No.528396
How do you create a great character design, /co/?
pic related, it's an oc I was working on last year, but never came back to unfortunately
No.528398
Simplicity is key. Why is her skin pink?
No.528405
>>528398
Was planning on making her an alien
No.528407
>>528396
Give her something other than a round baby face you hack. Smooth out or sharpen her chin.
No.528416
No.528417
No.528441
>>528396
reminds me of steven universe to be honest
good thing you dropped it
the answer to you question is, can you make a toy out of it
if you can then it's a good design
if you want more input than that then were going to need some context
also pointy chins are more feminine
No.528444
Something about your OC screams Tumblr. Give her a chin and a different nose
No.528447
look at all these chins anon
No.528449
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No.528453
It's okay, OP, I fixed her. She's a richer character now
No.528454
>>528453
oh lordy that is good
No.528460
>>528405
>"alien"
I hope the skin color isn't the only thing you've changed.
No.528466
>>528396
>How do you create a great character design, /co/?
Not doing what you're doing with your OC is a good first step, m8.
>>528449
Pic related
No.528468
It doesn't look like steven universe at all you blind retards holy shit.
Op we need a full body drawing, a bust isn't going to cut it. If you can't draw that yet maybe try going to >>>/art/ or >>>/loomis/
No.528469
>>528441
>>528444
>>528449
Before I started using 8ch more frequently, I used to really like SU, which would explain her tumblresque look. Looking back at it now, Steven Jewniverse really influenced a lot of the other characters in the story
>>528407
>>528441
>>528466
I'll sketch out a new version of her soon, don't worry
No.528470
>>528469
>don't worry
why would we?
>other characters in the story
you have to elaborate now anon
No.528471
Make an explicit effort to make your character stand out, first and foremost. Defining physical characteristic, be it in the color of their outfit, facial features, bodytype, whatever. As a silhouette they should be easily picked out as themselves from the rest of the characters.
You've mentioned that character's an alien, so make them visibly different from humans, Star Trek aliens were notoriously lazy. Come up with her home-planet's atmosphere, general habitations, her species' role in the food chain, and then design her physical characteristics off of that; for example, she might come from a cold world, so give her fur or go full-Eskimo with it and give her thick clothing and a chubby bodytype.
As far as personality goes, treating them more or less as a real person is an excellent way to get a feel for general mentality. Absolutely avoid one-note characters, flat personalities, being a mouthpiece for the author. If they hold a certain opinion, take several steps back and wonder what has happened to them or how they arrived at that opinion to figure out why they hold it. This is purposefully excluded from political-mouthpiece characters because typically either the author doesn't have the writing ability to believably make a character reach that conclusion, the author themselves doesn't have a good reason for it, or they realize that any reason they come up with for their character to have that opinion would make their opinion laughable.
No.528477
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>>528468
You'll have to excuse this one, I made it during the summer of last year on mobile before I started using a real tablet to draw.
No.528478
>>528469
Can't wait to see it!
No.528479
>>528471
>Star Trek aliens were notoriously lazy
not all of them anon
in fact abut half were not even humanoid
No.528481
>>528479
I'm aware, but people generally think "blue babes" or "space elves" when they think Star Trek.
No.528482
>>528481
I know anon, not many people think about the horta or the salt monster or the like 3 different sentient energy beings
also the orion slave girl was green, I don't really remember any blue babes
No.528485
>>528482
>>528481
wait did you mean the twi'leks cuz that was starwars
No.528488
>>528470
there were only four other characters in the story I had developed. Kira, the girl I posted, is the protagonist, and alongside her were two deuteragonists, a guy named Deimos, and a midget named Topaz. The antagonist was named Keres, and her underling was named Lucien. Should I also post their designs?
No.528489
>>528488
>those names
>Should I also post their designs
YES
No.528490
>>528488
Yes you should, if anything so we can get a comparison of Kira next to everyone else.
No.528495
Looks a lot like lapis lazuli
No.528496
>>528489
>>528490
If you couldn't already guess, Deimos is the blonde dude, I tried to give his outfit a sort of Treasure Planet vibe. Topaz was a bipolar elemental creature and ended up being a lot like Ruby. Keres was influenced off of Malachite and Alexandrite, but I'll start fixing her up later when I make the sketch of Kira'a new design. Lucien also has a Pearl feel to her character.
oh gosh, they're all shit I have to fix everything
No.528500
>>528496
what the hell mate? You pretty much took already existing characters and gave them a different palette
No.528501
>>528496
Deimos is alright for tumblr trash
I would expect him to be some jerky guy that gets his comeuppance later on in an episode
which makes him perfect bait for a wheeler type character that seems ignorant but is never proven wrong
all in all, you must repent
No.528502
>>528496
>>528469
>Steven Jewniverse really influenced a lot of the other characters in the story
You don't say.
No.528503
>>528500
I'm sure he knows that already
no doubt his gemsonas
No.528504
>>528503
Isn't it the point of OC to simply emulate the art style but making your own design? I mean, this guy pretty much re-drew the characters
No.528508
>>528504
if you're going for the donut steel definition sure
No.528512
>>528500
>>528502
>>528504
I'm definitely not proud of what I've made, and I'm working to fix all of it. There's been other times however I have made only slightly more original looking characters.
No.528513
>>528496
Since you've already stated they're heavily Steven Universe inspired to the point of most of those being almost directly lifted from it you should go back and redesign a lot of them. Play up Keres's monster angle and make her more of a nightmarish creature with elements from the other aliens. Deimos gives kind of a relaxed-authority figure vibe I like. Make Topaz's halves look nothing alike. Same advice for Lucien as for Kira, make her more distinctly alien through non-human features.
No.528516
>>528512
Maybe you shouldn't try to force yourself, that's when you'll end up with copy cat characters, it's better imo to make the designs once you get cool new ideas. Writing them down probably helps.
No.528519
>>528513
>Deimos gives kind of a relaxed-authority figure vibe I like
I know what you're getting at mate.
That's why I feel like if he were in the show he would end up being some jerky guy in tumblr tier shows
like right now you could take that first picture and just throw in "that's my fetish" and it would work
No.528520
>>528516
That's a good bit of advice, generally you'll want to conceive a character's personality first and then design their appearance around it.
No.528521
>>528512
what is the plot anon?
No.528522
>>528521
I ask because
>>528520
is right
No.528525
well /co/, I sharpened her chin but she still looks too human-like. Gimme some tips on how to make her look unique
No.528526
>>528519
>That's why I feel like if he were in the show he would end up being some jerky guy in tumblr tier shows
>deimos is a jackass throughout the entire show
>story ends with deimos regularly consensually smashing kira's alien fishhole as her boyfriend
>tumblr's collective shrieking at the misogyny of it all and how it violates their lesbian ships
No.528527
We allowed to post OCs for feedback?
No.528528
>>528525
Think of her planet and its climates and where her species' primarily living spaces would be. Arid or humid, hot or cold, mountainous or flat. Design her as a humanoid but with keeping the environmental requirements of her planet in mind, for example maybe her species has developed facial patterns or colorations for identifying potential mates from afar on flat plains, or the aforementioned fur/"blubber" and warm clothing for an arctic climate.
Varying her facial features is a good start and the sharper chin already makes her stand out a bit more.
No.528529
>>528527
Shit, go for it. Worst-case scenario is it's laughed at.
