[FIGHTER] Street Fighter - Ryu - Viktorsan
I can't believe it! Still no Ryu?
Well... my first, not definitive idea... oldman ryu
LAST UPDATE:
LATE FOR A FEW HOURS.... DAMMIT!!
Well... my first, not definitive idea... oldman ryu
LAST UPDATE:
LATE FOR A FEW HOURS.... DAMMIT!!
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try to define more planes in the face
i did a quick paintover to show what i mean
maybe look at some bridgman reference, he has some clear breakdowns of planes in a face
Right now I'm in "first pass"... entering into details later. Be assured I'll take your paintover into account
^^
Personally, I think that if you want to make an older version of Ryu looks interesting, you could go on a cartoonish approach. Take the things take make Ryu be Ryu and show them in an old fighter, that can't realize he is not young anymore, and still is trying to be the world finest.
I believe that would be good make some sketches, about situations with him. For example, he meeting with other fighters, he arguing about his principles, trying to be proud, even without his power... Something on this way. I hope this helps!
In that moment he can awake again his "Satsu no Hadou" so he overcome himself in a last spark of the fighter he was.
I'm a programmer seduced by the character design... I suposse that this is what makes me not follow a "classic approach". That is why I'm here and what I'm trying to fix, with the help of your comments & critics. I assure you that I'm not looking to people saying how wonderful my renders are. Instead, are post like yours what I want to receive exactly, cause I think this is what can make me better designer.
Enough talking. Design time: Faces... how time passed by Ryu, keeping his facial structure.
Search for manga or cartoon old man too on web. They will give you good body proportions and stereotypes to work from. Good luck!
The tiny haggard old man is not really the natural end for a big, strong dude. They usually just get bigger and less strong. Obviously there's plenty of room for stylization, but keeping reality in mind tends to lead to the best creativity.
I want him old... extremely. Really old man, lets say over 80. Also, I never think in Ryu like a extremely muscular man. I mean: taking that the representation in the games are a exageratted one, I suposse that someone with the body mass of Sagat, Zangief or T.Hawk are Schwarzenneger, Stallone or Hulk Hogan, so someone Ryu or Ken style will be more likely Jean Claude Van Damme or Hugh Jackman in Wolverine.
As you say, I will study images of old fighters, karate masters, and, of course, the ones you say, specially Jigoro Kano, that I see is more like what I was thinking about.
Weekend it's coming... time to retake my old ryu... let's see what the next days brings
Now I'm looking for a more serious approach...
Now he has become a sensei... He is retired from fighting, but when he is called to give a speech in his friend Ken's funeral (the last one that was still alive) he remembers that he made a promise to himself "while I can move a finger, I will fight" "The fight is everything". Returning home, he makes some calls, talks with some of his students and makes the inscription to his last fight... the new street fighter tournament... He is now ready to die... to die fighting
By now I think he's too generic. It's an old man, with japanese clothes, not Ryu. I suggest you to make him a bit bigger and more muscular. After all he was a fighter his entire life. Proportion like Geese Howard, from Fatal Fury would be great:
And about the clothes, I suggest you no sleeves, like Ryuhaku Todo (Art of Fighting), but with ripped kimono, characteristic of Ryu.
I suggest that you mantain his old fighting gloves too. Maybe not entirely bald, but with some hair on the back of head... and barefoot.
And that is it. I'm glad to see how motivated you are. Keep it up, man!
wich way should I follow????
It seems the main problem is I lost Ryu in my first approach and couldnt get him back, so... time to find ryu... I'm sculpting Super Street Fighter 2 intro Ryu, getting use to his face, his eyes, his expression, so I can make him older later.
I suposse I'll forget the whole "over 80" idea and aim for a more "fighting game character" with a "over 50" try.
Let's see what happens ^^
First, Genryuusai Yamamoto from Bleach, and then, Kame Sennin from Dragon Ball. They are old, but strong dudes. Ryu is the tipical strong and respected fighter, so, he must show that if you are not trying to make a parody of him : )
Sorry for this ammount of images, and I hope you can find an way for your Ryu ^^
Good luck!
Ryu, is that you? ^^