof, feeling that action really nicely, Jason! Keep at it ^^

Steve_Kim 2017-01-24 05:30:31 UTC #39

loving your progress! your painting style and method is really interesting. Do you mind posting a gif of your progress sometime later? I think I will learn a lot from it ^^

HorizonDweller 2017-01-24 18:22:14 UTC #40

the mask feels like Jihn from lol, really good work btw

JasonNguyen 2017-01-26 00:02:41 UTC #41

@rgdraw @Iago_Cavalcante @ESL @Steve_Kim @HorizonDweller

Thanks for the kind words guys! Glad you are liking it so far!

@Steve_Kim Sure! I can do that with this piece.

Sooooo I decided to redo the piece once more.
After taking a break from the piece for a couple of days I looked at it again and didn't really like it anymore. I felt like the pose was too stiff. This guy is suppose to come from a tribe of fire dancers so I feel like the pose and composition should be more graceful and flowing if that makes any sense haha.

I spent some time reworking the pose/composition some more and came up with this! The idea for this was to have the character ascending from the ground while performing one of his special moves - fire dragon summon.
Overall I think this one captures the character a lot more then the previous.

Let me know what you think of it.