[JiMSouL]

Trying to get some form of character established so I have something constant as a reference to try and develop my skills a bit....

I know this is amatuer crap but any crit / comment would be welcome.

Having one of those days where its a tempting thought to pitch the sketching equipment into a river and quit while I'm ahead.

JiM.

[ July 15, 2001: Message edited by: JiMSouL ]

[JiMSouL]

Just messing around with skull tats lol...

[Duracel]

you have to put a mp3 with it ..thats missing

I think the zip should be more to the left. And i miss teaths on the other side next to the eft teath and one you can see through the gap.

And also i like to see a background with full streets like in New York


[Edit: Ups i took toooo long ..the teath is there ...hmmm but i dont know if the second one is really better..

[ July 15, 2001: Message edited by: Duracel ]

[JiMSouL]

Excellent suggestion for a background...I'll do a full body shot either at turntables or out in the street....

as for the teeth i wasnt sure...thinking of chopping them off and replacing them with something a bit more normal / conservative in the way of dentures =)

And ah, yeah that zip seems to be facing the wrong way (or he has his head turned i guess) lol.

>>Lol..yeah...im not sure if the tattoos are a tad overdone...possibly a simple design around the eye would be better?

[ July 15, 2001: Message edited by: JiMSouL ]

[Probotech]

I think the first one is way cooler. The whole tatoo deal kinda just messed it up me finks.

Very cool dude!

[JiMSouL]

Yeah, definitely gonna stick with a plain old skull lol..maybe a beanie. Thanks halo =)

Working on a full character sketch atm, no backround yet but duracel's new york idea sounds best...prolly a backstreet or ghetto thing happening (music man spawn?) lol.

But yeah, full sketch isnt far off lol, hopefully..damned education taking up all my time

[JiMSouL]

Well, thats a sketch I knocked out this afternoon just for the hell of it (gotta love cancelled lectures...mwuahah...ahem..)

Dont mind how it turned out but needs more character to it...its a tad dead...no pun intended...

Crit and comment welcome =)

And damn that torso seems to thin out as it gets closer to the head lol.

JiMSouL.

[ July 16, 2001: Message edited by: JiMSouL ]

[Strawberrysauce]

hey,

i think that the head shot (2nd pic) is
pretty damm stylish, however this seems to be
lost in the full body shot, i think its the
stance, its a little awkward.

id have him with his arms folded, and a low
angle shot looking up at his creepy ass head!

tasty stuff!

create another character and have a duo
called "SKULL N BONES" YEAH!!!

maybe not...

[JiMSouL]

Actually a duo would be interesting =)

What you said about the pose is right...i really need some sorta "hey im evil but i dont fit in" pose, maybe the hood pulled up, eyes glowing, slightly hunched thing happening....

and it sounds like minimal tats on the head somewhere might still work lol

>> Gonna do an action shot of the guy...scaring hell out of someone most likely lol

[ July 16, 2001: Message edited by: JiMSouL ]

[jasonN]

hahaha. That's so cool
I rekon your character would look really great as a design. I'm pretty bad at explaining things, but what I mean is if you made a clean line art picture of this and coloured it with bold colours.
BTW: I really like the second one with the design on his head

[JiMSouL]

Guessing u mean kinda comic style? Good clean line art with some sharp colours and alot more character in the form / face of the guy? =)

Think its definitely more suited to a stylised character...I'll try whacking together something in the next few days =)

Ps, thanks for all the suggestions so far, its really helping to move this thing in some good direction =)