No.528530
>>528526
you and me man, were on the same wave length
>>528525
>Korra in steven universe style
a marked improvement since I would bang Korra
any see
>>528516
>>528519
>>528520
>>528521
>>528522
because without context cool looking shit is meaningless
for instance take FF7
>how does scrawny guy carry big ass sword
former super soldier
>why does he have a gun for a hand
real one was shot off and he is a fighter
>why does big tits know kung foo
trained since childhood
No.528531
>>528521
The plot was barely working together, it was more like different concepts just being mashed together to attempt to make some type of cohesive story.
No.528532
>>528531
everyone loves some captain harlock shit man
put em on a ship and give em a mission
No.528533
>>528526
actually, I was planning on making him sort of a suave dick to Kira, and I wanted to make them get together in the end, so you're not actually that far off from the original idea
No.528534
>>528529
Well here are the two MCs for a comic I've been writing. Its called Tom and Artie, about two dimension hopping mercenaries taking on contracts in different worlds.
Its inspired heavily from Sam and Max along with most buddy cop stories.
No.528535
>>528525
She kinda looks like a man now. Add more cheekbones, make nose longer.
What is her home planet like?
If it's hot, maybe she needs large ears and nostrils to keep cool, a la fennec fox and other desert animals. Maybe her people come from reptilians, in which case make her slightly scaly and tone down the nose and ears. Figure out what her homeworld is like and you will find features that will make her unique.
Also maybe make the main villain a centipede instead of spider person, spiders are overused, but centipedes are fucking terrifying
No.528536
>>528533
classical
what are their strengths and weakensses?
I am assuming full body suit Kira was a fighter but what was his deal?
No.528537
>>528534
I like it
you even managed to explain it in less thant 20 words in the second sentance
No.528538
>>528534
Shit, I'd read it. Toss a link here on /co/ when you've got it off the ground, I like quite a lot that you've played with distinct character styles, fits quite well with the general world-hopping plot.
No.528539
>>528534
they look sweet anon, solid work!
>>528535
she is a centipede person, but I guess from the angle I drew it, she looks like a spider
No.528540
>>528533
You've got my vote for triggering Tumblr in its entirety by having a standard romance.
>>528535
>centipede
Shit nigga, that's a good idea. There ain't enough variety in "creepy insect villains", it's always spiders.
No.528541
>>528525
Hey OP, I thought of giving it my own spin on things. I blatantly used cliched elements, like larger eyes, ayyy head proportions and some facial marking that looked mystical.
No.528542
>>528541
Actually, she ends up getting a four fingered mark on her face later in the story
No.528543
>>528541
I do have a weak spot for spots
No.528544
>>528539
>she is a centipede person, but I guess from the angle I drew it, she looks like a spider
Oh. You could make it show on her face a bit more, I mean look at these evil little fuckers. Look at their mouths and shit.
No.528545
No.528546
>>528537
>>528538
>>528539
>people like the designs of them
Holy crap, I mean I've gotten positive feedback to the idea but dayum. I'm actually just writing this and pay an artist to do it, this is the second artist I've paid to draw them and did better than the first. My friend was telling me I should get this artist as the main one for the comic but he's wrapped up with other projects.
No.528547
>>528546
presentation is important anon
do your best
No.528548
>>528546
it's a webcomic thing, isn't it? Maybe you can get him to do cover stuff, or at least ask him to do a ref sheet and get your main artist to follow it closely.
>>528543
spot aliens are best aliens
No.528549
>>528539
>she is a centipede person
make her mandible split
No.528550
>>528536
Deimos is a rogue explorer of the galaxies, traveling anywhere he wants and always seeking adventure and trouble. His outfit is sort of like Captain Amelia's
No.528551
>>528545
nah, it's like a magic power thing she gains as the story progresses
No.528552
>>528550
My main beef with Deimos is how punchable his face looks
No.528553
>>528550
I got the captains attire bit
>>528551
so just because then
I mean why does she even need magic power, what kind of plot device is it?
also seriously this
>>528549
have the centipede chick look relatively normal then go full monster mode when she is angry
that is classic shit
No.528554
>>528552
which is exactly why he needs to always be right
men can deal with an asshole long as he has positive merits
tumblr cannot
No.528555
So is this the "post your OC and get laughed at by /co/" thread?
No.528556
>>528555
Yup, step forward and get yourself heckled
No.528557
No.528560
>>528555
Sure is.
Slap it out, nigger, let's see what you've got.
No.528561
>>528556
>>528557
>>528560
Brilliant
This is Babel, soldier turned adventurer with a heart of gold. And by heart of gold I mean heart made out of dead, insane god bits.
No.528563
>>528553
Well, with Keres being the big end boss, it's not really possible for Kira to just defeat her with her natural strength, so the "magic power" subplot adds up to the ending
No.528564
>>528561
>dat second pic
It reminds strongly of those guys from The Reward, for some reason. and a bit of Guybrush. Not that those things are bad mind you.
No.528565
>>528561
it's shit
I love it
No.528566
>>528563
you haven't fleshed out the magic power have you
No.528568
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>>528564
The Reward was a big inspiration in his creation, actually.
A couple of pictures from the other side of their universe: fantasy victorian era superhero, the boogieman of district 99, properly known as the scarecrow, along with a couple some of the denizens of queensland. Spoilered because the 12th street coven's leaders like to chillax in the nude.
No.528570
>>528469
>there's going to be a generation of artists raised on this CalArts shit
>an entire generation trying to mimic that noodle-armed, grinning potato, mandatory "diversity" style
At this point, I feel like I should tell you that you'd be better off starting with Sonic ORIGINAL CHARACTER DONUT STEELs or recommending that you buy all of the How to Draw Manga books you can find.
If you're going to start as a shitty artist and get better over time by learning from your mistakes, that's the tried and true way to do it.
No.528572
so boys, here's a wip shot. should I change Kere's armlegs to real centipede legs or keep it the same? I'm also think it's a good idea to make her sharper looking and might change her one eye to multiple ones
No.528573
>>528570
animators survival guide
No.528574
>>528573
I mean kit
animators survival kit
No.528575
>>528572
wait a second
what is the setting here
is Kere a galactic dominator?
No.528576
>>528575
yeah, pretty much
No.528577
No.528579
>>528572
I'd just make her a big centipede. But keep the tits
No.528580
>>528572
I'd suggest making her arms a bit thinner to call to mind the "moustache" on a centipede's face here >>528544 or put them on her head as antennae. Maybe insect-like eyes, big, glassy, empty instead of humanoid eyes.
I was about to suggest claws of some form until I saw you already had 'em.
No.528582
>>528580
Not put the arms on her head as antennae, I mean the face appendages.
No.528585
>>528577
Well, this connects with the four-fingered markings on Kira. the four fingers are a representation of the four deities who are stilled unnamed bc I never got that far with this concept who use their powers to rule the galaxy and keep it safe. Originally, Keres was a part of the five fingers, but she realized she could use her power for ebil and ended up splitting from the group. Now, Kira is trying to gather their power before Keres can take all of theirs and become OP and dominate everything etc etc.
TL;DR, Keres is a galactic dominator bc she got consumed by greed
No.528586
>>528585
so is Keres handing out power to her minions sailor moon style?
No.528590
>>528585
also what powers does she have?
