Initial notes for character

My idea for the character design is going to be one of my male characters from first year. I think it would be interesting and useful to develop the character further since the art style was simple. Things I could do is adding a face and change the clothing style, the reason is because the character´s clothing is floppy which might become difficult for me later when doing the animation. To begin with I want to keep focus on the character design and understand the development, rigs, animation etc.

Reference material

My character will mostly be based on the Overwatch character, Hanzo. Other games I will be referencing to are The Witcher 3, final fantasy and more. But I will also be looking into similar looking real humans that can be used as reference material to make it less original to Overwatch. The personality of my character should be confident which is going to be focused on the gesture. But he is also going to be a flexible and quick character.

The style should have a mixture of Japanese style and fantasy, the character should fit into a game world in the future. It´s suitable for the future because I find the genre fantasy suitable in the real world and because it´s unique clothes.

Technique and finish stage

I will be exploring the character by doing silhouettes. There are also a few areas I want to avoid which is anything that is a loose or floppy material. Once I have found my final silhouette, I will create an A pose that shows the front, back and side view. Overall, this is my idea for the character design so far.