I started designing my space marine character by drawing a male figure template. In the first image, there were some minor problems with the anatomy. The arms were slightly longer than the legs and I didn’t draw the ribcage, so I fixed these in the second image. I then photocopied the template and made multiple spacesuit designs.
Suit 1 was my starting point, and includes many of my favourite details, including the shoulder pads, tube arms, gloves, knee pads, belt and ray gun holster.
Suit 2 introduces crucial design elements such as a badge, boots and a bigger helmet to showcase spectacular greaser hair.
Suit 3 is a more experimental design. It is heavily armoured with a sci-fi military aesthetic. While I like the design, it strays away from the B-move spacesuit aesthetic I want to create. However, I will reuse some of the details when designing the robot, because they might work for an intimidating robot villain.
Suit 4 is another alternative design. It has an elongated helmet and a backpack for an oxygen tank. While I like this design, it takes away from the B-movie simplicity of suit 1 and 2, and doesn’t allow for the big greaser hair of suit 2.
Suit 5 is my final design. It includes the best elements of 1 and 2, along with the extra helmet details of suit 4. I will finalise this design when I have designed the other characters and will explore colour palettes for the whole cast and the background.
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