[WIP] Carmine (Gears of War)

[Saxamaphone]

So yeah, this guy is awesome. He gets his head blown off because a bad reload. But when he comes back for my headshots in online multiplayer, he is everyone's favourite.

Think of just doing a torso shot. I've only got his helmet done at the moment. Proud of it actually!

Any C+C along the way would be awesome.

[bengo]

I don't really think there was a reason to include giant images of carmine to show that you referenced him, the sprite you made is the smallest thing on there.

Anyway I made a small edit:

Needed more contrast, you seem to think that that 'nose' part sticking out is actually blue, when it's just the light source, ambient lighting, etc.

[philjones]

The glasses or shades or whatever are also just reflecting the source light.  The first picture shows his glasses reflecting the surrounding warm yellow.

[Sherman Gill]

Ah, but the smaller reference has blue glasses and the light source is more like sunlight than anything else.

[philjones]

Natural light from the left, blue light from the right.

I think the neck should be a pixel shorter and a pixel or two wider on each side.  In the reference images his neck is like a tree trunk.

The helmet should also extend further down on the jaw, making the bottom straighter across, and not a gradual upward curve.

[Rox]

Nah, the eyes and forehead thing are actually shiny blue, just like the stripes on the shoulders. Dark and gritty games need characters with lights all over them to make them playable.



There's also the shiny little thing on the side of the head, which you should totally try to fit into your version. Asymmetry in design is something I find important to keep even if you're not being completely accurate.

I don't think you should worry about the neck, either. Decide whether you want just a helmet or a full torso shot. In the former case, you don't need to show the neck at all, I reckon, and if you're going for a torso there's a big chance the neck will be concealed by the shadow of the helmet, or the helmet itself, depending on the angle.

[philjones]

I stand corrected, then.