#08Character

[jlynli]

assignment name: character design pt2 tools: procreate

description: character sheet for Zelgius Isolde, one of two protagonists

feedback: yeah I had a really hard time doing this mainly because when I originally thought up of this character like a long time ago he was just like an accessory for the other character I had and then I decided to try giving him a real personality. he is supposed to be in a 2d game so I have like a stylized shadow over half his face most of the time. he's character who looks really serious (and is kindof serious) but also just takes a long time warming up to others. he is like the cat in a cat and mouse dynamic with another character so he needs to be a little dumb to get outsmarted somewhat often

[aqukay2d]

Assignment Name: Character Design Part 3

Tools: Procreate, IPad, Photoshop

Description: Key art of Hayden making a game-changing discovery in the Oriens Citadel library.

Feedback: I wanted to emphasize the bookish yet excitable nature of Hayden's personality with this piece as it focuses on a narrative moment. However, I'm not sure I really like the composition of the final piece. As I continued to render the illustration, I lost a lot of the energy from the sketch. The exaggerated 5-point perspective didn't really work either. The more I painted, the more the curved lines that direct the viewer's eye around the canvas disappeared. I also struggled a lot with the values on this piece as I went back and forth a lot with how dark the character is compared to the background. I still feel as if the background doesn't feel right, though I can't pinpoint why.

Sketch 1: Hayden reading a travel journal with the capital city visible in the distance. Convey an adventurous and rogue-ish feeling. An open world with so much to see.

Sketch 2: Hayden making a discovery in the confines of the Citadel library. Focusing on a very specific moment with the world revolving around Hayden.

[julia2dart]

Assignment Name: Character Design Part Two

Description: Ini the pirate tying sail ropes, swinging her axe, and whittling wood

Notes:

Ini tends to be very reserved, calm, and collected. She generally keeps her cards hidden, always calculating and analytical. She is very skilled with her hands, she whittles in her free time to help her think (which she learned from her father who was a wood worker), and this helps quite a bit around the ship. Her outfits occasionally change, but since she lives on a ship she has very few outfit changes. She tends to wear simple, flowy clothes she can move around well in, and the bright madras patterns are a fabric popular in the Caribbean. She keeps her hair wrapped when working to protect it, and even when at rest she usually wears it up. She has freckles on her face from spending a lot of time in the sun. Wears lots of red/orange.

[dadeart]

Rough character design of a Heathen infantry foot soldier. Along with three silhouettes of various characters.

[realsnakebutt]

I will keep working on it!!

[kynori]

assignment 12: character design, part 3 | key art

tools: ipad, procreate

description:

first time trying some kind of key art! made it more of a cover, so i'm not sure if that fully counts!

each panel depicts a different part of mauxe's story, background, personality, actions, occupation, and character as a whole!

feedback:

really proud of this! i wasn't sure if i could get the duotone look down since i've never done it before, and i wasn't sure if i'd be able to pull it off. but i think it did it work and each panel shows a totally different character trait/aspect.

definitely could add color and make this more of a 3-4 color piece with bold colors to make the lighting pop. also, i'm not sure how i feel about the farthest right panel, i don't love its composition or execution

[alleydreamer]

Key Art

Tools: Procreate on iPad

Description: Sage on a hoverboard surrounded by trees and vines.

Feedback: I would add a title or something as its meant to be a poster and make the background darker to make the contrast better. The gloves are also not reading black and orange but rather orange with a black outline.

References

[craneonz]

I thought about two key visuals that represented different aspects of the character. The first one is a visual representation of the character as a detective assistant helping to solve the case in the main story (discovery scene - detective reasoning - summary). The second one is a visual representation of the character's past (discovered the site that his sister was murdered). I think that as the game’s protagonist and a player-controllable character, this character's functional aspect is more important than his own past story, so I chose to refine the first picture a little (but because I ran out of time, the drawing was not well rendered).

[plkiart]

Assignment 8 character design pt 3

Tool:Csp

Description: a dress changing illustration to show her ability and the outfit setting of the background

Evaluation: I enjoy drawing characters so I picked this composition, but I think I’m missing more details on the side, for example the blurred background doesn’t really show where she’s at

[bowen-jiang]

This is when Jack rescues his girlfriend, but because of the untimeliness his girlfriend is mortally wounded. He is in a lot of pain, but he can't change anything. Meanwhile, in the process he gets a company collar around his neck, which changes his fate. You can also see that actually both Jack and his girlfriend are wearing dresses and this is because they were having a dance party earlier.

[inkflown]

Assignment 8: Character Design (part 3?)

