Christmas character design problem: a festive orc – half 1 · 3dtotal · Be taught | Create
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 last end result
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’ll draw otherwise you already spent hours serious 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 decide a reference pose you assume that may be good. It doesn‘t should appear like the character you might be about to design but. Within the reference I picked I preferred the way in which the character barely slouches into one aspect. Then on the fitting I did a tough drawing of how the proportions of my orc are going to be totally different to that of a human.
Begin with a pose you discover fascinating 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 reworking its proportions so we get one thing that resembles the proportions of our orc sketch. Notice how I took the main plenty (hips, chest, and head), and adjusted their proportions. As you possibly can see I eliminated the sideways tilt of the chest and adjusted the pose as I didn‘t discover the slouching factor suited to an orc. Right here the arm muscle groups turned out to be a bit too cumbersome, one thing I’ll amend in our subsequent step.
We assemble the physique primarily based 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 in case you are like me and also you prefer to problem your self, be at liberty to make use of a special one. Then we have a look at the top. The fundamental form we already determined in our earlier step however we are able to transfer the options round till we get one thing we’re proud of. It helps to position a couple of variations subsequent to 1 one other so you possibly can evaluate your outcomes. In my case I first thought {that a} lengthy chin may be cool, however then seen how a decrease mouth makes it look far more just like the face of an orc.
Attempt a couple of totally different faces and evaluate them till you discover the one which‘s excellent.
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 strains of the general character till the muscle shapes are solely barely seen. Their shapes must be properly 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’ll be able to draw the garments in a single go however I all the time prefer to assume in layers.
Having thought-about each factor fastidiously makes cleansing up the strains a rewarding job.
Designing the armor
We’re going to add Christmas-themed parts later, however for now we are going to give attention to the necessary points of his garments. We wish to give him some good fur so as to assist him deal with the nasty winter temperatures and likewise add loads of leather-based, buckles and stitches so as to get the fitting vibes for an orc armor. As a result of I normally design with strains 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 are going to have a look at the sleigh.
If you happen to design with strains don‘t overlook to test the silhouette.
