The document discusses research on character art for an armored character design. Several character designs are analyzed that incorporate armor in different ways. Key aspects that are liked include bulky armor that makes a character look powerful, dark lightweight armor with space to add pieces, simpler armor that looks believable, intricately linked armor plates, and battle-worn armor with torn parts adding realism. Color choices and how armor designs are incorporated will influence early sketches and the final drawing. A bibliography of additional armor design references is included.

1. SECONDARY RESEARCH:
CHARACTER ART

2. MOODBOARD

3. I chose this type of
character design
because of the bulky
pieces of armour
covering most of the
character’s body which
makes the character
look powerful, and he
armour itself has nice
bland colour which looks
very appealing to me. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-
UWsENFvApZg/TWrZGi8G4FI/AAAAAAAAABA/Vv7FpQIeskA/s1
600/Final_Chracter_Concept+copy.jpg

4. This character design
caught my eye because of
what the character
clothing is like, as its very
dark and lightweight and
has already gave me ideas
on how I would add to my
imitation of this drawing
that I will come to
drawing, and that would
be adding pieces of
armour and certain places
of the character including
the shoulder and chest.
https://s-media-cache-
ak0.pinimg.com/236x/52/d1/aa/52d1aaaaff64ced7e44f13
553c792dc9.jpg

5. In this design I like the
simplicity of how the
armour the two
characters, making it look
more believable than
imaginative which I will
take into consideration
when making my early
sketches. Also if I making
the armour look smaller It
will look like the
character could actually
move properly without
wearing bulky armour.
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/004/d/4/the_medieval_s
oldiers_by_goddessmechanic-d4l98x2.jpg

6. In this character design
the armour covering the
body pf the character
looks very intricate as
each piece links with one
another which looks very
pleasing to the eye, there
would be but a few
tweaks I would make
which be to increase size
of the armour pieces on
the character and to
completely change the
helmet on his head .
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ydGZvbGlvJTI2ZmlkJTNENTc4Njc5ODklMjZyaWQlM0QtMSUyNnBpZ
CUzRDQ4MDUxOTY=

7. In these two character
designs I really like the
choice of colour and how
both of the armour
design which I will take
into much consideration
when drawing my
character sketches and
even when I am drawing
my final drawings
because of how well this
two sets of armour look. http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/294/3/f/dark_fa
ntasy_character_design_by_d_torres-d6rdipl.jpg

8. The final character
design I chose was
because of how battle-
worn the armour look
and where the tunic is
ripped and torn it gives a
certain tone realism
which I like very much, I
especially like how the
shoulder plates rest on
the character. http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attac
hmentid=1668369&stc=1&d=1356375079

9.  http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/237/6/d/medieval_dud
e_by_zoonoid-d6jqfoe.jpg
 http://www.epilogue.net/sites/default/files/images/13/02/454
76_1357707600.jpg
 http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/212/2/5/substrat
a_knight_01_by_windmaker-d6g23cv.jpg
 https://s-media-cache-
ak0.pinimg.com/236x/55/55/41/5555417eb6cbe9f6b9a1a762
572df20b.jpg
 https://s-media-cache-
ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a5/e8/fd/a5e8fdbf0dfeae5eb1a767c5fe
30eaf1.jpg
 http://media-cache-
ec0.pinimg.com/736x/2f/cb/62/2fcb62d41879ccc83c9f10e94b
c2821a.jpg
BIBLIOGRAPHY (MOODBOARD)