No.528592
>>528586
she doesn't hand it out really, though that's an idea I never considered
No.528594
>>528592
there is also the potential for coruption of living things into monsters and shit
No.528596
>>528594
Lucien is sort of corrupted, she got brainwashed to work for her, but I wouldn't completely count that as corruption
No.528599
>>528596
what I am trying to grasp right now is how she maintains control of her territory that she takes
right now based on what out have posted in this thread she may as well be a dragon in space
No.528606
>>528599
Maybe brainwashed loyalists that're powerful in their own right? Proxy dictators on every planet or large chunk of territory that're all loyal to her.
No.528609
>>528599
well Keres stays in her base/kingdom, and makes lucien and her army deal with minor affairs, and I was considering to make her hire hitmen after Kira and the gang while they try and gather the four deities' powers
No.528611
>>528606
>>528609
then how does stopping Keres restore peace to the galaxy?
No.528613
>>528608
anon how old are you?
the first character is clearly an old disney style knockoff not wander over yonder ripoff
see oswald
No.528616
>>528611
Keres has taken over at least 60% of the galaxy by the beginning of the story, and her reign keeps growing as the story progresses
No.528619
>>528616
right, but if she suddenly disappeared how would her empire crumble?
how does she hold it together?
No.528620
>>528613
>one is a large, stern horse-like creature
>one is a short, smiling fuzzy guy with a hat
>they both travel through different worlds doing jobs for people
>almost doing the exact same pose as in the picture seen above
need i say MORE
No.528621
Just got into this thread. Seems interesting enough, despite myself having a hateboner against anything inspired by or resembling Steven Universe. Whats the WIP so far?
No.528626
>>528619
wellll, her empire would actually pretty easil considering the fact that Lucien isn't serving her by free will. Keres is basically using force, fear and brainwashing to get what she wants
No.528627
No.528629
>>528620
What an original idea.
No.528631
>>528621
been occupied with other things, but rn I'm trying to find a way to fix Keres' face. Dunno if I should keep some human-ish features on her or go full centipede
No.528634
>>528631
do the switch up depending on her mood
No.528636
>>528626
alright so flesh it out a bit
she rules through brutality and brainwashing so far, full on tyrant
like a dragon with no magic, or smaug if he had an army
No.528637
>>528620
I'll admit I never watched Wander Over Yonder. Doesn't that show have to do with space?
>>528613
Yeah Artie was based off older style cartoons. He comes from a cartoon dimension where at your teenage years you choosewhat animation style you want. His design was mostly combining Oswald and Felix together. You're not really supposed to know what the hell he is exactly fitting with the idea of the Warner Bros and sister.
Artie was somewhat meant as a 'Sad Clown' role in it. He's more willing to find violent solutions to jobs usually involving bombs or whatever he can pull out of his satchel. The sad clown role comes in later on from the fact he used to have a show in his dimension that was cancelled for unknown reasons. As a result, since getting a show is a big form of income, his Minnie-esque girlfriend left him.
There's also something with his family as his father is a comedy toon like him while his mother is a political one.
No.528641
>>528631
Full-on centipede, nigga.
If you like, though, you can keep the first one as a mask she wears or changes her face to. Try to pretend she's not a monster and all that.
No.528645
>>528641
Well then she is just the face stealer from avatar why not have her be a lamia with centipede parts instead
No.528787
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I think I can make a meaningful contribution to this, but my best examples are things that I'm paranoid about retaining my ownership of.
How amenable would you guys be to me acting like giant faggot and putting my Deviantart address in the corner of my example images?
No.528789
Trace a few cocks over them and write "nigger" on their forehead.
No.528804
Here's something I commissioned.
I couldn't even draw a straight line when I ordered this pls no bully.
My story's actually pretty similar to >>528534, except it's more fantasy. These two are from the same dimension, but they were taken and forced to work everything out themselves, along with six other people.
Unlike the guy in >>528546, I'm just going to write and put these pics in the character page, at least until I getgud enough to do illustrations.
No.528807
>>528787
> my Deviantart address
>Deviantart
Not at all, but a simple name should just be fine too.
No.528831
>>528807
>Deviantart
>condescendingfred.jpg
I appreciate your skepticism, but what do you want from me? It's where I'm established and I'm not quite good enough for the pro art sites yet. There are plenty of DA-tier amateurs on the pro sites too, but I'd rather not be part of that cancer.
>a simple name should just be fine too.
I'll just stick to my normal signature, then. In retrospect, linking from here to one of my named accounts is a Pandora's Box that I'm not sure I'm ready to open.
You faggots are great, but 8chan has a reputation and I like being employable.
Anyway, on to actual character design stuff. >>528471 already covered making sure to give each character a distinctive silhouette/body shape that differentiates them, so no need for me to get into that.
I'd say that having a high level of detail in a design isn't necessarily a bad thing, so long as it follows the overall shapes and direction of the design. What I've found to be the case is that clean and simple color blocking is far more important than trying to avoid fine detail. This way you can have a high level of detail so that the character doesn't look over-simplified up close, and as long as the detail follows simple color blocks it can be easily abstracted out of the design for medium and wide shots (pics related).
In the case of the armor image, I could even pull more detail out of the gloves and buckles and still not lose the "essence" of the design. While the full version has a high amount of fine detail, that detail is dictated by the overall shapes of the design. As such, the fine detail can be removed without compromising the shapes.
All I can really say about color selection is to avoid pure neutrals. Even if a design is dominated by grays (such as the armor example) try to make sure that all of the "grays" you use have a little bit of color in them. Unless you're working exclusively in grayscale, in which case ignore this advice.
No.528843
>>528525
also make sure to design her species from the inside out, what's her skeletal structure look like? does she have carotid arteries? all this should affect her look and be affected by her environment.
For example, what color is her pallette?
No.528847
>>528396
>Forgot to tell us "do not steal"
I'm stealing her.
No.528856
>>528831
Well im no expert but from a personal opinion it all looks pretty good. Though you might want to amplify the feminine characteristics of Reina, she's bordering on the line of looking like a pre-op tranny. Also Im not to fond of the her armored suit design, it just kinda looks generic. Unless its supposed to be like that I love the curvature of the hips/ legs but nothing really is screaming to me like I should care.
I agree with you on your thoughts about detail but the style you went with the armor reminds of the dull militarized mechanical look most artist (Including the industry as a whole) seem to be heading when they're making any form of futuristic sci-fi equipment. This includes the clean white apple look too
>pics related
Look how the design of the Master Chief differentiates from Halo 3 to Halo 4. Halo 4 looks a lot more detailed and sophisticated but it loses the charm of what made the original design so great. The Halo 4 design could be copied and pasted to an entirely different game and people would probably not see the difference, while Halo 3's design and its unique somewhat cartoony style is recognizable from a distance. A more extreme example would be Doomguy and his redesign for Doom 2016; and lets not get started about design of Michael Bay's Transformers.
No.528857
>>528843
I like to design alien species in my down time.
The best process is is to think about the planet they come from and what type of animal would rise to be the dominant species as well as taking into account the most efficient body shape for the planet, which in most cases would probably be something bipedal and plantigrade like us.
No.528878
>>528856
>she's bordering on the line of looking like a pre-op tranny.
You're right that I could probably push the feminine aspects just a little bit further, but she's meant to look both /fit/ and relatively androgynous (with the exception of dem hips, because space ninjas need a lot of leg-strength).
>her armored suit design, it just kinda looks generic.
Yeah, I'm still getting that nailed down. I'm probably going to abandon the two-tone gray on the bodysuit because it breaks up the silhouette in a way I don't like. I'm not really sure how to address the dullness of the color palette. She's a stealth operator, so that sort of limits my color choice when it comes to keeping the color scheme somewhat believable.
