Aloy (Horizon: Zero Dawn) WIP 4

Aloy is still a little red here but I’m going to go with it. Not least of which reason is because I freaking love how well he anatomy has turned out so far. Its soft and organic but still defined enough that it’s easy to tell what everything is. I still have a couple of places where I want to make changes, like the side of the left breast because it’s noticeably smaller than the right and the shadows on her foot, but this is working out really well for me so far. I did also have to add her right ear because I realized I was going to have to add her ear piece or it wouldn’t read as Aloy without it.

One thing I’ve noticed is that these short blog posts really help me to get my head on straight as far as my process goes. I do them the next morning at work with the WIP image on the work computer next to me. It gives me a chance to sit back and consider where I am and where I want to go and what needs fixing. Amazingly I’ve sometimes gotten more out of blogging than I have out of just doing the thing.

Her hair is going to be a challenge. Not in the same way that #Mina’s hair was a problem, but in its own way. Aloy has her hair bound up in these thick rows and she’s got braids. It’s a pretty complicated hair patter to draw even if, as I understand it, it would actually be a pretty practical hair style.

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