speed painting Step 04 While developing the concept for this robot I came up with the idea of having it working in a junkyard, where he would be “the destroyer” of metal scraps. This would go well with the overall positive feel I was trying to achieve, and the background would be where I could suggest this (Fig.07).
Step 05 During the previous steps I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the robot’s left arm and hand, but as I tried a few shapes I knew it would gain visual interest instead of having two similar arms. After a few quick designs I decide to go for some kind of drill (this makes the robot fit better with the description of “destroyer”, too). With that done, I feel ready to start working on more detailed shapes and textures (Fig.08). Moving on to adding more details and rendering (Fig.09), here I’m trying to make it
Fig.07
look a bit more realistic; removing a lot of the
well as giving a warmer ground. I still wasn’t
black from the underlying sketch, as well as
sure at this stage what to make of his head
thinking of cast shadows and bounce lights
(Fig.10).
from the ground. I put a few strokes on his head as well, trying to figure out what I want
Step 06 – Final
that part to be like.
Finally I approach the face of the robot. I considered having the robot being driven by a
I do some more work on the background now,
man for a while (with the head as the cockpit),
making the sky clearer and redesigning some
but with the current scale of things I had trouble
of his firebox and chimneys on his back, as
making the chauffeur read clearly, so I dropped
Fig.08
that idea and went for a kind robot face instead. This also helps strengthen the overall positive feel. I put down some more work into the firebox, showing more clearly that it is something that could open and hold burning coal. Background details are also added here, as well as some stripes on the robot – and then he’s done (Fig.11). Fig.09
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