:.Chakra Release • Ki Charge.:. WIP

[heiesuke]

i think i have her outfit where i want it, i want to accessorize more but not too much since the character is supposed to be light on her feet. any suggestions? Notes: futuristic female assassin type: weapon of choice = bare hands if things get wiry she may use a baton like tool, and or bladed throwing weapons. this is a character design that i want to flesh out.
http://homepage.mac.com/cold_flame/bryannachakrareleaseD3.jpg

[Mercer]

i think that it depends, being a future assasin it all depends on her methods. For example one who relies on guns would have clips and other guns within the jacket. So maybe you could throw a few weapons within the jacket. Also since she cant be too heavy when addin weapons to legs and arms have it where they are attached through some kind of removable material. Hope i was helpfully keepit up i like where you are going with this :D



mercer

[shortmikeshort]

I know it's a rough sketch, but the blue repro lines against the red is a bit distracting. I can't tell what's a construction line and what's a finished line.

Okay, that being said: what I like: If she is light on her feet, then the skintight superhero outfit goes a long way to emphasizing that. You have traces of design elements laid over her.

A problem I often encounter when desiging a good superhero-style outfit is the urge to just draw some boots and leave the rest skintight and call it a day. I think there needs to be more to make it interesting. You have traces of design elements laid over her. I like that, and I would explore the form and function of those elements. If we're adding weapons, perhaps they are disguised weapon pieces on her outfit. For example, a piece of jewelry is really a throwing star.

Crits: I think something is wrong with her jacket. It has what looks like badly drawn abs on it, or maybe a cardboard box. Also, if it was a jacket, her boobs wouldn't look the way you drew them. The folds of the clothing would conceal the finer details of her body.

Her name is written in Japanese caligraphy, yet there is nothing about her to suggest that she is Japanese-infused. Does she have a light samuri sword? Is her face painted like a geisha? Does she wear Hello Kitty? What makes her Japanese?

As for accessories: I suggest light fireams, like a Sig Sauer or TZ 270. these are made for close combat. A samuri sword would be fun. Something I never see used are Japanese farm weapons. A small one-handed scythe for instance.


I know this is a long crit, but it's because I like this drawing and I think it has a lot of potential.

[Snookums]

Hi. That looks really nice so far, and short mike probably covered a lot of it. One thing I think you should think about though, is her pose. If she's releasing a chi charge, she'd have to be in a way more powerful looking stance. Horse stance possibly. If you've ever seen that discovery channel special on the shaolin monks (which was awesome btw) and you've seen the part where the monks are practicing chi gong, you'll see that there's extreme concentration and powerful footwork. You should try to work that into this drawing and it'll really kick butt. Good luck.