AnnieQ Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) I'm starting working on unit icons for Celts faction. Started with a sketch of spearman. What do you think? Edited December 21, 2013 by AnnieQ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigal Son Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 I like him, let's see how he turns out:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Shield looks a little top heavy, and keep cropping in mind. You don't want 'leftover' spacePose looks a little stiff, but that should be alright.Its great that you got everything important in frame, lets see what comes of it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thanks, guys!I've changed pose a bit and shrinked the shield. And added basic colouring Umm, it's not very contrasting I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigal Son Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 I actually liked the first one better, you could work on that one and slightly change the shield as LordGood suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 So back to first one. Don't know if cropping like this is good Happy New Year 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighvatr Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Spearhead looks weird. Seems like some kind of jewel from the Nintendo games, or one of those Japanese throwing knives attached to a stick.Otherwise it looks really good to me! Edited December 30, 2013 by Sighvatr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Spearhead looks weird. Seems like some kind of jewel from the Nintendo games, or one of those Japanese throwing knives attached to a stick.Otherwise it looks really good to me! it's not finished, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollth Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 I like the one that isn't cropped more. Is it possible to have it posted in the size it will appear in-game? I'm wondering if the spear works in a smaller image better than the large one. By that i mean i think it would be better to have an out of proportion spear that can be recognised easily than one that is in proportion and disappears because it is too small. Then again I'm not on the art team so take my opinion with a grain of salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yeah, it looked weird. I should work more with references 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigal Son Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Turns out nice:) Not sure about his shirt thought, it doesn't really give an ancient/Celtic feeling to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraitii Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Might be my being French but that's what I see: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 lol I'm with you on that one WraitiiJust take a little closer look at the unit in atlas to see what plaid he wears, also at the patterning on his shield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Haha, good point Better now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Coloured sleeves. Edited January 3, 2014 by AnnieQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think he looks too friendly, but I'm not sure what it is exactly.A few ideas:There's very little contrast. I only see darker spots near the shield and in the background. Especially his skin looks quite pale and a bit boring. there's not much expression in the face, especially in the smaller version as it will be seen in game.The pose is more defensive and looks less "confident" or "heroic" compared to other portraits.You probably know about LordGood's thread with unit portraits. Maybe you find some additional inspiration there (the portraits get better quickly as the thread progresses). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn the Shallow Minded Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Much better. Perhaps the picture could use heavier contrast though. (Spear head, face, and basically anything metal for that matter especially.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Other can be get backlight effect , that means suppose a third light upper and beyond over object.And see in atlas or in game the units all units are in their last rank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I have a celt spearman 'gaeroa' in the carthaginian icon thread, He has an interesting expression but thats about it xPbut if you start at the beginning, you can see a lot of the mistakes I make, and steer clear of them from the start there are also lots of critiques from the forum members that can be helpful too, theres one really good one from another portrait artist JustinOperable, who did the Hannibal hero portrait for Carthage, among others(justin's hero portrait thread could be dug up too, he posted WIPs from time to time. They can be used for insight into his technique) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Meh, maybe I'll return to this later and make entire pose different.Now some sketches for the Celtic woman and healer. (Is it okay to have a baby in the portrait? ) Edited January 4, 2014 by AnnieQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderd17 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 The icon of the "female festival" technology (available in the houses) has a baby in it. So I think, to avoid confusion, it'd be better to not display the baby. As females are only meant as workers in our game (sorry for that, it's true for the Greeks and Romans, but there are civs that should really change this), it might be better to display something work related. Like the Carthaginian female has some corn. Carrying a basket would also work. For the healer, I think he should be looking at the camera. All units are attacking the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 These sketches look awesome!I'm looking forward to seeing them with some color and lighting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieQ Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Night sketches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnnieQ Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 WIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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