Shiramune! Those are godly WIPs you've got going there... good stuff and great gallery on your dA too. I noticed you work with an intuos 3? How do you like it so far?
Uh, can we do more than one drawing of a single class idea? Does the character have to be in a setting, or can we do a turn-around of a character (show from all different angles) in addition to a piece like your example?
I would hope we can do a sort of portfolio on our single character. I think they want a single character drawing (w/setting?) as the full entry, but extra informative drawings probably couldn't hurt. I dont know actually, I'm just postulating
hey guys, wanted to get in on this with ya! I created a unique weapon set to go with my character class, though I suppose to round out the gameplay mechanics it could be applied to at least one other character class. Anyways, its basically a flail like weapon, a more lethal hook shot from Legend of Zelda or something like Ivy's weapon if you are familiar with Soul Caliber (the chick with the huge gazongas). Kind of a small blade on a chain, mid range/multiple enemy strike capability. I've got a little sketch of it going through a Khazra. Went off of the concept art, I don't really dig the in game render from D3 so much
Flail!
But yeah, that's the weapon class. more on my character in a bit.
The Rockstar hails from the Islands of Skovos and Philios.
After the destruction of the Worldstone, the female warriors of the Amazon Tribes decided that life wasnt all about hunting, fighting evil and mudwrestling like a bunch of overly tomboyish l*sb**ns. They needed to get some pleasure out of life. Specifically, they needed a male companion. But they realised all the men in their society were a bunch of pansy pushovers with no ambition or style whatsoever. So, they prayed to the Redhaired Hippie Goddess, Tori Amos. At first she threw a massive tantrum, 'cause thats what she always does. She insisted that they needed to focus on the task at hand, that men would provide too much of a distraction from their ultimate mission: That of eradicating evil wherever it was found. But the Amazons were like "Yo Tori, you get us a real man or we never wax your legs again" And the goddess was like "OK OK allright .... just promise me you wont be fighting over this gift I am going to provide you with, and make sure you shave more often than once a year", and the Zons were like "Come on, who do you take us for? We can be responsible dont worry" So the Zons started shaving in anticipation, and the goddess provided the Zons with the ultimate boytoy: The Rockstar. Or so they thought....
At first the Zons thought the goddess was joking. Most of these men were wimpier than what the Zons already had, and few were truly good looking. Some were extremely hairy, others had a huge drug problem. Eventually, the Zons found what made these men so special.
They were immune to the Ancient Power of Drama. They were heavily resistant to the deadly Silent Treatment. Back in their glory days, a group of scantily clad Amazons using the Silent Treatment was known to unnerve and challenge the psyche of even the most war hardened and battle scarred Lieutenants of Hell. Not anymore.
Rumour soon spread that these male gifts from the goddess could play their instruments a hundred times better than even some of the best Amazon flutists, and their music spread throughout all of Sanctuary. Some even claimed that if played well and timed correctly, their music could serve as a deadly weapon in combat.
Furthermore, they were not easily distracted by the Amazons' good looks, and often viewed their female companions as secondary or tertiary objectives in life. And this made them resistant and reluctant to any form of submission or dominance from the Amazons. They even began turning the other men towards their ways. This infuriated the Zons, and when they found out they couldnt easily get rid of these powerful men, started blaming each other for this big problem that they now faced. Turns out the Goddess was tired of the Zons, and had hatched the ultimate plan to get rid of them and replace them. Eventually, the Rockstars turned out to be too much to handle and most of the female Amazons were eradicated as a result of the massive infighting that occurred. The few that remained were either allowed to live as house guests of the now overly rich Rockstars, or used to breed a new line of male and female warriors that would forever search to identify and eliminate any presence of Evil in the holy lands of Sanctuary.
rule of thumb in the industry is to only include images intended for use by anyone (called stock images) or to ask for permission to use others from their original owners. Another practice is to list stock images used in the final piece in order to give credit to their owners and keep your work more honest. Also keep an eye out for stuff with a creative commons license
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Another thing designers normally do while thinking out a character is to do the figure in a three quarters pose, in order to flesh out the design. For instance, you can get a better idea of a character and how they exist in space in three quarters better than a full frontal pose.
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I would hope we can do a sort of portfolio on our single character. I think they want a single character drawing (w/setting?) as the full entry, but extra informative drawings probably couldn't hurt. I dont know actually, I'm just postulating
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Flail!
But yeah, that's the weapon class. more on my character in a bit.
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You sir, win my vote
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*EDIT*
Another thing designers normally do while thinking out a character is to do the figure in a three quarters pose, in order to flesh out the design. For instance, you can get a better idea of a character and how they exist in space in three quarters better than a full frontal pose.
Here's a good example. CGSociety is a great site to troll for tips, too http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4396
this is another great resource, most of it is math jargon about formulas for lighting playing off of game surfaces, but there's some good bits on character design from Team Fortress 2 in here as well
http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2008/GDC2008_StylizationWithAPurpose_TF2.pdf
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