Scarlet Concept Art

So like I said here's the concept work that followed the sketches for this character I designed called Scarlet. Looking back there's things I'd change about the design, mainly the materials in the design. I'd use less bronze/brass like materials, and where I did use them I'd really desaturate it, giving it a much darker and worn feel. I'd also try to make the armour look slightly more advanced/form fitting/lighter to emphasise that this character is skilled at crafting weapons, armour and tech. As you can see in the concept image I was thinking about the environment as well. I had this idea for a outpost/town that had built up in a collapsed cave, safe from the sandstorms and extreme weather of the outside world, with a few holes in the cave roof for some shafts of light to break through.

I may pick this design up again in the near future and improve on it so stay tuned for that.

Jamie

Scarlet Sketches

Good Evening

I've just noticed that I never posted the artwork for this character, so here's some of the sketches. Her name is Scarlet and she's a bounty hunter and partner in crime with Duke, Artwork can be seen here -http://jamie-stubbscgartist.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/duke-extra-concept-artwork.html

The idea behind the two was inspired by Hansel and Gretel although they have no family relationship. They live in a Western wasteland doing what they must to survive. I tried to base there look and style around how I imagined they'd play in a game so, Duke is the hard hitting Tank like character that likes to get up close and personal. Scarlet is a hotheaded emo kid that has a keen eye for engineering. she would play a more tactical and supportive role laying down her teddy bear backpack that has a Gatling gun mounted inside, before moving up with twin barrel revolvers. Originally she was going to have modified cowboy repeaters that folded up and out over her shoulders, (you can see them in the bottom sketches) but I liked the idea of a teddy bear with a deadly surprise waiting inside more :)

Anyway hope you like them, sorry for the slight tangent. I should have posted these a while ago but completely forgot about them. I'll post the model sheet and concept piece for this character tomorrow.

Jamie

Uni Character sketches

Someone asked me the other day why don't I show my sketches, and its a valid point so I thought I'd start uploading them. Here's a collection of the sketches for the character Duke. Before the sketching process I always do research and brainstorms which you can see in some of the sketches to break down the ideas I have in mind, materials, style etc. I don't particularly like my sketches as there quick and rough. There more like basic visual notes to me, which I refine later on into a model sheet and then I'm prepared to go into 3D. Generally I sketch in pen as it keeps things quick, if you make mistakes you have to work with them or start again, pencil you can rub out which I find distracting. If your looking to get ideas down fast or play with shapes I'd suggest trying this method as you can fill a page very quickly.

For the extra concept work that I made for this character click the link below :)

http://jamie-stubbscgartist.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/duke-extra-concept-artwork.html

Jamie