Moonyeah - Chara, illus, concept etc

MoonYeah 2019-01-15 12:06:50 UTC #1

Hello everyone!!

I'll use this thread to share my work, i hope this is the place for that.

Because i mostly work alone, i think it's a good idea to share my wips somewhere, so that someone with a different eye could see my weaknesses before i make my usual mistakes XD

For this first post, here is a sketch for a character i'm working on, i'll do a clean lineart, and later color it with a simple cell shading method :

alf0 2019-01-15 12:28:06 UTC #2

nice start !!!

MoonYeah 2019-01-16 11:27:10 UTC #3

@alf0
thanks a lot.

I changed the pose, and i started cleaning some areas, not super fan of the face for now, but i'm trying to keep the dynamic.

MoonYeah 2019-01-16 22:40:19 UTC #4

finished lineart earlier today, and started some color exploration

echoriel 2019-01-18 08:17:50 UTC #5

It looks good so far!
Keep it up

MoonYeah 2019-01-18 12:03:21 UTC #6

thanks @echo_jk

I'll probably call it done now, i'll later add some more attention to the presentation, background etc, but something quite simple.
i sort of feel the lineart is a bit "overdone" cause it really stands out much more than the colors and values behind, i think for my next personal piece i might use some inspiration to see what's going on at the lineart stage.

Anyway, hope you like it ^^

cedricgo 2019-01-18 12:26:23 UTC #7

I don't mind it, I think the whole thing looks really good. But you could maybe try using colored line art if you feel that black lines are too overpowering. By that I mean using a dark color that is not black, like a dark brown or deep blue depending on what works best. Or maybe just a darker color of what each line is contouring (like a dark grey for the pants and shirt, a dark green for the green parts of her clothes, etc.) It's just a suggestion though, as I said I think it looks great as it is.

alf0 2019-01-19 12:38:17 UTC #8

man this is great !!!
nice work on the hair , it really turned out amazing
i think the outline looks great this way, but you also could try what @cedricgo said !!.

PeterH 2019-01-23 03:47:41 UTC #9

Yep, the lines are pretty strong, but at the same time that is a common style that has a rather large pool of talent, nothing wrong with that. Its fun to look at, very engaging, and you added in enough details to keep the eye moving around. Its good and I like it.

As far as nit picking for improvements goes, since you mentioned a desire for other eyes to find weaknesses in your first post, I found two small things.

The muscles on her right arm seem to have an issue. The bicep appears to be placed properly, but the muscle along the outside of the upper arm is attached at the elbow wrong. If it is supposed to be her triceps, which given the metal arm would probably be quite large, it should be bulged higher on the arm and attach essentially on the tip of the elbow, not the side. If she is supposed to have a HUGE brachialis, she has no triceps.

And my other issue is that you cut off her feet! Lets see those boots!

Again, solid design, fun pose, really like it, just trying to find some things to improve.

MoonYeah 2019-02-01 09:11:59 UTC #10

hi there, thanks everyone for the feedback on my previous character, i'll put it on the side for now, need to move on to this commission, the story and description behind this character is much too long, in short, it's a vampire, he's wearing an armor and is summoning his mistresses who are vampire like creatures moving in a ethereal state (ghost like)

This is a commission for a DnD inspired game
I'll already did a few characters for this client, you can see them here :
Elianor : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/W2mxWQ
Safiya : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4bbJLn

In terms of style and rendering it has to be close to those previous 2 ladies, but i'm starting to get back to a simpler rendering on my personal work, hope that won't affect the worflow too much.

Comments and Critiques, as always, are super welcome ^^