Character Artist -Aspiring-Looking for feedback.

W3ll0n

Hello,
Basically I'm looking for feedback, specifically how good you all think my work is.
I want to eventually be a character artist however I'm becoming more and more aware of how difficult it is to get into the industry in this field.
I'm beginning to think it would be a wiser option to switch into environment art and put character art aside for now. At least until I'm at a point in my games art career I can make the switch and have a better chance in the industry.

Anyway, at the moment I'm interested in what you all have to say, do you think I have talent as a character artist? Where and how should I improve?

W3ll0n

Male character. Kitted out in some minor gear.

W3ll0n

Basic exercise into hard surface and minor surface details.

W3ll0n

addition to the skeleton group shots.

W3ll0n

Wanted to follow a concept and turn it into something lowpoly with a nice silhouette.

ScoobyDoofus

Hey bud, this thread belongs in 3D Art Showcase and Critiques, not General Discussion.
You'll get more eyes on your work in the correct sub forum.

BradMyers82

I totally agree with dustinbrown. To add to that, making completely symmetrical characters often looks boring and uninspired. I would try to work on some a symmetry whenever possible. But your right it is really challenging to become a character artist and it just takes a lot of time and effort. If you can knock out several high quality characters every few months you will be well on your way.

[edit] Just to clarify, I see A symmetry in your character sculpt, but its mainly in the details, like skin pores and wrinkles. larger forms look completely symmetrical. In real life one eye often sits lower then the other, nose and mouth not completely centered. and so on. I think you would benefit from having an exact reference you are following and trying to get the likeness if you are not doing that already. Post up a thread of your wip and get crits as you go. Its gonna be really obvious if you are missing on a likeness sculpt and you can learn a lot from that. When you start nailing that, then you are probably at the level companies want to hire you.

W3ll0n

Thanks for the feedback guys.
Dustinbrown - I see what you mean. I guess in the end it can come off as lazy/unobservant. I do wonder what more I could do to achieve a naturalistic look on my main character though. However as BradMyers spotted I didn't have a specific reference. So maybe after doing a few likeness studies I can spot these small differences that make a character look more natural.

BradMyers - as I've just said I didn't have an exact referrence so well spotted and I do agree, some likeness studies are needed.

Thanks again guys.