Nice Cydney! Your anatomy and form drawing have come so far since last fall. I'd go ahead and start throwing some color into this one and get on to your next designs!
My thoughts: -I think her hat-thing above her goggles is a little unclear. Either develop it more specifically or lose it. -I liked the magnifying goggle accessory -- maybe she uses them to appraise things she steals? It added some more specific character. -I think the belt pouch should be affixed tighter to her. What does a steampunk ninja cat burglar look like? She should probably keep all her stuff really tight on her if she's breaking into places, constantly on the move, nimble, etc. -Re: Steampunk -- Yuffie's weapon in the game is a giant, novelty-sized shuriken. If you keep it, maybe she could have some sort of big pneumatic throwing star launcher? -I might think about the nomad theme...What does a teenage girl who's out on her own look like? I feel like Yuffie is sort of talking big and full of annoying teenage swagger but also kind of a scrapper out of necessity. Maybe pull in some street urchin punk aspects in your next designs?
I think Yuffie is super hard! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your designs.
Man, thanks so much for the thoughtful critique! Very helpful. I was about to take a completely different approach with my next design (similar to the Gretel design from the Hansel and Gretel project in our ACAN class with Eric, where she's bogged down by a big piece of clothing/armor with devices and things sort of added on as she goes), but now I'm not so sure that's the way to go... may do an extra design like that at the end if I have time, for variety. Do you think it would clash too much if I made her weapon big and bulky? Contrast would be cool but I don't know if it would work. I suppose I'll just have to try it, haha.
Thanks again! I've been having a lot of fun with Yuffie so far, but I also think any other character would be just as difficult. Good luck with your stuff!
Nice Cydney! Your anatomy and form drawing have come so far since last fall. I'd go ahead and start throwing some color into this one and get on to your next designs!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts:
-I think her hat-thing above her goggles is a little unclear. Either develop it more specifically or lose it.
-I liked the magnifying goggle accessory -- maybe she uses them to appraise things she steals? It added some more specific character.
-I think the belt pouch should be affixed tighter to her. What does a steampunk ninja cat burglar look like? She should probably keep all her stuff really tight on her if she's breaking into places, constantly on the move, nimble, etc.
-Re: Steampunk -- Yuffie's weapon in the game is a giant, novelty-sized shuriken. If you keep it, maybe she could have some sort of big pneumatic throwing star launcher?
-I might think about the nomad theme...What does a teenage girl who's out on her own look like? I feel like Yuffie is sort of talking big and full of annoying teenage swagger but also kind of a scrapper out of necessity. Maybe pull in some street urchin punk aspects in your next designs?
I think Yuffie is super hard! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your designs.
Man, thanks so much for the thoughtful critique! Very helpful. I was about to take a completely different approach with my next design (similar to the Gretel design from the Hansel and Gretel project in our ACAN class with Eric, where she's bogged down by a big piece of clothing/armor with devices and things sort of added on as she goes), but now I'm not so sure that's the way to go... may do an extra design like that at the end if I have time, for variety. Do you think it would clash too much if I made her weapon big and bulky? Contrast would be cool but I don't know if it would work. I suppose I'll just have to try it, haha.
DeleteThanks again! I've been having a lot of fun with Yuffie so far, but I also think any other character would be just as difficult. Good luck with your stuff!