FINAL | ARTWAR 2 | 2D | The Giant Mimr | tithendar

[tithendar]

@rgdraw thank you! It's going to be fun!

Allright,
the idea is: After the armies of light and dark have clashed on the battlefield, one side won the fight (the dark side of course) and there are only some skirmishes here and there the giant Mimr approaches the fields. Led by his zeolots he goes around collecting the weak champions left behind to add them to his entourage.
If someone is foolish enough to resist or attack him he'll crush them mercilessly.
I'll post some more design ideas later. c:

[rgdraw]

And...it looks amazing already! I'm definitely not gonna win this year x)
Keep up the amazing work dude !

[Dumitru_Furculita]

looks dope !

[mdashow]

Great proportions and lovely material rendering,e ven in this rough form! Looking forward to seeing more... Good luck and have fun!

[tithendar]

@rgdraw thank you! As long as it makes fun and you have a nice portfolio piece in the end I don't care about winning c:
@Dumitru_Furculita Thanks!
@mdashow thank you!

Different version!
He is kept calm by the zeolots with special incense. Once the effect fades away he sees even them as "collectables".

[rgdraw]

Don't worry i say that mostly for the joke, because my entry will end up in my book anyway
I love those new sketches dude, good luck choosing which one you'll detail

[tithendar]

Allright.
Another version of the giant and some of his little side characters who follow him around where ever he goes c:

[rgdraw]

So good! I think I'm in love with your brushwork actually x)
Great work man

[jonatan-moonchild]

It looks really great!

Regards
Jonatan

[Dumitru_Furculita]

gorgeous work! absolute favourite

[tithendar]

@rgdraw thank you! I'm actually trying out a new way to approach doing these designs. With as little photoshop tricks as possible c:
@jonatan-moonchild Thanks!
@Dumitru_Furculita aww, thank you! I try my best!!

So, here are a few composition/mood ideas I had for the illustration. While doing them I realized the giant could be waaay more impressing if I am going to make him a lot taller. On the one hand he's going to look more dangerous and intimidating, on the other hand a lot of the fine detail will be lost.
That's why I am still not 100 % sure which one of them I am going to work with.
Cheers!

[rgdraw]

You're welcome! Well that new approach is looking good so far!
Do you mind if I ask you for advice once the contest is done (or even before that if that's okay to you )

About the comp test they're all pretty cool, but i really like the 4

[tithendar]

Thanks!
Sure. Send me a message or add me on facebook c:

[rgdraw]

And...done! Get ready for me spamming you ! x)

[amiba]

Wow this one looks really cool

[polygrafx]

Jeebus dem brushstrokes. Gorgeous.

All your comps look fairly similar. Maybe explore some different compositions. I think 2 would look really cool at a lower, worm's eye angle.

[wanna]

Awesome work, style, and composition ^_^.
Can't wait to see the finished work....pfffuuu
I like no.4 illustration. It show the contrast of how big is the back character compared to the front one. And it fits good in the page.

[tithendar]

@rgdraw haha I'm looking forward to it!
@amiba Thank you!
@polygrafx thanks! Haha I did some but didn't save them. I'm going to use one of these above anyway. c:
@wanna Thank you!!

Thanks guys for the helpful input! I'm going to use the second composition. It has the most potential especially when it comes to atmosphere.
Here is the line sketch I did adding the needed details and fixed the flawed perspective. I'm sure there are still a few mistakes but I'm going to weed them out in the painting process.
Besides that here are some sketches for the incense container. c:
Cheers!

[rgdraw]

This is gonna be so great! nice line work
And even the incense container looks awesome

[Biegeltoren]

These remind me of the dark souls giants, but cooler. I love the rendering of the armour. I'm looking forward to seeing what your final result will be!