ARTWAR 2 | 2D | Sterborn | MyStarrySpace

[mystarryspace]

Rendering WIP!

[mystarryspace]

Another rendering WIP. I think he’s looking a bit too much whimsical rather than dark, but I’ll play around with the colors more. I did consider scrapping him for a bit, but I like his backstory. I’d appreciate any feedback, since I’m really on the edge about whether to keep him or not (I know that sometimes I can be really hard on myself but idk)... What do you guys think? I don’t want to continue on this design only to get stuck and unsatisfied in the end, but again, I do tend to be really doubtful of my own work.

[mystarryspace]

Huh, changing the palette really made a difference!

[mdashow]

I love the mushrooms/fungi as the pauldrons. The skulls on the belt are a great touch too. Looking forward to seeing more... Good luck and have fun!

[mystarryspace]

Thank you so much! You too

[kannyan]

Ahh, I was actually watching your champion's developement before you even commented on mine haha! I love your art btw

Two points if you're looking for advice? I think his posture makes him look a little "floppy" which might be contributiing to his whimsical look, and not so much the design himself. I know you're probably going for the tall lanky assassin but his neck/head is very upright while his body is slouching, which makes it look like he is naturally crooked.

The second thing is that I think in your rendering you might have made it too shiny? I felt like the wip before the first rendering was an excellent image and reminded me of something I would find in an old bestiary, But the rendered images use a lot of dodge/highlights which takes away from his dark/damp/mossy feel.
What do you think? Love the character tho!

[mystarryspace]

Wow, I can’t begin to thank you for how helpful that was to the design of my character! I’m working on adapting your suggestions, and it looks so much better already I really appreciate your suggestions, and thank you for the compliment! I’ll update when I’m done fixing the posture and the rendering

[castonia]

Hi~~ I love your design so far I just find the feet a bit ''disconnected'' ? The idea is good , I just feel like you should try a bit more to imitate a hoof. ^w^

AND GLOWY MUSHROOOMMS, it's gonna look soo cool

[Tesat]

Looks like a leshen from Witcher

[mystarryspace]

Oh my, I’ve never played the witcher, so thanks for bringing this up! I’ll try to maybe focus more on the mushroom elements and the assassin part of him to differentiate him, perhaps

[Tesat]

It's cool that you never knew about it and yet you made something like it, anyway I think you're doing well keep it up!

[mystarryspace]

I referenced some goat feet and they turned out really nice, so thanks for the suggestion! It really helped the silhouette of the character. I also tried experimenting for some footwraps. I increased the detail on the rotten skin because it didn’t quite look how I want, as well as added some cut lines to guide the eye. Also, glowy mushrooms seem really fun, so I added some glow

[mystarryspace]

Thank you very much, and good luck to you as well!

[Anatomic]

nice work i think our general theme is similar witch is cool and its great to see where you've taken your concept in an aesthetic sense, looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[mystarryspace]

Eyy thanks! I saw your entry as well, and wow, I’ve got some fierce competition! Best of luck to you, and I am looking forward to seeing your final product as well

[mystarryspace]

Hey guys! Sorry for the inactivity, I suddenly got a random cold over the weekend and it’s making me feel really tired and achy. I finished some thumbnails, though! Personally I like #3 the best because I reallyyyy want to practice pushing the perspective, but at the same time, I feel like it makes him look too heroic. Maybe that’s fine, though, and I just need to play around with the details and composition. What do you guys think?

[mdashow]

I don't think it's a bad thing to push the heroic aspect of your character. We are, after all. competing to make the best Light/Darkness Warrior and some amount of heroicness (or infamy) comes with that. And even if you don't win - and there's no guarantees for anyone there! - then getting something else out of the challenge - like practicing perspective - is a worthy goal.
Anyhow, I feel like I'm getting too philosophical, so back to the layouts: I'm not a fan of one because it looks too in repose, not very active or dynamic. 2 is good - I love the idea of the stained glass! - but it is very symmetrical, which makes it less dynamic. 3 has both movement and a dynamic composition, and I think it's the strongest one here. (Although if he's facing/moving to the left, you might consider flipping the canvas so the movement is towards the right.)
Good luck whichever you choose!

[mystarryspace]

Thank you so much for the advice! I’m actually considering now combining #2 and #3 by having the stained glass be diagonally over the character while maintaining the perspective. I will definitely try to have fun with it! Hopefully my cold subsides soon too, since I’ve been feeling really sleepy for the last few days and it sucks

[mystarryspace]

Long time no update! I’m planning the final composition for the large-scale version. I realize I’m quite behind since I had to visit my boyfriend’s mother because she got really sick and lost a lot of weight, and then I had to do a lot of running around and getting administrative stuff in because I’m studying abroad!

I used a bit of 3d for the perspective since I find it easier that way than using perspective lines, so hopefully that doesn’t count against the “no 3D rule” since I’m not going to have any of it visible in the final piece.

I might also shrink Sterborn a bit because I realize the scale is a bit off. Good luck to everyone!

[mystarryspace]

Hopefully this gets done before the deadline, which is coincidentally now on my birthday! Good luck everyone

I just realized that part of the tree got cut off because I accidentally erased part of the tree’s layer mask. Whoops!