Mimicing Art style (Team fortress 2 based)

seforin

hello all,

Im currently working on a project in pimping and previews thats taking alot of my time I want to spend maybe a break after that and work on a quick character in which I want to create a teamfortress style character


(I plan on keeping the character secret till I start it )

anywho my question being

the process of creating the silloueet is the most important thing I noticed in the TF2 Style.

What sort of advice or ideas is best given if I want to do something similar. Ive done toony before but never really something in sillouettes designs of something so easily recognizable

(another artistic trait im trying to aquire)

Any sort of direction or help is appreciated

DEElekgolo

Half Lambert

Mark Dygert

James Haywood has a great "silhouette toggle script" could come in handy.

mLichy

I think max 2010 has a built in silhouette mode now too or something.

seforin

well im talking pre 3d here..im talking initial Design , what are some good studys/ ideas to look into.

if lets say this character is a REAL person but your making it more in the extreme characture of team fortress 2 but that silhouette script is pretty awesome

pior

Like, drawing it
:P

seforin

I know drawing it......any good reference to understand characturs is what I mean... (im probably spelling it wrong)

Neox

well thats totally a thing of experience, draw draw draw or model model model and observe a lot, i don't think that you can learn style in tutorials

seforin

any big reference on charactur though? for exagerating the forms etc and approaches to it?

cman2k

have you seen this?

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4338