Noroff fagskole: CD1 - Character Development 01 - Drawing

This week at Noroff, I am creating and drawing a character.

Time-budget

Idea Development

I began the process with finding some reference. I am a big fan of Jak (from Jak and Daxter), Ratchet (from Ratchet & Clank) and Cloud (from Final Fantasy VII), so I decided to use these three characters as reference for my own character.

Jak from Jak 3

Jak from Jak 2

Cloud from Final Fantasy VII

Ratchet's Omniwrench from R&C Future

(Picture above) I started with developing the general body shape and the face. I wasn't quite happy with the body, but I felt the face was perfect.

(Picture underneath) As I had gotten the face as I wanted it, I tried warping it around a bit to see if I could change anything. I ended up going with the first one, because I felt it was perfect.

Work

As I had gotten down the idea of how my character was going to look, I started drawing silhouettes of him.

 From these 12 silhouettes, I chose 5 of them, and defined them a bit more.

 Of these 5, I chose 3 of them, and defined them even more, with shading and details.

 Of these 3, I chose the one that looked the best, and defined it even more.

Finished Product

This is my finished product. 

As for name, age, etc., I think I'll figure it out during next week, which will be Character Creation 02