PSD assets that will accompany this chapter
Introduction
In this tutorial we will look at the process of creating a character. We‘ll start by coming up with a concept for the orc, then we‘ll give him a sleigh, and in the third chapter we‘ll put the two next to one another and add colors and some extra effects. As usual my path is very straight forward and easy to apply to your own ideas.
Our closing consequence
Pose sketches
If you have already got in your thoughts what you need your character to be and know precisely the place to begin, that‘s nice. Possibly you might be very conversant in what you’re going to draw otherwise you already spent hours enthusiastic about it whereas engaged on one thing else. But when the topic is unfamiliar to you otherwise you don‘t know the place to begin that‘s no drawback both. Merely choose a reference pose you suppose that could be good. It doesn‘t must seem like the character you might be about to design but. Within the reference I picked I preferred the best way the character barely slouches into one aspect. Then on the appropriate I did a tough drawing of how the proportions of my orc are going to be completely different to that of a human.
Begin with a pose you discover attention-grabbing and draw a sketch of the proportions you might be aiming for.
Setting up the form of the physique
In our subsequent step we merely draw our pose whereas remodeling its proportions so we get one thing that resembles the proportions of our orc sketch. Observe how I took the foremost lots (hips, chest, and head), and adjusted their proportions. As you’ll be able to see I eliminated the sideways tilt of the chest and adjusted the pose as I didn‘t discover the slouching ingredient fitted to an orc. Right here the arm muscle tissue turned out to be a bit too cumbersome, one thing I’ll amend in our subsequent step.
We assemble the physique based mostly on the 2 references we obtained from our earlier step.
Tweaking the shapes and designing the top
As soon as I‘m pleased with the general design of the physique I redraw it and see the place I can enhance it. Normally it may be the identical pose however in case you are like me and also you wish to problem your self, be at liberty to make use of a special one. Then we have a look at the top. The essential form we already determined in our earlier step however we will transfer the options round till we get one thing we’re pleased with. It helps to put just a few variations subsequent to at least one one other so you’ll be able to examine your outcomes. In my case I first thought {that a} lengthy chin could be cool, however then seen how a decrease mouth makes it look way more just like the face of an orc.
Strive just a few completely different faces and examine them till you discover the one which‘s good.
Cleansing up our drawing
As soon as we’re pleased with the design of our head it‘s time to switch the proportions to the top of our character. Clear up the traces of the general character till the muscle shapes are solely barely seen. Their shapes must be nicely outlined and readable however with out attracting an excessive amount of consideration. As soon as I‘m completely satisfied I begin including a primary layer of clothes. You possibly can draw the garments in a single go however I all the time wish to suppose in layers.
Having thought of each ingredient fastidiously makes cleansing up the traces a rewarding job.
Designing the armor
We’re going to add Christmas-themed parts later, however for now we’ll concentrate on the vital points of his garments. We wish to give him some good fur as a way to assist him address the nasty winter temperatures and likewise add a whole lot of leather-based, buckles and stitches as a way to get the appropriate vibes for an orc armor. As a result of I normally design with traces I do a fast silhouette test in the long run by filling the entire character with black, and ensuring the shapes are readably.
Subsequent time we’ll have a look at the sleigh.
Should you design with traces don‘t overlook to test the silhouette.
