Bliss Stage: Love Is Our Weapon [Sci-Fi, BxG, BxB]

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Re: Bliss Stage: Love Is Our Weapon [Sci-Fi, BxG, BxB]

#46 Post by Watercolorheart »

ENDLESS SUPPLY OF CONCEPT ART
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Re: Bliss Stage: Love Is Our Weapon [Sci-Fi, BxG, BxB]

#47 Post by Watercolorheart »

Man, this thread really doesn't get any love, does it? =(

Where the hell's our fanbase, anyway? How did we make it on Kickstarter and have no response here? Man, these forums were always like super helpful to me but there has been like 3% interest in this project...

I am disappoint, Lemmasoft. =<
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#48 Post by KomiTsuku »

Don't worry, your fanbase is here. We're just a bunch of lurkers, that's all.

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#49 Post by Watercolorheart »

Fufufufu, I see.

With style, I don't know how well I succeeded in dividing it across all the characters so far and in keeping a consistent look.
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#50 Post by Lumen_Astrum »

Ooh, cool concept art so far <3
Melikeys~

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#51 Post by Watercolorheart »

Nothin' but until I feel like all the characters are solid ..

Another style attempt. Hey, that's not nice, Mulan! :lol: As usual, the proportions are all fucked up when I'm holed up by myself in the Vault or on a set of unused stairs in order to sketch without anything else but the stuff in my skull, my pencil, and an eraser.
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#52 Post by Tsundere Lightning »

Cheerfully flipping someone off.

Yeah, that's her alright.
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#53 Post by Watercolorheart »

Nailing down facial style before expressions reel. Won't be much longer.

I'm still not happy with some things, but I will fix that when I draw her about 8 times or so. Practice makes perfect.
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#54 Post by Watercolorheart »

I FINALLY DID IT.

After like several weeks of fighting burn-out, I beat it back down long enough to get this done. Concept art ought to be easy...
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#55 Post by Watercolorheart »

I ended up setting myself a checklist and deadlines to reach ...
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#56 Post by blakjak »

These drawings are top notch, the style is mature and original, the expressions feel true, keep it up !

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#57 Post by Watercolorheart »

Thanks.

I am, like, seven days behind my own schedule, haha. I have 2 days to make it up.
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Throwing in Elle's sketches and some other stuff I commissioned from a young artist as well. At this point, it's not about quality, it's about me trying to find a space where I can make these characters complete in image. I mean, I've touched on the writing, but it's the visuals that people are going to actually think of when they form any attachment or react to a character.
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#58 Post by Fawn »

Well, if you're concerned about the image of the characters...Maybe make their iris not just small black dots? It looks kind of family guy-ish and off putting. Realistic irises are large enough that they're covered slightly by the eyelids: http://www.artgraphica.net/images/drawi ... encil9.jpg But, even if you're not going for realism, the small dark irises still look unattractive...

And instead of outlining noses, just outline where the shadows really form (Under the nose) and make their shape with shading instead. Outlining the nostrils makes the noses look overly bulbous and troll-like.

Just being honest with you :)

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#59 Post by Tsundere Lightning »

Fawn wrote:Well, if you're concerned about the image of the characters...Maybe make their iris not just small black dots? It looks kind of family guy-ish and off putting. Realistic irises are large enough that they're covered slightly by the eyelids: http://www.artgraphica.net/images/drawi ... encil9.jpg But, even if you're not going for realism, the small dark irises still look unattractive...
I like the irises on everyone so far, although Sara's can stand to be a little larger. I didn't say anything because it worked, well.
And instead of outlining noses, just outline where the shadows really form (Under the nose) and make their shape with shading instead. Outlining the nostrils makes the noses look overly bulbous and troll-like.
To be fair, this is exactly what we're going for with Colonel 'I'm Getting Too Old For This Shit' Preston.
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#60 Post by Fawn »

An old man, yes, a bulbous nose is fine. A young woman or young man... It just looks strange. I know you're trying to be original with the style, but there's original and then there's unappealing.

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