February contest WIP

[ArtofAleksey]

Ok i made a few poses and i had the idea of creating an offhand lantern like object as well to match the staff
I numbered my preferences

[ArtofAleksey]

Ok i played around with it a bit more. Can’t decide on magic crystal or magic egg. I’m gonna play with it more im not satisfied and I think an egg goes well with the bird face on the staff.

[chrisaakins]

@Aleksey This looking cool! I do feel like the brightly colored handle pulls away attention from the blade. But I guess the hand of the person would be hiding most of it anyway. What was your inspiration for the piece? Reminds me of Celtic art a little bit.

[ArtofAleksey]

@chrisaakins thanks chris, dungeons and dragons hah..

[ArtofAleksey]

Yeah i think i like the previous egg one

[ArtofAleksey]

Not sure im gonna use this I’m gonna take a break and think a little

[burvantill]

@Aleksey I really like these, but...

"My idea is to create a “night” character that looks like a legendary or deity like being kind of “cutting” through the sky creating nighttime."

...would a deity that is creating night, carry a light?
Just a thought. I know you'll pull it off.

PS. The light is very cool BTW.

[ArtofAleksey]

@burvantill yeah I thought about that and ya cant have night without day? Idk dont wanna over think it. But thank you, maybe i do need to hone in on the idea here.

[KaraDaniel]

Cool lantern. I like the stance of figure #1. He looks in action.

[ArtofAleksey]

@KaraDaniel yeah i do too

Also i think i cane up with a design I like

[ArtofAleksey]

Ok it took a while but we got there. NOW i can do character design

[chrisaakins]

@Aleksey I like it!

[chrisaakins]

Have you ever seen work by Chris Riddell? Your props remind of his work. He wrote and illustrated YA fantasy in the early 2000s.

[ArtofAleksey]

@chrisaakins no i havnt im gonna go look him up

[ArtofAleksey]

One of the better sketches on the basic idea of the character I want to make. An old blind bird person

[Heather Boyd]

@Aleksey

I am so slow on reading this amazing progress and apparently I just wait until you plop it on Instagram without knowing the back story. On that note and clearly after you have already decided I like number *1 and the egg is a cool link to the bird.

[ArtofAleksey]

@Heather-Boyd cool thanks i am going to play with the poses for sure. I’ve been at work all day and my footsies are killing me. It’s gonna be nice to just sit and draw

[chrisaakins]

Ooooo! @Aleksey I REALLY like the bird guy! I was wrong earlier. Chris Riddell was the author of the Edge Chronicles but Paul Stewart was the artist. Your bird character really could fit into his world. Here is a pic of his work:

[ArtofAleksey]

@chrisaakins haha this is great i love it. Not the style im going for but definitely like it.... gonna steal some ideas from them..

[ArtofAleksey]

@jenithornhill you can do it differently ways, lines are only there to indicate edge. How you choose to indicate will work either way. The objects in the foreground are all using a solid line so making the bear fuzzy is a nice contrast. You can also mix it up where you use solid line but then make fuzz then back to a solid line. Lines are fun to play with. Try it out see how it looks. I’d be more concerned about the overall image because you will be using masses and colors so the lines wont stand out as much as you think. I use a lot of line but I mix it up all the time.