Developing the lower body of the Robo Samurai...

 

Returning my attention to the Robo Samurai design, with the deadline for submission fast approaching there's still a lot to do to finish the full design of this character and I really want to have a finished, coloured image by the end of the semester. So, I've decided to concentrate my final couple of days finishing the three-quarter view I've been working on so that I can introduce some colour to the design. I still want to develop the design of the back of the body so that I can draw up full turn around sheets and make pose sheets but this is something I'll come back to next semester.

In the meantime, I took the WIP of the full body into Procreate and developed the lower half...

 Above is a before and after shot, albeit the wrong way round lol The before is on the right for comparison. I started by widening the front of the pelvis and changing the shape slightly to incorporate a line down the middle to match that on the chest and stomach. I then changed the shape of the back and tail slightly and added lines to the pelvis to match the upper body.

Next, I turned my attention to the size of the motorbike wheel, enlarging it which I feel works well. As mentioned previously, none of the tyres in my motorbike moodboard were off-road tyres so I researched some different styles (these can be seen below) and used these to develop the one in the final design. 

I then took this rough figure into a new file and drew up the design below...

Here, as well as developing the design of the tyre I also thought it would be more pleasing to the eye if I lowered the armour so that it was no longer touching the edge of the head-light. So I selected it, lowered it and stretched it slightly. I also adjusted the waist/connection point between the upper and lower body, this is all feeling a lot more balanced and refined and now I just need to finalise my design for the arms and hands and also the swords and then I'll be ready to start experimenting with colour!