Comicon Challenge | humbleego | Triceraton

[humbleego]

Comicon Challenge | humbleego | Triceraton


humbleego has entered the competition!

Hey guys,

I've got a few sketches to post, but still need to get my ass in gear (work has been hell). I'll post some progress soon.

[humbleego]

Here's a few images of the original for reference:

[humbleego]

Finally...







Crits and comments welcome...

[gorillagrin]

Oh wow, flashback city. I still have those books lying around here somewhere. Great sketches, this is going to rock. I really dig the tail club on the last page.

[robogabo]

The last sketch is gooood , i like the tail end piece.

nice drawings, visually it looks more menacing with
the tusks pointing forward in the jaw in that last sketch.

Great job

[ZDCoe]

GREAT sketches - that last one with the full pose is my favorite

[axelalonso]

Nice character..for a moment I thought it was from another cartoon called "Dino Robots" but then again I never read Ninja Turtle's comics...Nice choice and work! Keep them coming looks great!

[WhiteGuardian]

I like the last sketch too. You should start the final illustration with that. :thumb:

[onelung]

Damn this dude is rad... nice touch with the tail piece.

[Marco Mazzoni]

Yeah man, you have a winner with that last one.

[DV8]

excellent sketches! great line quality.

[trevor]

wow
i loved the triceraton when i ws a kid
i thought he was the coolest enemy
and that last concept sketchis amazing i love it

[brian_h]

More...we want more! This is really a surprise and awesome job...I love it when people take obscure characters and make them cool. Great job...more!

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[Dan Dwight]

I can't get over what an awesome character and make-over this is you've got here. Simply fantastic work! Very excited to see your finals!

[artkitty]

nice presentation on the sketches

I was pondering what bugged me about the last sketch, because it's very well done, and I think it's a matter of dynamic and proportion. For example the sculpt in your reference- has long, narrow head, broad shoulders, narrow hips. Your design lacks that pleasing variation, overall shape is like a big rectangle. I would say really push some features, exaggerate the turns in the silhouette. That could just be my cartoonist inclinations speaking :inocent:

[PurpleTsuyoi]

I completely agree with artkitty.... Pushing those proportions, especially in his upper body, would really bring the whole design together. The style is great, and I really like his tail... good stuff!

[humbleego]

Well, I've not had time for much since my last post, but here's some progress on a head study (nothing in stone, just playing):



artkitty - That's a good note. Looking back at that sketch I see exactly what you mean. I'm not sure how far I want to push it though (towards that middle sculpt ref). The comic turtles had very stocky, almost cubish, forms and I wanted to echo that slightly:



Also, wanted his proportions to be more "mindless tank/bruiser" than "strong hero". Looking at my other roughs, perhaps something more towards the upper left sketch is more appealing?



I definitely think pushing those shoulder pads is in order along with pulling the waist in a touch. I'm planning on doing a few more armor designs before I decided on a final direction.

To everyone else:

Thanks allot for the comments. I've been surprised how involved people seem to be in this forum. I'm fairly new to GA (this thread was my first post) and was expecting no love given my relative obscurity. So thanks very much for the feedback.

[ZDCoe]

WOW - I seriously love your style, and that bust is freakin awesome - no complaints here

[gorillagrin]

Personally I really like the proportions in your sketch, I don't feel that they really need to be changed for this character. He feels massive and tank-like.. more of a battering ram than a deep-thinking heroic character. That's how I always think of the Triceratons anyway.

Just thought I'd throw in my opinion from the other side of the fence. The head paint is looking great!

[Brutikong]

Hey Dave.. I think we worked together at VV..
I was up in the air to do Triceraton or rocksteady.. ended up doing rock..
Rough 03 is Fantastic.. Great redesign..