FINAL l ARTWAR 2 | 2D | Angel of light | Rgdraw

[kimsokol]

Re: pose and finding reference... (I didn't read all the other replies thoroughly so sorry if I'm retreading stuff said already!) Always work from pose ref when you can, looking for it online isn't the answer, shooting it yourself is. =) At least for a guideline for foreshortening/light/etc! I'm guessing you're a guy, but a photo of a female friend could help you a lot, and even yourself in the pose would give you some idea of where you're going. (I'm a 5'3" lady and I've shot self ref for all kinds of giant dudes, it's always better than nothing.) Also if you haven't used it before, Daz3D is a free Poser-esque program that's great for working out complex 3D posing. I recommend using it in concert with a real photo, at least, sometimes it's hard to figure out what is or isn't a natural pose until you try it yourself. =)

[rgdraw]

@evehartman I agree! And I'm very thankful for all the help I reveived so far

@kimsokol I totally agree with you, it's so much better to work with great references. I sadly don't have someone to take photos with me or for me, it's just me and my computer. But I did use Daz3D for this one, I was actually afraid we feel the 3D to much in the picture, but it's not great for this kind of angle, I had improve the perspective and forshortening afterward. It would have been so much easier with someone to pose for it x)

So if someone is okay to take the pose for me that would be amazing ! (But you won't win anything I'm sorry xD )

[rgdraw]

Hey! Important news it's been few days now that my computer doesn't want to work properly, it's very annoying and because of that, I can't work on my character
I just wanted you to know and to not worry if you don't see much progression
I hope I'll be back soon, fingers crossed!

[mdashow]

Lousy timing. Good thing the deadline is still a ways away. Good luck!

[rgdraw]

Yup the timing sucks, but yeah there's still one month so let's hope it'll be fixed before that!
Thanks man!

[sheyenne]

I hope you can repair your computer as soon as possible and you`ll continue the great work. One one of my friends told me that: These electrical devices sense "our fear" and all the computers an softwares always crash out when we need them the most. Murphy...

[rgdraw]

Thank you!
Yeah I've heard it too, and I think it might be true, especially when we're in a hurry, like we're late for something and it get slower and slower xD

[hanomrno]

dude, I hope you get your computer back on track soon! I really like your champion and your progress pics are quite amazing! keep up the good work ;D

[rgdraw]

Thanks a lot for the support man!
I hope soon too, it's quite frustrating to not be able to work

[rgdraw]

So my computer allowed me to work a little today, Yeah! But it was hard I think in few days it's gonna be okay, and thing will be back to normal
So here's the little progress I made, what do you think ?

[evehartman]

Ooooh love it! The planets in the background and the galaxy atmosphere are great

[mdashow]

Glad you're getting some more work done! I love the general vibe of them being in outer space, and the planet below them should add some some nice blue rim light on them eventually. The other planets feel a bit too much. They're all about the same size and they all seem to be placed perfectly in any spot you had some open white space, so it feels all too perfectly conveniently laid out. You don't have to fell every single empty spot with a planet! I find the center planet most distracting as it pulls my eye down away from the weapon. Maybe try one or two smaller planets, but but maybe leave some of the outer space open space. Good luck!

[rgdraw]

Thanks @evehartman and @mdashow !
I'm gonna try to make this more natural then, I think replacing the center planet by an asteroid ring that guide the eye toward the enemy would be an cool idea

[sheyenne]

This Background is much better than the older one, it gives your character and the scene a much bigger meaning! I love it!

[hanomrno]

Wooow! this background really suits your champion! I like the whole ambience you're working on this!

[rgdraw]

Thank you @sheyenne and @hanomrno !
I like the new background too now, I tried it at the begining when I was testing composition for the illustration and I didn't like it at the time x)

[eissa]

awesome !! really love this new background !!

[rgdraw]

Thank you !

[rgdraw]

Haha seems like a mistake were made @badboys9805 here xD

[eissa]

hahahaha, im really so sorry i replied there for you and here for me XD

I apologize