Wii Challenge | Heathernaut | Snow Girl

[Heathernaut]

Wii Challenge | Heathernaut | Snow Girl
http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/competitions/uploaded_thubnails/36-game-concept-art-1542-1196485314-thumb.jpg

Heathernaut has entered the competition!

[Heathernaut]

Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you all. I'm Heather and this will be my first GameArtisans contest. It's going to be a lot of fun and I'm super pumped, so here we go!

For my initial sketches, I tried to think of a simple, cute-looking character. Nintendo games are after all, usually family-friendly.
I for some reason drew her in a parka, so I decided she'll have snow/ice abilities (I live in Winnipeg and it's damn cold right now. Perhaps I was inspired by the weather haha). Sorry it's on ruled paper, it was the only paper handy at the time and I had to get my idea down before I lost it :doh:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/Heathernaut/Randoms/snowgirl002.jpg

Later, I tried to think of how she would fight and get around obstacles in a potential game. She now wears a scarf that has a life of its own. It can lift/hurl heavy objects, roll giant snowballs, hoist her up ledges and carry her around when she gets tired. It also happens to keep her quite warm in cold weather.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/Heathernaut/Randoms/snowgirl004.jpg

I wondered if I should instead make a more proportionate character, but I decided against it.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/Heathernaut/Randoms/snowgirl003.jpg

Here's what she looks like so far.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/Heathernaut/Randoms/snowgirl001.jpg

It's still a work in progress of course. I'm thinking of making her outfit a little more complex and interesting.
I could definitely use some critiques. What do you think?

[Keeganb_2000]

Very approporiate for Wii I think. It's cute and original with the scarf from what I can tell. Maybe the scarf could be like a dead animal fur where the head talks to the girl and has a witty personlity! Cool so far and you're right by staying away from proper proportions, smaller version looks much better, good luck.

[Rayartz]

I personally like the action in the last sketch
She looks ready for something!
I like chibi-esque characters.
Personally (again with the personally) simplistic characters are some of the most fun.
What you have is a pretty solid concept. Only suggestions I have for you that you can play with are:
* make the white areas fluffy like balls of cotton
* maybe a bell or two? that may add some detail and deminsion to the character.
these are just my suggestions take 'em and run with 'em!

[Heathernaut]

Very approporiate for Wii I think. It's cute and original with the scarf from what I can tell. Maybe the scarf could be like a dead animal fur where the head talks to the girl and has a witty personlity! Cool so far and you're right by staying away from proper proportions, smaller version looks much better, good luck.

Haha that would be cool! I'm not sure though, I kind of like the scarf as a sort of faceless entity that doesn't really speak, but still has a relationship with the character. If that makes any sense...


I personally like the action in the last sketch
She looks ready for something!
I like chibi-esque characters.
Personally (again with the personally) simplistic characters are some of the most fun.
What you have is a pretty solid concept. Only suggestions I have for you that you can play with are:
* make the white areas fluffy like balls of cotton
* maybe a bell or two? that may add some detail and deminsion to the character.
these are just my suggestions take 'em and run with 'em!

You mean like her pom-pom and the rims of her hood and coat would be furry? I like it! I could also put bells on the front of her coat, instead of pom-poms. It'd be pretty cute if the player could hear little bells jingling as the character ran around on the screen.
Yes! :2thumbs:

[yoyomon]

Hey nice character design. The scarf idea is pretty nifty too. I'm with the previous two on the chicibi proportions. Her hair looks much better too in the last pic.

[BuroKun]

Nice idea, and she looks cute.

[Rayartz]

Yeah exactly what I mean!
haha.

[Spacey]

Wow, great idea.
As personal preference, I like the wholesome + mature look of the normal proportioned girl...but then I see that little thumbnail on the bottom of the last page....ahmygawd<3<3<3

[Heathernaut]

@yoyomon: Thanks! Her hair tends to look a little different every time I draw her, unfortunately. I'd like to get the right look and then be able to reproduce it in each drawing of her. :doh:

@BuroKun: Thank you!

@Rayartz: I'm working on it as we speak :thumb:

@Spacey: Haha! I'm glad you like it! That's her "Game Over" look.

[Chasarsis]

She's like the Ice Climbers, except 10 times more awesome. I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result of this gal =D

[warrior21]

the top right, in the second picture always cracks me up:D . Nice work Heather

[Dark Martian]

You definitely have the cutes character in the competition. The scarf is a wacky approach to an off beat character that would fit on the Wii like Twilight Princess, or Stretch Panic. Put some color on her!

[Amethyst]

Can't wait to see your final composition of this cute little girl and her swirling scarf.....

[SpikeCB]

This is one of the greates chars in this competition.
Its cute and it would fit Nintendo style somehow

[TryForce]

rocks!

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[Heathernaut]

Thank you all for your encouraging comments!

I've been so distracted with the Holidays, I'm sorry I haven't updated. There will be colour in my next update so I can start on the final composition!

[tokidokizenzen]

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

[balongworth]

I think your character design is much better, but as someone already mentioned, "Stretch Panic" on the PS2 beat you to it. Of course, I seem to recall that game giving you only one paper thin hand and the game itself being rather...ummm, unattractive, to be polite. I like the idea that the scarf can manipulate the snow to attack/defend.

[ElysiumGX]

Omg adorable! ^_^