Below: Just now realizing that could've been a shadow haha. Well, anyways, this is only the character design and with that comes the importance of knowing what he/she/it looks like from the back. At first, I was very hesitant about messing up the focus but since this is only a guide, I relented.

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Below: Here I focus on the structure of his back and how it should compliment his front. lol. If I were to do a turnaround of this character would either side be equally appealing and would each provide enough information about the character on it's own..

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Below: While this is a pretty big jump, hopefully, you can notice some changes I made to the front side. Okubi's back maintains the idea of flowing energy and data which I wanted to convey. I'm saving the rendering for later on in a compositional piece.

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I did this in the span of 10 hours today because of a change in the tools I used. There was greater efficiency in my work process than there would have been otherwise. Now that I have a thorough understanding of who my character is (focus wise) I'll begin the phase of reiteration and trying to see how I can do better . Maybe I'll post some weapon designs as well. until then, see you guys later...

Below: These are the guns designs I've created that sort of fit the character. I really wanted to enhance the traits so I went for a more technology-driven design. Since this is my first, well second time drawing guns, I didn't have a lot of mental references. As a result, I had to eat sleep and drink weapons in order to understand the components. Hopefully, the first rendered design fits the character.

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In my next rendition, I took the same concept of technology but I wanted to move it into something more executable. I had a hard time coming up with concept scenes for the original character design but this one may show some promise.

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Here is the presentation design. Having a back and front view sketch that used simply colors and line made it easier to understand what was going on with the suit and how it functioned with the body.

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Now I really need to speed things up. Here are some notes I left on the mechanics of the design to add more believability. I want to be invested in the end result of my drawing and knowing how my design functions is a great step in the right direction.

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Here I'm trying to get a feel for the character in motion. This was probably the most difficult phase outside of general composition. I'll be choosing 3-4 of these to flesh out a bit more.

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I've laid out some simple scenes with the poses I chose in the earlier stage and will see what I can do with these. At this point, I feel like the poses need to be more in your face and the environments need to be less of a focus.

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Okay, Now I've really really really got to speed up haha. here are the color comps. I've not got enough time to meticulously go over which one I'm using so I'll pick the one I feel conveys the most dominating feeling.

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I've got my semi-tight line drawing ready to go over and paint. Can't wait!!

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Just finished laying out my background. Now...the painting phase begins haha.

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Here are the Base colors for Okubi. They are really rough as you can tell haha.

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Just finished the ground plane. I couldn't decide on whether I wanted it to be grass or rock so I went with a mix lol.

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