The first project that I chose to tackle was the stylized one. (concept by Taras Susak) I started with a reference sheet and a rough sketch drawn over the original concept, to gain a better understanding of how I could solve some of the areas that were not clear enough or not visible.
I tried to stay true to the concept as much as possible and add/remove/replace elements without changing the overall silhouette too much. One of the main issues were the baggy pants the character is wearing. At first I was not aware of the problem, but one of my tutors pointed out how they would cause clipping when animating the character. Instead, I made the pants a little tighter around the thighs and added an extra piece of armour in the front to keep the general shape.
An issue I did not manage to solve completely was the positioning of the wing/shield. In the concept, the wing would not allow the character to move her right arm. In an attempt to solve that, I decided to make the inner part (where the wing connects) end just above the elbow. Even though it was a decision that made perfect sense to me, it resulted in a series of problems. It changed the positioning of the shield a little. Consequently, I could not make the cape connect to the wing in the same way and I decided to get rid of it completely.
The sculpting process took me around one week to complete, with an additional 2-3 days to polish, name and organize the subtools accordingly.
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