Heavy Elite

[RS-7]

Hey, real cool man! :) I think you gave it a mood, with all the greyish tones. Nice! :thumbsup:

[Lain|v2]

It looks cool.

Since the grey guys have orange accents, how about some red on the black guy?

[Noc]

andrew, your getting out of control man, sloooow down. haha but really great work man, you keep impressing me more and more with your skills.

as for crits, well I cant give any really cause im at work and the monitor here makes everything so damn dark.

[inkyspot]

As usual from you another beautiful concept peice. I would love to see a 3d model of that in motion.

[Solothores]

Great design Andrew, that heavy elite really wears this aura of being badass, that you don't want to cross paths with. I also like how you cover most of the details of his armor in shadow, what gives him this elegant, frugal style, it really adds in, to make him appear more dangerous/mysterious, than the troops in background and provides me as viewer with space for thoughts about what might be covered. That cloak is neat and fits to him, however I somehow find this cloak element a bit worn out in general, pratctically its not really functional, but that is just personal opinion, it sure works as dramatic element here to finish the knight-like look.

When I look at the unit-tags on the troops behind him, I would think about adding a tag for the elite as well. Additionally somehow when I look at the cloak and shoulder pad area, there is something that seems strange to me. But maybe it's just because of the perspective and shadowing. I don't know why but I have to think spontaneously at the roman empire when I look at them, praetorian, centurio, cohorts flash up in my mind, these troopers really deserve a well sounding labelling.

Again great work Andrew. *thumbs up*

Cheers
Solo

[andrewley]

Thanks for the comments guys. I've really been trying to improve my 2d stuff recently. Your comments are a big help.

Solothores I enjoyed reading your crit as you mentioned the things I was trying to achieve with this character.

You are right about the cloak not being practical, it is simply decorative.

I should explain that these designs are for a mod I'm helping out on. The Elite are one of the highest ranking combat units, thay are maintained in stasis and summoned only for the most desperate of missions. I wanted to keep their armour free of any painted tags as I felt it would cheapen the idea of this almost sacred suit of arms.

There is a lot to explain about these characters but I won't give too much away at the moment :)
Thanks again for your comments

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