Should i keep the actual designs of David and Mike?
5 years ago
Im not sure if i want to keep the actual designs of David and Mike or use the older ones.
I think the design of David and Mike great but off....and i don't know why.
To solve that problem i have two options:
1 i make a massive change on the actual design but the problem with this is that im out of ideas and im not great at creating canine character for the case of David...
2 i use the older design but i add few more details and remaster them to the actual style but the problem with this is due to the fact they are all birds theirs desing may blend with each others....
Here are the actual design: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/37214555/
the older design (David is the tocan and Mike is the fat happy blackbird at the upper left) : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39107929/
I think the design of David and Mike great but off....and i don't know why.
To solve that problem i have two options:
1 i make a massive change on the actual design but the problem with this is that im out of ideas and im not great at creating canine character for the case of David...
2 i use the older design but i add few more details and remaster them to the actual style but the problem with this is due to the fact they are all birds theirs desing may blend with each others....
Here are the actual design: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/37214555/
the older design (David is the tocan and Mike is the fat happy blackbird at the upper left) : https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39107929/
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To get ideas you can look for reference images of other bird or canine character designs, this helps inspire you to find shapes, proportions, and other details.
You can get different design proposals by drawing an idea, then duplicate it and change something, for example the proportions (longer arms, or shorter legs etc.) the shape of the beak, size. There will come a time that you will like something of all the created and that will be the final idea, you will get incredible results.
in google image search you write
(1) canine character concept art
(2) bird character concept art
there are quite a few interesting designs.
sorry if the answer is a little long, I hope it helps you.
A hug!
I actually wanted to change David's & Matt's character design not beacause of what others think but beacause i get tired to stick with basic character design.
They are hard to be attached with and don't have that mush personnality (wich i will add more to them) but also beacause they don't have a compeling character design.
Sorry if I made you angry I just wanted to help you.
These things happen to many artists, you may want to improve it