>Bungie's vs 343i's Master Chief
Don't even get me started. Halo 4 is the reason that I began scaling back the use of fine detail in my design work. You should have seen how Reina's armor looked back in 2012. Pic related. Look at that mess.
Classic Doomguy may be iconic, but I still think his design looks like crap. It has no unity. The helmet doesn't match the vest doesn't match the pants. New Doomguy looks like crap for exactly the reasons you mentioned. "Detail for detail's sake" is a trend in vidya that cannot die soon enough.
No.528892
>>528878
Don't try to make decoration seem utilitarian, design her suit to be bare bones, THEN deck it out with markings and stuff, this is something 40K does really well, space marine armor is pretty plain on it's own, but then they paint the pauldrons with identifying markings and add ornaments and holy seals and shit, the base looks like it was designed for a purpose and the shit on it looks like it was added by someone who has to wear it all the time
No.528896
>>528892
also, the broad plate is the best way to design armor, don't go with all that unnecessarily complex foo foo bullshit with al the little interconnecting bits, Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Whenever you add something think to yourself, "does this serve a purpose other than aesthetics" once the base is done add personal touches like rank markings
No.528901
>>528878
>how to address the dullness of the color palette.
Have you considered using bright neon like colors?
No.528902
>>528901
>Previous post describes her as a "stealth operator"
>Have you considered using bright neon like colors?
Are you doing this on purpose?
No.528904
>>528878
>Bungie's vs 343i's Master Chief
Actually the face for your character from 2012 could be a nice replacement for her current face.
No.528905
>>528902
Yeah I know I fucked up
No.528967
>>528843
well, tbh, I didn't really expand on her being an alien, I just made her that in the beginning because the setting is space, but as far as what her species is, the most I can say is that they live in dark, mountainous areas.
>>528847
bls no
No.528978
Ohhh, OC thread that isn't getting flooded with autistic edgy sperglords?
Actually decent art?
I'm gonna throw my original creation in the ring, tell me what y'all think.
No.528980
>>528978
I like the face and lankiness of the character but the kung fu getup worries me.
No.528982
>>528980
Elaborate please anon, I appreciate any thoughts.
No.528986
>>528982
Its kinda……well……uhhh…….overused, maybe a bit bland?
What's the whole gist of the character? I mean, we can't simply judge an OC without any forefront knowledge.
No.528998
I decided to take a break from Keres' design and work on Topaz's two halves, trying to make their body types vastly different. Is there any other ways I can fix it?
fix your shit hotwheels
No.529000
>>528986
Right, I'll try to make it short and concise.
Firstly, as you have not doubt surmised, he's training as a student of kung fu. However, the reason he is training is, in my opinion, is somewhat unique.
As you may have guessed based on his eye and the strange face towards the center of the page, this character is actually a robot, not a human. He is an experiment in artificial intelligence and advanced robotics. He was developed in secret as the first major step in a project to begin digitizing human thought patterns and implanting them in a robotic body, in short, trying to create immortality.
His artificially intelligence got out of hand however, and he achieved self awareness. He fled the laboratory and went into hiding. He traveled the world in secret, always staying ahead of those sent to capture him. Eventually he came to rural China, where he found a small school that taught Kung Fu. He concluded that he should learn self defense. He managed to convince the master of the school to bring him in as a student, living at the school and doing work in lieu of payment.
He is currently still learning, and has gained a lot of confidence, he will soon be ready to resume his travels.
No.529012
>>528998
Much improved, now where do they fit in your story?
>>529000 (checked)
>this character is actually a robot, not a human.
>He is an experiment in artificial intelligence and advanced robotics.
>He was developed in secret as the first major step in a project to begin digitizing human thought patterns and implanting them in a robotic body, in short, trying to create immortality.
> Eventually he came to rural China, where he found a small school that taught Kung Fu
>currently still learning, and he will soon be ready to resume his travels.
It honestly sounds like something I've heard of before, but I quite can't put my finger on it. Or maybe it just sounds like an used plot from Samurai Jack, i'm not too sure.
No.529019
>>529012
hmmm, if you think of it let me know, none of this is set in stone.
No.529021
>>529019
Does the robot need a human form?
Honestly, I suppose its just how I broke down your story in my head.
>Robot escapes science facility and tries to elude them
>Random schmuck gets accepted my a grand master to later face a bigger threat
>Lone traveler is trying to figure who he is and what to do with his life while traveling
Is there any other characters you had in mind for the robot to meet and how is this future earth anyways?
No.529026
>>529012
Topaz originally wasn't a bipolar, and was just a regular being that was able to work both electricity and water at the same time with no problem. However, due to an incident, Keres completely fucks Topaz's mind up and divides her. This was around the time I started losing interest in the whole plot, which is why Topaz's story is rather bland and contrived
No.529027
>>529026
Uh. How does Toe-paz, Top-az, Too-paz, Topa-z (Or however you say it) meet Kere's and what exactly was he aiming to accomplish?
No.529029
>>528804
They're borderline fursonas; well that's what im getting from the pic, especially Lauahi. She's just kinda cringey to look at.
No.529033
>>529027
it's pronounced Toe-paz imo, and it basically started out with Keres and her army raiding their village or town-thing in order to expand her territory, and most of the villagers attempted to escape while Topaz and some others tried to fight off Keres. She still overtook the town and took a lot of the villagers as prisoners and the ones that managed to escape ended up being severely injured or were killed
Topaz was originally a girl but I guess her design ended up being too masculine to where she was confused for a guy woops :'^)
No.529039
>>529029
Gotcha.
Can they be tweaked in any way, or should I just scratch that until I can draw them myself?
No.529059
>>529033
I suppose she could still be female uh………….. maybe one could encompass a more dismal, apathetic set of emotions Without making her a rock; while the other could be the happy go lucky spaz who lacks serve hindsight. Maybe you could split her name to Toa and Paza (Just add an A to Topaz - Topaza). Obviously one's a voice of reason while the other is the voice of chance, they'll need one another or else they'll go crazy. A little quirk that might be fun, one of them maybe Paza (The energetic spaz) can only speak in reverse and Toa is the only one that can naturally translate her gibberish. They could also try to finish each others sentences (If you do consider the whole reverse speech idea, this could play into the sentence finishing as a comedic element if written well). Another idea would be, their original form didn't have any powers per-say but after getting split apart and turned into some other creature (They were experimented on so lets say they were transformed into something else) they gained they're current set of abilities.
>>528998
Going back to their design, I see you're going for a more liquid/ gassy look. Going back to what I said about the transformation, maybe they're current form is like a primordial soup or goo or maybe sentient gas Or all three, you're story. One prefers a more harden body, while the other one just goes with the flow….maybe? But in the end they have to stay inside a container like suit Suit really isn't the best term to explain what i'm thinking It basically acts like their chest and they curl back into it whenever they like.
>pics related
For the actual design of the container I was thinking for a exotic vase look.
No.529065
>>529039
Learning to do anything should always be sought after, so yes Also you won't have to rely on anyone else
And yeah they could be tweaked, the weasel looks fine I suppose. You could try I different art style to compensate the generic furry look…..You know it would be better if you just explain what's going to happen to your characters instead of trying to ride someone else's post.
