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
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
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!
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.
@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
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
@rgdraw
Thanks! I'm glad you guy's like it so far
@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.
@jnmobley
Thanks!
I think your right @JasonNguyen IN the new one, it's more flow-y Love the gesture of this comp over the other. I'd say you we're successful in making a better comp. Oh an the colors are awesome. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Wow this is getting more awesome but if you don't mind me recommending something, I think you can possible turn the left hand an have it point towards the spirit to follow this C gesture line you have. Other than that I love everything you have going on. It just keeps getting better and better. The piece really has a nice flow. The colors and light really set the mood. A badass ready to win. Such an awesome character. ahh...anyway keep up the good work man. Can't wait for the next update.
@jnmobley @mr_dessin @rgdraw @malcom
Thanks a lot for the kind words guys! Glad you liked it
@malcom
Ah you have a great point! I think instead of turning the hand I will add some fire effects around his hand to lead the eye back around.
Thank you for suggestion and for point that out.
Here's another update on the piece - more detailing and refining!
Ahhh there's still so much to do I am getting a bit overwhelmed with this, but having a lot of fun and learning lots at the same time. Hope you like it! ^^"
@mr_dessin @Steve_Kim @berrysquare @malcom
Thank you thank you! I'm really happy to hear you guy's like the progress.