Archer chick [WIP]

[Ambivorous]

Inspired by some edit I posted I decided to try make an archer to go along with the swordsman in my avatar.



And the two next to each other for comparison:


Obviously the most important thing is that they go well together, both stylistically and thematically (are those the same thing?).
Any opinions on the colours would also be greatly appreciated because I am never happy with the colour palettes I end up making.

I might even end up changing the guy in my avatar as well, so any CnC for him would also be welcome. 

[Gil]

Low-hanging fruit: the banding in the old character's front boot.

[Linaru]

she looks good, though i imagine archery would be quite difficult in a shoulder strap free top

[Glak]

The swordsman doesn't look like a man, he looks like he's 11 years old.  The most obvious thing is that he is missing his facial hair.  He's also the same height as the girl instead of being much taller.  Together these two things, along with the long hair, make him read as a girl or a child.  Notice also that he is very slender.  Healthy men are huskier than healthy women.

[Ambivorous]

Low-hanging fruit: the banding in the old character's front boot.

Man you are so right. Pretend you didn't see that!

she looks good, though i imagine archery would be quite difficult in a shoulder strap free top

Haha, hush you. It probably is.

The swordsman doesn't look like a man, he looks like he's 11 years old.  The most obvious thing is that he is missing his facial hair.  He's also the same height as the girl instead of being much taller.  Together these two things, along with the long hair, make him read as a girl or a child.  Notice also that he is very slender.  Healthy men are huskier than healthy women.

So I'm actually glad you brought this up. Alex (his/her name) is mean to be an androgynous 14 year old, but I refer to him/her as a guy because that's what I imagined, so I'm actually quite glad you read him like you did. 


Alright, so I changed her left shoe and made some outlines. Not sure I'll stick with the outlines though.


Probably just going to use this already since there don't seem to be any glaringly poor problems (based on the responses).

[lolzolaura]

This is me rambling as an archer:

At first glance, I thought the archer looked nice, then I was looking at the pose. Is she supposed to shoot to the right?

With how she is facing, and the other guy, the answer is probably yes.
Then I would say, show her from the front, as the archer is right-handed. (holds the bow with left, pulls the string with right)

How she is currently positioned, she would shoot to the left. When shooting, the arm holding the bow is at a straight angle with the shoulders. This means that the bow would go to the left.


If you want to keep the archer shown from the back and shooting to the right, consider making her lefthanded.


Reference pictures coming later.

[Ambivorous]

Damn, you guys are sharp.

So yes you are 100% correct. If she wanted to shoot to the right she would have to do an about-turn.

The chest guard and quiver are both worn as a right-handed archer would wear them, and she is holding the bow with her left hand and the arrow with her right.
I actually hadn't even considered making her left handed (#righthandmasterrace), though I probably should have in hind-sight. I only wanted her to be facing away and towards the right because of the other guy.

Soooo yeah, I'm pulling the artistic licence card.


Btw, I am also an archer. Glad to see we're representing all over the internet. 

[lolzolaura]

Haha, okay. I can live with artistic license.

If you were to animate it, you can have her step out and turn before shooting.