No.529068
>>529026
Here is an idea
Topaz never even meets keras
and is instead fucked up by her empire for barely any reason, like they want their resources and they were in the way so they glassed the planet and the survivors if any were experimented on
this supplies an example of why the empire is bad while at the same time providing back story for topaz
No.529071
No.529139
This thread inspires me
Here, gave Dorito Man
No.529157
>>529065
Alright. I'll try to keep this short and sweet.
Like I said, the characters are forced to dimension hop. The entity taking them from place to place only gives hints as to what it is and what it's really doing. One is an empty void with a wooden toy chest the group often finds itself in, almost like a waiting room. Another is that its behavior has a pattern. Every time the group solves a problem in the world, or fixes something, they get put in the next. But, there's no sign or anything telling them where it is or what it is.
As they go along and solve more and more problems, they try everything to communicate with it and ask it what it wants. They try refusing to to anything, telling it to go fuck itself. They try following it when it shows its hand (literally.) They try praying to it, like it's some kind of god, but little do they know it can go on forever.
Now, the reason I'm "hiding behind someone's post" is because that picture is a placeholder. I want to write books, and I want to get set up as soon as possible. But, I think visuals like character portraits would add alot to my work. They draw people in, they enhance it, they give people a better idea of what they're getting into. Drawing comics would be great, but I know they can take years to finish.
>>529071
Hey.
No.529230
>>529059
>>529068
I wanna try and add the reverse speak and experimentation ideas bc they're actually really good, thanks for the suggestions
No.529232
No.529274
>>528998
So it's basically garnet?
No.529288
>>529274
sort of? that's what I was worried she'd become, and while I do like the ideas of >>529059 she'd become even more Garnet-y if I went all the way with his idea.
No.529322
Simplicity and memorability.
If you can make character that is easily recognizable by color scheme or a simple single attribute - good job.
No.529329
>these designs
really fucking original ideas guise, it's great to see this board thrives with creativity and new concepts
No.529331
>>529329
anon this is clearly a donut steel thread
No.529332
>>529329
My point is that you make something recognizable, not necessarily original.
No.529333
>>529332
Nothing In here is recognizable nor original
>generic gas mask soldier
come on now
No.529336
>>529333
>not recognizable
>generic gas mask soldier
9 out of 10 respondents would say that this is a Nazi soldier - and the tenth one will just say "oh hey a krieg corps soldier"
Recognizable designs.
No.529337
>>529336
>a nazi soldier
You think that it might have something to do with the pseudo swastika and the German eagle you put there? What am I saying of course not, people instantly recognize a nazi soldier as soon as they see a gas mask, amirite
No.529340
>>529337
>gas mask
Mask has nothing to do with it, you tart.
No.529341
>>529340
Do you not recognize sarcasm?
No.529728
>>528967
You should design a species from the planet up.
So dark and mountainous, they'd probably be a tribal people due to the separation their ancestors experienced. Larger eyes since it's dark and I'm guessing they don't live in tunnels, lengthen the limbs and torso and give them a broad chest to house the larger lungs something would need to survive at altitude
No.529758
>>529021
Well I was thinking of giving him a surrogate father in the form of a former scientist who was working on his creation. His father began to have doubts about the ethical and social consequences of this project. Eventually, upon learning some form of damning information he freed the robot, and traveled with him for a little while until he passed away (I was thinking he could be killed by the agents who tracked him and the robot down, but I'm still debating)
As for other characters I was thinking that the person who teaches the robot kung fu could be a kind elderly women. When the robot arrived in her town, he had recently lost his father figure, and she sensed his sadness and took pity on him and brought him into her school to take care of him. It was during this time that he decided that he should learn to defend himself and she accepted him as one of her students.
No.530179
>>528396
I kind of want to fuck her
No.530335
So, I'm curious i've been on here for like 20 minutes lurking.
How'd you guys like to do a test with me.
I'm gonna post a random character for most of my post it's your choice to determine if it's likable or not.
No.530349
>>530335
she's alright, looks a little generic, but alright.
No.530398
>>530335
She's cute and looks like a fun character to practice expressions on I'd fug her tbh
No.530484
>>528978
I like what you're going for but i still can't imagine the tone. i imagine it would be like Jackie Chan Adventures but slightly more Bruce Lee (if that makes any sense) Maybe the robot MC grows a deep admiration for his Kung-fu master and the robot MC can be more concerned with philosophy and the beauty of life, while robot minions from Evil corp. constantly attempt to capture/destroy him
No.530609
>>530484
Thats exactly what I was thinking. I would want to sort of balance philosophical musing with kung fu action, and a bit of grand adventure
No.530614
>>530398
You'd fuck everyone
No.530799
>>530349
>>530398
Thank you for the feedback.
>>530335
Ok Bronons, time for part two of the Toon test.
You pick your favorite and determine if they are likable or not.
Quick note sorry these toon don't have different positions like the first i wanna try the shot gun effect this time.
After this i'll do 2 toons at a time.
No.530804
>>530799
>A
blatant splatoon rip off
>B
bland and unispired, looks like a backgroun character from WOY
>C
it's awright
>D
nope, Mr. Peabody lookalike
>E
ok but the attire could be a bit more original
>F
you serious with this?
No.530926
>>530609
What about a support character. Having an inexperienced robot man as a protagonist seems a little shallow. Maybe he has a young companion, maybe a relative of the kung-fu master that he has sworn to protect. that way its more of a life experience as both characters have much to learn about the real world and it's bountiful beauties. Then the action can also serve as a learning point for the younger one, about how the world is cruel and dangerous at times and we must learn to be strong and persevere. while the young-ling teaches the robot to be curious and seek companionship and teach him how to duggy and stuff.
No.530937
>>530799
I particularly liked C, maybe make a full body sketch of him later. The others are more just redesigns of characters that already exist.
No.531008
>>530926
okay, okay, this sounds intresting.
No.531451
>>530799
Alright, two more random characters and some Expressions
Your choice on if they are likable or not…
Having fun with this
>>530804
>>530937
Thanks for the input Bronons
No.531600
Came in to give my two cents, never stop improving anon. If you stopped and decided to stagnate, you'd be tumblr garbage, but regardless of what the drawanons circulating in this generation, there is always room for improvement and starting out shit doesn't mean you will never get better. Your designs still suck though mostly, just keep trying to make an idea that is somewhat your own; I shouldn't be able to say, "It's this character but with this"
No.531653
>>528878
>nearly a week-old post
Ah well.
> She's a stealth operator, so that sort of limits my color choice when it comes to keeping the color scheme somewhat believable.
Maybe you could make (parts of) the armor capable of shifting between different camouflage patterns?
Alternately, flat panels of dark low saturation blues, greens, browns or reds will all look dead sneaky and allow you to get away from the grey-on-grey.
No.531666
>>528460
She also has a cloaca.
No.531680
>>531600
I appreciate the feedback bronon, and sorry the designs suck again these "characters" arent thought out completely in fact there most just random thoughts. As for improvement that is what these 5 min sketches are for. The plan is to create a sort of formula sheet on character design. Characters dont necessarily have look good and well thought to be considered a good design.
Though again these are characters you only see once so I dont blame anyone saying "These still suck".
Gonna try and do well thought designs next for 1 random character.
No.531734
I should probably read the rest of the thread but here's what I learned you do for good character design.
1: good recognizable silhouette
2: "originality or bust" anon is a faggot who would get a sparkledog furry oc special snowflake oc to be "unique" just because a horse or a cat has been done before doesn't mean it can't be done again.
