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 remaining outcome
Pose sketches
If you have already got in your thoughts what you need your character to be and know precisely the place to start out, that‘s nice. Possibly you’re very accustomed to what you’re going to draw otherwise you already spent hours fascinated about it whereas engaged on one thing else. But when the topic is unfamiliar to you otherwise you don‘t know the place to start out that‘s no drawback both. Merely decide a reference pose you suppose that could be good. It doesn‘t should appear like the character you’re about to design but. Within the reference I picked I favored the best way the character barely slouches into one aspect. Then on the suitable 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’re aiming for.
Developing 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. Be aware how I took the foremost lots (hips, chest, and head), and adjusted their proportions. As you may 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 mass 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 received from our earlier step.
Tweaking the shapes and designing the top
As soon as I‘m proud of 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 if you’re like me and also you prefer to problem your self, be at liberty to make use of a unique one. Then we have a look at the top. The fundamental form we already determined in our earlier step however we will transfer the options round till we get one thing we’re proud of. It helps to position just a few variations subsequent to at least one one other so you may evaluate your outcomes. In my case I first thought {that a} lengthy chin could be cool, however then observed how a decrease mouth makes it look way more just like the face of an orc.
Attempt just a few completely different faces and evaluate them till you discover the one which‘s good.
Cleansing up our drawing
As soon as we’re proud of 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 ought to be properly outlined and readable however with out attracting an excessive amount of consideration. As soon as I‘m blissful I begin including a primary layer of clothes. You’ll be able to draw the garments in a single go however I all the time prefer 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 components later, however for now we’ll give attention to the essential facets of his garments. We wish to give him some good fur so as to assist him address the nasty winter temperatures and in addition add plenty of leather-based, buckles and stitches so as to get the suitable vibes for an orc armor. As a result of I often design with traces I do a fast silhouette examine 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.
For those who design with traces don‘t overlook to examine the silhouette.
