DUST Search - Project Enkidu: Dust 514 / Nova Fan Art!!!

byte modal wrote:

Nice drawing, mate.

I'd suggest doing some color tests before deciding on a single color for part of the drawing. We perceive color relative to the colors around it and the contrasts those neighboring colors create. What may look like a perfect tone against white, may be much too light next to a dark color.

Do some color blocks or something off to the side using your skin tones, any colors you might use for her armor, and maybe even the background. Develop your color scheme loosely. As you apply your colors (generally, and over the entire drawing rather than just one isolated area), the context of those colors will then dictate how you react to each color. "Oh... next to that, it looks off. Lemme just add a bit of...."

It's really a conversation between colors and shapes, with each element wanting to have a say in the overall conversation. At a certain point, you stop controlling the conversation and instead just moderate it. The colors will tell you if they are getting along or not. Then you just react to what they're telling you and go.
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Check this out for reference.
The "brown" square in the center of the top face is the same color as the "orange" square in the center of the shaded face. They are exactly the same color, but appear different due to the context of the surround colors and contrast.

Start loose, then refine as you go and you'll be set. Looks good. Keep it up.
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MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 51	Posted - 2016.09.22 00:22:00 - [1] - Quote A while ago I found this post in the Dust 514 Fan Art competition thread : https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=646259#post646259 A player Named Enkidu Camuel posted a drawing of the same named Original Character (OC). The Drawing : http://m.imgur.com/OyPhQVV?r In my opinion her design was very well made, but also very appealing to Dust 514 and Anime fans. So I thought, I could digitize the drawing and after that ask the community of the Forums on how I should color, design, customize or improve the Fan Art until she's finished. Digitized Version of the Drawing: http://imgur.com/41IHjKH In addition to that i think that its the best way to express our enthusiasm for Dust 514 and the upcoming Project Nova. That way we can also expand the fanbase and gathere some audience for the next game, in order to make this one famous and successful for CCP. My request to you is to give me some ideas and advise for this Character, but you can also go on and create your own one according to your taste and costumize her as you like and post a link of your work in this thread I'll also occasionally post some ideas here. Feel free to discuss them with me.
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 53	Posted - 2016.09.22 13:42:00 - [2] - Quote DAAAA BEAST wrote: I will put the ****** Dora colour book in the garbage and give the blank digitzed version to my future kids to color over. Great work man ! Thank You very much! I appreciate your honoring of my work.
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 53	Posted - 2016.09.22 13:52:00 - [3] - Quote TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote: I can't help but wonder why her left hand is so much longer than her right one... You see it too, right? It's well-drawn though. lol! Yeah, you're right. I never noticed that it was asymmetric. Thanks Maybe we could compensate this by reaplacing her hairband with cat ears (^pâ+-ëpâ+^ )
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 54	Posted - 2016.09.22 16:59:00 - [4] - Quote TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote: Now we're talking. ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) Its a community project afterall. So she's open for Everything ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦)
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 55	Posted - 2016.09.22 20:22:00 - [5] - Quote TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote: Oh, don't forget the tail though! I'm sure I won't :-D
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 55	Posted - 2016.09.23 00:03:00 - [6] - Quote Progress Update : I looked for some skin colors that would suit her. Here is a Picture of her in a very pale skin color. http://imgur.com/NLd3UzU Tell me how you like it and leave some suggestions about the colors :)
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 57	Posted - 2016.09.23 10:11:00 - [7] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Why does this remind me of Hatsune Miku? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbryVBMkCeU&list=RDMMYbryVBMkCeU Yeah, you're right. The creator and Original Poster of this drawing defiantly got some inspiration from her Artworks. By the way: That Video was Awesome!
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 57	Posted - 2016.09.23 11:36:00 - [8] - Quote TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote: Hmm, maybe just a tiny little bit less pale. A very tiny bit. Looks good so far. Thanks for your advise! o7 I'll post different variations of her skin tone, so that we can decide which one is the best.
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 57	Posted - 2016.09.23 13:14:00 - [9] - Quote Progress Update #2 : Here is a new skin color variation. http://imgur.com/rRN0ju4 You can compare them to each other and tell me how you perceive them.Gÿ¦ http://imgur.com/eV3Lodq Thanks in advance!!!
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 60	Posted - 2016.09.23 15:42:00 - [10] - Quote byte modal wrote: Nice drawing, mate. I'd suggest doing some color tests before deciding on a single color for part of the drawing. We perceive color relative to the colors around it and the contrasts those neighboring colors create. What may look like a perfect tone against white, may be much too light next to a dark color. Do some color blocks or something off to the side using your skin tones, any colors you might use for her armor, and maybe even the background. Develop your color scheme *loosely. As you apply your colors (generally, and over the entire drawing rather than just one isolated area), the context of those colors will then dictate how you react to each color. "Oh... next to that, it looks off. Lemme just add a bit of...."* It's really a conversation between colors and shapes, with each element wanting to have a say in the overall conversation. At a certain point, you stop controlling the conversation and instead just moderate it. The colors will tell you if they are getting along or not. Then you just react to what they're telling you and go. Check this out for reference. The "brown" square in the center of the top face is the same color as the "orange" square in the center of the shaded face. They are exactly the same color, but appear different due to the context of the surround colors and contrast. Start loose, then refine as you go and you'll be set. Looks good. Keep it up. Thank you very much byte modal! These are some great tipps you gave me I never really thought about color compositioning and how important it is.

MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 60	Posted - 2016.09.23 17:57:00 - [11] - Quote Thanks a lot! But it's just a project I started because I wanted something different from the ordinary things on this forum and share it with you guys. And I'm actually not sure if I have enough time for this while also studying for school. Therefore I opened this thread were everyone can contribute to this project, in order to complete it. o7 for today my fellow Mercs
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 60	Posted - 2016.09.23 18:48:00 - [12] - Quote byte modal wrote: Fair enough ;) just a direction if anything is interest. Good luck with your studies. Thank you very much! I'm very grateful for your help
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 61	Posted - 2016.09.24 17:26:00 - [13] - Quote Progress Update #3 : Special Hot pin up!!! Thanks to your recognition and great support Enkidu became very famous in New Eden. Because of this, Quafe now offered her a sponsered supermodel career and Endiku, as kind and Energetic as she is, accepted the offer very gratefully. As she completed the photo session she only wants you to see her first picture as a professional topmodel in her New Shiny Quafe Beach Outfit! : http://imgur.com/yTN8OGr If you want to see more of this Content, be sure to like, comment, and subscribe!
MEGA MAN7 Mr.Orange 61	Posted - 2016.09.25 09:41:00 - [14] - Quote MEGA MAN7 wrote: Progress Update #3 : Special Hot pin up!!! Thanks to your recognition and great support Enkidu became very famous in New Eden. Because of this, Quafe now offered her a sponsered supermodel career and Endiku, as kind and Energetic as she is, accepted the offer very gratefully. As she completed the photo session she only wants you to be the first one to see her first picture as a professional topmodel in her New Shiny Quafe Beach Outfit! : http://imgur.com/yTN8OGr If you want to see more of this Content, be sure to like, comment, and subscribe! If you want, I could also customize this picture to your liking ( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) just tell me how you want her and she is willing to do it for you.