[FIGHTER] Street Fighter - BLANKA - ishii

ishii · Mar 2011

I've decided to go with my all time favorite Street Fighter character, Blanka.

I'm thinking a savage raised by a jungle militia and a slighty older and bit balder version of the original Blanka.

First drafts for concepts:

Let me know what you think, thanks!

-Ishii

The_Onomatopoeia · Mar 2011

I like 1,3 and the last but i think the last one may help keep the idea of blanka in the viewers mind a little better than the others. its looking cool though

ViktorSan · Mar 2011

Third or last. For me Blanka is either a flesh ripper or a electric zapper. I don't associate Blanka with a gun.

armians · Mar 2011

the last one! looks like a lot cooler character than the original + keeps his powers

ishii · Mar 2011

I think you guys are right - Blanka is brutal force, he wouldn't use a gun

Thanks for the feedback. I will aim my design towards number 3 and 5

Onuris · Mar 2011

Also, needs chest hair. No matter which one you choose to do, it just won't be Blanka without a huge tuft of chest hair. That said, I agree with the general consensus, the third or the last one would be best. Looking sweet.

Archanex · Mar 2011

I like this direction! I was thinkin it'd be really awesome to see what Blanka was like before he became the monster... back when he was still "Jimmy" In the street fighter cannon his mother gave him the anklets... it'd be awesome if you could work that in somehow

onelunglewis · Mar 2011

nice sketches, would love to see a puffy orange vest on him, like in the second sketch!

Sylver · Mar 2011

like the facial paint on the second, and the designs of the third and last. I agree with what Viktor said; its more likely we'd see Blanka gnawing on bones than cleaning his AK.

beezul · Mar 2011

3rd and last! very cool thumbs and idea for this character

ishii · Mar 2011

Onuris - Hehe, true! He needs chest hair.

Archanex - I didn't know about the anklets history - Thanks! I definedly add those

onelunglewis - Thanks man! Yeah, I did think about the vest but decided to take it another direction

Sylver - Thanks, the AK47 is out

BetelGeist - Thanks - Cool concepts u did btw

I took the final thumbnail and merged it with some of the ideas from nr. 3 and 4.

It's still very much wip design wise - but I think it gives a feel for the character I'm trying to make.

Onuris · Mar 2011

Awesome.

JGcount · Mar 2011

Winner. Hands down. Awesome shit, man - get to it!

Harrad · Mar 2011

Looking good!

Much better without the gun, lighting out the fingers it much cooler. I really like the skull face from the first concept image, really creepy.

ViktorSan · Mar 2011

Great stuff, mister!

Daven · Mar 2011

JGcount wrote: »

Winner

Chicken Dinner!

God damn, there's so many good submissions for this contest. Looks awesome.

beta_channel · Mar 2011

Great concept, can't wait to see the DDD

seven · Mar 2011

I'm really digging the direction.

gaganjain · Mar 2011

wow love to see that in 3d....

Cordell Felix · Mar 2011

THAT IS FUCKING SICK.

JordanW · Mar 2011

nice concept!

JR · Mar 2011

Fantastic work, sir!

Jason Young · Mar 2011

Looks great, ship it!

It entirely feels like Blanka, but looks very unique. Perfect type of re-design in my opinion.

locky10 · Mar 2011

Nice concept, waiting for more :thumbup:

Nifelfang · Mar 2011

Very nice! Great idea!

david-richardson · Mar 2011

man he looks so badass!

Snefer · Mar 2011

Like the concept!

sparrow · Mar 2011

wow really loveing the concept. keep them comeing

allmighty_thunder · Mar 2011

yeah its looking really nice so far

Maph · Mar 2011

Pull off that concept in 3D, and you'll be my god!

Baj Singh · Mar 2011

The design is cool, gives off a very "Akuma-esque" presence.

Ithoual · Mar 2011

Great concept, I can't believe i didn't thought about Blanka ! :]

Remmers · Mar 2011

One of my favorites so far! Looking forward to the 3D work! will be kickass

attattattack · Mar 2011

super awesome, will be following this closely!

Daniel Rivers · Mar 2011

Really nice man! Congrats!

Jeremy-S · Mar 2011

WOW!! Great concept, man. Can't wait to see this in 3D.

Cyrael · Mar 2011

Now that is a blanka I would not want to mess with! Awesome concept!

ishii · Mar 2011

Thanks so much for the feedback guys

Update:
So I've blocked out the main parts for the character and next step will be to take it into Zbrush for further refinement.

My main concern atm is how I'm going to show his electric powers in the final presentation image. Any ideas? then please speak up, thanks :P

locky10 · Mar 2011

awesome dude

Civerad · Mar 2011

I think you should show his electric powers like how you have it on your concept drawing. I'm really liking the whole electricity coming from the ground idea.

Jason Young · Mar 2011

Lookin' good! I do feel like his hands were larger and more powerful feeling in the concept, which worked well for having the energy coming from them.

ishii wrote: »

My main concern atm is how I'm going to show his electric powers in the final presentation image. Any ideas? then please speak up, thanks :P

What program/tool are you using to present it? UDK or marmoset? Max? I'd try to keep the feel of the concept.

seven · Mar 2011

good ol fashion cards. Try to make them general enough that you could create a stream of electricity with it. Maybe create the texture in such a way that it's corner to corner (vert to vert)... see if that works out. You could probably get away with 2 or 3 versions of a bolt doing the same format.

Tyrone70 · Mar 2011

Holy awesomeness! Yeah, like Seven said, I'd do the electricity with card/planes, or maybe even some really well unwrapped cylinders around his arms.
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Heavyj · Mar 2011

Holy sh*t, your rollin'. I love the concept, it's a shame the contest didn't involve a game that we could just throw our characters into. I'd pick your Blanka every time.

JGcount · Mar 2011

This thread needs more updates, Mr. Ishii

seth. · Mar 2011

wow missed this, ta for the bump JGcount .
love the concept very much......the blockout seems a little less thuggish than the 2D though, bring that aspect back in zbrush and I will be a happy man.

great stuff

woogity · Mar 2011

wow totally missed this and very pleasantly suprised, awesome concept man my favorite street fighter character, and youve done him proud. base looks good too, is there a stray hex in the middle of the knot?

Jeremy-S · Mar 2011

I'm kinda afraid to see the high res on this. It might make me not want to update my thread at all.

duncan · Mar 2011

DUDE! I think I just wet my shorts a little! I love your work. No crits just hanging for an update. I just started this comp and now I feel like turning off my computer hiding in the corner until it is all over.

grassetti · Mar 2011

great concept man!
Keep it up!

ozoman · Mar 2011

I just Love Your Concept....Nice job

[FIGHTER] Street Fighter - BLANKA - ishii

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