How SP-Studio inspired me

One could use more glitter:

https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp…Star-Trek-Transporter.jpg

But for the SP-Studio one would have to find a way to mask the character that fits all possible add-ons. Could be difficult.

Maybe something like this:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.co…transporter_%28aft%29.jpg

The forum is getting busier. So maybe I should post something again, too. Meanwhile Damian also is on YouTube:

So far, my own character designs don't have a side view. I often get complaints about that but when I try to draw my characters from the side they don't look convincing to me.

It worked quite well for me to develop the front view of my characters from their SP-Studio counterparts. Now Artistic Fangirl posted a picture of her character Melanie from different perspectives and the idea came to me to use a similar drawing as a base.

This is my first draft:

Here the sideview is already a bit closer in height to the front view:

Artsy the Creator : For the first picture I actually traced Melanie, so it wasn't solely my accomplishment.

When I enlarge the sideview of Damian even more, there's already enough space for the boots. At this stage I already feel the need for arms and legs to be slightly bend.

I was measuring the rough proportions. That might have been a tiny bit easier without the hair and clothes but it also worked that way.

What felt most jarring to me about the sideview was the head, so I worked a bit on that:

Now what's most striking to me is that Damian in his side view looks a bit imbalanced. That's what I'll be working on next.

Getting the posture right is still difficult for me but somehow the head keeps getting better:

Eggyslav

I really hope so, because many other trials failed. But so far, it looks promising.

I'm already studying the human skeleton a lot. But somehow understanding a principle and adapting it are two things.

I think, what makes the side view difficult for me, is that it isn't symmetrical but still somehow has to be balanced.

Actually, in the front view of my characters I spent much time thinking about a body no-one would ever see. In the current design there is no body at all under the clothes but only a skeleton and that worked much better for me.

Here's the next step:

I modified the head body ratio a bit. So Damian's proportion are even more natural now. I also stretched the side view to match the front view. Now there's enough place for all the little details.