[choo]

CharacterFORGE 2D :: ROUND 025 :: Cora the Cannoneer
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Name: Cora the Cannoneer
Race: Human ( Irish/English/Scottish )
Role: Mobile Heavy Infantry
Gender: Female
Age: Adult (20-30)

Era: WWI
World/Setting: Steampunk-inspired
Tools / Artifacts / Equipment / Weapons: Portable Steam Cannon/Bazooka, Pistols (optional), Grenades (optional)

Clothing / Dress: Adapted Field uniform or formal uniform, based or inspired by Allied uniforms and female fashions circa 1910-1918. Think peacoats and skirts, petticoat and helmet...
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5'8 - 6'0
Stature: Large and In Charge! (Stocky/Well-muscled)
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green/Grey

Personality: Cheeky, Bold, Self-confident, Fiercely Patriotic
Characteristics/Traits: A true daughter of her country, Cora is a force to be reckoned with both in the field and on leave. High-spirited and bold, she is no stranger to a drinking contest or friendly game. She is from the rural parts of her country, with a strong sense of self-reliance and resourcefulness that proves invaluable to her regiment.
More on the Briggs/Meyer personality types:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-B...Type_Indicator
and
http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-p...mbti-types.asp

BACKGROUND NOTES: Feel free to get creative with the costume design on this one. The thumbnail image for this challenge (Norman Rockwell's Riveter for the Washington Post) is a great image to provide inspiration, but make the design your own. It is a fantasy setting generally speaking so you may make some bold color/clothing construction choices to make the design more fantastical.

DUE DATE: March 19th, 2012 12:00PM EST

[Amaakir]

I'm in! It's been a while since I participated in a challenge, this will be a great way to put to test what I've learned lately

[choo]

Excellent Amaakir, always great to see your participation.


Er...as an addendum for all of our CharacterFORGE-2D regulars, hello! I am Choo, and I will be taking over for Mr. Juan on this board. I am extremely excited to be here and I hope to cook up some fun and interesting challenges.

There is a suggestion thread stickied at the top of the forum, so by all means feel free to give your input for future challenges!

[Amaakir]

Hey, Choo This is definitely your area! I'm excited to get this challenge done, specially because of your exit critiques, I think they are such a valuable and awesome way of learning about our pros/cons when it comes to art and making the best of them.
So, yea, good luck! Im sure you'll do just fine! And I'll post my WIPs asap

[themightyjmo]

I'll have to jump in on this. Finished the Illustrated challenge and love militaria and steampunk.

[JosemusPrime]

Here's my first round of sketches.

[HyunjaeLee]

nice topic!
@Veras
good drawings man, you have some nice gestures going on. I personally like the one on the bottom with her legs spread.

here are some quick sketches

[Sorknes]

Hm, steampunk is in no way my strong side, so I think I might give this one a try.

[Amaakir]

Hey guys, heres a quick sketch of the uniform design for my Cora.
Spent the whole weekend traveling and in classes so I had to resort to le olde traditional pencil and ink for this WIP :P
Did a couple of thumbnails also and did a quick study for the eyes.
Any suggestions or crits are very much welcomed.

[Amaakir]

@Veras: Love the sketches so far and I like the style you're handling, I'm quite interested in seeing where you're going with your concept

@HyunjaeLee: Brilliant, I just love the attitude on the last Cora you skecthed, the big brawly one, and somehow makes me think you could explore a bit of the SC2 Marine armor on her. I think a cool concept could really pop out from it, keep the good work!

@Sorknes: Kudos to you for coming out of your comfort zone, rest assured you will lear a lot by doing so! I feel that your character somehow needs a bit more of an extra punch, more specifically I believe you could use a bit more of exxageration overall. Maybe reinforcing her expression, give her the "I'm in charge here" look on her face and maybe get some really crazy ideas on her costume design. Google a bit on steampunk, take a dive into the kind of stuff that is usually used in steampunk costumes, etc. (Goggles, for example never miss) I think that by going way out of the box can greatly improve your design

Finally got to digital for a while, here's a quickie taking my first thumbnail idea. I'm not entirely sure I got the posture right, it might need a little fixing. Please feel free to paint over or suggest in any way

[ororo]

Cora the cannoneer, great topic! not that stocky and costume feels abit WW2 instead of WW1

[Ewaldus]

Cool stuff in here already

This challenge got me inspired, so I did a few doodles and got some ideas on paper. Not sure what im going with yet though.

[notpill]

I'm in too

I'm quite undecided about costume but I had in mind exactly the character so I started sketching something but I finished with...an half naked Cora
From now on I'll play like girls with dolls, trying dress and props.

[PatVanDeKunsten]

Hey guys. This is my first concept sketch, don't know how I feel about it, will probably brainstorm more.

[ProofPudding]

Great sketches so far. : )
Here is my fist sketch.