There's a quote 'good artists imitate, great artists steal'. Don't actually steal but if you see something you like don't be afraid to use it as inspiration and jump off to your own thing as long as you're not wholesale stealing it. (Looks like you already did that though i guess)
3: make a style board. It's a picture you will use to guide and inspire character creation.
First think of the character you want to create and scour google images to find shit that matches your vision of the character. Maybe a certain weapon here or a certain headdress there or an article od clothing that matches your ideas. Get about 25-ish but can go up to 50 if you want i guess on one big reference collage and keep it around for reference. ALWAYS DRAW WITH REFERENCE.
here's the process.
1 think of character
2 get style board inspiration for character
3 draw a small thumnail sketch of your character silhouette using the style board to inspire / guide you and keep on track to the character "feel"
4 draw 9 more thumb nail sketches of your character the same way with variations or different ideas. Maybe they're tall or short or fat or have a robot arm or have only one arm. Maybe they have the hero figure or the thug slouch. Make each silhouette distinct and their own thing rather than a variation on the previous one. And make sure each one is good, likable.
We're going for diversity of ideas here not perfection at every turn. You can always throw out bad ideas but you can't retroactively think of more.
5: happy with your sketches? Good now block shade them out (roughly shade them) using a shader ball. If you're on the comp make the background grey and have the character shading from very light grey to dark grey.
6: if you're not on the comp maybe just skip shading idk but try it anyway. Here is where im not sure if so much work is necessary (it's alot easier on comp) but add or remake the block shaded ones into more finely shaded characters where you can actually see surface detail or design lines and shit on the caracter.
7:
Choose your favourite shaded figure or best figure and make the complete char colored or whatever you want with it. You may not have to do crazy shading stuff if you know it's going to be a cartoon i guess.
Might break it up to smaller posts if it doesn't let me post
Hotwheels you dogfucker.
No.531745
>>531734
Bullshit, if you're gonna be a cheap faggot at least don't copy characters from the same fucking medium
No.531808
>>531745
Fine then, whatever you say. Just ignore the "hurr durr x did y so you can't do that!"
It's exactly like that southpark episode.
(Posting from my phone network so different address but same guy)
No.531827
>>530335
>>530799
Cloudgirl is qt and Bonehead seems like a swell guy.
No.532193
im trying to draw a character, but im stuck (1st time trying this), this is mostly so i know what im making because im better at 3d modeling then at drawing, and plan on turning the design into a 3d model, but im stuck with face and hair design can anyone help me i have no idea how to draw a face and hair i can do a body fine, im mostly getting my inspirations from kazuma kaneko work, does anyone have any advise?
No.532234
>>528396
Personally?
Fuck Me Eyes
Technically?
Make characters recognizable on even an incredibly minimalistic level.
No.532241
>>528396
My advice is to focus on shapes. For example, circles are subconsciously understood to represent energy and humor. Round characters like Elmer Fudd, Charlie Brown, and the South Park kids are circular as a result. Think about what you want to character to convey, then pick some shapes with which to work, then pick colors that you understand to carry the same message, and work out from there.
No.532328
>>530179
his color pallet and expression were pretty good
>>531666
>cloaca
>666
poor taste but checked
No.532329
>>530335
stick with one type of eye
No.532505
>>529333
Nazis had a cool stye that people will recognize throughout the centuries.
No.532521
Look into color theory and color schemes
No.532701
>>531680
You should make bone man more designed, I like suited figures with obscure identities You should stray from the black jacket white suitshirt though, it's really over done.
See: Yoshikage kira
No.532878
>>529157
So a bunch of furries get forced to solve a bunch of puzzles for the amusement of an multidimensional being. Sounds like some sort of Twilight Zone episode. Minus the furry part
>They try praying to it, like it's some kind of god, but little do they know it can go on forever.
Ugh….
You know, go watch some surrealist movies, you know the very artsy ones where you have no idea whats going on. And promptly take inspiration for a style to fit your character's situation. Kinda like with the comic Endtown.
Here's a list.
No.532881
>>529288
> she'd become even more Garnet-y if I went all the way with his idea.
Well they're not necessary Or physically able to form one being. There's plenty of character pairs that act in a similar manner like Topaz. At the moment their wildly different from what Garnet is, so don't be afraid to test the words and go with your gut.
>>529322
Bland as fuck, unless you're going with the whole cardboard stereotypical Nazi foot solider angle.
No.532883
>>532878
>Twilight Zone with furries.
Sort of. The other 6 people are humans. Two adults, two children, and two adult "subspecies" of human.
Thanks for the suggestions, though. I could use the different universes to experiment with styles.
No.532887
>>529758
Uh….How about in the event where the father is killed, the robot somehow loses his memory? But in the manner of how the story is told, you would not tell the reader that the main protagonist is a robot. Focusing more on the emotional connection the old woman makes with the robot (With addition to other characters) while eluding to a more dystopian 80's or 90's punk style world. You'd give signs that he may be something else but by all means the readers should be left guessing what the hell is happening and why some parts of his story don't add up until the big reveal is made.
No.532888
>>532883
>The other 6 people are humans. Two adults, two children, and two adult "subspecies" of human.
You might wanna cut down on the cast.
No.532889
>>530335
Cute, not really much.
>>530799
Basically what this Anon said - >>530804
>>530926
>has a young companion
>a learning point for the younger one
>must learn to be strong and persevere
>young-ling teaches the robot to be curious
I hate to be that guy but that sounds generic as fuck.
No.532890
>>532888
I need all of them, mane. I'll use 2-4 of them most of the time, but I built each character using his counterpart. You want a pastebin?
No.532896
>>531451
>Kipper
He kinda looks unbalanced, I can't decide whether to find it cute or mistakenly misdrawn.
>>531451
Hey look, its one of dem new Pokemans
>>532193
>anyone help me i have no idea how to draw a face and hair i can do a body fine
Then don't draw a human face, just something that relatively is easy on the eyes and not nightmare fuel.
No.532898
>>532890
> 2-4 of them most of the time
That sounds a bit more stable. Sure post it if you want, there's no active write thread at the moment.
No.532911
Hey anons
Just wanting to know what you guys though?
For those wondering why they look anime-ish, I was originally planning on them being in a comic that spoofs anime and manga. While that is still a part of what they are, I want them to expand beyond that and I really don't want to be a weeb anymore.
The first one is a struggling artist who has the power to summon paint beings from another dimension. and the 2nd is a hot blooded idiot who is super human, with super strength, speed, endurance and a serious case of Pica.
Like I said I want them to still spoof japanese media partly, I just don't want them looking too animesque.
No.532915
>>532911
>Popeye Astro Boy
No.532920
>>528496
Hey OP, i got some advice for you. Firstly it's cool to emulate a style you like and all, but you shouldn't just copy and paste. Instead you should study. Find what attracts you to that style and study it, and apply it to your own. FIND YOUR VOICE. key word YOUR. Learn about how simple shapes can influence character design. Most importantly learn about appeal. Why are some character designs so good and why are some absolute ass? Don't give up and keep improving.
I'm gonna post some character designs i've been working on for a while now. feel free to crit or whatever.
No.532959
>>532920
>magician's black
>nigga blind: the ability to peck a nigga's eyes out
No.532986
well, after a week of procrastinating, i worked on Kira, Toa, and Paz's design a bit more. I tried to follow the advice of >>529728 and gave Kira's eyes tapetum lucidum and made it wider and more cat-like. She's also taller now.
