ARTWAR 2 | 2D | Fuschia, protector of nature | alexbrewer2238

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-17 02:03:20 UTC #1

Hello everyone!

Here is my first concept for the character and is currently TBD as far as the final design goes. This character is going to be fighting for the light side and is a fairy. The Biology of the character is a insect plant hybrid. the concept below is the "naked" version and i will be adding a varied assortment of items and clothing in a later update. I may create a mount for the character, I just have to see what direction I wish to go with this one.

Any constructive criticism would be very much appreciated and I also want to wish everyone else good luck with their submissions.

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-17 05:58:29 UTC #2

I am still debating on the overall flow of the body. clothing will be placed similar to how it is presented in the picture as well as give me a better understanding on the nature of the character based on how it contours.
Please give me feedback on which you like or if i should merge different ones together or try a new approach to the body and design.

My thanks to everyone in advance!

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-18 05:59:53 UTC #3

Ok so i have basically finalized the overall design and body shape. (please pardon the lack of detail, i am mostly trying to put together a nice body look with a nice color pallet.)
Anyway, Please leave feedback on the current design and suggest a pallet from the images provided. It would be a huge help. I will draft a color pallet once this picture is finalized as a design in terms of physical appearance.

Thank you to everyone again!

gamma1661 2017-12-18 07:38:05 UTC #4

Very cool, keep it up. You’ve got the plant look down but I feel that aside from her forearms feet there Isn’t much of an insect like design.

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-18 07:58:43 UTC #5

Thanks for the input! I will try to incorporate more of an insect look into her final design.
She will have wings later so I can see if I can add it there.

douglasderi 2017-12-18 20:46:30 UTC #6

Cool Character Alex, i dont know the story of the character, and the reason of her large hip, but looks like the upper body is one and the lower is another, if i could suggest, let her legs more slim, like slim models, that you have a space in the middle of the legs, could be more part of this character upper body.

Good luck,

Best,
Douglas Deri

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-18 21:30:28 UTC #7

Thank you for the feedback. Her hips were originally wider because i was going to go for more of an insect look but as the design changed I leaned more on 30% insect and 70% plant for more elegance. Now that the design has changed I will defiantly consider the changes you suggested and make her more slim

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-19 02:13:36 UTC #8

Thank you again Douglas Deri for the feedback. I took your advice into consideration and I slimmed her down. I also took steps towards better blending the design of her lower and upper half together. So far I think it looks much better.
Thanks again for the advice and best of luck to you as well.

mr_dessin 2017-12-19 07:52:52 UTC #9

Hey Alex !
Yes it looks better like this.
Can't wait to see her wings deployed ^^

Nice to see you're on the light side too
Good luck !

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-20 04:14:32 UTC #10

Yay! Finally some color!
Anyway, Please let me know which one of these pallets looks the best.
(personally I think 1 and 6 turned out the best but your input also weights heavy on it.)
Once i get the pallet selected i will do the full turnaround and add the wings.

Thank you for you input in advance! (you may need to hit "ctrl +" or "command +" to zoom in)

mr_dessin 2017-12-20 08:05:05 UTC #11

I really do hope my critique will be ok for you...but there is one thing that (I think) make her really too dark for a Light character...the (sort of ?) crown surrounding her eyes and her nose are way too sharp.

Again my opinion, you do whatever you want with it ^^

As for the colours maybe the first one (maybe a little more stronger/flashy green ?) or the middle on the second line ?
Your choices anyways...good luck again man !

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-21 04:02:31 UTC #12

Thanks for your feedback! I actually am working on softening the eyes in the final turn around. While I was making her pallets I was think the same thing. She will have a more plesant appearence when I post next design. As for color i did a survey here, and Facebook and the current contender for color is 1, 6 and 4.
I would like to ask around and see which of those 3 is the best fit in public opinion.
1,6, or 4?

douglasderi 2017-12-21 12:52:19 UTC #13

If i may suggest, maybe, in the final image, you could use the colors of the background as the same as the photo reference that you have used, it fits well.

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-21 17:20:52 UTC #14

Thank you for the feedback! I will take the background color idea into consideration. Im a ways off from that yet but its is defiantly an option.
Anyway, with the Cubebrush and Facebook tolls i got the following results:
1: 2
4: 5
6: 9
So for the final turnaround I shall be using color scheme 6, but 4 was also popular so i may try to merge the two some how but if all else fails i will be using 6.

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-23 21:42:09 UTC #15

I've soften the face so she looks more light character that she is supposed to be as opposed to the questionable original. She has downward facing ears now for a more gentle appearance as well as added a horn on the forehead so now she looks more like a dryad but She will remain a fairy in the final turn around. I have also mixed the color pallets of 4 and 6. I may tweak it a little more but i like the added changes. I hope you do too but any feedback is much appreciated. (You may have to hit "command +" or "ctrl +" to get a better look)

Side note: I will be going out of town until December 30th so I will not be able to post any more progress until I get back, but I can still help you guys with feedback on your designs.

frankenstejin 2017-12-24 00:08:12 UTC #16

Hey Alex, I like the flower design.
She has a homogeneous design, everything is important, there is no focal point I can look at first. You could fix it really fast with big-small-contrast. Maybe make her haircut much bigger or the shoulder piece, even a wide skirt looks great. Look at this beautiful flowers you have as a reference and stay inspired ^^

Also for me she is looking so sad, kinda too sad for a beautiful flower ^^ haha I hope my feedback can help you in some way. Keep doing!

mr_dessin 2017-12-24 09:56:44 UTC #17

Agreed with @frankenstejin ...why so sad face ?
What I like is the new tint of colour skin.

And yeah a bigger haircut would be very nice on her !
If I were you (but I'm certainly not) I will cut that edge/nose (even maybe the crown entirely). Just play around and try different design/shapes maybe ?

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-24 15:02:12 UTC #18

Thank you both for the feedback. The idea of big-small contrast should really help the design. I will experiment with making her hair bigger then try her skirt. I can try tweaking the pallet in the full drawing to help with additionally with the contrast. As, for the face I was making more of just a neutral position but she did turn out sad. (Don't really know, could've been the music I was listening to?) Regardless I will take your feedback into consideration for my next
update. Thank you again for your input!

alexbrewer2238 2017-12-25 04:05:57 UTC #19

No art update. I'm out of town so I cannot work on my design until the 30th, but I'm taking notes.
Anyway I just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays!
Everyone is so supportive to each other here and I am enjoying my experience with this community so far.

mr_dessin 2017-12-25 18:25:36 UTC #20

No problem man enjoy your holidays !
And yes this community is great
Really missed it....