FINAL | ART WAR 2 | 2D | General of the Dark Army | korontari

korontari 2018-01-31 16:31:05 UTC #9

@badboys9805, @ranarh, @oswea, @eigenspace, Thank you for your comments and feedback! I still haven't made up my mind about any particular variant. I tend to prefer heavier silhouettes like 22, though there maybe some good findings in other versions too. I would like not to exploit already ubiquitous horny motives too much or at least try to treat them in some original way.

@jonatan-moonchild Hi Jonatan! Glad to see you here and thank you for the support! As always time is the biggest issue here, I will do my best.

korontari 2018-01-31 16:40:36 UTC #10

I am still at the very beginning. Pretty scary to realise the amount of work that is yet to be done. Here are some explorations of mounted character silhouettes. Let me know what you think!

korontari 2018-02-15 12:48:35 UTC #11

There are so many participants that I fail to keep up with all the updates. I have to focus on my own work and feel blinded to what is going on around on the forum. That eliminates a big portion of fun of the contest for me but I have so little time left.

Here are my recent exploration on the character design. There is very little time left for other stages of character concept, including illustration so I have to make a decision about overall design and move on. I would highly appreciate any feedback.

snakebearer 2018-02-15 17:52:05 UTC #12

Damn, nice armor concepts. ^^ Well, some are ludicuos, but still cool and distinct. looking forward to see what colors you decide to experiment with. ^^

jonatan-moonchild 2018-02-16 15:53:41 UTC #13

Looks like you will have a hard time choosing among equally great concepts. If I would be forced to choose, I would choose probably first (maybe with armor headpiece for the horse from the second) or fourth (I think flag from the second would serve here well). But yeah... they are all great. Good luck and may the TIME be with you!

Regards
Jonatan

P.S. As for :

... I have the same feeling EXACTLY.

sparksofdawn 2018-02-16 16:56:15 UTC #14

Really cool designs and idea. Of the last sketches, I like the design of 1, but maybe combined with the sense of movement from 2, 'cause the first one feels a bit like a statue (depends on whether or not you're going for it, I guess). Can't wait to see him in all his glory

korontari 2018-02-19 13:29:37 UTC #15

@sparksofdawn @jonatan-moonchild @snakebearer, Thank you very much for your comments! I do feel inclined toward no. 1 as well. I like some brutal heavy feel in it. But I also like something in no 2. I was wondering how those design may look in illustration and tried to incorporate them in composition. Here is what I have got:

1a. Same but with flag.

2a.

Let me know what you think!

That should become my slogan for now!

Acolet 2018-02-19 13:33:27 UTC #16

wowow great work!
Have you tried his head from 1 with the arm outstretched like 2a? I like the head better turned - seems more authoritative somehow.

korontari 2018-02-20 14:58:01 UTC #17

Thank you, @Acolet! Well, I feel that movement of his hand doesn't work well with the overall busy image. I tend to think that with all the pikes and flags moving around, the figure of the general should be calm and static. So most probably I will go for variant 2. But still it may worth trying head turned toward the "sun".

korontari 2018-02-20 18:49:51 UTC #18

I definitely feel that no. 2 fits better into illustration composition than other designs and considering time constrains I decided to move on with it.

For now I played around with colors for illustration. I do understand that it is pretty rough and character colors are not certain but I just want to have a feeling of overall mood.

innocent 2018-02-20 19:59:50 UTC #19

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

korontari 2018-02-24 14:31:58 UTC #20

Developing character design:

korontari 2018-02-25 19:05:20 UTC #21

A horse...

korontari 2018-02-26 18:06:14 UTC #22

Update on the illustration...

korontari 2018-03-01 16:37:17 UTC #23

Some adjustments and details of character design.

korontari 2018-03-02 08:40:57 UTC #24

Update...

innocent 2018-03-02 08:57:48 UTC #25

Nice twist and cool armors!
My only critic would be on the banner graphic design. The logo looks greeko-roman and consequently match neither the shape language of your characters nor your illustration. Maybe you can have a look at some japanese mon (the skull on the horses rear could be a strong logo).
I hope you will keep some sharp geometrical shapes in your final illustration.
Good luck with the ending!

korontari 2018-03-02 09:14:37 UTC #26

@innocent Thank you very much for your critic! I totally agree that the logo is off the overall style. I will rework it for sure. In illustration not many changes are expected as due to personal circumstances I will have only one evening to get the job done and post the final result. So I will still be focused on overall impression rather than polishing details.

korontari 2018-03-03 08:51:47 UTC #27

Due to some personal time constraints I have to finish my contest work at this point and submit it for judgement. Many thanks to organizers of the contest and good luck to all the participants!

jonatan-moonchild 2018-03-09 22:26:29 UTC #28

Excellent work!
I'm really impressed with what you can accomplish in such a short (for me) time. Your speed vs. quality ratio is one of the things that I admire in your work. In fact this is one of areas of improvement that I've set for myself for near future, so I can say that you are exemplar for me.

Anyway... It was great to see you in action once again!

Best reagrds
Jonatan