Malcom Art Blog

malcom 2016-09-29 14:54:12 UTC #1

Here's a link to my artstation Follow me and I will follow back.

Ah man I feel so excited to post what I'll be working on.
Currently working on upgrading and updating my portfolio so i'll be posting progress here. Let's all be friends.
Right now just trying to finish this design.

This my Demonic Queen Character Aris. (name to be changed)
A Soul Stealing Warrior. Feeds off the dead and enemies she has slain in battle. After losing a batter to the Dragon Queen she's out for revenge. She aims to be the strongest in the universe and second to none. She has large amounts of demonic energy. Some of the largest in the world.
Well that's her lore at the moment. More to come in the future. Colors are coming soon and hopefully later today. Any critiques are welcomed.

William_Karenga 2016-09-29 15:38:41 UTC #2

Hey man! Im liking the armor design for this character. The rendering is good and the linework is nice and clean too. I would say that the face seems a little small to me, i think you could still keep the same head size if you wanted its just the face that needs adjusting i think. Also personally i would lengthen her legs as they just feel a lil short. Thats just my oponion, hope this helps dude!

malcom 2016-09-29 15:50:53 UTC #3

Thanks a lot for the feedback. Luckily those aren't big things so easy fixes there.

zanben 2016-09-29 16:14:48 UTC #4

Hey Malcom, nice to see you here too! ^_^ Your character design is taking shape quite nicely, I thing I might suggest though is leaving some breathing room in the detail density. It is generally a good idea to have some larger shapes too as they give space to let the viewer's eye rest on your piece. The 70/30 or 80/20 rules come to mind here because not only will that let you have resting spots in your design but it will also give your design more contrast within itself. Hope this helps and keep up the good work! ^__^

oshred 2016-09-29 16:31:27 UTC #5

Hi Malcom, cool stuff here! This design looks great so far, definitely like the detail on the head area. :] I might agree with a previous comment you got about watching the face. It could be your personal aesthetic & taste, in which case it's fine, but the face does look a little overwhelmed by her headgear stuff.
For me personally the legs are fine if you prefer a more short & curvy character, but I think it's the arms that are a bit too short. c: If her arms are at a relaxed position her wrists would prob need to align with her crotch and they don't look as if they would here. Not sure if this is a recurring thing in your figures, but maybe you can watch out for that in your future artworks? :]

Great job otherwise tho! I'm looking forward to what else you come up with for your portfolio. :]

malcom 2016-09-29 16:56:38 UTC #6

Thanks you guys.
@zanben thanks for the feedback.
@oshred The arms are a bit bent. I'll try to show that a bit more in shading. Your still right about length. I think I can make them a bit longer as well. Just looked at my older version an the arms were better.
Side note I like curvy characters but I don't mind extending the legs a bit more.

Regarding face, it's stylized. I'll draw a version with out head gear to see where I can make changes. Maybe making head gear smaller could be the fix I need. Will see.

joycew-art 2016-09-30 08:52:57 UTC #7

Oh Malcom, that's looking really good! Love how detailed you have gone with her design

taydemcdonald 2016-10-01 02:05:31 UTC #8

This looks awesome! I could definitely be wrong but to me it looks like her legs are a bit small compared to her torso. This is a character that I'm very excited to learn more about!

malcom 2016-10-03 06:02:42 UTC #9

Considering this finished. Moving on to other things.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
Wip shot of my next character piece.

nickkhoo 2016-10-03 23:08:53 UTC #10

Your stuff looks dope man. Nice work

malcom 2016-10-05 04:58:57 UTC #11

Thank you. Glad you like my work.

joycew-art 2016-10-05 10:39:26 UTC #12

Are you planning to make a whole world with these characters? Cause they both look like they could be!

malcom 2016-10-06 10:16:41 UTC #13

Yes I am actually. In planning stages for both worlds at the moment. After a few more characters I'll have a better style guide to follow for the rest.

superkip 2016-10-06 18:05:26 UTC #14

I love those new works. Interesting designs and concepts.

malcom 2016-10-17 07:45:26 UTC #15

So I haven't updated this blog in a while so here's my latest painting for the weekly which everyone should check out. This is speedpainting number 6 or 7. I couldn't land on a idea I actually liked for a while. Lots learned so I guess that's a good thing.

malcom 2016-10-17 10:39:29 UTC #16

Thank you even though I'm replying super late. lol Glad you like my work.

haith92 2016-10-18 23:42:42 UTC #17

Omg @malcom dude your stuff is amazing I love the painterly feel, also great work on the concepts, ive gotta try that. keep it up XD

ragamuffin 2016-10-19 05:36:25 UTC #18

I think you nailed the design on the knight!

malcom 2016-10-19 08:11:14 UTC #19

@haith92 Thank you. I try. I love the painterly style. Like you I was inspired by Marc Brunet a lot...I use to paint traditionally when I was younger so it feels good to do it now digitally.
@ragemuffin Thank you. My first time doing a knight so I wasn't sure how things turn out. It was challenging.

nickkhoo 2016-10-19 12:50:04 UTC #20

Wow man you've definitely improved in leaps and bounds. We'll do enough mate!