03-15-2016, 01:46 PM
Lovely studies, great expression on that portrait, though if it was Cersei I imagine she would be way more scheming :)
In terms of workflow, studying beforehand to get inspiration is fine of course as any study will help you down the line, but it isn't particularly efficient. I would tend to figure out what it is I wanted, then do studies directly applicable to the piece. But you know, do what works for you.
Yeah I think you nailed the main problem to solve. How do you get a strong connection back to the original IP? Well if you look at some of the exemplar redesigns, a few things stand out.
![[Image: batman.jpg?1443929368]](https://cdn2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/295/130/large/batman.jpg?1443929368https://cdn2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/295/130/large/batman.jpg?1443929368)
Strong iconic shape language is retained. So in this Jason Kang batman redesign, the dude still had the iconic bat ears, covered top half of face , spurred gauntlets, and the general armoured heavy shape of batman.
Second is contextual clues, The robin is a nice nod that people would recognize, the massive Bat "mobile" drinking in the background.
In general I would say it is about translation of the iconic elements that make something what it is, but redesigning around those, while integrating them intelligently into the new scene. Hope that helps. Looking forward to seeing this develop!
In terms of workflow, studying beforehand to get inspiration is fine of course as any study will help you down the line, but it isn't particularly efficient. I would tend to figure out what it is I wanted, then do studies directly applicable to the piece. But you know, do what works for you.
Yeah I think you nailed the main problem to solve. How do you get a strong connection back to the original IP? Well if you look at some of the exemplar redesigns, a few things stand out.
Strong iconic shape language is retained. So in this Jason Kang batman redesign, the dude still had the iconic bat ears, covered top half of face , spurred gauntlets, and the general armoured heavy shape of batman.
Second is contextual clues, The robin is a nice nod that people would recognize, the massive Bat "mobile" drinking in the background.
In general I would say it is about translation of the iconic elements that make something what it is, but redesigning around those, while integrating them intelligently into the new scene. Hope that helps. Looking forward to seeing this develop!