FINAL | ART WAR 2 | 2D | Tesla girl | Skullguzma

skullguzma 2018-01-18 07:13:02 UTC #81

Well i said i’d wait but i’m bored and I CHANGED HER POSE to be a little more “yeah i’m ready to kick some butt”.

skullguzma 2018-01-18 10:36:56 UTC #82

workin on those colors

anon27604699 2018-01-18 18:00:12 UTC #83

But now you have to change her name Even if you decide to jump back to teh old concept, that would be fine, I liked it, but you are right, too many faces might confuse the observer. The new version is easier to read, it´s clearer who the hero is. Keep pushing!

syrienne 2018-01-18 18:47:10 UTC #84

Wow, what a journey! The character has changed so much! The current design is definitely my favourite so far, keep it up!

skullguzma 2018-01-18 22:47:32 UTC #85

Update! more details in th castle mech

skullguzma 2018-01-19 09:57:03 UTC #86

here’s an update! going to fix some of the values in the hand later, and add the dangly bits back in once i’ve got all the other stuff crisp and well defined.

skullguzma 2018-01-20 09:10:32 UTC #87

Still chipping away at this

skullguzma 2018-01-21 08:30:04 UTC #88

Trying to unify their designs a little better

skullguzma 2018-01-22 03:48:39 UTC #89

Creating some color harmony. Going to spend some time sharpening/clarifying the mechanical details in the hand of her castle mech.

skullguzma 2018-01-22 10:02:45 UTC #90

Attempting some realistic lighting, while also unifying her and her mech a little more by making her mechanical as well.

skullguzma 2018-01-23 01:31:00 UTC #91

i decided to do a few composition thumbnails in an effort to see which ways i could really get a sense of “epic”.
What do you guys think?

mdashow 2018-01-23 02:01:58 UTC #92

I like your current layout, but of these new three, the first one strikes me as best: It shows the scale of the mech (?) but still keeps her in focus. The second is a lot like what you have now but the symmetrical composition makes it more static, and the third one doesn't make it clear who the main character is because two figures are fully shown. Good luck whichever you choose...
Also, just want to note that I really like the new face you added a couple of posts ago, the one you have now. She definitely qualifies as a "pretty knight.!"

Tesat 2018-01-23 02:03:30 UTC #93

I really like the first one

skullguzma 2018-01-23 02:21:24 UTC #94

I’m thinking the first one too ^^ i think at this point, i might take to doing a 3D sculpt of the mech to get just the right angle i need to incorporate the details and make everything fit together.
Thanks for the feedback!
and I love the Saturday Knight! she’s one of my favorite concepts so far because i can’t help but feel like dancing when i see her.

skullguzma 2018-01-23 07:59:32 UTC #95

Okay! well here’s what i have ATM, I’m focusing on getting all the Values in first before i think about detail or color. Going for a similar pose, but an asymmetrical composition so it’s a tad more interesting.

eissa 2018-01-23 08:36:03 UTC #96

this last composition looks epic !!

loove it !

skullguzma 2018-01-23 08:41:57 UTC #97

Thanks! i’m really trying to push myself to get this just right. The art war is really the best thing that’s happened to me because it’s helped me improve by being around not only last year’s winners, but industry artists as well ^^. To hear the words epic means i’m taking a step in the right direction.

Your thumbnails in your thread look awesome too, i’m waiting to see what comes out of them!

skullguzma 2018-01-23 14:09:30 UTC #98

Experimenting with what the details could look like on a lineart layer! still in the value phase though.

skullguzma 2018-01-23 22:38:44 UTC #99

Going for an industrial vibe...

mdashow 2018-01-23 23:22:04 UTC #100

Looks good so far. Have you considered turning her head to the right so that instead of both characters leading the viewer's eye off-screen to the left, she's facing into the page and leading your eye back into the canvas? (Like so, hope you don't mind the quick paintover!)

Another thing you could consider is that that robot must be huge so she would be very high off the ground: You might try lowering the camera so we're looking up at her a bit, rather than having the camera conveniently at the same level as her. Looking upwards at the subject makes them feel more heroic and fits their location in space in this particular picture.

Anyhow, either way, great dynamic interesting layout. And thanks for your note about Saturday Knight!