Weiser_Cain's concept workshop

Crowforge · 11-23-2006, 08:23 PM

I thought it'd be cool beans if I started working on character concepts and show the progress as I went along.
Ok I have a team in mind and I have two members in mind but I need a tough guy...
After rolling some ideas around I came up with this.

Not solid on the powers yet and the skin might end up being shiny metallic.

I didn’t like the head so’s I gives it another go, refining the hair too.

So far so good…

Next: The convoluted story, powers, and designs of the male lead.

Crowforge · 11-25-2006, 12:55 AM

Taking longer than I thought here is some filler

possible bad guy proto

Crowforge · 11-26-2006, 02:56 AM

Crucible

Ok here’s the back-story for now. The character starts our as a villain of sorts seeking revenge when it all gets over the heads of all involved. The characters main power is to accelerate himself and other objects using a limited form of telekinesis. He also has a limited ability to intuitively understand machines he touches. Using this ability and some stolen technology he builds a power suit.
As I said all hell broke loose. And in the grandest anti-hero tradition when it really matters he saves the day, giving his suit to save his enemies teammate and seemingly sacrificing himself to save the earth by accelerating the alien ship and himself through space.
Barely surviving using his powers well beyond their supposed safe levels and gravely wounded after a trip through space without a proper suit. He’s got to fight for his life on an alien world while suffering from the genetic damage that’s affecting his powers and slowly killing him.

Here’s the first suit

Wilhelm-Scream · 11-26-2006, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weiser_Cain

Taking longer than I thought here is some filler

possible bad guy proto

Cool villain...BAT-VAG

Crowforge · 11-28-2006, 07:19 PM

Vag?

Here is the lead's bioarmor in all its fanged splendor, a minor spoiler if I ever get the time to produce the comic (here's hoping I flunk out of college!).

It keeps him alive, gives him new powers, lets him steal powers by rewriting his genetics and all that groovy stuff.

Crowforge · 12-01-2006, 12:52 AM

...

Crowforge · 12-10-2006, 07:29 PM

If Orcs and Dwarves made babies
First go

Not done but my hand hurts and I think this is closer to what I was going for with a Half-Orc Dwarf.

ibsisomis · 12-10-2006, 08:03 PM

not to bad, but try working on some detail in there. it would make it "pop" more.

Crowforge · 12-10-2006, 08:22 PM

I will, carpal tunnel forced me to quit halfway through.

IRON_Lad · 12-11-2006, 11:15 AM

not bad

Crowforge · 06-15-2007, 09:54 PM

Rise From The Grave!

Zombie_samurai · 06-16-2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weiser_Cain

Taking longer than I thought here is some filler

possible bad guy proto

awesome

Crowforge · 06-23-2007, 07:21 AM

Thanks.

Mattchew · 06-23-2007, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weiser_Cain

Taking longer than I thought here is some filler

possible bad guy proto

shapes kinda remind me of some of the LOTR movie designs... very cool

Mattchew · 07-12-2007, 08:14 AM

anything new coming soon?

Crowforge · 07-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Sure, I'm just trying to mostly post finished work from now on.
I really appreciate your interest though so I'll see what I can get done in the next day or so.

Mattchew · 07-18-2007, 08:44 AM

cool... def a fan.

Crowforge · 09-04-2007, 05:46 PM

Redesign I did for Black Lightning

Crowforge · 09-04-2007, 10:43 PM

Crowforge · 05-04-2008, 02:32 PM

Crowforge · 05-06-2008, 08:18 PM

dansker · 05-07-2008, 12:24 AM

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I like this guy/gal. its got a nice look. your dessigns are pretty interesting.

Banquet · 05-09-2008, 12:19 AM

so far the "bat-vag" as someone unfortunately called it is the strongest design imo. I love the concepts for the bio-tech weapons/suits/accessories, too. For your characters, the anatomy is under-developed... the heads are small and proportions off in some of your drawings, which distracts me. The ghoulish dame in your last post is solid awesome though.

How are you doing with backgrounds and locations? I'm trying to do a comic myself, and I'm finding this to be the most time-consuming (and least talked about) part of comic-drawing...

Crowforge · 05-10-2008, 02:39 AM

The heads aren't small, they have giant bodies...
I treat backgrounds like a character, whether or not you like them or not is subjective, to date nobody likes my pictures for what I think are the best points, but I guess that's why it's interesting to hear from other people.
The most important part in my opinion is making sure your characters and background are in the same space and interact with each other so you don't get that blue screen effect and they don't look like they're floating. If you don't love the background you're probably better off not drawing one in the first place.

Banquet · 05-11-2008, 03:28 AM

Well, large bodies can work. I've seen it in comics before, sometimes I hardly notice when it's fully inked and colored. I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

Yeah, I notice the same sort of feedback pattern with my drawings too... the ones I'm really proud of and feel a "kinship" with no one cares about, but the ones that I don't have any investment in everyone loves. It's kind of discouraging. But if you're going to be selling something to the public, it might as well be something they enjoy.

Good advice about backgrounds... never thought about it like that before. Are you going to be putting up pages sometime?

