Hi all!

i think this is my first post here and thought i'd finally post something i'm working on at the moment for people to Critique and/or rip to pieces (in a good way of course)

here is a guy i'm working on for a comic book i've had in my head for years but never really had the confidence to have a proper go at drawing it. this is very much WIP as i need some opinions on him and where i can improve him or if he looks too close to any other comic book characters (something is bugging me in that department but i can't put my finger on it)

 

thanks for having a look! :)

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hmm,  the thing that sticks out the most to me is the blade, I feel it should be pointing toward the viewer instead of downwards. Because at the moment, it sort of makes me imagine that the blade is kinda loose and has swung downwards, which would be slightly embarrassing for a big, tough demon dude :P Other than that, maybe add some more details, like costume or a fiery glow coming from inside him

hmmm...I don't quite mind the blade being down but I do see Griswald's point. when I think about it, it does seem a little odd unless he's just carrying the blade across the street and doesn't want anyone to get hurt.

looking good though with a demonish kind of appeal. 

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"Live life like a fantasy. Reality is only in your mind!" - Fabledgoat

 thanks guys! i can see your points regarding the blade so i've quickly given it some perspective (needs tweaking a bit but otherwise its ok) not sure what to do regarding clothing/glowyness. i've given him some manacles as he's supposed to be a prisoner.  also have to do something about the legs, does the pose need tweaking perhaps to make it a bit more dynamic?

i thought i'd put in a close up of his ugly mush too as the first pic was fairly low res.

Thanks! 

 

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Yeah, I think it's much better now, I like his face too. If you wanted to make the pose a little more dynamic, maybe he could be holding the axe at a bit of an angle, so the blade end is higher than the other end. Maybe add some more dynamic lighting too, or some stronger highlights

It's pretty well done, but you've fallen into the common trap of not considering the weight of his enormous weapon (no sniggering at the back).

He's already off balance towards his right side, and the extra mass of that blade would undoubtedly make him topple over.

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maybe it's styrofoam? seriously though I see what Em's talking about. given his stance he'd no doubt fall over.

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"Live life like a fantasy. Reality is only in your mind!" - Fabledgoat

you know, i used to think that things like the weight of a weapon didn't matter, now i know more i realise that it's very important, it makes a piece more believable, so i agree with em.. but i really like the blade, that's very well done.

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Hello there. I like your character design, he's a mean look'n mutha.

My only suggestion, other than changing the angle of the weapon is to flip the image horizontal and use the Edit>Transform>Skew  to correct the left hand leaning of the image. (make sure your background is set to bckgrnd tone when you do this)

Cheers.

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Thanks for all the comments guys, not been able to get near a computer for aaages so sorry for the lack of replies.

i see what everyone is saying about the weight of the weapon. i'll have a crack at re-doing him later today and post it up.

not sure whether to change the weapon or the pose. i think he could do with having a bit more movement to him.

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looking forward to it Wrath. be interesting to see which way you choose.

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"Live life like a fantasy. Reality is only in your mind!" - Fabledgoat

decided to go something a bit different, it's still not done as it's my first go at scenery or a proper background.

obviously i need to do the details and what not, and sort out the lighting a bit better, it doesn't seem to gel very well at the moment.

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nice Wrath. this actually has a lot more potential than the other one you had going. it's a lot more dynamic and has a much better story to it.

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"Live life like a fantasy. Reality is only in your mind!" - Fabledgoat

thanks! :)  not really sure how to go about making him fit his surroundings better (lighting etc) snow and ice bounces the light around alot so i'm guessing that he'd have a sort of blueish tinge on the left and right sides and maybe something from the light reflecting off the floor? does that sound about right?

 

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Yeah, he'd probably be a little more bluish, and also the sun appears to be behind him, so he should be darker on the front, which would probably make him look more menacing too.