Artwar 2 - nonentry - ESL

[ESL]

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Here's some thumbnails, trying to explore what kind of character I'd like to pursue for the challenge! Cheers-

[malcom]

Nice thumbs so far. I look forward to further updates. My favorite so far would be 4th one from the top left. The knight with the spear.

[mr_dessin]

Hey ESL ^^

Glad to see you're back too for ART WAR !
I really like your mage with scepter on the first line (just before the last one)...and I can't explain why but the second on the second line haha

Good luck choosing (only) one !
Or maybe you could accompany him/her with an acolyte/henchmen or something like that ?

[ESL]

Some more exploration, pushed one thumbnail idea that I thought could be interesting to flesh out. Going to try tackling other ideas!

[ESL]

Thanks @mr_dessin and @malcom for the input! Appreciate it, and best of luck on your entries!

[mr_dessin]

You're welcome @esl !
Really good luck as well fleshing out and going deep down your "universe" !

The 1st and 3rd might be interesting path.
Esepcially like the clean neck on the 3rd...but the sort of cloack on 2nd and 4th could be a nice touch to add as well !

[ESL]

Started elaborating more on the armor design and designating purpose to my decisions. Will definitely have to do more iterations and make the design flow more precise. Definitely learning a lot from : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YVJ6Y ! Check it out, a lot of powerful insight on how to be a designer rather than just an artist. Cheers and happy holidays~

[ESL]

An update! Figuring out how the overall look/feel I want Artois (changed his name to be more serious and fit his backstory). On to iterations on his armor design and explore his weapon/mask. Cheers-

[racnos]

The design is going to look so good when cleaned! Try to work with a grey background instead of a black one. It will help you a lot working with the contrast of each element.

[ESL]

Oh for sure! Starting to get the bigger picture with Artois now Thanks for the advice on the value/tonal difference. Still pretty rough so just wanted to see how much it popped from the initial white bg!

[ESL]

Trying to make him look more sturdy and readable. Any ideas for a pose or weapon for him??
Kind of stuck on that, haha! Need to reevaluate the value structure, but will go into iterations and the fun part.. THE ILLUSTRATION cheers

[racnos]

Looks great! I like a lot the changes!

[sanguine]

For a weapon, maybe design something pointy to match the shape language of his head/crown. As for a pose... it's tough to say without knowing your vision for him:)

[ESL]

@sanguine Ah, makes sense! Seeing as how he's on the dark side, something pointy would really put emphasis on that. Thinking something of a polearm to show his knighthood elegance.

Another update for today: reiterated on the design 3x to explore his silhouette and armor/etc. I'm personally feeling the last one

[evehartman]

This already looks so well designed! My favourtite armour design is 4, although I like the neckline from design 2 the best

[malcom]

I'm liking design number 4 as well. Nice shapes and the silhouette is looking good.

[ESL]

Thanks @evehartman and @malcom ! Yeah, really loving the silhouette and flow of design 4, so going to refine it and finish up the character sheet soon

[rgdraw]

Interesting design, i like it!
And cool to see you this year again !

[ESL]

Thanks for the feedback guys
Here's a WIP of the concept sheet, just need to flesh out what he can actually do skill-wise!

[jfreyz]

Looking great! If you're stuck with a pose, I'd suggest doing some quick pose studies to get the feel of him down.

Maybe some from Quickposes or SenshiStock?