(The above screenshot is the current status of the project.)
I am designing a character. And I want your opinion on the anatomy and/or overall design. I’m going for a somewhat cartoon (anime inspired) style here. I’m making this character for a small video game.
Pretty good so far. I like the design of the face and hair.
As for anatomy:
Move everything above the hips backward a bit, unless she’s got bad posture and is supposed to be slouching.
I think the neck would look better if it were a bit thinner from the front view (matching the side view).
The kneecaps seem a bit too pointy or protruding too far forward - maybe both? And the knees should be a little higher on the leg. Also, the bulge at the sides of the knee joints should be more closely aligned with the kneecaps (they’re too low currently).
I don’t see any serious issues with the abdomen. But these images don’t really help much in evaluating that area… there’s a lack of various angles on that portion of the body, along with somewhat flat lighting and shading.
The main thing that stands out to me as a little off are the breasts. They look kind of square… in my experience they tend to be more rounded.
They also seem too far apart.
But again, with stylized character designs there can be quite a bit of variance from realistic form and what is considered normal or functional. So I might be wrong on these points, depending on your artistic intent.
By the way, I wasn’t really sure how to put better shading or put better lighting. It might be due to the area being flat in the first place.
Given that I’m going for something that is anime-inspired, this model should at least have some sort of resemblance to the medium.
The breasts look much better. I assumed they were supposed to be small… just looked like the wrong shape and spacing.
The abdomen/stomach does look somewhat flat, and that may account for the shading being a bit hard to read. I wold suggest to move the slight bulge it does have a little higher… either aligned with the belly button or just above.
Excuse the late reply, but I was busy.
Nonetheless, given that Mariella has a thin body overall, I don’t think there’s an issue with her abdomen in its current form.
Not too bad. But you’re right, it could be cleaned up a bit, esp. in the back.
The biggest change I would recommend is to alter the edge loop from the nose tip to go down the cheek and around the mouth, instead of back toward the ear (maybe the mid-nose loop also?).