11-23-2006, 08:23 PM	#1
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Weiser_Cain's concept workshop I thought it'd be cool beans if I started working on character concepts and show the progress as I went along. Ok I have a team in mind and I have two members in mind but I need a tough guy... After rolling some ideas around I came up with this. Not solid on the powers yet and the skin might end up being shiny metallic. I didn’t like the head so’s I gives it another go, refining the hair too. So far so good… Next: The convoluted story, powers, and designs of the male lead.

11-25-2006, 12:55 AM	#2
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Taking longer than I thought here is some filler possible bad guy proto

11-26-2006, 02:56 AM	#3
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Crucible Ok here’s the back-story for now. The character starts our as a villain of sorts seeking revenge when it all gets over the heads of all involved. The characters main power is to accelerate himself and other objects using a limited form of telekinesis. He also has a limited ability to intuitively understand machines he touches. Using this ability and some stolen technology he builds a power suit. As I said all hell broke loose. And in the grandest anti-hero tradition when it really matters he saves the day, giving his suit to save his enemies teammate and seemingly sacrificing himself to save the earth by accelerating the alien ship and himself through space. Barely surviving using his powers well beyond their supposed safe levels and gravely wounded after a trip through space without a proper suit. He’s got to fight for his life on an alien world while suffering from the genetic damage that’s affecting his powers and slowly killing him. Here’s the first suit

11-28-2006, 07:19 PM	#5
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Vag? Here is the lead's bioarmor in all its fanged splendor, a minor spoiler if I ever get the time to produce the comic (here's hoping I flunk out of college!). It keeps him alive, gives him new powers, lets him steal powers by rewriting his genetics and all that groovy stuff.

12-01-2006, 12:52 AM	#6
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop ...

12-10-2006, 07:29 PM	#7
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop If Orcs and Dwarves made babies First go Not done but my hand hurts and I think this is closer to what I was going for with a Half-Orc Dwarf.

12-10-2006, 08:03 PM	#8
ibsisomis The God-send! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On a date with Power Girl and She Hulk whew! Posts: 520	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop not to bad, but try working on some detail in there. it would make it "pop" more. __________________ 'And when that big mother grabbed me and slung me against the wall and said'...."Have you paid your dues Jack? Have you paid your dues!" 'I looked that big sucker in the face and said..."The checks in the mail!" Jack Burton-Big Trouble Little China

12-10-2006, 08:22 PM	#9
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop I will, carpal tunnel forced me to quit halfway through.

12-11-2006, 11:15 AM	#10
IRON_Lad Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Urath Posts: 1,114	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop not bad __________________ Dev

06-15-2007, 09:54 PM	#11
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Rise From The Grave!

06-23-2007, 07:21 AM	#13
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Thanks.

07-12-2007, 08:14 AM	#15
Mattchew Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Central Ohio, USA Posts: 4,973	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop anything new coming soon? __________________ {My Fanart Thread}{My NEW DeviantArt Page}

07-12-2007, 12:52 PM	#16
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Sure, I'm just trying to mostly post finished work from now on. I really appreciate your interest though so I'll see what I can get done in the next day or so.

07-18-2007, 08:44 AM	#17
Mattchew Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Central Ohio, USA Posts: 4,973	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop cool... def a fan. __________________ {My Fanart Thread}{My NEW DeviantArt Page}

09-04-2007, 05:46 PM	#18
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Redesign I did for Black Lightning

09-04-2007, 10:43 PM	#19
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05-04-2008, 02:32 PM	#20
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05-06-2008, 08:18 PM	#21
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05-07-2008, 12:24 AM	#22
dansker Side-Kick Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: the hammer Posts: 416	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop [/quote] I like this guy/gal. its got a nice look. your dessigns are pretty interesting.

05-09-2008, 12:19 AM	#23
Banquet sack-o-potato Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 803	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop so far the "bat-vag" as someone unfortunately called it is the strongest design imo. I love the concepts for the bio-tech weapons/suits/accessories, too. For your characters, the anatomy is under-developed... the heads are small and proportions off in some of your drawings, which distracts me. The ghoulish dame in your last post is solid awesome though. How are you doing with backgrounds and locations? I'm trying to do a comic myself, and I'm finding this to be the most time-consuming (and least talked about) part of comic-drawing...

05-10-2008, 02:39 AM	#24
Crowforge Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,180	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop The heads aren't small, they have giant bodies... I treat backgrounds like a character, whether or not you like them or not is subjective, to date nobody likes my pictures for what I think are the best points, but I guess that's why it's interesting to hear from other people. The most important part in my opinion is making sure your characters and background are in the same space and interact with each other so you don't get that blue screen effect and they don't look like they're floating. If you don't love the background you're probably better off not drawing one in the first place.

05-11-2008, 03:28 AM	#25
Banquet sack-o-potato Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 803	Re: Weiser_Cain's concept workshop Well, large bodies can work. I've seen it in comics before, sometimes I hardly notice when it's fully inked and colored. I guess it's just not my cup of tea. Yeah, I notice the same sort of feedback pattern with my drawings too... the ones I'm really proud of and feel a "kinship" with no one cares about, but the ones that I don't have any investment in everyone loves. It's kind of discouraging. But if you're going to be selling something to the public, it might as well be something they enjoy. Good advice about backgrounds... never thought about it like that before. Are you going to be putting up pages sometime?

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