For Toa, I made her body a solid rather than just a liquid, but her hair is still water. Paz is pure electricity, so I considered giving her gloves so she could actually touch things without harming it. As for her body, I wanted to make her sort of like a bear, where she mostly goes around on all fours.
Please feel free to give more input on the improvements or advice if you want.
it took me how many times to try posting, ffs firetires
No.533022
>>532911
what is this popeye kids?
No.533024
>>532986
anon you artwork has improved dramticly and Kira looks pretty tomboy like, would fug
I question her q angle though, what's up with them hips and waist?
No.533027
>>533024
few more for reference, assuming of course that isn't normal for you ayyys
No.533031
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>>533024
>>533027
may as well post this
No.533097
>>533022
a little, popeye was an inspiration in the design stage.
Any real criticism?
No.533317
>>533097
>Any real criticism?
With that tongue, you're not going to get any boy.
>>532911
> planning on them being in a comic that spoofs anime and manga
That concept barely every succeeds
>The first one is a struggling artist who has the power to summon paint beings from another dimension.
Alright…………
> 2nd is a hot blooded idiot who is super human, with super strength, speed, endurance and a serious case of Pica.
Liking this character far more.
>Like I said I want them to still spoof japanese media partly, I just don't want them looking too animesque.
See the problem with you, the way these characters are designed, they don't have a coherent flow. They look like an odd mixture of that anime style they use in the Mega Man spinoff games with massive tumors on their arms.
I know you're going for the whole anime parody angle but you either go full out when it comes to designing the characters or use a completely different/ known style instead. Just look at the shows that have already succeeded in the concept already.
>pics related
No.533360
No.533490
>>533359
he did say aliens were in his cast
I made a mistake tho
>for your ayyys
No.533688
I'm essentially just throwing character designs at the wall as I practice anatomy.
I have no idea how good they are though.
No.533711
>>533688
I honestly I really like it. The character design is good, its has its own unique feel to it and it looks like something an artist from France would make. What's the gist of it?
No.533717
>>533688
>>533711
^ This. It has a classy Spanish, French feel to it.
No.533722
>>533711
It's just the framework of a setting, but it's essentially an ahistorical thing where WWI never happened.
Russia and Austria still goes to shit in bloody revolutions, and by the 1930's you have a gridlock of the great powers, armed to the teeth and looking for the slightest excuse to go at each others throats, and a Trotsky led Soviet looking for a clear shot at expanding the world revolution to the rest of Europe.
Our main character here will run into a whole variety of organizations and individuals trying to keep the peace in Eastern Yurop, often thwarting rebellions which leads to personal conflict, seeing as the Czech republic is a product of rebellion itself in this timeline.
I picture something in the vein of Tintin; silly to serious adventures across the world with an overall message of not letting the agenda of large empires or international organizations thwart the rights of individual nations and peoples.
That's the gist of it, nothing set purely in stone yet.
No.533736
>>533722
Sounds good, its been done before but the topic is always enjoyable.
Have you thought about making it making it more comedic?
No.533743
>>533736
Naturally, you don't expect to do something completely original, but to do a good job with what you have.
I'd want to sprinkle visual comedy and jokes around like you typically see in adventure comics of that kind, but I want to keep it a little serious at times too. It'll all depend on how well I can handle shifts in tonality anyway. Obviously this is many many years away from being a thing, I have to git gud drawing first.
No.533746
No.533780
>>533688
now those are some guys I would wanna hang out with
No.533831
>>532889
>sounds generic as fuck
Ya u rite. I just wouldn't know what to do with a robot main character besides giving him a childlike curiosity. otherwise he"d just be some guy programmed to be perfect. and that's boring
No.533864
>>528396
Looks straight out of stephen universe. Abandon and then start over without looking at a screencap of some tumblr show while you draw.
>>528449
This isn't an actual character on the show, right? they wouldn't swoop that low.
>>528477
shit proportions. Practice, make drawing a body not an awkward clumsy mess but something you can smoothly do. Become familiar with anatomy
>>528496
holy fucking shit. I can't put my finger on it, but at least one of these have to be su color palette switches. Just get the tumblr out of your system, review good art and anatomy.
No.533885
>>533864
Yes, Stevonnie is a real character, made by literally fusing Steven and Connie Neeshaneesh together.
No.534214
>>533864
I'm beginning to fix the designs up. Didn't you read through the rest of the thread before responding?
No.534238
>>533688
>Gee, I sure don't know, there are a lot of faggots over there, are you sure I'm the bad guy here?
No.534578
>>532911
Their clothes are both incredibly boring. Just jeans and a t-shirt? Personality should be reflected in the outfit, and theirs make them look like disinterested middle schoolers.
No.534655
>>533317
well in my defense, I didn't mean for the first one to have those arms, only the 2nd one. The reason is the same for popeye, a simplistic way of showing muscles.
also, can you expound on your thoughts on the first one pic?
No.534657
>>534578
interesting, could you give me some examples on how to improve them?
No.534738
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>>530799
Just realized E is a vid related ripoff
For fuck's sake, isn't there a single one of you faggots with an original idea?
No.534916
>>532920
I like the third pic and Crane, but the hornbill magician looks more funny than anything.
No.535103
>>534738
why would we share our original ideas?
No.535189
>>535103
What's the point of the thread being about designing good characters if you're just gonna do cold steel-tier OCs and re-skins?
No.535297
>>535189>>535189
>What's the point of the thread being about designing good characters if you're just gonna do cold steel-tier OCs and re-skins?
Hold on there partner, we're here to help and improve on shitty ideas, so lets not start a shit flinging contest now when we've made so much progress.
No.535335
>>535297
No, fuck it
Let's start a shitflinging contest, nothing else to do in the board right now anyway
No.535370
>>535189
>thread being about designing good
oh anon
that was your first mistake
No.535587
>>535370
guess so
still had some hope for /co/
No.535641
>>528482
andorians and bolians
No.535646
>>528637
>I'll admit I never watched Wander Over Yonder. Doesn't that show have to do with space?
in a manner of speaking
space and alien worlds are the setting but the theme is simply that Wander likes to wander and see all there is to see while making friends along the way. The show's villain, Lord Hater, attempts to conquer the galaxy and Wander invariably happens to be where the action is
if I were to define Wander by a power set, I'd say he's Bugs Bunny minus 4th wall awareness
No.535677
>>529139
That's dave strider
No.535679
>>535646
So how was that similar to my idea again?
No.535790
>>535679
first, I wasn't the guy criticizing your idea, just answering your question about wander over yonder
sylvia, the blue character, serves as wander's serious-minded steed and traveling companion
the issue critic-anon had was probably that your veering very close to wander and sylvia's relationship by having a cute fuzzy and overserious not-horse
though while we're on the topic similarities, they planet hop, your guys dimension hop, both help people with stuff (though for different reasons), etc
as Sam & Max is your inspiration I expect more explosives are involved in the heroes' plans than Wander's usual antics
No.535825
>>535790
Oh I wasn't being critical of you anon, I hope you didn't take it like that.
Yes there are explosions involved in most of their missions but people I've shown the script to have said that the comic seems a little more down to Earth than just 'LOL THEY'RE FIGHTING ROBOT NINJAS IN SPACE' which some expected from the characters. I could see the similarities but the differences come up to me as well.
Wander Over Yonder seems like they get put into the situations they're in just because they entered an area where something was going down. I should take time to actually watch the show before I cast some judgement like that, am I far off because I'm not trying to trash it.