Tool(s): Procreate

Description: a graphic poster (i hope this passes as key art) of briar. different components show parts of her and her story. left side: showing how a spirit culmination of people/a person who died in the mazes below is helping briar survive (two hands over her emptying heart, poppies -> sleep as the spirit has to take over her body functions completely) center top: a portrait of briar. magic wards are on one of her arms. center middle: a ritual circle completed by two hands. one of the bandages completes the circle. center bottom: penrose stairs, reflective of her lost and stuck state roaming the mazes & mines under the city. also, similar to ouroboros (the title of the story). all fairly important characters in the story have some sort of ouroboros situation. she's not a main character unless i make an all star cast idk. right side: one of her earrings and the ritual dagger she holds. compared to the left side, which is briar overriding her fear/distaste of spirits in order to live, the right side is symbolic of her self-imposed duty to investigate. (both items are from people she considers authoritarian, even if they're long gone by now) string throughout: she's an investigator, but becomes a part of the mystery she was investigating (unknowingly).

Feedback: probably use the same brush throughout, it's pretty clear i switched brushes with different textures halfway. linework could be cleaner and the same size. alignment could be cleaner.

[jlynli]

assignment name: character design pt3

tools: procreate

desc: key art of zelgius with his sword at the ready and the silhouette of the city in his cape

feedback: I ended up picking this sketch to continue with over the other one because I felt the composition was more striking and interesting to look at. I kindof like this pose more also because it might better communicate a guarded personality.

[aqukay2d]

Assignment Name: Character Design Part 2

Tools: Procreate, IPad, Krita

Description: Profile sketches and character sheet for tritagonist Hayden Occasus.

Feedback: I feel like my character's personality is sort of everywhere with the expressions and poses I chose to sketch for this sheet. The character is very expressive but guarded most of the time with heavy snark and confidence. I'm not sure how well the guarded part of his personality translates, or if he just seems like an over-the-top dramatic.

[ruofusun]

Assignment Name: Character Design

Tools: procreate, ipad

Desc: This character is based on the world of my thesis, Bobble Bob, she is an escapist from human society. She used to work as a technical sewer when she was on the ground. But she got so fed up with issues around humanity that she decided to come underwater and live a more poetic life. She lives now as a storyteller that communicate through popping bubbles on top of her head.

Feedback:

The first scenario is at night that the character felt homesick and dreamed about her family on the earth.

The second scenario is during daytime that the character is telling stories to her fellow fish friends for a living. The fish fed on the story bubbles that popped out from her brain.

The third drawing is an improved version of the character concept as a reference.

[arvden]

Part 3: Key Art ("Crescent")

Tools Used: Clip Studio Paint

Description: Secrets bathed in the moon's light - truths baked in shadow. Each and every one of the Moon's children seeks to know both.

Self-Evaluation: I am really satisfied with this illustration, even if it's very stationary and not the most complicated of compositions. I put a lot of work into each element and especially into rendering it - I had a lot of fun too. I think in the future I'm going to take the second idea (from the initial thumbnail explorations) and elaborate on it too, since I really like the implications (about Crescent's character and role) that the thumbnail raises.

Either way, I really wanted to depict Crescent as this agent of secrecy (with a hint of playfulness, mischief... you can call her Mona Lisa smile anything that comes to mind) while surrounded by her cult's imagery, the depiction of which I'm very proud of. I really enjoyed working on the banner (how flowy it is!), the stained glass window (my own version of a stained glass window design I really like, which also got me thinking on the architecture of Crescent's conclave) and the lighting (candles, light from the window, the light bouncing on Crescent and on her weapon, accessories, hair etc). Speaking of lighting, I loved experimenting with texture. I don't feel like I overdid the rendering, lighting or texture-applying but I also feel like I could learn more with practice and not just throw it around as I see fit (though I also know many things when it comes to art are on a "as I see fit" basis).

[kynori]

assignment 11: character design, part 2

tools: ipad, procreate

description: included a bunch of info for this character!!

left: a full body view of mauxe, with a slightly more polished design. notes explain the different elements of her costume, including her floating ability and her high-tech cape.

center: mauxe, in tribal gear, doing her job. she is the bodyguard and protector of osha, the princess/daughter of the tribe leader. since this pose shows mauxe in motion, it illustrates the way her hair moves - similar to anemone underwater.

mauxe & snideon: here, mauxe is standing next to snideon, the main character of this story/world/universe. snideon is only barely above 5' and a bit, whereas mauxe towers at 7+ feet. there are some more notes explaining this interaction.

expressions: at the top are four expressions, taken from the sketch of different expressions. although there is not a huge range for this character, it is in line with her personality - she is very non-expressive and generally has a harsh look about her. more notes describe this.

feedback:

really proud of how this came out! i feel as though it gives a much better view of the character, and i followed the advice i received last week about making the character + reference page speak for itself. as such, i tried to include plenty of notes and a wide variety of stances/interactions to illustrate her character as thoroughly as possible.

however, i struggle to add text like this without it looking busy. i'm not sure if it's entirely legible, and i also don't know if it looking chaotic is okay or not, considering this is concept art. also, in the center pose, it is somewhat unclear that thing mauxe is holding/covering is another person - i tried to make it more readable by not including osha's design and instead just including her theme color, but i think it still confuses people.