ARTWAR 2 | 3D | TribalWarrior | CATOVI

[catoviart]

Hey everyone! It's going to be almost 2 years since I finished the art design career for videogames, I've spent a very hard year trying to progress and get ahead, working many hours to help my family and myself to become a correct person and productive. After all that time, I think I've finally found the strength I needed to sit down in front of my old design team and start creating something new. What better time than in the second edition of ArtWar?
Well, let's start, the first thing I want you to know is that English is not my first language, I do not know how to speak very well, I'm still practicing, but I'm sure I'll manage to translate this and make you understand it.
Since I saw a week ago the announcement that ArtWar 2 had already started, immediately I was invaded by a series of emotions that I had not felt for a long time, my head began to work, to create and design in a low voice a lot of possibilities, now I see it clearly and I am determined, what I am going to start doing from today 20/12/2017 is going to be a warrior of the ancient Mayan, Inca or Aztec empires, I have not yet I have it very clear, I have to watch some documentaries and films like Apocalypto to learn a little more about these cultures, and design a warrior according to one of them.
in the next few hours I will hang some reference images that I have been observing, and also some quick thumbs to start the process of character creation, however, I have to inform you that in any case I already have quite clear the concept that I want to continue, typical warrior of very sculpted physicist, he may be bigger than usual (I like the characters with recognizable silhouettes and who keep a realistic cartoon style) with pendants, shoulder pads, helmet, plumage and tribal tattoos around her body.
It's a real pleasure to do this kind of thing again, it's not easy to get ahead as an artist of characters and environments in Spain, so I'll seek refuge in this type of contest, so I can continue to grow and feel that I'm doing what I like it from time to time.

[catoviart]

Yesterday night I was observing many images about this concept, I realized that there is not much choice about this type of warriors, it seems that the artists prefer to focus on Vikings, hot girls with much hotter and tight armor, medieval knights , orcs and fantastic creatures, may I have found something that ends up being novel, who knows?

These are the images that have inspired me the most to start the creation process.

I believe that for the moment, these images will help me to better visualize the warrior, its physiognomy and anatomy, possible pendants and armor elements, later during the creation process I will look for more specific images for ornaments, tattoos, bracelets, symbols and things of that kind.

[catoviart]

Character anatomy, today I have all day free so I will try to close the thumbs as soon as possible, I am looking forward to finish this concept to start the modeling process.

UPDATE. After drawing the anatomical basis of my character I've been doing a few quick thumbs. Now I must choose what I like best about each one and put it all together in the final thumb. Let's go there!

[catoviart]

Before, in the first post I had said that I like the characters of recognizable silhouettes and that they keep a realistic cartoon style, this I have commented because after drawing the anatomy that I was looking for, what I do is turn it into a dynamic and funny silhouette.

Now on this, I have to select the pieces that I liked the most from the previous image and draw them on the final base.

[catoviart]

After some hours designing the final thumb, I think that with this concept I can start working on the anatomy modeling and the different pieces of the armor, I am quite satisfied with the final result, maybe I'll take a look tomorrow to some area, but for now this is just what I was looking for, any feedback is well received.

[mrjar0]

The warrior looks superb.
However if I had to criticize something it would be the fact that it is hard to tell which faction he belongs to. On the one hand the color theme suggests the light side. On the other hand give him some poison green particles and a gruesome weapon and you are very well on your way to the dark side.

[catoviart]

Eyy partner thank you very much for your comment, I agree, I was also not clear on which side this character was going to be, right now I was finishing designing his possible weapons, he is only going to take one of them, but I still I do not know which to choose, in any case seeing the results, I think that guy wants to defend the light.

Could you give me your opinion and tell me which of the two weapons do you prefer for him? Thank you

[mrjar0]

Why not use both? Let him hold the sword , give him a shield and put the other weapon on the back. Or maybe even give him a bow?

[catoviart]

A Bow!? I like that option, I'm going to make some designs

UPDATE: Okay! After many sketches I have managed to get the result I had in the deepest of my mind, of course, I have taken into account the coordination of colors and shapes in the 3 weapons. For now I will not select any for the final result, maybe even later I think of a type of convertible weapon, such as a bow / shield and a sword / spear, I am already working inside me. What a nice feeling, it reminds me of when I was working on my final project for career, I also had to create a character. I wished to come back these days. ArtDays!

I think it's time to touch a bit the 3D

[catoviart]

Today I woke up with a strange feeling, a long time ago that I did not sit in front of my team to use the Zbrush, what I felt this morning were nerves, because I was afraid of having lost my techniques and skills with Z. After some hours of reflection, concentration and analysis, I take the necessary forces to face the anatomical base of my character, I want to share with you the first images of what I am achieving. any feedback is well received.

Tomorrow begins my day to work again, and then come the Christmas days, I hope to finish this base today, or at least leave it at a very advanced point.