Tom and Artie more function off a theme that they're doing this because it's virtually the only thing they know how to do. Tom was forced into military service at a young age (he comes from a cutesy dimension where unicorns were constantly at war with some other cutie-thing over trivial things) so he's worn, tired and generally just wants the pay so he can go back to their home. Artie only knows cartoon violence and how to solve things with it, he usually wants to find an excessively violent solution to their jobs since it would be quicker but is usually talked down from it.
But still you've given me some stuff to think about anon.
No.536104
Oh, cool, an oc thread. Please laugh and make fun of me.
Last one is a wip. I'm still working on his silhouette. Also, I can't draw cats.
No.536111
>>536104
>muh fatty representation
>muh disabled acceptance
>>>/tumblr/
No.536123
>>536111
But what about the gay furry acceptance. That's important too.
No.536132
>>536123
>those gifs
>being this much of a degenerate
No.536150
>>536132
Thanks!
Also, another character I'm working on. I mostly been animating this guy so I don't have a lot of drawings of him, aside from quick doodles.
No.536479
>>536150
Is that a robot? I saw his head disconnect from his body in the gif.
No.536571
>>535641
oh I understand now
you see when I think Star Trek I think Original Series
like Kirk and spock and Bones
no blue babes there
and I don't even go back to watch next gen since DS9 was way better
and lets not talk about what came after
No.536574
>>536104
>>536123
decent animation but too much south park and homestuc kinfluence
No.537084
>>537057
Thank you!
>>536574
Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. I haven't read Homestuck or watched South Park since 2012 though but I guess the influence still stuck around. Doesn't hurt to push my style away from that.
No.537530
>>536150
>Blatant Fin ripoff
No.537554
>>537530
The bunny ears and the outfit has a lot to do with it. The color palette doesn't help either. I do want to keep the ears since that's a part of his character, but I'm still playing around with everything else.
I don't know, I always thought his design was more of a ripoff of Bomberman and some other robot cartoon I can't remember.
Anyways, some other terrible oc concepts I made when I started using flash.
No.537625
>>537599
Flash isn't that bad, it's just the program I'm most familiar. TvPaint and Toon Boom is a lot better though.
No.537660
>>537554
>terrible oc concepts
At least you have some self-awarness.
These look like really cheap AT knockoffs, and it's not like the original AT designs are any good.
I'm not trying to be mean anon, but you really gotta step it up
No.537739
>>537660
A lot of comments I receive on my work is mostly positive or sugarcoated if it's critique. I really do appreciate getting feedback that's the opposite. I've been focusing on improving on character design and acting because I'm used to throwing designs together without any thought behind it (like these sketches). There's a lot of bad habits I need to unlearn.
So I don't think you're being mean, just honest.
And yeah, I'm fan of cartoons that are fluid and expressive, so early AT was an influence to me.
No.537747
Another attempt at quick character design
No.537764
Hey guys, would any one like to do a fun exercise?
Basically we give a handful of traits and we all come up with a character design. Make sure one trait is a colour/colour scheme(ie: pink or Fall).
So, for example:
Cat,
Beach colours,
Square
Robot
Or maybe:
Kid
Red
1980s
Arcade junkie
or
Alien
Greyscale/half tones
Six legs
Feminine
So fun little exercises. Not sure if we should standardise the traits more, or add more traits? I think it's important to keep colour as one. I was thinking we could give everyone who wants to join in a set time, like 24 hours or 48, and have a time set when everyone can post their results. Posting after the 24/48 hours work time is okay, but not before(so no one peeks at others' work). I think welcoming all skill levels is important, too. So helpful critique should be based on where you see the artist currently is. No hug box, but if the artist clearly needs to work on fundamentals of shapes in deep space don't rag on them for only having one light source, etc.
I think having everyone post a couple design- ie: what you this is your best + what your think is your worst will help encourage 'break out' drawing and pushing designs.
Anyone interested?
No.537766
>>537747
You should color that.
No.537767
>>537764
Portly
Business casual
1955
Big nose
No.537768
>>537739
Yeah a lot of what you've been posting looks pretty Tumblr-fied. Like that's the community you've been getting comments/surrounded by.
I don't mean tumblrfied as in any political ideology, I mean an art style and an animation style/style of moving the form in action.
It'd really help if you stepped outside that community for a while, even if it means lurking around the forums of an artist community totally 180 from what you normally do- like body builder fans or anime, etc. Just get fresh perspective on how to simplify the body/how to move the body forms in action for a little while. Refresh your artistic vision of the body. (going back and doing some medical diagram type dawings of joints and muscles in motion/hardcore anatomy studies on the human body is always a good reset button if you get stuck in a stylistic rut. And never hurts to brush up on human anatomy anyways, so it's winwin!)
No.537770
>>537767
>big nose
>business casual
do yamacas count?
No.537775
>>537770
I meant more like Wimpy from Popeye
inb4
>big noses mean jews
elongated hook noses mean jews, learn your stereotypes
No.537779
>>537767
Okay, cool. Guys, do we want to go with this Anon's suggestion?
>Portly
>Business casual
>1955
>Big nose
How about we give everyone until say Sunday evening at 9ish EST as the time first allowed to post results? That gives everyone Saturday and most of Sunday.
I've attached some pics on 1950s colours and fashions!
No.537780
>>537775
the noses are still big.
No.537783
>>537766
mmaybe, after some sleep
Goodnight anon
No.537847
>>537530
you've never seen oban star racers
No.537852
>>537747
I like it
>>537764
boy
Sky colors
Mystic
Radiance
No.538139
>>537847
>Blatant ripoff of a Oban Star Racer character.
No.538404
>>537764
I'll take you up on that challenge.
Ill try the first two they sound fun to draw.
No.538514
>>538139
You should really watch Oban Star Racers
No.538515
>>538514
>>537764
oh and
Girl
pastels
Galactic Race
Family
No.539068
Kinda wanted to show progress for
Cat
Robot
Beach Colours
Square.
No.539071
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No.545421
Guys- first of all people who did the challenges that's AMAZING, you rock!
Second of all- I think 300 is the bump limit so is it worth while to make a new thread for character creation practice? Also instead of
the really open ended options would it be better to be more specific to get more people to participate? Like give a colour pallette or grey scale tone list. And say to make a character in Tarzan style or Liefeld style,etc. I wanted to avoid specific styles since it's better to focus on facets of the character rather than try and copy a style.
If it would make more people participate I can do that though.
Also- is one week a better time frame since this board is smaller than half /co/?
I think if I make a new thread I'll start out with the robo kitty stats if that's okay with every one.
No.545448
>>545421
Sure bronon give it hell.
Just make sure to link the new thread so i can post my results to it.
No.545471
>>545421
I personally think these threads should be about the OCs that people are making themselves. Sure the group challenges are fun but if you let them dominate the thread then it's just gonna go downhill, most /co/ centered things that involve group designs just results in fights.
No.546022
No.547234
So how do we want to cap this thread and start the next? 8/co/ is 300 replies to end thread right?
No.547259
>>547234
Just call it shitty OC General 1 and explain in the op what happened here.
No.547320
>>545421
>>547234
>>547259
OP here, I've just been lurking this whole time really. Is it okay if I start the new thread? This time, it's not my designs that will be posted, but two guys I'm friends with, and I think it's going to need a lot of improving on
No.547401
>>547320
Sure just make it