Project update

So recently i decided that my current working method was having a negative effect on my working speed. I was working on 3 different areas and trying to keep them all at the same level as i progressed. In theory this is a good idea and a common practice in the industry as it allows for all your work to be at the same presentable level at all times. The problem with me is that because i'm working in a new method with this silhouette style my process is not as fast as it should be, I've been struggling with the transition from silhouette to fleshed out character concept, mainly due to my lack of painting skills which from the videos I've seen is the usual progression. Instead I've been drawing over or onto the silhouette which is kind of a step back but really the only way i know how to do it. My intent now is to focus on one character and go through the entire process up until i would have to choose my final characters. In doing this i intend to set a standard on how far a characters design should be as well as seeing how quickly i can get to that level and seeing if it improves with each character.

These are the 5 character concepts i chose out of the design tier. I will do development concepts of each of these characters and then pick the best out of those concepts. Once i have my final 5 character concepts i will pick my 3 from this area and move onto finishing the lore characters.

Here are the development concepts for my first character, i always keep the first one the same  to remind myself and others where these designs came from. I explored a bunch of ideas with this character but i'm quite partial to number 4. I like the police force theme this one has going, i find that quite a lot of my characters don't always follow the theme I've set so i'd like to try and pull them back the theme of being someone from a clear background which is now influenced by the new world they are on. In the case of this character i think i will make her a police force member from some time period and then either becomes part of the police force on this new planet or sets up a police force for this new planet. The extra arms could be typical police gear to help deal with multiple perpetrators.