Ricardo´s Art Journey

[RickRichards]

Wow, it´s been a while since i´ve posted, lots of things happenin, sorry for the late reply guys, hope to start once again posting regularly.

Sorry for the late reply Fedodika, thank you very much for your answer. Yes, i sense that i need to push for more anatomically correct and full of movement bodies. Matessi is a awesome reference :) I´ve been studying Loomis, and he is fabulous but i perceive not the best in terms of movement.

I´ve been working on character designs for a portfolio project regarding a fighting game. No there´s no intent to advance with this fighting game but it was a very interesting exercise to study colour design, character design and also try to come with background stories for the characters, as well as studying and even applying fighting styles to understand how they work.

I understood how fantastic the design of characters from Street Fighter II truly is, the colour dynamics and the shape language. Tekken 3, for me is THE BEST FIGHTING GAME EVAH, go take a look at the colour design of the characters, it´s so fluid, the colours easily readable.
As you can see, i´ve made studies from an artist i love, Bengus in Street Fighter Alpha 3, the colouring is flat but the linework and colour are put in an expert level.

So, hope you enjoy the designs, the studies and feel free to share feedback. Hope to post again very soon. Time to return to digital studies.











































Early sketches






















SF Alpha 3 studies



















Regular Sketchbook pages