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Real worlds Character Production


 Real worlds Character Production


Asterian



These are my first thirty thumbnails for the Asterian faction "Hero" Character. I decided to go for the robot type subgroup instead of one of the Kalyshi warriors as I believe it enables me to delve further into the Asterian design philosophy, I also struggle when it comes to robotic designs I have proven this to myself through previous personal designs.

When it came to producing these thumbnails I started with the torso so I could figure out the look of the main chassis and have a decent base to work off of, using the symmetry tool felt appropriate because of the nature of the Asterians, balance and all that, it also made the thumbnailing process a whole lot quicker. Next came the legs, then the arms and finally the heads.

After receiving some feedback from my classmates I combined the ones they thought were the best and the ones I was already leaning towards.
Im thinking of titling this one the Asterian Scytale named after an ancient Greek cipher as a play on Cypher



The Plague


These are my original 12 thumbnails for this character. I wanted a tall and lanky character to set it apart from the overly muscular and superhero physique of the other units. I once again sent these in to our class discord for feedback and I then chose to take number 11 and further iterate on that one combining aspects of previous designs and incorporating new ideas, this led to the next 2 images you will see.

I added some level of value just to push the stomach area so it appears further back as if held like a bodybuilding vacuum pose. I hen tried a few different heads and then settled on a combination of the first one with the single eye and the bottom one with no mouth resulting in the next image.
The stalker






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