Troll (WIP)

JimmyShelter · Thu 07/12/2006 22:05:50

This is a character I'm working on right now.

It's basically just the outline at the moment. I'm going to add clothes and more texture to the none clothed parts.

I would love to get some feedback on this character.

Bubbles · Fri 08/12/2006 03:31:40

good start, but the arms look a tad bit like tentacles.

Dr Fred Rubacant Edison · Fri 08/12/2006 03:40:04

Looks like Mulle The Maniac

Ghost · Fri 08/12/2006 14:01:15

Quote from: Rubacant on Fri 08/12/2006 03:40:04
Looks like Mulle The Maniac

Unhelpful IMO.

It looks good for a mere outline, I already like the expression of the face. You could make the shoulders broader and exaggerate muscles. Think He-Man toys

Also, the hands could be bigger.
It's defenitely a good start, but I wouldn't go for that earthy orange (if that is the base colour you're about to use and not just concept); grey with lichen would be my suggestion. Right now it could be a golem, or it's probably me reading to much Pratchett...

Is this going to be a main character for a game of yours?

Mr Flibble · Fri 08/12/2006 14:07:45

I'd say he might look more troll-like if he was hunched over, ie. leaning forward and not backwards.

And I do believe someone has been reading Pratchett! However I would suggest using less saturated colours to suggest more stone and less...clay?

Anyway, I like this. Nice competent linework, clean lines and that.

eddie hitler · Fri 08/12/2006 14:29:42

I like him, nice neat linework.the colours are ok but they don't say TROLL to me.he seems too cute and cuddly in those colours to be a troll.I agree that he would look good in grey. His hands are a tad tentacle like but when you start shading him you could probably suggest some digets.Oh and I very much like the expression on his face.keep up the good work

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Ghost · Fri 08/12/2006 14:51:46

This is a rushed job...

I tried to keep the big yet somehow good-natured overall pose, but with a bit more of manly (or troll-ly) machoism. Note the club. I tried to keep the colours low, and by lo, don't look at the feet. I suck when it comes to feet.Ã,Â

You might want to make all the body shapes a bit more angular, resembling stone.

JimmyShelter · Sat 09/12/2006 17:36:21

Thanks for the comments so far.

I tried to change him a bit. I changed his colours, and altered his posture and arms a bit.

This IS a troll, but he's not a real 'macho' troll. He's still impressive, but compared to other trolls he's more friendly.

Before starting shading, and giving him some clothes, I thought I'd post the picture again, to see if someone can give me some more pointers.

Ghost · Sun 10/12/2006 01:53:29

The colours look good now, and the hands have improved. It's a troll all right. The posture change is subtle, but noticeable. I would made the lines in the chest a bit less rounded; I just can smell someone posting they look like boobs... Stone is hard, rocks are associated with rocks, and while you may have a different kind of troll-race in your game, it's sometimes wise to serve some expectations.

Could you supply some more info on the character? That would possibly make it easier to go for a certain direction.

Still, looking good!

JimmyShelter · Sun 10/12/2006 12:03:44

I'm not really working on a game right now, I'm more brainstorming about it. I'm thinking towards a kinda Steampunk setting.

This troll could be a mechanic for example.

First I gave him some pants. I tried to give him an overall but that didn't look good. (Maybe someone else can make it look good on him, but I didn't succeed.)

Than I gave him some very simple shading:

Ali · Sun 10/12/2006 15:39:50

This is a bit of a sloppy paintover, but I think there are a couple of things that I've improved:

I've drawn a line through the centre of your troll, that illustrates how much he's leaning back. You can also try flipping your image horizontally while you work - it will accent any unbalanced parts.

You're shading lacks a light source. I've imagined that the light is coming from the top left and only added areas of shadow on the bottom-right edge of his volumes.

Finally, your troll was looking upwards, which doesn't seem right for a great big troll. So I straightened his brow.

Like Ghost, I'm not very happy with the feet I've drawn. Trolls' feet are hard to draw!

JimmyShelter · Mon 11/12/2006 20:11:09

My final version:

For the moment this is my final edit of this troll. Thanks for all the comments and edits.

Very handy trick, flipping the image! It looked very weird when I flipped it.

I didn't follow all your changes, I wanted the troll to still be my image, instead of someone elses. But I learned quit a bit from both Ali's and Ghosts edit. Very usefull comments. Thanks!

Edit: I noticed I forgot to edit the clothes. Still fixing that.

Edit 2: Added shading to the pants.

vict0r · Mon 11/12/2006 20:12:21

I can't see it $:-\$

Ghost · Tue 12/12/2006 17:42:01

Looking good! I'm glad you managed to keep that expression even with the shading. It was what made the pic special to me.

JimmyShelter · Tue 12/12/2006 21:02:32

Thanks, Ghost!

Now on to the next character.