Not sure what went wrong?
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Brandon
After the recent project in the perspective course, I decided to start a challenge in choosing 14 different objects to draw in different angles. On 9th day of the challenge, I got sick and dizzy, kind of turned into creative mode, doddles and scribbles and stopped the challenge.
The image below is a character that I created, I am satisfied with the front of it, but for the 3/4 view and the side view, the character seems like a different person, and I don't know what went wrong....
Asked for help
I didn't notice the dude is in an almost 4-head proportion... I first try to understand the shape and form in a geometric phrase then apply my anatomy knowledge to this dude. I refined some features to better fit with the character that I want this dude to have. 3/4 view it seems like ok, but not so sure. Sorry for spending a long time on it, I try to have a fresh eye on it every week.
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This is really cool! I like your notes about this character. You have a lot of interesting things going on in the front view drawing that you could emphasize in the side view to improve your design.
Firstly, you may want to use a ruler turn arounds. There are some adjustments you'll have to make for perspective but having a trustworthy guide will help you out a lot while making those kinds of decisions. I moved around some of your guys features to match the guidelines that I drew that and that alone helped a bit with the likeness.
Secondly, your side view guy's anatomy is very straight up-and-down. I think that concept works with the personality of the character but it may not make for the most interesting drawing. What I like in your original drawing is the wide chest and the tiny legs, so I rotated his ribcage back a bit to put emphasis on his big barrel chest, making the proportions of his top half even larger in comparison to his bottom half. Think about things that you find interesting about this character and his personality and how you can communicate that to the viewer.
The 3/4th view will be the most difficult, but once you have a front and side view that you are happy with, it becomes a matter of justifying the two.
Thank you very much. @Melanie Scearce I was digesting your advice yesterday and tried to redo it today. I made some adjustments for the side view and try to imagine whats the rib cage like for this dude. When I am doing it, I actually have someone that I was thinking about, and I try to feel the personality/the vibe of the person. I would say it is closer to what I imagined. Now it s the 3/4 view left to tackle. I will post it when I am done with all the refinement.
Just a weird thing that I notice: slightly adjusting just 1 line can actually turn the personality of the character into something else which makes me appreciate the whole character design thing more.
once again thx a lot Melanie, you are always kind and helpful in my artistic journey