CGMythology's Sketchbook

[cgmythology]

darktiste: Thanks for you input. Thanks for taking the time to post the paintover as well, interesting results although some parts appear much too sharp for my taste (I prefer a softer look for my work). I think I'm done with the 'alien' image for now, although I plan on creating another one in the near future and applying all I learned from the input I received. Should be fun!

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I started on a new illustration. I wanted to depict a strong female warrior (or a bad bitch, as the kids say), so I chose Joan of Arc as the subject. I'm going for an iconic feel with this one. I had a reference for the general pose as well: https://beta-static.photobucket.com/imag...fit=bounds

Below is the current sketch; The armor took me several passes to get right, as I wanted it to look powerful but feminine at the same time, which was a bit tricky. I have a strong idea for the color palette as well, going to go for a rich golden look, with magenta tones as complementary colors to give the image more 'pop'. Will post an update soon with the first color pass, but feel free to leave any input for now, would be greatly appreciated as always: