First Original Character - Arkevil

Arkevil

Hi eveyone.

For the past 7 weeks, I've been working on my first original character for my digital sculpting and texture class. This is the second full character I've made so I know I have a long way to go until I meet industry standards.. I have quite a bit of time into her and am rather proud of her at the moment.

Alot of mistakes went into her as well. I plan on redoing her for portfolio. Anyway, enough modesty.

Critique and Such much appreciated! :poly121:




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AA3D

awesomely detailed no question about that
but to be honest i didnt know that shes a she until i read the word her

Arkevil

AA3D wrote: »

awesomely detailed no question about that
but to be honest i didnt know that shes a she until i read the word her

Thank you!

and... haha! I had hoped her womanly cheekbones and subtle hippage and breastage would be enough. I didn't want to make sexy armor. As a girl...that would be against my feminist ways.

But I see where your coming from. Maybe I should accentuate the slope of the waist a little more? I don't want to touch her breasts and badonkadonk.

Brandon.LaFrance

There are a couple of things you could do to feminize the form without going overboard.

The shoulders are pretty broad for a woman. The widest point of the shoulders, at the deltoid, is usually equal to the widest point of the hips (or more precisely, at the greater trochanter). Some artists exaggerate this relationship, and actually make the shoulders narrower than the hips.

Another often overlooked difference between the male and female anatomy is the lateral angle at the elbow. The arm is not entirely straight, but is angled slightly outwards at the joint. In men, the angle is approximately ten degrees, and in women up to fifteen degrees or more. Although the effect is subtle, I have found that this can really help to emphasize femininity without if you want to avoid over-sexualizing the form.

Brandon.LaFrance

I know you said you didn't want to touch the breasts, but the shape of the armor really reads like the barrel chest of a heroic male. At the least, it might help to reduce the volume of the entire torso. This would also assist the issue with the width of the shoulders.

Arkevil

Brandon.LaFrance wrote: »

I know you said you didn't want to touch the breasts, but the shape of the armor really reads like the barrel chest of a heroic male. At the least, it might help to reduce the volume of the entire torso. This would also assist the issue with the width of the shoulders.

Wow thank you for the suggestion. I will take what you suggested to the drawing board when I redo her! I really appreciate it.

AND..that elbow info is freaking awesome! thanks!:D

Brandon.LaFrance

No problem, glad I could help. I always appreciate a thoughtful critique, and enjoy returning the favor to the community.