Crusader concept (W.I.P)

This is my WIP crusader concept. It is still very rough and will be neatened as time goes on.

Updated version. The cloak has been redesigned and the shading has been added to show the direction the light is coming from.

The shading is now coming along further than before and I am adding small characteristics, such as the cross. the shading here was completed by lowering the opacity and making the brush a lot softer than it was previously.

As of this point it has been decided that my character design is not dynamic enough and is much too static. as of this point it is cancelled.

Weapons and Armour mood board

These images will be used as inspiration for the main characters and their weapons in my Photoshop works. I will use these as well as the alternative mood board I already have.

Change in project type.

The final major project is the most important project of the course.The project that will decide if we as a group advance to level 3, or if we will be forced to drop games design. As of today, Tuesday the 19th of April, I have only 5 weeks and three days until project deadline, the 27th of May.

This short amount of time is no where near enough to create an animation worthy of a merit, the grade necessary to move to level 3. I believe the reason my work has reached the point that it has is because I did not manage my time as effectively as I could have. I spent too long on some parts, such as the initial sketches, and not long enough on others, the gantt chart.
As I have came to this conclusion I have decided to change what my FMP will be.

Rather than create an animation based around martial arts, I shall instead be producing a series of Photoshop drawings based off of the original martial arts idea. As I will not have to focus on making hundreds of separate frames to an animation I will be able to focus on placing much more detail and character into everything, from the background to the characters.
 The mood board and initial sketches that are already up on my blog can still be used as a basis for each individual picture as well.

Mountain Background (for animation)

This image is what I shall be using as the basis for my animation background. The reason I have chosen this particular background is because my characters would use ancient martial arts. When I think of martial arts I think of ancient China an its large mountain ranges.
I have seen a few scenes in martial arts movies where battles take place in such an environment. This was also an influencing factor.

Developed drawings

These drawings are sketches experiments I have produced over the Easter holidays, as I did not have access to any computer based software to complete them on.

The aim of these experiments was for me to practice my abilities with dynamic poses and human proportions. As these were simple paper based experiments I did not apply any colour but I did attempt shading and different tones, which is something I need to practice using in my work.